Zakabamzam

Back here in Blighty and surfing between couches. Slept on three different ones the last three nights. So it's time to find a bed to call my own. Up this morning at 6am to go to the Labour Ready agency. Had to fill out forms and bring in documentation and sit a test. Got 100% in the test so I think I might be accepted into the labour ready community. The other employables who were registering this morning inexplicably failed to get all the answers correct, there is a very real chance that I may be working with fools. Those who turned up for work who were already registered were being sent to Asda and required black trousers for this highly respectable employer. That's another drain on my rapidly dissipating funds, I need to buy trousers ... read more

Finally after a couple of days of hiring a bike I decided to buy one and got this mean machine... It says "international" on the side so I am assuming that it will be safe to ride back to England on. Unfortunately it only has only one speed slow, and is prone to being overtaken. Also there is a flaw in the braking system which requires one to pedal backwards in order to slowly grind to a peaceful halt. Even with the vast network of cycle paths, riding the city of Munich makes for an exciting experience.... read more

Friday night we went to a dinner party where everyone rudely spoke German. Although I had my phrasebook I found it difficult to keep up with the threads of the conversation. There was a lot of laughter but that is no gaurantee of the level of humour. Yesterday when Lisa got back from work as a caterer we walked round the centre and saw SIGHTS. Not only NEW UGLY LIONS, but also a big tower that we climbed up and saw the city below and the mountains rising up from the horizon. We are going to those mountains in a few minutes and stopping off to row a boat across a lake. Yes we head out to the mountains in the car to see Lisa's hometown. Stop off at the lake but all the boats have ... read more

Yes, tomorrow I take to the wing again to fly to Munich, Germany to meet up with Lisa (see the Romanian entries..). Not sure what's going to happen out there, I have a flight back on the 4th November (in time for Bonfire Night), but if I can manage to get jobs I may stay on the road a few months and work my way back overland. This time I PROMISE to write and not neglect my duties to those readers who said they enjoyed my blog. It's a grey day here in Sheffield and hopefully not as bleak and cold and drizzly out there in Bavaria. And if any readers out there in Germany or France or someplace nearby want a hired hand get in touch! RAB ... read more