Counting down...
3. maaliskuuta 2019, Englanti ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
3 days until take off! 🛄
Farewell!
6. maaliskuuta 2019, Englanti ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
So the time has finally arrived to say farewell to the rain and wind of the UK! After spending a large proportion of the day on British public transport I have to say that Europe do it a whole lotLue lisää
Krakow Jewish Quarter
7. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
An interesting tour around Krakow's Jewish Quarter this morning, visiting a working synagogue amongst various interesting buildings and areas. Learnt a lot about old and modern Jewish culture. WithLue lisää
The Holocaust in Krakow and Schlinder
7. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
After my tour of the Jewish Quarter this morning I visited Schlinders factory and the memorial to those transported from the ghetto here. The Krakow Jewish ghetto existed from 1941 to 1943 with 8Lue lisää
Lunch time!
7. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Time to relax with a hot chocolate and slice of passion fruit cake... I have missed European food!
Folk Evening
7. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Good fun this evening with a folk show and dinner. Didn't think I'd be dancing to the chicken song in Krakow but why not?!
Krakow by Night
7. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Enjoyable evening spent with a very lovely couple I met at the Folk Evening. Krakow's main square by night and an underground Jazz bar. A couple of Pina Coladas later and I'm ready for bed beforeLue lisää
Auschwitz I
8. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it"
- George Santayana
Auschwitz-Birkenau
8. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Words cannot describe what I have seen today. I have studied the Holocaust for over 10 years, visited various museums, watched countless documentaries, read too many books to count, seen hundreds ofLue lisää
Wieliczka Salt Mine
8. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Interesting afternoon tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Saw some incredible statues, artwork and a whole chapel made entirely of salt. Off to Hard Rock Cafe for some dinner before an early night!
Hard Rock Café Krakow
8. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Time for a bit of dinner before an early night. Flight to Berlin is at 08:50 tomorrow so need to be up early.
Please may I fondle your buttocks?
9. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
When travelling I always try to pick up some of the local lingo. I leave Krakow with the following phrase book...
Farewell Krakow!
9. maaliskuuta 2019, Puola ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Thank you Krakow for a good few days.. Berlin here I come!
A cheeky bit of German sausage...
9. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Hello Berlin! Good flight with one hell of a lot of turbulence and a landing that was so rough it would feature in the "hardcore" category on pornhub. It was carnage. Women screaming, babies rollingLue lisää
Hard Rock Café Berlin
9. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Cocktails at 3pm? Oh if you insist...
Sachsenhausen
10. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out
Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist.
ThenLue lisää
Empty shelves...
11. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
One of the most powerful monuments I have seen. A hole in the ground with empty bookshelves and a plaque with the below quote from Heinrich Heine.
"Dort, wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt manLue lisää
Museums and Monuments
11. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Fascinating tour this morning with the lovely Karin Holl focusing on life in Berlin during the Second World War but with some interesting stops with other historical prominence. Visited the CheckpointLue lisää
All the Curry without the Wurst
11. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
When travelling I like to try the local cuisine but I've had way too many sausages the past few days.. Time for a korma and some Pina Coladas!
Hallo München!
12. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
After 8 hours on the coach with only half an hour delay through the beautiful German countryside I have arrived in Munich! Ready for a relaxing evening before exploring the city tomorrow.
Beer Halls, Bavarians & the Third Reich
13. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ 🌬 5 °C
Beautiful skies over Munich for a dark history. Interesting tour this morning about the founding of the Nazi Party and how the regime was founded.
Hard Rock Café Munich
13. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Early dinner at Hard Rock. Of course my favourite cocktail is on the cards and I met up with some lovely ladies I met at the hostel from Norway. Good afternoon in Bavaria!
Hofbräuhaus
13. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Lovely evening with my new friends! Visited the Hofbräuhaus with its gorgeous architecture. Now for a drink at the hostel and an early night!
Drinks, Pool & Norwegian Slang
13. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ 🌬 3 °C
Good fun tonight in the hostel beating my Norwegian friends 2-1 at pool and learning some interesting Norwegian words. They make swearing sound so beautiful...
Time for an early night before DachauLue lisää
Dachau
14. maaliskuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Another insight into humanities darkest hour. A reminder that the Nazi's were not the first to commit atrocities like the Holocaust and certainly weren't the last.
Late lunch of Currywurst afterLue lisää































































































































