http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/gman94/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from gman94 en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:37:23 +0000 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:37:23 +0000 The climate of Sweden is somewhat similar to Virginia because it has four seasons however it is slightly colder this is called a temperate climate. It borders the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia and forms the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. However even though it has access to the sea it's economy mainly focuses on exporting timber rather than using the sea. On the note of the ocea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/blog-363869.html When I travled to Italy two summers ago I found Rome the most interesting and thought that some users or anyone else might want to learn about its history before they went there. The legend of how Rome was built says that Romulus and Remus who were twin brothers built the city in 753 B.C. It states that they were separated from their parents when they were born but then a mother wolf who had lost http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome/blog-363155.html When I travled to Italy two summers ago I found Rome the most interesting and thought that some users or anyone else might want to learn about its history before they went there. The legend of how Rome was built says that Romulus and Remus who were twin brothers built the city in 753 B.C. It states that they were separated from their parents when they were born but then a mother wolf who had lost http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/blog-362714.html The climate in madrid I thought was pretty cold but it still was not too bothered by it as I don't mind cold weather that much but for other people it might be a too cold as it is roughly 30 degrees outside and I am luckily inside at the moment but hope to find the courage to look around the city some more... okay fine I don't like the cold thaaat much but it's okay. Now let me review my day thus http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/District-of-Madrid/Madrid/blog-361285.html Coimbra as I soon found out was originally the capital of Portugal in the 12th century the first dynasty. As I explore the area more I found that there was an incredible amount of history related to this town. For example it was a major trading area for the christians in the north and the muslims in the south. The city was the capital from roughly 1250 to 1255 A.D. As I learned about the history http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Central/Coimbra/blog-360733.html Today I asked the concierge where to go to see what London was really like and the first thing he told me to do was go to a Chealsea game and luckily there was one that night. So for the rest of the day I went touring around the area looking at things that caught my fancy one of which was a huge ferris wheel that I found out was named the Eye of London so I decided to get a ticket to it and had http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Heathrow-Airport/blog-355084.html I started my trip in Richmond Virginia and took an hour drive to Dulles Airport in DC. It took a long time to go through security as it usually does but at least it was easier to get my bag through customs there than in london they're really restrictive on carry on size. I find that it is much easier if I take a carry on with my things in a bag rather than check baggage because you don't risk http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Heathrow-Airport/blog-354489.html