By the time we arrived in Venice, we were starting to feel more like wilted flowers in mid summer than the spring chickens we are. Jet lag plus a packed schedule of almost every waking hour was starting to catch up. Venice was still magical when we came out of the station though. A gondola Read More »
It wasn’t a direct train so lots of people came on and off the train during our ride to Venice. There are also two stops in Venice but we only booked it to the first stop. Luckily the train attendant didn’t feel like kicking us out when he was checking tickets.
Though even the name Venice Read More »
7:15 Comenzamos el segundo día con ganas y nos pegamos el madrugón para no perder ni un rayo de sol. Desafortunadamente, lo que nos encontramos tras desayunar y salir a la calle es que está volviendo a llover intensamente. A las 8:15 ya estamos en carretera, y durante las dos primeras horas el chaparrón es Read More »
Well as you might have guessed, I did head to Scandinavia after Iceland — Copenhagen, to be exact. And Copenhagen is a delightful city!! For one thing, it was WARM and sunny. I was able to wander around without a jacket and still be warm at 10pm. Ah, a lovely change.
have i mentioned how light Read More »
Helsinki is AMAZING! Such a typical European city. Brilliant architecture, pretty street lanterns, cobble stone streets, pigeons, and talented street musicians. It feels so strange and wonderful to finally be living so near a city líke it! So far I have been there every weekend..in the summer I hope to go there every week-night. ;) Riitta Heilimo (old friend Read More »
We spent two nights in Ljubljana (lube-lee-ahna), and it quickly became one of my favorite cities in all Eastern Europe. It is a beautiful capital city, compact (260,000 people), and soaking in the arts. There is wonderful art everywhere, from the omnipresent graffiti to little galleries and open air exhibitions.
The hostel we stayed at was Read More »
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been here for a week now. Time is flying so it looks like I’m going to try to extend my time here and fly home maybe a week later.
After leaving Sikkim, I spent a few days in Siliguri (which is definitely not my favorite place). I did some research, Read More »
Wow, Jema and I are in a new town, and it is a vast improvement over the stressful city of São Paulo. At 11:30 pm on the night of the 18th we boarded a bus bound for a town called Curitiba. After a 5 hour ride we arrived at our destination, groggy but ready for Read More »
Wow a lot to say as a lot has been done.
Firstly, let me mention that photos will be coming as soon as we find a place that actually has DSL or Cable, as it´s basically impossible to upload our (fantastic) photos on a 56K modem, which is all that is available where we are.
Anyway back Read More »
(5.31.06) This morning I left Renato in Curitiba and flew to Rio de Janeiro. When I arrived in Rio, I found that fewer people spoke English than I thought. I followed what my guidebook said and took the Real Auto Bus which was operated by no one who spoke English. I made it to Botogofo Read More »
