Blogs from Europe - page 12074

So, how have you been? I’ve been away from my blog, I know ... One of my 2007 resolutions was ‘to make more time to myself and my friends,’ thus I wont be updating my blog every month, but I’ll have time to go for a coffee in the weekend (just send me an email) ;-) 2007 started among friends (excellent!) with Raclette (the national dish of Switzerland, after fondue of course …), coffee and home-made ‘olliebollen’ in peaceful Lausanne. The highlight of January/February was Rotterdam’s International Film Festival. The movie I wont forget is ‘The Scream of the Ants,’ a movie about differences, beliefs, and about how our view of the world can make it easy/difficult to cope with it (made in Iran, with the plot in India). I was in Paris in February and ... read more

UntitledBen lands in London!!!!!!! Wow, what a great city. Unfortunately, until this point most of the pubs have been shut as it's been Easter Sunday and Monday! Blasphemous!!!!!! Ben needs vitamin B. But what a great city, i'm very impressed, like Sydney but with more history and more to see. Today I went on an open roof bus ride round the city, the Imperial War Museum, Big Ben (of course), and Westminster Abbey. Most amusing is that Charles Darwin is buried in the church there which I found suprising, apparently the queen ordered it. Fantastic building though. Also went on a Jack the Ripper walking tour tonight, saw the sights of most of the murders, great. Well a cruise on the Thames tomorrow and then I think I'll explore the Natural History Museum afterward, and Tower ... read more

Our last day saw us finish off the other 2 loops of our open bus tour. We waited for the bus in one of the petanque gardens outside Hotel Invalides (Napoleons grave and military hospital) and found out that that is where many a battle had taken place as that was where the defence line was. It was interesting cruising around the streets into more residential areas to see where people lived and to also see some of the newer modern architecture of the CBD etc. We went passed the National Library, which is 4 buildings, one on each corner, and are built to look like open books. We hopped off in Bastille again and went to a French pub where we finally got to have the delicacy of Frogs Legs. They tasted like sweet ... read more

Le Cyclisme Part 2 Europe » Belgium » Brussels By SwestApril 9th 2007 Hi all... Finally I've found a wireless internet provider to hook into... the modern world amazes me sometimes! So... I thought it was time for me to upload some photo's. I will upload a few pics from yesterday... though the few piece de resistance shots will be left out (as they become freely available on the internet when they are published here). We are spending today filing stories for radio back home.... and will be heading to Paaschendale over the next two days, where I have an interview with the head of the Australian War Graves Commission. Now that I know where I can get wireless internet... I will be in touch ag... read more

Dublin Photos Europe » Portugal » porto By Amanda MApril 9th 2007 Here are some photos I took in Dublin that I didn't get a chance to post. Enjoy!! Also, some interesting notes from the Guinness tour: - Nigeria drinks more Guinness than the US and Canada combined - Because of the levels of iron, magnesium, etc. in Guinness, it used to be advertised as "good for you" and "Guinness for strength" ... they actually used to give Guinness to blood donors (a pint of Guinness for a pint of blood) and to new mothers after giving birth to replenish nutrients in the body - Guinness' symbol is a harp, and when Ireland decided to use a harp as its national symbol, it told Guinness it would h... read more