Category: Around Europe
Impressions of Oslo, Norway
| May 14, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Around Europe, Travel |
I recently spent some time in Oslo, Norway, visiting my sister, and found the city to be child-friendly, family-centred and I generally enjoyed being there.
Day 26 – Sintra to London
| September 29, 2008 | Posted by Luschka under Around Europe, Travel |
For some reason the full circle of life has to also apply to holidays, and good things too, have to come to an end.
Day 25 – Sintra
| September 28, 2008 | Posted by Luschka under Around Europe, Travel |
Sintra. Well… it is like stepping off a train and in to a fairy tale, really. Like most of Europe there is Sintra, then there is Old Sintra. We, of course, were interested in Old Sintra. A World Heritage Site whose name means “Mountain of the Moon”, Sintra was made famous by the English poet…
Day 21 and Day 22 – Obertraun, Munich and Malaga
| September 23, 2008 | Posted by Luschka under Around Europe, Travel |
I suppose that no backpacking holiday would be complete without someone sleeping on the floor of a train station. But that is way ahead in the story.Let me start at dawn, day 21.
Day 19 – Verditz to Obertraun
| September 21, 2008 | Posted by Luschka under Around Europe, Travel |
There are some days where words just seem so (and now a list of words are running through my head, futile, pointless, unnecessary, unfulfilling… but none of them fit the bill!)I woke up very early this morning, looked out the window at the mist surrounding the Blue Mountain Inn and promptly went back to sleep.…
Day 17 – Venice
| September 20, 2008 | Posted by Luschka under Around Europe, Travel |
Venice really took me by surprise. Last time Martin and I were here, we had a relatively dismal time, but I am so pleased we decided to give it a second chance!
Venice really took me by surprise. Last time Martin and I were here, we had a relatively dismal time, but I am so pleased we decided to give it a second chance! (more…)
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