Laughs, giggles and morbid facts
Time for another update i guess, so here goes
STOP 4
VENICE
prehaps the most expensive city in europe (not kidding here people). We arrived by train and had a tentbooked at a campsite just outside of venice. because we were camping it was naturally raining but that didnt stop us and we made it. To our plesent suprise we were upgraded to a small cabin and had 2 nights of good sleeping. Venice itself is very nice if built like a maze. got lost SO many times you would not believe. nota lot to do and one day was all we needed to see the whole place. St. Marco's square (it aint square) was lovely with sceneic views over the water....or a least the 2 minutes of that view we had were awesome until a cruise liner parked in it. typical but oh well :)
The camp site was fun with lots of interesting people and the nights were spent...well drinking lots of beer and swimmng in the pool with 4 american girls. WIN!!!
STOP 5 - BERLIN!!!!
By far the coolest city on earth!!! i could live here tomorrow no problem. there is a lot too see in the city and we spent 4 days there partying and having a blast. The first day we plodded around to see what was around and generally what there was to do, we found a bar and enjoyed german beer :) ahhh bliss. the next day we did a walking tour of the city and were taken around to the berlin wall, check point charlie, all the surviving nazi buildings and Hitlers final bunker and the place were he and his wife's bodies were burnt by his closest aids.
The funny thing about check point charlie is that there are several men dressed in military uniforms avalible to take photos with (for a small fee) around the site. the men are strippers for a company that got the contract for the job..hehe. got to love the respect
The other interesting fact that we learnt is about the momument to the murdered jews of europe. a touchy point in its own right but what makes it special for me is the anti graffiti paint on the monument. Its made by the same company that made the gas for the gas chambers during the war....i know right....did you guys in the goverment not read your files or are you really that dumb :p (i did laugh my butt of when i heard this but i am a bit morbid)
The next day we just chilled with a friend of liams and didnt see much except the bottom of beer glasses. a good day really but as we went to a concentration camp the next day for another walking tour we needed it. i wont say much about the sachsenburg concentration camp but it was a odd place and although i wasnt sad it was a depressing place (funny that).
STOP 6 - INTERLARKEN (switzerland)
I have been here before a few years ago as i have family here. One of the most stunning place in europe. a small town set in a between two giant lakes in a valley surrounded by mountains. there was even snow on the jungfrau mountain (tallest one in europe). just stunning....
we hiked the first day and partied the next as it was Liam's birthday. you can do every kind of extreme sport here but it all cost so we did none...um...yeah i know, sucks huh? well i did get to catch up with family and just relaxed for several days. cant ask for more
okay i am bored of writing again so if you want more descriptions, ask :)
STOP 4
VENICE
prehaps the most expensive city in europe (not kidding here people). We arrived by train and had a tentbooked at a campsite just outside of venice. because we were camping it was naturally raining but that didnt stop us and we made it. To our plesent suprise we were upgraded to a small cabin and had 2 nights of good sleeping. Venice itself is very nice if built like a maze. got lost SO many times you would not believe. nota lot to do and one day was all we needed to see the whole place. St. Marco's square (it aint square) was lovely with sceneic views over the water....or a least the 2 minutes of that view we had were awesome until a cruise liner parked in it. typical but oh well :)
The camp site was fun with lots of interesting people and the nights were spent...well drinking lots of beer and swimmng in the pool with 4 american girls. WIN!!!
STOP 5 - BERLIN!!!!
By far the coolest city on earth!!! i could live here tomorrow no problem. there is a lot too see in the city and we spent 4 days there partying and having a blast. The first day we plodded around to see what was around and generally what there was to do, we found a bar and enjoyed german beer :) ahhh bliss. the next day we did a walking tour of the city and were taken around to the berlin wall, check point charlie, all the surviving nazi buildings and Hitlers final bunker and the place were he and his wife's bodies were burnt by his closest aids.
The funny thing about check point charlie is that there are several men dressed in military uniforms avalible to take photos with (for a small fee) around the site. the men are strippers for a company that got the contract for the job..hehe. got to love the respect
The other interesting fact that we learnt is about the momument to the murdered jews of europe. a touchy point in its own right but what makes it special for me is the anti graffiti paint on the monument. Its made by the same company that made the gas for the gas chambers during the war....i know right....did you guys in the goverment not read your files or are you really that dumb :p (i did laugh my butt of when i heard this but i am a bit morbid)
The next day we just chilled with a friend of liams and didnt see much except the bottom of beer glasses. a good day really but as we went to a concentration camp the next day for another walking tour we needed it. i wont say much about the sachsenburg concentration camp but it was a odd place and although i wasnt sad it was a depressing place (funny that).
STOP 6 - INTERLARKEN (switzerland)
I have been here before a few years ago as i have family here. One of the most stunning place in europe. a small town set in a between two giant lakes in a valley surrounded by mountains. there was even snow on the jungfrau mountain (tallest one in europe). just stunning....
we hiked the first day and partied the next as it was Liam's birthday. you can do every kind of extreme sport here but it all cost so we did none...um...yeah i know, sucks huh? well i did get to catch up with family and just relaxed for several days. cant ask for more
okay i am bored of writing again so if you want more descriptions, ask :)