Blogs from Europe - page 11906

Thank goodness it cools down in the evenings in Madrid. It was 28 degrees with a breeze last night at around 10:30, and if you can believe it that felt refreshing. Sheila and Aron decided they'd best play like the locals so after their afternoon tapas, wandered the city for a while (note we should have been siesta'ing but never made it). At around 10:30 started looking for dinner, and it took us until 11:30 to find an empty seat somewhere. Ate a meat and cheese platter (Aron ate most of a pig, Spanish style I believe) and then shared a salad. So much cheese, so much meat. So few veggies. The salad had a minimal amount of lettuce and greens, loaded with mozza (whole strips of bocconcinni), blue cheese, proscuitto, and the like. Need ... read more

school trip to Paris  Europe » France » Centre » Bourges By paris and robMay 18th 2007paris and rob:)... read more

I've decided to spend most of the day in Dublin, as the sun is shining (at least temporarily), and I can see a few more sights, and maybe get some photos taken. I get myself packed, and then decide on a hot breakfast (haven't had much to eat for the last few days, so a bit peckish). the €9.50 for Irish breaky is sounding like the solution. Discovered a whole new section of the hotel. My room is 100' from the train line. I don't think this side is anywhere near that. The breakfast was quite good, lots to choose from, and it's hot. Something interesting in the mix. Black & White Pudding. They look like flattened muffins. Some dark, some light in colour. I know better than to put things in my mouth, without ... read more

A viagem começou algo atribulada. Na noite anterior, estávamos a fazer a mala (uma malona de 30 Kg), quando reparei que a RyanAir só aceitava uma mala de 15 Kgs por pessoa e que não dividia o peso de uma mala pelo número de passageiros. Ou seja, se levássemos a nossa mala de 30 Kgs, provavelmente iríamos pagar cerca de 100 € de multa (8€ por cada quilo a mais). Vai daí, toca de separar tudo em malas mais pequenas, o que resultou em 3 malas. A chegada ao aeroporto foi outra aventura: tinhamos pensado ir de metro, a partir da Casa da Música (Porto), mas nunca tinhamos andado de metro no Porto e chegámos à conclusão que mais valia não o ter feito. Aquilo chama-se metro, mas tem mais a ver com um eléctrico, ... read more

We took a tram (didn't pay because we didn't know how to) to National Archaeological Museum. Today is National Museum Day. Good news is that entrance was free!!, but bad news is, the whole place is crowded with school kids.... The Acropolis is under major restoration and plus the crowd, there's simply no way to get a decent photo of the Parthenon without scaffolding structures and people. No matter what, we've seen the REAL thing.. :)... read more