Blogs from Europe - page 11706

So Im not such a fan of Naples. Its crowded and busy and the traffic is ridiculous. Most people dont speak English and they just look at me like Im stupid when I try to speak Italian. I know I obviously dont speak great Italian, but Im trying. Give me some credit. Yesterday I hated Naples. Today I still dont like it, but Ive adjusted and its okay now. So after seeing the Pope... I saw the anti-Bush riots. They were peaceful, but I was still kind of afraid and spent a lot of that day in my room. It was my last day there, but I had kind of run out of things to do anyways. So I came to Naples the next day. And hated it so much. I couldnt find the hotel I ... read more

So I have just over 2 weeks left of work and I'm actually off sick right now so I thought it'd be a good time to set up my new travel diary for all those trips I still have ahead of me. Today I decided that I will do my little Euro road trip after all, the decision was something of a no brainer anyway after I discovered that the ferry home from Norway has jumped up from the £130 I paid on the way over here to £320 to get home... summer prices are a bitch. I'm actually really excited by the idea now though and I've already bought my lonely planet guide to Europe and requested anyone on facebook to join me if they dare!! I should get home for around the 17th ... read more

well, quite alot has happened over the last 27hours. on arrival back in amsterdam on monday night we were approached by a man who could only really be described as an entire chump. visibly drunk, he proceeded to tell us his story of how he had been in amsterdam for only 2 hours, and had already been mugged, beaten up, jailed and let out. all in the space of 2 hours. he looked like he was going to lamp us. we survived though, and got back to our hostel safely enough. yesterday was another day of walking. went towards anne franks house early doors, but the queue was massive, so we went to the heineken museum instead. this place was superb. i fell in love again, with a girl who was working on one of the ... read more

Woke around noon after a much needed night of sleep. The hostel was probably one of the best ive stayed in so far. Personal atmosphere yet quite clean and extremely friendly plus good looking girl staff. We decided to head off to castle hill to check out a few sites and grab a bite to eat along the way. First place we came across was a funny looking place called samurai burger which was supposedly good and cheap according to a fellow hostel mate. The burgers were actually huge and delicious plus they included onion rings and a beer for like 4 or 5 euros, pretty sweet deal. After satisfying our appetites we headed to the top of castle hill to see fisherman's bastion and the palace. The views were amazing, similar to prague but ... read more

Hooray!!! We checked out of our awful hotel in Venice this morning! Just a quick bit of information about the hotel: the bathrooms are SO small that the toilet is right next to the "shower" space, separated only by a shower curtain. Therefore, if you sit on the toilet, your feet are actually in the "shower". It was a SPECIAL hotel! So we left Venice and drove toward Assisi, but again we stopped along the way to check out another town. This time, our intermediate destination was Ravenna. Ravenna was a charming place! We visited the Basilica of San Vitale, and interesting octagonal-shaped building that is sinking into the earth. We had to descend a flight of stairs to reach the entrance. This Byzantine structure boasted some of the most beautiful mosaics that we had ... read more