KAMUKA; Rome - Venice - Munich - Vienna
Hi all, I've finally been able to find and open, cheap, working internet connection. I'm currently sitting at in our hotel in Austria typing on another fruity keyboard... and i don't have much time.
So very quickly;
ROME and POMPEII
The journey to Rome was pretty quick, though Dani had to survive the bad breathe of the lady next to her. We eventually got to the hotel and stayed in our room until the Kumuka bus arrived. Once we ventured out of our room we met our tour opperator (Ellenie) and met a few of the other people joining the tour. We were joining the tour in Rome but it had started in London so there were already a large number of people on the tour. It was daunting, and they're trip that day included a wine tasting tour so they were extra jolly.
We were warned that our days are packed, and they weren't wrong.
We had a total of two days in Rome whicfh were taken up by and inside and outside tour of the Colosseum, a tour of the Forum, the Vatican, Trevi Fountain and Pompeii. Pompeii is amazing and took almost all day.
VENICE and ORVIETO
We left Rome and headed to Venice (city of masks and canals), Via Orvieto (city built onto and into a mountain). Venice is a beautiful place, though stinky. Our single day there included a glass blowing demo, a gondola ride and window shopping.
By this stage we all were sick of the food; either pizza or pasta or panini (bread rolls). The food that once was new and interesting was now old and crunchy. So it was good to leave italy for Germany.
MUNICH via NEUSCHWANSTEIN SCHLOSS (thats castle in german)
The castle (not writing Neuschwanstein again) was the home to loony Ludwig the second who was obsessed with fairytales. So he built this castle. If you think you've seen it before you may have, 'coz it is the castle that Walt Disney based his castle off.
Munich is fantastic. the Germans are my new friends. Where italy was dirty and old, Germany is modern and efficient. (remember they speak german in switzerland). We ate at the Hofbrauhaus (litre steins and sausages with kraut) on the first night and, explored the city on a Mike's Bike tour (2nd day)- a big must. You follow your guide for 7km over 4hrs (one of which is spent at a beer garden, more litre steins and pork)... were were a little wobbly after that.
VIENNA
Finally we come to Vienna. I have missed a lot out coz the the little amount of time but i hope to write more later, in detail. Vienna is in Austria, its just as nice as Munich and german speaking too. We walked around the centre of the city, and ate enormous snitzchells (more beer).
I gotta go, but tonight were off to the Vienna opera, orchestra, thingy. Then snappy museum tomorrow morning on the way to Budapest.
Seeya soon.
So very quickly;
ROME and POMPEII
The journey to Rome was pretty quick, though Dani had to survive the bad breathe of the lady next to her. We eventually got to the hotel and stayed in our room until the Kumuka bus arrived. Once we ventured out of our room we met our tour opperator (Ellenie) and met a few of the other people joining the tour. We were joining the tour in Rome but it had started in London so there were already a large number of people on the tour. It was daunting, and they're trip that day included a wine tasting tour so they were extra jolly.
We were warned that our days are packed, and they weren't wrong.
We had a total of two days in Rome whicfh were taken up by and inside and outside tour of the Colosseum, a tour of the Forum, the Vatican, Trevi Fountain and Pompeii. Pompeii is amazing and took almost all day.
VENICE and ORVIETO
We left Rome and headed to Venice (city of masks and canals), Via Orvieto (city built onto and into a mountain). Venice is a beautiful place, though stinky. Our single day there included a glass blowing demo, a gondola ride and window shopping.
By this stage we all were sick of the food; either pizza or pasta or panini (bread rolls). The food that once was new and interesting was now old and crunchy. So it was good to leave italy for Germany.
MUNICH via NEUSCHWANSTEIN SCHLOSS (thats castle in german)
The castle (not writing Neuschwanstein again) was the home to loony Ludwig the second who was obsessed with fairytales. So he built this castle. If you think you've seen it before you may have, 'coz it is the castle that Walt Disney based his castle off.
Munich is fantastic. the Germans are my new friends. Where italy was dirty and old, Germany is modern and efficient. (remember they speak german in switzerland). We ate at the Hofbrauhaus (litre steins and sausages with kraut) on the first night and, explored the city on a Mike's Bike tour (2nd day)- a big must. You follow your guide for 7km over 4hrs (one of which is spent at a beer garden, more litre steins and pork)... were were a little wobbly after that.
VIENNA
Finally we come to Vienna. I have missed a lot out coz the the little amount of time but i hope to write more later, in detail. Vienna is in Austria, its just as nice as Munich and german speaking too. We walked around the centre of the city, and ate enormous snitzchells (more beer).
I gotta go, but tonight were off to the Vienna opera, orchestra, thingy. Then snappy museum tomorrow morning on the way to Budapest.
Seeya soon.
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