Blogs from Europe - page 11721

This morning, the bus dropped us off again in the city center of Florence for some more free time for exploration. The only thing I hadn't seen yet that was on my list was the Ponte Vecchio - a bridge spanning the river which is famous for its scenic views and its expensive jewelry shops. I walked over there with a couple of the ladies from the group who wanted to see it too. We took some pictures and did some window shopping (nothing I could afford, of course!). After this, we walked up the street to the Piazza della Repubblica and stopped for an early outdoor lunch. We sat and talked for a good while after lunch and just had a good time. Then, it was off to our meeting point for the bus. ... read more

Ah Venezia....my favourite place the last time I came to Italy and pretty close the second time also! I don't know what it is about this place, it's certainly not the millions of pigeons in St Marks Square, the American tourists or the exorbinant prices... I think it's that Venezia has real class!! People dress up here and are stylish. It's easy to get around on foot and quieter than other large cities as there is no traffic. It's also the scenerey - getting lost in the little backstreets and finding gorgeous squares and buildings. It's also been warm and sunny here which makes it easier to love! I parted ways with Robyn & Dan for 24 hours when we arrived. We'd been together for almost 2 weeks so we thought it was best they ... read more

Hello all I"ve finally arrived in athens after a bit of a horrific trip. 3 missed flights and an overall delay of 10 hours....so lots of sitting around, lots of stress and not alot of sleep...and lost luggage...so now that that is over, hopefully my luggage will show up shortly and things can only get better. The hostel is very nice and if you are ever in athens definitely check out athens backpackers....great little place.... now i'm off on my next adventure of finding the bus station and getting to tragana where I will spend the next 2 months...weeee It will be nice to be in a "home" and out of this transtition mode.... that's all for now HIllary ... read more

Da ich gerade Zeit habe (das Z hab ich auf der Tastatur auch schon gefunden) werde ich mal kurz von meinen heutigen tAg berichten. Ich weiss ja nicht wann ich wieder ins netz komme. In Pamplona war es noch sehr neblig und diesig, auf den WEg nach Cizor Menor ist es nicht wirklich besser geworden. Geteerte Wege haben sich mit Feldwegen und matschigen Wegerln abgewechselt. Mitten auf der ersten Anhoehe ist mir beim Rucksack ablegen mein Verschluss fuer meine Trinkflasche abgehauen, ein netter Pilger hat mir suchen geholfen. Er (Spanier) ist schon 3 unterschiedliche HJakobs-Wege gegangen, jedesmal einen anderen. Auf der schwierigsten Stelle uaf dem Berg waren die Wege so matschig das man fast komplett versunken ist. ICh habe einer Spanierin meinen Stock geliehen weil sie die Steile Stelle nur zittrig gehen konnte. Leider bin ... read more

Greetings from Munich! I just arrived at 10:30 today, 4:30a.m. your time. I haven't done too much besides walk around the downtown core yet, because I was busy sleeping after the flight! I did meet some cool people already, one from Munich and an Aussie. My first real stop is in Venice, so I'll have more to talk about once I get started on my tour. As promised, here's my basic itinerary: June 10 - departure June 11 - arrival in Munich June 12-14 - Venice June 15-17 - Rome June 18 - Florence June 19-20 - La Spezia June 21-23 - Nice June 24-26 - Lauterbrunnen June 27-29 - Munich June 30 to July 28 - Vienna (exchange program) July 29 - departure from Vienna & arrival in Ottawa Here's a basic breakdown of how ... read more