http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Ailsabree/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Ailsabree en-us Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:19:00 +0000 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:19:00 +0000 Sunny Warm MilduraAt least that was what I was promised. Every second person pretty much Oh you'll like it up there it's warm. And every other person was of course You have to go to Stefano'sWho's StefanoTurns out he's the guy that does Gondola on the Murray. Now if you'd've said that instead of You know that TV Chef on the ABC. I'd've gone. Oh ok. instead of giving you a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Mildura/blog-313775.html Yep that's right ladies and Gentlemen...And back to Europe. It's like I'm addicted to the place or something. Well. I think what happened is that I finally gave into my parents' pesterings and agreed to show them around bits of where I went to. Apparently it's kind of exciting to them to think that those dark countries as dad will put it are now open and ready for business. I still think the http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/St--Kilda/blog-258283.html Oops It's er... been a while. And people are hassling me Thank you It's wonderful to know people are listeningSo... where since Vilnius and the wonderful wierd republic of Uzupiowell I took the nightmare trip across Poland Two borders in one day into Germany. Actually the second border was fantastic the customs offical there the German one was laughing and joking with his Polish coun http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/North-Rhine-Westphalia/Cologne/blog-203452.html Or several of them. I think they explain themselves really.Or at least I have put huge explanations in the caption boxes. One or the other.Oh and something I forgot in the last post. Apologies to Emile. It really is pronounced Budapesht It still sounds silly though. Curse the Magyars and their non IndoEuropaen tongue Finno Ugric from somewhere along the UralsSome monuments as well.More http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Berlin/Berlin/blog-192504.html This information has turned my world completely upside down.The second largest Lizard subspecies dragon in the world the Perente pronounced PERrenhe injects a nasty poison into your hand whixch makes it swell up and bruise.I learnt this at work. Only in Alice Springs would a live snake show by the local reptile park be considered an education session.We saw all sorts of snakes from the Leg http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Alice-Springs/blog-137877.html Argh The server crashed and I lost my last two entries. Serves me right for holding them until I got a chance to do photos.This is only a short note because I haven't written for ages. I've been in Hungary heading not just to Budapest but also Eger with it's famous wines and Szentendre a city up the Danube. Next was the ukraine and this was an experience I am unlikely to forget. Even doing http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-188256.html From Romania.One When we were in Sighisoara we were wandering around just outside the old city. We were wending our way down a narrow cobblestone street when a black cat ran across our path from one doorway to one opposite and disappeared inside as if the devil was on its tail.Clearly we were all thinking the same thing. But straight after it following the same path came a little old woman http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/blog-179994.html Well I spent three days in Bucuresti which was about two days longer than is needed. I just kept walking looking for the pretty old city that should be must be just around the corner. Oh yeah that's right Ceseceau knocked it down to build his Palace of the People and the Road that is a few centimetres wider and six metres longer than the Champs Elysees. But Far far more deserted. Fina http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Muntenia/Bucharest/blog-171877.html Although I write this from Hungary Several days later Medias is the last town in Romania we visited so is dated and placed from there. Do they have running hot water here Has become a byword for the dumb pointless question. Our route ran to Brasov then Sibiu via public transport then piking up a car in sibiu Cultural Capital of the EU 2007 we made our way to Sighishoara then to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Transilvania/Sibiu/Medias/blog-173853.html Because I did the thing of saving money on accomodation by using overnight bus and train... two days in a row.But First Two days in Sarajevo.Sarajevo was... fascinating. I have never been in a country that scarred from it's wars.Ok. It was the hardest hit in the Balkan wars. I know. Yes Sarajevo was under siege for nearly four years relieved only by UN Air support and a tiny tunnel. Yes The to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Muntenia/Bucharest/blog-167281.html And yet my computer does not have a USB port so I cannot show you. I have been in Bosnia i Herzegovina less than 24 hours and I love it. I am staying in Mostar which is a little town with one tourism attraction it's old bridge the Stari Most which btw is CroatianSerbianSlovenianBosniantwenty other languages for Old Bridge Actually the brackets are a point. I just don't get it. The http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-165663.html Our Hostel. It was out of town but it was right next to a chocolate factory. The Outlet sold 733Lom733269hocolade ie 'broken' chocolate or seconds. Luckily I was saved by bag room issues and weight control. ie I can't have a bag that weighs too much Aaahhh... where was I Cause I haven't been writing for a while. But maybe the pictures will explain this. I met up with another girl http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Croatia/Central-Croatia/Zagreb/blog-160701.html I have been listening for nearly the last three hours to Bob Dylan. It is because the free internet at my hostel is right next to the bar and alternative scene in Ljubjlana means aparently Bob Dylan. Or the Barman's a nut. One or the other. But I have been uploading pictures. Some of Rome and some of Slovenia to Flickr. Sadly I ran out of upload bandwidth. Grrr... I should be more selecti http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-160356.html Ah the first and most ignored words of Italian I learnt in Italy. Actually now I can say that I have truly rounded my knowledge of Italian Nouns. I have fifty or so for dining out still my five medical words does capella count and now I know about a hundred to do with religious icons. Round up of Italy If I see another mediaval fresco of Madonna Col Bambino I will scream. The G http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Goriska/Bovec/blog-158786.html Ok. Windows Unexpectedly closed and I just lost about an A4 page of writing. But that's probably a good thing as far as you're concerned. summary Milano Nasty dirty city didn't much like. Verry Hassley. Get the impression that there is a large gap between the rich and the poor. Il Duomo was impressive. Pity we felt we had to stop looking at it every few seconds to make sure we weren't bei http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Friuli-Venezia-Giulia/Trieste/blog-158044.html To say that I still can't download any of my photos to show you all But I have been in Genova since Wednesday and I have had a great time. I met some wonderful people Vilija has been sooo lucky to have met such nice people here. The Hen's night was a Blast meeting all these people and having a Turkish Hammam not that much like the one in Morocco I'm afraid. More Gentile. I am learnin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Liguria/Genoa/blog-155509.html Oh yes absolutely crazy. That about sums it all up. Firstly I will apologise for the lack of pictures. I will make it up when I am on a computer that wasnt built before the last Ice Age. Still it has fast interent and that's all one asks for. and I am conquering the Italiano keytboard. I just have to remember that the ' and all the alt number keys are different. It's all to the good http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome/blog-154199.html Actually just a vague outline of The Timetable. In case you know you want to join me or anything. May Italy Roma Genova Cinque terra Firenze Verona Padua Venezia Trieste Slovenia Croatia June Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Bulgaria Romania Hungary July Ukraine Poland Slovakia Austria Germany Estonia Latvia Lithuania August Poland Czech Republic Germany September G http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Gosford/blog-153124.html Well After the Grand Tour of Uluru the rest of my time is in tourism terms a bit of a slow soft let down. I didn't leave the township much after that weekend. The evenings were taken up with various extracurriular activities with the rest of the hospital staff. On Thursdays for instance was Carvery The local Memorial Club 9affectionately known as The Memo put on a Carvery for 10 which http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Narara/blog-152746.html Well... After that I was barely home one minute then I was off again actually I was home a tad under twentyfour hours in Saturday night out again Sunday Afternoon. This time I was heading up the North Coast to Grand old Taree. I have a lovehate relationship with Taree. I love the hospital I love working there I love the people I love how you can be totally outofyourdepth yet no http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Taree/blog-152772.html