http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Danni Evans/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Danni Evans en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:04:59 BST Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:04:59 BST The day started early with small hike to the old Genoa wall where youcan get a good Panoramic of the city. For the life of me i couldn't find my way to the old wall but i did get some good panoramic views After that i took the Furniculare down to the town. Now when i was told that i could catch this contraptio down to the centre i had imagined that it would be like a ski lift affording beautiful http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Liguria/Genoa/blog-244196.html I spent a day in transit goin from Florence to GenovaGenoa. It was four hours to Monteresso one of the five towns in the Cinque Terre area then another two hours from there to Genoa Brignole. After that it was another 30minutes by bus to the hostel. All in all I was worn out by the time i got to the hostel.Monteresso was beautiful. Unfortunately I had been given the wrong information and so whe http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Florence/blog-244190.html Today I saw sunshine for the first time in almost a week. It was a welcome change in weather seeing as I have managed to get rained on almost every single day that I have been in Florence.Today I took a bus ride to San Gimignano. Unfortunately I had a slow start so I didn't get to San Gimignano until the afternoon which worked out ok as San Gimignano is quite small.I got of the bus and walked tow http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/San-Gimignano/blog-243540.html Tuesday was a very lazy day battling a bit of a fever I decided not to go to Siena or San Gimignano. Instead I wandered around the shopping district for the day. Dangerous I know but how could I resist.I honestly did not buy much but I did see some things that I really liked. In one store which looked pretty swish i fell in love with a suit jacket and a a really soft stylish shirt. However I was http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Florence/blog-243536.html After writing my blog i went for a bit of a walk and found a bookshop. I bought another Ken Follet book after reading Pillars of the Earth i think it was called. Apparently he is in the same class as Matthew Riley as all his books are full of action and suspense.The train trip to Pisa cost EUR5.40 and was just over an hour. I got worried for a while when i had got lost in my book and realised that http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Pisa/blog-242768.html I have been a bit slack the last couple of days and also have not found a computer to upload photos.I caught an express train to Florence which cost 38 euros and took one and a half hours. I thought that this was a bargain as the normal trains were only a little cheaper and would have taken 4hours When i arrived in Florence it was pouring rain and unfortunately it hasnt stopped yet. it does tend http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Florence/blog-242623.html I am heading to Florence today after three nights in Rome. The hostel was good although a little cramped. i went to the Vatican city on the first day and it really is an awesome place. The second day i went to the colloseum the pantheon and the trevi fountain and i spent the rest of the day walking down one of the main shopping streets doing a bit of window shopping.There have been a few bad stor http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome/blog-242021.html i have arrived in rome and have settled into the hostel here. it has a similar sort of vibe as the one in Barcelona but it is a lot smaller. i met some really nice people on the train on the way over here and have arranged to meet up with them for dinner over the next couple of days that i am here.i am afraid i dont have much to say other than it was said to leave barcelona and i look forward to http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome/blog-241153.html Today was a very slow day. i didnt get out of the hostel until about midday. dont get me wrong i was up early but i spent the morning chatting with everyone over breakfast.The afternoon started off with a wander down Les Ramblas which is the main shopping street in Barcelona. the centre of the street contains flower stalls and pet shops. i saw turtles ferrets hamsters roosters ducks lizar http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/blog-240755.html so when i left you i had just got settled into the hostel here in Barcelona after a long walk down the waterfront. i ended up meeting a few people here who were really nice. a few australians two brothers from melbourneone who is at the same faculty as me a girl from sydney and another guy from noosa. i also met another guy from california who has just finished his construction management degre http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/blog-240414.html I landed in Barcelona at about 2pm. it was a bit of a shock to the system as i definitely couldnt understand any Spanish so i was reduced to sign language and pointing to words i had written down.I caught the aerobus to the metro station and then the train to pretty much right out the front of the hostel. the hostel is a nice change to the one in Paris. it is a lot cheaper and there are a lot of http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Catalonia/blog-240030.html Okay when I left you yesterday i was footsore and a little drained at only 5pm i headed back to my room for a rest. i read my book for a while and ended up falling asleep for a few hours. i awoke at 8 to someone trying to get into the room. i got up and let the lady in. she was french adn a nurse here for a conference. a nice lady and a nice change from the bitchy latino girls in my dorm.after http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/France/-le-de-France/Paris/blog-239658.html Okay so my second day in Paris was a big one. The sleep was relatively good except a few things but they had nothing to do withe quality of MIJE Fauconnier which is the hostel. i was woken up at 12.30 by two italian or spanish girls accusing me of sleeping in their bed i was pretty sure that i wasn't as when i had checked in i was told that i was in bed 5 and that was the bed i was lying in s http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/France/-le-de-France/Paris/blog-239369.html So I have arrived in Paris. the train trip here was relatively easy. i arrived at Schiphol about 1 hours earlier than i had to but hey that is me. i would rather be really early than late I spent the time on the train reading and writing in my journal. i can't believe i am out of Delft. it was a bit of a shock to the system i must admit but now that i am here i am thrilled.I managed to negotiate http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/France/-le-de-France/Paris/blog-239106.html Okay so this is just a test run to see how it all works... i have 7 days to go before hopping on a train to Paris. i have just confirmed all my details for my hostel. it seems to be in a very good location. Close to all the things you want to be close to.... so it is all starting to get quite exciting. i can't believe that i will actually be in Paris soon. wowSo stay tuned... http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/South-Holland/Delft/blog-236755.html