http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Sykes From Mobberly to Munich Tue, 02 May 2006 15:25:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Leaving Hamburg we arrived in England and spent November and December exploring Scotland, Wales, Yorkshire, Northumbria, Cumbria, Cheshire and Manchester. There's loads to tell but no time to tell it. Instead lets jump ahead to January. We needed to escape the winter blahs and chose an unexpected destination. After considering the ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Sykes/how-about-those-pyramids.html Sorry my Berlin post was devoid of detail. I couldn't be bothered. It already seems like ancient history, though we were there only 7 months ago. Obviously I'm playing catchup, so let me be succinct. Hamburg sits at the mouth of the Elbe river where it flows into the North sea. It must ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Sykes/hamburg.html Here's some pictures from our week in Berlin: Brandenburg Gate at night Modern Skyscrapers at Potsdamer Platz   Fernstrunum Radio Tower and 1960's Communist high rise with wrap-around mosaic Patrick's apartment where we rested our weary legs. I've gotta mention how super cool it was of Patrick to let us stay here. What a gentleman. Lisa lost ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Sykes/one-week-in-berlin.html It's been almost two months since we left Germany and many so-called friends have been sending me nasty emails. Apparently some of you have an unquenchable thirst for the dirty details. So here it is at long last, hope it satisfies those cravings. Enjoy! On the 25th of September Lisa ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Sykes/the-romantic-road.html Okay, I´ve been taking some heat for my lack of production. My apologies to all those who have been eagerly awaiting the next post. Hopefully this will satiate your curiosity... Lisa and Graeme are in Berlin! Yay us! It´s been a long & winding road to get here filled with moments of ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Sykes/oktoberfest.html For those who don't know, here's the story so far.. Lisa and Graeme are on their trip of a lifetime. Destination Europe, land of cheap cheese, expensive beer and moderately priced animal byproducts, such as blood pudding and bloodwurst. Yum! To get here has involved months of careful planning, or frantic last ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Sykes/intro.html It's Monday afternoon in Mobberly and I'm finally getting down to business with this travel blog. After a rough 14 hours of travel both Lisa and I were very thankful to escape the hip hugging, back twisting, neck bobbing seats of our half empty Boeing 767. Two lessons learned form ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Sykes/up-and-atom.html