• Anch Warring
  • Jack Grundy
  • Anch Warring
  • Jack Grundy

Jack and Anch go to Europe

Countries we are visiting:
United Kingdom,
Denmark,
Netherlands,
Germany,
Austria,
Czech Republic,
Italy,
Vatican City,
Switzerland and
France
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  • Trip start
    July 1, 2024
  • London!!

    July 3, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    We had a full English breakfast in a proper English pub and went for a little walk featuring a blue police box and a church called St. Luke's.

  • Amsterdam!

    July 6, 2024 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    We arrived on the bus at 3am! 😴😴😴 Once we got some sleep, we visited De Oude Kerk (a church originally built in 1250 which is Amsterdam's oldest building), the interactive NEMO Science Museum and met up with our Contiki tour group. We then went on the canal swing and got a beautiful view of central Amsterdam and finished the night at a sports bar to watch the football (Netherlands won!!)Read more

  • Cheese, Clogs and a Canal Cruise

    July 7, 2024 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    The tour group went for a traditional Dutch dinner in a town just outside Amsterdam called Edam! We saw an authentic Dutch windmill, tried on some clogs, tasted lots of yummy cheeses and played a Dutch game called Shuffle Board! After dinner, we went for a canal cruise in central Amsterdam and had a kiss underneath the Magere Brug (skinny bridge). Legend says if you kiss your partner on/under the bridge, your love will last forever 🩷Read more

  • Berlin

    Jul 8–10, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Big day out in Berlin! Some of the sights we saw included parts of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate, the Bundestag, the Oldmuseum, the Berlin Dome, the Holocaust Memorial and the TV Tower. Jack caught up with his school friend Jeremy, Anch saw some of the Berlin Bears and we both ate Berliners (German jam donut) in Berlin! Notable mentions include the Ampelman (lamp man on the crossing lights) and the carpark over Hitler's bunker.Read more

  • Dresden

    July 10, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    Stopover in Dresden on our way to Prague. We saw some stunning buildings and had a nice lunch.

  • Czech Architecture, Music and Beer

    July 11, 2024 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    We had a lovely day out in Prague! We saw more beautiful Gothic architecture and went to a classical concert by the Royal Czech Orchestra inside the Mirror Chapel! We also had a spa day in a tub of beer, complete with unlimited beer to drink and some tasty beer bread. Honorable mentions to the peacocks and the giant rats........Read more

  • Bike Ride in Munich

    July 12, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌩️ 26 °C

    We went for a nice bike ride in Europe's second most bikeable city (after Amsterdam). We saw some cool buildings with mosaics made of genuine gold that all face west so they sparkle in the sun. We also saw buildings that were destroyed in the war (along with 80% of the city) that have been rebuilt with painted false facades to replicate what they used to look like before the bombings. We ended the tour with a visit to the world's second largest beer garden in the world where Jack had a LITRE of beer and Anch had a slice of Black Forest cake.Read more

  • Adventuring in Austria

    July 13, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    We started the morning with some white water rafting in a very cold river. In the afternoon, Anch went for a solo bike ride along a scenic river trail while Jack went paragliding from 1500 meters!

  • Venice!!

    July 14, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    A brief visit to the floating city! We went for a gondola cruise through the canals and then did a walking tour before having some traditional Italian pasta for dinner. Anch had cannelloni and Jack had carbonara. We wandered around for a bit and saw some beautiful buildings and blown glass too.Read more

  • When in Rome

    July 15, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C

    We are in Rome! We did a walking tour once we arrived and saw the Trevi fountain, the Spanish Steps, the outside of the Pantheon and several memorial buildings and churches. We found a wee restaurant in an alley to get dinner and had some delicious pizza. Jack had margarita and Anch had quattro formaggi.Read more