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Originally posted 15/08/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The other full day in Krakow we spent out in the countryside. We saw Auschwitz in the morning - both Camp I and Berkenau, and then in

Originally posted 13/08/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Krakow - The city that sounds like a gunshot. In English, anyway; the Polish pronounce it more like 'Krah-kuv', with a roll on the r and the

Originally posted 07/08/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Headed to Munich after Amsterdam, stayed at Sam's place and did a bit of sightseeing. * First full day in Munich we went for a wander around Olympiapark,

Originally posted 04/08/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amsterdam was pretty friggin interesting, the drug/sex culture was fascinating. Weed * So in Amsterdam, weed is legal. Well, not really. It's decriminalised, but otherwise illegal. It's

Originally posted 01/08/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finished up contiki and headed to Amsterdam the next day. * My grandfather is Dutch, but it never really factored into my childhood. I'm seeing it more now

Originally posted 29/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today was spent exploring Budapest, we had a tour in the morning, went and visited a ruin bar at lunch, and finished off the day (and the

Originally posted 28/07/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Travelled from Vienna, stopped over in Bratislava, Slovakia for lunch and arrived in Budapest that night. * Before I came here, these two videos were the extent of

Originally posted 27/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The only full day in Vienna ('Wien') today so we had quite a busy one. We did a brief walking tour of the city, stopped into the

Originally posted 26/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We spent most of today travelling, stopped over at Kutna Hora for lunch and to see the bone church, which is every bit as cool (and creepy)

Originally posted 25/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We managed to fit in a bike tour of Prague for most of the morning, and tripped out to see a nuclear bunker in the afternoon. * First

Originally posted 24/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First full day in Prague - Walked around the city in the morning, took a boat cruise down the Moldau for lunch, a 'Traditional Czech Evening' for

Originally posted 23/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We travelled from Berlin to Prague today, stopping by in Dresden for lunch, going to the Black Light Theatre after dinner and then hitting the clubs. * We

Originally posted 22/07/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pretty busy day today - Walked around Berlin for 3-4 hours this morning on a tour, checked out the DDR Museum and then had a night in

Originally posted 21/07/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hectic day and running on about 3-4 hrs sleep. We visited Sachsenhausen concentration camp in the morning, I met Sam in the afternoon, then had dinner at

Originally posted 17/07/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've decided that now might be a good time in my life to start a blog. I'm heading off on exchange to Lyon, France for six months,