So we made it to the holy grail: Plzen, the home of the Pilsener style of beer and of Pilsner Urquell, arguably the worlds most famous. The town itself is quite small, and centres around a large square dominated by the Cathedral of St Bartholemew. Its quite a small church but its tower is one of the tallest in Bohemia and so we had to climb it. The views were great, and in the not so distant distance we could see the Pilsner Urquell brewery. Spent the next day or so checking out the town: the underground tunnels where private pubs were located and beer chilled, the brewery museum where we learnt everything we didnt need to know about the history of Corbs favourite beverage and in particular Pilsner Urquell, and the worlds third largest synagogue ... read more

Well it's not the only place that we'd like to revisit but it's definitely high on the list, only next time we'll come in Winter when it's a little quieter and covered in Snow. Prague is wonderful! We met Kirsten and Camilla soon after we arrived and shortly set off for some beer. That was night one. Our first day was bright and sunny, and after morning coffee on the square and a brief stop to watch death chime the hour it was off to the Charles Bridge, the icon of the city. Well, it's beautiful. The big gate at the old town end is majestic and towering and the 12 statues which line the sides transport you back in time almost, pity its overrun with package tourists ( in the evening it's much quieter and ... read more

So we have made it to Austria! Git ti say, despite my German being terrible its pretty exciting to be here. Our hostel is AWESOME (Wombats), super clean and the best comfy beds and hot showers and not too bad folks, though theyre all Aussies. We have wandered our way round the Innere Stadt, the Hofburg was pretty huge and very impressive. I would love to be able to have seen it back in the day when they had balls and arrived in the horse drawn carriages we see everywhere. The Kunsthistorichesmuseum was our museum of choice and it did not dissapoint - lots of painting, an awesome scultpure exhibit and a very impressive Egyptian section which got me all excited and made me wish that I was going to Egypt in January like Tash and ... read more

So it turns out that Ljubljana is perhaps even prettier than Zagreb. It doesnt quite have the same charm, due to the over abundance of tourists in a smaller area, but it is nevertheless still pretty charming. The castle is a wee hike up the hill but the views are neat. Lucky for us the fog had cleared and we could see the mountains all around as well as all the red rooves of the town below. Corb spat off the side, tsk tsk. The buildings around town are beautiful and there are churches of all different colours and shapes. Even the bridges are exciting, with Dragon Bridge obviously being the best; everyone knows that Dragons Rule! On the weekend there were all sorts of music and live drama type things going on in the central ... read more

Arriving in Belgrade it was a lovely sunny Tuesday morning, and after our mission to get there we were feeling positive. We got ourselves a room, some cash and had a much needed shower and we were off. The main centre of town is a long, cobbled pedestrian area lined with shops and fountains and with cafes and bars spilling out underneath colourful umbrellas. There are beautiful people everywhere and in the morning it smells of coffee, fresh bread and perfume. At the end of the walk is a huge, tree covered park in the remains of an old fort. From the ramparts you can look across the city and to the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers, its a great view. With the sun shining down and everyone out enjoying the summer its a ... read more