Well, having a ripping trip so far - apart from some really annoying Americans!
Have 6 mins left of net credit so this will be really quick!
Have climbed the Eiffel Tower, have scurried through the catacombs and ossuary under the Paris Streets, seen a cabaret show in the city too - although it was shithouse!
Seen the sights of Switzerland - one awesome country I would go back to in a snap!
Been in Nice for two nights - went swimming in the Med - very cold and very very salty!
Now in Florence - have just seen the statue of David!!
Off to Rome tomorrow - will write more when I get to a new net post!
Rgds
Mattyp
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Who said the UK is cold??
Well, the first week has passed in a flash. The weather has been perfect since we got here. Temperatures have ranged from about 10 degrees to 27 degrees. On the hotter days, it was funny to see the pasty white fat poms strip bare and lay about in the sun. The weird thing here is that we do not seem to be getting sun burnt - although we have seen a lot of beetroot red poms after their whaling session. They seem to have no concept of right or wrong - have spotted some very fat people stripping to their underwear - in full public view of families and kiddies - infact, caught a glimpse of one mans meat and 2 vege as he wallowed on the grass.
Have seen heaps of sights already - including the London Eye - pefect views!, Big Ben, Westminster, Trafalgar and Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus, Tower Bridge, the Palace, the Hyde Park Arch, Kingston Palace etc etc - every where you look over here you see history!
Can now proudly say have mastered the tube - well, confidence is building each day! Had a few wrong trains - eg wanted to go to the city then realised I was on the way to Heathrow! The tube system is crazy - rather than use escalators, have been trying to use the stairs - in some stations, this means like 200 stairs to climb! There are over 28o tube stations too!
Every street is packed with people - and every street looks the same. Its very easy to get lost - especially when you are obstinate like me and refuse to ask directions! We went out on Saturday night to Soho - it was like hitting the valley - just multiplied by a factor of about 50 million!! Pubs are on every corner - often offering a meal and a pint for about £4.50 - which is very reasonable! There is an awesome shop here called Marks and Spencer - they sell pre-pared single meals - very tast and high quality - I dont think I will be cooking again!
Have not bothered looking for a job yet - will do that in about 3 weeks - which is when I get back from my European tour! Thats right, as of tomorrow - Thursday, 15th May, I am gallivanting through France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic and Germany. Am travelling with a group called Top Deck - which are meant to be a little bit better than Contiki. Two nights at least in each place (4 in France). Hopefully they will all be cool people on the tour!
Well, I am signing off now - have to pack for the trip - I hear some gasp in surprise - yes - I learnt it pays to pack in advance now!
Anyway, will try and do updates during the tour - maybe use it as an excuse to stay away from others I am travelling with. Will post some pics soon too.
Cheers and Beers!
Matt
Have seen heaps of sights already - including the London Eye - pefect views!, Big Ben, Westminster, Trafalgar and Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus, Tower Bridge, the Palace, the Hyde Park Arch, Kingston Palace etc etc - every where you look over here you see history!
Can now proudly say have mastered the tube - well, confidence is building each day! Had a few wrong trains - eg wanted to go to the city then realised I was on the way to Heathrow! The tube system is crazy - rather than use escalators, have been trying to use the stairs - in some stations, this means like 200 stairs to climb! There are over 28o tube stations too!
Every street is packed with people - and every street looks the same. Its very easy to get lost - especially when you are obstinate like me and refuse to ask directions! We went out on Saturday night to Soho - it was like hitting the valley - just multiplied by a factor of about 50 million!! Pubs are on every corner - often offering a meal and a pint for about £4.50 - which is very reasonable! There is an awesome shop here called Marks and Spencer - they sell pre-pared single meals - very tast and high quality - I dont think I will be cooking again!
Have not bothered looking for a job yet - will do that in about 3 weeks - which is when I get back from my European tour! Thats right, as of tomorrow - Thursday, 15th May, I am gallivanting through France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic and Germany. Am travelling with a group called Top Deck - which are meant to be a little bit better than Contiki. Two nights at least in each place (4 in France). Hopefully they will all be cool people on the tour!
Well, I am signing off now - have to pack for the trip - I hear some gasp in surprise - yes - I learnt it pays to pack in advance now!
Anyway, will try and do updates during the tour - maybe use it as an excuse to stay away from others I am travelling with. Will post some pics soon too.
Cheers and Beers!
Matt
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
London Calling!
Hey All!!
Well I have made it to the UK safe and well!
Had a great flight with JAL - would reccomend them all the way!! Great food, great service and beer! A really big thanks needs to go to Mon from QANTAS who bumped us up to have three seats the whole way here!! Goes to show being nice and smilimg does pay off.
Stayed the night in Narita and had a great sushi meal. Todays flight was a long haul one - well the longest I have done - 12 hours. We flew with the sun - I left Japan at 12 midday and arrived here at 15:30. One of the best parts of the flight was flying over Siberia and Russia - it was an exhilirating feeling to see the world from 12km - amazing landscape. It was also great flying over Europe proper - I never realised what the geogrpahy was like!
Landing in the UK was awesome - there was not a cloud in the sky - we could see a patchwork of fields as far as the eye could see. The funny thing was we had to circle for about 15 minute - in that time we actually flew from one side of the country to the other twice! Some of the fields were bright yellow - I assume they were canola crops - got some video of it which I will post - when I can get a cord for my camera - unfortunately, in the rush to pack, i forgot the cord.
One thing I regret was leaving the packing till 9pm the night before!! Will I ever learn.
In shorts and shirts at the moment - heading to the pub for a trivia night with the girls we are staying with - should be a lark (damn, UK speak slipping in already! :)
Anyway, will update when I have a few more things to say....
Cheers and beers - Matt!
Well I have made it to the UK safe and well!
Had a great flight with JAL - would reccomend them all the way!! Great food, great service and beer! A really big thanks needs to go to Mon from QANTAS who bumped us up to have three seats the whole way here!! Goes to show being nice and smilimg does pay off.
Stayed the night in Narita and had a great sushi meal. Todays flight was a long haul one - well the longest I have done - 12 hours. We flew with the sun - I left Japan at 12 midday and arrived here at 15:30. One of the best parts of the flight was flying over Siberia and Russia - it was an exhilirating feeling to see the world from 12km - amazing landscape. It was also great flying over Europe proper - I never realised what the geogrpahy was like!
Landing in the UK was awesome - there was not a cloud in the sky - we could see a patchwork of fields as far as the eye could see. The funny thing was we had to circle for about 15 minute - in that time we actually flew from one side of the country to the other twice! Some of the fields were bright yellow - I assume they were canola crops - got some video of it which I will post - when I can get a cord for my camera - unfortunately, in the rush to pack, i forgot the cord.
One thing I regret was leaving the packing till 9pm the night before!! Will I ever learn.
In shorts and shirts at the moment - heading to the pub for a trivia night with the girls we are staying with - should be a lark (damn, UK speak slipping in already! :)
Anyway, will update when I have a few more things to say....
Cheers and beers - Matt!
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