tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61445765449762575772024-02-21T01:09:10.501-08:00Jaded imagesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-51354805640319084572014-06-08T12:30:00.001-07:002014-06-08T12:41:51.996-07:00Russia, Belarus & PolandSo you know how I said some places you don't expect to be good turn out to be the best? <div>That is Russia for me, let me share many a tale with you about my experience in this fantastic country...</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFugF_fxGJdrsFUdVAZNcjzvCM-nsKelQ3kvANZivQrqO8Y_LWBa4fTbr5XP_jMPRKOwqqYh6m76OcGwUx-6PhFv7cTDae1RjzOFum11rr01rohmjyxqxp-p8f6lw1JRjov5wietEdVgo0/s640/blogger-image-641234413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFugF_fxGJdrsFUdVAZNcjzvCM-nsKelQ3kvANZivQrqO8Y_LWBa4fTbr5XP_jMPRKOwqqYh6m76OcGwUx-6PhFv7cTDae1RjzOFum11rr01rohmjyxqxp-p8f6lw1JRjov5wietEdVgo0/s640/blogger-image-641234413.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We have to cross the European and Russian border this morning, so our tour manager Mike decides to prepare us on what to expect in good old Russia. Here's a list of things he told us to immediately make me question why I booked this tour:</div><div><br></div><div>• crossing the border can take anywhere between 1 hour to the record of 18 hours </div><div>• when we approach the border we need to hide our valuables just in case the guards think iPods are "illegal"</div><div>• avoid talking to police because most of them are corrupt </div><div>• phones and wifi may not work in the whole country </div><div>• and that Russia is almost 30 years behind the rest of the world.</div><div><br></div><div>Great. </div><div>Sophie and I start to question why we're even going here and before we know it, we're crossing the border. </div><div>We make it through in record time and no iPods are missing - I feel like this is a good omen! </div><div>Our coach gets searched by a Russian guard and I've never heard the bus so quiet, but we are approved by Russian standards and make our way into st Petersburg! </div><div><br></div><div>When we get to our hotel we are surprised to have wifi and a flushing toilet, however when we turn the tap on the water comes out brown :/ </div><div>We have some classic chicken Kiev for dinner (a Russian specialty) and head to an Irish bar named Douglas to grab some beverages.</div><div>We actually had a really fun night!!</div><div><br></div><div>Day 2 -</div><div>This morning we have a guided tour around St Petersburg with the crazay fantastic Anna, a self proclaimed vodka-holic. </div><div>She takes us to St Isaacs cathedral, one of the few buildings that wasn't destroyed during WW2</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHnh5cGQ76ZV0WNDtxF3d6MJp_RrEX8PAAtnRfozvDxlzihQqp3XOLJlsw_Ok4CvXhMENoU4G4ZtwbKpq-EaBeeW1OlgMuUsYV5j6Ix43xYtNymxWiZffKTwrnWfVoId-NfV2Ym6_C8jv/s640/blogger-image-79758810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHnh5cGQ76ZV0WNDtxF3d6MJp_RrEX8PAAtnRfozvDxlzihQqp3XOLJlsw_Ok4CvXhMENoU4G4ZtwbKpq-EaBeeW1OlgMuUsYV5j6Ix43xYtNymxWiZffKTwrnWfVoId-NfV2Ym6_C8jv/s640/blogger-image-79758810.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We drove around the Neva river and stopped to stroke a lions head for goodluck </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRol-iaT70xhBOG8cPnCFA_qOhC_-19PDZnWWJjz9mSjInb-77cQlWs9uZR5fEXhH-xAIp96hbSEzf46KKoJLPpgEzbwsECuT60QD2FysJxbBFD0iOibiNF0uXCqGEIX5TTxDW9N_5DMB/s640/blogger-image-1396827064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRol-iaT70xhBOG8cPnCFA_qOhC_-19PDZnWWJjz9mSjInb-77cQlWs9uZR5fEXhH-xAIp96hbSEzf46KKoJLPpgEzbwsECuT60QD2FysJxbBFD0iOibiNF0uXCqGEIX5TTxDW9N_5DMB/s640/blogger-image-1396827064.jpg"></a></div></div>Everything seems to be goodluck to stroke in Europe...</div><div><br></div><div>We then had a bit of free time in which I consumed questionable coffee and a cinnamon scroll, before visiting one of my now favorite buildings in the world, the Hermitage </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJmVyMJQjU6tD8j8X7iL4W0_H1-yIDU1piNjrxzVdjplpNOTpvlf6leF1AvfwyVeahyphenhyphenWZrZ3nvS9g5Oya1y_ZPawvYdYPEWtCSsif2d7JDVMKhe0NI9GDup3VxClx54rMB2jnsUYhYJ6c/s640/blogger-image--1554598173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJmVyMJQjU6tD8j8X7iL4W0_H1-yIDU1piNjrxzVdjplpNOTpvlf6leF1AvfwyVeahyphenhyphenWZrZ3nvS9g5Oya1y_ZPawvYdYPEWtCSsif2d7JDVMKhe0NI9GDup3VxClx54rMB2jnsUYhYJ6c/s640/blogger-image--1554598173.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>An absolutely magnificent palace turned gallery/museum. If you were to spend one minute looking at everything inside here, it would take 5 years - mental! </div><div><br></div><div>Mike tells us there's these ladies who sit on chairs and "NYIET" people if they do anything wrong like laugh or sneeze (Nyiet being no in Russian) so we make it a personal challenge to see how many nyiets we can get.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZkIO6ST5lPE2XgoqBQ4BQpv7nRt1L82QiBuUs-lTnIE5O0l_5zGl5pH5q-SxgJVOkHWKM_1yEYJYA2IRqINDJ5dwil7hPP88tr4K5MPxH-nscOXCLQEkDujz4Q74pcKsq7yw_ocm19tZ/s640/blogger-image--1956401993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZkIO6ST5lPE2XgoqBQ4BQpv7nRt1L82QiBuUs-lTnIE5O0l_5zGl5pH5q-SxgJVOkHWKM_1yEYJYA2IRqINDJ5dwil7hPP88tr4K5MPxH-nscOXCLQEkDujz4Q74pcKsq7yw_ocm19tZ/s640/blogger-image--1956401993.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZeUrWLMVXSk6wlL3ngp4qT4B99dJQBSuFfiOSud0-ITtM9PeNgBB4MwI6RYEkvzwDAQynk_F7pGtoLwGxzwMRHpqu7q7O518yPOW6z91tfIEkciXGGwByW3ItueihtSWshjdlQL_UwIf/s640/blogger-image-2112712097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZeUrWLMVXSk6wlL3ngp4qT4B99dJQBSuFfiOSud0-ITtM9PeNgBB4MwI6RYEkvzwDAQynk_F7pGtoLwGxzwMRHpqu7q7O518yPOW6z91tfIEkciXGGwByW3ItueihtSWshjdlQL_UwIf/s640/blogger-image-2112712097.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Not many nyiets in here personally but we heard so many stories about Catherine the great and the Romanovs, it was fantastic! </div><div><br></div><div>After this we had some free time to explore a rainy st Petersburg, so we decide to go to the Kunstkamera museum (be careful pronouncing that one out loud). It's a really interesting place documenting the travel findings of a man whose name I can't remember (so many to remember!!) </div><div>However what people really go to see is the section of deformed babies... Yes </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX12cijUFyXrUPLCzMtziAsBTKl2wIbIoh0kAP-sCD0pWz7x_n1sMOJu_asUVhYibpYWmULRuPQD_M2taEqmpxcVSxy-An3jgS8yjLExvNVLGSJdxLTnF1YEGww6nLCdlEK6anAacnZLEZ/s640/blogger-image--999225582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX12cijUFyXrUPLCzMtziAsBTKl2wIbIoh0kAP-sCD0pWz7x_n1sMOJu_asUVhYibpYWmULRuPQD_M2taEqmpxcVSxy-An3jgS8yjLExvNVLGSJdxLTnF1YEGww6nLCdlEK6anAacnZLEZ/s640/blogger-image--999225582.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Apparently we weren't supposed to take photos in here and I get my first nyiet, winning! </div><div><br></div><div>Anyway about this weird baby thing, basically when babies were born with deformations and passed away, this guy would suss them out and try and make society see that it was just deformations and they weren't monsters. </div><div>However, call it what you want it still gave me the creeps.</div><div><br></div><div>From there we grab some tepemok Russian pancakes which are amazing and we meet up with the group to head to dinner for a classic beef stroganoff meal and my first taste of champansky, which I've become quite fond of! </div><div>Vodka....not so much </div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rLV30OHEzCtS4l4cK0A-PgLt0QiDHC5MoW2PNfMw8UfLqs6048nVLz_5VHWicm9XCw62972Kh3D2uycUQhiOqahcmCDfo1FfWN6WKFr36fPC9wVVZSYgCiDZkYyOQYqTtyQlIhnZkbcI/s640/blogger-image--2055023476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rLV30OHEzCtS4l4cK0A-PgLt0QiDHC5MoW2PNfMw8UfLqs6048nVLz_5VHWicm9XCw62972Kh3D2uycUQhiOqahcmCDfo1FfWN6WKFr36fPC9wVVZSYgCiDZkYyOQYqTtyQlIhnZkbcI/s640/blogger-image--2055023476.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We devour our stroganoff, potatoes and champansky and head off to see the ballet. We saw the classic Swan Lake in one of the oldest Russian theatres where many of Tchaikovskys productions came to life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4gK_3TBjhibrIDxZVXvJQgIADYUX0ZmfQg8hqSjE7NC4fRhs3l6D85CCKHEpJPQttqZnVmEYba4cwKuvhZS4yL8DE-aWnbb-kSjyXLgjKP8h9UJjZhrJ0HT3zE5r8bNyvK2pWLniCx4k/s640/blogger-image-131579639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4gK_3TBjhibrIDxZVXvJQgIADYUX0ZmfQg8hqSjE7NC4fRhs3l6D85CCKHEpJPQttqZnVmEYba4cwKuvhZS4yL8DE-aWnbb-kSjyXLgjKP8h9UJjZhrJ0HT3zE5r8bNyvK2pWLniCx4k/s640/blogger-image-131579639.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's the first time I've ever seen the ballet and it was so beautiful, an experience I won't ever forget.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a massive day I call it a night, and prepare for another huge day tomorrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 3 - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unfortunately sleep ins seem to be few and far between on this trip and were up bright and early to see the Peterhof gardens and palace where Anastacia was born. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3CKbPXalJUHx3SozRPbS92PXTGdVBaBt0K9YTfaftYmdXaNXAXK0jhx2yC2triIAaFUToy3xY0-g3LehyBy9R6LqhoqBDhRSCgQ5WQRo2dnhh08FqDf73-Ez6jLkCzMwervMrE_uQ7zb/s640/blogger-image-1141073435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgaFO1RpqybiB1XH5hCiXgwZv_uJaF8WY6cgVDjZKlF4fsKpR-z5cxH9x65J8R773HClfTnAlEcpTQciGX8RjY1ub9vNQPSHWP7cdvs6y_Elul9TzQtAHtob7gDeFU3EDr6HT0cj0Upey/s640/blogger-image-1687244081.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But it's okay, a little rain never hurt anybody!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The gardens are just beautiful and we do a bit of exploring before seeing the fountains turn on at 11am with some awesome classical Russian music playing over the gardens </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6W7iF1_rFmlGltR22vlmpGqSvi1B04JTJARJgn0BsoWcdC71-WVSvucSi9e9GGCTXZtsBok0LHyXIevHdJ86_yj1PGC6UnVCWUFJaidzh76FuPN8YNPKCil650D3uBkS7zJ87EpM2iq5y/s640/blogger-image-180801040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSIn8zZYray8J8SeDBevf68r2X4sgs5glz_6E0Flk4yCYJWD74A5IgNqpRMquQMJbHEe2Ykwd9RVxNf8QKwaCbeBpy6PUv1DrGgOv8T6nQtFkzrfAR5YGa56SjJbA58a3GMtA4_3i7OaA/s640/blogger-image--1267650703.jpg"></a>ANOTHER SQUIRREL!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We ran back to our bus to get there in time and then got dropped off back in the heart of the city for a little more free time. We decided to take a look at the church of spilled blood, easily one of my most favorite buildings in the world </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmCUG58yYg8X5w7gYWWKtJTjni7TT7OEF6RGHhFgzEeBgZLz_qPXZzjvKCrtal8Vd97fJooqq6H-QoswWgwqmmlklSb7z7G1opHip7EnDWOUcRWODec6_1tMKuP8bBkKeClKDJiorehe3/s640/blogger-image--811796910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmCUG58yYg8X5w7gYWWKtJTjni7TT7OEF6RGHhFgzEeBgZLz_qPXZzjvKCrtal8Vd97fJooqq6H-QoswWgwqmmlklSb7z7G1opHip7EnDWOUcRWODec6_1tMKuP8bBkKeClKDJiorehe3/s640/blogger-image--811796910.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The inside is decorated with BILLIONS of moisaics and is just incredible, photos don't do this place justice </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekszpSoZIp-Wsfr2cNEEWODwmyXfN4IegT4CcQ0jYb0_oNI8R5uCykCzKT5Hk2Hh24xU_dvFhLOIxgcqI1rumhRnDvvd-XOkv878uizzq4gphdcVM97625TQFMpcLG1z56KCqBppMBKEH/s640/blogger-image-2058326876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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With more champanski </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskDJpEYzC-YCgJ4cS9EaHpqJxRl1ocZq1GyR_sYtGxZ_K5u_Wf4CcbbMf3PObnB9UUU-yKXD0mczTY1gnK9-a_gZ4OKJkX8b-cOrNDknf_OcLo7E9Vn9q4BXj012UWGSxIMqdo7iJLmQh/s640/blogger-image-132211094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskDJpEYzC-YCgJ4cS9EaHpqJxRl1ocZq1GyR_sYtGxZ_K5u_Wf4CcbbMf3PObnB9UUU-yKXD0mczTY1gnK9-a_gZ4OKJkX8b-cOrNDknf_OcLo7E9Vn9q4BXj012UWGSxIMqdo7iJLmQh/s640/blogger-image-132211094.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jAVIkl3jQQlPaRhxdZhB-C2YIMw70BTq7WakWE7iK8huJ199efG4oiePTsoHRmNT2_xgyzNCaeqQLVh1y51CdNXX7w42GgU90-Xr9owwwNUbSLJaQCd-Xdu0QWi2JrtLE-6wrZCFxeY6/s640/blogger-image-83003535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXryh3ogXwJIP9SdZFMymJh6Z0iMilzk6OOijgDa3YUlJ51eK9sD-pv6iPuPt6godjfxsSqc0XUWYOFF7Bco4i-jTSSEntotRxeHD0sbg6Ih2YDTheavvr5Ln7nnILSb42Kz0-5ZFHZu9a/s640/blogger-image--683922825.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sally locates an orange that she tries to eat like an apple </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyQU13eA_LJNDeJ-9HBICBs0qvPBa04wAI5lk4LekjfUDQwZA_JyJPdMG6AQk3B6a9Q218cra80tq1jtiBrI0vDK5P8cCfzfH32RN34Jf3d9fHshfle19fCJ4H9RJ1jptXgXpVBL4-Z8b/s640/blogger-image-739577112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyQU13eA_LJNDeJ-9HBICBs0qvPBa04wAI5lk4LekjfUDQwZA_JyJPdMG6AQk3B6a9Q218cra80tq1jtiBrI0vDK5P8cCfzfH32RN34Jf3d9fHshfle19fCJ4H9RJ1jptXgXpVBL4-Z8b/s640/blogger-image-739577112.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And we make friends with the Spanish woman sitting next to us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhZvsthKlQQ6tP0uNcy2cqw-xKG_bAi068jHLxUpLhgicOKY2guQRSpxMjgE3HpEwWglW5_W_KspDTTf5SlFJHvYWShpT7WhXPEPpScGwyHH1RJDPLJ9wlsyF8JOrrwjg6fL7q9BvtDgc/s640/blogger-image-1567941677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This is more or less a stop over town, so we do a short walking tour and happily embrace the warm weather! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We have a few drinks on a pirate ship </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBbxJh-wUZxIXjmFzHkWyPkFeA64LIdu2by2fX2hyZnpiJiqXklVd3NGnw0oxS74UHZWgAOrQWxIqKZ8Ge5BvtNZJ_KVVuTa8-Wibnspk2KDlLEaMSSYsIdmnGKdARSqev4I6W6f7MRAh/s640/blogger-image--569991885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBbxJh-wUZxIXjmFzHkWyPkFeA64LIdu2by2fX2hyZnpiJiqXklVd3NGnw0oxS74UHZWgAOrQWxIqKZ8Ge5BvtNZJ_KVVuTa8-Wibnspk2KDlLEaMSSYsIdmnGKdARSqev4I6W6f7MRAh/s640/blogger-image--569991885.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And call it an early night before our big day in Moscow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 5 -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On the coach again we make our way into Moscow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now unfortunately I've had a bit of a shitty morning... I've had two bags fall on me, a terrible nights sleep and I've come to the realisation I've left my credit card aka my last source of money, in Novgorod. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I very quickly have a massive cry on the bus then come to my senses and contact home to get the card cancelled. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What's worse is that at our first service stop, we get a taste of the horrible side of Russia. And that is keeping animals in cages for entertainment. It's so awful I tear up even more seeing the animals pace backwards and forwards obviously losing their minds. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've made myself a promise to try and do something to help them when I get home - any suggestions on where to start would be welcome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmAsZZk9WkesvSueb1vGy5Yp-1RzAKxV7EgzVuawv1J8atogvnHwz-rshQunpIJgIbxEQYrAJd3gml0bdY4IbB0oWSiATuLBnIlcoLHIVoYBmlRHTMik7O4PZdnPe6PpilKCXyju15G8D/s640/blogger-image--1188764565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmAsZZk9WkesvSueb1vGy5Yp-1RzAKxV7EgzVuawv1J8atogvnHwz-rshQunpIJgIbxEQYrAJd3gml0bdY4IbB0oWSiATuLBnIlcoLHIVoYBmlRHTMik7O4PZdnPe6PpilKCXyju15G8D/s640/blogger-image--1188764565.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A shitty start to the day, but we land in Moscow and I put myself in a bubble for a bit to try and calm down. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We meet our new Russian guide Galina who is incredibly enthusiastic about Moscow and takes us to a statue park where all of the political statues from communist and soviet times are kept</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlCSt-TIxpobHcrzsJT7iuFGZM1IUg45QW-Bms_e7gAJHuQwhvV0JdQniVojwGygJjCOCU0FiQTf3GKa2pX7FEixqjk2HXkaPkkLsVFduDbBM23eu2JLdkzGzCjRLUS2msH2vkFkDNeMu/s640/blogger-image-1088137556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It sounds lame but at actually super interesting! No two stops are the same and every station is decorated with amazing paintings, stained glass, mosaics and more! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmj6MMOMtu1pIF61vF4BbUuV669mRJkW2Prt9mOecbwSw_kFh_Wp-XbTcFeibFcMWreUbtxT8vwEzPJZxjeRm0F8KBkoL8vMissAn6DjmtROd7ogxiCKA1O7x5Hq5nZ4-raJ489aYY5UP/s640/blogger-image--100919056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmj6MMOMtu1pIF61vF4BbUuV669mRJkW2Prt9mOecbwSw_kFh_Wp-XbTcFeibFcMWreUbtxT8vwEzPJZxjeRm0F8KBkoL8vMissAn6DjmtROd7ogxiCKA1O7x5Hq5nZ4-raJ489aYY5UP/s640/blogger-image--100919056.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wish public transport was like this at home! Plus it only costs 30c to get a ticket, amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Afterwards we head back to Red Square to see Lenins tomb, he's actually been embalmed and you can see him in a glass tomb, so creepy! There's guards standing in every corner of the room here so definitely no pictures, but we also see Stalins grave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYow3uMfRrjMaJjhzX4n_XjGAMXKZaP0Tum1uMYvCEaDKt34UOTarJmKAlBjZ5mXWF3z_it69gpURz7YCyVVqDTMbz9oYsVPkuMeMRYLwkErpPVyDxcBWMjxdWbmhyhrJC4BXmpGV_mq-/s640/blogger-image--1641146253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYow3uMfRrjMaJjhzX4n_XjGAMXKZaP0Tum1uMYvCEaDKt34UOTarJmKAlBjZ5mXWF3z_it69gpURz7YCyVVqDTMbz9oYsVPkuMeMRYLwkErpPVyDxcBWMjxdWbmhyhrJC4BXmpGV_mq-/s640/blogger-image--1641146253.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Afterwards we heard to another church, however they don't let me in because I have rips in my jeans - ridiculous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We grab some smoothies on old Arbat street which take 40 minutes to make, also ridiculous, then meet our group at a history museum. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We see some cool statues </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1afqOE3TviPr1Ahjc68gnc8zn3aPFuuKAYm_C3Qc6kJoKTUWtM2u_vCE1Y8mB_68c2LYdYhyphenhyphentxi8aSWYf9rrXSKsPtluqL_BudtrAGa0gseayu541X1MEgcXgi4rh9c8ZV5-HP54YpMI/s640/blogger-image-1123432714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1afqOE3TviPr1Ahjc68gnc8zn3aPFuuKAYm_C3Qc6kJoKTUWtM2u_vCE1Y8mB_68c2LYdYhyphenhyphentxi8aSWYf9rrXSKsPtluqL_BudtrAGa0gseayu541X1MEgcXgi4rh9c8ZV5-HP54YpMI/s640/blogger-image-1123432714.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And take a look at the space section and learn all about Sputnik </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSc7-_D2cDeDx6HPzl6GTlxb0Uh9RYM-2kX03K09EBFY7fr71oXcdAS9aSXiM3aWYLxIi8wcfTRx71wLBXoB6DLcXdJ_klk7TNJiRZYur71S_xmCMWLKzl759TCTCWin-jwvP4flcl0Ah/s640/blogger-image--904727277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSc7-_D2cDeDx6HPzl6GTlxb0Uh9RYM-2kX03K09EBFY7fr71oXcdAS9aSXiM3aWYLxIi8wcfTRx71wLBXoB6DLcXdJ_klk7TNJiRZYur71S_xmCMWLKzl759TCTCWin-jwvP4flcl0Ah/s640/blogger-image--904727277.jpg"></a></div></div></div>Friends reference anyone?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We finish off our last night in Mockba at the Circus Aquamarine, where we got free ice cream and watched an amazing show of acrobats, ice skaters, classic Russian slapstick comedy and more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GSQdYHnwgWnh4pH4FFbFX3vp0NZ2hp8BeDip9_-TXWzdByQuTjgYb7UMt8z4ezGVfsZz-uYoUC7ue7JbA0MPHXUqvv6vjysKZVVG1cc744qt-c7Mg8vWZq61Jf620rTPy4rF7jEzm4na/s640/blogger-image--1870129393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GSQdYHnwgWnh4pH4FFbFX3vp0NZ2hp8BeDip9_-TXWzdByQuTjgYb7UMt8z4ezGVfsZz-uYoUC7ue7JbA0MPHXUqvv6vjysKZVVG1cc744qt-c7Mg8vWZq61Jf620rTPy4rF7jEzm4na/s640/blogger-image--1870129393.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNzQwpfL-aVa4mvV4UffK8BlIpreBFOMJL7QNJczSEV5rFTzbkubbPRTX7J0GykxwvO9DyyYbetCmAb4FUdiAIpfNMToJF_PgQHEBoiym5i4r44KJ45TsSgD1CnKhUKH2j-idGDGzWTdK/s640/blogger-image--1890419285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNzQwpfL-aVa4mvV4UffK8BlIpreBFOMJL7QNJczSEV5rFTzbkubbPRTX7J0GykxwvO9DyyYbetCmAb4FUdiAIpfNMToJF_PgQHEBoiym5i4r44KJ45TsSgD1CnKhUKH2j-idGDGzWTdK/s640/blogger-image--1890419285.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The perfect way to finish off our stay in mother Russia! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh, as we head to Belarus, Minsk tomorrow (another friends reference) we had to apply for a visa, so mike sent off our passports to get them approved. At the end of the show a kid rocks up on a skateboard with a huge plastic shopping bag filled with guess what? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our passports </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*twitch*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 7, 8, 9 & 10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The next few days are a big blur of Minsk and Warsaw, so here's a few dot points on how I ended my trip </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• tried pickle chips, crab chips and horse jerkey as we exited the Russian federation </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmQ7t29MikZnJI0HeULpITosR4_v0N0sTxN52Xbh4m1lTA17f5fbvoW_CZAD4oVVFDoEAyT2keyxYUcrEXxnMXG8KDCtVJDnxu1Wn7cfx_KigqRZRNS1ABknxddsTW4j4DJSFzwV3wyb7/s640/blogger-image-874814118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmQ7t29MikZnJI0HeULpITosR4_v0N0sTxN52Xbh4m1lTA17f5fbvoW_CZAD4oVVFDoEAyT2keyxYUcrEXxnMXG8KDCtVJDnxu1Wn7cfx_KigqRZRNS1ABknxddsTW4j4DJSFzwV3wyb7/s640/blogger-image-874814118.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbRQVZFz4D_VN0Fpu080EareK-pH7MlOLcrA2kXuHyvLF51t1BFeIBh-v-ir5XSXJO65mmicPMj7cAUlcPlL0NsvC5DQquuQh9VBV_a-J6_bOi8Kziinwv0whbzXCG3mzepiNOuEzbfqA/s640/blogger-image-1503602113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbRQVZFz4D_VN0Fpu080EareK-pH7MlOLcrA2kXuHyvLF51t1BFeIBh-v-ir5XSXJO65mmicPMj7cAUlcPlL0NsvC5DQquuQh9VBV_a-J6_bOi8Kziinwv0whbzXCG3mzepiNOuEzbfqA/s640/blogger-image-1503602113.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDjGscKq5UGXD8LZnTC-grj5W3izCPfGzAnQKIGsm8TiUn38UDYxut70FZTuy-LcB2_a1TyrTdBBEDoBuaR765v5BWRqckm2qWt3ceCvJ42nZmCT7R5Z3pckBnRtfD98i2LBfh8P07FVk/s640/blogger-image-551304116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDjGscKq5UGXD8LZnTC-grj5W3izCPfGzAnQKIGsm8TiUn38UDYxut70FZTuy-LcB2_a1TyrTdBBEDoBuaR765v5BWRqckm2qWt3ceCvJ42nZmCT7R5Z3pckBnRtfD98i2LBfh8P07FVk/s640/blogger-image-551304116.jpg"></a></div><br></div>• obviously did not too much in Minsk </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">However it was a really beautiful city and is quite modern. They have lots of cool traditions still in place as well</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQ52ru0FGRTHpBLd9Go55IYYuyPYP3frLdCFS6CNqo2204r9ofoAw7ej80A7AHuUQ4ZYu_tEsybDWIfrolYJ5QaPBqDAPph4B1dU8HWrRORVhfT215zmtLCKoD9-JJAYZaHn5UqX0OszI/s640/blogger-image--1376668519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQ52ru0FGRTHpBLd9Go55IYYuyPYP3frLdCFS6CNqo2204r9ofoAw7ej80A7AHuUQ4ZYu_tEsybDWIfrolYJ5QaPBqDAPph4B1dU8HWrRORVhfT215zmtLCKoD9-JJAYZaHn5UqX0OszI/s640/blogger-image--1376668519.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh and they're really proud of their ice hockey team</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-FiWm_JohIpejW2KtlQ80-KuTpgPeXb3_J34bAvMYT1LaYRqo77asxQNDYE0LJyHdq93QL6y2O_UcUgOyt_Lp3IjPgcX3BFVEeVDaZ-fb_Oy38uonGMzcRu-XEE-pTiprhe7fuYyllyJ/s640/blogger-image--276548083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCH_-8gjq6O91owHK5nhlmgwr0WZADssw1Ume5gpp8Hzvgf81roBvkfmFYZJARLSTIIaZvs_gRH47ExMYOFgpckMf8E-dhJDr_O_nTMdNnnkHXIZnFtDwdF5D2LgLetDn1I1yYxamHoso/s640/blogger-image--1436380781.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The past 2 months have been the most incredible, memorable, tiring and exhilarating of my life and I've met some of the most fantastic people that I will never forget. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I got to backpack for 3 weeks with my best friend, spend time with my favorite Brit who I met on my last adventure and topped it all off with a wonderful group of people through Scandinavia and Russia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've lost my credit card, spent all my pennies, missed a lot of sleep and have been put off travelling by coach for a short while, but I can't WAIT to do it all again soon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope you've enjoyed reading about my adventures and hope they've inspired you to back your bags and start travelling! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"There is a kind of magicness about going far away and then coming back all changed" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">- Kate Wiggin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLcKU1MlQCmFELBCkvlo-YkLzcsWh9HnhsNU4u3HS6NLUEwmaM_DnklC1qL1PAsIb3cgWOo6wrLnsuVyPi9ys_3nVUQUfgXb7V2Hz7YBfCKwfg1GFPCQMXUVqfQKerAEdJfJHVXW3pxLQ/s640/blogger-image--433679112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0h_xmXnID7NRSBNRcR0EF24r4JuYNqbep9yhHZIzjPmtnOJnhJDClb3P2YEHCoxJUTOpWBf5ZkQlfujX7eAppxy3WrbgtgBy8eIm7KooW-1YyTT6VPNcXhKAkJTsGVste8hkEhmoaqGI/s640/blogger-image-839147735.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got some group photos with pops </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxoMURSexgVIEszSA6YAgWxFN-4nfgedEhElFpIIWTRPfm9reUwSHd0U9gNDvKgHy7RlMg2_NdJHeDANx6LC5w3bQ6RHfalrXx0pqsCZsn7ipDLXuZgpVBp6tMLizVpSSflJ3O6poGIt_/s640/blogger-image--2124509475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxoMURSexgVIEszSA6YAgWxFN-4nfgedEhElFpIIWTRPfm9reUwSHd0U9gNDvKgHy7RlMg2_NdJHeDANx6LC5w3bQ6RHfalrXx0pqsCZsn7ipDLXuZgpVBp6tMLizVpSSflJ3O6poGIt_/s640/blogger-image--2124509475.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And continued the night onto an awesome club called Sommar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The night looked a little like this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglebRKhlwrHN1tB9X1TII4gtUwM-0itJ2FOFhNau_BUzKFC6u9amAy2G1Ix9X_9T15rMx2d8Eo5zGamssDGLG8Tk5q1SeQSxVPU_t4IWM2cn0CXrBod0Qs5VdotQEqbpuy0Uiwo6v_D0oG/s640/blogger-image--1061971068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglebRKhlwrHN1tB9X1TII4gtUwM-0itJ2FOFhNau_BUzKFC6u9amAy2G1Ix9X_9T15rMx2d8Eo5zGamssDGLG8Tk5q1SeQSxVPU_t4IWM2cn0CXrBod0Qs5VdotQEqbpuy0Uiwo6v_D0oG/s640/blogger-image--1061971068.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And a little like this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0QcQYhYajQDGffV3MbC84Hohfxck8wRrfCq7uAXXpJAPJUDkp73m1-GO6KqLww-oFePhPG_oz3dIh2A9ogu8fMZetF4BNs-gfWog9D8x2F03pe2jEf2GnOL2kefGDmnFYchJWZGyJLZW/s640/blogger-image-492431715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0QcQYhYajQDGffV3MbC84Hohfxck8wRrfCq7uAXXpJAPJUDkp73m1-GO6KqLww-oFePhPG_oz3dIh2A9ogu8fMZetF4BNs-gfWog9D8x2F03pe2jEf2GnOL2kefGDmnFYchJWZGyJLZW/s640/blogger-image-492431715.jpg"></a></div>(Double parked all night) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But it mostly looked like this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmLeoCidxU7nfbifJeN-CnGSf-t4IMEaEHSjGT5pjbnYfsoShktKu6CB3s0yRjorwp_ZzkSVW4qkQnbOH_P7FODUml6s0ww3tQyhjSK45_jXo_8ycduKPGvNeNUnEjxBVXX33FFIUjxkK/s640/blogger-image-1468726888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmLeoCidxU7nfbifJeN-CnGSf-t4IMEaEHSjGT5pjbnYfsoShktKu6CB3s0yRjorwp_ZzkSVW4qkQnbOH_P7FODUml6s0ww3tQyhjSK45_jXo_8ycduKPGvNeNUnEjxBVXX33FFIUjxkK/s640/blogger-image-1468726888.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwyczdXOo_Yhgt5Twp_xJtRLLMYG-AgGvY1VtJTzdhboq3oJi2aKcgWFhX1wQ3Wc3a4rTfJLvz-ywIH_oGDxS2yDv3LaujcoF8r0FM7L0Mvt87HuMiOb3S_sICXMCagfvl50Ntrfatf-D/s640/blogger-image-823895737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwyczdXOo_Yhgt5Twp_xJtRLLMYG-AgGvY1VtJTzdhboq3oJi2aKcgWFhX1wQ3Wc3a4rTfJLvz-ywIH_oGDxS2yDv3LaujcoF8r0FM7L0Mvt87HuMiOb3S_sICXMCagfvl50Ntrfatf-D/s640/blogger-image-823895737.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We managed to polish off approximately 9 drinks, lost Stacey for the night, salsa danced with the Russian and got in an unlicensed cab with 8 people back to our hotel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh and our cab driver Marcus, gave sally a banana and said "don't tell the others"...and offered us vodka from underneath his van.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A super random night to say the least!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And thankfully we found Stacey - happy times all round.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 2 - </div>With only 2 hours sleep and literally no darkness all night, we got up with great difficulty at 7am. The breakfast at our hotel is amazing but incredibly hard to stomach. We pop on the bus to head into the city at 8.15 *groans* </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our first stop is the Vasa museum, showcasing a boat that sunk 300 years ago, it didn't see much ocean either as when it was first sent off to sea, it sunk immediately because it was too heavy, classic Sweden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So they resurfaced it and put it in a museum. When we got there we were an hour early however, so we had a little snooze on the grass. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIQSnIgXnKJ9Y-ysaJ7qY5lDyfpo-EWQvvYpufZbOm4uxtwLeTFE4WV_KUADyelJeEQnCGQFG8IScvztdnhkE1CqDFBnwBUqGDjar4aYHqpD9oIN6gkMeqDgQNc1cEudG3Zs62rZdXyN9/s640/blogger-image-1218428248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIQSnIgXnKJ9Y-ysaJ7qY5lDyfpo-EWQvvYpufZbOm4uxtwLeTFE4WV_KUADyelJeEQnCGQFG8IScvztdnhkE1CqDFBnwBUqGDjar4aYHqpD9oIN6gkMeqDgQNc1cEudG3Zs62rZdXyN9/s640/blogger-image-1218428248.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The museum is amazing though! The ship is enormous and fantastically detailed and definitely worth it being resurfaced </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFA0W4fHh_KIiLTg7nx1_xr__kXPsAaRaQDACd-J7ljJxxZ0KYQDf0Q4KoELthRnk19UsZrcGjXTO01Q25lOqi6AsPbOCXskYsGQez7997F4gnz8AehOqF0HWc5GfHOZiYdF0XZKirrbs0/s640/blogger-image-1599012445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFA0W4fHh_KIiLTg7nx1_xr__kXPsAaRaQDACd-J7ljJxxZ0KYQDf0Q4KoELthRnk19UsZrcGjXTO01Q25lOqi6AsPbOCXskYsGQez7997F4gnz8AehOqF0HWc5GfHOZiYdF0XZKirrbs0/s640/blogger-image-1599012445.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNGSAlQ7a5gv5DfiTlxsmtoyWgz0YACu76ZyT1rhmhPWzbiU3VpVJ1SDzfiGpoo9hdyiXi8lfck3Lz-3BwA5kkwdTQnQQe9Ghh9qJaDpWH9zrBiyTV3xLv7Jb0Tycb2cf2GniPxIOhSC1/s640/blogger-image-211902050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNGSAlQ7a5gv5DfiTlxsmtoyWgz0YACu76ZyT1rhmhPWzbiU3VpVJ1SDzfiGpoo9hdyiXi8lfck3Lz-3BwA5kkwdTQnQQe9Ghh9qJaDpWH9zrBiyTV3xLv7Jb0Tycb2cf2GniPxIOhSC1/s640/blogger-image-211902050.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We take a stroll along the waterfront which is sunny and gorgeous </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh8xMB_cyAhHD4Q_AgOL5cKctDKu-G9GGbpBqOilp2reEn6ZhC0JtAJYgaO55lfoT3vRqXk5dSfGAiQER3Cq4mS2k4We9UHSx13tmFlQT6OWTmSK-jStrjsaWHK7Qne54HQ3B1_KeMBxa/s640/blogger-image-748314754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh8xMB_cyAhHD4Q_AgOL5cKctDKu-G9GGbpBqOilp2reEn6ZhC0JtAJYgaO55lfoT3vRqXk5dSfGAiQER3Cq4mS2k4We9UHSx13tmFlQT6OWTmSK-jStrjsaWHK7Qne54HQ3B1_KeMBxa/s640/blogger-image-748314754.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And head to the royal palace to see the changing of the guards. You can tell I was on struggle street today because I didn't take any photos of it, but I can tell you that it was awesome to watch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We met back with the group, said farewell to some people leaving us in Stockholm and met the newbies back at our hotel. We had some dinner and crashed, hard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 3 - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unfortunately no sleep in today as we had a pretty early start to see the Stockholm town hall where the Nobel peace prize banquet is held.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walked through the blue room </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecqq8g0xP97WGcd0TViOxyjpbHl6yp61ZAKS5SUJknSo3yOEBHSPPL9sWfxb8SZeugyw4EVDD4oRyjumaPtNLQDFWzUM9J0vwxH04xYofH5fLZV4zNZQHIdcsY_tipK9ec7mqF1rpQ2Gl/s640/blogger-image-1206613167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecqq8g0xP97WGcd0TViOxyjpbHl6yp61ZAKS5SUJknSo3yOEBHSPPL9sWfxb8SZeugyw4EVDD4oRyjumaPtNLQDFWzUM9J0vwxH04xYofH5fLZV4zNZQHIdcsY_tipK9ec7mqF1rpQ2Gl/s640/blogger-image-1206613167.jpg"></a></div>(Quite obviously not blue) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And the gold room which is covered in 17 million gold leaf mosaics </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmwZLql7Zq945fkluV82OgrvBelVbdU78QrQpPtNXwr6jhZRvBjZtGINThTjxxhFgoVOAuYLZJArm3sKUuIw8iO5o3rVj_9g991KLmPsI33kQo-qZow8Ue30qPLQJEJsqsUH-76SJIqgp/s640/blogger-image--1553862748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmwZLql7Zq945fkluV82OgrvBelVbdU78QrQpPtNXwr6jhZRvBjZtGINThTjxxhFgoVOAuYLZJArm3sKUuIw8iO5o3rVj_9g991KLmPsI33kQo-qZow8Ue30qPLQJEJsqsUH-76SJIqgp/s640/blogger-image--1553862748.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Because our bus was late we only got a brief 20 minute tour and then decided to head to Sanskar park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we arrived we realised it was a zoo and we didn't have enough time to check it out, next time Sweden! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On the walk back however, I realised I was no longer holding my phone - shiiiit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The girls reassure me that it's probably on the bus, so Sally and I decide to check </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3D1bzLXBTIbgpw6HJQCVwWM0dPbRJBs8r-_7o-6ldXTxoeCQeWLaAaY2yEyt2BwoxGl5dyAeOlpR5XkFn02HljPVx6vJa755DTUo-6ovtPZuTHNNJafDNQkDiXglaCOrkqxPMH1LALHq/s640/blogger-image--1460989790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3D1bzLXBTIbgpw6HJQCVwWM0dPbRJBs8r-_7o-6ldXTxoeCQeWLaAaY2yEyt2BwoxGl5dyAeOlpR5XkFn02HljPVx6vJa755DTUo-6ovtPZuTHNNJafDNQkDiXglaCOrkqxPMH1LALHq/s640/blogger-image--1460989790.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No luck in seeing it, we decide to check out the royal armoury which had a game of thrones exhibit on, I've never actually watched game of thrones but enjoyed the dress ups </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFi4my8u6StBgUKTNdtRi0KcTV5NRjOIyk-_rZo6fkLGyg9dtsCDWxnQQLYfypu6cqvbuyr0h33J7kehk48fy50TF_dNzZkA6HiP98x88WYdakQDmAfBCge9GLvh36zjpmJFKTZmAtRymX/s640/blogger-image-1811574256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFi4my8u6StBgUKTNdtRi0KcTV5NRjOIyk-_rZo6fkLGyg9dtsCDWxnQQLYfypu6cqvbuyr0h33J7kehk48fy50TF_dNzZkA6HiP98x88WYdakQDmAfBCge9GLvh36zjpmJFKTZmAtRymX/s640/blogger-image-1811574256.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And rode a horse...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lbEGC_DI4awokJMPCNKsl5g0fVx2nJINA3c9JLW2sG-s1Va-JR0rBBw0Kn3r50BYs5bsR-3RsYdWnX4-Ax1448AVWT5TSJo_qdVpetpgt_7qbcd_lqLoKHsBi4r44SnC5D4cn1AwZG45/s640/blogger-image-908047835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lbEGC_DI4awokJMPCNKsl5g0fVx2nJINA3c9JLW2sG-s1Va-JR0rBBw0Kn3r50BYs5bsR-3RsYdWnX4-Ax1448AVWT5TSJo_qdVpetpgt_7qbcd_lqLoKHsBi4r44SnC5D4cn1AwZG45/s640/blogger-image-908047835.jpg"></a></div></div>Clearly not a real one, I can barely ride a bike</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our bus driver Ricky meets me at the bus and much to my relief, my phone is sitting on the chair! Fantastic!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We head back to Central so we can hop on what pops likes to call "The Love Boat" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got on the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki that is literally stuck 30 years in the past with it's entertainment and carpet choice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We locate our rooms (which are below the car deck, winner) and grab a drink at the pub </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6e_Na5Znd40Wq5afnLWJrB_HFLdSFIwBjRxjEQLZSZOgC4jxBJbXmnMpK8YELU9m5tC1ZC3iVW7Ia3IUo49bp7eDrvM04PIZffDMyCdHGjE2liDH35sfPgYwnYByUHCADNpLG6jE0Y9I/s640/blogger-image--909855531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6e_Na5Znd40Wq5afnLWJrB_HFLdSFIwBjRxjEQLZSZOgC4jxBJbXmnMpK8YELU9m5tC1ZC3iVW7Ia3IUo49bp7eDrvM04PIZffDMyCdHGjE2liDH35sfPgYwnYByUHCADNpLG6jE0Y9I/s640/blogger-image--909855531.jpg"></a></div>(Skittles, Sophie, ailsa, yumi and Stace) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We have an all you can eat buffet organised, plus all you can drink wine. Safe to say we took full advantage of this and I ate my body weight in potatoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also tried caviar for the first time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7re36KTnL9KbCWN56he5FRPRRDAD_oQAUjjfM1P11lC0xab-4T8oT4IBeAyBa4XEc2CmA05M4GMWHEvXm1ldm_te-XWVYTN0RxlGnrsI7IHRBMigbTbARJ1qTu8fTQT44RrX0_4IrseX/s640/blogger-image-222959753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7re36KTnL9KbCWN56he5FRPRRDAD_oQAUjjfM1P11lC0xab-4T8oT4IBeAyBa4XEc2CmA05M4GMWHEvXm1ldm_te-XWVYTN0RxlGnrsI7IHRBMigbTbARJ1qTu8fTQT44RrX0_4IrseX/s640/blogger-image-222959753.jpg"></a></div>Its an acquired taste I think ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But we sang a little karaoke</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FVWcJ09AYk4F5cvguATJtai8ioqbjY8TckmSYItshMu55AVGLOl5z1-qDgn3HcnV8hcHkvDyy7ld4dseEzJp36SkHz35w6XsAphwIMKuNNyCh_b2ywUasFS2JtHzgvvNcCc8yvFo7BC_/s640/blogger-image--1502908290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FVWcJ09AYk4F5cvguATJtai8ioqbjY8TckmSYItshMu55AVGLOl5z1-qDgn3HcnV8hcHkvDyy7ld4dseEzJp36SkHz35w6XsAphwIMKuNNyCh_b2ywUasFS2JtHzgvvNcCc8yvFo7BC_/s640/blogger-image--1502908290.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And the whole contiki group took over the dance floor in the casino (where we saw 8 year olds on the pokies) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I may have also done a little interpretive dancing...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was quite a fab evening, and made better by the fact we got to walk back to our room, no cab necessary!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 3 -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a little later rise today thankfully, and entered a FREEZING cold Helsinki.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Windy, rainy, cold. But we need to make most of our time here so we head to two different cathedrals. A Lutheran and a catholic cathedral, both very different from each other but really interesting to see</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_aDTZ_z7qubhmLcSjG5TXWEkEXQcGIAq-a4zMQHQjENCqtY_n_6NkZtVEvwXsalSd8D6qmb_PlaT_X3eU5yTcOvlrGec6_mpFpAjN0mmgeBu2HAt_ASXvTbSzC1nIV7-Mifmx8dK_CNm/s640/blogger-image-248550829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_aDTZ_z7qubhmLcSjG5TXWEkEXQcGIAq-a4zMQHQjENCqtY_n_6NkZtVEvwXsalSd8D6qmb_PlaT_X3eU5yTcOvlrGec6_mpFpAjN0mmgeBu2HAt_ASXvTbSzC1nIV7-Mifmx8dK_CNm/s640/blogger-image-248550829.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDQBk-k1eaH8MZW5yACFg1Tr8FJIN88pJ-Dv6OMJlcSt-bkubFWPdJktRcejvoUyupjSwO0TM5Aj2cMVlFZ2ZN6cI9wDtbYWpOiMtrE52nH5PRcOiy_v6vGE5f2LyVs75WuqfMx7hAAc1/s640/blogger-image-381526896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDQBk-k1eaH8MZW5yACFg1Tr8FJIN88pJ-Dv6OMJlcSt-bkubFWPdJktRcejvoUyupjSwO0TM5Aj2cMVlFZ2ZN6cI9wDtbYWpOiMtrE52nH5PRcOiy_v6vGE5f2LyVs75WuqfMx7hAAc1/s640/blogger-image-381526896.jpg"></a></div></div>This is the uspenski cathedral (catholic) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then wandered down to the market area to suss out finlandian cuisine, something strange caught my eye...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiFwAapgy-XjrPvxAUBChObfuo3bmMXgmJ9OQVECP702tdOW3o1tE6_kzC3uPzbT7OKdDGYRFKmaGZ-t8w_aOrJFITI7I-ucid9hMNgDL6-0ZzCX4AdPbH807ivXYHZ6PvcRffmZPEDIV/s640/blogger-image-1599756007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiFwAapgy-XjrPvxAUBChObfuo3bmMXgmJ9OQVECP702tdOW3o1tE6_kzC3uPzbT7OKdDGYRFKmaGZ-t8w_aOrJFITI7I-ucid9hMNgDL6-0ZzCX4AdPbH807ivXYHZ6PvcRffmZPEDIV/s640/blogger-image-1599756007.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes everyone, you can eat Rudolph in Finland</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then get offered some free food by a finlandian. However I'm not a seafood fan, but my boyfriend is...so I'm making an attempt to try new things for his benefit :P</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaAtnscOWy1-kJMOniyetlpXqu5XzFIrFI3wLFsxt5S_cKdfo1JhO7RrXk_tLM8L7xW8XVlPDHbX5o5hyphenhyphenC5vGNNR7E70BbAlmGdHPnqrOv3iyc9y7teDqwlq7FwqGYyMZFgptdtzP-h9B/s640/blogger-image--2058693973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaAtnscOWy1-kJMOniyetlpXqu5XzFIrFI3wLFsxt5S_cKdfo1JhO7RrXk_tLM8L7xW8XVlPDHbX5o5hyphenhyphenC5vGNNR7E70BbAlmGdHPnqrOv3iyc9y7teDqwlq7FwqGYyMZFgptdtzP-h9B/s640/blogger-image--2058693973.jpg"></a></div>Obviously loving it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's still FREEZING cold with the rain and ice wind so we decide to grab a hot chocolate (quite possibly the best I've had in my life) and I buy a new moose friend named Sven </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbeFokD7vwS3y_KdFe4wo4t-lKN2FU_0yNlS4S8OUWDHL9Uuqvz9S3hNE8K3PRXyjMBMCpCfJ0jkJVYSKzIF8hGxDdGHXe5eW-CzD9EtBZP-vs_r1d45PbktuCBeinKI6NofT782Dq1wY/s640/blogger-image--410365763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbeFokD7vwS3y_KdFe4wo4t-lKN2FU_0yNlS4S8OUWDHL9Uuqvz9S3hNE8K3PRXyjMBMCpCfJ0jkJVYSKzIF8hGxDdGHXe5eW-CzD9EtBZP-vs_r1d45PbktuCBeinKI6NofT782Dq1wY/s640/blogger-image--410365763.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>We caught a ferry to Soumelina which has an old fortress on it, a good idea in theory, not so much in practice as obviously the island is surrounded by water therefore windy. But we do a little exploring in what looks like a hobbit village </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvNVW4jweNBAV87ExiSvplH4RNS7eeg1AG02lkgmFOCSpkVN1QUTBRHeabAyuWkaCE_Ze4e4OEp1AnABU7-zU-w3SAjRM5ssqkgeMTb6fxlpBXIInNFsKv9FALNuLQ4Egxo4lz49jSpKn/s640/blogger-image--514430692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvNVW4jweNBAV87ExiSvplH4RNS7eeg1AG02lkgmFOCSpkVN1QUTBRHeabAyuWkaCE_Ze4e4OEp1AnABU7-zU-w3SAjRM5ssqkgeMTb6fxlpBXIInNFsKv9FALNuLQ4Egxo4lz49jSpKn/s640/blogger-image--514430692.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Turns out it's actually a cellar for prisoners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We get back into the mainland after almost hitting hypothermia and decide to warm ourselves up with some reindeer </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU5ItUfFzDX4Rak3GB6LoiK6tdgWBEp67XnIv3vQ4dMVy7sU-hsDUyt8Yp3o1m3EiNkGS2ZU498K_KPGp8T4Ow5eY5ZP0n6iiA041QyuHnVDFCQj5rrkdk0-Nu1TfReFbSVkCEP9NTmjL/s640/blogger-image--805391854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU5ItUfFzDX4Rak3GB6LoiK6tdgWBEp67XnIv3vQ4dMVy7sU-hsDUyt8Yp3o1m3EiNkGS2ZU498K_KPGp8T4Ow5eY5ZP0n6iiA041QyuHnVDFCQj5rrkdk0-Nu1TfReFbSVkCEP9NTmjL/s640/blogger-image--805391854.jpg"></a></div>Actually rather enjoyed my reindeer meatball! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We caught our coach back to the hotel for an early night so we could be fresh faced for Russia tomorrow! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I loved Sweden despite my phone scare, however I'm not sure if it was the weather or not, but Finland didn't really meet my expectations. I've actually always wanted to go there but I guess. sometimes it's the places you least expect to be good, that end up being the best :)</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-56749534315156673732014-05-27T08:12:00.001-07:002014-05-27T08:12:33.872-07:00Denmark & Norway<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I arrived back in Berlin ready for a good nights sleep before my contiki begun, I met my roomie and promptly went to sleep after watching a little German tv. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbfd6bVT4q3zOiQF2i7bkIQXhdyH5XXVD5G-8DoO4VvEHB7EkhzT1OySYV3EdWFz9oYWLVeF9GjbTc4Ze3PnKrNN89T7T8uXn6Pnz1lwMmqlmP2jAWZZyD0PR31a6BqN26GzcHd6yvdPR/s640/blogger-image-164484792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbfd6bVT4q3zOiQF2i7bkIQXhdyH5XXVD5G-8DoO4VvEHB7EkhzT1OySYV3EdWFz9oYWLVeF9GjbTc4Ze3PnKrNN89T7T8uXn6Pnz1lwMmqlmP2jAWZZyD0PR31a6BqN26GzcHd6yvdPR/s640/blogger-image-164484792.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>When we woke up we met our fantastic group and begun our journey to Copenhagen in Denmark! </div><div>Denmark is known as the happiest country in the world and it's not hard to see why, the landscapes are beautiful, the people are relaxed and they have Princess Mary and Prince Frederick - how could you be mad about that?! </div><div><br></div><div>After meeting my new roomies (who have now become a lovely tight knit group - huzzah!) I wandered outside to find it was Tshirt and shorts weather, so good!</div><div>Our first stop was the incredible Nyhavn, a post card picture setting </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVBhC2_rnaTata3ENpT2NgAHDsep9R8gj0eSnfgorMxlF42rmzPfQhLdvuT8AfxzEG7fq9fi0uFyx7Dq1oLfQqpg0BvZpZe4NzRN0dK8LjDRqeCZ-lUDluyuQqgGxxAVw3RafuGA1qsqK/s640/blogger-image--1630165642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVBhC2_rnaTata3ENpT2NgAHDsep9R8gj0eSnfgorMxlF42rmzPfQhLdvuT8AfxzEG7fq9fi0uFyx7Dq1oLfQqpg0BvZpZe4NzRN0dK8LjDRqeCZ-lUDluyuQqgGxxAVw3RafuGA1qsqK/s640/blogger-image--1630165642.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Open containers are allowed in Denmark (another reason why they must be so happy)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So carlsberg beers were consumed in the lovely weather </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HMzV4RSLzLMa3hGSYQCC2-kloXeJ_-NnHl5Et8zDOpIVRuXZYVHxq37fHISm0awcNsz9XT0FmqZNtGRsnIC8_OWQxjXAFuklGD0yT9F5VwXsLNUJrgno7oq6WxbsGFgG_SHllcrVypYd/s640/blogger-image-1459293773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HMzV4RSLzLMa3hGSYQCC2-kloXeJ_-NnHl5Et8zDOpIVRuXZYVHxq37fHISm0awcNsz9XT0FmqZNtGRsnIC8_OWQxjXAFuklGD0yT9F5VwXsLNUJrgno7oq6WxbsGFgG_SHllcrVypYd/s640/blogger-image-1459293773.jpg"></a></div>P.s I got sunburnt today </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walked around the stroll, which is the main shopping district in Copenhagen, stopped myself from spending more money in H&M and the group met up to see the little mermaid statue </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTUm5tS2HU0P-gt-wZ0j9EGBN-CL3JQ7Qj4UTmuYXcKgGpAbLqo_MWruU04YVRTTzAyLldcJwQ5OhW-0M5648vhsfw1qY5bP_VkCZhaMFRniozYRG9uwE-7OTTvFQTlJBFvEaqwQIDEN3/s640/blogger-image--1880929027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTUm5tS2HU0P-gt-wZ0j9EGBN-CL3JQ7Qj4UTmuYXcKgGpAbLqo_MWruU04YVRTTzAyLldcJwQ5OhW-0M5648vhsfw1qY5bP_VkCZhaMFRniozYRG9uwE-7OTTvFQTlJBFvEaqwQIDEN3/s640/blogger-image--1880929027.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Not only did we see some strange Asian tv show filming here, but we also had some local Danes flashing us as we got back on the bus. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Us girls had a few drinks and head down to the hostel bar, but decided to keep it an early night for a big day tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 2 -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a bright and early start this morning for an orientation walk around Copenhagen. We saw the town hall, the statue of Hans Christian Anderson</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9nLf5zA8gdig4V7gqcIZ9OurJ5Mwt63TEhI6c2YvE-MnBVEECTpt25VfSNhVMSnST0gIXkmhfm13E_lOmNY9Z1_1-QbetxNW1WPPL8BPTkuOYfpCsxg3wO4MnGFJ_51rje11hKbkZtLJ/s640/blogger-image-584962537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9nLf5zA8gdig4V7gqcIZ9OurJ5Mwt63TEhI6c2YvE-MnBVEECTpt25VfSNhVMSnST0gIXkmhfm13E_lOmNY9Z1_1-QbetxNW1WPPL8BPTkuOYfpCsxg3wO4MnGFJ_51rje11hKbkZtLJ/s640/blogger-image-584962537.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Saw where princess Mary and prince Fred got married, and went to the Carlsberg brewery for "history" and beer tastings </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYQDfnAUnCpxbwdy2Y4YFJNTPM2QPwTv8gwfVibrW1Umc-v4txEt7Cn0fA6nHsYpuD2gdush7Uny3Ql2RHWCpeNSDwXd8Q8igOeOC3u_N6kf8C4Kssj5oJZmwZEfRJ9J4zDGd0dvvNyIA/s640/blogger-image--2095588052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYQDfnAUnCpxbwdy2Y4YFJNTPM2QPwTv8gwfVibrW1Umc-v4txEt7Cn0fA6nHsYpuD2gdush7Uny3Ql2RHWCpeNSDwXd8Q8igOeOC3u_N6kf8C4Kssj5oJZmwZEfRJ9J4zDGd0dvvNyIA/s640/blogger-image--2095588052.jpg"></a></div>The Carlaberg brewery has the largest bottle collection in the world, with over 20,000 beer bottles on display</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9dwS8k2j7DfDDwzarf2oMOOOi1wGf2jJhlS-25OtaGOcBpSYvI3P5Ws43s2K7Sr6M7D8pjB6_IN2SoE0f4pn3KBk3K0zn8BkTOyLq3BsBuivDAcqEgCWTVnHZWSuy0ojNK3X8rAvPafF/s640/blogger-image-1855759482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9dwS8k2j7DfDDwzarf2oMOOOi1wGf2jJhlS-25OtaGOcBpSYvI3P5Ws43s2K7Sr6M7D8pjB6_IN2SoE0f4pn3KBk3K0zn8BkTOyLq3BsBuivDAcqEgCWTVnHZWSuy0ojNK3X8rAvPafF/s640/blogger-image-1855759482.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a free afternoon and were going to head to the park for a picnic, however it started hammering down with rain, so the desicion to have a room picnic was made. We had some wine and cheese, bread and weird ham, but it was a splendid way to make the most of a rainy day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There's a town called Christiania in Copenhagen, which is quite literally a hippy commune where pot is legal. They don't allow cameras, you're not allowed to run in there, and they charge $10 for a burger knowing that stoned hippies get the munchies hard and will pay anything for a burger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The fact that we bought one should be ignored however. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YGzYq3IW4N_Dx6i_liGzuiEkL4OldflC1psqdZKiU3V4FLu_xbZfrJjcSB2j9vERrufZODnZrNTZo3hnk8c0rmIx3vpcgdeF-ssAKaL5ydIo77p16_H7dO9OGzavLrIVRo8-gIgxtVCa/s640/blogger-image--359395854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YGzYq3IW4N_Dx6i_liGzuiEkL4OldflC1psqdZKiU3V4FLu_xbZfrJjcSB2j9vERrufZODnZrNTZo3hnk8c0rmIx3vpcgdeF-ssAKaL5ydIo77p16_H7dO9OGzavLrIVRo8-gIgxtVCa/s640/blogger-image--359395854.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Obviously I didn't want my camera stolen or broken (the norm if you disobey the hippies) so I only got one photo, but it was an awesome experience to see a commune in the middle of Copenhagen! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Quote of the day: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Random weed selling man - "you high?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sally - "that's just my face"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We finished off our time in Denmark with a visit to the happy wall, smack bang in the middle of town there's a huge wall with coloured panels you can change around to spell things out, we decided to show our contiki pride!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheixVFQSxo4FGsKEiVa2dKhc4cW-JKX6n5LPy0Iu3wZNxrkK9nAA9ABQo_O2HE9OHPLFPbstvA-miL1aUhLWVDq_fSUTZraaZ5zES01__Dw7naN5pxmnW1I_ZZQNNFsySiStQAznG0LmTz/s640/blogger-image--2020129574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheixVFQSxo4FGsKEiVa2dKhc4cW-JKX6n5LPy0Iu3wZNxrkK9nAA9ABQo_O2HE9OHPLFPbstvA-miL1aUhLWVDq_fSUTZraaZ5zES01__Dw7naN5pxmnW1I_ZZQNNFsySiStQAznG0LmTz/s640/blogger-image--2020129574.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And it totally made the top picks on Contikis Facebook for the week - winning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 3 - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a huge day on the bus today as we crossed over from Denmark to Norway. Norway is also known for being particularly happy and full of super fit, blonde, tall, gorgeous people, but it's also known as one of the most expensive cities in the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For example, a Big Mac from McDonald's ?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">$15</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A standard beer? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">$14 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Absolutley mental!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">However our first stop after checking into our hostel is Frogner park in Oslo. An awesome place full of statues depicting our life stages - family, divorce, love, etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A really incredible park to visit, but it's even more fun to attempt to replicate the statues ... Which we did </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxlkaKLaQGRmfKMFHMgV2S6VCBj9bcLcMhp1h7lt-qr_GBOX868b5HjVQ-oUTlr6Fdpl5b8AlgA9eEmZVw5izWdiYt9nFBqW__1SuFomWix5zDJ-19Wb4Yz-SNDIBCq116Qg1TI3vBjbd/s640/blogger-image--462273529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxlkaKLaQGRmfKMFHMgV2S6VCBj9bcLcMhp1h7lt-qr_GBOX868b5HjVQ-oUTlr6Fdpl5b8AlgA9eEmZVw5izWdiYt9nFBqW__1SuFomWix5zDJ-19Wb4Yz-SNDIBCq116Qg1TI3vBjbd/s640/blogger-image--462273529.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEiqafGC5to8RPVEM4lnRn1sPR_71GC79pK3Mi221_PcMVWWuXwR4aiRV6UBahMWmIrs0R6xaPYwn0VII8piAVN2oni5wk4DXdUamehsu4xMhw-UeIRaIJ5DI7TT_VAzQvKhyHCZD57Ds/s640/blogger-image--664122365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEiqafGC5to8RPVEM4lnRn1sPR_71GC79pK3Mi221_PcMVWWuXwR4aiRV6UBahMWmIrs0R6xaPYwn0VII8piAVN2oni5wk4DXdUamehsu4xMhw-UeIRaIJ5DI7TT_VAzQvKhyHCZD57Ds/s640/blogger-image--664122365.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwoLZvEBwW4wI5rCRAemJkmkA74fatA_wmgDAA70MNieHB0yf4_-uMjpHU_BLtE_ZjuBtNkCQr5eCVD9ldfQvYUb68YEKqv8fyNT7wG5tRxdtuRDR2gzFji1ang5qee2m0yWHoSNG4rSS/s640/blogger-image-1196063240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwoLZvEBwW4wI5rCRAemJkmkA74fatA_wmgDAA70MNieHB0yf4_-uMjpHU_BLtE_ZjuBtNkCQr5eCVD9ldfQvYUb68YEKqv8fyNT7wG5tRxdtuRDR2gzFji1ang5qee2m0yWHoSNG4rSS/s640/blogger-image-1196063240.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We aren't allowed to have parties in our hostel rooms, so we had an 11 person "gathering" in a room said to be built for 4, but more likely 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgxaVbW9yfYFjXb1gnUnNgy9Hp15os3g0WNAZQKaD5CebnjtMh2CCsDjfsjnJMmu8qDAneJV3N3WCBtKQS0Cj58LzSLShyyF99bGuwRVDSMaeUkB4O5w08KZdzu7NnTAPIsvRhXxH3vXa/s640/blogger-image-386566442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgxaVbW9yfYFjXb1gnUnNgy9Hp15os3g0WNAZQKaD5CebnjtMh2CCsDjfsjnJMmu8qDAneJV3N3WCBtKQS0Cj58LzSLShyyF99bGuwRVDSMaeUkB4O5w08KZdzu7NnTAPIsvRhXxH3vXa/s640/blogger-image-386566442.jpg"></a></div><br></div>At 2am in the morning it's still light outside and we crash, hard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 4 -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We're given a free day to roam the city of Oslo today, so we hop on the train and wander around the city's centre. It's really beautiful and the people are really friendly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We visit the harbour and the Nobel peace prize museum, and say hello to another famous artwork, "the scream" by Edvard Munch </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBF-aAcrk1VPf2figJ3uKkS6ySkTWCfyO3f2e4D-jfEYd_booxVO9zkCnK0sYhPV0t-4yLZ2wwRPTy689GLZygKv1fPEuj12l7scU1LzgfOM8Xs3qwCXVNk7JXFY8IU6o5XpW6jOBYBlQ/s640/blogger-image-1947499160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBF-aAcrk1VPf2figJ3uKkS6ySkTWCfyO3f2e4D-jfEYd_booxVO9zkCnK0sYhPV0t-4yLZ2wwRPTy689GLZygKv1fPEuj12l7scU1LzgfOM8Xs3qwCXVNk7JXFY8IU6o5XpW6jOBYBlQ/s640/blogger-image-1947499160.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We take a look at the Oslo opera house which you can actually walk ontop of, so we made our way up with a very expensive lunch (bananas are $6 each) and get a beautiful view of Oslo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Once again were blessed by fabulous weather and I get sunburnt, AGAIN </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy_WLe4XvLMCav7n9Wo5Bhhg_eXGGnY-4T71FrgWpxEyOEKy133QR1y0AfUlrodlzT_z9XWCgYM2BhMb4HC5Jt1Lkowp1ehhu2o-TqwDanD1HPvRzJxEFUdd4jWYce3xFduPlOFzcN3CB/s640/blogger-image-340668057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jsteAGiNd3FSzfyKGQIQix51ZcUoaO3RUnBCwrc8I6uCxuwz1cb4M3OfQr3cxslO1P33ryB1pxHIeWmUMc1v-kE1sYNyykDgLdEclssT19xuQYF3d7RwxEw7f5p76G_-2V7HC5sUMjsY/s640/blogger-image--1320497005.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also took a brisk dip in a fjord, only 15 degrees Celsius</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4bl8BmmowSX_MlX4LKHcWHQRlAQcL3jrD-g5z8wBknMO3qJt0Xtm4qd8z8Ci4cVfIILAWddXNK6JIK7K8hnCvSbiWXLlMvyeyfLSw28x41NI_gOxgd2YqHuxaRsn06TyeiVytgUvG1Py/s640/blogger-image-780331001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4bl8BmmowSX_MlX4LKHcWHQRlAQcL3jrD-g5z8wBknMO3qJt0Xtm4qd8z8Ci4cVfIILAWddXNK6JIK7K8hnCvSbiWXLlMvyeyfLSw28x41NI_gOxgd2YqHuxaRsn06TyeiVytgUvG1Py/s640/blogger-image-780331001.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We successfully made it back to the citys centre, a little worn out mind you</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQDaFZkenRBy3973s9Cnz0FvWbxbLjMJ1kcoAgipcGtQL2-CLnH49qMRoG8Pm2t-p3-6Xy_T8BykFZmo9WQfzZDicyxkqes6oarDqGW59JMWdqufbfENkmUBwf65kOm8czDbWZuZtxepC/s640/blogger-image--629395522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bZZ50fnv-ukvP6g-wnbsMuXO3c2QNfQIVAGK9Pz7MQjc7iVIrp-Lg5xsAhs3FYD9X4iDIqbBiqseQXq9yu3PBwnvxTDantpCIHpkUwY5nluuTSZQ5GMoRZdMao4jT-DvPp6rM8Fefhmk/s640/blogger-image--631421131.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Definitely a massive highlight of my trip! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We soon arrived at our hostel, perched on an amazing lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8rLbmBcbVlR1umB8moKkkhcCblv9DZePCZXVaRR003YQMAMl1pNiHJBYx9XKaGQ0QXR2ANNO5PZ18Csog-iODVj7M0KfKC4HsKpW-tltIdVE4ta3vn87U18WgJTq_9rIwW1u_T128nWD/s640/blogger-image--2056038577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8rLbmBcbVlR1umB8moKkkhcCblv9DZePCZXVaRR003YQMAMl1pNiHJBYx9XKaGQ0QXR2ANNO5PZ18Csog-iODVj7M0KfKC4HsKpW-tltIdVE4ta3vn87U18WgJTq_9rIwW1u_T128nWD/s640/blogger-image--2056038577.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We decided to take the polar plunge, which is basically the worst idea ever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You sit in a sauna, get super sweaty, then BOLT through the hostel and run into the lake water which is approximately 5 degrees... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I say it's a bad idea but actually we did it twice. When in Norway!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a big BBQ dinner with the group and had a goodnights sleep, still in daylight</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 6 - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today was another hugely scenic day and I quickly filled up the last of my memory cards on this section alone. We saw a <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">magnificent waterfall in the pouring rain </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvtMM5Dl0myzOuD-JieqE3a0aZkgtF7gW6xAs2DhDH8GMY6hKqc3UV97aa015-WE88iDNTsNKj2rGooTqaExgdooVzZpHrMMkLYn2oPa-xxZDkNE8oQIwxvAPkRhha8c2mLyXAyctsc6T/s640/blogger-image--1090667722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvtMM5Dl0myzOuD-JieqE3a0aZkgtF7gW6xAs2DhDH8GMY6hKqc3UV97aa015-WE88iDNTsNKj2rGooTqaExgdooVzZpHrMMkLYn2oPa-xxZDkNE8oQIwxvAPkRhha8c2mLyXAyctsc6T/s640/blogger-image--1090667722.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Breathtaking mountains </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P2vplmSDTIVOkLTsYPxCsOZFYohfKk4nlhtZ_2LfEHruOZL-EBX9INK25YCA_YKiCo_wRg5jEBzGWb-FJriIZEbapFon0m1tbDKQfu4Q5BzeQCvrbfKt63FjDszi4cLdDan4yt59qHDI/s640/blogger-image--411647904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P2vplmSDTIVOkLTsYPxCsOZFYohfKk4nlhtZ_2LfEHruOZL-EBX9INK25YCA_YKiCo_wRg5jEBzGWb-FJriIZEbapFon0m1tbDKQfu4Q5BzeQCvrbfKt63FjDszi4cLdDan4yt59qHDI/s640/blogger-image--411647904.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A freezing cold glacier </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQHJ67QpTOCVSVV8Ilz8OBK1BJPPBqftxqptIAb0Jd6FKWDFjPV9loQg0adzU20osk3e0wQyaqTpNSpAgPljB12JJEPTi_wBhyjt1l0w8j-5WYowEL95KxJO_Bti3Yij7JMNkhkniIkX3/s640/blogger-image--2017486723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQHJ67QpTOCVSVV8Ilz8OBK1BJPPBqftxqptIAb0Jd6FKWDFjPV9loQg0adzU20osk3e0wQyaqTpNSpAgPljB12JJEPTi_wBhyjt1l0w8j-5WYowEL95KxJO_Bti3Yij7JMNkhkniIkX3/s640/blogger-image--2017486723.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">An awesome fjord on someone's private property </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7stHLmnZ27jQdekmzuclOirWBEe5JNGYF3Xr_cxwgcC74SSoYL_PMcbTic_uInTAC58sfDL6K2qlGgVIpiyqioXCLvmNRRFB6-jIapdQ-gpmidC9TSA4h-1kZGknAaRjOYcq_7nv_a7Rg/s640/blogger-image-1878945475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7stHLmnZ27jQdekmzuclOirWBEe5JNGYF3Xr_cxwgcC74SSoYL_PMcbTic_uInTAC58sfDL6K2qlGgVIpiyqioXCLvmNRRFB6-jIapdQ-gpmidC9TSA4h-1kZGknAaRjOYcq_7nv_a7Rg/s640/blogger-image-1878945475.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">More pretty snow and ice blue water </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREn0CeOUJ6NBtM-QRl01wPSzSvbWgiCViu-aYIy5_G9KlrWxyUM8ASiPDkNoArBOjPvjNb5an45-3H1S4cxYTcQi3yxbcEutE47_hpekOYavST6pqQC1fnY5mCX03FKvtUKIRPJrspWIH/s640/blogger-image--790531068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREn0CeOUJ6NBtM-QRl01wPSzSvbWgiCViu-aYIy5_G9KlrWxyUM8ASiPDkNoArBOjPvjNb5an45-3H1S4cxYTcQi3yxbcEutE47_hpekOYavST6pqQC1fnY5mCX03FKvtUKIRPJrspWIH/s640/blogger-image--790531068.jpg"></a></div><br></div>And then got stuck for close to 45 minutes by road works. Mike announces that we need to catch the last ferry at 5pm to Hellesylt so we put our faith in Ricky our driver. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He guns it through Norway (not good for my stress levels) and drops 500m in a mere 5 minutes - brilliant! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We literally pull onto the ferry at exactly 5.00pm and the whole bus cheers and claps , it's epic to say the least. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And were so glad we get onto the ferry because the views are incredible </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEVvz6gjYTT-jldaE4uRxILqijL7aJj6ZSn13xAWiRdnYmX5EmGbe_BrgTbTk2egzGTX460JNk436iX0lMunCDSwbHGhC_fPw5R9GPRn1gUAcqKlNiro-KwXc19jL63k4jCMjyFj8RlJr/s640/blogger-image--338436130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEVvz6gjYTT-jldaE4uRxILqijL7aJj6ZSn13xAWiRdnYmX5EmGbe_BrgTbTk2egzGTX460JNk436iX0lMunCDSwbHGhC_fPw5R9GPRn1gUAcqKlNiro-KwXc19jL63k4jCMjyFj8RlJr/s640/blogger-image--338436130.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakpmGgB0xi7yHs5q9PmfAIABSVquw0XBfNZluxUsL1HFp3LeaYBGdPuPm3o94TNU5o-mgrI_oxAASUtDWTz37PBJP-iMR35MYW8ZndlFGFRpP4tZywFnr3oHJ8DhrViYZCu8kEk0l3Kxw/s640/blogger-image--1430132537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakpmGgB0xi7yHs5q9PmfAIABSVquw0XBfNZluxUsL1HFp3LeaYBGdPuPm3o94TNU5o-mgrI_oxAASUtDWTz37PBJP-iMR35MYW8ZndlFGFRpP4tZywFnr3oHJ8DhrViYZCu8kEk0l3Kxw/s640/blogger-image--1430132537.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The sun is shining, the weather is beautiful and we pull into the 200 person populated town of Hellesylt, and our view is pretty awful </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGF6Ugy8vHpJyAXXlCTHEpftiSM3ISKR1eEOSPj6yYN72nnfGIRUmEq6JfQ0aQa46aKWfMqRkkqEg2i6GxMjEgktyIyDJT5z8j4DiKcCaMyqZlMp1vq54oWyAKOjPWaXnhkCZnsdh1eGi/s640/blogger-image-1601282373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGF6Ugy8vHpJyAXXlCTHEpftiSM3ISKR1eEOSPj6yYN72nnfGIRUmEq6JfQ0aQa46aKWfMqRkkqEg2i6GxMjEgktyIyDJT5z8j4DiKcCaMyqZlMp1vq54oWyAKOjPWaXnhkCZnsdh1eGi/s640/blogger-image-1601282373.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We play a fantastic game of trivia and our team (the fighting mongooses...mongeese?) come third! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some tasty drinks are consumed and we head to sleep before our last day in Norway!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 7 -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A bright and early rise started our final day in Norway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We stopped in the small town of Lom to see our first stave church from the 12th century </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEydjHBjXcD3WKnxm32Iwq2hfTvdzK0_f8TopQJs3uoeCfgIGXyJRqsOkOJu2etS4cPe3Q7BzuN_l3BKZVF7acWkPQaL2jwV4txahS6scdijmauqe7nybpZKAoMy2q5zaC89LXW1nE0ihL/s640/blogger-image-1855611843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEydjHBjXcD3WKnxm32Iwq2hfTvdzK0_f8TopQJs3uoeCfgIGXyJRqsOkOJu2etS4cPe3Q7BzuN_l3BKZVF7acWkPQaL2jwV4txahS6scdijmauqe7nybpZKAoMy2q5zaC89LXW1nE0ihL/s640/blogger-image-1855611843.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We saw our last fjord </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0aAko9h9zGDDg28tGVlNDoR2kX-IFALOVUeZE4LwwneBuE1I-gU7URpTsf3pY2_7ebD_FIEshHejbVyI305V2Bsx2BLkjVbcWQlUzBI82pQKFiGXrOPTnknhxHaJv0bP1SwGbSdUb8mC/s640/blogger-image--1116461839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0aAko9h9zGDDg28tGVlNDoR2kX-IFALOVUeZE4LwwneBuE1I-gU7URpTsf3pY2_7ebD_FIEshHejbVyI305V2Bsx2BLkjVbcWQlUzBI82pQKFiGXrOPTnknhxHaJv0bP1SwGbSdUb8mC/s640/blogger-image--1116461839.jpg"></a></div><br></div>And popped into the small town of Lillehammer, an Olympic town in 1994, and went to the bobsledding track to give it a go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguViABtfBAPrNboHsRpOe7EH1u0KSfQ60pUmP2_9Qg_7nzDDSl8UHpvtTYcGA-S7TSEl9yTsX2ZYO9Dd8rBQENRYD6yu5Qe1CYuAlSLP6pteQgjD2E97HuoHe2PaSZJ73ELgbXyp3WkWRl/s640/blogger-image--1170637475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguViABtfBAPrNboHsRpOe7EH1u0KSfQ60pUmP2_9Qg_7nzDDSl8UHpvtTYcGA-S7TSEl9yTsX2ZYO9Dd8rBQENRYD6yu5Qe1CYuAlSLP6pteQgjD2E97HuoHe2PaSZJ73ELgbXyp3WkWRl/s640/blogger-image--1170637475.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I gripped onto my gopro for dear life and recorded the 98km p/h ride down - absolutely f*cking crazy (pardon my Norwegian) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgdiqB89TVFoCwovicLhoXj3Xy9Wnv1h0bvDizvi9VsIaGJEw0Bx0zYk11tU3uzJiLpSD0efzmILNrgeXccvZb49SrLU0pA5gBXuh2HhyKWa2eSH_KRvboHU3XXvjSXOzxwmGUYjmHd1A/s640/blogger-image-1263043429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgdiqB89TVFoCwovicLhoXj3Xy9Wnv1h0bvDizvi9VsIaGJEw0Bx0zYk11tU3uzJiLpSD0efzmILNrgeXccvZb49SrLU0pA5gBXuh2HhyKWa2eSH_KRvboHU3XXvjSXOzxwmGUYjmHd1A/s640/blogger-image-1263043429.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was way more intense than we could have imagined but an absolutely awesome way to finish our stay in Norway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We checked into our hotel (yes!!! A hotel with no bunk beds) and passed out real quick!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Norway and Denmark have been an absolute pleasure, next stop - Sweden and Finland! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYEgns75yOtmkFiAfAG2Kj1KWIOaKVDUWKJ6M5HM5AF3Y8NHfi5_Kd2okaOUhOJGZbm8Pax8CCYZfJ9q0-b53CIueVrGD_ulboF7AF4zAFYbuDatpE2xlPHjZ2rYR0LDpoYK4GaRsJsV9/s640/blogger-image--1869924504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYEgns75yOtmkFiAfAG2Kj1KWIOaKVDUWKJ6M5HM5AF3Y8NHfi5_Kd2okaOUhOJGZbm8Pax8CCYZfJ9q0-b53CIueVrGD_ulboF7AF4zAFYbuDatpE2xlPHjZ2rYR0LDpoYK4GaRsJsV9/s640/blogger-image--1869924504.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></span></div><br></div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-27338896871295521412014-05-19T23:43:00.001-07:002014-05-19T23:43:00.344-07:00Birmingham & London<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Lori and I arrived to a very rainy Birmingham but were greeted by her fantastic roommates, Nuala, Emma and Claire. Lori is currently studying nursing at the University of Birmingham so I got to experience living in a flat with uni students - definitely a first! </span></div><div><br></div><div>I'm not going to lie, after close to 4 weeks backpacking, being on the move constantly, and carrying that 15kg bag, I decided to make the next week a very relaxed one. So instead of telling you how much sleep I got, I'll tell you all the fabulous things we did in Birm and London in <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">dot point :</span></div><div><br></div><div>• taught Lori how to make tasty guacamole and had a Mexican feast</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjHZMHAm3WgxaiNbZDf5aVKyK6szFYi_ABVx5f-EDbzS75b6yqP_YlNRLQ71X5Nki2ViZfHPUYwgVSCM3NS0iC6aIU6Xy49p3lbcVt5W2hNesJtaT2R9DbIURZrx7T0yNRHcV6zfFY9cN/s640/blogger-image-990464611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjHZMHAm3WgxaiNbZDf5aVKyK6szFYi_ABVx5f-EDbzS75b6yqP_YlNRLQ71X5Nki2ViZfHPUYwgVSCM3NS0iC6aIU6Xy49p3lbcVt5W2hNesJtaT2R9DbIURZrx7T0yNRHcV6zfFY9cN/s640/blogger-image-990464611.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• spent too much money at the bullring shopping centre and got a photo with said bull</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFf4aGfxvCYiCW8w03OaD9_ZLB3nf7yxPnQ0x1KI2RVPmJ7y1wSbp5LcU7JnApc0Djwpbaw4kDj6FquBQV6oIASh_X6il3TuCTQdBf744-3Z79A843KnPdwKPwPbqSok2Hm8TU1cMaGHHi/s640/blogger-image--1791436486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFf4aGfxvCYiCW8w03OaD9_ZLB3nf7yxPnQ0x1KI2RVPmJ7y1wSbp5LcU7JnApc0Djwpbaw4kDj6FquBQV6oIASh_X6il3TuCTQdBf744-3Z79A843KnPdwKPwPbqSok2Hm8TU1cMaGHHi/s640/blogger-image--1791436486.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• had a very tasty Thai meal with Lori and our friend Emelia who we also met in India </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-GT-NruICjIKNe4cK-LEehALzk3MVzqzrSD7M3wzSnwnJvFYLG3q8gPTa47jNoTKqm8l2U8gnCKh-nzj8hZkBuyml6rrGPbQDL1cjJrZzS9nvhEShifMr8ySkb2uqPCUuh466WUNHTWC/s640/blogger-image-1166540871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-GT-NruICjIKNe4cK-LEehALzk3MVzqzrSD7M3wzSnwnJvFYLG3q8gPTa47jNoTKqm8l2U8gnCKh-nzj8hZkBuyml6rrGPbQDL1cjJrZzS9nvhEShifMr8ySkb2uqPCUuh466WUNHTWC/s640/blogger-image-1166540871.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• had a fancy night out at the goose with loris amazing flat mates </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzGxyJuvTmYuHm1KAfcwjfiTZjmV5S9q6trX9cyKHOAaJQ_PTiUPX3Pt4o3vCrw0WM23a5SuBbC7RYg2fcyHx6zX_4RZUlU0pX1sZVbOtfmeZOGky2ZQsufe0OYh9Hr5r_RRSr2wNAw7W/s640/blogger-image-1335453320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J-0-CgWXp9yKPZ3PA1loN6umqpavQtd5shnT_GnoA_T3-GetAouQGEAU-55rLA6NXlZzpEKhjWfvQDuSUAvaxd-AdfpgtZUnmRfsO9esCZfsrzEXZnF8rEroi5hWF1366rxRX-dy9nFp/s640/blogger-image--1125051240.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• had the famous onion ring stack at joes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdjIEZK6MrOuBE6o9vOSCw9PxjaTDk_4hno31aBKBCgQ_S3LqUQu_V5lLW0UHE_or_0hAFygbVkBTn6cNHnDKHQgWNSTishNdvfIF8gOuDD3Op1wbjSQ7Ylw-o6RjGEKEP9UHZTdCBs29/s640/blogger-image--1705926768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdjIEZK6MrOuBE6o9vOSCw9PxjaTDk_4hno31aBKBCgQ_S3LqUQu_V5lLW0UHE_or_0hAFygbVkBTn6cNHnDKHQgWNSTishNdvfIF8gOuDD3Op1wbjSQ7Ylw-o6RjGEKEP9UHZTdCBs29/s640/blogger-image--1705926768.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• said farewell to Selly oak </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aI03H0gFS1YlagfBG-ScPRnAYyhcEr4htQOlfv6zk_ZJlh88-1aj_dy4vSezUyulQ_TTOY3AQjWiuC3N00wHgCzbnl8pJNytPzjgwhofIcaBGry70nIgfj-iOprIQB8DWMAyNZ0_w9m1/s640/blogger-image--801528478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aI03H0gFS1YlagfBG-ScPRnAYyhcEr4htQOlfv6zk_ZJlh88-1aj_dy4vSezUyulQ_TTOY3AQjWiuC3N00wHgCzbnl8pJNytPzjgwhofIcaBGry70nIgfj-iOprIQB8DWMAyNZ0_w9m1/s640/blogger-image--801528478.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• and said goodbye to my wonderful friend, Lori and her family </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7VVryPi5mDT_gw7nCRodoPIA5UCXx1Cy3D3Rwa4hGApawtqenqsDRyn8troJnt_kYRYK3TJd3rh2_OvNhiblGavPonC-elNoNMlkIKYalMktTPgZBLrT0Kp82fmxBwy7atzl9P7-fAjc/s640/blogger-image--1794751380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7VVryPi5mDT_gw7nCRodoPIA5UCXx1Cy3D3Rwa4hGApawtqenqsDRyn8troJnt_kYRYK3TJd3rh2_OvNhiblGavPonC-elNoNMlkIKYalMktTPgZBLrT0Kp82fmxBwy7atzl9P7-fAjc/s640/blogger-image--1794751380.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a wonderful week in Birmingham I hopped on the train back to London and met another friend from India named Lisa, who was very kind to host me for just under a week! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Once again, here's some dot points of my splendid time in old London Town!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• had some wine at one of the oldest wine bars in the world</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4ooUpfqEGjvqmnPsb4F1jj6yPTCqYG1Kzc2c1_mxj2XxHZ8A1CWnBUYICQRUoL6mOMBU7kCsU2R3vGhj9o9bi4TQhd8ZNnDAN_PNztg1Na3kPkfxYilopql2SC1ojehgycR9OGdYwbLS/s640/blogger-image-1784923283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4ooUpfqEGjvqmnPsb4F1jj6yPTCqYG1Kzc2c1_mxj2XxHZ8A1CWnBUYICQRUoL6mOMBU7kCsU2R3vGhj9o9bi4TQhd8ZNnDAN_PNztg1Na3kPkfxYilopql2SC1ojehgycR9OGdYwbLS/s640/blogger-image-1784923283.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• saw some super sunny weather </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOaWYQtqdpARmY3lVtXPEWJaeyAQFmJy8k9WZnqLTqxoDbioP6_33QETvzthQPb4uqQtRQMjyy0auVc4XpMPUWc2KCRlkuYFtBsuvxBkUYbPescveyZFOAbdkm7tMJKEnAb3ykR3J7uKK/s640/blogger-image-552910208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOaWYQtqdpARmY3lVtXPEWJaeyAQFmJy8k9WZnqLTqxoDbioP6_33QETvzthQPb4uqQtRQMjyy0auVc4XpMPUWc2KCRlkuYFtBsuvxBkUYbPescveyZFOAbdkm7tMJKEnAb3ykR3J7uKK/s640/blogger-image-552910208.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• saw the baileys stardust exhibition at the national portrait gallery. A fantastic collection of photographs of celebrities, artists and his family </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyZRE15GdZj_SdYawJhIKca4Yj8A45rb-SjiHK7xMu4SYw05NQrRnYDUV56hWyIw9OjLrRhUufkPBPlHZVzUyFZiSHK-LiTBNIE2gquUZQHV7p4q4nBojwpkN2Vxt03rGdgtAZP063pSz/s640/blogger-image-315257215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyZRE15GdZj_SdYawJhIKca4Yj8A45rb-SjiHK7xMu4SYw05NQrRnYDUV56hWyIw9OjLrRhUufkPBPlHZVzUyFZiSHK-LiTBNIE2gquUZQHV7p4q4nBojwpkN2Vxt03rGdgtAZP063pSz/s640/blogger-image-315257215.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKv1gUnWlmbyzMfwpRXIQrSRkPpsuWTkXTiJl37D6Yz0u3tUw1YgCHmFz_VgS0BCGJq9cFxO3R4gvB9BKc_bSi7PEs6knzfx1Cpe8rex2f2RgtyC88YLV-OwmpcyN3ylOxqla09QEMyaAH/s640/blogger-image--604054444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKv1gUnWlmbyzMfwpRXIQrSRkPpsuWTkXTiJl37D6Yz0u3tUw1YgCHmFz_VgS0BCGJq9cFxO3R4gvB9BKc_bSi7PEs6knzfx1Cpe8rex2f2RgtyC88YLV-OwmpcyN3ylOxqla09QEMyaAH/s640/blogger-image--604054444.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• took a day trip to the town of Bath and saw the Roman Baths in the middle of this beautiful city </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwDOrCwmjQnCOTObHZbwzckObbwUbVxyz17G1OhFr2QWqqfwRtfgI06F9v6aaZ_UxmvX68X4s9AwDlZxsoBvMyU3vEdm4eBHmX9elENZCYtsU0z6Mmp5DwihALtsb9U6dIRzPkKujep3q/s640/blogger-image-1359489909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwDOrCwmjQnCOTObHZbwzckObbwUbVxyz17G1OhFr2QWqqfwRtfgI06F9v6aaZ_UxmvX68X4s9AwDlZxsoBvMyU3vEdm4eBHmX9elENZCYtsU0z6Mmp5DwihALtsb9U6dIRzPkKujep3q/s640/blogger-image-1359489909.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv4cFDDmpo_t2fHzldcZtn0doWquPecNTHJDmoMQ_F5HHt1ge2hyMDX6sF8zl8KwKwqQg6SLLjcsGrwVb70XuwaJaK8B8rjvVNB83iCUfqiqO5hBXPTwyDC1VATCq3NIJP6YPCUqDn8z0/s640/blogger-image-466877002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It's been an amazing time and I just wanted to say a HUGE thankyou to both Lori and Lisa for hosting me for the past two weeks, words cannot describe how appreciative I am of your wonderful hospitality. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tomorrow begins the last part of my journey, Scandinavia and Russia contiki !!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7BIsxeQWurEaRtVA2fdmyzGGDvS_AetmUquQTR2S3_eSwERG7VYplCM4GcbBrR5Eyg7QSIIqDkBUjZF_UHTUWIwc0-61tvmu9qw7nLrZhaMXXPp-QnNbiZ65OPdOgFdL6PvRLnhhNGy0/s640/blogger-image--2041212204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7BIsxeQWurEaRtVA2fdmyzGGDvS_AetmUquQTR2S3_eSwERG7VYplCM4GcbBrR5Eyg7QSIIqDkBUjZF_UHTUWIwc0-61tvmu9qw7nLrZhaMXXPp-QnNbiZ65OPdOgFdL6PvRLnhhNGy0/s640/blogger-image--2041212204.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-83999395451643830712014-05-08T12:38:00.001-07:002014-05-08T12:38:29.991-07:00AmsterdamAfter a very emotional afternoon leaving Helena at the airport to head home I hopped on my flight to Amsterdam. A quick and exciting flight landed me in this beautiful city, and after coincidentally bumping into our lovely host Dani, I was reunited with my dear friend Lori! <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzH0AfFRyB6ygUNCeCigpvObDI_3DYHUBu9z9t29qzzd18jQp0FhvwNlghcokHbKN3KjjBSfNX9Pxhx9UbIA7Y7jE9_RZNnK0IQLEbNXDbgntORtoGwJxxM99c9u0ddHb5tGQJvsFGUkp5/s640/blogger-image--201617170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzH0AfFRyB6ygUNCeCigpvObDI_3DYHUBu9z9t29qzzd18jQp0FhvwNlghcokHbKN3KjjBSfNX9Pxhx9UbIA7Y7jE9_RZNnK0IQLEbNXDbgntORtoGwJxxM99c9u0ddHb5tGQJvsFGUkp5/s640/blogger-image--201617170.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>Lori, Dani and I met in India last year on a 1 month whirlwind adventure. I promised I'd see them this year and I totally kept that promise! </div><div><br></div><div>We stayed up super late catching up and had a good rest in preparation for a long weekend of sightseeing and debauchery!</div><div><br></div><div>Day 1 - </div><div>Lori and I hopped on a tram to the museum district and got the standard Amsterdam photograph </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdFZe7mU8V3pFi6Ywz59BDckAqWORkrTHC5YYJFQZIP5EDsxNdNMJ-72kKnca9Q4YBtVXFLZtt22D0-m8LPQFObacauHKrnx8HvelEE1dBf7cJy8r0hzWrRXrN0bueH51lf2fcc830gVP/s640/blogger-image--1655216774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdFZe7mU8V3pFi6Ywz59BDckAqWORkrTHC5YYJFQZIP5EDsxNdNMJ-72kKnca9Q4YBtVXFLZtt22D0-m8LPQFObacauHKrnx8HvelEE1dBf7cJy8r0hzWrRXrN0bueH51lf2fcc830gVP/s640/blogger-image--1655216774.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaKbjLBrgC_ctODXi9YAbfvwwjXfu5uIhQrR7Hl1A3UVzTYF6z5Al15Wdmw3CwZ0xaCWv4fEaPwZbnyTZPmExRW03Q_srTlrWuhZ9Uwldpakfl-pnLIIigE2XhyphenhyphenYtMOFzcuCH_gv7Uy2X/s640/blogger-image-1461349556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaKbjLBrgC_ctODXi9YAbfvwwjXfu5uIhQrR7Hl1A3UVzTYF6z5Al15Wdmw3CwZ0xaCWv4fEaPwZbnyTZPmExRW03Q_srTlrWuhZ9Uwldpakfl-pnLIIigE2XhyphenhyphenYtMOFzcuCH_gv7Uy2X/s640/blogger-image-1461349556.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMw-v7KpDkI7Er0ciLO4t81UUDUu9TefbgUmboF6d-QA6Am0OTCEOv2T7L9Fg_mG8moys5vK8zyM0GD8rnCSOwjMvXvU9VfWvHBPkrfl4N_AHnF7YqeKl6uN-Jvm-3Le0sLvMDs92FwfiZ/s640/blogger-image--1583242736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMw-v7KpDkI7Er0ciLO4t81UUDUu9TefbgUmboF6d-QA6Am0OTCEOv2T7L9Fg_mG8moys5vK8zyM0GD8rnCSOwjMvXvU9VfWvHBPkrfl4N_AHnF7YqeKl6uN-Jvm-3Le0sLvMDs92FwfiZ/s640/blogger-image--1583242736.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>And we quite literally walked ALL over Amsterdam. </div><div><br></div><div>We started off at the markets to buy a traditional Amsterdam treat - stroopwaffles! Except we bought them fresh made. Stroopwaffles are like really thin waffles with caramel inbetween, this started our love affair with sugar for the long weekend </div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCcNzOteLlloPbacUe4rKQD31V8StzjQsJT-cul8qLwwFtBA4mcKdz8A3HT5RDD4kZD-W4643lOo2We7CKJ7FB159TwUkEBxfjRcLveLPSVjmSuoNyM6pokx_P6bsFqyG4wY6aCsglr2C/s640/blogger-image--852537485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCcNzOteLlloPbacUe4rKQD31V8StzjQsJT-cul8qLwwFtBA4mcKdz8A3HT5RDD4kZD-W4643lOo2We7CKJ7FB159TwUkEBxfjRcLveLPSVjmSuoNyM6pokx_P6bsFqyG4wY6aCsglr2C/s640/blogger-image--852537485.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>We bought some pre made ones to take home too.</div><div><br></div><div>We also made friends with a super gorgeous female local,</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCt8TsK0z3v3o7EHjQIjk04TE_hJoFPYULf0nCai5hHhi25AXl4iFp7sUHdlS1aRcpcPReBlvXBkODqkIavtBqo8MNqGOGbYov5rHLqRnjqD3Wp6uTMl7EhfQxI1eHLiEDphGqEOoJMiFp/s640/blogger-image--559109692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCt8TsK0z3v3o7EHjQIjk04TE_hJoFPYULf0nCai5hHhi25AXl4iFp7sUHdlS1aRcpcPReBlvXBkODqkIavtBqo8MNqGOGbYov5rHLqRnjqD3Wp6uTMl7EhfQxI1eHLiEDphGqEOoJMiFp/s640/blogger-image--559109692.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From one market to another we stopped for macarons, Lori tells me she has NEVER tried one?! We must stop </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UdGb_W7mYDbcJ_b0hL1cD1ozZL0JDkZHIK-XPflS29BT9PIQ8FTG7LzFtDlKg7T-3sq6lRdepFtJapsZpnZoBHRc_PT4HNs6p32ZL7azVrl3KVxzB2HxUREXhHZOfmCJHp8mpnJGaNJk/s640/blogger-image-871408501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UdGb_W7mYDbcJ_b0hL1cD1ozZL0JDkZHIK-XPflS29BT9PIQ8FTG7LzFtDlKg7T-3sq6lRdepFtJapsZpnZoBHRc_PT4HNs6p32ZL7azVrl3KVxzB2HxUREXhHZOfmCJHp8mpnJGaNJk/s640/blogger-image-871408501.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the look of a woman in love </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We ventured into the Amsterdam flower markets and marvelled at all the beautiful tulips (and clogs)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwpMgC249dtksvYqkEzJiweX7ti7RGfhqnRGQf1bAbQPLE0vcQbgdVOdzUxgBBAOJelZRoZ1P20hu92orygA4LGPUs9Ci06z1QnfWfjU7VgbBqJlOG2D88zTXck09Mm8IaZ9-Y8ao4Rjc/s640/blogger-image-474637000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But let me tell you, the comfort of a big couch in a beautiful warm apartment and the knowledge that we had to get up at 6am was too much to handle, so we didn't venture out....and had a sleep instead! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 2 -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This morning we got up at 6am to join the golden oldies on a tour to Keunkenhof and the flower fields outside of Amsterdam. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some stroopwaffles for breakfast </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoElTHhFMqbk_wj6LzMM-pgVDDSbfzbgfLAJ3orMu4WASjwgdUSlDCNWNpIll6tJRt4m_J10W1vvPn4WgF1PgZ8qg-xRzTNu9MHfxW5AdUpZtwgyIXepY3BpjtUQaMHDC5_gMQVEHA7Yy/s640/blogger-image--2024334380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoElTHhFMqbk_wj6LzMM-pgVDDSbfzbgfLAJ3orMu4WASjwgdUSlDCNWNpIll6tJRt4m_J10W1vvPn4WgF1PgZ8qg-xRzTNu9MHfxW5AdUpZtwgyIXepY3BpjtUQaMHDC5_gMQVEHA7Yy/s640/blogger-image--2024334380.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And an hour trip later, landed us at the flower fields </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZBEUDe_CGcui4WwoDt-7GJ5UuHwFsOgccTS7wp07dguLPnrU1OmbHyJ7g7XjrXezEiWoV4TQ-37zKrhm306aXR1z2gLWTabpgnCAu0mBvti7VPipVOO_Elz9ohphHTE-qjfw6VM715UW/s640/blogger-image--885894734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZBEUDe_CGcui4WwoDt-7GJ5UuHwFsOgccTS7wp07dguLPnrU1OmbHyJ7g7XjrXezEiWoV4TQ-37zKrhm306aXR1z2gLWTabpgnCAu0mBvti7VPipVOO_Elz9ohphHTE-qjfw6VM715UW/s640/blogger-image--885894734.jpg"></a></div><br></div>It was soo beautiful and I'm a crazay flower fiend so it was the best way to spend our Sunday morning </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlmhyrzkbNh9qLZLUXTb1qXjunTAv77fNGt0KU-oF2MhyphenhyphenlahRjMIRV1_RKJPeSLw2PXORDBr8kF4DfquQLkQyj9n-3K9w4GLhokJC5iuD39LDPENCFwXKd1h_dYs6GV_UVTjVeWEmR9K7/s640/blogger-image--1786499843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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After taking a selfie</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fb9WLFeqrs0wQWMkrWViO5lBKiX6H4gX8uUSYxqSHq2gBKqlfyk3OLsfcttGGRVw-U4G6QJnHOv0IGcLhC0jhod-JD_UmwtxuUIPJviVLI7l4S28Nf8kD6AhrqxwDD9-enSoYIf7F-zU/s640/blogger-image-1916566462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fb9WLFeqrs0wQWMkrWViO5lBKiX6H4gX8uUSYxqSHq2gBKqlfyk3OLsfcttGGRVw-U4G6QJnHOv0IGcLhC0jhod-JD_UmwtxuUIPJviVLI7l4S28Nf8kD6AhrqxwDD9-enSoYIf7F-zU/s640/blogger-image-1916566462.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We head to the red light district to make some friends! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvECR2WXkjy3kSGbFltErsfm5EuV3VMopZc1AUddNQLaXAO39HALon3cP4G9P2dWe3d7KUZOjWMBOhashWOSsxVvRkWYwDX-PGVptz6lGsRcDyeFQAo02V5Q6AYZzIyiU_j0tKJHQnGgJ/s640/blogger-image--1257082199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvECR2WXkjy3kSGbFltErsfm5EuV3VMopZc1AUddNQLaXAO39HALon3cP4G9P2dWe3d7KUZOjWMBOhashWOSsxVvRkWYwDX-PGVptz6lGsRcDyeFQAo02V5Q6AYZzIyiU_j0tKJHQnGgJ/s640/blogger-image--1257082199.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6rsy4gztMDD-VmduOKCHu8W2P3dYWXxU8xvJlVCPIWHBb0mECcU1xly3ksGGP4nGY_-7xlHLbHAxe_AvNSi-_eQ0NTteCUVQQHpplDOl7KpI_a7groh5_7WqIuloLudiX3tEFzLyOJ-6/s640/blogger-image--1608707114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6rsy4gztMDD-VmduOKCHu8W2P3dYWXxU8xvJlVCPIWHBb0mECcU1xly3ksGGP4nGY_-7xlHLbHAxe_AvNSi-_eQ0NTteCUVQQHpplDOl7KpI_a7groh5_7WqIuloLudiX3tEFzLyOJ-6/s640/blogger-image--1608707114.jpg"></a></div><br></div>After stepping foot in one bar, we stumble across a well of British people (Lori is from the UK) and make friends pretty quickly. The friends shout us drinks, </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvYrLXR0CaHa2miUhOsdWoJo4-QR1tol7axAJIphLZxZisnrDGA0lQTOUsSApO526okgdaLuc0kpd_SUJ6_52RlKJ2OUIfSnnATjt9YfkR_kyUGzNN46NytMV02SiZy_LVemTR4byzFWk/s640/blogger-image-1728160047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvYrLXR0CaHa2miUhOsdWoJo4-QR1tol7axAJIphLZxZisnrDGA0lQTOUsSApO526okgdaLuc0kpd_SUJ6_52RlKJ2OUIfSnnATjt9YfkR_kyUGzNN46NytMV02SiZy_LVemTR4byzFWk/s640/blogger-image-1728160047.jpg"></a></div>(Guess who Lori decided to nick name "will smith"?)</div><div><br></div><div>introduce Lori to tequila, and take us to a club with quite literally 15 people</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfaoRxggpkOX6Nk_rSDrBzahr4UJLFc_QHkA9jrGPdZ1ABHUaBkyOxpjE4eq7Gla0GgPub0ccvB33UT57854ZJgxW8VpXTiqTbFIgu-2qbgqdXQodC244BiIvO_UcNeGEG3gD1wF26Adu/s640/blogger-image-1699167813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfaoRxggpkOX6Nk_rSDrBzahr4UJLFc_QHkA9jrGPdZ1ABHUaBkyOxpjE4eq7Gla0GgPub0ccvB33UT57854ZJgxW8VpXTiqTbFIgu-2qbgqdXQodC244BiIvO_UcNeGEG3gD1wF26Adu/s640/blogger-image-1699167813.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But we make it fun </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAl09V1pnF8oQEu7TsQxc3vIGbX0nIMxZG6twUzho4BBaldAaMjz77cUPG-To34By8sl7MzR1zKFOadU7lDkp_rMK6Cv7n8OQHOFQwJ0ByUydXqXst7i7K_44hfaFbzGRanD1wduWG1WgL/s640/blogger-image--773821726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAl09V1pnF8oQEu7TsQxc3vIGbX0nIMxZG6twUzho4BBaldAaMjz77cUPG-To34By8sl7MzR1zKFOadU7lDkp_rMK6Cv7n8OQHOFQwJ0ByUydXqXst7i7K_44hfaFbzGRanD1wduWG1WgL/s640/blogger-image--773821726.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1cCawtVL9JdnkHMyeF5dRRNXcO2KIiLKYyhCeYO54dDDECxXuEjUcD4LEZBhjKgHkdZjutKoP5ZDr73q3arLQff0LQTBzCp5GOqIhdrG7AcWfFSsmFrV9pDTprbiU16zi6awgHXHdyLs/s640/blogger-image-1224010546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1cCawtVL9JdnkHMyeF5dRRNXcO2KIiLKYyhCeYO54dDDECxXuEjUcD4LEZBhjKgHkdZjutKoP5ZDr73q3arLQff0LQTBzCp5GOqIhdrG7AcWfFSsmFrV9pDTprbiU16zi6awgHXHdyLs/s640/blogger-image-1224010546.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At 4am we decide it's time for sleep, so we say goodbye to our new friends and say goodnight to Amsterdam </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TVQQTL0fBw7A3rzMwHF2fYG_4NCZLD4bsMUuCLiAl2s2Iz5V6n4m06rNKeq1yzBJ2lsGr2ye-It92WUIZf-tBGbsYUXRMX7rNsedpTH3V_NUdLC4iFFNmkq7bdxxq04rnFq1fjG6GkPR/s640/blogger-image-1804967881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TVQQTL0fBw7A3rzMwHF2fYG_4NCZLD4bsMUuCLiAl2s2Iz5V6n4m06rNKeq1yzBJ2lsGr2ye-It92WUIZf-tBGbsYUXRMX7rNsedpTH3V_NUdLC4iFFNmkq7bdxxq04rnFq1fjG6GkPR/s640/blogger-image-1804967881.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 3 - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I feel like I was more optimistic about my ability to wake up last night and set my alarm for 8.30... But cheap wine, many beers, tequila and jäger bombs decided otherwise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we hazily got up for our last day, we decided to see the Anne Frank huis. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh accident we managed to do this on the day of liberation, so the museum was passing out strawberries to honour the day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The line was HUGE </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXz1DYplW4QRIRiHEvtZF5FWhp9LhC6AaXbJQKRSyBXXk9SJy2CqqkC-agY1ZUHJ5RV_anHd2v6g6qRHlHK7wkO72GF_tzjOg7DAs_52mS1jHXN_3VjK9E35BRoHWV7xTBW32LBgZwxJC/s640/blogger-image--1524254735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXz1DYplW4QRIRiHEvtZF5FWhp9LhC6AaXbJQKRSyBXXk9SJy2CqqkC-agY1ZUHJ5RV_anHd2v6g6qRHlHK7wkO72GF_tzjOg7DAs_52mS1jHXN_3VjK9E35BRoHWV7xTBW32LBgZwxJC/s640/blogger-image--1524254735.jpg"></a></div></div>Purple dot is the house, blue dot is us</div><div><br></div><div>So I purchase us some tasty cake pops to make the time go quicker </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-4w5mXNlt0NcItpZ_RMGlOEPDsEHcbdJobyPW_vlIxwYAXbXvmhlUgTJNMx7o09B8kRafobiDlfYI1sTAZeFc22-10C40JtHBJiaf31jn3DWH3QAgdeEo5s9u8-YazWG4H3RNVomndg8/s640/blogger-image--390540465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-4w5mXNlt0NcItpZ_RMGlOEPDsEHcbdJobyPW_vlIxwYAXbXvmhlUgTJNMx7o09B8kRafobiDlfYI1sTAZeFc22-10C40JtHBJiaf31jn3DWH3QAgdeEo5s9u8-YazWG4H3RNVomndg8/s640/blogger-image--390540465.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>When we get into Anne Frank house we are astounded by the feeling of actually being inside her house. We saw the original bookcase that hid the secret annexe</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrM3qptuvRfT6wKDQtxRcHjIIhOWP8WW-nd3OkLJ6dzA6pz6Y03_k5plxqBtYEYrHyQ3v2trCuZiJUfsnwNfsgBbDX7yYgCK76C_wgw0Q2W4PAgA_gx8fNln9yQ3qnWRZEoN60649mu5E/s640/blogger-image--532878695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrM3qptuvRfT6wKDQtxRcHjIIhOWP8WW-nd3OkLJ6dzA6pz6Y03_k5plxqBtYEYrHyQ3v2trCuZiJUfsnwNfsgBbDX7yYgCK76C_wgw0Q2W4PAgA_gx8fNln9yQ3qnWRZEoN60649mu5E/s640/blogger-image--532878695.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Anne's room, the kitchen area and a special display about Auschwitz which was really intense. Unfortunately Anne died only 3 weeks shy of liberation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Right at the end we saw her original diary and notes as well - just an incredible<br>morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We've been really lucky with the weather here and it's been super sunny, so we spend the rest of the day exploring</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_9htLi0MDamB6FZ0JMFpvoNcq63FdvHBeVg3MdacrDeTpn010RHT5I_LUhL1WdfwERENI0hXLCT1nu0espAn50rRtdmjXcC_hgNfACIi5Cb2nlH_TnF6S2y7wIfTMHOuxFQ0gea2VaEr/s640/blogger-image--502614276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_9htLi0MDamB6FZ0JMFpvoNcq63FdvHBeVg3MdacrDeTpn010RHT5I_LUhL1WdfwERENI0hXLCT1nu0espAn50rRtdmjXcC_hgNfACIi5Cb2nlH_TnF6S2y7wIfTMHOuxFQ0gea2VaEr/s640/blogger-image--502614276.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And have ENORMOUS pancakes for lunch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FmD8pvXq9wae4OYVTOdzhDCTU6efbY0FFBPQLU1EHaQk0fTrSCnxICWVfSPtyvr9vyG4zwxNjS6lvv1bUIEod3jlBMSjThwbbDtrxFL_d0jtqQrZAoNYXmtP0IoZIyScgvjxuSDMPNpn/s640/blogger-image-1975047350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FmD8pvXq9wae4OYVTOdzhDCTU6efbY0FFBPQLU1EHaQk0fTrSCnxICWVfSPtyvr9vyG4zwxNjS6lvv1bUIEod3jlBMSjThwbbDtrxFL_d0jtqQrZAoNYXmtP0IoZIyScgvjxuSDMPNpn/s640/blogger-image-1975047350.jpg"></a></div><br></div>But sadly it comes time to grab our things and head home. A very tired Gabby and Lori grab our things, say farewell to Dani and hop on a flight back to the UK. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Once again, I have left a little piece of my heart in yet another city </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnIEY3mKVq9ZR51Ox_RCBG41bFsPb5v1k068f4IMTMEIVzpiBWVESmN_tUF6j_Ai-dAQprSSunZvN_bGWnJPaYZnNUM8VDpj0E3R2IoiwSP_BczeB8GBg5MfDvFETC8nHmtZNUVQ385d7/s640/blogger-image--1511939222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnIEY3mKVq9ZR51Ox_RCBG41bFsPb5v1k068f4IMTMEIVzpiBWVESmN_tUF6j_Ai-dAQprSSunZvN_bGWnJPaYZnNUM8VDpj0E3R2IoiwSP_BczeB8GBg5MfDvFETC8nHmtZNUVQ385d7/s640/blogger-image--1511939222.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-39155200442380088032014-05-02T02:55:00.001-07:002014-05-02T02:55:56.425-07:00BerlinThis morning was the last day Helena and I carried our back packs to an airport together, as she's leaving me on Friday :(<div>However with just under a week to go, we had a smooth flight into Berlin and were very happy to be greeted by our host, Freeda. </div><div><br></div><div>She's super relaxed, lives in a hip area and gives us a massive room, perfect last stop for our airbnb experience</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVc7SVWmGPujDBlHMlg3HMcj52ftYU_pt11dUT2DqCbTbH0qbfbDb3mNjv7Gzv_LeHfP_f7cfecMKtGIluDZKO-bPqW1OSJHftQV1c7NPrxswyDEpVkB1SEp2zSX9BhaUTJQwbGyEziC3A/s640/blogger-image--219512693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVc7SVWmGPujDBlHMlg3HMcj52ftYU_pt11dUT2DqCbTbH0qbfbDb3mNjv7Gzv_LeHfP_f7cfecMKtGIluDZKO-bPqW1OSJHftQV1c7NPrxswyDEpVkB1SEp2zSX9BhaUTJQwbGyEziC3A/s640/blogger-image--219512693.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We waste no time in getting settled and quickly head off to Mauer Park for one of the best vintage markets in Berlin. </div><div>Before we even start we set our sights on food and get classic German cuisine, bratwurst! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWeIQx8-DfEEt_I0vjlZf2egrEa5b4UKxA00YDFsRbWiI8zNB0EVm9nVtdR5vrMHxfPG5lHOO5myjzzNS1Puvo_pzTMnmRMmDMQhvxuY5xQjtROjga8-1iLoa_oLt8wI5-rvhgCl_iEIt/s640/blogger-image--1219388528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWeIQx8-DfEEt_I0vjlZf2egrEa5b4UKxA00YDFsRbWiI8zNB0EVm9nVtdR5vrMHxfPG5lHOO5myjzzNS1Puvo_pzTMnmRMmDMQhvxuY5xQjtROjga8-1iLoa_oLt8wI5-rvhgCl_iEIt/s640/blogger-image--1219388528.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mmm 2€ German sausage </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The market is full of amazing goodies. Vintage cameras, furniture, military goods and knick knacks, handmade jewlllery and recycled accessories, heaps of food and a tonne of beer. In fact, all we seem to see is people holding beers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TNzMIuC8uIz-QhPpSK2Zj6ktp47bsGG6jTh4SiN3FWJxa5fAO0_FnXkxxsveKZ8ndHxInbcoUvOyuSgiGHMltFWyvwHvtLF0ur-bqQYVJ7uLlW-p9YViohfaovCBvvjsUbWfyxFrwXxA/s640/blogger-image--576049343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TNzMIuC8uIz-QhPpSK2Zj6ktp47bsGG6jTh4SiN3FWJxa5fAO0_FnXkxxsveKZ8ndHxInbcoUvOyuSgiGHMltFWyvwHvtLF0ur-bqQYVJ7uLlW-p9YViohfaovCBvvjsUbWfyxFrwXxA/s640/blogger-image--576049343.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7r8_rqS_ZdaAs5ur3mET7fJNFn6ZjmRqU5UpBlrqJTDGNS7y1tKavJ41CHANkuzpJa8YXd51tzX0TT-Ww_YwTmGM0z4P2-4ROGm-P_3I6GwxiFGxcprrcVeIg6SBiqHWk47X_zxLmz2y/s640/blogger-image--1377819793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7r8_rqS_ZdaAs5ur3mET7fJNFn6ZjmRqU5UpBlrqJTDGNS7y1tKavJ41CHANkuzpJa8YXd51tzX0TT-Ww_YwTmGM0z4P2-4ROGm-P_3I6GwxiFGxcprrcVeIg6SBiqHWk47X_zxLmz2y/s640/blogger-image--1377819793.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifgvgVyHivxfJQGbrp3cCOIrLdE0GtEEmMF27L49_0ZIz6g5siAz6Y7LWWg6pr7RxeQqGQXsIXfn5hfwLua-T-xfoyRmngg5TkMf994pvRGaljYBJgWo7ynEYa2YOwFgViJpS4xANBpc7/s640/blogger-image--641031940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifgvgVyHivxfJQGbrp3cCOIrLdE0GtEEmMF27L49_0ZIz6g5siAz6Y7LWWg6pr7RxeQqGQXsIXfn5hfwLua-T-xfoyRmngg5TkMf994pvRGaljYBJgWo7ynEYa2YOwFgViJpS4xANBpc7/s640/blogger-image--641031940.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next door is another huge park and what can only be described as a hippy fest. Unicycle riders, jugglers, people drinking and smoking shisha on the grass, people with crazy hair colors, tattoos and piercings - for the first time on our trip we don't feel like we stand out! Amazing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We stumble across the "bear pit" karaoke where anyone can hop up and belt out a tune</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyioWqYh9bT3K1FsVyvEuzoPKXvvbp8XmMOxoeDknt01HIiPMghjzDmUXR6MhPvsrFgITFQREa3H1VHX0k3BCk0RCjVjk_kXqN6J4v5veQ82B325h-jlWbMsgPMvdVHkVous5TZ_-ljzNz/s640/blogger-image-2043301309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyioWqYh9bT3K1FsVyvEuzoPKXvvbp8XmMOxoeDknt01HIiPMghjzDmUXR6MhPvsrFgITFQREa3H1VHX0k3BCk0RCjVjk_kXqN6J4v5veQ82B325h-jlWbMsgPMvdVHkVous5TZ_-ljzNz/s640/blogger-image-2043301309.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">most people are really great and the crowd is super receptive. Until one chick from the US gets up, sings out of tune and out of time with the song (which was skater boy by Avril Lavigne by the way) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Not doing so well she does the only thing she can to redeem herself - flash the audience. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Totally entertained and pretty tired, we decide to head home and grab food from Schiller burger, an amazing burger place near our apartment. They. Are. Incredible!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So good I didn't even have time to take a picture! Such a fabulous start to our stay in Berlin ya!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Day 2 -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This morning we had an über late start. I think the week in Rome is starting to catch up on us. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We head down to Engel cafe, another awesome eaterie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuJaeNewxfTP2LcyCC7sHyzVWwwdeBt1vk-CGukuraWE0VNmx9OTTf_0YYkiR9NGiO1rb3AUKL6FJxyPfxUbRvspU3HWLvgLj12gB0BTfvzdZKWa9togoldsMRHG7k87HM4t030dWkFQF/s640/blogger-image--1280682486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuJaeNewxfTP2LcyCC7sHyzVWwwdeBt1vk-CGukuraWE0VNmx9OTTf_0YYkiR9NGiO1rb3AUKL6FJxyPfxUbRvspU3HWLvgLj12gB0BTfvzdZKWa9togoldsMRHG7k87HM4t030dWkFQF/s640/blogger-image--1280682486.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And get a very satisfying and healthy breakfast </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCMvtS9QSNAtwMhFW6FY6iag5sdKR7vXzKYpiakVzKVm5UFhZ6_DlPJwuvi0yKqNrYvpTu5PmYr50KfohfcNa-OsCclEHFpbPKm42b1D4wbqozWrU701PBckwVaUQJgEemXJDyJb7wayh/s640/blogger-image-71658903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCMvtS9QSNAtwMhFW6FY6iag5sdKR7vXzKYpiakVzKVm5UFhZ6_DlPJwuvi0yKqNrYvpTu5PmYr50KfohfcNa-OsCclEHFpbPKm42b1D4wbqozWrU701PBckwVaUQJgEemXJDyJb7wayh/s640/blogger-image-71658903.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Our first stop of the day is to a park a few train stops away to see Schnoute and Maxi, the 20 year old resident bears. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizo59djGjNo_waKmI3JoT0J3QQ3P6arLfqCS6LZUhBvj_W7jREjWeGH7pyW6xRq-nIlKEm0zhD4GlbOmgNq1rQcFePb_9n6gG7-3kyKnotpoVpXSL6Gc9d1_r6eVHF6Tsr0Tcza6ccdsF/s640/blogger-image--1760343862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizo59djGjNo_waKmI3JoT0J3QQ3P6arLfqCS6LZUhBvj_W7jREjWeGH7pyW6xRq-nIlKEm0zhD4GlbOmgNq1rQcFePb_9n6gG7-3kyKnotpoVpXSL6Gc9d1_r6eVHF6Tsr0Tcza6ccdsF/s640/blogger-image--1760343862.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We only saw one, but apparently they're super loved and Berliners bring the bears honey and fruits for their birthdays - how sweet!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">After spending some time with the cute bears, we headed to the Hofbräu Hause, there's only two, one here and one in Munich!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcB1xNY-IhcGjoJjeuq-I8wLRnBej3cmZV8gHar5UPNaAeamHaRahQ8L7aWILJUgHCiCJm0YxXAPNzV2yhJtxz1YnV4usbA2HYaBS3xiBc287q6Yxeae3VboPJrI7eY_uF-PS7ZIIJ-S0w/s640/blogger-image--1507133523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It's now a repurposed park land with awesome recycled furniture with plots of land that you can chill out and read a book, so that's what we did </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uuk3jt-szQ5ON6WbL6aPMyMt3Yx7fKaMBhtu2XOkvCbxaEpg3jrv9wYbQVNx5JyAhg0fIjrl0c6FRDYzozGPi5b7yUe0951kl44twF8Pe5eoWe7S3JZUeZzKY4JcH9MJ_8yGEwpnLDys/s640/blogger-image-1335705600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uuk3jt-szQ5ON6WbL6aPMyMt3Yx7fKaMBhtu2XOkvCbxaEpg3jrv9wYbQVNx5JyAhg0fIjrl0c6FRDYzozGPi5b7yUe0951kl44twF8Pe5eoWe7S3JZUeZzKY4JcH9MJ_8yGEwpnLDys/s640/blogger-image-1335705600.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Or have a nap, which I did. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Were totally out of energy today so we get Schiller burgers again, and would you believe it, they remembered our names, German boyfriends maybe? (Just kidding, we've both left our men at home to pine over us :P miss you!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 3 - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Feeling a little more re energised we book a tour for tomorrow and decide to get a little history into us. We hopped on the U bahn (train system) and get dropped at the Berlin Wall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xiKoDm5CP2T01f0kwz3jYKoSN85sTiVpVoRoAzuHfIQSTCHtbed-uJnm7YEFzG3V2hoqD052TLxgHqkmQNyUchu8jEH9SynyGr6G3N7lfrCQ3_xjjO7HDXtqaAoOe9dtS3F_aGPriiLW/s640/blogger-image--891069248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xiKoDm5CP2T01f0kwz3jYKoSN85sTiVpVoRoAzuHfIQSTCHtbed-uJnm7YEFzG3V2hoqD052TLxgHqkmQNyUchu8jEH9SynyGr6G3N7lfrCQ3_xjjO7HDXtqaAoOe9dtS3F_aGPriiLW/s640/blogger-image--891069248.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's recently been repainted with murals from loads of different artists. There's only 1.3km left still standing, but it's incredible to see</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXx5rypC0n-MuI6us-bpcmJRway2HqbUDDsXN_QqExBRyFvsIjfjLNuj6lRv4hmRIOgmttHE-EAWKaAZt4Ua8METNGp40zZTD0ySax5P7l_OoY7rI94LX_5pvr-jKqSYgYYsIuHUbAgAjb/s640/blogger-image--592261166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXx5rypC0n-MuI6us-bpcmJRway2HqbUDDsXN_QqExBRyFvsIjfjLNuj6lRv4hmRIOgmttHE-EAWKaAZt4Ua8METNGp40zZTD0ySax5P7l_OoY7rI94LX_5pvr-jKqSYgYYsIuHUbAgAjb/s640/blogger-image--592261166.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIIAk8Zh08tJQ27QmmeA-pEk8b3is4V0NE5bR-NLqg0SYsojDDNCoXzeBUsCj76nly4SvRuyKnE89wbLkKzWTnw2oiDgxg1ni5EB4KvR0VRCAdPn2m2_pPuKAML1Yf0mDNI7UdzWWxrRy/s640/blogger-image--773553808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We absolutley devour ours and happily sit in the shade for a little while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We hop back onto th U bahn and catch the train to Checkpoint Charlie, which was the best known crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1ZGqOxVkyaZo66nP5dh3sjSoTh4dnaUx5X9xjg4zeeYWv1zFp01fADhkXOh7eCpf6aqn7gfHZuN_KXZJx983ZrdB1bUls9_yzEGu0JdXsxcxHqIwinkt5r0DCYGXVsPqhqppXwWzNJ_Y/s640/blogger-image-1204929068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1ZGqOxVkyaZo66nP5dh3sjSoTh4dnaUx5X9xjg4zeeYWv1zFp01fADhkXOh7eCpf6aqn7gfHZuN_KXZJx983ZrdB1bUls9_yzEGu0JdXsxcxHqIwinkt5r0DCYGXVsPqhqppXwWzNJ_Y/s640/blogger-image-1204929068.jpg"></a></div><br></div>And I also try to post my post cards, but encounter difficultly choosing a slot </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzJFIid5hMVbukmipOpIHExi89I2CfI2QIDyKyKPB7d7tN_1EjYac8B4-xl8OGx1h3F8kD80YwAgwRsWmLDFnospczW7ZmVkwgeBz0In4r08f527XEu_Om8zLk2A8_nE1DZ4a1kbhfH0K/s640/blogger-image--1791771693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzJFIid5hMVbukmipOpIHExi89I2CfI2QIDyKyKPB7d7tN_1EjYac8B4-xl8OGx1h3F8kD80YwAgwRsWmLDFnospczW7ZmVkwgeBz0In4r08f527XEu_Om8zLk2A8_nE1DZ4a1kbhfH0K/s640/blogger-image--1791771693.jpg"></a></div></div>Great difficulty.</div><div><br></div><div>After a quick stop home we re primped ourselves to head to a very unique restaurant called the "Unsicht Bar". </div><div>In a nutshell it's a restaraunt where you are served a three course meal in pitch black darkness. Your personal waiter is either visually impaired or blind and tells you where the knives and forks are, the bread, where your plate is and then let's you attempt to decipher what you're eating.</div><div>You have the choice of beef, poultry, seafood or vegetarian but the menu is in an indecipherable poem so you don't know what you're actually eating. Or you had the option to get a surprise menu with absolutely no clue of what you were getting, and I thought hey! When in Rome.</div><div><br></div><div>The experience was incredible, I've never seen darkness so dark, and trying to figure out what you were eating was a fun challenge. Here's a photo </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ch4L5Un13A_R56MZ_fIF488jDvJPIn4ggQQbiRWjk445NjGh7zodoZv_nYhu3mezE8AnKObw-4HojT26987WDSoEGfdmL-bXUVqK3LvrnGOagMyXACgSihusN8SO9KEc7NDOdoFJayIf/s640/blogger-image--1579534766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ch4L5Un13A_R56MZ_fIF488jDvJPIn4ggQQbiRWjk445NjGh7zodoZv_nYhu3mezE8AnKObw-4HojT26987WDSoEGfdmL-bXUVqK3LvrnGOagMyXACgSihusN8SO9KEc7NDOdoFJayIf/s640/blogger-image--1579534766.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>In the end I got a salmon entree, lamb for mains and a Jaegermeister liquer dessert - amazing!</div><div><br></div><div>Such a unique experience and one I won't forget anytime soon! </div><div><br></div><div>Day 3 -</div><div>This morning we are back on the U bahn headed to Orianenburg to do a guided tour of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. </div><div>It was an incredibly disturbing day but one we both believe is important to learn about and to keep the memory strong, as to never let the atrocities happen again. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HTi-ED90-ydrHUNTl2gn1thU4zYTAFzBr1jbaEfcAh4dfM9sRX49UYPRid5MhXwfb7PX7__qrcFwl0iDWqxT_OjLtiHVfjSycwKU-F9IU1bfrFv2Kz2KQ8FGjhJc3EXBHZkxldg9pJhW/s640/blogger-image-544127580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The victims were then put in the crematorium so the Nazis could cover up as much as they could to the outside world. </div><div><br></div><div>It is a horrible part of our history and just awful hearing some of the stories about what human beings are actually capable of, but as mentioned before, it's incredibly important to acknowledge the memory of all the lives lost. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMNL18xbTl0rYvgs7upvL-q19tAqPT91rtgnw-nAdIVzRopFKJZN4xRrUsI-jooZnZtRaAMCLzH0P1wEMnEq1uRiSlqB3dKI9Nzfs9J7eonPiUTivtvdNPl-b69ifl1-JXvus0loZVyx1/s640/blogger-image--789366414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMNL18xbTl0rYvgs7upvL-q19tAqPT91rtgnw-nAdIVzRopFKJZN4xRrUsI-jooZnZtRaAMCLzH0P1wEMnEq1uRiSlqB3dKI9Nzfs9J7eonPiUTivtvdNPl-b69ifl1-JXvus0loZVyx1/s640/blogger-image--789366414.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9phgkOr393xxdrwXQ4zmrqdjcz0nxbwKF16qd8nhsuAXgFB5AJni7lIIFA2zx-Acq5FEECAITA3lQb3JplSz5CrmHkbonyXCIVZ69vjIZoGWIRr8brospynI_QrBqypmkUCGHrb1e8mgd/s640/blogger-image--203611580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9phgkOr393xxdrwXQ4zmrqdjcz0nxbwKF16qd8nhsuAXgFB5AJni7lIIFA2zx-Acq5FEECAITA3lQb3JplSz5CrmHkbonyXCIVZ69vjIZoGWIRr8brospynI_QrBqypmkUCGHrb1e8mgd/s640/blogger-image--203611580.jpg"></a></div><br></div>As it was a pretty intense morning we decided to go home and zone out for a little while. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>For dinner we decided to go back to the Hofbräu Hause as the vibe is always different at night!</div><div>More beers were consumed </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif00egaxYJIBadYAskQai_O60QIPTNIfYJDKbVq-Kjjrku8mgFHKQ4spxacOHRVMuxC5uRldxNgesg01P0SMERT1hEgHQ7G2eP1IIBPCtZDMTFxTIodTZ7xDH91-KFrr8_TR487CozYPZo/s640/blogger-image-1248761287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif00egaxYJIBadYAskQai_O60QIPTNIfYJDKbVq-Kjjrku8mgFHKQ4spxacOHRVMuxC5uRldxNgesg01P0SMERT1hEgHQ7G2eP1IIBPCtZDMTFxTIodTZ7xDH91-KFrr8_TR487CozYPZo/s640/blogger-image-1248761287.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And I decided to try a German specialty, pork knuckle! Which adds to my awkwardly large meal situations which I always seem to put myself in! I always order food expecting it to be small, then things like this come out </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAIIz4dYYO38B1W9hDB_7EA9MIpdBzgMYH8rsM7za0uvT01PK67gUhVNhvVD1ZgHof82TKu_AxpRTJbIDqzW8U9PFy5IQb4gPtyc2dFMrbmfGuMZS_tMk0VYztZQwvNO5Arl8sq1BU-9y/s640/blogger-image--885968680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAIIz4dYYO38B1W9hDB_7EA9MIpdBzgMYH8rsM7za0uvT01PK67gUhVNhvVD1ZgHof82TKu_AxpRTJbIDqzW8U9PFy5IQb4gPtyc2dFMrbmfGuMZS_tMk0VYztZQwvNO5Arl8sq1BU-9y/s640/blogger-image--885968680.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>But I ate as much as I could, consumed more beers </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92sSnXrrjnY09iE0ejbJkn7t5PByi9c8cZiLPWJ3CJnKpEovDLsxwkWShLvGTF4UxTKrSD6ObH7reHieq6RfE-rle_VKcxb_Tzne6wKaIT9DflrcBezPY-uSSstZdEISTuOg4zh6O5NDz/s640/blogger-image--1680152245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92sSnXrrjnY09iE0ejbJkn7t5PByi9c8cZiLPWJ3CJnKpEovDLsxwkWShLvGTF4UxTKrSD6ObH7reHieq6RfE-rle_VKcxb_Tzne6wKaIT9DflrcBezPY-uSSstZdEISTuOg4zh6O5NDz/s640/blogger-image--1680152245.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And Helena and I decided to jig to the German band playing pop culture songs, all sung in German!</div><div>I left my phone at home this evening so we had to use Helenas phone for photos, but when it came to dancing no pictures were taken, not because we weren't fabulous dancers (we're amazing) but because sometimes it's nice to have a memory just for yourself!</div><div><br></div><div>Day 4 -</div><div>This morning was a late start after our German escapades last night. But we're told it's a public holiday for the first of</div><div>May, or otherwise known as "mayday".</div><div>Someone told us to be careful as riots break out and protestors get a bit crazy, and we apprehensively decide to check it out. </div><div><br></div><div>When we first arrive in Kreuzberg were greeted by this </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdS7kLM92fv-CPoBb6eBPpAM1dh99UsGaARe5Fyitw-1rmZQmEE0XCSk3Fn5HQcGrXCBegyi_14VfhgY2_04T61vkcxWLsFuF0TIn5juvYv8dXolTmekElD4NScfQeKTLO_DNaN_7Fqhhh/s640/blogger-image--1414355885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdS7kLM92fv-CPoBb6eBPpAM1dh99UsGaARe5Fyitw-1rmZQmEE0XCSk3Fn5HQcGrXCBegyi_14VfhgY2_04T61vkcxWLsFuF0TIn5juvYv8dXolTmekElD4NScfQeKTLO_DNaN_7Fqhhh/s640/blogger-image--1414355885.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L3mJ1JxxtVGVV4x7QJn6evfi2_0mKxoJDuZwSSSuoV7E34qcgXCggl6_gBQm7ebBQIu3poqsY-TI01YJq6GUWJ53Rz71_aR-Wz2F8QnjhPTL5zi2twIuZ48vquI-pzYSqCaLjumAzpuD/s640/blogger-image--324377419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L3mJ1JxxtVGVV4x7QJn6evfi2_0mKxoJDuZwSSSuoV7E34qcgXCggl6_gBQm7ebBQIu3poqsY-TI01YJq6GUWJ53Rz71_aR-Wz2F8QnjhPTL5zi2twIuZ48vquI-pzYSqCaLjumAzpuD/s640/blogger-image--324377419.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Literally hundreds of police are out, which we can't decide if it's reassuring or ominous?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But much to our surprise the streets are filled with stalls selling international food, street performers and musicians, atleast 6 different stages with music ranging from German death metal to indie music to rap - it's amazing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJo7Vsa3RoNmPwXqEWMRwDQy6r-xNPs224r7QGTDL0CO77JfhHE_uoE81okT7gCvju5KKLFmt3ncHgJu2SzbxausNkt5tipsgNjeTt6kfJSeDNsCftUO-8WV5R873faJQUyD-oDX1SFo5/s640/blogger-image-1717943553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJo7Vsa3RoNmPwXqEWMRwDQy6r-xNPs224r7QGTDL0CO77JfhHE_uoE81okT7gCvju5KKLFmt3ncHgJu2SzbxausNkt5tipsgNjeTt6kfJSeDNsCftUO-8WV5R873faJQUyD-oDX1SFo5/s640/blogger-image-1717943553.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XLCniqTuYgbIp8fQbbkCV4PXqb1juH2af6S8JwU5hYYLleBsj-Xf2VfW0h86ZpFrNYSis_Nt9CurZir9Od9KVXPzhem2UB-QweeWPCeNXzxZAjzFqeohF7XWqO_Gj2QddVrvHtO_DnF3/s640/blogger-image-1438629490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XLCniqTuYgbIp8fQbbkCV4PXqb1juH2af6S8JwU5hYYLleBsj-Xf2VfW0h86ZpFrNYSis_Nt9CurZir9Od9KVXPzhem2UB-QweeWPCeNXzxZAjzFqeohF7XWqO_Gj2QddVrvHtO_DnF3/s640/blogger-image-1438629490.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvSvWwZB5DPNyJ_VRyK1Jzi6QOzJ4GLZ8qWLDY1GIGS1uORKoaPLpizeknvVBcNfGDNjMtYmL5eiWI692Q-xrQHxu7NRqKjgvpjXkiWBwt2zdG72hbYGqb29JwOrEaO4JsVJQeBBsPk__/s640/blogger-image--434360631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvSvWwZB5DPNyJ_VRyK1Jzi6QOzJ4GLZ8qWLDY1GIGS1uORKoaPLpizeknvVBcNfGDNjMtYmL5eiWI692Q-xrQHxu7NRqKjgvpjXkiWBwt2zdG72hbYGqb29JwOrEaO4JsVJQeBBsPk__/s640/blogger-image--434360631.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And what's even better? 4€ double shot cocktails </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2ARO5qS7M3JA_3fsfJiRs7O9rKU7JL3ezUJtq2KfEgFuavwtnRUR0aCFvjASlSCMoTS47jkKvL5KICUPRm3JvckgpPSd5DjvlUcPySBNK-B9HN9u1eDZURumIQr8Kfl0RhgewFWrC734/s640/blogger-image-1357754466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2ARO5qS7M3JA_3fsfJiRs7O9rKU7JL3ezUJtq2KfEgFuavwtnRUR0aCFvjASlSCMoTS47jkKvL5KICUPRm3JvckgpPSd5DjvlUcPySBNK-B9HN9u1eDZURumIQr8Kfl0RhgewFWrC734/s640/blogger-image-1357754466.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrLa_VANtaMYfPLK8U_Tkx8ZudXoMAp8Lg2aVGp92XUKcRCw2cUhjhRBvOmlQ_pXuAgDS7EUprORcK7eQaeQMgu1NPYrhqIvT8bGl4EFG_hxtmVul4mcCY09unmpG9IOiSanUo-tcF2fS/s640/blogger-image--1608974107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrLa_VANtaMYfPLK8U_Tkx8ZudXoMAp8Lg2aVGp92XUKcRCw2cUhjhRBvOmlQ_pXuAgDS7EUprORcK7eQaeQMgu1NPYrhqIvT8bGl4EFG_hxtmVul4mcCY09unmpG9IOiSanUo-tcF2fS/s640/blogger-image--1608974107.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECXTevRGyQfteocuHC9BtmJ9QfpRgP0iypI3jZO6hMHXcz2XbNYhM3LowkQTlOAE7ILdJ4BDZaMwXuo0KZ6W-BkaDjQti4JU1iWggfr98IeiPNd9CMtk3WIWh6eECBeZFcHSCQVY7yp7A/s640/blogger-image-200742370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECXTevRGyQfteocuHC9BtmJ9QfpRgP0iypI3jZO6hMHXcz2XbNYhM3LowkQTlOAE7ILdJ4BDZaMwXuo0KZ6W-BkaDjQti4JU1iWggfr98IeiPNd9CMtk3WIWh6eECBeZFcHSCQVY7yp7A/s640/blogger-image-200742370.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's safe to say that 4 each had us looking a little like this... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcD7Bt1xaGFGEIrYBpkKg-2NPujV8aVuhdEl0l-X3nSvuOtjvTmfctNk4rfm6qd35OT6U1ZS2g8F14VHhTldv0WwlWF2Dl9ybiSBMAQgHtBRK91KwFpImg4DqWXG5nVIAQihnTSfrCR_N/s640/blogger-image--1639268925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcD7Bt1xaGFGEIrYBpkKg-2NPujV8aVuhdEl0l-X3nSvuOtjvTmfctNk4rfm6qd35OT6U1ZS2g8F14VHhTldv0WwlWF2Dl9ybiSBMAQgHtBRK91KwFpImg4DqWXG5nVIAQihnTSfrCR_N/s640/blogger-image--1639268925.jpg"></a></div><br></div>At 5pm we decided to head out, as it was getting absolutely packed </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8-7i3FrhZ7DWtBZ_L8X75NBjwpz8WEq79cGKf-5VQKSmXqVrLEH10SioNWcCp2kRqnGAW5geWOeqOxVvxWTEwgEkoymWp1SA6PivEnWlq-kFn0EvCjSiJ0jfrLW5P7CXnmdevzwO5Ddd/s640/blogger-image-80713896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8-7i3FrhZ7DWtBZ_L8X75NBjwpz8WEq79cGKf-5VQKSmXqVrLEH10SioNWcCp2kRqnGAW5geWOeqOxVvxWTEwgEkoymWp1SA6PivEnWlq-kFn0EvCjSiJ0jfrLW5P7CXnmdevzwO5Ddd/s640/blogger-image-80713896.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And when we tried to leave, we saw hundreds of people lining up who had been barricaded out </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcIbPNoqkzb2giiEohiSeelsVT72Dao05hI8sAzJh7X1oEqLhZVM4YcZf7TQ1YDwkOZkRc0eTwSbeObCMoEtOn0NVaNTKxUvriCN6IVRjyYqBTZOQkvutxO6L7e1cFiEglntL4yEF6eAE/s640/blogger-image--397613193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcIbPNoqkzb2giiEohiSeelsVT72Dao05hI8sAzJh7X1oEqLhZVM4YcZf7TQ1YDwkOZkRc0eTwSbeObCMoEtOn0NVaNTKxUvriCN6IVRjyYqBTZOQkvutxO6L7e1cFiEglntL4yEF6eAE/s640/blogger-image--397613193.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But we got home, had a two hour...I'll call it a "nap". Woke up very dazed, and walked our mayday butts down to Schiller burger for the last time, and would you believe it, they pushed our burgers through so we didn't have to wait 20 minutes, feeling the German love! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiji2MLpgYiTmF_x6-eHWzpK3GGy64_ZL-7TEj55_Z79T1OZAa8tfArK3-9AYRfNtCvIaygTQviGcgv_DiKiJJNTbjPtDNCb_AVdoQSgP7AlZKEjWJZYfDG6m65fSEdJoK02m4PuGY-dZtZ/s640/blogger-image-1613913833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiji2MLpgYiTmF_x6-eHWzpK3GGy64_ZL-7TEj55_Z79T1OZAa8tfArK3-9AYRfNtCvIaygTQviGcgv_DiKiJJNTbjPtDNCb_AVdoQSgP7AlZKEjWJZYfDG6m65fSEdJoK02m4PuGY-dZtZ/s640/blogger-image-1613913833.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Berlin has been an absolute pleasure and I'm a little in love with her, but sadly the next step of the journey is upon us! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Auf wiedersehen Germany! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj049rhsNcwADxnONTILtHuAMdM48XJ_rKgOsP9n9YOXzFE4aQkrJCfOaheEfWZXA-Tr3CM04WzJCrehktvDsylAfjXh8hnfhyphenhyphenQS_WijFY8D9C8QOXLYaXZbvp8H-fyqRw4B2CSxL1BvuMe/s640/blogger-image--122781065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj049rhsNcwADxnONTILtHuAMdM48XJ_rKgOsP9n9YOXzFE4aQkrJCfOaheEfWZXA-Tr3CM04WzJCrehktvDsylAfjXh8hnfhyphenhyphenQS_WijFY8D9C8QOXLYaXZbvp8H-fyqRw4B2CSxL1BvuMe/s640/blogger-image--122781065.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-55660266623680708702014-04-26T22:42:00.001-07:002014-04-26T22:42:05.972-07:00ItalyIf you ever want to get that true "I'm lost" travel experience, go to Naples.<div>The drivers are insane, the streets are tiny and the English isssaaa how you say? No so good. <br><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqTihOPVVtwaWFtJHwQ4myZ_Ey4dcD2JnO74x6u2OqHj8q_iE08LjbBvYtx17dtOYuJul0wvQPc14ADLhK2Sq3NR4czIZnYUPoagiJk6eq0CAcN3NhcTzvJ_Vn-ge9H9laH0LcZwE8qvC/s640/blogger-image-1094450453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqTihOPVVtwaWFtJHwQ4myZ_Ey4dcD2JnO74x6u2OqHj8q_iE08LjbBvYtx17dtOYuJul0wvQPc14ADLhK2Sq3NR4czIZnYUPoagiJk6eq0CAcN3NhcTzvJ_Vn-ge9H9laH0LcZwE8qvC/s640/blogger-image-1094450453.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>We were picked up by our hosts boyfriend (champion) and driven into the heart of Napoli, we had to park down the street as it's too small to park elsewhere. </div><div><br></div><div>When we got to the apartment we thought to ourselves "THANKGOD we had a driver" because the door to the apartment looks like this...</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR89Em2oXvG5DTmC3r79-zUGFF3IyS3Nz1CF9P_4PehYo1JNnk0FzAAGfnjzkFzD-Fcczw8ow3Xi_vZzT_T52PznodNrliM1DHhVrKqx4-h3t7sig6uMms3KKwHioRv_4fRVlojvis78r/s640/blogger-image-207613333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR89Em2oXvG5DTmC3r79-zUGFF3IyS3Nz1CF9P_4PehYo1JNnk0FzAAGfnjzkFzD-Fcczw8ow3Xi_vZzT_T52PznodNrliM1DHhVrKqx4-h3t7sig6uMms3KKwHioRv_4fRVlojvis78r/s640/blogger-image-207613333.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And the door is made for hobbits apparently </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR89Em2oXvG5DTmC3r79-zUGFF3IyS3Nz1CF9P_4PehYo1JNnk0FzAAGfnjzkFzD-Fcczw8ow3Xi_vZzT_T52PznodNrliM1DHhVrKqx4-h3t7sig6uMms3KKwHioRv_4fRVlojvis78r/s640/blogger-image-207613333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoxisC4Ob6K4SyE05hQJMLQ4t3Ba0MStZG9hzlGwYl66LHgrrrYud7gqGjYZPMgrmu2ipYG4asvy9E5ZYcqOZ3vPg0Cj1VfYsBIuCGiRxusVK-NpzvZYPKlCOblqNEycpccq3ullyFTot/s640/blogger-image--35946330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoxisC4Ob6K4SyE05hQJMLQ4t3Ba0MStZG9hzlGwYl66LHgrrrYud7gqGjYZPMgrmu2ipYG4asvy9E5ZYcqOZ3vPg0Cj1VfYsBIuCGiRxusVK-NpzvZYPKlCOblqNEycpccq3ullyFTot/s640/blogger-image--35946330.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div>We walked up 80 steps with our bags and barely made it, but the apartment is so wonderfully Italian with so much space, were so glad to be settled for the next two days. We also luckily met another Aussie staying here who told us all the best places to go, including a pizza place with a constant 2 hour wait because it's just that good.</div><div><br></div><div>We set out on the town by ourselves in hopes to find pizza minus the two hour wait. </div><div>Now before I got to France I had a bit of French under my belt, before I got to barcelona I knew a few key words - but Italian? Nope. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroMjPgyYPd0vH6wQsoSffpBASN53yNmI-RAHfEcwzO_ca3Dv3QAtXUKyEu5f7rRG0XNqJ2UBVYCxPYCPbDs5WEdLdqMtE_rqObOA_1exswNFRBq1DD6fnGsQBGjJecaz51TOk_XOQ8Np9/s640/blogger-image--1690603440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroMjPgyYPd0vH6wQsoSffpBASN53yNmI-RAHfEcwzO_ca3Dv3QAtXUKyEu5f7rRG0XNqJ2UBVYCxPYCPbDs5WEdLdqMtE_rqObOA_1exswNFRBq1DD6fnGsQBGjJecaz51TOk_XOQ8Np9/s640/blogger-image--1690603440.jpg"></a></div>We no speaka Italiano </div><div><br></div><div>We struggled to even ask if someone spoke English, and we were just recently told that Naples usually only welcomes Italian tourists, so English is very sparse! </div><div>But apparently the words "take away" are universal and we got ourselves a 5€ prosciutto pizza</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8LmV7eSaAPSHgSK886Jk-1eeRUYG-ZWzutO7Ra0IVNppxq1P6BER9Kolt55PLzTprTqWONcpqP2qxI3XFyn4o2gXZhzmFCkTKLkdG1RphSbIfQsVfa8T_ZGPKDIV8v7oFV5oxEY0QZlZ/s640/blogger-image-1007161417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8LmV7eSaAPSHgSK886Jk-1eeRUYG-ZWzutO7Ra0IVNppxq1P6BER9Kolt55PLzTprTqWONcpqP2qxI3XFyn4o2gXZhzmFCkTKLkdG1RphSbIfQsVfa8T_ZGPKDIV8v7oFV5oxEY0QZlZ/s640/blogger-image-1007161417.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebcqQl5LUqM40r2ud6bExpkHk9YACb1qCqC92nRhoV2pHvkgJnOojr1adoCV_DHQyLMsMmGrWs5kWqG3lJaVlTebu1d03LLKGWhEXcCnglh25fbBCMdf4Bd45lRPBmcc57QsUFpDUsTYb/s640/blogger-image--1999449377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebcqQl5LUqM40r2ud6bExpkHk9YACb1qCqC92nRhoV2pHvkgJnOojr1adoCV_DHQyLMsMmGrWs5kWqG3lJaVlTebu1d03LLKGWhEXcCnglh25fbBCMdf4Bd45lRPBmcc57QsUFpDUsTYb/s640/blogger-image--1999449377.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is what it looks like when you're on the side of a road in Naples eating quite literally the best pizza of your life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I can't express to you the full deliciousness. The only thing I can say, is that when we leave here, there will be a void in my heart. That void will be in the shape of pizza.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">However, we continued to wander down the streets, embracing the atmosphere and enjoying a bit of people watching. And took many a photo of the interesting architecture </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopAk580c4ylq_KWgraTNEO6rVz9D9DXmDy1q-CuyLVqxmkkf4jrMa5qDVYzonA5qbN_WcyYUc9itLg2jL2Uv0E8ttbDz5qYJtm8_uA7Obkt0NjKn442K_S_rcjXWPJcKT2uLHug8sKYMP/s640/blogger-image--1387698982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopAk580c4ylq_KWgraTNEO6rVz9D9DXmDy1q-CuyLVqxmkkf4jrMa5qDVYzonA5qbN_WcyYUc9itLg2jL2Uv0E8ttbDz5qYJtm8_uA7Obkt0NjKn442K_S_rcjXWPJcKT2uLHug8sKYMP/s640/blogger-image--1387698982.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoEWOR2b8IlBsuO86e-XuxzQIBS7QXLwobd40ePKpYgDbNK9grtyOapZxEPg8d7GEb8HEcS6kMjr2Xq8LIMqVQ4QTtcaIFA1vhWCAvbOeXPSb7pN2tVXYJ6edMNfMSkBfhfMZf9AeqcSG/s640/blogger-image-2124213270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJVJqOuo-f8l8OUaqW7A-79BdvB-7nGrwTAfAiG0F0mx1USEGH-uSISpV5xpyGSKSBduJZXw4YSEnHchVxLd29KMwZlTxpi-jL5ibDxdorlGM2COwLZjTANLEJjmq7JtiAutJJrll4pAV/s640/blogger-image-1403963741.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then something else delicious caught our eye - gelato </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2fQsKCVGNmD816xqD-X76pcyU9gf94QslyW0FNeVc8sjyfQ5ZzwYZjo4Sv_M3DzV9sHCfR2fWXhRgge5xiHCJ0bJRI5wGoG9KD9sQNGG5GVRgn5sq6W_4zBRHPFAj2YO5NNPNRp0cVIo/s640/blogger-image--72211803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2fQsKCVGNmD816xqD-X76pcyU9gf94QslyW0FNeVc8sjyfQ5ZzwYZjo4Sv_M3DzV9sHCfR2fWXhRgge5xiHCJ0bJRI5wGoG9KD9sQNGG5GVRgn5sq6W_4zBRHPFAj2YO5NNPNRp0cVIo/s640/blogger-image--72211803.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The gelato man also appreciated our lack of English and totally photo bombed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2oH6aK07FsrLU97itvJj3f4OffCdOFCAIJr5_G24u5yGdJyj0Ni1Z4IxHg61nLfCC9eMJUhxuUCOKOn0ySFaEBJ_LIfNjUSqebjznEwp7dj67oHqM_tndBfv6XQywVj2CexYU7zh2Z63/s640/blogger-image-1142707885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVh1AK8LfJ5Vj2uZ5YCMiI6GofpYDClcJRn1b4vqt5oLAWujiEH7ULRrg5ktbjdNhUvSNtoczyxQ7WiCfH8rJSvaACMnM81yDl80rU4p8KtYZxP8K_-dZR93OcqoFLMCqy7H6KTWsH7Pl/s640/blogger-image-589008479.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sufficiently full we retired back to the apartment for a good sleep before our trip to Pomepii tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDmp-Axp98t7Eblav0331dgBwZbMz1eYcvLvGAJHZtIBMrcGXX1VWpRicVrP1A_bHP9t-8KnEeDp7N2OHlU5EHaE0PQ40eN_vGIUPq0ODDT0dO-086dnNo1gw7LZ6xCbxy1arsnApr0F2/s640/blogger-image-575852014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDmp-Axp98t7Eblav0331dgBwZbMz1eYcvLvGAJHZtIBMrcGXX1VWpRicVrP1A_bHP9t-8KnEeDp7N2OHlU5EHaE0PQ40eN_vGIUPq0ODDT0dO-086dnNo1gw7LZ6xCbxy1arsnApr0F2/s640/blogger-image-575852014.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Day 2 - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today we got served crossaints and toast for breakfast by our host, the carbs are starting to take their toll on my poor body. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But we got ready, had a freezing cold shower (haven't quite figured out the hot water system yet) and met our tour group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we arrived in Pompeii it was tourist city, but our guide Andre was an absolutely legend and provided many laughs the whole day long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pompeii was absolutley incredible, we got to see the spas, apollos temple, the theatre</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7HKI8_gSJzRHwYtFYHG7h0VfY8_ImlsTBg8m4g4bWBhOL-0T-JogfqXS0fDS9f5-gDKVE3tVx47TngtJV3XDk-gCd5Aehn1TZYyp4M502XvSgXNSd7qQm8RtcQI4I8Xmn_-AO4gkBuUn/s640/blogger-image-568843759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlrxQ-4b7XQrcVOAf5J54SEAAgItzwsLKxAHZsvvk_O70-Ta9WhxhKtGz2W_K1YoSQP7beylijrRf0yRtJ9Px4jn55APqm4IRX19QSpfO4B6u5tverl5G5VY8dd0FchfC59__K00rJ5vk/s640/blogger-image-1192568907.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And the best part? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The brothel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagcoEOd7gP6SxzKV5zxh1tNQ8g_wf5svGW5mACHC5P9h1X1_HydWoxZqWO90jxdW2Qw2dKFMHzeAS3X8S1n7ZSItMaA55jQ9h1IXbSjeiVNx0yTY0aGPBfK0BhqDeNuyfk6swvZSpphYP/s640/blogger-image--1613740177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagcoEOd7gP6SxzKV5zxh1tNQ8g_wf5svGW5mACHC5P9h1X1_HydWoxZqWO90jxdW2Qw2dKFMHzeAS3X8S1n7ZSItMaA55jQ9h1IXbSjeiVNx0yTY0aGPBfK0BhqDeNuyfk6swvZSpphYP/s640/blogger-image--1613740177.jpg"></a></div></div>This is me in a 2000 year old lower class brothel room </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGpmN7nJ_w2bzNxhkSlBGBTpbsob5xjy02ZXK4oUYawUsWaPzXUUMXYv-14l-Hr9mXHboDGjfGzJWyeyFeDPsfbyRszCvex_nG1qV7c1kaRGfyoAczcD3_NrfpRMcotA25ntESC8LHysi/s640/blogger-image-179870442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGpmN7nJ_w2bzNxhkSlBGBTpbsob5xjy02ZXK4oUYawUsWaPzXUUMXYv-14l-Hr9mXHboDGjfGzJWyeyFeDPsfbyRszCvex_nG1qV7c1kaRGfyoAczcD3_NrfpRMcotA25ntESC8LHysi/s640/blogger-image-179870442.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is how you know how to find the brothel - not kidding </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYeZz64wcFNqhmEifImBVxHKD7fePhoZ63eoy8AtCH_FP8ohO9dShTYB5cCbZhIYC2YIX-CMZxYaTCi4glhR7CATSmooVDtjQH12uYmEfpbcfBmOCxdWOGvoilgghTQCI_wdfbK1VTLoA/s640/blogger-image--1428873868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYeZz64wcFNqhmEifImBVxHKD7fePhoZ63eoy8AtCH_FP8ohO9dShTYB5cCbZhIYC2YIX-CMZxYaTCi4glhR7CATSmooVDtjQH12uYmEfpbcfBmOCxdWOGvoilgghTQCI_wdfbK1VTLoA/s640/blogger-image--1428873868.jpg"></a></div>And this is how you order what you want IN the brothel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As Pompeii was a working city, many people visited from all over, meaning that Latin wasn't widely spoken. How did they eradicate the language barrier? With menus. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was an amazing start to our day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_3F5sCEomAZIiHfK8Nzr-O9gaz9SY0W5YMRsb6NCEQ0ziOHHy0p8EPuuW0eNP-z1xfuuCDBoWA4qVVohvbf2UcTHJy4L3e-wu5S6caMZVAC2i8IIUsd-10L17ZICIv1_9IZW3CKunXA4/s640/blogger-image--147736451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_3F5sCEomAZIiHfK8Nzr-O9gaz9SY0W5YMRsb6NCEQ0ziOHHy0p8EPuuW0eNP-z1xfuuCDBoWA4qVVohvbf2UcTHJy4L3e-wu5S6caMZVAC2i8IIUsd-10L17ZICIv1_9IZW3CKunXA4/s640/blogger-image--147736451.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQHchAtQvsrTMJHbq5E0C5hyL0xTn0gTZB2_O1kCjtPTY94-CPh0eBfIMWOhJIoBU-BTZM-e94MzmKNrZFbEFDMAYF9u-i-mC7D7BOU8g9UOCxkl24RetK5VVnZJZMJuAByAGDxjQJXY0/s640/blogger-image--1001139911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQHchAtQvsrTMJHbq5E0C5hyL0xTn0gTZB2_O1kCjtPTY94-CPh0eBfIMWOhJIoBU-BTZM-e94MzmKNrZFbEFDMAYF9u-i-mC7D7BOU8g9UOCxkl24RetK5VVnZJZMJuAByAGDxjQJXY0/s640/blogger-image--1001139911.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMfUlvhhAV0NnahsAuyNVMdlp1qcKuquy4DCzXs6LJqbLSFrI2XblStzGXrhkXNASqxLZpGYsbqpr5SjLxJrAJdIp3gsibWvHzBXehZA2ik9UBIiFSlIE2vEeVlGwIXCwRj7FlgWU5uBv/s640/blogger-image--2014563544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMfUlvhhAV0NnahsAuyNVMdlp1qcKuquy4DCzXs6LJqbLSFrI2XblStzGXrhkXNASqxLZpGYsbqpr5SjLxJrAJdIp3gsibWvHzBXehZA2ik9UBIiFSlIE2vEeVlGwIXCwRj7FlgWU5uBv/s640/blogger-image--2014563544.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilD0w7KQykuzZgyaWuCxv647S5BTFi2OYZf-1X16VntLuwHRahTD7Shb44dgsVxYC3jYJwugEqukdp91Q5ba0E5TMI_p7tRVZNo9Ds4yY0iIaqe9JquV9tpEPtxiMqldkDyIGvaonE47N7/s640/blogger-image-1714770057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilD0w7KQykuzZgyaWuCxv647S5BTFi2OYZf-1X16VntLuwHRahTD7Shb44dgsVxYC3jYJwugEqukdp91Q5ba0E5TMI_p7tRVZNo9Ds4yY0iIaqe9JquV9tpEPtxiMqldkDyIGvaonE47N7/s640/blogger-image-1714770057.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We stopped for lunch, more carbs </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSD39T8uz2Jis8vpIHfWQl-yJCbZda9u1RwBla6K6l-IDfDvOvbBSVwr4DHwcMySvaoO-avAcFxe8HMlCiaHYEr0PaQywgA2VfQOKOGKzsDPu9Ew5CTgmQ-RUsa8npGtLMGhQ_TmBgsBD/s640/blogger-image--291053844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSD39T8uz2Jis8vpIHfWQl-yJCbZda9u1RwBla6K6l-IDfDvOvbBSVwr4DHwcMySvaoO-avAcFxe8HMlCiaHYEr0PaQywgA2VfQOKOGKzsDPu9Ew5CTgmQ-RUsa8npGtLMGhQ_TmBgsBD/s640/blogger-image--291053844.jpg"></a></div><br></div>And prepared for our walk up Mt Vesuvius. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our guide gives us an hour and says it's up a "slight incline" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we arrive however, there seems to be a bit of miscommunication </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFqXKFg2Lo1T-hPcTI-VlZTWbBoiVOTr5qdljbCG5jeCG-2ycXBJLG81pDP18VizBLzChRvH96pvewMHjEGulopRusb-y12Cbas0LUj-DXx6FTWSMypVjC3uw4Oyt0qws_8A3Ph770AOr/s640/blogger-image-129124178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFqXKFg2Lo1T-hPcTI-VlZTWbBoiVOTr5qdljbCG5jeCG-2ycXBJLG81pDP18VizBLzChRvH96pvewMHjEGulopRusb-y12Cbas0LUj-DXx6FTWSMypVjC3uw4Oyt0qws_8A3Ph770AOr/s640/blogger-image-129124178.jpg"></a></div></div>See that hill? That's the "slight incline"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But we get to the top and the view is amazing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3XXJfVX9yZiPpWG8Q83tYwu62FBKRJv1n2DaBlrP04XJSZNaFUdpApQaXhC5M0U-4Em6bCJ3-YcNNTyjLdFRaDVPds2zkdDqBpE-v6bo1q1T18m6wpsXnfeP71DE2IINPLaXhzHY_eM-/s640/blogger-image--829317586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3XXJfVX9yZiPpWG8Q83tYwu62FBKRJv1n2DaBlrP04XJSZNaFUdpApQaXhC5M0U-4Em6bCJ3-YcNNTyjLdFRaDVPds2zkdDqBpE-v6bo1q1T18m6wpsXnfeP71DE2IINPLaXhzHY_eM-/s640/blogger-image--829317586.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia48buKRLgGE6lCMXIElpn5ju6SaLsiZDf1LF7Tm3xIzUDktAO7JqyxARQh_hSCoFly1VZB4vpsdAW5z-PBM_9z9JeLsV47dzk0GF9ISdRG3ftHZhrHcIjpPJ0QtdTphHK1nNCSJcU9Mf_/s640/blogger-image--312354456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia48buKRLgGE6lCMXIElpn5ju6SaLsiZDf1LF7Tm3xIzUDktAO7JqyxARQh_hSCoFly1VZB4vpsdAW5z-PBM_9z9JeLsV47dzk0GF9ISdRG3ftHZhrHcIjpPJ0QtdTphHK1nNCSJcU9Mf_/s640/blogger-image--312354456.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And we see Vesuvius' big ole crater </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPwjp7AMc1eWAmDXm61rA-5gKDcRg11PP7ibaB_TrualF9cQBePSA5ulyIz13v1F64Rpqzf7GufAp4dZYkMaonwF8zLYuVva9QYEaUP-7v50XeOrEdOfZhiwdbXdVGKcZxF2PkFuRM9iC/s640/blogger-image--1270375270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPwjp7AMc1eWAmDXm61rA-5gKDcRg11PP7ibaB_TrualF9cQBePSA5ulyIz13v1F64Rpqzf7GufAp4dZYkMaonwF8zLYuVva9QYEaUP-7v50XeOrEdOfZhiwdbXdVGKcZxF2PkFuRM9iC/s640/blogger-image--1270375270.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had an awesome day and even made friends with other Aussies who live in the same area as Helena, and even have a mutual friend on Facebook! What a small world we live in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Off to Florence tomorrow, arrivaderci Napoli! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div>Day 3 -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A 6am rise landed us in Florence this morning. And let me just say that their main train station is the most confusing I've come across yet, and that includes stations in India. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">However Helena being an excellent source of guidance in times of stress, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GL_AUvm8abjiXp9kzkYHscD4S2cBaxoRPbH8aisRnTVuqdUCY2h9Iq_U1RAYoEMhxaKmNlQbjfmZ-HHEBrvCXqxSO70cOhyphenhyphenhlnprJbuEH_O0QtkOZOfHGslS9d7FOX9E0Q9Bveh5QtPa/s640/blogger-image-1004318726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GL_AUvm8abjiXp9kzkYHscD4S2cBaxoRPbH8aisRnTVuqdUCY2h9Iq_U1RAYoEMhxaKmNlQbjfmZ-HHEBrvCXqxSO70cOhyphenhyphenhlnprJbuEH_O0QtkOZOfHGslS9d7FOX9E0Q9Bveh5QtPa/s640/blogger-image-1004318726.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">gets us on our next train and to our apartment in no time - and it's beautiful! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So clean and comfortable and the host is so friendly, we feel at ease immediately! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got ready straight away and took another train to the lovely town of Pisa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Intending on only seeing the leaning tower, we didn't anticipate how wonderful the city actually is </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLac5VlM0aE1xpTxlkEB22Vd18IWJOo9QP1ah7cUE60exaihDtx6o8pwSc5eNkq2kfYwocqKboGyNmZ1sOrsGp2cPwdHdzfk00jB-YPqtyhXk9ZKmz3dRlZqa4l4L6di8Pr5c99_kjHTf/s640/blogger-image-1049331256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLac5VlM0aE1xpTxlkEB22Vd18IWJOo9QP1ah7cUE60exaihDtx6o8pwSc5eNkq2kfYwocqKboGyNmZ1sOrsGp2cPwdHdzfk00jB-YPqtyhXk9ZKmz3dRlZqa4l4L6di8Pr5c99_kjHTf/s640/blogger-image-1049331256.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The buildings, the river, everything is wonderful! And would you believe it, not only did we come across my temple of solace </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYZQgjIWnyZ6OvHr11v2eRQkhPEacchfKlYra_6MFPster9jFuBV-xuQVNeBZkY4ZrOJeOWZONkC9igpDqdCF5-AvrEORqQOEFiwH8YhXzH1vWqAPiL9QkItBcBj6vIfuCOm3oY70kdkv/s640/blogger-image-1401689813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYZQgjIWnyZ6OvHr11v2eRQkhPEacchfKlYra_6MFPster9jFuBV-xuQVNeBZkY4ZrOJeOWZONkC9igpDqdCF5-AvrEORqQOEFiwH8YhXzH1vWqAPiL9QkItBcBj6vIfuCOm3oY70kdkv/s640/blogger-image-1401689813.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But we also found a vintage market again! Yes! 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The leaning tower of Pisa! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And oh yes, this totally happened </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdNliCgSVI8t60IiWcajm5h5PxqyBSR4Agw_j9SSbB2qmmCeRsm-DK-tbVt-FQ8APoln-QzS3ius-4O_vAdu5LaY9nGgflvzuYXbd5yOsP0pL85icUKNdEkYOR3jJMQ8XNQEcRiXR_jUc/s640/blogger-image-63552129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdNliCgSVI8t60IiWcajm5h5PxqyBSR4Agw_j9SSbB2qmmCeRsm-DK-tbVt-FQ8APoln-QzS3ius-4O_vAdu5LaY9nGgflvzuYXbd5yOsP0pL85icUKNdEkYOR3jJMQ8XNQEcRiXR_jUc/s640/blogger-image-63552129.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFchHUqYC9_-XPEJhTc4xt6TSNtkOG2WueWmSeQrTMng052C9kV1_Z8edm0XEnHgaWG_Sjb82gpy4ua7EiuWIm2Wxm7rW5RSDWnF9QYYONHZ9lfUEau2PIKeNlptnlIFk7f_Sv1S7zLuN/s640/blogger-image-167679255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFchHUqYC9_-XPEJhTc4xt6TSNtkOG2WueWmSeQrTMng052C9kV1_Z8edm0XEnHgaWG_Sjb82gpy4ua7EiuWIm2Wxm7rW5RSDWnF9QYYONHZ9lfUEau2PIKeNlptnlIFk7f_Sv1S7zLuN/s640/blogger-image-167679255.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmhPGSP78dYxaDxOmGrNBGJts61Ca68VddWDqPmyTu2lnt-VTnpMftNm6QKFNLzAKivon-iE76y9bYb1fzIo25bVTPfqTqvFxkIT_csr7cq3qxOJ61CuXwbX4GeCAzZ7yEsDnMWHS_RPv/s640/blogger-image-59415810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmhPGSP78dYxaDxOmGrNBGJts61Ca68VddWDqPmyTu2lnt-VTnpMftNm6QKFNLzAKivon-iE76y9bYb1fzIo25bVTPfqTqvFxkIT_csr7cq3qxOJ61CuXwbX4GeCAzZ7yEsDnMWHS_RPv/s640/blogger-image-59415810.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got such a lovely day of weather for our little day trip! Couldn't have asked for a better visit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We did buy gelato on the way home too </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNO7PAyM9avvB6v2aHhkod6M3EARnWo1KpG-c5wGkAYTHKG3Dsw0WZd5snIx2ifpmfSBHNgZH0YNdVtRaTH355FSS-Vq21Pqz28xuSC2HL_9qW-kzEB3UBxSIsE5oHTDCBkTaUciI7jAl/s640/blogger-image-20991167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNO7PAyM9avvB6v2aHhkod6M3EARnWo1KpG-c5wGkAYTHKG3Dsw0WZd5snIx2ifpmfSBHNgZH0YNdVtRaTH355FSS-Vq21Pqz28xuSC2HL_9qW-kzEB3UBxSIsE5oHTDCBkTaUciI7jAl/s640/blogger-image-20991167.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Saw some awesome street art </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9l72XGwc1E9ZphcG0Dsh2BjAMPO9YP9KbCS8qw-ZgtjLYPgfzCAAGN6_yQMVespJeIJGYIs53WbSxV8Q82CsjXeuLDbzOL2Wd1ZqKFZyzXQJ9FNxdRvqj12zvEG41Pc9Ov-bHs_FZQsV/s640/blogger-image--1177953153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9l72XGwc1E9ZphcG0Dsh2BjAMPO9YP9KbCS8qw-ZgtjLYPgfzCAAGN6_yQMVespJeIJGYIs53WbSxV8Q82CsjXeuLDbzOL2Wd1ZqKFZyzXQJ9FNxdRvqj12zvEG41Pc9Ov-bHs_FZQsV/s640/blogger-image--1177953153.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Aaaaand maybe had pizza for dinner again </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZUmJCgh_cHpb-j_sxJVO62gxlgZNvZaUmdufjGjMVh9ccLVd-m5_cZ0w7je0hm4bM_7vKPkuIeDTetngrF-Qn5KNcCKqlwLRVKktYZ3N8U-BZoLcm6f3z0z04Pv_0vgTEv-yohK-bHjJ/s640/blogger-image--540678956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZUmJCgh_cHpb-j_sxJVO62gxlgZNvZaUmdufjGjMVh9ccLVd-m5_cZ0w7je0hm4bM_7vKPkuIeDTetngrF-Qn5KNcCKqlwLRVKktYZ3N8U-BZoLcm6f3z0z04Pv_0vgTEv-yohK-bHjJ/s640/blogger-image--540678956.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div></div><div>Fabulous day in Florence! </div><div><br></div><div>Day 4 - </div><div>This morning we had breakfast at home provided by our host. This is this first time I've had cereal in 2 weeks - rejoice!!</div><div><br></div><div>We set off to explore the city for the morning and hopped on the train only 5 minutes away. </div><div>We accidentally stumbled across almost all of the recommended places to visit, including the Duomo </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTPCK1lzbEtBu_R82K_tNG-9FSDEBwILCRcEAYqC4RTWgovI9csXO9gj8Y_MQ1qeOO3xlHxTT_ub65xdoeeS7Xu1P7Duvxk8aVeFlsYatGafa0KCIW4dIFBfL8THUu_Gb-rKhfQeHe7XL/s640/blogger-image-1309373554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTPCK1lzbEtBu_R82K_tNG-9FSDEBwILCRcEAYqC4RTWgovI9csXO9gj8Y_MQ1qeOO3xlHxTT_ub65xdoeeS7Xu1P7Duvxk8aVeFlsYatGafa0KCIW4dIFBfL8THUu_Gb-rKhfQeHe7XL/s640/blogger-image-1309373554.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoUZLc_QxOmS7AnBn6NFYbr-mOIq2BWWHFlny9t2v7ADHWc1daKGhNU-a38b_lnIY-C3Fe2_YpJQXwtaoggr3CY8HKG5EECdl6CLmIg7wXVqiS-8dA0UatSHH19EtFAprk99RmpNPU2T1/s640/blogger-image-83352870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoUZLc_QxOmS7AnBn6NFYbr-mOIq2BWWHFlny9t2v7ADHWc1daKGhNU-a38b_lnIY-C3Fe2_YpJQXwtaoggr3CY8HKG5EECdl6CLmIg7wXVqiS-8dA0UatSHH19EtFAprk99RmpNPU2T1/s640/blogger-image-83352870.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh I also forgot to mention we may have died my hair purple last night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After seeing the duomo we got some Italian coffee and a delicious Nutella and hazelnut tart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWgxh382ENbwgJPA3WmYUz4dSDtW-dZnEije9fM-GVPZVITS4QbGFrDo7Gdn5K7134Ad042how65umf74v7BX3C3QfWUcztdn20OfgAbb7X_g7O8lepchJK3PGIH63iE3Acz0Gyeg12QS/s640/blogger-image--1144917570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8pzv_we10kTX8eGTbC0GZtvq3fxAI4VLOksyd55Rc9TLIy50Pvdzfd6AB4wEr5vYHi1g21SOSYIuK8NUE0Cd00kLh7pAzpymdJObP55pOIRkKDMN1UMU-8PhvlS3oicfuXBC_ofO6fqg/s640/blogger-image-1702242132.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And I bought a new leather handbag which I LOVE </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8I8MygzOCdCEkaiWv17cJRBBp-CPBKmkTnnggnaaCZsWxttWH0KrtviT6WgvYPkcmgolRmOGa81lmDAfOvu8dauPH5DD5JBi82HwEcU4x0tT_hNSorA6FRvFQM5iwPFSl5HLBFwKkYrw/s640/blogger-image--381727185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8I8MygzOCdCEkaiWv17cJRBBp-CPBKmkTnnggnaaCZsWxttWH0KrtviT6WgvYPkcmgolRmOGa81lmDAfOvu8dauPH5DD5JBi82HwEcU4x0tT_hNSorA6FRvFQM5iwPFSl5HLBFwKkYrw/s640/blogger-image--381727185.jpg"></a></div></div>I also bartered for this gem, 28€ down to 23€, hey 5€ difference in broken Italian-English, not so bad!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We explored through the streets </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEQCLRygFJ5aYerrk1-KZXcBqw2BqTDOSuLJ3PZFN0ENScfx_9dc-IIW682AM5ttTFK61RvvZHTxRobPOeX80onkhS5vn6M2ZzUXkXVmK9t8XqV31kCa1HXtx7WUHkUR3gg4XAPQDIQxQ/s640/blogger-image--1348157586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEQCLRygFJ5aYerrk1-KZXcBqw2BqTDOSuLJ3PZFN0ENScfx_9dc-IIW682AM5ttTFK61RvvZHTxRobPOeX80onkhS5vn6M2ZzUXkXVmK9t8XqV31kCa1HXtx7WUHkUR3gg4XAPQDIQxQ/s640/blogger-image--1348157586.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Saw Michael Angelos (replica) David </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxUwwHnlg5PjMUolCuMAnGdE8q9be7K7IKshlguUKvJOqb4QsefEnKLyo-NKFaxq9DvdYgCpMxK5fWm9DmVQorINezRM2HOEHtSMnB5zJvWe45_suAxN4hF1kXJKbSaeGplBrPxKnGDOG/s640/blogger-image--1699531682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxUwwHnlg5PjMUolCuMAnGdE8q9be7K7IKshlguUKvJOqb4QsefEnKLyo-NKFaxq9DvdYgCpMxK5fWm9DmVQorINezRM2HOEHtSMnB5zJvWe45_suAxN4hF1kXJKbSaeGplBrPxKnGDOG/s640/blogger-image--1699531682.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And some more incredible street art </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwUK3Fu24J72TVB2RnEHS1CxPQn9o37M7q4E03hO_OmxPhkRzijVV_WuhozAmqz0ePi0QGfDqYEsQCPziLhJ47T3t38ilw1X7KPOhOv7O55qw5AAB74ETBJSUrQ7k6a28Ovgpluy7cu0Z/s640/blogger-image--2038690176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She's so helpful and were happy to settle here for the next two days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Caterina suggests going to a family owned restaraunt down the street and we happily take the advice, it was so worth it </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_ImNVDUTxfcro5xWZPzdQT3PqYDeEj3lDvOYHLcRziqGc7zByWwCtkVWwfGWUf7m8NgVjqLJHFpcS0ra5BeNtB4jdhBObBMURTvqvQlSRSn_xru6vGksa1LghoZvO0KcaOWCVREFmLwC/s640/blogger-image-174414602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_ImNVDUTxfcro5xWZPzdQT3PqYDeEj3lDvOYHLcRziqGc7zByWwCtkVWwfGWUf7m8NgVjqLJHFpcS0ra5BeNtB4jdhBObBMURTvqvQlSRSn_xru6vGksa1LghoZvO0KcaOWCVREFmLwC/s640/blogger-image-174414602.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Home made pasta, roast beef and grilled vegetables, oh my god it was good! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Plus we had house wine as we were feeling a little fancy. Our waiter was so helpful, he even assisted us with our Italian pronunciation, grazie mille Italian man!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Excellent welcome meal to dear old Rome! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 5 - </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This morning we get up bright and early ready to tackle one of our two short days in Rome. We get down to the bus station, take a solid amount of time trying to figure out what side we're meant to be on and then sit on a VERY crowded bus to the city centre. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we hop off we start to realise how late Italians like to start, it's now 10.30 and nothing is open yet, how strange!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our first stop is the trevi fountain where we both throw a coin over our shoulder to ensure our return to Rome one day (plus I made a bonus wish) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSR_4C9hTqkSRbDD_4b1KI3bwyN-tVddePp153VX_IlkFT1a3cI58mhNFrWjcZbmD6XOWsXg3VezGCHdjPQm160fxDHmqv_mg-JqAAACxBkOl3a35pJJGaxybALD-UY69qZ-B-JFPCTwJz/s640/blogger-image--185094710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSR_4C9hTqkSRbDD_4b1KI3bwyN-tVddePp153VX_IlkFT1a3cI58mhNFrWjcZbmD6XOWsXg3VezGCHdjPQm160fxDHmqv_mg-JqAAACxBkOl3a35pJJGaxybALD-UY69qZ-B-JFPCTwJz/s640/blogger-image--185094710.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1yzh2_HDfT1ZuQbfsCaOlXikB9_cPiH5Iru7sDaSeIO7vHLBfRw1yx3luuAV-tIIkwm11o2-WINQto2bu2gRdpeY9ynxVVsAquuzYRKjpetvO4guc6HzMiPYMZuUpChfpM30DNRj6X5O/s640/blogger-image-513049453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1yzh2_HDfT1ZuQbfsCaOlXikB9_cPiH5Iru7sDaSeIO7vHLBfRw1yx3luuAV-tIIkwm11o2-WINQto2bu2gRdpeY9ynxVVsAquuzYRKjpetvO4guc6HzMiPYMZuUpChfpM30DNRj6X5O/s640/blogger-image-513049453.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also managed to get another tourist to take a photo of Helena and I </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmyHqFuvx5YB8G17JvOSW1EMJKzXPTUylWwv_8JE6BWWizhOC1ekyysESRykCHd8ls4jwySRELLzi8_BgULBfDWY-SiDO5e4Cd0JRZbh337Fj4DC5GREa6f63QPbDTqpFkjvzHgPgBGUJ/s640/blogger-image--376130803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmyHqFuvx5YB8G17JvOSW1EMJKzXPTUylWwv_8JE6BWWizhOC1ekyysESRykCHd8ls4jwySRELLzi8_BgULBfDWY-SiDO5e4Cd0JRZbh337Fj4DC5GREa6f63QPbDTqpFkjvzHgPgBGUJ/s640/blogger-image--376130803.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But I accidentally left the camera on selfie mode and have a stunning portrait of our photographer </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-RJM5GbgWUZs7FQX_hMZGc1HZtzsyVDCp4TZIhVdZ0zdpDjls091gI4jb5S5sU_TIG_TyLnAQgxDYOCbyKuw-IZz3YGNiE4ngav3FkjHVwVgpu3BLON-XqzhStyzEnbB8Bs4UOe4aj79/s640/blogger-image--1520467885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-RJM5GbgWUZs7FQX_hMZGc1HZtzsyVDCp4TZIhVdZ0zdpDjls091gI4jb5S5sU_TIG_TyLnAQgxDYOCbyKuw-IZz3YGNiE4ngav3FkjHVwVgpu3BLON-XqzhStyzEnbB8Bs4UOe4aj79/s640/blogger-image--1520467885.jpg"></a></div><br></div>After that we saw the Pantheon </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QMOPNIDJAMDG7qufyoy5YCbfDqSqxJaleLZg-gARsK3pnDhz1zhihrHK1LJJrNxW-mhANbN_RDAU8N6S_FKkx_FgG3kUaEIEPVRkQwEvWIFS1gZMi6Fqgcbazdq5HlfKTZbrCcfahwe0/s640/blogger-image--246784858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QMOPNIDJAMDG7qufyoy5YCbfDqSqxJaleLZg-gARsK3pnDhz1zhihrHK1LJJrNxW-mhANbN_RDAU8N6S_FKkx_FgG3kUaEIEPVRkQwEvWIFS1gZMi6Fqgcbazdq5HlfKTZbrCcfahwe0/s640/blogger-image--246784858.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And a random chap asked us if he could take a photo with him, feeling famous! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSFV_2-61VJ65kFeYIwtenuyOffJ7oGt_WOYphjt-FxvA2SjZmsARf74FyeRBURo38xgfY8ryNofIT0l7nN8ycnixhqtEr9KRZvfhH55BMK49_q0pd6nbxV-W3plmOZvEpSHiRsadygOn/s640/blogger-image-693537227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSFV_2-61VJ65kFeYIwtenuyOffJ7oGt_WOYphjt-FxvA2SjZmsARf74FyeRBURo38xgfY8ryNofIT0l7nN8ycnixhqtEr9KRZvfhH55BMK49_q0pd6nbxV-W3plmOZvEpSHiRsadygOn/s640/blogger-image-693537227.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We also saw the Vatican </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXNWWhN_P-ap5-vb58bUZIF1vX64e5I1HR3bbI3lqugiyWX-V5ifFSyvoM5zWYGADEoTCfhMzTdQ22slbSNzbkB-hDRdnUOT4MJCTtyRSBe3d-_utTo5hv_dH1pW0FCdYPK42WI_RnxQt/s640/blogger-image--48016116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXNWWhN_P-ap5-vb58bUZIF1vX64e5I1HR3bbI3lqugiyWX-V5ifFSyvoM5zWYGADEoTCfhMzTdQ22slbSNzbkB-hDRdnUOT4MJCTtyRSBe3d-_utTo5hv_dH1pW0FCdYPK42WI_RnxQt/s640/blogger-image--48016116.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Had pizza for lunch and a beer in tribute to Anzac Day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I accidentally split my beer everywhere too - mega awkward </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wanna know what's more awkward? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Getting another beer for free because I have "beautiful eyes" apparently </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9IZ8KPnjnTvjH5aLfaydXeRPfbi48Pf_ruG2civx8jq-dPP_amgNbWPI4zgTWwBCVP5XhRTmD5gsvdcz0V9f-GYn78wag3RAFeBE0grv1rZ4iDqQKUn7dfnKpJTNztC02GZutj0zAEW9/s640/blogger-image--480695036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9IZ8KPnjnTvjH5aLfaydXeRPfbi48Pf_ruG2civx8jq-dPP_amgNbWPI4zgTWwBCVP5XhRTmD5gsvdcz0V9f-GYn78wag3RAFeBE0grv1rZ4iDqQKUn7dfnKpJTNztC02GZutj0zAEW9/s640/blogger-image--480695036.jpg"></a></div><br></div>After our re energising we decide to go to San Crispino's, allegedly the best gelato in Rome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And the stories are true! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08K0v16LBAKDEYgSBec4ka72BZHaWlFoLn5DV25ceYxX4ZKgz6vsHOSx96vFldKw0u-jcMAU3dwBC43YkhM-yYA2jo6JxvQY4HhEddz1Qfv5bRiWD3jLE0ew7F37v8X3S56dTw9Rr05ER/s640/blogger-image-626823109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08K0v16LBAKDEYgSBec4ka72BZHaWlFoLn5DV25ceYxX4ZKgz6vsHOSx96vFldKw0u-jcMAU3dwBC43YkhM-yYA2jo6JxvQY4HhEddz1Qfv5bRiWD3jLE0ew7F37v8X3S56dTw9Rr05ER/s640/blogger-image-626823109.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>I had 3 scoops, caramel, honey and vanilla bourbon. AMAZING! No gelato shall ever compare.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm starting to get a serious collection of artworks as well, this lovely man signed my name on the back and the painting is just beautiful </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkseAnIhtWb1_uh9bfZIGMo3FmHjYBDsUGlqiD8CPR1Hy5UJDoGO5G5WFH5dMHwOoo9SKXivyMZ9uSKZdv085EtYYHVtfJ8Rhv74FEg47vGQxD9QwTKubcNXeZq6Q0QExbcIy7mMpeKDl/s640/blogger-image-97442757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkseAnIhtWb1_uh9bfZIGMo3FmHjYBDsUGlqiD8CPR1Hy5UJDoGO5G5WFH5dMHwOoo9SKXivyMZ9uSKZdv085EtYYHVtfJ8Rhv74FEg47vGQxD9QwTKubcNXeZq6Q0QExbcIy7mMpeKDl/s640/blogger-image-97442757.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvulu3N7gIY_yQLcyyRT5LGYZgDh-HE3WAfOwexSLfNPky0yX13mWTbI1Fqv6jfr9Z0El68enhlfKCsg8xHT1ICA2zRsXKHgnf24HjsJ8_5hk3e6bwuoGS00mgovOlOC8OOmEaS1dBJ9B/s640/blogger-image--1625548932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvulu3N7gIY_yQLcyyRT5LGYZgDh-HE3WAfOwexSLfNPky0yX13mWTbI1Fqv6jfr9Z0El68enhlfKCsg8xHT1ICA2zRsXKHgnf24HjsJ8_5hk3e6bwuoGS00mgovOlOC8OOmEaS1dBJ9B/s640/blogger-image--1625548932.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our last tourist stop for the day was the Colesseum. We paid a few extra euros to skip the line (worth it!) and for a guide. Our fun fact of the day is that back when the Vatican was built, the outside pillars were made of the outside of the Colosseum itself, and that's why it looks half finished! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKeJoOHmgB3icbKXWJNWkV4SRL7oV5QZ2jtTYMRFcva1r5ciWURcCyJ0CtnJfojxNcyVMwmCaXPEV82z4e5panB2M3th7hZlvMPP1KNvO-JXLprmXXHCS5dNJkBnnudJhIH1veA1t1xDt/s640/blogger-image-1252705006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKeJoOHmgB3icbKXWJNWkV4SRL7oV5QZ2jtTYMRFcva1r5ciWURcCyJ0CtnJfojxNcyVMwmCaXPEV82z4e5panB2M3th7hZlvMPP1KNvO-JXLprmXXHCS5dNJkBnnudJhIH1veA1t1xDt/s640/blogger-image-1252705006.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqTg1gBEEU6mD9gKyNrJft30o3mvUDGBw4XCDDFvdkfFwuCOCxqDCgZdwDS7ipK2f3iVMlwPfi5J5CJZP9KwL8JxPcxqXAIbLEs3OVl4iw3uxjcz8JXozC2PhuZ2hj6_CSw4z4-CNgi4W/s640/blogger-image--1299986654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqTg1gBEEU6mD9gKyNrJft30o3mvUDGBw4XCDDFvdkfFwuCOCxqDCgZdwDS7ipK2f3iVMlwPfi5J5CJZP9KwL8JxPcxqXAIbLEs3OVl4iw3uxjcz8JXozC2PhuZ2hj6_CSw4z4-CNgi4W/s640/blogger-image--1299986654.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxaEfI40F337HzXLuWuHPSwY6p0FK2Oh50fVmglYndBtqamDbJ3Cz9Aa9IU2eGW9PlfjZ0UyJnAhY6gdPYSl3FMH88cC6w9INsnXwGAQ3VO2EKhRagdAQyWUXA1uMxFSyuZKbQZcBrNBX/s640/blogger-image-39234806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxaEfI40F337HzXLuWuHPSwY6p0FK2Oh50fVmglYndBtqamDbJ3Cz9Aa9IU2eGW9PlfjZ0UyJnAhY6gdPYSl3FMH88cC6w9INsnXwGAQ3VO2EKhRagdAQyWUXA1uMxFSyuZKbQZcBrNBX/s640/blogger-image-39234806.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIXv-DdsH20ZmBUefz6XNiM7vn_qhyioHPcvNxwlBoRe4jnOtFXFEVBFACY47MLp10kYOORofth6BPwI0Ls2KNGvifPgUPPs92Ex6wG4a0yjjDihCM31DPkUP0n8N0R-47VZVVZMp8xww/s640/blogger-image-1751582160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIXv-DdsH20ZmBUefz6XNiM7vn_qhyioHPcvNxwlBoRe4jnOtFXFEVBFACY47MLp10kYOORofth6BPwI0Ls2KNGvifPgUPPs92Ex6wG4a0yjjDihCM31DPkUP0n8N0R-47VZVVZMp8xww/s640/blogger-image-1751582160.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>To finish our day off we head back to Osteria for dinner, they remember us from last night and even had a reserved table for two. Presumptuous? Obviously not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tonight we had red wine, pasta each and some patates to finish it off! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKq3tIbbOa_2d85RlMInxiAIzcKcF5d1y7r205rdsR2dIAQKf68BWBSEeYU8KXc2VZQgUrQjgI3jZVmwrw9WxU6By7GYCFHqdKmxRnHzKbnOYA4bYmHRqriIGb8Kr8W-fAv1tvqwAv3sc/s640/blogger-image--1626302966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKq3tIbbOa_2d85RlMInxiAIzcKcF5d1y7r205rdsR2dIAQKf68BWBSEeYU8KXc2VZQgUrQjgI3jZVmwrw9WxU6By7GYCFHqdKmxRnHzKbnOYA4bYmHRqriIGb8Kr8W-fAv1tvqwAv3sc/s640/blogger-image--1626302966.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Bellissimo! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 6 - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our last day in Italy was well spent! We got on the metro and head to the neighbourhood of Tessaccio to do a 4 hour food tour (are you starting to sense a reoccuring theme here?) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We met our lovely guide Alexandra and walked around the neighbourhood with 7 food stops. All of the places we visited were 3rd and 4th generation family owned restaraunts / delis / bakeries. Because we ate SO much, I decided to make a collage of most of it (didn't all fit) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjWf2Ixu2rxlTffvNS7UmqxtpDlXweEMJc2MbEWBi7K2KYeSlteXhaiekY1lv2wfIvThEKg33QgeiOKHfZLJ26ZH6RTAfMgusijpyQ0JXIwprF53IptfG84fnGvhehs7jkidrLzQq1-fl/s640/blogger-image--1691421049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjWf2Ixu2rxlTffvNS7UmqxtpDlXweEMJc2MbEWBi7K2KYeSlteXhaiekY1lv2wfIvThEKg33QgeiOKHfZLJ26ZH6RTAfMgusijpyQ0JXIwprF53IptfG84fnGvhehs7jkidrLzQq1-fl/s640/blogger-image--1691421049.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>From left to right we had: cornetti, tiramisu, pizza margherita, prosciutto di San Daniele, Salame al Barolo, pecorino al tartufo, parmigiano reggiano, we made our own bruschetta, had fresh cannoli, cacio a pepe/amatriciana/cabonara pasta, insalata caprese and finally, a scoop of banana and a scoop of almond gelato - amazing!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got to see the non catholic cemetery, the out of commission slaughter house, drank the best moscato of my life<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">, and learnt some fun facts! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• real gelato is natural in color and is dense and sits flat, therefore if you see brightly coloured and mountained gelato, it isn't real!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• in Rome they're currently canonising two popes which is apparently a pretty big deal </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• the margherita pizza is turning 125 years old this year and was named on behalf of queen Margherita after her visit to Naples </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">• there is a hill made of 53million shards of pottery in Tessaccio and we ate in a restaraunt underneath it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWwQvq6q8p1gA-bAboRfz2cjFpBasi4cEuNiyW4ycr5sFPI3oCi2ORFrBRfhOLPvLrfHE8EB-XM_T6aoLDsAZui10oMiMSxANt2pqEhriWmc7y8LbT6Tdq_JZPuRcniCnG4IQGYumJAa5/s640/blogger-image--1101731704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWwQvq6q8p1gA-bAboRfz2cjFpBasi4cEuNiyW4ycr5sFPI3oCi2ORFrBRfhOLPvLrfHE8EB-XM_T6aoLDsAZui10oMiMSxANt2pqEhriWmc7y8LbT6Tdq_JZPuRcniCnG4IQGYumJAa5/s640/blogger-image--1101731704.jpg"></a></div><br></div>An excellent morning spent on our food tour!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After buying some moscato for this evening, we head back into town to see the Spanish steps, and to experience a rainy, busy Rome</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZUKncasg1gtuRdwoUvxPxnXqTWGO0q947Fox2V0hoQBqYHWkcrFymr-yKROfcoCu-dReesWuOEaIb20H7QXLTBpNn4CFnKhu5BQLqB4RSTeDXMrxReaYvIwEM0aRqHqhjeiEPhz5tGIM/s640/blogger-image--1876531158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZUKncasg1gtuRdwoUvxPxnXqTWGO0q947Fox2V0hoQBqYHWkcrFymr-yKROfcoCu-dReesWuOEaIb20H7QXLTBpNn4CFnKhu5BQLqB4RSTeDXMrxReaYvIwEM0aRqHqhjeiEPhz5tGIM/s640/blogger-image--1876531158.jpg"></a></div><br></div>On our food tour we got told that San Crispino's was actually featured in Eat Pray Love (coincidence I swear) so we go back for one last taste, this time I get honey again and ginger cinnamon that quite literally tastes like chai latte icecream... Sooo good </div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftMJgQdosO1dip3vaKITb6PynExlKynxRGk9iHjZb0mxgcC7FyZhBGUVJsEE3V7LSTQb58w5Llax9zrqq5L2F9fahim7V9GCuASiUANX7qnwcrnL6ZO1HrXYWTRd7xiyONIf_quz0N7b6/s640/blogger-image-1668970569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftMJgQdosO1dip3vaKITb6PynExlKynxRGk9iHjZb0mxgcC7FyZhBGUVJsEE3V7LSTQb58w5Llax9zrqq5L2F9fahim7V9GCuASiUANX7qnwcrnL6ZO1HrXYWTRd7xiyONIf_quz0N7b6/s640/blogger-image-1668970569.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also had one last stop to the trevi fountain </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFMa0XNKRatLquWjNYgn1ICooqHcZqSDGbqJ3HoRCF_HYOhXz3VBZoOMWgqjUz4R5-jzF4-NO4OaXfznIN7aP68m3axj813GWoiP8sex8so7YOkHAoWD404iJdGWXoWBjxu56jp3XMjN9/s640/blogger-image-1636411230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFMa0XNKRatLquWjNYgn1ICooqHcZqSDGbqJ3HoRCF_HYOhXz3VBZoOMWgqjUz4R5-jzF4-NO4OaXfznIN7aP68m3axj813GWoiP8sex8so7YOkHAoWD404iJdGWXoWBjxu56jp3XMjN9/s640/blogger-image-1636411230.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErx1MlU_Hq0Ogpdbe3yuQEVELvLlxBXcJJUZhvbzUGLq653ZaA-rUZ-iEyVSL0o_OiMoldaKcU-Bc4wArX3U7Q6zLehPVPbKnhu-QhGx_Q_YWRdt6Y2P5XO9qJk7-ldhLGx0ttRZrt_L7/s640/blogger-image-164160266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErx1MlU_Hq0Ogpdbe3yuQEVELvLlxBXcJJUZhvbzUGLq653ZaA-rUZ-iEyVSL0o_OiMoldaKcU-Bc4wArX3U7Q6zLehPVPbKnhu-QhGx_Q_YWRdt6Y2P5XO9qJk7-ldhLGx0ttRZrt_L7/s640/blogger-image-164160266.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now I did finish the blog earlier before we had our moscato, but do you think we could get the cork out? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A solid 15 minutes went into opening this god damn bottle, we tried EVERYTHING! The grunted sounds of defeat were surely heard by our neighbours, but our determination was strong. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I sat on the couch with the bottle between my legs whilst Helena yanked from the top. All of a sudden we hear the sweet "pop" sound, and Helena did a victory lap around the apartment. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Great success </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hSOIaQVCr_d88Fk2pwlTtcCQjAk1iIjB6WZ-M1zxttZaApCjEN4q1L8fYk20AUmux3aP30o6HalRUwc8b-3dde-88mLe9t2eQWBpj86ZNWV-SBzTjW83ouGvR5yQAWABQWd2I0G83nFU/s640/blogger-image-469815475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hSOIaQVCr_d88Fk2pwlTtcCQjAk1iIjB6WZ-M1zxttZaApCjEN4q1L8fYk20AUmux3aP30o6HalRUwc8b-3dde-88mLe9t2eQWBpj86ZNWV-SBzTjW83ouGvR5yQAWABQWd2I0G83nFU/s640/blogger-image-469815475.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We finish our bottle of moscato, rested our wine bottle opening muscles </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">and repack once more to head to Berlin. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Arrivaderci bella Italia! </div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-5480200488105618062014-04-18T12:16:00.001-07:002014-04-20T14:19:21.120-07:00BarcelonaI wouldn't say it was love at first sight.<div><br><div>As we reluctantly left Paris and devoured our last macarons, we actually had a pretty smooth flight to Barcelona </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgCCl0_voU-bnT8pQQOUTvfTwufRnz1UlV9VG7HA-CmbtVTrpFoq45hBm2oWrqlNOdD4n1YNXUBu_GtGOSbRu9c-IU_vGAptvGFsRx_ud0IEGNaOdKeSfATQM1VUYoaThnsb3n0RlvsTu/s640/blogger-image-72075690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgCCl0_voU-bnT8pQQOUTvfTwufRnz1UlV9VG7HA-CmbtVTrpFoq45hBm2oWrqlNOdD4n1YNXUBu_GtGOSbRu9c-IU_vGAptvGFsRx_ud0IEGNaOdKeSfATQM1VUYoaThnsb3n0RlvsTu/s640/blogger-image-72075690.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">However walking to the train line and waiting for 25 minutes with a 13kg backpack is not the greatest way to start a trip. Nor is not knowing what any of the train stops mean because they're all in espanol - the limit of my Spanish is " no hablo espanol " very unhelpful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We pulled up at a train station that looked like the name of the station our host had provided, but it was hard to tell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After asking people if we could borrow their map we realised it was in fact our stop and we darted off the train and onto our connecting one to Sagrada Familia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our first view was pretty incredible - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0RsV0dlnEkfGsiJmudbLPDsLvYtO571fIJGO8sV33uAofoheyTfjEHzWB-oEJeKK61koUssZd-vMacWYSuYqtFkipcv97y6vizgJgMXnVkgRWsD6IGYenACFKtL9L1vXDZMhvsJqNNdl/s640/blogger-image-951636290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0RsV0dlnEkfGsiJmudbLPDsLvYtO571fIJGO8sV33uAofoheyTfjEHzWB-oEJeKK61koUssZd-vMacWYSuYqtFkipcv97y6vizgJgMXnVkgRWsD6IGYenACFKtL9L1vXDZMhvsJqNNdl/s640/blogger-image-951636290.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But being lost, sweaty and still carrying the backpacks was dampening our Spanish mood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we got to our host apartment we only made it worse for ourselves by reading safety tips about barcelona and how not to get pickpocketed and robbed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sufficiently paranoid and starving by 4pm we decided to try some paella to settle our stomachs, paella was good, the gypsy man was not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYGJau_r9PsD647laWA4AyTuA1Y-4wmZQ_VBrRS5iLrBrZ1KWRTjrql1HXeuu7hAdgl8AcJJE80Cq-PVMtXCHWlqOvAClGSJg9tRKGmH8wqn-qEeiefN2My1rhw2GNCqG_vTc3a9TOvJX/s640/blogger-image--1824350966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYGJau_r9PsD647laWA4AyTuA1Y-4wmZQ_VBrRS5iLrBrZ1KWRTjrql1HXeuu7hAdgl8AcJJE80Cq-PVMtXCHWlqOvAClGSJg9tRKGmH8wqn-qEeiefN2My1rhw2GNCqG_vTc3a9TOvJX/s640/blogger-image--1824350966.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Helena firmly (I say firmly very loosely) said NO to a gypsy trying to sell us bracelets, he did not take this well. Apparently the firm no prompted this response </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"No? NO? F*ck you no, this is barcelona, f*ck you"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Man walks away and comes back </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"This is barcelona, you can't say no, f*ck you"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hmm yes. Not the best start at all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We sucked it up and decided to go to Las Ramblas, one of the busiest markets in Barcelona. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzuG7o7WmziOIcXrlG3QA5slN8LKi1NU04K8OJoNw53Gl1-D560zPWdpTK5cyiF5ghE46A5r2BX-LDzAUIIUekH9e7RBiMHPx_ktrB73YJOj9veQ15saWhtDDS0DHxfRjsP4eHFTt_jW1/s640/blogger-image-43252901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzuG7o7WmziOIcXrlG3QA5slN8LKi1NU04K8OJoNw53Gl1-D560zPWdpTK5cyiF5ghE46A5r2BX-LDzAUIIUekH9e7RBiMHPx_ktrB73YJOj9veQ15saWhtDDS0DHxfRjsP4eHFTt_jW1/s640/blogger-image-43252901.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Feeling a little shaken, we figured out how to calm the nerves </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PHV_mmYrYDNZTphzhMKHhQ1xsPFUxJ-XI77aitxpDU5ZRwUhlXx7kn_po0IjgSkqdxPY_fTQPcTGX2q-j01K86blmD9vqDSrLbPR7b24WFgzbcmRrbfS4meGxtnyQc60HqeoW_bv33Fw/s640/blogger-image--16735934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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As we walked down the street it was flooded with people and open bars, restaraunts and shops - perhaps a little miscommunication?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCj_hhwH8tv0pi_qfQ8NQa3Kji3cvKijAFgfkkpykLh4nNBnvAbUKQmqs6iuISApfpUFxVVm0S4rJxIYdHIfXwL5ymcfHH6IQSU418569E_qXVlHLm5u0mHKL62JMrgq5TvzI0D_Q9XJc/s640/blogger-image--1495231674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCj_hhwH8tv0pi_qfQ8NQa3Kji3cvKijAFgfkkpykLh4nNBnvAbUKQmqs6iuISApfpUFxVVm0S4rJxIYdHIfXwL5ymcfHH6IQSU418569E_qXVlHLm5u0mHKL62JMrgq5TvzI0D_Q9XJc/s640/blogger-image--1495231674.jpg"></a></div><br></div>But we got our selfie with the Sagrada Familia and decided to head down to the beach. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A leisurely stroll took us to some delicious gelato</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL902LqZzaotb02h8koWhgbnrMFqfu9MSLFYAewKaBMp39lXYgPDptXpH8yNyn23J5BVCMqYt2KQnWI8G_WleOnCttp2hCD_Zq3x9NfsEg924R5QVxhNfy_wAifhsP9eCjiGciK-GWYGK/s640/blogger-image--1445173700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was actually a really handy hop on hop off service that allowed us to see a lot of the city minus the waking...which we have done a lot of. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">We saw some amazing architecture including the Gothic Cathedral </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdbRaOuNUkPF3BSre3D7t7eV8u_oRHrmMv01rhZuO4Lom41wNpDA6zV7DikgLNkCKUoyvKPrjUkfCkMDAF5OGqsCMRZ9HjMySz_rp74aIuJ4EUclkxxd3OsnR13jThmBHFRkcZSdaq82p/s640/blogger-image-1860552124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdbRaOuNUkPF3BSre3D7t7eV8u_oRHrmMv01rhZuO4Lom41wNpDA6zV7DikgLNkCKUoyvKPrjUkfCkMDAF5OGqsCMRZ9HjMySz_rp74aIuJ4EUclkxxd3OsnR13jThmBHFRkcZSdaq82p/s640/blogger-image-1860552124.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Which lead us to the gothic quarter... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYyp_G9PywKCpVtqHuFayiRFn61SCxeQ9KcvUWiBa6KjbQndgl0g-ou4JdMuZHAdaq69SwyELLYSW5HkG5MPgiWl30xJxTngzKbSOH_eSLqC7DjVxAL7IBMfFPhqYv2mtKY6YeXWBJiN3/s640/blogger-image-688670612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYyp_G9PywKCpVtqHuFayiRFn61SCxeQ9KcvUWiBa6KjbQndgl0g-ou4JdMuZHAdaq69SwyELLYSW5HkG5MPgiWl30xJxTngzKbSOH_eSLqC7DjVxAL7IBMfFPhqYv2mtKY6YeXWBJiN3/s640/blogger-image-688670612.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpjgHWHV1XHGTKzx3EsxWmXPRYBJm7zQiE7i5USgyqWlZqE5C5xYKLWaYQGuTeAmHJyU8VkqlLx7cwbEQVkcBCtDg2MHd2XfL9dga8m7Ii4OtAhS6fRAllgY6plUBE-QLn2zwrt_znJec/s640/blogger-image-20546154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpjgHWHV1XHGTKzx3EsxWmXPRYBJm7zQiE7i5USgyqWlZqE5C5xYKLWaYQGuTeAmHJyU8VkqlLx7cwbEQVkcBCtDg2MHd2XfL9dga8m7Ii4OtAhS6fRAllgY6plUBE-QLn2zwrt_znJec/s640/blogger-image-20546154.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Which lead us to this amazing hole in the wall cafe that we almost walked past, called Mescladis. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It had mixed colourful chairs, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Sh9agkOatUx7exx7ys_VLT7gniYMlViPsZXiafbo54JAduk1I9BXCeRzOGS1FXmUxuMpVRJZ0EMSwX9sTwRLhyzohdXSZJoqIP3melCsVUxm2Lx7Zi0IhyphenhyphenZqmvzatUKCj2xsC-hFc4ju/s640/blogger-image--516155422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Sh9agkOatUx7exx7ys_VLT7gniYMlViPsZXiafbo54JAduk1I9BXCeRzOGS1FXmUxuMpVRJZ0EMSwX9sTwRLhyzohdXSZJoqIP3melCsVUxm2Lx7Zi0IhyphenhyphenZqmvzatUKCj2xsC-hFc4ju/s640/blogger-image--516155422.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">old school phones and type writers </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hhjl2BsTjbr45C4npUryIP-ESw2TgmtWzjJLXp4Nh8lp5lBLs6x_bBF8d3mYfQ7AgP1I-F042o91UWMehyweFuLzhJS7D9VN8IiejiIIMIatBwH2qho36Z0SJt7L23KQmolr2ArIJcmK/s640/blogger-image-1016425727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hhjl2BsTjbr45C4npUryIP-ESw2TgmtWzjJLXp4Nh8lp5lBLs6x_bBF8d3mYfQ7AgP1I-F042o91UWMehyweFuLzhJS7D9VN8IiejiIIMIatBwH2qho36Z0SJt7L23KQmolr2ArIJcmK/s640/blogger-image-1016425727.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Excuse me whilst I take this call </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and other bits and bobs which gave this place a really unique charisma. Plus the food was super tasty </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwuX2j5FYeGI5kMvQblBVA8PYpedYg1YRutKkQQLv0XRr0BPvaQ3lEb77a8OJESKTyWjAzPTM4yKkis32skUhugxebEW25VfmbmET-gYcKQgyJHCUeJEC_fxG0OPLUKhNGpMfDNLtqAkE/s640/blogger-image-1629860436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwuX2j5FYeGI5kMvQblBVA8PYpedYg1YRutKkQQLv0XRr0BPvaQ3lEb77a8OJESKTyWjAzPTM4yKkis32skUhugxebEW25VfmbmET-gYcKQgyJHCUeJEC_fxG0OPLUKhNGpMfDNLtqAkE/s640/blogger-image-1629860436.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOx8Dvp6H_nU38L4og_cHir6lhVL2YppFn5i52nSB0ZgHYb32IEVLtVIayQYj6Vq9Lq8D_BeDmBmgmlqcgeuapSEd3-7TsKlNh_YoXK77Wxc0UGU0Xc41BldkG3iS_2Aa4-YX4T55sCrMj/s640/blogger-image-1644408543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOx8Dvp6H_nU38L4og_cHir6lhVL2YppFn5i52nSB0ZgHYb32IEVLtVIayQYj6Vq9Lq8D_BeDmBmgmlqcgeuapSEd3-7TsKlNh_YoXK77Wxc0UGU0Xc41BldkG3iS_2Aa4-YX4T55sCrMj/s640/blogger-image-1644408543.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We stopped to take some cool photos </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHTofrBflWTrjIDsIYq6DJFKQDNmuBLWdNEFfjKc5XRTgDEipwT-9egcvb5kHDtw8wa2LyKHzsZc5BdO6qZDUu52WBnrGP6ulevP7pwH8crQLG_ZQOBsqV5Cy1jy38augujhG1ZKSHBNe/s640/blogger-image-896537078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHTofrBflWTrjIDsIYq6DJFKQDNmuBLWdNEFfjKc5XRTgDEipwT-9egcvb5kHDtw8wa2LyKHzsZc5BdO6qZDUu52WBnrGP6ulevP7pwH8crQLG_ZQOBsqV5Cy1jy38augujhG1ZKSHBNe/s640/blogger-image-896537078.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And got back on the bus to head to Las Ramblas for a second time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Only this time we had our sights set on Boqueira, the indoor produce markets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And we may or may not have gotten churros on the way...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOCUCN9drHs3wlozasHsI4PY265qB0U5-STrFSB1q5b7x5siQ8bimYMBWTD7Lkx-frClF19Px8MiYXkja0c2Zt8q_-2grwkuSAEJ8gK8lVUUJFEn1HmF6JLtUCHpdTrEGWDsHmSg_6P5U/s640/blogger-image--663977063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOCUCN9drHs3wlozasHsI4PY265qB0U5-STrFSB1q5b7x5siQ8bimYMBWTD7Lkx-frClF19Px8MiYXkja0c2Zt8q_-2grwkuSAEJ8gK8lVUUJFEn1HmF6JLtUCHpdTrEGWDsHmSg_6P5U/s640/blogger-image--663977063.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also may have gone shopping again too.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Moving on!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we got to the market it was absolutely PACKED but full of amazing fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, nuts, chocolate, juice - you name it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was full of tourists (including ourselves) but it was lovely to see locals still using it for daily Spanish life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0k0j_8oKEkHTysp3T3fZJKm2z-NXe_eB4PXy4CbvOEK5jkXJNNkpcnlGrZu3PdlZ_OMjIDV_5eURsbFg7wdLw931c0ffthMroTeWAdZNStOPTyQkk6asQPtgmpdfIouR1POV3dOjYDbw-/s640/blogger-image--250178098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyIdZo6qkg8XRdxlWmCaZNh8fZIYk4n0IQVjxiz82YvXxwu1qPgQjCX2ljScPhv1LS3JD4vaaegCe850zHO3qC6D5u6HGLYC3_q2GRDpg7UvLXb6_ANnU5oyLLCFMUjAWWcjHe6SUWcg-/s640/blogger-image--841570745.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With a juice in hand and some nibbles purchased, we made our way back to the apartment </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq-LqrkfvPPhfwxXyPHL8yyc6xo57wTDzrQzhuGMQiN4Bg3OUYHWDYllgvjCKjmyBaFnVkEtz65AzhjA4v_4v2l9tdMGD2bKepyFkbselgAIRbDfEQUXwYNksh2AiSKrwbueW-vd2G1Aa/s640/blogger-image--161254923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq-LqrkfvPPhfwxXyPHL8yyc6xo57wTDzrQzhuGMQiN4Bg3OUYHWDYllgvjCKjmyBaFnVkEtz65AzhjA4v_4v2l9tdMGD2bKepyFkbselgAIRbDfEQUXwYNksh2AiSKrwbueW-vd2G1Aa/s640/blogger-image--161254923.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>We finished the day off with dinner down the street at La Bellota and decided to try the seafood paella as every ones been telling us to try it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5j_JgXjS256vx5X_rtRWfAJCzgxvkT2N0B56LTqWoacSLO3WxPvHJrJJDy_QBT_od6H402q0pMbeZ84eSJ3-vi61zkUkmHTpGtM7hOIkwwhYyKzfQKWoYzUFJ7IrrF8zDFV9euR8Y_U3/s640/blogger-image-562039978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5j_JgXjS256vx5X_rtRWfAJCzgxvkT2N0B56LTqWoacSLO3WxPvHJrJJDy_QBT_od6H402q0pMbeZ84eSJ3-vi61zkUkmHTpGtM7hOIkwwhYyKzfQKWoYzUFJ7IrrF8zDFV9euR8Y_U3/s640/blogger-image-562039978.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The trouble is, try getting two girls who generally don't like seafood to try and stomach it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Struggle street my friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">However in our time of need, we turned to our one true friend this trip. Yep, you guessed it, sangria...again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SKjq0uqLST2l51iHxmuXNbY9jgI98WeUuhvQboeK_Xnq80XcTfAyIXHmL38bG9UaWA4qjlkzcErvaAihZwzei61yGOrh4llsltW3kkpSOiCNZvB7F5FjA0RyNSyO5ha9sAPlctLyra8g/s640/blogger-image--1615607262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SKjq0uqLST2l51iHxmuXNbY9jgI98WeUuhvQboeK_Xnq80XcTfAyIXHmL38bG9UaWA4qjlkzcErvaAihZwzei61yGOrh4llsltW3kkpSOiCNZvB7F5FjA0RyNSyO5ha9sAPlctLyra8g/s640/blogger-image--1615607262.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgmHZqEHVQbeyA51igGrmlQBPCkDmDZgfTeZg5drywyzxD1izaJy7Uinx5stkg49m4FEBHXexm56PUO9fbO9pUHsKnH_6m7bgJmQpAgF3bQfuSud8HtjVUaSNB1NRKlCad98hC26Oo973/s640/blogger-image--551887424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgmHZqEHVQbeyA51igGrmlQBPCkDmDZgfTeZg5drywyzxD1izaJy7Uinx5stkg49m4FEBHXexm56PUO9fbO9pUHsKnH_6m7bgJmQpAgF3bQfuSud8HtjVUaSNB1NRKlCad98hC26Oo973/s640/blogger-image--551887424.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is my *drink directly from the jug like a lady* attempt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh and you wouldn't believe who visited us at the dinner table... Gypsy man. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*drinks more* </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All in all quite a successful day in Spain, and a good way to spend our Easter weekend! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 4 -</div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our last day in Barcelona, otherwise known as Easter, was rather drab! We had a bit of gloomy weather but we decided to head up to the Parc de Montjuic to see the best view of the city. The park is also home to the Olympic swimming pool from 1992, such an incredible view </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiD3f0iFfBsf_rg7Y_CPf-esJiJI9id9A1V-WPmE7pL1r1BZixd6O4FFMkxk3aKJ3WAU8RfBFpgi6AKHrPGtL2NuLq44YfuPZkwlYDRKLr0ksquOfEbJjUsyM7lAlDNjhPJbl-Llz-cTI/s640/blogger-image-1529990311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiD3f0iFfBsf_rg7Y_CPf-esJiJI9id9A1V-WPmE7pL1r1BZixd6O4FFMkxk3aKJ3WAU8RfBFpgi6AKHrPGtL2NuLq44YfuPZkwlYDRKLr0ksquOfEbJjUsyM7lAlDNjhPJbl-Llz-cTI/s640/blogger-image-1529990311.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We took our happy snaps </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_Wm_Pp-62GT4w25MsHwP1aBriUtvEi2bOPIY5s6QKFnTfSwm0ASVsV3f912c7bgo-uLaMvuDDYrBDQq7CAefyizQNEpNqiziQUzL-SolnAk4q77rjCFGJN-ZtTy8Qr1mbnsDeapvqwQ7/s640/blogger-image--1721092385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_Wm_Pp-62GT4w25MsHwP1aBriUtvEi2bOPIY5s6QKFnTfSwm0ASVsV3f912c7bgo-uLaMvuDDYrBDQq7CAefyizQNEpNqiziQUzL-SolnAk4q77rjCFGJN-ZtTy8Qr1mbnsDeapvqwQ7/s640/blogger-image--1721092385.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Traded Easter presents </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU44uBwgT74SHLzYtXFY93nmk8bbzl-CJzH_2_gvoxK09iOfVBzp24jU4rngGAMb77VLRQa_v1QfFopFMx4yHlYgLwqGcjr1v-l-zIIXuBvCjtqsyKUi9e-6mEIZ_sC_14o6JaoUrADf7L/s640/blogger-image--1296399486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU44uBwgT74SHLzYtXFY93nmk8bbzl-CJzH_2_gvoxK09iOfVBzp24jU4rngGAMb77VLRQa_v1QfFopFMx4yHlYgLwqGcjr1v-l-zIIXuBvCjtqsyKUi9e-6mEIZ_sC_14o6JaoUrADf7L/s640/blogger-image--1296399486.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And caught the cable car over the mountain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6N390loyRl5OI8uawBLNd-JLxPnLcnsWjrvLbanHRLzmDFgIe9qFzZbXJ1M-ipzMqwBahiAt5-ZoLQ6DGLfq5AlJGOxzzCRgXOBEW1JEqnMm2zIZ7u26QDGW-QKjAoCQ9xSEaCDReR8nk/s640/blogger-image--1910469439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6N390loyRl5OI8uawBLNd-JLxPnLcnsWjrvLbanHRLzmDFgIe9qFzZbXJ1M-ipzMqwBahiAt5-ZoLQ6DGLfq5AlJGOxzzCRgXOBEW1JEqnMm2zIZ7u26QDGW-QKjAoCQ9xSEaCDReR8nk/s640/blogger-image--1910469439.jpg"></a></div>Helena says that she was enjoying herself</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXIxuidk0Cv80WRTkIbtTbkBlQT-dRMHL5xmQAANKZagkwR_Xm8MCSL59GWWjevviA2sEkbthTrRx-Jb0QRHAnTwBmWJFX_OP7O2uCIcNgI8S_uU_X34XChKwOpol11pGyY17q-8sYMrd/s640/blogger-image-2099109066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXIxuidk0Cv80WRTkIbtTbkBlQT-dRMHL5xmQAANKZagkwR_Xm8MCSL59GWWjevviA2sEkbthTrRx-Jb0QRHAnTwBmWJFX_OP7O2uCIcNgI8S_uU_X34XChKwOpol11pGyY17q-8sYMrd/s640/blogger-image-2099109066.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And we stopped by the markets once more. Only this time we found some real goodies, an amazing vintage collection of old war medallions, vintage cameras *drools*, sunnies, Beatles nostalgia, and a pretty ring I picked up for 12€</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZKF8V0uvE8XbwXkPuBSbwLCdcz9j3ghircOhhKFV_VmJXjZ_Ad8_G-_zUDje-VqVdG8ESRKfgXreVXh0BvZAp37nRZgJUkICcmpWXv6aY3lbwH4QF0Mw0M_KzZFQVDczSfFK3qeW1H3W/s640/blogger-image-1579842977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZKF8V0uvE8XbwXkPuBSbwLCdcz9j3ghircOhhKFV_VmJXjZ_Ad8_G-_zUDje-VqVdG8ESRKfgXreVXh0BvZAp37nRZgJUkICcmpWXv6aY3lbwH4QF0Mw0M_KzZFQVDczSfFK3qeW1H3W/s640/blogger-image-1579842977.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got some penis peppers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeEhNe-a7syGzEo5yUDpD9sBI9yOjhTil1TNjLFuYKoV7T69dqLjUs8moNaRnonHGKARcWQRA50XiJoMY5-qv5JcK4Sw10aRgEiGwQpZR63ugjuPn5RbuTP12lEog0TXN5Gr2R0k5z_65/s640/blogger-image-1129306185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeEhNe-a7syGzEo5yUDpD9sBI9yOjhTil1TNjLFuYKoV7T69dqLjUs8moNaRnonHGKARcWQRA50XiJoMY5-qv5JcK4Sw10aRgEiGwQpZR63ugjuPn5RbuTP12lEog0TXN5Gr2R0k5z_65/s640/blogger-image-1129306185.jpg"></a></div></div>...just kidding </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But I did get some fairy floss </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Kfs0AC1l_hWL9GdBcCRUycvfB9PxCKN7QH-tFXnycHrX4u8ggJ9FgVwJEjan6T5nP9opVUsewwLC-bKCrH9pTiO8q54QLThaELGm0lJ7juvpFsSXM7WHU-k5HXew6Twii83m6eO_dQEu/s640/blogger-image-105781192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Kfs0AC1l_hWL9GdBcCRUycvfB9PxCKN7QH-tFXnycHrX4u8ggJ9FgVwJEjan6T5nP9opVUsewwLC-bKCrH9pTiO8q54QLThaELGm0lJ7juvpFsSXM7WHU-k5HXew6Twii83m6eO_dQEu/s640/blogger-image-105781192.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And ate it like a lady</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgka2xa8r691LjGZiSXKa6fVOUokkZI4zXpoFQky1W7aKa6CfNDXipeRRO5MKd0ph5wPOP-c6Znh4AyF9iazuA5LjpPj2a47Cqcs2RUIGp6Gdg4GHy3ZHPvRqTLRhlVD-GiZvrhTL4YDc5E/s640/blogger-image--450540926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6BomVYK5QSz54nOtWKDhecidYGmWKGqMpHuhaKgDJHP53JFwxbEN7aaqwuY_g-yRooMJKn-ZqhDSJM6PZ24nCUZBBpgR8g3u8mJspaU1Yux4cgRr89IFhZzMobPqIf-whkg_sgeaMs2E/s640/blogger-image--15470376.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Apparently Helena has become quite the connoisseur </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After that we thought hey, we're on holiday. Let's get another </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJryk5nBGfW42r8ZUbNyrVeomTZJgN3rYphWw8jxOfEJ3ZUuu1uMMrxR6Uejl0Hf_kbtSBe6ckWvJqwXHt_ZI87ox8QrFqdqDBDMaTyHqZuTQhjgS2I_Re-FXEJDZ11ppWELWRvMux26R/s640/blogger-image--465607673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJryk5nBGfW42r8ZUbNyrVeomTZJgN3rYphWw8jxOfEJ3ZUuu1uMMrxR6Uejl0Hf_kbtSBe6ckWvJqwXHt_ZI87ox8QrFqdqDBDMaTyHqZuTQhjgS2I_Re-FXEJDZ11ppWELWRvMux26R/s640/blogger-image--465607673.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Didn't end well</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtwUdsuFBVrNCaSpLUInuyqRPDeHAj5RsnWN5KquLdpqTw7yZfuyQYJArUx77R2ponzVRa4Bhybrl-EZJ-s50HXVCmFL4YTBrJ0-Awbo5W0SQe7PF8EpAzen5l_6ZPWGIbWUJyjiu4Vt3/s640/blogger-image--1345042133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtwUdsuFBVrNCaSpLUInuyqRPDeHAj5RsnWN5KquLdpqTw7yZfuyQYJArUx77R2ponzVRa4Bhybrl-EZJ-s50HXVCmFL4YTBrJ0-Awbo5W0SQe7PF8EpAzen5l_6ZPWGIbWUJyjiu4Vt3/s640/blogger-image--1345042133.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Excellent night in our opinion! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div>But exciting things are on the horizon, as tomorrow will bring us to the Italy leg of our trip - time to eat our body weight in pizza and gelato!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Adios Barcelona!! </div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></font></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-40483331526955063192014-04-16T10:39:00.001-07:002014-04-16T10:39:36.865-07:00ParisA 5am rise in London took us on a 3 hour international train journey which landed us in beautiful Paris. <div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahuzyZFPMNwiNcww879Yt6i4gB_TopOgDEXam3NvsqRM8Zp7KGX-jyijqqyESVPUxlDvS_Hqaf0UlXCeS6TNwmHEHWYD7w_Rx-qXeUcPkHKyL30o6RucqsylWhbS7ZYN02ZM0l4AoCVAB/s640/blogger-image-1866921961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahuzyZFPMNwiNcww879Yt6i4gB_TopOgDEXam3NvsqRM8Zp7KGX-jyijqqyESVPUxlDvS_Hqaf0UlXCeS6TNwmHEHWYD7w_Rx-qXeUcPkHKyL30o6RucqsylWhbS7ZYN02ZM0l4AoCVAB/s640/blogger-image-1866921961.jpg"></a></div><br><div>A quick metro ride deposited us in Richard lenoir where our adventure began. </div><div>Being completely over transport by this time we thought it wise to catch a cab to our apartment, so with 10kg backpacks on our shoulders we attempted to hail one. As we aimlessly walked down the street, a lovely French woman stopped us to ask where we were going, she pointed behind us and it turns out we were only a 2 minute walk from our host apartment - lucky we didn't try and catch a cab. </div><div>Our apartment was perfect! Beautifully lit and open, a lovely view from our balcony, it was totally worth the travel troubles in the morning.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkT10pQjpGWEWI1bjeLRpwtZTLhJr5-eX20Cr8Vn4aO_JTuRM-VoXDd3P77ZrzoDMtc8jEcP6m-lzRxntS25_SuJQ9uZ5q93hBQM4Se1JCio_Gj1ofdVSzqQRzKXhab_pzr6IsF-NGNtvS/s640/blogger-image--1210537526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkT10pQjpGWEWI1bjeLRpwtZTLhJr5-eX20Cr8Vn4aO_JTuRM-VoXDd3P77ZrzoDMtc8jEcP6m-lzRxntS25_SuJQ9uZ5q93hBQM4Se1JCio_Gj1ofdVSzqQRzKXhab_pzr6IsF-NGNtvS/s640/blogger-image--1210537526.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh, and what's better is that our host has a cat and his name is gateau - that means cake in English - meow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We settled in, had a rest then decided to hit the streets. And by streets I mean we went and bought a baguette and sat in the park to enjoy the ambience.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxeAPyOczQ9nbhMW0rVexOSxNNT88lkQ-7cIpfGCW3at9t88ia6FLVk4Di1zBa-mfA755EJrBhqpLTFLk99eUvaFQkJ8e9fNtReqFo5mAAqU3dY7bCnRgGjXHkK9BQD5QK18Wy4OOue34/s640/blogger-image--861136322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxeAPyOczQ9nbhMW0rVexOSxNNT88lkQ-7cIpfGCW3at9t88ia6FLVk4Di1zBa-mfA755EJrBhqpLTFLk99eUvaFQkJ8e9fNtReqFo5mAAqU3dY7bCnRgGjXHkK9BQD5QK18Wy4OOue34/s640/blogger-image--861136322.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvLEFgZiHNTTX7bqITJPufAIjejUjQiKRzdbJcNrMsT5ljC_HwqGpiQpyLjIzu8OUNUqpFBlaIFUdTc7n5XLsW5QKlTTegFREPRZM004Oju7GvFM-Uur2gExXwXx5R3vcYXEQP-qjScb6/s640/blogger-image--1380310766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvLEFgZiHNTTX7bqITJPufAIjejUjQiKRzdbJcNrMsT5ljC_HwqGpiQpyLjIzu8OUNUqpFBlaIFUdTc7n5XLsW5QKlTTegFREPRZM004Oju7GvFM-Uur2gExXwXx5R3vcYXEQP-qjScb6/s640/blogger-image--1380310766.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We continued to stroll through the beautiful streets, enjoying the warm spring sun </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaFmOSdy1ZTp4Z5pSUUNz63D_YU4UNaEnFAZO3p0VJnKhLWqX8mvh498dJyAnUXyDuBUpa-r729EsZ8NuArohuCS7Cf7g6mAUH7IHFo04IXrSyC5JPm9XKpOxReVtVgzaozikF4QuWzO4/s640/blogger-image--31160764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaFmOSdy1ZTp4Z5pSUUNz63D_YU4UNaEnFAZO3p0VJnKhLWqX8mvh498dJyAnUXyDuBUpa-r729EsZ8NuArohuCS7Cf7g6mAUH7IHFo04IXrSyC5JPm9XKpOxReVtVgzaozikF4QuWzO4/s640/blogger-image--31160764.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But it wasn't long until we found the patisserie store and decided to test our French. Trying to say framboise is a lot harder than you think, but a friendly smile from the waitress at our French attempt resulted in these bad boys -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2ptiauf9T13GKMrhEr98cOMLidk7Du-qev2N81fLtjZ_mKn_NpQsf5z_9IggPxxXzdxIAPrXqescBkuctxmeNkYMqEzHBI0VJ0zoZc6uAQLnJgPU8VtA3v3XMgAFp1PYkCQwwZraOcY-/s640/blogger-image-1385496451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2ptiauf9T13GKMrhEr98cOMLidk7Du-qev2N81fLtjZ_mKn_NpQsf5z_9IggPxxXzdxIAPrXqescBkuctxmeNkYMqEzHBI0VJ0zoZc6uAQLnJgPU8VtA3v3XMgAFp1PYkCQwwZraOcY-/s640/blogger-image-1385496451.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4-UwiqNDPQydZ6xJuYp-7DapXLbVzjwiS8XrFrj7uwNiB8jVfqnRT5DBzqHLOm8u3yDXPkFGvs8TuIqmdnbTbClfZ665xeG1-dIng8adVU-C8hhy7bCWPUgXmAasAaJxFsw7SJ_wQdsn/s640/blogger-image--199131584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4-UwiqNDPQydZ6xJuYp-7DapXLbVzjwiS8XrFrj7uwNiB8jVfqnRT5DBzqHLOm8u3yDXPkFGvs8TuIqmdnbTbClfZ665xeG1-dIng8adVU-C8hhy7bCWPUgXmAasAaJxFsw7SJ_wQdsn/s640/blogger-image--199131584.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Feeling as though we had satisfied our French food needs, we powered on through our sleepiness and saw the icon of Paris, le tour Eiffel! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmN_Q26vYUd_5vxs2ImefWWRoeSf5KRjquZSPpqESkJJL8B-Q0uJxb0vBW-TheeHBcSWd0op6EEpU3dwmaoqca8NaFLf1ddLGnhCtG-nALlbXcpg_5CddsojCpOG_kdRqBbf0ZJ31M90iT/s640/blogger-image-1330206166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmN_Q26vYUd_5vxs2ImefWWRoeSf5KRjquZSPpqESkJJL8B-Q0uJxb0vBW-TheeHBcSWd0op6EEpU3dwmaoqca8NaFLf1ddLGnhCtG-nALlbXcpg_5CddsojCpOG_kdRqBbf0ZJ31M90iT/s640/blogger-image-1330206166.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*found the best sneaky spot to avoid getting people in your photos AND to get pretty flowers </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-sXmTLJIizuJ-R1Zuksr-zdGHKm-5CUJJI9ap1_SW5MjMZNaMq4psK9mF0Ms6J9DQQTwAHP4-cLDk59VLtFUABUCpbK7GxqptS5WDzlc-uCFx18VPIVKgYhwQd-xUuBib8TGcTNRGGLm/s640/blogger-image--1044575799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-sXmTLJIizuJ-R1Zuksr-zdGHKm-5CUJJI9ap1_SW5MjMZNaMq4psK9mF0Ms6J9DQQTwAHP4-cLDk59VLtFUABUCpbK7GxqptS5WDzlc-uCFx18VPIVKgYhwQd-xUuBib8TGcTNRGGLm/s640/blogger-image--1044575799.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Two strange men approached us and I attempted to speak in French once more, he seemed interested until he thought we were lesbians, I guess he's not pro gay rights - shame on him! But lucky for us. </div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We enjoyed the Parisian sun and set home to have dinner. Helena has developed a bit of a cold and were both exhausted from non stop euro action, so we satisfied our taste buds with delicious cocktails and a burger the size of my face </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpNr1tRxeRS1Xk63wddZKKLtHQ_Qrlnbn2CpsKjLZtM__XCZNHOk2w4Iq5W0bWUvHpWXrAY1PSE3F5SSdS-pQRqPzDS6Dw4TqryX0bhC5bFAgJ0CVXf-LP7NsMs1qneibAzUwQt1HG3Hz/s640/blogger-image--1208054329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpNr1tRxeRS1Xk63wddZKKLtHQ_Qrlnbn2CpsKjLZtM__XCZNHOk2w4Iq5W0bWUvHpWXrAY1PSE3F5SSdS-pQRqPzDS6Dw4TqryX0bhC5bFAgJ0CVXf-LP7NsMs1qneibAzUwQt1HG3Hz/s640/blogger-image--1208054329.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7KCiX-iCVq4-pG-B8fwvoUDGu6h8mzF51PTJPfkLsLTitb_flme1srOnTZPgh3qhuW48zJTy3yhnC8CgnnWI28gE_GhCpo85B48L1fRxKloAqRIE8uLDA6s4m87pdCYEm8TFC8iJr2Cs/s640/blogger-image--434039653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7KCiX-iCVq4-pG-B8fwvoUDGu6h8mzF51PTJPfkLsLTitb_flme1srOnTZPgh3qhuW48zJTy3yhnC8CgnnWI28gE_GhCpo85B48L1fRxKloAqRIE8uLDA6s4m87pdCYEm8TFC8iJr2Cs/s640/blogger-image--434039653.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 2 -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This morning we woke up bright and early to see the Notre Dame! But not before stopping in the park again to eat pain du chocolat (chocolate croissaints) for breakfast </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib15lNfYvwqrPhZClUKrExGZLsuBlA_Qd_3yJ7pqMpDSFFEUV9qubnnzBpnayU9m_M8qWpRsqpDscpJWo81q_ekIiUTUTkH-GGwcwS_St57bqsH1G8Lo16xh8UELDiFaKiFEYzngemJcvr/s640/blogger-image-1339592794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib15lNfYvwqrPhZClUKrExGZLsuBlA_Qd_3yJ7pqMpDSFFEUV9qubnnzBpnayU9m_M8qWpRsqpDscpJWo81q_ekIiUTUTkH-GGwcwS_St57bqsH1G8Lo16xh8UELDiFaKiFEYzngemJcvr/s640/blogger-image-1339592794.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5itEKNaw8jldR4N8rzT4_pNjWhMY2PS6qUaJjgmP40kfmfAXzW5eW1nNRcxfU7Mmq9gfyKBQ6LKiOVyW4_KQKNDx7bSSeOms2w5Y7rRBKkHLJ81XNzHtiv-W5oSubfZy7rGFQD2rYVGk/s640/blogger-image--957304979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5itEKNaw8jldR4N8rzT4_pNjWhMY2PS6qUaJjgmP40kfmfAXzW5eW1nNRcxfU7Mmq9gfyKBQ6LKiOVyW4_KQKNDx7bSSeOms2w5Y7rRBKkHLJ81XNzHtiv-W5oSubfZy7rGFQD2rYVGk/s640/blogger-image--957304979.jpg"></a></div>Pretty awful view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The chilly breeze did not stop us as we powered onto the metro (best public transport system in the world if you ask me) and got off at our stop to see the Notre Dame. The map says it's a 5min walk so we should be there in no time....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">About 20 minutes later I decide to ask q teacher leading an excursion which way the landmark was, here's how it went -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Me: "bonjour Madame, ou sont Notre Dame?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lady: *looks at me like I'm an idiot* le Notre Dame?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Me: "Oui!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lady: *points in opposite direction to where we had just ventured*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dammit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Back the way we came we finally found the incredible cathedral, and boy was it worth it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0-_n3bazyJC5x5CCEe3BUt6ocHfXewBJf2KaTsM0kQymzEjtKurD_PPr_uNR-LHVrXn-0gA_farK7UOU42ZLJbFsHdWL7Mt5h8HPV6tfw5-v6meIgyHC3-QfvqX_nuTRCVlgT26HKFxq/s640/blogger-image--1995371612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This time, Nutella and banan crepes *dribbles*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4st_cnTzcCx8eYlWE8wIBOxWQ9iBDwV_VHAYGTBJnaVOhhFngUTkslYlFr-Za8Z1FgOV8_6AvO42u6WIebbjLsJf8J2byW9959pVnlvtvR19cZv5qNuBq-jChuHke43uskIgkDzZ2PUrY/s640/blogger-image-1400316740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4st_cnTzcCx8eYlWE8wIBOxWQ9iBDwV_VHAYGTBJnaVOhhFngUTkslYlFr-Za8Z1FgOV8_6AvO42u6WIebbjLsJf8J2byW9959pVnlvtvR19cZv5qNuBq-jChuHke43uskIgkDzZ2PUrY/s640/blogger-image-1400316740.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our next stop was the Catacombes, but after seeing the line that literally went around the block and to the start of the entrance, we begrudgingly decided to pop it on the bucket list for another time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then head to the Lafayette Galleries to make some minor purchases - not after me getting us lost. Again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm not allowed to use the map anymore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But with that behind us, we got ready and head out for a dinner cruise on the Seine river which passed the Notre Dame, the Hotel d'ville, the Eiffel tower and the Louvre. It was rather romantic actually, maybe there's a reason the French think we are "le lesbians"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvbZxT55OfXLtZbS7uk0m9G2w4SbjwYdo7LtIYjKuu4AWKQvdV-o_ac9REo4o-rVsNf2w_KhGb0yGnkGk9519kUKK35RDSa0PJrw56jtdLD54_SZESemaKwZ6nVnKSHl3G7gwot5_GiGt/s640/blogger-image-2122935276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvbZxT55OfXLtZbS7uk0m9G2w4SbjwYdo7LtIYjKuu4AWKQvdV-o_ac9REo4o-rVsNf2w_KhGb0yGnkGk9519kUKK35RDSa0PJrw56jtdLD54_SZESemaKwZ6nVnKSHl3G7gwot5_GiGt/s640/blogger-image-2122935276.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was followed by a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower at night, to watch the sunset and to see it twinkle at 10pm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneiSYse1oDfm-Tuqh-aowE1k4E26TPrjSCwzDFjZePA0ssLWYoVOM_kIRRMkqfKIxYlnLbEUpDelAr_1hjRyHM8MgdPWRwdxAHurnQx8s8-QQ1IOcadNLf8RxFQTWWl3Wxe0g3R19m_lf/s640/blogger-image-1157885094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneiSYse1oDfm-Tuqh-aowE1k4E26TPrjSCwzDFjZePA0ssLWYoVOM_kIRRMkqfKIxYlnLbEUpDelAr_1hjRyHM8MgdPWRwdxAHurnQx8s8-QQ1IOcadNLf8RxFQTWWl3Wxe0g3R19m_lf/s640/blogger-image-1157885094.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVL80pvGtkjdgwdXQwgQMgVoUYYaqtv_P5nbxvP0BcM3QOea7h_nnii1CpdSr70YsmSPlVykihmLiYJ9XSIXTxnWtI_Le6MpoT2v3tpzO1zjB1tf8EGej0DP_MKdpNbaia1YNDDSWda7ZY/s640/blogger-image-541003344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVL80pvGtkjdgwdXQwgQMgVoUYYaqtv_P5nbxvP0BcM3QOea7h_nnii1CpdSr70YsmSPlVykihmLiYJ9XSIXTxnWtI_Le6MpoT2v3tpzO1zjB1tf8EGej0DP_MKdpNbaia1YNDDSWda7ZY/s640/blogger-image-541003344.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXvBjROHq6mEZzHXQBkepdCzEx8dnmMG051nqvFHO-A7PFXOwBzN2rEkCzv15FBB4K4yu2BBRIDOwuSpDNj2Kgf8cVisVxUo3tL1_DanMjRNI5j5Bk3Z37A23k1CDcP7KaMxrLt0IhqTd/s640/blogger-image--1037427438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXvBjROHq6mEZzHXQBkepdCzEx8dnmMG051nqvFHO-A7PFXOwBzN2rEkCzv15FBB4K4yu2BBRIDOwuSpDNj2Kgf8cVisVxUo3tL1_DanMjRNI5j5Bk3Z37A23k1CDcP7KaMxrLt0IhqTd/s640/blogger-image--1037427438.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The night was topped off with a visit to the moulin rouge! A fantastic show with a lot of boobs, like a lot. But the costumes, and music and dancing were fantastic! Such a splendid night to finish off our second day in Pari!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhyacLjpEUbRX9F7owsIbunIBongtZCkBp-pDOb1eC3Lo-47D64Cb-vc6_92wjEAvqkL1zkKEYHmArs_sErwxnF7TGKRbOy-LaCQ6cg9xevJwvPmGTc99svmijXPCE_ZRawWpSbCoQEMo/s640/blogger-image--2044049061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhyacLjpEUbRX9F7owsIbunIBongtZCkBp-pDOb1eC3Lo-47D64Cb-vc6_92wjEAvqkL1zkKEYHmArs_sErwxnF7TGKRbOy-LaCQ6cg9xevJwvPmGTc99svmijXPCE_ZRawWpSbCoQEMo/s640/blogger-image--2044049061.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 3 -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today was our last day in Paris, and we had every intention of getting up early to ensure we would miss a huge queue at the Lourve. However, arriving home at 2am and sleeping through your alarm will do wonders to your plans, and we woke up an hour later. Not in a rush either, we pottered around until we were alert enough for breakfast. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The cafe down the road served us a petit dejeuner, and I managed to scrape through ordering in French! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Proud moment :')</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GZIdvFjFwAfTvxxMXTVcFXOQJ27wMXRQX8So1-lmFp7M-ZhdThqrEzUhQcSdW7FUr9WS3Pk5792FKEuFO9r5eUuLL1AMyeCilDzVx2zfMkRo52G-J8tCnMuB37CX186oAOiOmRkZzkB1/s640/blogger-image--542309359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GZIdvFjFwAfTvxxMXTVcFXOQJ27wMXRQX8So1-lmFp7M-ZhdThqrEzUhQcSdW7FUr9WS3Pk5792FKEuFO9r5eUuLL1AMyeCilDzVx2zfMkRo52G-J8tCnMuB37CX186oAOiOmRkZzkB1/s640/blogger-image--542309359.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Not so petit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We hopped on the metro, another thing we're rather confident about now too, and head towards le musee de lourve. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqqb9Dl0RsBy3ZoDS5XeyZLfuIQjoSA4i3YmzA8gXOrZ5uYY7dWe4m3Q4JpgHiNHJ0t0CSNvsg9WCNVoPyYN1XXxqk5594Tcq_hsb9DM9fsiHfcUzL1u3l6JK5Sdn9Xqx1q9gF_NZ-Vo7/s640/blogger-image--594065372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4y4XjhwmPeNlSNyHZZ1tIUcJePxP7ewckLJ9ajXEtPrDHMyokAZ2Nbs65OTJ3yre8qw3C5BG6pHR7whMukDeRb-UrKfWzUEB49PNkIgxleZxueg96hfTOvw3k1S2pQD9QYZSlbpXpzlW/s640/blogger-image--1309105810.jpg"></a></div></div><p class="separator" style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="separator" style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">At the moment we are travelling around Europe for a massive 2 month holiday. However, considering </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">how many photos we've taken already I think it's safe to say it's a "work" trip.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This blog will be a little insight into our travels for the next two months, so keep your eyes peeled! </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And what better way to start it off, than with the incredible London -</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After a 24 hour journey we arrived in London at 5am - it's safe to say we were pretty worn out already. But only being here for two days, we decided to go hard or go home!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We dropped our things at the lovely Fiona's house, had a classic cup of tea (in a British mug of course) and set off on our own into the heart of the city.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGitIeQYKLO2mqU9pIcge7VyKxGcCwXSdb94guc_PRTpg1JZeULStrXGh8Y8ozB6UlRZtUWBeLixFII8lw51L2ZOTNOq5oYrwzmXCoKmdTGwGOwjXI7mMvMsBzLwxUZR30kmPAvo5IGaC/s640/blogger-image-464816809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGitIeQYKLO2mqU9pIcge7VyKxGcCwXSdb94guc_PRTpg1JZeULStrXGh8Y8ozB6UlRZtUWBeLixFII8lw51L2ZOTNOq5oYrwzmXCoKmdTGwGOwjXI7mMvMsBzLwxUZR30kmPAvo5IGaC/s640/blogger-image-464816809.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Now the Brits think that they're having lovely weather at the moment, but being Aussies, their "lovely" spring day, was nothing short of our coldest day in winter - pure madness! </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">However we trooped on and had a look at the London eye, took many a photo of the Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, had lunch at Trafalgar Square, wandered through the Buckingham </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Palace gardens and said hello to the queen, saw Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace theatre and finished the day off with some shopping. 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font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Today we woke up after a well deserved 8 hour sleep and had a cup of tea on Fiona's balcony. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmI6rYlZJ1VmgTEWI-RU48SlMJpdeQfgGrHaHal8CBtq0UVtDxQfUNT8zpz1GWFJqhQfzLnPqYiUt0bab_6H8Stgp94LIwTajxVnC5C-GJy5oy3SzGFTrRaIdJ-cue1-XOTrwhWQ-SVA8y/s640/blogger-image-2089962209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmI6rYlZJ1VmgTEWI-RU48SlMJpdeQfgGrHaHal8CBtq0UVtDxQfUNT8zpz1GWFJqhQfzLnPqYiUt0bab_6H8Stgp94LIwTajxVnC5C-GJy5oy3SzGFTrRaIdJ-cue1-XOTrwhWQ-SVA8y/s640/blogger-image-2089962209.jpg"></a></div>*please take note of British mug<div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); 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There was food from Spain, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Ethiopia, Peru, America, Australia , France and more. We settled with some Ethiopian food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObM3V8CeF0kx6DZuyQ9Ed874i7SOkWQFX_Zx4ImqqCXELLWirm2-EaKnJLq1UR5Zk5YcZAzB5aVl2z88_3fjx47LPC9EuxqEZf7KzcSiN3bkDvbL8W34O5mf2uivyl99dnBW0d7Wf9mGq/s640/blogger-image-708092938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObM3V8CeF0kx6DZuyQ9Ed874i7SOkWQFX_Zx4ImqqCXELLWirm2-EaKnJLq1UR5Zk5YcZAzB5aVl2z88_3fjx47LPC9EuxqEZf7KzcSiN3bkDvbL8W34O5mf2uivyl99dnBW0d7Wf9mGq/s640/blogger-image-708092938.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our next stop was Harry Potter studios! Heading out to Watford Junction, we hopped on the the double decker bus and soon arrived to what can only be described as the best day of our lives</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXp-Ks3KP8h14nrgf9w5qlN_kFyYUwtQj9likAm3Q3jLnOXGVVauts3QWUnJVz5B3bMWJr4-aXU0n1Z0QkLqEmGrewJqMkbqkJTRocsgMj3yFxvJ1BrB8hEwkE8jXfOqa4nyhH4Ss0kycl/s640/blogger-image--168680890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXp-Ks3KP8h14nrgf9w5qlN_kFyYUwtQj9likAm3Q3jLnOXGVVauts3QWUnJVz5B3bMWJr4-aXU0n1Z0QkLqEmGrewJqMkbqkJTRocsgMj3yFxvJ1BrB8hEwkE8jXfOqa4nyhH4Ss0kycl/s640/blogger-image--168680890.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We saw the Great Hall, costumes, props, special effects, makeup, animatronics, Diagon Alley, the Knight Bus, Privet Dr, the REAL hedwig, enjoyed a butter beer and more - unless you love Harry Potter you probably can't fully appreciate the awesomeness of this, but good god was it amazing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbFdeE18D_2cMb7P9gFoXSut1_hZjS8LjObgHE-z1Is-vg1uxUBMBnlpfSk_R2_VSDKpHrob83UWQDU-ak0bt0-CCP3p9wF113vdTKLHsbTVEIWeAI5rArftRX5TKdeiXf1TP1_AE_aqK/s640/blogger-image-427129713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-89622309233352152622013-12-04T23:31:00.000-08:002013-12-04T23:31:18.173-08:00The Bucket List
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I've never been a fan of New Years resolutions. It's one BIG goal that puts
a whole heap of pressure on yourself that ultimately never gets completed. At
the end of another year you've either forgotten about it or haven't
accomplished it leaving you feeling guilty and sad and vowing to do it right
next year.<br />
I'm boycotting New Years resolutions and instigating the Bucket
List instead.<br />
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Having a bucket list has always been a huge thing for me. When I finished
high school I decided to write one to send something out into the universe in
hopes that it would return with positive results. I lost it for a couple of
years and then SOMEHOW managed to stumble across it again and to my pleasant
surprise, was able to tick some things off that I had completely forgotten I
had written. They included:<br />
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- Go sky diving - DONE</div>
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- Go bungy jumping - DONE</div>
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- Swim with dolphins - DONE</div>
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- Travel without my folks - DONE</div>
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- Go sky diving - DONE</div>
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- Go bungy jumping - DONE</div>
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- Swim with dolphins - DONE </div>
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- Get a tattoo - DONE</div>
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- Complete highschool and be
genuinely happy with my results - DONE</div>
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- Create a solo CD as a singer - DONE</div>
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and definitely one of the
cooler things</div>
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- Meet Katy Perry - DONE</div>
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After rediscovering this one and being impressed with what I had accomplished,
I decided to write a new one. Here's some of the things that I accomplished
with that list:<br />
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- Try a pole dancing class -
DONE (and now addicted)</div>
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- Have my own photography exhibition
- Working on it!</div>
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- Keep a pot plant alive - Forever incomplete,
turns out I don't have much of a green thumb</div>
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- Have a photograph printed in a
magazine - DONE</div>
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- Go on a pub crawl - DONE</div>
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- Have my own studio - DONE</div>
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After hitting some of
those goals I've decided to put another up in preparation for the new year.
It's been sitting in my phone with cute little emoticons next to it, but why not
send it out to the universe this way, via blog:</div>
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- Go overseas with my bestie Daisy</div>
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- Go to Europe</div>
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- Work for Contiki</div>
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- Work at a USA Summer Camp</div>
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- Visit number 1 on my travel list -
NYC baby</div>
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- Wear a tourist-esque statue of
liberty hat whilst eating a classic NY hotdog..in New York of course</div>
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- Learn how to make a fire </div>
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- Eat gumbo & beignets in the
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- Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge</div>
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- Stay in a cabin in the snow (learning
how to make a fire will help this one out)</div>
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- Spend 6 months living in San
Francisco & 6 months in New York</div>
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- See the northern lights</div>
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- Carve a pumpkin</div>
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- Go on a sled ride (preferably led
by Balto but I'm not fussy)</div>
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- Experience a white Christmas</div>
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- Own a green tree frog named
Frank (don't ask)</div>
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Some of them I know I'll accomplish next year (the first two are set in
stone for April - woo!) some may take some time. Some may never even happen
(e.g my inability to keep a plant alive) but the point is if you base
your goals on small accomplishments, you'll be amazed at how quickly the
little things become big things.<br />
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Share some of your bucket list items on Jaded Images Facebook, I'd love to
hear what's on yours. <br />
Til next time comrades! <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-7405070165060442552013-12-01T01:48:00.000-08:002013-12-01T01:48:53.744-08:00Silly SeasonLess than a month til Christmas? Where did that year go?!?! Oh my goodness I don't know what to do with myself.<br />
With my first TAFE assignment down and the biggest two weeks of my photographic life in my rear view mirror it's safe to say that all I want for Christmas is to count my lucky stars!<br />
Here's whats been happening:<br />
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My dodgy Iphone 5 travel video of India and my good friend Alexander Leeways amazing video from our USA trip are now up online. We even got an awesome response from a gorgeous Contiki marketing rep in America (shout out to Brooke!) and lets just say that there are some exciting things happening over this way.<br />
Check out the two videos here:<br />
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<b>INDIA</b></div>
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From there I spent another fab night at a formal, this time with Muirfield Year 10s</div>
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and had THEE BEST WEDDING of my life! And what's better is that I was entrusted to photograph such a special day. Mitch & Kilty are an absolutely gorgeous couple and their day went off without a hitch (like getting hitched? Get it? Its a pun :). <br />
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I can't wait to receive this awesome book of pure New York goodness. Make sure you check out their huge range of amazing products - <a href="http://www.gm2ny.com/">http://www.gm2ny.com/</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-21157607141771168702013-11-15T22:53:00.001-08:002013-11-15T22:54:29.510-08:00A Week In The LifeI'm a very firm believer in the fact that you are either exceedingly busy or exceedingly bored. Since coming back from America one of the main things I've been doing to occupy my mind has been researching the next trip (2014 is going to be a huge year!)<br />
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But all planning and no holidaying makes one irritable, so what do I do? Enroll myself into TAFE to start a Diploma of Tourism.<br />
Good start.<br />
Then I get a third job.<br />
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Then what do I do? Get a week full of shifts, try to maintain my social commitments and photograph the following:<br />
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Busy week! With close to 1,600 photos to sort through my weekend was spent mainly indoors. </div>
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Getting closer to Christmas I have a strong feeling this is just the beginning of a very busy season. Up this week is another formal, event coverage for Event Cinemas and a wedding I've been looking forward to for quite some time! So prepare your Instagram feeds for an overflow of awesome. </div>
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To finish up, let me please your eyes with an equal amount of lady and man eye candy, reow!</div>
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In August this year I was blessed with the privilege of visiting the beautiful India. An overwhelming country for many! The poverty, garbage, sounds and smells are all incredibly different from our home here in Australia.</div>
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But if you can visit with an open mind and heart and be willing to try new things then this is the place for you! You'll experience color, unlimited smiles, insane busyness, fantastic food and an incredible sense of wonderment. It's hard to sum this up, but here goes! Here are 5 of my favorite things to do in India. </div>
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1. Ride a camel into the Bikaner desert & camp overnight</div>
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I'm not much of a camper, camel rider, or an outdoors person at all really. But sleeping outside under a field of millions of stars was worth not being able to walk properly for a few days after 4 hours riding a camel!<br />
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2. Embrace the culture and talent literally anywhere</div>
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Dancers, fire breathers, magicians, singers, weavers, arts and crafts enthusiasts - you name it. The Indian culture is incredibly talented and imaginative and definitely worth experiencing when you're there.</div>
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3. Visit the Ganges</div>
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There's a lot of talk about seeing bodies float down this river and people defecating in it (how pleasant) so imagine my surprise when I arrived and it looked like this! I visited in monsoon season so it was incredibly overflowed but you can find amazing spots to view this river all through Varanasi.</div>
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4. Visit the kids from the Salaam Balaak Trust program</div>
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A beautiful trust fund that's run in New Delhi that helps get kids off the street. The program encourages them to finish schooling so they have the best chance at starting a life of their own once they're of age. You can donate to this fund and even volunteer with them if you're interested (one for the bucket list)</div>
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5. And of course, visit the Taj Mahal</div>
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This beautiful monument was my first wonder of the world and was even more impressive than I could have imagined. Its a little pricey to see (750 rupees if your a tourist, 20 rupees if you're a local) and you have to go through a crazy amount of security, but the feeling when you get your first glimpse is something no picture can do justice!</div>
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6. Put yourself out of your comfort zone!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476401414026584184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144576544976257577.post-35833166031591230982013-10-21T14:31:00.001-07:002013-10-23T02:09:00.955-07:00California HighlightsJust recently two friends and myself won a free trip to California and got to experience a 10 day Contiki California Highlights trip.<br />
We took a limo up and down the strip in Vegas, watched the sunset over Bass Lake, ate a smorgasbord of delicious food San Francisco (my favorite city, so far) and checked out the stars on Hollywood Boulevard.<br />
But enough of my bragging, here's a list of some of my favorite things to do / see in each of these fabulous places!<br />
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- Indulge in a <b>street performance</b> and drop them a dollar if they make you smile</div>
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- Catch a show! Cirque de Soleil, Variety, Burlesque - <b>whatever!</b> You can get cheap tickets last minute on the strip, just wing it and see whatever they have on offer</div>
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- Take a stroll around the <b>One Mile Mall</b> and drink an alcoholic beverage the size of your midsection</div>
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- Take a look at the <b>Bellagio</b> fountain show. Apparently the water jets are strong enough to shoot a hole through you if you were to lay on top of them</div>
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If you hit a bit of misfortune like myself and end up on a set of crutches after your night out in Vegas, your options may be limited in Bass Lake, but here's a mix of the things I did and what I would have liked to do:</div>
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- Sit on the jetty and watch the sunset</div>
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- Grab dinner at Duceys followed by $2 beers and karaoke at the Pines Bar</div>
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- Have a BBQ on the balcony of someones chalet </div>
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- Get into the water sports! Jet skiing, kayaking, swimming (granted its summer and not 10 degrees celsius like it was for us) or try your luck at fishing</div>
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My most favorite city in the world, it'll be a challenge to summarize this!</div>
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- Check out the farmers markets on the weekend. Take the F line to Pier 1 and taste some of the delicious fresh food up for grabs</div>
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- Walk down to Pier 39 on Fishermans Wharf, eat more, and see the gorgeous Sea Lions </div>
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- Hang out the side of a cable car from Fishermans Wharf to Union Square</div>
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- Eat MORE at North Beach, check out a fantastic restaurant "The Stinking Rose" they cook everything with Garlic, including their icecream - don't knock it til you try it</div>
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- Visit Alcatraz (granted the government isn't shut down like it was for us also)</div>
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The City of Angels</div>
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- Stroll down Hollywood Boulevard and check out the stars, Mans Chinese Theater, the Egyptian Theater and the Dolby Theater. You can get a cheap walking tour which gives you a bit of insight to Hollywood's history - definitely worth it</div>
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- Grab an ice cream on Santa Monica Pier</div>
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- Spend some money on Santa Monica Boulevard</div>
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- Check out the Nickel Diner in downtown L.A. A 20's themed diner with fabulous wait staff and delicious hangover food.</div>
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I've had the pleasure of checking out the West Coast of America twice now. Although my heart has been left in San Francisco, I look forward to heading over to the East - New York, New Orleans...in fact the whole south is calling my name. </div>
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In conclusion, let me say that what happens in Vegas... </div>
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Does not always <b>STAY</b> in Vegas</div>
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