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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London May 12th 2007

To prove that I do actually do some things in London, here are some pics of random fun times in London. ... read more
Cricket at sunset on the barge
Yi-hah
Watching the London marathon

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris May 12th 2007

Giverny: A Day at Monet Headquarters The day was planned out pretty well - almost. Bob got up at 5 AM!!! I think he’s the type of man who needs to have “chill” mornings, not just get up and go. So he had his coffee and read his online news while Tita Lut and I stayed in bed until it was our turn to get ready. We met Leroy and Melissa at 8 AM at Metro Villiers. It was a short ride to Saint-Lazare to connect to the train toward Rouen. The train ride itself went pretty fast considering it was just 45 minutes. I guess we were all still wide awake and energized, so we talked a lot…believe me the other way around was not the same. The train dropped us of at Vernon. From ... read more
In Monet's garden
Let's go see Claude Monet
B.F.F.

Europe » Russia May 12th 2007

Hello all! A few months ago I heard: "I'm going to Russia". Impulsivelly, I immediatelly announced: "I am going too!". Tickets bought quickly, a bargain flying out of Gainesville to Atlanta, and from there directly to Moscow. Just couldn't let the opportunity go by, even when Russia hadn't been on my destination list. Lots has happened since the day I decided to take a peek at Russia, and despite not being on my usual "exciting exploratory mood", here I go. I dedicate this trip to my Dad and hope he will be well enough for me to share this blog and journey with. Talk to you soon, hopefully.... I will be taking a plane within Russia, on what I have heard to be "unregulated sky". Patricia... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg May 12th 2007

I wish I had something deep and thoughtful to write at the moment, but my time in the cafe is about up. It took a while to figure out the system and upload the note I wrote last night on the laptop. Since that note was so negative, I thought I should at least reflect on things after a full night's sleep. After 11 hours of sleep I woke to a very typical European travel breakfast and a bus tour of historical St. Petersburg. While certainly Eastern European in style and design, it is a beautiful old city with much to offer the adventerous. After the bus tour several of set out on our own and I now have 100 photos of the sights. Hopefully I can write more offline and bring it back here with ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » London City May 12th 2007

Well, we finally made it. After years of anticipation, we finally find ourselves in the old dart. Pints and football ... curry and Tesco .... so far, living in Whitechapel just off Brick Lane has been a great experience. Not too many Aussie accents, though, not too many English accents either. It's a melting pot, mostly sub continental (Bangaladeshi) which made us feel right at home after Asia. It was a long, horrible flight from Bangkok, so we arrive tired and little grumpy, and found a little harrassment from 'survey' people. Andrea was in no condition to answer questions and told the guy to piss off, and he did! Which was a welcome change fro two months in Asia. Not very persistent, but very polite! Though, we nearly saw a massive CHAV beat the hell ... read more
Tower Bridge
The Tower of London
The girls

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon May 12th 2007

So, I flew out of London at about 1,45 it takes a while to get through the check in at Heathrow, so for all of you out there that are traveling make extra time getting out of Heathrow. The flight to Lisbon is about 2 hours and 20 mins and surprisingly went fast that could have been because I slept most of the way. I also talked to a Girl from New Zealand which was cool. I was neat cause there was a slight meal aboard it was a hot sandwich with pork and Patae. It also came with some Mango mousse which was very good. So upon landing I hit the info both and proceeded to the hostel, The Lisbon Lounge Hostel. It turned out I went to the old location and had to walk ... read more


Hello all. Ok--to set matters straight to anyone wondering, Angie's paperwork to get out of the army is INCREDIBLY messed up right now. It's not affecting the trip like we thought it would (luckily they are not trying to make her leave the country now) but it's still messed up. Now, she's in a position called "stoploss" where her company is not allowed to go anywhere because they might get deployed. Even though she's techincally supposed to be out now, her name somehow got on the roster for the stoploss, so it's messed up her paperwork. Just to get her out of the stoploss now will take 2-3 weeks because she's going National Guard, so they can't keep her. In the meantime, until we can both get some special type of pass Monday morning, her ... read more
Rustic German House

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cambridgeshire May 12th 2007

Weather Report Started quite bright then gloomy with occasional showers. Sunny from mid-afternoon. First part of the day achieved that which I had planned then things went a little awry. Visited the only two settlements in the area to which I had not given my favour including the delightful church at Thriplow. Moved on to the RSPB reserve and once the rain stopped set-off on the circular nature trail which included a number of bird hides. Failed to see the Marsh Harrier that the warden told me about but had an enjoyable and relaxing wander around a this wild area. When I arrived at my next stop - Wimpole Hall - I could find neither mobile ‘phone nor wallet. Emptied the car and rucksack to no avail. Went back to Thriplow - no sign of ... read more

Europe » Portugal May 12th 2007

After 24 days travelling covering 2,800 miles we reached the point of the trip furthest from home today when we arrived at Sagres, the Algarve town situated in the south west corner of Portugal. From now on we shall generally be moving east and north.... read more

Europe May 12th 2007

London- Cambridgecrisadrian As part of our 'get to know your backyard' month we decided to add another famous place, yet an unknown place to us, Cambridge to our list. Oxford and Cambridge have a bitter rivalry that goes back for centuries to the point that Oxford is referred to as 'the other place' within Cambridge. Everyone we spoke to assured us that Cambridge was better than Oxford.....so we were selected to be the ultimate jury to decide a winner. Our jury was made up of 4 members who have been selected from all of England for this role filled with honour and prestige......these 4 people also happen to be friends. So Nathaly, Stefania, Cris and yours truly decided to meet at Kings Cross Station at 10.00am sharp! Of course as our last trip to Oxford was ... read more
The first main courtyard..
The Central Fountain....and us
The jury infront of Newtons Window at the rear




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