Blogs from Vienna, Austria, Europe - page 121

ok so i figure that if i cant write in here all the time with every detail of my trip, then i will just give you quick updates when i can... I think the last time i wrote in was in Florence so ill go from there....We only had one night in florence so we drove down to Rome where we had 2 nights there. I caught up with my host family that i stayed with while in Italy on the school trip. that was AWESOME!! they didnt know i was coming which made it twice as good suprising them!! They took me back to their house for a HUGE lunch!! After Rome we drove up to Venice, stopping along the way in a small italian town called Marenello. This is where they design and make(not ... read more

Australia day, and travelling to Austria. The day on the bus was highlighted by our first touch of snow for the trip, at one of our service stops. We arrived at the hotel at about 5pm to discover a massive pyramid - that was our hotel. Impressed enough by the exterior and massive lounge-bar in reception, me and Ben headed up to the rooms. Since we'd had a great string of hotel rooms, we let andy and justin choose their room first. they were quite happy with the one they walked into. So we headed on to the second room, to discover we got the mansion. a sofa, 2 armchairs, a little side desk, all in a separate room from a massive bedroom with ensuite, the bathroom itself containing 2 sinks and a bath - other ... read more

We had our first proper sleep last night in weeks. The last month has been a blur of tying up loose ends at work, organising our move back to NZ, catching up with people and preparing for this trip. We have been anticipating leaving London for at least the last 6 months but it was still a struggle when the time came to say goodbye. Goodbye Burr Close! Goodbye Tower Bridge! Goodbye Lewisham! Goodbye Rambo the cat! Pat, Evelyn and the boys dashed us off to the airport for our flight to Vienna yesterday. We arrived in Vienna to a winter wonderland; everything is covered under a layer of snow. Walking around the beautiful buildings and parks in the swirling snow is surreal - like being in a snowglobe. It is freezing of course and we ... read more

Virtuous Vienne The Christmas decorations in this place are just great and if you are lucky enough to have snow....One of the most romantic places to visit. ... read more

hey-es ist ja noch ein ganzes monat bis zum abflug! aber wir haben uns schon infiziert, mit dem virus "auf et davonis diffiziles!" wie alle wissen gibts da keine therapie wie bei den bakterien das antibiotika, den virus mußt halt aussitzen und eine symptombehandlung durchführen! bei akutem reisefieber gibts nur eins: flug in einem indischen travelbüro im 20.ten wiener bezirk erhandeln und ab die post! der doktor hats verordnet! so so so, in ein paar tagen gehts tatsächlich los! tja, wie ihr an den bildern unschwer sehen könnts, bin ich bereits hin- und hergerissen, falle von einem gemütszustand in den andern. freude wechselt mit panik, abenteuerlust mit "sollen wir uns das echt antun?". werden die restlichen tage sicher die rucksäcke noch 64 mal ein und auspacken um dann schliesslich am gate des vienna airport draufzukommen: "hast ... read more