Basel, Switzerland
Sunday, August 26th, 2007Nice place. The whirwind of Switzerland continues.
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Lucerne, Switzerland
Sunday, August 26th, 2007A really nice city in the interior of Switzerland provides a great staging point for ventures and not too far from Interlaken if you wish to return there. I headed out for a day trip up to Engelburg to see Mt Tilis.
Zurich, Switzerland
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
A huge international expensive city, with shopping, and more shopping.
There really is not too much here for backpakers. There is a lift of two I think, but its more for tourists than hiking as the mountains aren't nearly as ... [Continue reading this entry]
Country of Liechtenstein
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Liechtenstein is a tiny, tiny country. The ticket checker comes and tells me, this ticket is no good for going this way. I found out why 5 mins later as we roll by Schaan Vaduz and the train ... [Continue reading this entry]
Innsbruck, Austria
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Now that's better, the northern limestone alps on the north, and the Luxor mountains for the alps to the south.
It's nice to be back in the mountains. And on the list, get a few more photos. But I ... [Continue reading this entry]
Fussen, Germany
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Castle Neuswanstein. Known also as The Cinderella castle, The Disney castle. Now there´s a king with taste.
Spent a night there and saw the 2 castles, Neuswanstein and Schwangau, by tour on the first day. They were gorgeous. ... [Continue reading this entry]
Munich, Germany
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Munich, AKA Munchen. Munchen. much, munch, much... mmm, should be more like gulpen. Beeeeer.
Never drank so much beer in my life.
I tried the newTours, that are free but they expect a tip. It was a really good ... [Continue reading this entry]
Salzburg, Austria
Saturday, August 11th, 2007
I arrived in Salzburg, took a wrong turn, and was pleasantly surprised by an inexpensive internet cafe that had working dvd burners.
Here at the Strawberry hostel I ran into the Canadian from Vancouver that I met in Vienna. We ... [Continue reading this entry]
Vienna, Austria. Bratislava, Slovakia.
Saturday, August 11th, 2007
Vienna, Austria. 5 nights.
Vienna is a very active and historical city. It has a huge buzz to the city, with the large number of tourists, and a large variety of things to see there.
The first day i was ... [Continue reading this entry]
Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
This is a tiny, tiny little town, with plenty to do because of the huge number of tourists.
The book recommended it as a must see point, so I'm stopping here briefly. One night, turned into two, then I'm getting ... [Continue reading this entry]
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