walkeroloughlan

A huge day, am posting photos without captions but will hopefully get back to it tomorrow. We did a great walking tour of Berlin, but it was a really exhausting walking for 4 hours, the kids were great, tired but no complaints. schnitzel and pork knuckle for dinner, traditional food and beer (still not as good as Karen's schnitzel!, feedback from cooper). The city has so much to see and do, three days doesn't do it justice. Amazing buildings and history.... read more

Today after being dumped by cooper (he spent the day sight seeing with the team) we headed to London, British museum and lunch at the princess Louise. Lots of walking and browsing but suprisingly no shopping! Well done me. London spent the day marking the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the tube and bus. Was a bit freaky reflecting on it all while riding around on the tube, we ended up on a bus on the way back to Enfield due to a train problem, interesting but not fun at all. Default dinner was supermarket, this time morrisons, takeaway.... read more

Up early for a travel day, Kasey and I off to Brussels. Greg is staying for more cricket but moving to High Wycombe tonight. We caught the train from Oxford to London and then joined the Eurostar for the trip from London to Brussels. I was very excited, but then I'm always excited about travel. I must admit that the whole thing was a little underwhelming, yes very easy and convenient, but just another train trip really, nice to say we've done it but wouldn't say its something you really must do. arrived Brussels midi station and then had to figure out how to get to Central station , luckily a student helped us, but that was only after I took us to the wrong train (the metro) not the regular train, so I ended with ... read more

it's been a long time since I flew without a stop over and I did have many concerns but overall I would do it again. I was underwhelmed by MAS, though we did get here! (Too soon?). Air Asia is so much better in every way so I will keep recomending them. First leg of the journey was ok, in a 2 3 2 configuration on our own So Kasey could stretch out, I should explain that Cooper and Greg flew QANTAS and Kasey and I flew Malaysian Airlines, all about the cost really. You can follow Coopers trip via SCG youth IX england tour on Facebook. the international airport in KL was very basic, nicer than the low cost terminal but missing a newsagent or book shop so Kasey and I just tried to keep ... read more

Exhausting day, we had a late start in preparation for the next 4 days which will all be early starts. Taxi to the war museum, which was disturbing to say the least. Lot sand lots of questions from the kids, like lots of place we go it's a beginning for them in understanding the world is a bigger place than Aus. More discussions about war, the difference between WWII and the Vietnam war and then the current conflict in Afghanistan and ending discussing what is ahead for Syria. After the museum we went to the huge tourist markets, fought with store holders - who called me crazy, another woman yelling at me because after I bargained her to my price I changed my mind. Eventually Kasey got a flat top hat, I got a cap and ... read more