Luigie

Luke Elsen
Joined: June 14th 2009
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Hello everybody Sorry but i dont really have time to do any travelblog because as some of you might know there is better things to do then to sit at an internet cafe for 2 hours when i should be going into the sunlight and be doing things that I can tell you all about when I get back anyway. I will wrize one more short blog and then Hopefully see you all in a week. we arranged a plan, with Sebi's host family, for his exchange to Germany, to stay a few nights because they didnt live far away. We left for Berlin on the 24th and had lots of change overs on the train we stayed with some old friends. We went to the sony centre that was really amazing and Modern. But seeing ... read more

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Monday the 20th of July Distance: 47km hours 3 he breakfast was massive ( the biggest ) but the rain stopped us from leaving untill 10 oclock. We went to some shops and went Zo Kathe Wohlfahrt ( a christmas shop). We went to an Internet place At 6,15 we arrived in Badstaffelstien and came across a massive swimming pool like Hanmer springs so we decided to find ccomadation and go there. When we went back it was closed so we were very sad. Tuesday the 21st of July Distance: 75km hours 4,45 We left at 9,45 and stopped at Burykeinstadt and dad went to a internet place. At three oclock we arrived in Kulmbach and turned off to Bayreuth 30kms away. We biked over lots of big hills that challenged me but the country ... read more

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Friday the 17th of July Distance: 72km Hours???? We had a dalicous breakfast with agroup of people at the table one of them was really interested in New Zealand and wanted to now more but he had to go. Got on the road at 9:15 and the people we were staying with happened to be going the same way and we overtook them. We came across a mini soccer game in Marget Hüchhiem where we watched a couple of short games. We came across a soccer ball and a soccer field in the outscirts of wurzburg and we practised and it was really good. We spent alot of time mucking around in Wurzburg trying to fund accomadation and the information and again everything was full and we had to find something out of the city. we ... read more

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Tuesday the 14th of July 2009 Distance: 50km hour: 3,50 We biked through a damp forest for a long time and we both thought we were lost but finally we reached a town called Stockstadt. We came to a fork in theroad and i said to go on way and Dad said to go one was and I said to go the other we went dads way and biked 10 more km then we had to. Finally we reached Achaffenburg which was very nice with lots of old buildings. We went to the information center and the liabary for internet. We biked on to Elsenfeld where we sadly found no accomadation so we just took so´me photos and trudged on to Erlenbach. Wednesday the 15th of july Distance: 4.88km hour: 0,35 We arrived at Rlingenerg at ... read more

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Saturday the 11th of July 2009 Distance: 96km ! hours: 7! HAd a big Breackfast We Biked towards Bacharach where a monument wherre Bluchers army crossed for the battle of waterloo (I wouldnt know that if it wasnt for the teachings of Mr Brown) we had to massive Spagghetti icecreams at Bingen that were massive and delicous went to Inglehiem and biked up a massive hill Like kellands hill but way longer to go to the Aurope folk festival i a castle ruin. It was really expensive and there was no avaliable acmmadation anywhere. wrongly Dad dcided to go to Mainz to find some accomadation instead of staying in a little village. we went to the station but the information was closed we found where the Youth Hostel was but it was really far away uphill. ... read more

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July 20th 2009
I will write this from the start of our biking trip in very short form three days each blog if you really want to know more in detail then you can contact me when I get home and you can look at my diary. Wednesday the 8th of July Distance 73km Time 5 hours We woke up at 6 45 and took the train to Trier and saw the Porta Nigra and the weather was very cold and what a start. We stopped at Neumagen which is a famous wine making village. We carried on to Bernkastel Kues and walked down the beautiful old streets and I remembered some of the shops. A lady happened to give us a pamphlet for a place to stay which wasnt far away. It was very nice and simple and ... read more

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Hello everbody I will start form the 2nd of July which is when we arrived in wittlich My fathers home town. I will try and write abou the interesting things but it is all pretty brief. We arrived at the Wittlich train station and I fimilled the greetings of the Brothers. Dad meeting Oma was very sweet and she is very old and frail but very nice and slow and easy to understand. THat afternoon we went swimming and the Girls Anna and Julia tried to introduce german things to me. We stayed at Omas and everything was the same as always. All the streets in Wittlich were very deserted and there was hardly anybody there. The shops where ether shut down different or very expensive because of the loss of customers. We will explorer more ... read more

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Comments questions please read your own one because they are kind of personal. missmolly_98@hotmail.com Missmolly (weird name) well done on getting the main role in Susical Congratulations when do your rehersalls start? :) dexterity@xtra.co.nz Thanks Jo you should probably read my new blog London. By the way when I said about Billy Elliott in London and thanking you I also ment MArk and Paddy. wynne.raymond@xtra.co.nz Thankyou Grandi wandy pandy Im sure looking at those beutiful Mountains in Geraldvagis is as nice as here because the weather is probably no better here the weather is overcast cold or rainy. Molly must of taught you well how to do this cause it could be hard for someone like you, no ... read more

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July 14th 2009
Hi this is Part 2 Paris. All of you dont have to worry so much you are all doing fine and I am getting all of your messages if you have any questions on how travel blog works then you can just ask it. Everything is simple when you get the hang and all of us New Zealanders are smart people. Make sure you read these in order (read London first.) Here it goes................... PARIS Day 1 We took the Eurostar through the chunnel and out into Paris the train was really long and had 18 carrages! The trip only took 2 hours and 15 minuets. New Zealand should get something like that instaled. We arrived at a staion called Gara de east we found out that our Hotel wasnt far away again. Paris is alot ... read more

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July 11th 2009
hello everybody Im so thrilled that so many people are reading my blogs. Sorry I havent uupdated in such a long time but in places like LOndon and Paris as some of you may know there is so much to see and do you just have to life the moment.I will know try and catch up. I will do it in peices so its easier to read and more exciting. LONDON Day1 first impressions heathrow Airport really big but just looked like a whole lot of little airports. We took the underground from there to St Pancras station where our youth hostel was only 200 metres away and also readv that Micheal Jackson was dead what a shook really upset what a loss. The trip only costed 4€. Hostel was really good and modern and belive ... read more

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