Blogs from Europe - page 11703

2 decisions - that despite the fact that I keep doing silly things like loosing passports I apppear to be able to rise above such inconveniences and that despite a torrential downpour on/off beach (12th) me and my new bulgarian phone are unstoppable even when edging towards the wet T shirt brigade (along with half Varna populous). 2 Rakias and a cheese -filled pancake helped a treat. Made the (free) hostel pickup and on way home visited a deli/butcher, coming away with 1and half kilo piece of pork for £3.50!! Yes please life is good and today I move banks, pickup my passport letter for Sofia (consulate) and visit my house in conjunction with Katia hopefully.This will be the first time she has seen it.We also will see the other property of Kapitals in that village ... read more

We made it! Sarah and I arrived in Reykjavik arond 2am EST ....7am in Iceland. We were totally dazed and confused, running on adrenaline. What we didn't realize is that the International airport is about 45 minutes from the city of Reykjavik and that the area in between is completely uninhabited. Miles and miles of volcanic rock with the only vegetation being mosses and lupine. It was beautiful, unlike anything we have ever seen before. The guesthouse where we stayed for the night was really cute, about a 15 minute walk from the town center. Once we dropped off our bags and found some coffee, we decided the best way to handle our jetlag would be to soak in the blue lagoon. The blue lagoon is a geothermally heated pool about 40 minutes outside of ... read more

We started our day off by taking the metro from Namesti Republicky to Nadroni Trida. We then transferred to Tram 22 and rode it past the Prague Castle to the Belvedere Palace. The palace, a Renaissance style building, was the summer palace of Queen Anne and was built in the 1500's. We decided not to tour the actual palace because it now contains an art exhibit that didn't look very interesting. Instead we wandered the gardens and came upon a grassy area that had several birds (hawks, eagles, and owls) on display that you could hold for 100 kc (about $5). I fell in love with one particular owl, so the 100 kc seemed a bargain to be able to hold him. This particular breed of owl is quite common in Prague and is often ... read more

After leaving Amsterdam we headed over to BERLIN, the drive was so long. As soon as we arrived, dinner was served with these massive beers, real cheap too. That night the group went to the local bar and had an awesome time. That’s when I introduced the JAGGERBOMBS to the Americans, they all loved it. I even manage to get some of the Chinese drunk, good fun. The next day we had a 3 hr walking tour around Berlin, so much history and so much to do. Once the tour was done, I and 3 others decided to venture to the outskirt of Berlin to see a Concentration Camp. It was about an hr away by train and worth the visit. The camp itself was liberated by the Russians therefore less known. It was a ... read more

Today will be my second full day in London. Its been such a busy past few days. Tuesday night my dad and mom drove me up to Phoenix so that I could catch my direct flight into London Heathrow. The plane was amazing! I have never seen such a big plane in my life. Our flight took off at 9:00pm Phoenix time so we flew all night. I thought that I would be able to get some sleep but I ended up sleeping about 30 minutes the entire flight. We got to Heathrow at about 2:30pm London time. We had a fairly easy time going through the airport with our baggage claim and customs. There were 4 other girls on this flight so it was nice to have other people to travel with. We took ... read more