Blogs from Europe - page 10052

NO WE DID NOT GO BACK TO ITALY. WE WOULD LIKE TO . THESE ARE BLOG THAT bOB MISSED PUBLISHING SO ENJOY Arles France to Levanto, Cinque Terre, Italy We drove 638 Kilometers and paid tolls, tolls, and more tolls. For some reason the credit card stop working on the Italian toll booths, and we were due for a ATM stop. Well we made it. but not with much slack. The campground, Acqua Dolce, sweet water, is lovely and on the Mediterranean Sea. The road, winding down to this spot, was a white knuckle drive, but oh the views were incredible! After such a long drive, we needed to stretch and walk. So around Levanto we stroll and are delighted, with this charming town. It is time to celebrate. So we had a wonderful Italian dinner...mussels ... read more

We decided that we'd get up early and try and pack in a full day of sightseeing. We almost got run over about three or four times on our way to the train station in town. The drivers aren't to be trusted, even at zebra crossings and red lights you've got to look twice and it doesn't help that the cars are on the wrong side of the road. Left is right, right is not right. France were having train strikes while we were there which meant angry people and delays. We didn't have it too bad, but it was a crap time for a strike with the Cannes film festival and Monaco Grand Prix on. We decided that we'd check out Antibes before heading on to Cannes. Antibes is a small medievel town built inside ... read more

Our adventures in Paris.... Got up at 7:20. Went and did my cookie duty- cut up green peppers. Breakfast was egg omelet, toast, bacon, and cereals. We left camp at 8:30 and drove into Paris city centre. Mecha and Simon drove us around to show us the main sites ie: Notre Dam, the Louvre, the main bridges, the Arc d' Triumph (which has the most crazy assed roundabout), where Napolean is buried, the bridge from the finale of Sex in the City, and the Eiffel Tower. There was a lot more and I got to take a lot of photos today! We headed out to Versailles. Karen, Gloria, Harry, and I waited from 11:15-12:15ish in line to get tickets, then waited in another line until almost 1:00 before we finally came inside. It was so gorgeous ... read more

Day 1 - Friday 23 May We departed London Gatwick on the 23rd May for a 5 day trip to Prague (Czech Republic), with Erin’s parents, Lyn and David. Our Easyjet flight was uneventful and within 2 hours we had touched down in Prague. We arrived at our hotel, only to be informed by the manager that they had no power. He had booked us into another more expensive hotel (Hotel Roma) but, thankfully, we would not have to wear the extra cost. We were quite impressed with our “upgrade”. We had quite a roomy 2 bedroom apartment, in a hotel that had obviously been totally renovated, with very high ceilings & very thick walls. There were a few idiosyncrasies, however, that totally mystified us. Despite being an apartment for four, there were only 3 chairs ... read more

A land of fjords, waterfalls, seafood and mountains - seems like my kind of place. So I headed to Norway for an extra long weekend at the end of May. We flew into Oslo on Friday morning and checked out the sights (although we took it pretty easy, knowing we had a big couple of days ahead). A highlight was the Munch museum where we saw the famous 'Scream' painting, which had only just been returned to the walls after having been stolen in 2004 and recovered in 2006. The painting had been damaged by the thieves and the museum spent the next 2 years restoring it (and creating an interesting exhibition about the process). Apparently the thieves left a note saying 'Thanks for the poor security' - cheeky. (As an aside, security had been improved). ... read more