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      Soča

      19. September 2017 in Slowenien ⋅ 🌧 0 °C

      Spent the whole day on a tour of Triglav National Park led by a Slovenian guide, Samo. Nice to have a break from big cities. The landscape of Slovenia is incredible.
      We started by trying to climb up one of the bigger mountains in the van, but it snowed so heavily that the very steep road was impassable - although Samo still tried to zig zag his way up whilst we all quietly shat ourselves that we would skid off the edge. Eventually he admitted defeat and turned round
      It was pretty wet all day but we didn't care, it made the rivers flow fast - which was great for white water rafting down the river Soča. Have never seen a river look so blue. An amazing experience and for a river that is normally full of other rafts, we had the whole thing to ourselves. My friend Tim filmed it on his GoPro. Couldn't stop grinning the whole time. We had multiple other stops at hidden spots including at a waterfall where the river was so full that we had to wade through the water to get to it. Then to finish we got on a car train which went through all the mountains instead of us having to drive around them. Much quicker.
      Samo took me to Ljubljana himself once he'd dropped everyone else off.
      Was welcomed to my hostel in LJ with a mug of hot wine. Perfect day      Weiterlesen

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      Bleddy amazing

      18. September 2017 in Slowenien ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

      Met a guy (Tim) on the bus up from Bled train station to Bled who was from Nottingham. Turns out he was in Vienna the same time as me, went to the same Opera and got the same trains from Austria to Slovenia. But we only met at the end of our mammoth 7 hour journey.
      Hung out with him the first night in Bled and went to a local bar where Slovenia beat Serbia in the Euro Basketball Final on the tele. There were good scenes from the locals.

      Monday I took an early bus to the other more unspoiled lake nearby, Bohinj. Hiked around it and after some initial torrential rain, the clouds cleared. Back in Bled I walked around that lake too with a friend I had met whilst in Prague, and we managed to get up to the viewpoint before it started raining. Got some great photos.

      In the evening I booked up to go on a day excursion with Tim and 6 others around the Triglav national park. With constant rain forecast all day for Tuesday, we thought it would be far better than sitting inside. Cracking first day in Slovenia. Love it here      Weiterlesen

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      Under-dressed in Vienna

      16. September 2017 in Österreich ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Yesterday saw me arrive in Vienna at around 11, so I jettisoned my heavy rucksack and set off to see the sights. Everywhere you turn in the centre there are ridiculous buildings. Before the walking tour I had a traditional Austrian Käsekrainer. It's essentially a cheese filled bratwurst shoved inside a hollowed out baguette. Perfect!
      Met some other backpackers in the bar - one will be in Slovenia at the same time as me. Played giant jenga and took advantage of cheap happy hour beer.
      Today I walked around sweeping up the rest of the major sights of Vienna, before deciding spontaneously to head for the Opera house to catch a show. They sell cheap last minute standing tickets on the night for an otherwise sold out show. Shame Opera is shite. Nice building though. Left after an hour. Hilarious that I paid €3 and people sat in the row in front paid potentially over €100. Also I'm proud to say I wore my Rovers shirt into the Opera house whilst everyone else was suited and booted.
      Slovenia tomorrow and less than a week until HJ joins me in Venice :)      Weiterlesen

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      Birthplace of Mozart

      14. September 2017 in Österreich ⋅ 🌧 9 °C

      Salzburg. A bit of a culture overload here. Seems to be full of Mozart nonces. A lovely city however. Arrived on the early coach from Munich which meant I had 3 or 4 hours to explore in the sun before the clouds and rain arrived. Some breathtaking views. I always like to check out viewpoints in a new city and these didn't disappoint.
      Took a funicular up to an old Austrian fortress where you have amazing views of Salzburg one side, and from the other you can see some incredible mountain ranges.
      Took the hostel receptionist's advice on the best place to get a proper schnitzel so had one of them. It's basically bashed, breaded veal. But very nice along with some cranberry.
      Also stumbled on another running race. The second of my travels. Inspiring.
      Train to Vienna tomorrow      Weiterlesen

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      Willkommen in München

      12. September 2017 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

      So after a bus from Prague to Nuremberg and a delayed train (1hr) from there to Munich (I thought the Germans were efficient) I arrived at my accommodation.. The Tent, Munich. Yes it really is a tent. It's like a massive gazebo with about 200 beds in it. It's fully booked out for Oktoberfest which starts this Saturday. They only heat it over Oktoberfest though... last night was cold - I slept fully clothed.

      Apparently in leaving the door open to the tent it makes it warmer.. my arse. At reception they give you 4 blankets at check in but I got a further two because it was so Baltic.
      Anyway, I survived the first night and went to explore Munich by foot. I met a Scottish chap on the walking tour and after having seen all the sights, we took refuge from the rain in the Hoffbrauhaus, Munich. It was packed at 1pm.
      We had a couple of 1L steins and chatted with the locals, and a band from Argentina on a European tour. Rolling Stones are in town, along with Anderlecht fans.

      I managed to get tickets for Bayern Munich v Anderlecht in the Champions League, which finished 3-0. An early red for the Belgians meant the game was never in doubt. I was adopted by a group of Bayern fans in the Munich markets after they discovered I supported a lowly English football team. They took me for dinner and then got me to the stadium before insisting they paid for my metro trip home. Lovely blokes.

      Incredible stadium the Allianz Arena. Dead impressed.
      My last full day in Munich included heading to the Eisbach which is a natural wave that lasts all year round that locals surf. Really cool. Finished by watching the Champions League games in an Irish Pub.
      Salzburg tomorrow by coach. Vienna on the weekend      Weiterlesen

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      Best hostel yet

      11. September 2017 in Tschechien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Yesterday I had a good wander about, sweeping up the sights I hadn't managed to see yet. It was a slower pace though thanks to a large hangover from Karlovy Lazne (the 5 floor night club) with my friends from the walking tour.
      Chose a great spot for lunch overlooking Prague away from the tourists. In the evening everyone from the hostel got together for stew and then played a drinking game called spoons 🥄- great fun. A few more beers in the old square, you can have a decent night out with about £7 worth ha. Onto Munich today via Nuremberg.      Weiterlesen

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      Beer cheaper than water in Prague

      9. September 2017 in Tschechien ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Yes really. It's £1.10 for half a litre. Safe to say I haven't really drank a lot of water so far. Arrived yesterday, dumped my bag and headed for a beer garden up in the hills overlooking Prague to meet everyone from the hostel.
      Had briefly met one person checking in so it was like looking for a needle in a haystack but found them somehow. Had a free dinner back at the hostel and then played drinking games before we headed off for a bar together.

      Today I spent the day with 2 Israelis and 2 Germans who I'd met on the walking tour and we explored Prague together. Meeting them later for a beer, and then heading for the biggest club in Central Europe. Prague is beautiful.      Weiterlesen

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      When in Hamburg...

      7. September 2017 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Eat a hambur..... oh. Tradition here is to have a fish roll down by the harbour. So that's what I did. 🐟
      Saw the sights of Hamburg today on a walking tour. Went up a massive Church tower to get a good view point. Only found out once I had got to the top that there was a lift. Wondered why no one else looked knackered. Got the lift down instead.
      The city hall had a WW2 bomb come through the roof but not explode, but was otherwise not hit during the war - while the rest of Hamburg was flattened. Mad
      Also Hamburg is apparently famous for a museum of miniature things. Checked it out. Turns out it is pretty good. Had a fully functioning miniature airport. Attention to details was mad. Also had a replica of the Hamburg stadium. Pretty sweet
      Prague tomorrow. 6h30m on the train. 🚂      Weiterlesen

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      Train on a ferry

      6. September 2017 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

      Had breakfast at the hostel with my German friends heading for Sweden.
      Got on a train that itself got on a ferry. Still have no idea how it did that.
      Chatted with a lovely German lady on the train who wanted to practice her English.

      The German guy checking me in saw I was from Bristol and said Rovers or City. 20 minutes later we were still talking and a queue had developed behind me. Strangely he supports Berwick Rangers (the only English team to play in the Scottish leagues).

      Jumped on a couple of the commuter ferries to get a cheap tour of Hamburg from the harbour, only once I had spent 30 minutes figuring out how to use the metro to get there.

      Having a beer and some currywurst and resting my legs ready for another walking tour tomorrow.      Weiterlesen

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      Probably the best beer in the world

      5. September 2017 in Dänemark ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Met someone on a walking tour of Copenhagen who lives in Bristol. Small world! Going for a beer with them later.
      Covered a lot of ground today - 13km.

      Copenhagen is the home of Carlsberg and it tastes so much better here.

      Was on the end of more Brexit jokes today - so I've now decided I'm going to say I'm Irish ha. A Texan got most of the stick today from everyone.

      Danish tour guide Magnus kept saying for us to have a Hygge (pronounced 'Hoogli') time whilst in Copenhagen. Loosely translated it means 'cosy'.
      He also said there is such fierce rivalry between Sweden and Denmark that in Ikea, everything has a Swedish name, except for the toilet brush and carpet which are Danish ha.

      The most famous landmark gets a lot of stick from the locals. They all say it is shit so i had to confirm this myself. It's a little mermaid statue. And it is quite shit ha!

      Went to a good viewpoint up in a tower today, everyone was picking out lovely cathedrals and great architecture. Me? I was scouting for the Parken Stadium, home of FC København. Found it.

      Off to Hamburg tomorrow.      Weiterlesen

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