December 2008
9 posts
Munich
3 days ago we arrived in Munich via bus. The only things I knew about Munich were that they held Ocktoberfest in October and that it’s home to a really large science and technology museum. I was also hoping to catch a soccer match here but it’s now the middle of the off season so the season is suspended till mid-January. Our last hope is probably Spain since tickets to matches...
Berlin
So we’ve been in Berlin for about 2 days now. Yesterday we visited Altes Museum, the Berlin Cathedral, and some empty ground where a palace used to be… The Museum was showing alot of ancient artifacts and some Egyptian stuff that they stole during an expedition. The Berlin Cathedral was meant to be comparable to St. Peters Basillica but I think it was not quite as impressive. When you...
End of tour...
So the tour has ended now and we’re back in London for about half a day before we leave for Berlin. It was a bit sad watching everyone leave after you’ve been living on a bus together for the last 18 days. I was hoping to watch Les Miserables with some of the people from the tour while some of them are still here, but the flight to Berlin leaves at 6:35PM and the show starts at...
In Prague
I’m in Prague now and contrary to my expectations, everything is not really that cheap… In fact, most things are actually the same price as in other parts of Europe. There are plenty of Christmas markets around here too, just like in Salzburg. The Christmas markets are really good places to try tons of the local food. In Salzburg, we had some mulled wine, and a bunch of small cakes and...
In Austria
Since I last wrote, it seems as if a ton of things have happened,even though it’s only been 5 days. It was raining almost our entire stay there and I picked up a cold (which has since disappeared). Florence was really nice and the food was amazing. I shared a 1.2 kg Florentine Beef Steak with some other peeps from the tour. It’s easily the best steak I’ve had ever! Marcus...
An update from Italy.
So we’re chilling in Florence right now and we finally found a cheap internet place and some time to write an update. Alot has happened since I last checked in so I’ll try to cover as much as I can remember. After a day of shopping in Singapore I flew to London on the 27th and immediatly went to St Pancras Station to catch the Eurostar train to Paris so I could meet the tour group at...