Geo: 46.948, 7.44815Finally on to Switzerland, despite the bus breaking down again, and us having to get some crappy Italian try hard imitation coach. on the way out of italy we visited the leaning tower of pisa. this thing really is leaning... got some coool photos. the surrounding area and cathedreal is also impressive. anyway, from there we got through disgraceful traffic to come to switzerland. the night consisted mainly of drinks at a bar and then a club afterwards. also saw the renowned lion monument, which is dedicated to the virtue of swiss mercenaries. anyway, im in a net cafe above the swiss army knife shop, il grab one as a souvenir. today has been a lil depressing, as terrible rain and fog half ruined our cable car trip up to the scenic mountaintop, and ... read more

Geo: 41.8115, 12.6635now im kinda pushed for time, which is a bit of a tragedy, cos theres SO much to say about this city. first up, its even crazier and socially questionable than venice. theres gypsies, thieves, conmen and beggars everywhere. more importantly though, its astonishingly cultural. arguably the most revered historical city in the world, from the colloseum, to the pantheon, to the roman forum, from ruin to ruin, its overwhelmingly awesome just to appreciate that ure actually there. you cant walk like metres without wanting to take a thousand photos. its expensive here though, and the money is continuously wittling away.. sob. but yeah, i think ive seen about all im going to for my time here, (just came from a monk monastry decorated with thousands of human bones and skeletons) as its almost ... read more

Geo: 47.2568, 11.5335it was a fairly brief stop over in austria, but there was plenty of sightseeing on the coach. the austrian countryside is probably the most beautiful countryside ive ever seen. beautiful mountain ranges, rivers, fields, cliffs.. with villages tucked in everywhere, ill definatley have to go back there some time and see more. the focus of our couple hours in austria was white water rafting. this was GREAT fun.. lasting about 2 hours, through breathtaking sights. i got front seat the boat so the main paddling was for me to do! so tiring, but great, and id like to try a rougher course some day.... read more

Geo: 50.0878, 14.4205Once again, a heaps different type of city to Berlin, Amsterdam and London. Prague is the type of place for me, that whilst it lacks a vast amount of really significant monuments... its the kind of place you can just stroll around for and appreciate for hours.. (grr the little kid next to me in this cafe wont SHUT UP and her geeky father cant tear himself from the computer to discipline them!). Started at the Ancient Czech castle. Which is one of the few to survive damage from the second world war. There is a huge Gothic cathedral here, St Peters i think it was. Really cool, with gargoyles aplenty. As well as fantastic murals everywhere. i think the clinger is slowly getting the message, but ill need plenty of help there. From ... read more

Geo: 52.5235, 13.4115ive got around about 25minutes on the net, here in Berlin. Its 7.10pm and im jaded from walking all around the city today. Its a really beautiful city. Ive just visted the Paragon museum or something like that, which had stacks of artifacts from ancient civilisations. Also today ive been on a guided tour around the streets and seen things like the Reichstad, Brandenbourg Gate, Charlies Checkpoint, the site of Hitlers bunker, Holocaust Memorial and much more. Theres a sorta aussie vibe to this place, much unlike amsterdam. The people are apparently very laid back, and almost sorta reserved. Ive been taking stacks of photos. though i still dont have the time or means to upload em. i will try some more, but will definatley be able to when i arrive back in london ... read more