http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/deneefau/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from deneefau en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:43:29 +0000 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:43:29 +0000 Hello and welcome to the final installment of Matt Sharon's travel blog coming to you from sunny ol' Melbourne town. Indulge us as we describe the last days of our trip and look back on some of the unforgettable experiences.The last time that we spoke Sharon and I were killing time before our flight back home. After finishing up at the internet cafe we wandered across the road for a bite to eat http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/Eltham/blog-368202.html With our plane not scheduled to depart until 10pm tonight I figured there was time to sneak another entry in. Please put your hands together for episode sixteenAfter dragging ourselves out of the internet cafe at around lunch time on Friday we played a couple of games of pool before heading down to Kings Cross station. We had a couple of hours to kill before Les Miserables was supposed to start http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/London-City/blog-366948.html In only two days our amazing European adventure will be over. Before that though let's go to a little place I like to call...episode fifteenAfter spending far too long on the internet in Oxford we headed back to the car and told Miss GPS that we wished to travel to Bath. She obliged and directed us out of the venerable university town and along the two hour route to the ancient city famous for i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/London-City/blog-366286.html Well we certainly have a bit of catching up to do but hold onto your hats it's episode fourteenThe day after we last spoke Sharon and I went on another of 'New Europe's Free Walking Tours' this time in Edinburgh. Like the tour in Berlin this one took around three hours and gave us a great perspective of the city's rich history. We visited such sites as Edinburgh castle the Heart of Midlothian http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/blog-365090.html I know it's only been two days since the previous installment but we are feeling generous. Buckle your seatbelts people it's time for episode thirteenSo we did decide to go to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial site after all finally getting our arses into gear after another sleepin and breakfast mere minutes before the kitchen closed. Once again we headed down to Landsberger Allee http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-362805.html It's episode twelve time.On Thursday morning we headed downstairs to sample Generator Hostel's continental breakfast before trekking through the ice and snow to get to the nearby Sbahn station about 200 metres away. After changing trains once and about 25 minutes or so we alighted at the Berlin Zoo. We paid our entrance fee and wandered inside the walls only to be met with silence no birds sq http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Berlin/Berlin/blog-362133.html Hallo and welcome to episode eleven of Matt Sharon's travel blog. We come to you this evening from the German capital Berlin which finds itself under a considerable amount of snow. Overnight temperatures of 20 will do that.After spending several hours writing the last entry we found ourselves wandering the streets after 10pm looking for some dinner. Not for the first time this trip we wande http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Berlin/Berlin/blog-361226.html Ein gutes neues Jahr It's hard to believe that 2009 is here already but it is and it's already three days old. Today's entry comes to you from the town of Freiburg im Breisgau situated in the far southwestern corner of Germany and on the western edge of the famous Schwartzwald. More on that later.Our stay in Kln was for the most part uneventful except for one spectacular event New Years Eve http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Freiburg/blog-359720.html Herzliche Gre aus Kln Which hopefully means 'best wishes from Cologne'. We caught the train here from Amsterdam today in order to save about 200euro but more on that in a second.The last time that we had the pleasure of your company Sharon and I were sitting in an internet cafe in Amsterdam scared to go out into the 4 degree evening. After eventually getting up the courage we headed o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/North-Rhine-Westphalia/Cologne/blog-358539.html Firstly Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone I hope your Christmas was as memorable and enjoyable as ours.The last time we spoke we were in Paris about to head off to the Belgian capital Brussels. The train trip from Gare du Nord to BrusselsMidi was very relaxing despite having gotten up at 530am that morning. As we crossed the border into Belgium we thought about how close every http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-357622.html I guess sometimes things aren't meant to go according to plan. Last time that we spoke we were making plans to go on a day trip to Nantes to see my cousing Erinna who is lucky enough to be studying there. On the morning of our proposed day trip yesterday morning we got up early ate yet another free breakfast and headed down to the Metro in order to get to Gare de Montparnasse from which train http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Ile-de-France/Paris/blog-356164.html It has been the best part of a week since we last spoke not least of all due to the ridiculously expensive internet cafes around the place but we will get to that later.The morning after our last entry we packed up our bags slammed down our last breakfast in Florence and headed to the train station. We were headed for the fashion capital of the world Milan in order to meet up with a friend K http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Ile-de-France/Paris/blog-355674.html Welcome one and all to episode five of Matt Sharon's travel blog. Last time we spoke the two of us were just about to get on a train for the Tuscan capital Florence.After wolfing down our complimentary croissants and coffee with whipped cream floating on top we wandered through the rain across the road to Roma Termini station. The arrivals board showed that most of the trains coming into Rome http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Florence/blog-353936.html Hi all. First of all a big thank you to everyone that has emailed their lovely comments about the blog. It has been great to get some positive feedback and it's nice to see that people are actually reading itSince we last spoke we have been to Santorini and back and we are now in the Italian capital of Rome. On Friday the 5th we got up at 445am and caught the Metro to the port of Piraeus for ou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome/blog-352790.html Well we have been around the world of Ancient Greece anyway and we are back in Athens.The day after our last entry we spent around 5 hours walking around Athens taking in the sights. We walked from Hotel Fivos up to the Acropolis and took advantage of the fact that it is free on Sundays saving ourselves 24 Euro in the process. Despite the fact that it is winter here there were still plenty of http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-351183.html A tired but excited hello from Athens It is the end of our second day in the Greek capital and we are just starting to get over the jet lag. The flights from Melbourne to Singapore and Singapore to Athens were long and tiring but quite pleasant. I really can't speak highly enough of Singapore Airlines. They looked after us the whole time their staff were very friendly and I got to play Super M http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-349680.html First of all hello and welcome to Matt Sharon's travel blog. It is the day before we leave for our European adventure and I have to admit I'm a little nervous. The furthest I have been from home is Maroochydore on Queensland's Sunshine Coast and while Sharon has the benefit of prior overseas travel experience she is still a bit nervous as well.Having said that we are both very excited to be http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/Eltham/blog-348615.html