Archives for "October, 2009"

Posted by Jack on 18th October 2009

London (Day 85 – 89)

October 7 – Day 85
Today we got the Eurostar from Brussels to London, arriving in London at around 12:30. We got the tube to Old Street, where we met Sarah, a family friend who is living in London. She gave us the keys to her place, and we went back to drop our bags off.

Posted by Jack on 18th October 2009

Belgium (Day 81 – 84)

October 3 – Day 81
We arrived in Brussels a little bit late, after missing our train from Amsterdam. When we got to our accommodation, there was no-one there (I had said we would arrive in the morning). 20 minutes later, we were let in to the beautiful B&B we stayed in.

Posted by Jack on 18th October 2009

Amsterdam (Day 77 – 80)

September 29 – Day 77
We arrived in rainy Amsterdam at about 6pm, after a long train trip from Berlin. We had a little walk around, then had overpriced drinks in a little pub nearby. After dinner, we walked through the infamous Red Light District, and were shocked and amazed. Wow.

Posted by Jack on 18th October 2009

Berlin (Day 73 – 76)

September 25 – Day 73
After a recovery sleep-in after an afternoon/night at Oktoberfest, we headed to the train station to go to Berlin. The train is new and fast (~160km/h). We should be in Berlin by 6pm.

Posted by Jack on 18th October 2009

Munich (Day 69 – 72)

September 21 – Day 69
Today we got the train to Munich, a clean, new looking Austrian train (a very welcome change). We got to our hotel, but had to wait a while before checking in. Once we had that out of our way, we headed off to Oktoberfest It is hard to describe. [...]