Blogs from Europe - page 11160

Sorry folks for not keeping up to date with this, but it seems that i dont get back to the hostel till the early morning and leave the next morning to go beat the rush at the sights. So since my last entry, I spent almost a week in the cinque terre. They were lovely towns that had almost no cars. This is especially helpful since everywhere else i have been in italy you hear those scooters buzzing around all night. I luckily met some cool aussies and kiwis, and had a relaxing time hiking, swimming, and laying out on the beach. we tried our hand at fishing although we werent able to catch anything. Now its my last day in florence and i am kinda hurting. I decided to go on a pub crawl, and ... read more

2nd September 2007 Cooked pasta dinner and then set off back into Chartres again with English couple from site (Tim and Jean) to go to a clarinet interlude in the cathedral starting at nine. It was an awsome experience sitting in the dark listening to the wonderful music with bats flying around our heads. The conductress was an unlikely, fascinating character and she played in the last song and brought a brilliance to the group. At the end of the evening at 10 we walked out of the cathedral but the best was yet to come. There was an illuminere display on the south face of the massive cathedral. Slowly pictures were dropped down onto areas of the facade until eventually the fascia of the cathedral had turned to a medieval picture and then ultimately to ... read more

Kalymnos, Greece is Paradise. Plain and simple. The weather is perfect. The climbing is amazing. The water is crystal clear. The food is delicious. You wake up in the morning, and you take the scooter over to the climbing sector. You hike about 15-20 minutes, and voila. Many climbs, at many levels, and some with beautiful stalagtites. Around 2pm, the sun comes out and so by now you are ready to head to the beach. You hike down, change into your swim suit, and head for the water. You cool off in the water, lay by the beach, grab some food, and whatever else you want to do. Rest and repeat. With all this paradise, one might wonder, Why in the Hell did I book a ticket to Israel?? Well, I have a friend I ... read more

We have now had 5 nights in the Czech Republic and it has been great. Where else can you eat out for all your meals, stay in double rooms with en suite each night and still stick to your budget???. Plus have meaty meals and cheap beer, we have lived like kings! We spent 1 night in a pretty little town called Cesky Krumlov (our favourite in the Czech Rep so far), 2 nights in Pilsen for a beer pilgrimage and finally two nights in Prague, the 'Mother of Cities' herself. We crossed over the border without any problems, the Czech Rep hasn't adopted the Euro yet so it was a bit of a novelty having to get a local currency again. Cesky Krumlov was a pretty little town that we read up was a mini ... read more

Huhu! Ist das aufregend!! Gestern gab es mal wieder eine Prüfung. Gleichmäßigkeitstest Nummer 2 forderte in exakt 9 Minuten 9,6 Kilometer zu fahren. Die ausgewählte Strecke war eine Schlaglöcher gespickte Schotterpiste nord-östlich von Novosibirsk. Heidi und ich starteten als erste. Wenn wir konstant 64 fahren, kann nix schief gehen. Wir holperten und polterten. Der arme Rekord stöhnte zutiefst. Wir lagen super in der Zeit, doch dann bei Kilometer 4,9 viel unsere Fahrradtacho aus. Keine exakte Kilometerangabe und Durchnittsgeschwindigkeit mehr. Wild drückt Heidi auf ihrem GPS-Gerät rum. „Watt makk ick nun. Watt makk ick nun? Und gibt Gas. Leider etwas zu viel. Und so erreichten wir schon bei 7 Minuten 52 das Ziel. Dann eine Vollbremsung und die restlichen Meter, die uns noch bleiben, schleichen wir so langsam wie nur möglich voran. Am Ende waren wir 28 ... read more