ARGH... ok, start off, very nice, arrived in the morning, went to my hostel easily and settled down a bit, I doubled check my time on the internet for the Alhambra, then went off around the city. Walked around the Catholic quarter, the latin quarter, then the Arabic quarter... didnt seem as big as the map! haaa....t was very nice, reminded me a lot of Morocco...coz there are lots of North African here... The main cathedral was very nice, and next to it is a gothic chapel....the mix of the different styles made the gothic one stand out!! WAHAHAAAA..een tho the [View Full Entry]

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Spend the whole morning walking around Barcelona and all other stuff I didnt see... First joined the free walking tour.....it was short..quite informative, but not that interesting.....the gothic quarter wasnt that interesting itself anyways...haaaaaa! Then went to the fountain..the magic fountain....BUT NO WATER!!! argh!! such a beautiful day but no water......such a waste of the fountain!!!!!! Then went to Park Guell......very nice! very big!! very steep!!! walk die me!!! haaaaaa! but loved the balcony, the view, those buildings of gaudi....ooooooooo. BUT, the curves were all covered [View Full Entry]

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Went to Barcelona.... The direct night train hotel from Paris was so freakin expensive even with a railpass!!!!!!!! so I actually took a night train to a border city then another high speed train down to Barcelona....and cost only 15% of the hotel train...haaaa!!! Barcelona = Gaudi!!!! without him Barcelona will not be the same!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS CITY!!!! just by first sight...I remember Sevilla was beautiful and I loved it..I did think Northern Spain wouldnt be as nice but NO!!!!! Barcelona is as clean, and beautiful and vibrant in a very different way!!!!! Really liked the whole feeling [View Full Entry]

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So, took the train, nice and fast and got to Luxembourg where I met Ombeline, a very nice CS host! Anyways, got to her place and it was late and the next day there is a tour back to Riems in France!!! The tour was free haaa!! organized by her bank!! so nice!!!! Riems is very famous for Champange and a nice cathedral.......some other nice mornuments...... We toured the Piper Heidsieck Champange factory....and WOW...its like Disneyland!!!! they had this little train cart thing that took us on tour to this HISTORY of champange making.... of course, lots of advertising as well...HAAAAA!!! [View Full Entry]

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Today mainly walked around St Malo small old town but very nice! The view was amazing!! the sea, the tides, the islands, the fortress walls.....very beautiful even though it was cold and windy!!! Inside town there is a nice cathedral with some nice stained glass windows...esp liked the yellow set...haaa! it didnt take too long to see the town and other times...i got myself started on Greys Ananomy......so not good....haaa! Train strike over!!! so easier to get to Luxembourg! heeee [View Full Entry]

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Meeting my host with that mess is horrible, but thankfully.... I got the last train to St Malo, had to change at Rennes in 12 mins and the train got there 10 mins late. As I was running thru the station looking for the connectoon which is not listed on the board....panicking and dunno what the hell will I do in Rennes. I found the SNCF staff and the bus was waiting!!!!!!! thank god!!!! So got on and arrived in St Malo, 20 mins later than I told Emelinda, my host... Deserted train station, and no car waiting...... and no phonecard....shit. [View Full Entry]

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Ok, love the city, hate the metro, and I got my mobile stolen on that freakin smashed up train!!!!!!!!! All I can think of now is my memorycard inside!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH they stole it while I was on my way to the train station to leave Paris!!!!!! SHIT!!!!!!!! and it was such a beautiful day , I deliberately went up the hill to see the view and the church!!! ARGH!!!! from HOlland onwards...or maybe Belgium...ALL GONE!!!! SOMEONE KILL ME!!!!!!! I cant stop thinking about it!!!!!!! Stupid guy, stole a cellphone that had 3Euros worth of credits, is old and not even worth [View Full Entry]

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So in Paris.........; First thing, stuck at the train station with no lines running to my hostel!!!! shit. Finally, a nice HUngarian student came to help me, brought me to this metro thats running and went to this station where I eventually found one bus running near my hostel......... so late and tired, and rainy, got a nice crepe (oooooo they are soooooo gooooooood!!!!) and went to bed....... Next day..COLD!! and WINDY!!!!! and I joined the free walking tour.... The same company that did the one in Berlin..but the guide wasnt as good......maybe coz it was cold....but last time it was [View Full Entry]

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So joined this food tour around Bordeaux today, and it was actually more than fooood! The guide brought us to the different places around town and explained some stuff about the buildings and things as well! quite informative and interesting! Found out the whole city was demolished and rebuilt in the 18th cent. so most buildings are either Louis XV or Louis XVI style! haaa and you can tell the difference by looking at the way they decorate above the windows....coooool! The tour first, went to this very nice cafe, had this creamy cofffeee thats like the blizzard ice cream from [View Full Entry]

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Southern France is cold!!! highest 9 degreesss! But not toooo bad, except at night...haaaa Got to Bordeaux finally!!!! the trains are kinda still not too good... so I couldnt go meet Daphne in Toulouse!!!! argh...pity......;><" was really looking forward to it! Met Daphne and her bf in Romania! they were so nice=) Anyways, so had a full day in Bordeaux....went to the nice park, saw the churches....thats about it! Boreaux is very famous for their expensive wine! wahhhaaaa.... but the wine regions are out of town and the trains arent running...so I decided not to take the trouble to [View Full Entry]

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