I had a few last few day in Berlin. On Wednesday, Vito had a job interview at a hotel so we went to that in the afternoon and while he did that i went off and did some looking in stores and did a little shopping. I also sent off a few postcards :P to whom you ask. not telling. We also went out for coffee with his mother, and I must be honest I am starting to have a little coffee thing going on. At home I never really drank coffee, not the case here. Since last Sunday, I have had quite a few. Vito and I went to a few other churches that day and just did some walking around. Berlin is a really nice city. I really enjoyed spending sometime there and I wish I could have spent a little longer there. Also that day, Vito and I went out for dinner, and we had one of the WORST waiters I have ever had. He never smiled once, was rude, didn`t really care about us, and at the end of the meal when we paid, it was 19:70 and I gave him a 20. he asked for me to give him EXACT change. didn´t really enjoy that too much. We also stopped at the Canadian embassy, just for the fun of it.
had a few drinks that night. Yes I have been drinking German beer. and those of you that know me well, know I don´t really like beer, but I have been drinking it, and it is good.
On Thursday, Vito and I got up a little bit earlier and I packed all my stuff and we went to Potstam a town outside of Berlin and did some walking around. we walked all the way around this like and i took a bunch of photos, then we drove to this castel. it was fun. then off to the train statin where i took three trains and it took around 8 hours from Berlin to Linz. I read my book most of the way. I finished it too. I need to go buy some more books. I have one left to read. but I need a few more, I like to read on trains. I am staying in Linz, Austria, with some family of mine. We are spending a day or so here then off to Vienna.
Berlin was awesome. I had such a great time there, rode a motorcycle, was in a thunderstorm, saw some really interesting historic things, went to see the Blue Man Group, and spent time with my friend Vito. Berlin was a highlight of my trip forsure.
Saturday, 30 April 2011
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Day 16: Berlin
Well Berlin seems to becoming a highlight of my trip so far. I have been having so much fun here in Berlin. I had a really awesome day. Started off by making Canadian pancakes again. Which were just as good as the first time I made them. Got to love pancakes. Then we made a quick motorcycle ride to Vito's mom work, (which is so much fun, I love riding on a motorcycle). after that we got on a train and went to see another site that has some of the Berlin Wall left. this place has a lot more there, and there is a spot where you can see what it looked like on the east side of the wall, with watchtowers and the couple hundred meters of other things put in peoples way to make it so they cannot escape. I don't really know how to explain it. We then went to Checkpoint Charlie, which was a America checkpoint from West to East. We had a nice walk in the park and went around and saw other random things. Ate lunch and had ice cream at one point. Now here is my exciting part of the day. I kept seeing signs up all over for The Blue Man Group playing in Berlin, so we went looking for the theatre, and life is just so awesome sometimes, we got tickets for 25€ and sat in the 7th row. OMG it was so amazing. they were so good. I laughed so hard and it was just really amazing. They are like part comedy show, part rock concert. Seeing them will be one of the highlights of my trip for sure. At the start of the show, they were throwing marshmallows at the audience. and i got one. it was tasty. They did so many awesome things. I might rant about them more later. who knows. after that Vito and I went out for dinner at a Mexican restaurant. That was my day yesterday. Not too sure what I shall get up to today, but I am sure it will be fun.
BYE
BYE
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Day 15: Berlin
Yes I am in Germany's capital of Berlin. I am staying here with my friend Vito.
I had an awesome day yesterday. I took an hour train from Leipzig to Berlin, and Vito picked me up at the train station and we went to his house. and then we went out and saw some of Berlin. I saw part of the Berlin Wall, which was really cool. really close to where I saw the Berlin wall there is a Jewish Memorial. It was created in May 2005 and is made up of 2711 stone slates. It was really awesome. there were just rows and rows and rows of the slates. some were really tall and others were only a foot or so tall. after we were walking and it just started to RAIN. so hard. and there was thunder and lightning. we were inside at this little store, and when we made a run for the underground, we ran through the rain and after about 45 seconds of running, we were very very wet. It was crazy. we then took a ride on this train that goes in a circle and saw some more of Berlin from a dry area, the rain didn't last too long. Went back to Vito's house and ate pizza then he had to go to soccer practice. (we took his motorcycle) we got there but he never played because there was thunder in the distance again, on the way home it started to just PISS down rain, even harder than before, so we had to stop and wait it out. it was crazy, so much rain, thunder and lightning, plus a little hail. It was so awesome. We waited it out and had a coffee. Then we came back to his house, watched a movie called Eurotrip, which is a movie I was told I had to watch, cuz I am on a Euro trip so to speak :P
I am off to see some more sights today. :D
I had an awesome day yesterday. I took an hour train from Leipzig to Berlin, and Vito picked me up at the train station and we went to his house. and then we went out and saw some of Berlin. I saw part of the Berlin Wall, which was really cool. really close to where I saw the Berlin wall there is a Jewish Memorial. It was created in May 2005 and is made up of 2711 stone slates. It was really awesome. there were just rows and rows and rows of the slates. some were really tall and others were only a foot or so tall. after we were walking and it just started to RAIN. so hard. and there was thunder and lightning. we were inside at this little store, and when we made a run for the underground, we ran through the rain and after about 45 seconds of running, we were very very wet. It was crazy. we then took a ride on this train that goes in a circle and saw some more of Berlin from a dry area, the rain didn't last too long. Went back to Vito's house and ate pizza then he had to go to soccer practice. (we took his motorcycle) we got there but he never played because there was thunder in the distance again, on the way home it started to just PISS down rain, even harder than before, so we had to stop and wait it out. it was crazy, so much rain, thunder and lightning, plus a little hail. It was so awesome. We waited it out and had a coffee. Then we came back to his house, watched a movie called Eurotrip, which is a movie I was told I had to watch, cuz I am on a Euro trip so to speak :P
I am off to see some more sights today. :D
Monday, 25 April 2011
Day 15: Frankfurt to Leipzig
I am now writing this for the second time. for some reason it didn't publish the first time. so here i go, trying to write the same thing again.
I didn't really do to much today. I took the train from frankfurt to a town called leipzig. the train ride was about 5 hours. I spent most of the ride reading (I started reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") so far its a really good book and i am really getting into it. I also slept a bit as well, and did a little people watching, (which is always fun) once i got to leipzig, I checked into my hostel and then walked around the city. there was not a lot to do, as it is still easter weekend. most of the stores were closed. BUT there was a sort of medeival fair going on. there was lots of really interesting things to look at.
i thought that i would treat myself to dinner today, so i went to a cute little restaurant and sat outside and ate some pasta. which was really good. there was bacon in it, (which makes everything better)
then i came back to my hostel and went through a bunch of my photos and now here i sit writing this blog.
tomorrow i am off on the train again to a little city called Berlin. I am going to visit my friend Vito. i am really excited, berlin has so much history, which i am really looking forward to seeing.
thats all for now. BYE
I didn't really do to much today. I took the train from frankfurt to a town called leipzig. the train ride was about 5 hours. I spent most of the ride reading (I started reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") so far its a really good book and i am really getting into it. I also slept a bit as well, and did a little people watching, (which is always fun) once i got to leipzig, I checked into my hostel and then walked around the city. there was not a lot to do, as it is still easter weekend. most of the stores were closed. BUT there was a sort of medeival fair going on. there was lots of really interesting things to look at.
i thought that i would treat myself to dinner today, so i went to a cute little restaurant and sat outside and ate some pasta. which was really good. there was bacon in it, (which makes everything better)
then i came back to my hostel and went through a bunch of my photos and now here i sit writing this blog.
tomorrow i am off on the train again to a little city called Berlin. I am going to visit my friend Vito. i am really excited, berlin has so much history, which i am really looking forward to seeing.
thats all for now. BYE
Day 14: Frankfurt
Two weeks I have been here. wow how time flies. ITS CRAZY.
well yesterday was easter and I was kinda sad at the thought of spending it alone.
but that is not the case. I was invited to my friend Emily's house to spend the day with her and her host family. I had a wonderful day. I arrived around lunch time and we all went out to this really cute little restaurant. I had a glass of champain and the most amazing food. in english it would be a peppercorn schnitzel with fries. OMG MOST AMAZING FOOD EVER. it was a pork schnitzel. and it was just so good. it was covered in this peppercorn sause, and wow. one of the best things i have ever eaten.
i met all of the familys relitives. some of them spoke english, which was nice to be able to talk to some people in english. But i heard a lot of other people talking in german. after the restaurant we went back to the house and a while later had some very good deserts. they all had strawberries in them. yum. i spent the rest of the day there, played with the kids, ate chocolate, played games. i had a really good day. and i am off to the train station in a little bit for a 4ish hour long train ride. i shall read and it shall be good.
also, i finsihed angels and demons. it was a really good book.
few random things.
they have some really weird baby stollers, some of them have umbrellas on them
there are lots of mini's over here. and most of the cars people drive are very new
I saw people on a segway tour the other day.
I saw a monk.
i have seen so many people that look like people from home, i may have said this already, but i have to say it again, its really weird.
thats it for now. BYE
well yesterday was easter and I was kinda sad at the thought of spending it alone.
but that is not the case. I was invited to my friend Emily's house to spend the day with her and her host family. I had a wonderful day. I arrived around lunch time and we all went out to this really cute little restaurant. I had a glass of champain and the most amazing food. in english it would be a peppercorn schnitzel with fries. OMG MOST AMAZING FOOD EVER. it was a pork schnitzel. and it was just so good. it was covered in this peppercorn sause, and wow. one of the best things i have ever eaten.
i met all of the familys relitives. some of them spoke english, which was nice to be able to talk to some people in english. But i heard a lot of other people talking in german. after the restaurant we went back to the house and a while later had some very good deserts. they all had strawberries in them. yum. i spent the rest of the day there, played with the kids, ate chocolate, played games. i had a really good day. and i am off to the train station in a little bit for a 4ish hour long train ride. i shall read and it shall be good.
also, i finsihed angels and demons. it was a really good book.
few random things.
they have some really weird baby stollers, some of them have umbrellas on them
there are lots of mini's over here. and most of the cars people drive are very new
I saw people on a segway tour the other day.
I saw a monk.
i have seen so many people that look like people from home, i may have said this already, but i have to say it again, its really weird.
thats it for now. BYE
Sunday, 24 April 2011
Day 12-13: Frankfurt Area
Okay here I am. I have some time to write a blog to say what I have been up to the last few days.
On the 12th day I had a nice relaxing kind of a day. It was Easter friday so most things were closed, so there was not a lot to really do. so I just kinda walked around and enjoyed the AMAZING WEATHER. it was around 25 and so beautiful. I spend around 2 hours sitting by the river in Frankfurt reading my book and enjoying the sun. While I was sitting there, an easter group of people walked by, there was a man carrying a cross, it was interesting. I went to the Dom in Frankfurt that day and to a few other sites, walked over 5 of the many bridges as well. People really start to drink early here sometimes. It might be an easter weekend thing, but when i left my hostel around 9:30, people were walking around drinking beer.
I got back to my hostel and relaxed. they have a BBQ on the weekends, so I ate food at the BBQ, and people gave me some beer. I met some really nice people. A guy from Kentuky, a girl from germany and this guy from India. They were all really nice. I had a drink or two with the first two. had some really nice conversations with them.
on my 13th day here I went and spent the day with my friend emily, we walked around some towns near frankfurt and talked. we spent sometime with her friends and ate some good food. emily and I went to this Italian place and ate pizza. and also went for ice cream a few times. it was all really good. we went back to her town and walked along the river and then her host family had an easter egg hunt, which was really fun. i had some chocolate. YUM. we also took some really awesome photos, that I am really excited to go and edit at some point. I LOVE THEM. the psat two days were really nice. relaxing and fun. which is what i needed. I decided to stay another night in Frankfurt. 1. because I didn't want to travel on easter. 2 because I am going to spend the day with Emily and her family, which shall be fun.
I hope that you all have a wonderful easter and spend it with people you care about. enjoy life :D
On the 12th day I had a nice relaxing kind of a day. It was Easter friday so most things were closed, so there was not a lot to really do. so I just kinda walked around and enjoyed the AMAZING WEATHER. it was around 25 and so beautiful. I spend around 2 hours sitting by the river in Frankfurt reading my book and enjoying the sun. While I was sitting there, an easter group of people walked by, there was a man carrying a cross, it was interesting. I went to the Dom in Frankfurt that day and to a few other sites, walked over 5 of the many bridges as well. People really start to drink early here sometimes. It might be an easter weekend thing, but when i left my hostel around 9:30, people were walking around drinking beer.
I got back to my hostel and relaxed. they have a BBQ on the weekends, so I ate food at the BBQ, and people gave me some beer. I met some really nice people. A guy from Kentuky, a girl from germany and this guy from India. They were all really nice. I had a drink or two with the first two. had some really nice conversations with them.
on my 13th day here I went and spent the day with my friend emily, we walked around some towns near frankfurt and talked. we spent sometime with her friends and ate some good food. emily and I went to this Italian place and ate pizza. and also went for ice cream a few times. it was all really good. we went back to her town and walked along the river and then her host family had an easter egg hunt, which was really fun. i had some chocolate. YUM. we also took some really awesome photos, that I am really excited to go and edit at some point. I LOVE THEM. the psat two days were really nice. relaxing and fun. which is what i needed. I decided to stay another night in Frankfurt. 1. because I didn't want to travel on easter. 2 because I am going to spend the day with Emily and her family, which shall be fun.
I hope that you all have a wonderful easter and spend it with people you care about. enjoy life :D
Saturday, 23 April 2011
Quick Update
I just wanted to say that I am alive and not dead in a ditch somewhere. I have been really busy the past few days and have not gotten back to my hostel until really late. I will post a long blog tomorrow to let you know what I have been up to. but for now i am off to bed.
Friday, 22 April 2011
Day 11: Frankfurt
I had a wonderful day yesterday. I took a train to a town called Erbach to visit my friend Emily from Canada. i have not seen her in a long time. it was great to see her. we walked around a lot, talked theatre talk (which i really missed). She is an opare in germany (which is a nanny). so i met her family that she i oparing for. the family has four children, the two boys are older (oldest is 13) and the two younger are girls (youngest is 5). they are a really nice family. i spent most of my day with emily. i also met one of her friends, anna. she was very nice as well. Emily has been in germany for almost a year.
after walking a lot all day, we sat and relaxed and ate ice cream and had a few drinks. it was a very fun day. i am going to spend the day with her on saturday as well. which will be fun. I am trying to figure out where i should go between frankfurt and berlin. i am leaving frankfurt on sunday and need to be in berlin on tuesday, so i need to find a place to go for in between there. i shall figure something out.
i am going to go out and do stuff around frankfurt today.
my quote of the day yesteraday "thats so shay"
i would love to know who is reading my blog. so if you read this blog today. leave a comment with your name or something interesting in it. hope you are all well :D
after walking a lot all day, we sat and relaxed and ate ice cream and had a few drinks. it was a very fun day. i am going to spend the day with her on saturday as well. which will be fun. I am trying to figure out where i should go between frankfurt and berlin. i am leaving frankfurt on sunday and need to be in berlin on tuesday, so i need to find a place to go for in between there. i shall figure something out.
i am going to go out and do stuff around frankfurt today.
my quote of the day yesteraday "thats so shay"
i would love to know who is reading my blog. so if you read this blog today. leave a comment with your name or something interesting in it. hope you are all well :D
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Day 10: Maastricht to Frankfurt
Yes that is right. I am in Frankfurt Germany now. I am in a really nice hostel, it is the nicest one I have been in so far, and the price was great too. only downside is, its right by the "redlight district". o well, what can you do.
I didn't do a whole lot today. I started off by finishing watching Moulin Rouge with Teresa and then we made a Canadain breakfast of Pancakes. Which were really yummy. While staying with Teresa we made some really good food. it was nice to be able to cook for myself. After breakfast, I packed and we walked around Maastricht for a bit, then it was off for another day of travel, I took one bus then a train to Frankfurt. It was a pretty fast train, and took less than two hours.
Then checked into my hostel and have just kinda been relaxing, went through a bunch of my photos and ya. here i lay, in my bed writing this blog. I am going to stay in Frankfurt until sunday i think, then off to somewhere else. I have a friend, Emily, that lives near here, so I am going to go visit her tomorrow, which shall be fun.one thing I don't really like about europe, is you have to pay for public washrooms.
in maastricht, lots of people use bikes to get around, most of those people do not wear helmets
crosswalks work different in different cities, in paris, you go as long as there are no cars.
some french people really do know how to make smoking look sexy.
hope you are all well. do people have questions. would love to answer some :D
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Day 9: Maastrict
I am just about to go to bed but I wanted to post a quick blog saying that I am still on Maastricht with my friend Teresa tonight. I had a great day today. Slept in a bit, went to a Netherlands lecture, bought some books for my trip to read, bought some sunglasses (the ones I brought with me broke on my first day here).
I walked around the town today and just had. Nice relaxing day. It was beautiful and very sunny and warm. I am off somewhere else tomorrow. Not saying where. It shal be a surprise. It's not where I said I was going, which was Amsterdam, the reason for that is there were no free beds at any hostels there. I forgot about it being Easter this weekend.
Any guesses on where I am going.
Will try and post a blog tomorrow.
Bye for now.
I walked around the town today and just had. Nice relaxing day. It was beautiful and very sunny and warm. I am off somewhere else tomorrow. Not saying where. It shal be a surprise. It's not where I said I was going, which was Amsterdam, the reason for that is there were no free beds at any hostels there. I forgot about it being Easter this weekend.
Any guesses on where I am going.
Will try and post a blog tomorrow.
Bye for now.
Monday, 18 April 2011
Day 8: Maasricht and Cologne
Well I have been here a week already. time does fly.
So today i got up early (7ish) ate breakfast and went down to the train station and got on a bus took an hour trip then onto a train and did an other hour trip to get to a town in Germany called Cologne. My friend Teresa said it would make a good day trip, which it did. When you walk out of the train station you look up and there is this amazing cathedreal called the Dom (look it up). its truly anmazing and really very beautiful. I then got an ice cream cone and walked around. there is this really wonderful shopping district in Cologne. there are so many shops. there were 6 H&M's in the area, i was rather amazed that there were that many needed. I didn't buy anything, but i looked in a bunch of stores. OOOOO there was a LEGO store. it made me rather happy inside. :D I then went over to this bridge, on the one side it has thousands and thousands of locks. its amazing and beautiful. i spent about 30 mintute walking one way and then back, looking and taking photos of all these locks. there were so many different kinds. after that i got another ice cream cone and watched a bunch of german boys skateboard. then came back to maasricht. I went out to a pub tonight and had a drink with some very nice people. it was a fun day.
i am going to cut this short. i am really tired. its like 12:15 here. so i am off to bed. will try to make tomorrows blog a little more interesting. with some random facts and thoughts :D
So today i got up early (7ish) ate breakfast and went down to the train station and got on a bus took an hour trip then onto a train and did an other hour trip to get to a town in Germany called Cologne. My friend Teresa said it would make a good day trip, which it did. When you walk out of the train station you look up and there is this amazing cathedreal called the Dom (look it up). its truly anmazing and really very beautiful. I then got an ice cream cone and walked around. there is this really wonderful shopping district in Cologne. there are so many shops. there were 6 H&M's in the area, i was rather amazed that there were that many needed. I didn't buy anything, but i looked in a bunch of stores. OOOOO there was a LEGO store. it made me rather happy inside. :D I then went over to this bridge, on the one side it has thousands and thousands of locks. its amazing and beautiful. i spent about 30 mintute walking one way and then back, looking and taking photos of all these locks. there were so many different kinds. after that i got another ice cream cone and watched a bunch of german boys skateboard. then came back to maasricht. I went out to a pub tonight and had a drink with some very nice people. it was a fun day.
i am going to cut this short. i am really tired. its like 12:15 here. so i am off to bed. will try to make tomorrows blog a little more interesting. with some random facts and thoughts :D
Sunday, 17 April 2011
Day 7: Paris to Maastricht
Hello there all. Yes I am in the smallish town of Maastricht in the Netherlands.
My friends Teresa and Johanna are going to school here, so I am visiting them for the next few days.
I didn't really do a lot today. got up, ate, checked facebook and responded to around 10 messages (i love messages from people, they make me happy) then off to the train station. Where I took three different trains, out of france, through belgium and into the netherlands where i met my friends. the trip took maybe 4 to 5 hours. i got a lot of reading. I finished reading "Eat. Pray. Love". which was an amazing book that i would recomend to anyone who hasn't read it. Then I started to read "Water for Elephants" which I am now about half way through. it is also a really good book that I would recomend.
After arriving in Maastricht we walked to Teresa's place and we ate food, laughed, caught up, chatted, and had a wonderful time. I laughed more tonight than i think i have in a long time.
thats about it for today. I am going to go Kalon tomorrow, which is in germany. will be fun.
and yes. goodbye for now :D
My friends Teresa and Johanna are going to school here, so I am visiting them for the next few days.
I didn't really do a lot today. got up, ate, checked facebook and responded to around 10 messages (i love messages from people, they make me happy) then off to the train station. Where I took three different trains, out of france, through belgium and into the netherlands where i met my friends. the trip took maybe 4 to 5 hours. i got a lot of reading. I finished reading "Eat. Pray. Love". which was an amazing book that i would recomend to anyone who hasn't read it. Then I started to read "Water for Elephants" which I am now about half way through. it is also a really good book that I would recomend.
After arriving in Maastricht we walked to Teresa's place and we ate food, laughed, caught up, chatted, and had a wonderful time. I laughed more tonight than i think i have in a long time.
thats about it for today. I am going to go Kalon tomorrow, which is in germany. will be fun.
and yes. goodbye for now :D
Saturday, 16 April 2011
Day 6: Paris
Well today in general was a much better day than yesterday. The weather was beautiful and sunny. I slept so well and I didn't get mugged. So much better in that respect.
today was more of a walking randomly around to see what I would find kinda of a day. I left my hostel around 11 and went to the "Metro" as its called here. and got on and got off at this place that i dont know the name of, but it was very pretty :P after that i went to what i think is called Petit Palais. It had art up and such, i walked around and looked at it, but the best part was the amazing paintings on the ceiling. they were just so beautiful. I spent most of the rest of my day just walking around. I stopped a few times and went on a grassy space and read my book in the sun. which was really nice. I went back to the mac store i found yesterday and did a bunch of random internest stuff. facebook and such. which was fun. after that I went and walked around and found some awesome stores, I found H&M, quicksiver, and a bunch of stores.
I didn't say this before, but on my first day here, on my walk to my hostel, I walked through this whole area that was made up of sex shops. I didn't realize where I was and was like "o hey", but ya, found another place like that today. there is some weird stuff here in Paris. I am now back in my hostel eating food. which is nice.
So a few random facts from the past few days.
i have seen a crazy old british man as well as a few crazy old french men.
some french people really can make smoking look sexy.
there are lots of people out there to con you in paris.
its really nice having a conversation with someone in english after not having one for a few days
i have seen so many people that look like people i know, and i want to go say hi, but then i realize that there is NO way they could be who i think they are.
not all english people have bad teeth, BUT some really, really do.
thats all i can think of for now
but tomorrow i am leaving paris. for where you ask. read my next blog and you will find out :P
today was more of a walking randomly around to see what I would find kinda of a day. I left my hostel around 11 and went to the "Metro" as its called here. and got on and got off at this place that i dont know the name of, but it was very pretty :P after that i went to what i think is called Petit Palais. It had art up and such, i walked around and looked at it, but the best part was the amazing paintings on the ceiling. they were just so beautiful. I spent most of the rest of my day just walking around. I stopped a few times and went on a grassy space and read my book in the sun. which was really nice. I went back to the mac store i found yesterday and did a bunch of random internest stuff. facebook and such. which was fun. after that I went and walked around and found some awesome stores, I found H&M, quicksiver, and a bunch of stores.
I didn't say this before, but on my first day here, on my walk to my hostel, I walked through this whole area that was made up of sex shops. I didn't realize where I was and was like "o hey", but ya, found another place like that today. there is some weird stuff here in Paris. I am now back in my hostel eating food. which is nice.
So a few random facts from the past few days.
i have seen a crazy old british man as well as a few crazy old french men.
some french people really can make smoking look sexy.
there are lots of people out there to con you in paris.
its really nice having a conversation with someone in english after not having one for a few days
i have seen so many people that look like people i know, and i want to go say hi, but then i realize that there is NO way they could be who i think they are.
not all english people have bad teeth, BUT some really, really do.
thats all i can think of for now
but tomorrow i am leaving paris. for where you ask. read my next blog and you will find out :P
Friday, 15 April 2011
Day 5: Paris
Paris. What an interesting place. My first full day in Paris has been a rollercoaster of events. It had its low points and it had its HIGH points.
I`ll start with the low point, i was mugged, yes thats right. my money was stolen from me, about 90 eruos. which sucks a lot. it was stupid, but it happened. I am okay, not harmed. I kinda had a moment after that. but i moved on. There is nothing I could really do about it. I am mad that it happened, but there is nothing I can do now. I have execpted that it happened, and I have moved on.
I went to see some amazing things today. First off I went to see Arc de Triomphe (thats what its called, its a huge arch. look it up). after that was the Eiffle Tower. Which was amazing. I didn`t go up at first, I walked around and sat in the grass and just looked at it. I walked up to the 1st and second level of the tower, (my legs hurt :P) and the few is amazing, you can walk around the whole tower and see the entire city, it is truely amazing. so beautiful. Next on my list was the Louve. that was so cool. I didn`t actaully go and look at everything, its 10 euros and i wasn`t really in the spend money kind of mood :P. but i looked around.
I then walked to Pont Neuf, then down to Notre-Dame. Those who know me, know that I am not a religous person, but I can appriate that others do. I was in the Cathedrale during mass, and it was really truly beautiful. the building itself was just so amazing. People lit candles, there was singing. I just walked around in amazement. It was the highlight of my day. It was just amazing.
Yes I did have my camera with me all day and took over 400 photos, and I got some really nice ones.
the weather wasn`t the nicest today, it was mainly cloudy, but there were some blue sky moments.
at the end of the day, I think it was a good day. It all a learning experiance.
Tomorrow will be a better day, not sure what I am going to do, but I know I am leaving Paris on Sunday and after that, I do not know.
If you have any questions about anything, ask. Also, I think I am going to start a random facts post or something like that. Just of random things i have seen or heard.
AND YES. I will post some photos soon :P
BYE
I`ll start with the low point, i was mugged, yes thats right. my money was stolen from me, about 90 eruos. which sucks a lot. it was stupid, but it happened. I am okay, not harmed. I kinda had a moment after that. but i moved on. There is nothing I could really do about it. I am mad that it happened, but there is nothing I can do now. I have execpted that it happened, and I have moved on.
I went to see some amazing things today. First off I went to see Arc de Triomphe (thats what its called, its a huge arch. look it up). after that was the Eiffle Tower. Which was amazing. I didn`t go up at first, I walked around and sat in the grass and just looked at it. I walked up to the 1st and second level of the tower, (my legs hurt :P) and the few is amazing, you can walk around the whole tower and see the entire city, it is truely amazing. so beautiful. Next on my list was the Louve. that was so cool. I didn`t actaully go and look at everything, its 10 euros and i wasn`t really in the spend money kind of mood :P. but i looked around.
I then walked to Pont Neuf, then down to Notre-Dame. Those who know me, know that I am not a religous person, but I can appriate that others do. I was in the Cathedrale during mass, and it was really truly beautiful. the building itself was just so amazing. People lit candles, there was singing. I just walked around in amazement. It was the highlight of my day. It was just amazing.
Yes I did have my camera with me all day and took over 400 photos, and I got some really nice ones.
the weather wasn`t the nicest today, it was mainly cloudy, but there were some blue sky moments.
at the end of the day, I think it was a good day. It all a learning experiance.
Tomorrow will be a better day, not sure what I am going to do, but I know I am leaving Paris on Sunday and after that, I do not know.
If you have any questions about anything, ask. Also, I think I am going to start a random facts post or something like that. Just of random things i have seen or heard.
AND YES. I will post some photos soon :P
BYE
Day 3-4 London to Paris
Its been a few days since I posted a blog and I am very sorry. Lets see what have I been up to.
I spend part of my 3rd day in London, walked around, went to H&M, which was awesome. (got a cardgen)
I said goodbye to my friends Kieran and Krista, (which was really sad) I am now alone. I then took a 2ish hour bus ride to a town called Dover to take a ferry over to Calais, a little french town.
I met some people on the ferry that were doing this charity hitch hike, http://www.bummit.co.uk/news thats the link, take a look. They were really nice. We talked about some difference between Canada and UK.
I then spent the night in Calais at hostel, and then the next morning walked over to the train station and got a train to Paris. The trains here are rather interesting. its going to be fun using them over the next fewe months. Once I got to Paris, I spent a while trying to find a place with wifi that i could actually use without paying for it, and when I did I found a hostel, which was a rather long walk away, (i`m going to be doing lots of walking) and spend a while walking, when i got to the hostel i was just really tired and kinda passed out around 9:30 and slept for a while, UNTIL the really annoying french guy i was sharing a room with came back and was just so distrispectful, had the lights on and just was rude. you think when you see someone in room sleeping you would be quiet, but no, he was soooo loud. o well, am going to see about changing rooms. i am now off to explore Paris. I am going to be here for a few days.
In general my trip has been good so far, I am really homesick at the moment. its hard not knowing anyone and having like no one speak english. hopefully talk to someone on skype soon, would be nice to talk to someone.
much love
I spend part of my 3rd day in London, walked around, went to H&M, which was awesome. (got a cardgen)
I said goodbye to my friends Kieran and Krista, (which was really sad) I am now alone. I then took a 2ish hour bus ride to a town called Dover to take a ferry over to Calais, a little french town.
I met some people on the ferry that were doing this charity hitch hike, http://www.bummit.co.uk/news thats the link, take a look. They were really nice. We talked about some difference between Canada and UK.
I then spent the night in Calais at hostel, and then the next morning walked over to the train station and got a train to Paris. The trains here are rather interesting. its going to be fun using them over the next fewe months. Once I got to Paris, I spent a while trying to find a place with wifi that i could actually use without paying for it, and when I did I found a hostel, which was a rather long walk away, (i`m going to be doing lots of walking) and spend a while walking, when i got to the hostel i was just really tired and kinda passed out around 9:30 and slept for a while, UNTIL the really annoying french guy i was sharing a room with came back and was just so distrispectful, had the lights on and just was rude. you think when you see someone in room sleeping you would be quiet, but no, he was soooo loud. o well, am going to see about changing rooms. i am now off to explore Paris. I am going to be here for a few days.
In general my trip has been good so far, I am really homesick at the moment. its hard not knowing anyone and having like no one speak english. hopefully talk to someone on skype soon, would be nice to talk to someone.
much love
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Day 2: London
Yesterday was a good day. (because for me its the next day here) its weird, everyone in BC is going to bed or in bed around the time i get up in the morning. I walked around London a lot yesterday, took the Tube places, which is really fun, not going to lie. I spend the day with my friends Kieran and Krista. We saw the tower of london, (didn't do the tour, was really expencive). Walked over the tower bridge, did this really cool little walk. WENT TO SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE THEATRE. that was so awesome. went to this really cute little pub, it was called "Cheshire Cheese" it had been around since 1667. We had some british fish and chips there. mmmmmh, they were good. and we did random other things. when i got back to my hostel last night, i sat on my computer for a bit and while i was doing this, there was a soccer (or as the british call it a football game) and people were getting really excited.
Today I am leaving London, I have a 2:30 hour bus ride to a town called Dover, then a 90 minute ferry ride over to France. Shall be fun.
thats it for now. much love
Today I am leaving London, I have a 2:30 hour bus ride to a town called Dover, then a 90 minute ferry ride over to France. Shall be fun.
thats it for now. much love
Monday, 11 April 2011
Day 1: London
I am standing on a sidewalk outside a bar because it was a place I could find wifi. I am having a great time so far. I had a pretty good almost 8 hour flight. On which I ran into my friend Kieran (yea same name as me) and I have been with him and his (and my new friend) Krista. We took a bus from the airport to London and ha breakfast the took the tube to find our hostels. Krista and I have hostels rather close to each other. We went to platform 9 and 3/4 at king cross station. We also had a picnic in a park. That was good. Cheese and bagets. Yum. It was a beautiful sunny day, nice and warm. tomorrow will be a day of sightseeing after a night of needed sleep.
That is all for now. Will post soon. :D
That is all for now. Will post soon. :D
Sunday, 10 April 2011
TODAY
Just a really quick blog to say that I am all packed, and heading off to the airport in about 20 minutes.
Then to wait for three hours, and my flight leaves at 1:25. WOOT.
It's finally time to start my adventure.
Will post sometime tomorrow when I am no longer dead and have found internet :D
Then to wait for three hours, and my flight leaves at 1:25. WOOT.
It's finally time to start my adventure.
Will post sometime tomorrow when I am no longer dead and have found internet :D
Saturday, 9 April 2011
One More Day
Well tomorrow is the big day. Tomorrow is the day that I get to spend a long period of time on an airplane flying half way around the world. (as I am writing this I hear an airplane in the distance, sign? i think so)
anyway, I have been having a great time in Vancouver, saw people I know, which is always fun.
I went to go see a taping of Mr.Young last night. My friend Gig has a lead role in it, so I went to support him. I had a lot of fun, I got to walk around the set after the taping of the show, it is truly amazing all the effort and all the detail put into creating the set. So many details. And all the hard work put into making a show. I had a lot of fun with that. People should watch Mr. Young if they haven't already and support an all Canadian cast and crew. The show is on Tuesday nights at 6:30 on YTV. WOOT
Anyway, I am leaving tomorrow, I will try and post a blog before I leave and one as soon as I can once I arrive. I AM REALLY EXCITED.
Much love :)
anyway, I have been having a great time in Vancouver, saw people I know, which is always fun.
I went to go see a taping of Mr.Young last night. My friend Gig has a lead role in it, so I went to support him. I had a lot of fun, I got to walk around the set after the taping of the show, it is truly amazing all the effort and all the detail put into creating the set. So many details. And all the hard work put into making a show. I had a lot of fun with that. People should watch Mr. Young if they haven't already and support an all Canadian cast and crew. The show is on Tuesday nights at 6:30 on YTV. WOOT
Anyway, I am leaving tomorrow, I will try and post a blog before I leave and one as soon as I can once I arrive. I AM REALLY EXCITED.
Much love :)
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Leaving for Vancouver
Well my plane leaves on sunday, but i am leaving Courtenay today and heading over to Vancouver to stay with my friend Michelle for a few days. I am excited for a few days in Vancouver, its always fun to visit there.
Thank you to all the people who have been so supportive of this trip and thanks to everyone who I have hung out with over the past three weeks I have been in Courtenay. I missed you all so much and I will miss you while I am gone. Love you all. <3
Thank you to all the people who have been so supportive of this trip and thanks to everyone who I have hung out with over the past three weeks I have been in Courtenay. I missed you all so much and I will miss you while I am gone. Love you all. <3
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
4 Days
I thought I would post a quick update blog.
I have 4 days and about 3 hours until my plane leaves on Sunday.
I am pretty much packed. Everything fits into my backpack.
I have this awesome purple and green backpack I am taking.
With a big canada flag on it.
I am off to Vancouver tomorrow to spend a few days there before
I leave.
I am off to enjoy the sunny weather today.
I have 4 days and about 3 hours until my plane leaves on Sunday.
I am pretty much packed. Everything fits into my backpack.
I have this awesome purple and green backpack I am taking.
With a big canada flag on it.
I am off to Vancouver tomorrow to spend a few days there before
I leave.
I am off to enjoy the sunny weather today.
Sunday, 3 April 2011
My Birthday
Just a quick post to say that it is now 7 days until i leave.
AND today is my birthday, i had a great time yesterday
and today, thanks to all.
AND today is my birthday, i had a great time yesterday
and today, thanks to all.
Saturday, 2 April 2011
8 Days
Well 8 days from now I am going to be on an airplane half way around the world.
Today I bought the last of my stuff for my trip, which is good that I have everything now.
I am going to start packing at the start of next week. Not to much let to do now, except wait
for the next week to go by, and before I know it, I will be there.
Today I bought the last of my stuff for my trip, which is good that I have everything now.
I am going to start packing at the start of next week. Not to much let to do now, except wait
for the next week to go by, and before I know it, I will be there.
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