Blogs from Europe - page 14117

Hey all, I survived the massively rainy UK. Well, mostly it was Scotland. I met up with a friend, Steve, in Switzerland on the 24th and we flew to London for a one day stopover. It's amazing what you can see in one day. After we flew to Edinburgh, and ended up on an amazing hop on-hop off bus tour through the highlands. I love Scotland, despite the crazy weather. I've been lucky too, and have eaten decent food from the pubs. Other people haven't been as lucky :) Steve and I parted ways in Fort William, which is next to Ben Nevis, the big mountain in Scotland. I spent another night there doing some small hikes and walks, and then went on to Oban. Oban is a really cute little town, I recommend it. I ... read more

So we are in the U.K so it rained today. It was ok. Yesterday we arrived in Oxford, after taking the Chunnel and chaning trains in London. We met up with Jen had a beer at a pub. It was fun. Today Alex and I had an English breakfast: baked beans, cooked tomatoes, potates, bacon and sausage and an egg, plus toast and fruit. It three oclock, we have not eaten since, except these free crackers we got at the station, not recommended.We then headed off to London. We walked through Hyde Park,saw the Diana memorial, very boring, looked like a big wadding pool, saw rotten row and people riding on it, saw the changing of the guard, accidently and St James's palace. We also saw Buckingham Palace and Big Ben as well as Westminister Abbey. ... read more

It happened so quickly. I'm flying home tomorrow, mixed sadness and anticipation. I love Rome - it's noisy and crowded and hot, but I love it. But, I miss my family too. I'm plotting ways to get us all here for a year so that we can explore the city and surroundings at a leisurely pace..... The day before yesterday we hurt ourselves by staying out for 14 hours and walking for probably 12 of them. In the blistering heat. We went to see if we could get into the Vatican Museums and see, especially, the Sistine Chapel. Once again, the lineup was a good 2 hours long, so we decided to do something else. First of all, though, we had coffee and a pastry to fortify ourselves for the day. This time, we chose the ... read more

I have added some pictures from Paris and Amsterdam to the gallery. Be sure to check them out.... read more

In the last week of April I was driving listening to the radio in Ireland. A garden expert was talking about some strange garden in Amsterdam, Netherlands called Guekenhof (Keukenhof). He extolled it dearly. It was May bank holliday weekend, I had not other plans. So I packed up my bags and went to visit Keukenhof. Flew by Rayan airways to Eindovan airport. Unfortunately 31st of april is Queens day and the whole of Netherland goes crazy, celebrating their queen. That means 3 hours extra wait in the bus stand for the Amsterdam connection ! while in the airport met this wonderful Korean girl Mira. Such a pleasant and lovely girl who really captured my goodness. She was a backpacer and just like any other backpacker - she was travelling on shoe string budget. During the ... read more