Yev

Slovenia has some of the most beautiful scenery i have seen in Europe. the train rides pass through valleys and mountains. and lake Bled and lake Bohinj are only half an hour from each other but complete opposites. In color and temperature, and surroundings. from lake Bled i went on the Croatia, first to Zagreb which was a nice city, then onto Plitvice lakes national park, which is a Unesco world heritage site, which consists of 16 lakes at different levels with waterfalls between them. The views and hikes are incredible. Then moved on to Split, which is very much a port city. with ferries going out to a lot of the islands. and ships coming in from italy and other countries. from split went on to Hvar which is a very touristy island, but also ... read more

I went on to Bonn and Koln for a day and then went to amsterdam. there i met up with Beth and her 2 friends. I got a bike, and we set off on our bicycle trip. We have been biking for 4 days now and are averaging about 50-70kms per day. We have gone through Den Hagg, and along the coast down the LR 1 route it is very nice and goes along the coast of netherlands and Belgium. it has been very nice so far. we are camping along the way. more updates to come. ... read more

I have spent the last two days in Freiburg, it is a little town in the Balck Forest Region. I spent most of yesterday hiking around in the mountains, It was nice, even though it rained on and off at times. there were a few very nice vistas as we hiked. I hiked around with a brother and sister i met from the mid-west of the states who were staying in my hostel. It was a nice change from all of the Big cities. On the way back from the forest we got a little lost, and due to that were able to walk around some of the more local areas of the town. The outskirts of the town were not all that different from a suburban town in New Jersey, but it was still interesting ... read more

Staying in a nice hostel in Nuremberg, went to Documentation center where Nazi Rallies were held, and is now a museum. Very informative, and learned some interesting things. Second part of day walked around Nuremberg, and then in the evening went to a Karaoke bar with some people from my hostel. Surprisingly most of the songs sung by everyone there were in english.... read more