...Apart from the heavy road tolls, it was quite nice.
We were leaving Italy going through Switzerland to get to France when we were stopped by Swiss boarder patrols. They were right ass-holes. It was the first European boarder that there was any guards! and they sucked. Very rude and abrubt. After that we went through Geneva, Which is lovely, we only stayed for an hour or so on our way through. We would both really like to go to Switzerland, but fly there and save the hassle!
We stayed in a little place called Saint-Genis-Pouilly, just over the boarder. It was very quiet. there were 2 shops nearby, 1 was Intermarche and the other was INTERSPORT. Because we were in France i think the air must have been funny because Clare bought some rollerblades! SO now i am a skateboarder with a rollerblading girlfriend! oh well, at least she can film me do skateboarding runs now!!! (that was the real motivation behind buying them!).
So, after 2 nights and loads of rollerblading fun...we ventured down to the coast to Marseille. It was hot! And our hotel was themed like a Boat, well it had stained carpets and water marks, i think they just added the odd life belt and bit of rope here and there! It was ok. We didn't really see much of the town, we spent all our time down the beach and at The BOWLS, (a very famous skateboarding spot) and what we did see we really liked, so possably go back one day? maybe.
Overall France, and a bit of switzerland were nice, but we didnt go to nice. haha
Clare should not let me write these, but we are not making a video of this because it would be just skateboarding and rollerblading! Well, i will make a short clip of Clare learning to rollerblade, but it wont be very funny because she hasn't fallen over....YET!
bye for now...
done....
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Italia
Italy. Well....Florence, Pisa and Genoa...
Florence was a nice little place, we had a fantastic view of the city from our campsite. It was full of stalls, statues and street proformers. However we did find it quite expensive as we ended up paying 12euros (about £10) for two SMALL ice-creams! We decided to leave a couple of days early and stay in Genoa for a couple of nights. We stopped of in Pisa to see the leaning tower, which Luke was quite dissapoined with as it was neither as big or as leaning as he had imagined.
Genoa was gorgeous, it's a Harbour town with lots of narrow winding streets. We found a Pirate ship in the Harbour which was open to visitors so we spent a couple of hours pretending to be pirates with Luke trying to work out the best way to comendeer the ship. We steyed in a luxuary 4* hotel that Luke booked, it was a nice change from the campsites and hostels that we are used to.
The weather has been very hot for the whole time we have been in italy with temperatures being around 35 degrees.
Florence was a nice little place, we had a fantastic view of the city from our campsite. It was full of stalls, statues and street proformers. However we did find it quite expensive as we ended up paying 12euros (about £10) for two SMALL ice-creams! We decided to leave a couple of days early and stay in Genoa for a couple of nights. We stopped of in Pisa to see the leaning tower, which Luke was quite dissapoined with as it was neither as big or as leaning as he had imagined.
Genoa was gorgeous, it's a Harbour town with lots of narrow winding streets. We found a Pirate ship in the Harbour which was open to visitors so we spent a couple of hours pretending to be pirates with Luke trying to work out the best way to comendeer the ship. We steyed in a luxuary 4* hotel that Luke booked, it was a nice change from the campsites and hostels that we are used to.
The weather has been very hot for the whole time we have been in italy with temperatures being around 35 degrees.
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Rome
Rome is gorgeous...
Its a very big city, the largest in the world apparently. We walked around about a quarter of it and coach tripped the rest. Its full of big beautiful buildings and fountains and LOADS of God stuff including the popes house. We visted all the main attractions such as the Vatican, the Spanish steps and the Colossuem. The campsite was very nice, it had two bars, a swimming pool, a shop and restaurent and they ran shuttle buses into the city centre every hour which we used.
Its a very big city, the largest in the world apparently. We walked around about a quarter of it and coach tripped the rest. Its full of big beautiful buildings and fountains and LOADS of God stuff including the popes house. We visted all the main attractions such as the Vatican, the Spanish steps and the Colossuem. The campsite was very nice, it had two bars, a swimming pool, a shop and restaurent and they ran shuttle buses into the city centre every hour which we used.
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Venice
Ve-Nice!!!
Venice was very nice, it had some proper nice things to see, which we did in a day! The pigeons were very friendly and we found a Nice American!!! Clare fell in love with the venitian masks so we got her 2! The weather was good, then bad then Very good for the last day which we spent chillin by the pool all day! The campsite was nice, and we stayed in a bungalow- with air con and fridge etc! plush!
Overall Venice was relaxed, fun and HOT! Ve(ry)nice!
Venice was very nice, it had some proper nice things to see, which we did in a day! The pigeons were very friendly and we found a Nice American!!! Clare fell in love with the venitian masks so we got her 2! The weather was good, then bad then Very good for the last day which we spent chillin by the pool all day! The campsite was nice, and we stayed in a bungalow- with air con and fridge etc! plush!
Overall Venice was relaxed, fun and HOT! Ve(ry)nice!
Sunday, 13 July 2008
BLED
in Sloveia...
a beautiful place, the scenery is similar to Austria with some very impressive mountains. We met my Mum and Dad there and stopped with them for 4 nights. For the first couple of days we explored the areas around bled which were full of waterfalls and lakes with some lovely views. We found a 12m bridge that Luke decided to jump off. We had some really good food and even some Bled cake, Jayne and Steve enjoyed the local red wines, whilst I had some "vodka jus, please?".
On our last day we went down to Lake Bled with a Picnic and spent the day sunbathing, swimming in the lake (which was thermal so quite warm), row boating and tobogganing.
Overall we had a lovely few days with the parents and would love to go back to do one of the many extreme sport activities!!
a beautiful place, the scenery is similar to Austria with some very impressive mountains. We met my Mum and Dad there and stopped with them for 4 nights. For the first couple of days we explored the areas around bled which were full of waterfalls and lakes with some lovely views. We found a 12m bridge that Luke decided to jump off. We had some really good food and even some Bled cake, Jayne and Steve enjoyed the local red wines, whilst I had some "vodka jus, please?".
On our last day we went down to Lake Bled with a Picnic and spent the day sunbathing, swimming in the lake (which was thermal so quite warm), row boating and tobogganing.
Overall we had a lovely few days with the parents and would love to go back to do one of the many extreme sport activities!!
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Vienna
Vienna...
a very big place. We were only here for 2 days so we didn't even make it round half of the city. The bits we did see were full of shops, street performers, nice buildings and an amusment park. It rained the first day so we decided to go on a boat ride on an underground lake 60m below the ground. It was once a mine and used by the Germans to make the first jet fighter planes. Luke found a new favorite beer here, called Ottakringer. Its much better than Budapest!
Overall we both really enjoyed Vienna and would probably come back again to see the rest of the city and surrounding towns as we LOVE Austria!!!
a very big place. We were only here for 2 days so we didn't even make it round half of the city. The bits we did see were full of shops, street performers, nice buildings and an amusment park. It rained the first day so we decided to go on a boat ride on an underground lake 60m below the ground. It was once a mine and used by the Germans to make the first jet fighter planes. Luke found a new favorite beer here, called Ottakringer. Its much better than Budapest!
Overall we both really enjoyed Vienna and would probably come back again to see the rest of the city and surrounding towns as we LOVE Austria!!!
Saturday, 5 July 2008
Budapest
Budapest...
Well, we both had ideas of what to expect, A beautiful city, historic stuff nice people, cheap parking........Oh No, not at all. The city is quite beutiful wih some nice architecture on both sides, Buda had some nice old buildings and the thermal baths, which were sooooo hot and very enjoyable. Pest had the modern shopping, the touristy areas and a park that was built for skating, with a shallow pool in the middle to dip your feet in after a hard skate or a long walk around the city. But as for nice people....they were the rudest we have met so far on our travels, not only did they stare, but they were impolite, didn't achknowledge us half the time and we even got shouted at on a couple of occasions. I dont think they liked English people. The only nice person we met was a Hari Krishna who thought we were German and Luke met a friendly skater called David who dissapeared when the park guards came to stop us skating. When it comes to the parking, the only places to park were on the street, where the car had to be moved every 3 hours or a car park which charged £120 if you stay longer than half a day! so we just left it there for the 4 days!
Overall Budapest was a bit of a dissapointment, so we are going back to Austria for a bit, to see what Vienna is like!
Well, we both had ideas of what to expect, A beautiful city, historic stuff nice people, cheap parking........Oh No, not at all. The city is quite beutiful wih some nice architecture on both sides, Buda had some nice old buildings and the thermal baths, which were sooooo hot and very enjoyable. Pest had the modern shopping, the touristy areas and a park that was built for skating, with a shallow pool in the middle to dip your feet in after a hard skate or a long walk around the city. But as for nice people....they were the rudest we have met so far on our travels, not only did they stare, but they were impolite, didn't achknowledge us half the time and we even got shouted at on a couple of occasions. I dont think they liked English people. The only nice person we met was a Hari Krishna who thought we were German and Luke met a friendly skater called David who dissapeared when the park guards came to stop us skating. When it comes to the parking, the only places to park were on the street, where the car had to be moved every 3 hours or a car park which charged £120 if you stay longer than half a day! so we just left it there for the 4 days!
Overall Budapest was a bit of a dissapointment, so we are going back to Austria for a bit, to see what Vienna is like!
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Austria
AUSTRIA...
is a beautiful place. Very different from the busy cities we have been to so far. Our hotel was in the middle of the countryside surrounded by mountains, lakes and millions of trees. It's the nicest place we have stayed in, the staff were lovely, the rooms were big and the food was very good. The guy who ran the hotel also organised canyoning trips so we decided to do it. It involved swimming thru cold water, climbing over rocks and jumping down mini waterfalls (the biggest was 8m) at the bottom of a massive canyon for 3 hours, looking gorgeous in our wetsuits and helmets. We ached massively the next day!!
We also went to an ice cave at the top of the biggest mountain. we went on a 40 min "comfortable hike" as they liked to call it (IT WAS NOT) and a cable car to get there. It was freezing inside, but the ice was amazin. Massive sculptures had formed from where the water had frozed, some of it was over a thousand years old. We walked 1km in to the cave which was 43km long overall and pitch black (we were given lanterns)and up 1400 steps but it was worth it!
Overall we loved Austria and will be very sad to leave.
is a beautiful place. Very different from the busy cities we have been to so far. Our hotel was in the middle of the countryside surrounded by mountains, lakes and millions of trees. It's the nicest place we have stayed in, the staff were lovely, the rooms were big and the food was very good. The guy who ran the hotel also organised canyoning trips so we decided to do it. It involved swimming thru cold water, climbing over rocks and jumping down mini waterfalls (the biggest was 8m) at the bottom of a massive canyon for 3 hours, looking gorgeous in our wetsuits and helmets. We ached massively the next day!!
We also went to an ice cave at the top of the biggest mountain. we went on a 40 min "comfortable hike" as they liked to call it (IT WAS NOT) and a cable car to get there. It was freezing inside, but the ice was amazin. Massive sculptures had formed from where the water had frozed, some of it was over a thousand years old. We walked 1km in to the cave which was 43km long overall and pitch black (we were given lanterns)and up 1400 steps but it was worth it!
Overall we loved Austria and will be very sad to leave.
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