My new Travel Blog!

If you've happened across this way back blog from 2003, feel free to check out the latest over at my new blog: http://bluenosegirl.com about my latest travel adventures living life in London.

It is still alive, too bad we lost the comments.

Michelle Brideau

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LisaB reporting in from Madison. I arrived only slightly late and without my bag. We'll find out today what fun adventures it went on. Hope everyone else made it home with no problems!

GutenTag from Salzburg!

This place seems oddly familiar....

Arrived at the hostel -exhausted, hot, sweaty, gross, as usual. Discovered mix up with our reservation on the part of the hostel. No beds?? Michelle had copy of correct reservation so hostel dude starting sweating. He says he has found beds but they will not be ready for a bit so we go drag ourselves around town again and have supper at a place with a killer salad bar. We arrive back and collapse on our beds. Poor Shannon got put in the basement. Happy Birthday? No, do not worry, she is in a room with the rest of us for our second night. Every school group on the continent was staying in this hostel - it was a nightmare of children screaming and running and injuring themselves (ambulance only had to come once). Little sleep was had. Tonight should be better.

Today Michelle, LisaB, LisaG, and Shannon caught a bus, train, bus, cable car to the ice caves 1700m up inside the mountains. They were a refreshing -1deg Celcius. They were amazing and refreshing, (especially the 90 mile and hour wind that blows by when they open the door to the cave) After an hour and fifteen minutes we were ready for the heat again. Nicole spent the day shopping and relaxing in beautiful Salzburg, fending off the urge to by the Armani suit she fell in love with.

When Shannon, the Lisas and Michelle arrived back, Shannon headed to the hostel to refresh and the other 3 hit the H&M store. Not too much damage was done, but we are now at the end of the trip and dont have so far to carry our bags =)

It is still hot and sunny, and we are starting to look forward to some Nova Scotia sun.

Tomorrow sees Lisa G and Nicole fly back to Canada from Munich and Lisa B, Michelle and Shannon are off to Innsbruck.

Made it to Prague. The over night train was a bit of a hairy experience, but we survived.

Prague was hot and sunny, but what else do we expect now. We spend our 2 days wandering around Prague admiring the beautiful and colorful architecture, and shopping =) One afternoon found us heading to Kutna Hora to see a church decorated in human bones. There was a chandiler made from every bone found in the human body. Yes it is as strange as it sounds.

Our rooms were at the top of 5 long flights of stairs but we were rewarded with great views of sunsets and rooftops.

After 2 nights in Prague (this is the digest version sorry), we headed to a small town called Chesky Krumlove (UNESCO). We took a direct van from hostel to hostel, ahh the luxury. On the drive we saw 2 accidents in 3minutes, one was the car right infront of us! We will be sticking to trains from now on so don't worry moms.

Chesky Krumlov was very nice, what you would expect a midevil village to be like, windy lanes little doorways, a castle and jewlery (Michelle and Lisa G got some pretty things). There was a river that ran around the town LIsa G and Michelle cooled off by dipping their feet in, Shannon took a leisurly float down the river with the current. Very refreshing.

Today we head back to Salzburg!