Day 18: Vienna to Munich

7/08/2011

With 2 hours sleep we left for Munich.
We stopped off at a concentration camp and watched a film about what went on there in Hitler's time. Its crazy to think that these things actually happened! It was really sad to see.

Into Munich we only had about 2 hours in the city, but that was enough as all of the shops we're shut anyway! We walked around and nearly got left in Munich!! The bus left a bit early as the team leader counted incorrectly and thought everyone was on! So lucky we got seen wen they drove past us!

Anyway later that night we went to beer halls, we had a dinner of 'pork knuckle' which was a big lump of pork and crackling.. A complete let down! It was just pure fat! The entertainment was good though, girls played cow bells and danced and sang.

Got back to the hostel and the bar was bad. We attempted to go out. It was Sunday however so our team leader and receptionist said there would be no point as everyone's religious.

We tried anyway and found a club called Pimpernel.. It was very erotically decorated, we thought we were in a strip club!
We drank Jagerbombs, met some Amsterdam folk, had a good time but the music wasn't great. Electro.
I'm just glad we went out in Munich!

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Day 17: Vienna

6/08/2011

Had a kind of Austrian breakfast I think..had toast, chicken liver pate spread, some paprika cheese spread! Which was actually nice!

Some people from the tour were getting the bus into town for a quick walking tour, but 4 of us just decided to go in later by ourselves :)

We caught the train into town which was pretty easy - again similar to London. We went shopping for a bit then wandered around. Even though we didn't know where we were going we saw a lot!

We found the Museum Quartier which had loads of different museums in it and it was a nice area; there were these wierd triangular shaped colourful chairs everywhere.

Then we found a film festival thing where there was a gigantic screen and loads of different stalls selling food..we stopped in a beautiful big garden and the city was generally beautiful.

We then met the rest of the group and went to a Schnapps museum. He talked about different types of alcohol etc. And we tried loads of different flavours, like gold infused and chocolate hazelnut mmm mmm

We had a slight coach party after and while everyone else went to a Riglerhooter thing (dinner in the bushes or something!!) I went back to the hostel.

Later that night we decided to go find a club! We asked the receptionist where to go and went on her suggestion - Cafe Leopold in the Museum Quartier! So glad we did! They played only reggae and bashment in the upstairs room and it was packed!! Best night of the trip!

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Day 16: Venice to Vienna

5/08/2011

Were going to Vienna! Yay!
We drove into Austria and our first view of the mountains was amazing.

We stayed in a hostel called Wombats, it was pretty nice and felt nice to be staying in a holiday type place rather than a contiki building! Our room was huge. We ate at a cheap chicken and fish shop, which was really nice! I had a chicken schitzel burger.

I was really ill today; worst I've felt so I bought some Austrian medicine which really helped even though I couldn't read the packaging!

I stayed in the hostel bar for a bit and drank only juice :) the bar was nice though; it had a good vibe. I went to bed about 11 to try and sleep my illness away :(

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Day 15: Venice

4/08/2011

Today we got the boat from our campsite into Venice and had a walking tour. We saw the monuments of St Mark's square, and learnt about the history behind Venice.

We then went to a few shops and ate in a pub - the food really wasn't great!
After that the others went up towers and visited churches, but I was really fed up of views and churches! So I just walked around and bought some souviniers.

I wanted to go to a glass blowing demo but the tour group left early so I missed it! We didn't miss our Gondola ride though - it was so nice, serene and we were drinking Prosecco..
I asked the gondola man to sing and he said no, but he did in the end :)

Back to the campsite for dinner - it was the best! Had a bbq of ribs, chicken and chips yum!!

Later on it was drinking time.. Pre drank some vodka and went down to the bar, it was so empty and quiet, everyone must have been worn out from the night before! I stayed for a bit but went bed about 12:30 :)

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Day 14: Rome to Venice

3/08/2011

The drive to Venice was longer than I thought it would be! We stopped at Bologna, where there were a lot of shops and randomly I bought nutella, breadsticks and a drink in one!

Anyway..we got to the Venice campsite and it wasn't too bad, 3 people to a room. We had the best dinner, spaghetti bolognase and ritz crackers with dips for starter! :)

Tonight there was meant to be a beach party but it was cancelled due to bad weather. We just went down to the bar, had a couple of drinks and there was a guitarist playing live music which was really good!

The bar was mad! They gave free shots to girls that showed their (.)(.) !! Lol and it got over packed!

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Day 13: Rome

2/08/2011

7:30am breakfast was nice, we had pancakes :) then we got the metro into Rome with our tour manager.

We went into Vatican city for a walking tour. Everything was so beautiful - amazing artwork and statues. It was REALLY hot, had a burger for lunch - not very Italian but I'd already had pizza and pasta! I did have Gelato though, pistacio - yum!

Didn't do any more sightseeing as it was too hot so we made our way back to the campsite by metro. The train system is similar to London underground/overground. It was a bit hectic but we made our way back eventually!

We took a little nap then dinner at 7:30 - heart shaped chicken schnitzel :) then went back to the room to get ready for our 'whiteboard' party. We all had to wear white t-shirts and write on each other - funtimes!

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Day 12: Florence to Rome

1/08/2011

We drove to Rome which wasn't too long - a 3 hour drive, and my t-shirt design got picked! :)

We went sightseeing and saw all of the main sights. Went to the Colloseum, the Pantheon and Trevi fountain.

I had the best pizza ever - just mozzarella and parma ham, no tomato base YUM!

We got to our campsite which wasn't as nice as the last, wooden cabins with one electricity point, it was alright though.

Italy is swarming with mosquitoes, I got bitten really badly in the colloseum! I had a very early night - bed at 9:30!! All ready for a 6:30am start!

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