Blogs from Europe - page 11919

May 12 my friend & I left Pittsburgh and joined a tour group with Cosmos. We booked it in December. We started off in Frankfurt, Germany then off to Berlin for 2 nights, 2 nights in Warsaw, Poland and 2 in Krakow. Our bus only drove through the country of Slovakia; then 2 nights in Budapest, one night in Vienna, 2 in Prague, one in Munich and our last night in Frankfurt. 5 countries and 14 days to see it may seem like not enough time, but I feel that we saw the highlights. I have already done 2 tours with Globus and it is nice not to have to drag your luggage around and having someone else do the driving while enjoying the sights of the countryside. All of the breakfasts were included as well ... read more

We have now been traveling for exactly one month.. Crazy eh? We arrived in Barcelona yesterday morning and it is sooo beautiful. The weather is pretty much perfect and our hostel is awesome as well. Not as cool as the last one, but I think that one will be hard to beat. We had to take a night train from Seville which actually wasn´t as bad as we thought it was going to be. We got to sleep in one of those cabins with the bunk beds in them.. Haha the beds were more comfortable than some of our hostel beds. Oh I forgot.. So when we were about ready to get on the train, we got cut off and stuck behind 2 110 year old ladies... No joke. 110. We were headed down the escalator ... read more

Its lunch time Sunday and I’m back in London, the weather here has been mixed since I arrived back last Friday, showers in between bursts of sunshine however today its taken a turn back to winter . I had an amazing time in Spain developed new friendships and am so glad that I decided to come over here if initially studying Spanish each day was a little difficult. My limited vocabulary was my weakness during that first week in the language school yet it’s amazing how rapidly it developed mixing with both Spaniards and my friends studying Spanish in the language school. I will now work hard to maintain my friendships and we have agreed to regularly email each other (in Spanish) to keep up the practice. Living in Madrid with both friends and a ... read more

Positano, the celebrity sighting capital of the world. Europe » Italy » Amalfi By michellemanireMay 12th 2007michelle manire So far, we've run into Frank Copolla, Captain Jack Sparrow, the Old Man in the Sea, Sylvester Stallone, & Valerie Bertinelli, to name a few. We signed a confidentiality agreement upon arrival to this tiny town out of respect for the privacy of the many celebrities we may come across. Statistics show that 1 out of 5 people surveyed here in Positano are celebrities. Perhaps that's why people keep asking for our autographs as they gaze in a questionable manner, forever wondering if we really are who we say we are....or someone else. ... read more

I finally made it to Belfast and to the hostel after the usual unguided lap of the city. Just when I thought that Dublin was good Belfast has snuck on in there. After arriving a little late into town I went in search of food, not wanting to dine on the finest kebebs that Belfast could offer the choice was down to KFC. Oh well it had to happen sooner or later. The hostel was conveniently located around the corner from the Golden Mile or one of Belfast's main pub strips. This was a handy distraction to have around the corner. After the usual menial tasks, it was time to venture out and see what Saturday night in Belfast had to offer. From first looks the bar looked good, all the Hens nights that didn't make ... read more