Blogs from Europe - page 11915

Once again I was up early taking “Chet”, my German Shepherd Dog out for a walk before I headed off for the day on the bike. Today was the Bike Safe course that I’d booked onto quite a while since and something that I’d been looking forward to. The course was run by the South Yorkshire Police and was to commence at 8-am sharp from the SY police workshops at Chapletown near Sheffield and was to finish at 5-pm later that day at the operations centre at Catcliffe, Sheffield, the place where the Egg Run started from a couple of months since. I was one of the first to arrive with the others students and police motorcyclists arriving soon after me including one officer on new police Honda Fireblade. The theory lasted about 2-hours and ... read more

Harrods: Personally, I feel this is the only department store in London that is worth going to. First, this store is huge! The first time I went to Harrods, I got lost for about 5 hours. My friends and I did not have cell phones at the time and each floor has multiple wings. Second, the building is very old and there is so much history in the store. I felt like I was going back in time. Combine that feeling along with the best luxury fashion and you have a WINNER! All of the department stores really don't influence London fashion. Like the US, these stores are massive and really sell the latest trends that will guarantee the store a profit. Other well known stores around London: 1. Debenhams 2. Marks and Spencer’s 3. ... read more

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After a few months of working we decided that it was time to get out and about so Triona and I along with some of our workmates headed down to the Gower Peninsula a national park area about an hours drive from Cardiff. We spent the day here and it was really nice although I think in Australia we are spoilt for beaches. ... read more

Leah and I didn’t think Bern would have that much to offer, but we both fell in love with it instantly! We were so intrigued by our bus journey to our hostel, we just wanted to get out and explore this beautiful and quaint city! Our hostel was located just beside the River Aare - what a way to enter the old city! The aqua river was lined with large trees and old Swiss houses, and lead us to the cobbled-stoned streets of central Bern. Leah and I felt like we really had gone back in time, as if nothing had changed here in over 100 years. Large grand flags lined the main street and we soon came across the Zytglogge, the clocktower from 1530 which was once a city gate - we even managed to ... read more