I woke up late and my schedule was delayed for an hour. It was already 10:00 when I arrived at the Concentration Camp Memorial Site in Dachau, one of the earliest concentration camps. It’s good that the entrance is free, so I got myself a site map at the information desk and followed other visitors to the site. “ARBEIT MACHT FREI” (work will set you free) and Perimeter Fence were the first two things that caught into my eyes when I arrived at the gate. Maybe because of the sunny weather, the site wasn’t really dreadful. Passing through the gate, I [View Full Entry]

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I had a quick breakfast and hurried to St. Jakob's Church. It was smaller than expected, and it required visitors to pay! Well, after all it's a famous thourist spot there, so fair enough. Built over a lane, the construction work of this Protestant church started in 1311, and is famous for its altars, principally the "Heilig Blut Altar" (Holy Blood Altar) by Tilman Riemenschneider. The altar depicts the Last Supper, Christ's entry into Jerusalem and the scene at the Mount of Olives, and is one of the most magnificent altars in southern Germany. Other remarkable works include the Altar of [View Full Entry]

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I returned to Five Elements Hostel at 7:00am after a fucking crazy night. I was a bit angry to see my desired bed was engaged and my bedsheet was gone! Damn. Lucky that I still had my deposit back having explained my situation, I was able to get back my deposit for bedsheet and keycard. I had a short breakfast at the hostel, the nI officially started my day-tour in Central Europe. It was Sunday, but still, I was surprised to find almost-empty streets in Frankfurt. i followed my map, passed Eurotower, the headquarter of European Central Bank, and came to [View Full Entry]

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I woke up at eight this morning but I still didn't have enough time that I needed to take taxi to the airport. 270 HKD, man, so expensive...sigh At 12:55, the flight to Frankfurt delighted on time, what made it better was that no one sat next to me Yea~~My first meal on the plan was rice with sweet and sour chicken, with salad, bread and dessert, where the dessert was the most surprising: pineapple crumble with vanilla sauce, wow, I love it (it would be perfect if the vanilla sauce didn't solidify. However, maybe because the engines were underneath my [View Full Entry]

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Paris is the most beautiful one among the four cities of my 2007 Europe Trip. It worth spending a whole week. York is quiet and nice, but a bit small, so is a great place for a weekend to get away the hustle city life. Manchester? Well, unelss you love studying in urban planning and development as well as architecture, there's nothing to see from the point of view of travel. People there are so nice, though, and the city is not huge so you can slow down your pace a bit while go on enjoying city life. It also has [View Full Entry]

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I had a crazy and fun night and returned to my hostel at six. Slept for three hours, woke up and took a shower, then said goodbye to the two South African boys and checked out. After putting down my luggage in Kingscross Station, my last day of 2007 Europe Trip duly began. First stop of today wsa Wembley Stadium. But because of time, I took a photo in the subway to the Wembley Stadium only. It's a pity that I couldn't visit the largest stadium in UK. Then I travelled to South Kensington with underground. The area was famous of [View Full Entry]

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It's the second last day of my Europe trip. When I got down this morning, I saw the South African boys I met in Manchester. Wow, what a small small world. My simple breakfast was followed by a Greenwich half-day tour, where my first stop was Royal Observatory. I got out from light rail station, passed the Greenwich Park with the help of road signs, climbed up a hill and came to the Royal Observatory. Maybe because it was morning or there was a huge lawn nearby, I felt so refreshed when I looked down from the Observatory. First I visited [View Full Entry]

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I left my room at eight sharp and looked for a breakfast downstairs, but I was surprised to find I was the earliest diner, even staff was only a bit earlier than me and water was still cooking. I had a simple breakfast, then I asked about the exact location of Hampton Court Palace. The staff was so eager to check the map for me. Nice~~ Located in Zone 6 of Hampton, SW London, Hampton Court Palace, as I expected, was about one hour an a half from my hostel. I followed the direction, walked for about 10 minutes and came [View Full Entry]

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Didn't sleep very well because of the "real man show" in my room last night. I walked to Victoria after breakfast and visited a free exhibition in Urbis. The exhibition was about drinking culture in Manchester and mentioned about the history of a famous pub/club in the past. Then I went back to my hostel to take my luggage. Man I really like this hostel a lot. Not only is it cheap, but also it provides with super clean and neat rooms and fantastic shower in the bathroom. Super recommend it as a hostel. It's so upset to come to the [View Full Entry]

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I returned to my hostel after 5am and carefully opened the room door so as not to wake up my roommates. After having fun for a night, I only slept for four hours and my eyes were so dry that I couldn't wear contact lens. I had a simple breakfast in the pantry, where I learnt from a Taiwanese girl that there were expensive tickets selling outside the stadium yesterday!! I could have watched an excellent game!! I started off to the home stadium of Manutd, Old Trafford Stadium, at around 9:45am. Metro and bus were the main transport in Manchester [View Full Entry]

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