Blogs from Europe - page 9982
November 9th 2004
Finally booked myself in for injections - getting jabbed this friday. Tried packing my rucksack - nt too successful, didnt manage to fit in my sunscreen or mac. Hope to sort out my tickets this week too, I really didnt want to until the house money came through but that looks like nt being until a week friday which dosent give me much time if I want to go in december........ read more
November 8th 2004
Raubling's first snow of the season! Wooo hoo!!! Here comes Santa Claus Here comes Santa Claus... Here's the view out of the apartment (panaramic pic). Look, we have our own Christmas tree!!! (middle of the picture)... read more
November 8th 2004
Sam is trying to figure out the safe in our very nice hotel room. After a turbulent flight, short taxi drive and warm welcome from the lady on reception we have settled into our far too comfortable room and are now are off to explore Prague and maybe find some tasty cuisine and good hospitality… Took the tram through Hradcanska down to Malostranska Namka which is a nice open square with crazy architecture and huge buildings topped with gargoyles and angels gazing down imperiously. There are a number of different shops in the square including a small Czech supermarket where we purchased some local beer for an outrageous 21 pence a bottle. A theme seems to be glassware and there are numerous outlets lining the streets of the capital. From the square a cobbled street leads ... read more
November 6th 2004
Venice. It took a lot of hard travelling to get there. It was worth it to go somewhere a bit warmer for a couple days. It was well worth it. It may have a reputation as dirty, but its beautiful. It has real character.... read more
November 6th 2004
Am Sonntag um 7.15 Uhr ging endlich meine kleine Reise los. Mein Bruder und seine Freundin Petra sowie meine Mutter fuhren mich zum Flughafen. Das Gewicht meiner Koffer war natuerlich ein bisschen hoeher als erlaubt, aber auch nur, weil ich meine ganze Fotoausruestung mitnehmen wollte. Der Flug verlief sehr gut, ich konnte sogar schlafen, da ich drei Sitze fuer mich hatte. Als ich um ca. 12.30 Uhr in Madrid ankam, gab es schon die ersten kleineren "Schwierigkeiten". Zuerst musste ich die Person finden, welche mich abholen sollte - das habe ich nach laengerem Suchen auch geschafft. Wir haben mein Gepaeck in sein Auto geladen und er sagte mir die Zeit und den Treffpunkt. Nur leider habe ich ihn falsch verstanden. Anstatt 15.00 Uhr habe ich 13.00 Uhr verstanden. Ich war schon froh, dass ich nur eine ... read more
November 5th 2004
OK Daylight Savings sux. Dark by 4pm does not help work morale. Plus Im entering into my 2nd cold in 3 weeks. Thats alright. Guy Fawkes tonight down Clapham Common. Supposed to be 40,000 people turn up! Rock and Roll! Few shifty coctails before the bus down there and we'll be rollicking. Started playing 5 a-side footy a couple of weeks ago. Big fun that. Bit of a run around, then down the pub for a couple of bevvies. Caught up with Cousin Andrew the other night aswell. He's been here 3 weeks so we went and had a beer before I shot off to footy. Baza Out ... read more
November 5th 2004
Spain is what lies between my life back home and where the adventure begins so its just a quick 2 day drive through and its a good job to. My last trip was pre Euro and Spain has gone Euro crazy with prices to match the UK somewhere there must be an enormous deficit left in the Euro pot after change over as its been the largest wool pulling over eyes exercise I have seen. You could once gaurantee prices half of that in the UK but no more. AS I head down to Gibralter it is obvious where a lot of money from the UK housing boom is going the south coast is litrally one villmage blended into another. Having arrived in Gilbralter on a Sat afternoon I am surprised to see a hiuge queue ... read more
All packed....well nearly.......
Published: November 5th 2004Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
November 5th 2004
So I haven't quite packed my bag yet, but I still have plenty of time to do it all..........arrrggghhhh!!! I just thought I would try this out and write my first little diary entry, but as I am sat in my pjamas in Brixton it's not very exciting I'm afraid. Just a big thank you to all my wonderful family and friends who have been so fantastic and sent me off in style with numerous drinks, dinners and do's and lovely lovely presents, thank you everyone and keep in touch!!! I promise the next entry will be more exciting and once I've worked out how to use my camera properly I'll try and post some pictures too. xxxx... read more
Back for leg two
Published: November 5th 2004Europe » Czech Republic » South Bohemian Region » Cesky Krumlov
November 5th 2004
The Czechs are a funny lot. It is as if the person that they spoke to just before you really pissed them off and so they decide to bite off your head for asking simple questions like directions. What is really surprising is that they can be sweet as honey just afterwards. I find that piling on heavy sarcasm just adds to the culture clash, but it is great fun. (3rd Nov) I am staying at a hostel in the party end of Prague and it shows. Life couldnt get any different here to Iran . It has a great bar downstairs, I popped down for a quiet drink with my book last night as I hadn't yet met anyone. Didn't read a page. Everyone had a story of a very heavy sesh the night before. ... read more
