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Eastern delights

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Just a quick post to say Hi and I am still around just getting lazy at posting! Am in Budapest about to head to Poland tonight, been in Slovakia which was great and Hungary was also very fun. Will put up some nice long posts sometime when Ive got some time because right now Im moving country every 3 days! Right off to catch yet another overnight train!

Vienna; the big wedding cake

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Photos from London to now are here:

Eastern Europe

Well it was back to Austria for a couple of nights this time to check out the capital. Apparently the place to be for all your cultural needs. Had a quick walk around the town after a long overnight train ride, checked out the big palace that dominates the town where the monarchy ruled from until it was dissolved in 1918, kind of cool place with beautiful gardens and things. Checked out a museum there which had a whole lot of info about one of the empress’s who was very well known and ended up being assasinated. Also in the museum was all this stuff from the palace, like all the cutlery and dinner sets…my goodness I could not think of much more boring things to look at. Got a free audio guide…”Notice the ever popular fiddle and stick engraving on the knives….this dinner set was given to the royal family in 1901 by the Queen of so and so…”

Hmmmm not the most exciting topics but neverless still an interesting museum. By the afternoon I was shattered so went back for a nap then that night headed out to the Opera with a few girls. Basically you can get really cheap tickets about an hour before so we payed 9 euros and got amazing seated tickets right up the front in little boxes. Very cool building and all very flash. The opera itself was all sort of ‘modern’ and in english…a bit strange…but was a cool experience just going.
Spent the next day checking out this market which is always good and just walking aorund the city which is actually really beautiful, lots of nice buildings and horse and carriges everywhere. So Vienna was a nice place not super exciting but good to visit. Only an hour train ride to my next stop Bratislava in Slovakia…why? why not..I had hardly even heard of the country before I got to Europe but why not visit for a few nights!
inside the opera house…

can we see your relics?

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
So the trip to the Vatican Basilca turned out to a be far more funny than I imagined. As both Abby and mzself have christian backgrounds we both had a few opinions on the catholic church and prettz much spent ... [Continue reading this entry]

Rome if you want to, Rome around the world

Thursday, October 12th, 2006
You may have noticed by now that I have a bad habit of getting lost incities and spending disproportionate time wandering around with my pack on. Rome was no exception. Didnt help I didnt have the hostel address but I ... [Continue reading this entry]

Where else would you find a leaning tower other than Pisa?

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
Sometimes I feel a bit sorry for Pisa, I mean everyone goes for like 2 hours to take a photo then leaves. However on arriving I did discover that its actually quite a nice city and for the most part ... [Continue reading this entry]

Italia!!

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
The idea was to head to Italy to catch some of the last of the sun in Europe before we all ddecend into wintery whitness (which for the worst I will be long gone!): First day in Florence didnt really ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Hills are alive….

Monday, October 9th, 2006
With the sound of music...ahhhahhhahh.... For those of you who dont know (but come on we all secretly love it) Salzburg in Austria is the home of the sound of Music, so what better chance to go all out for the ... [Continue reading this entry]

too much time at Oktoberfest

Friday, October 6th, 2006
I think 4 days was probably enough as I didn't end up sleeping hardly at all for the whole time in Munich and now am sick and exhausted! but it was fun, did walk a little bit around Munich one ... [Continue reading this entry]

Oktoberfest

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

Munich’s a city? I thought it was just beer tents

Monday, October 2nd, 2006
I really do need to actually see more of Munich other than just the Oktoberfest grounds! Maybe tomorrow....it really is crazy times here, unlike anything Ive ever seen, its just massive! so many people and soooooooo much beer, I cant ... [Continue reading this entry]