Monday, 5 Aug 2013 | Views [441]
Life always seems to throw a challenge at me the day after a crazy night out.
I found out five minutes before my train to Copenhagen was due to leave, that it had been cancelled because of an engine fault. To get us to Copenhagen, the transport ... Read more >
Tags: cities, european adventure, friends, nights out, trains
Saturday, 3 Aug 2013 | Views [529]
Where they burn books, they will start burning people.
- A very apt quote from German poet, Heinrich Heine, from 1820, at the Nazi book burning memorial
I'm taking my second last train ride with my Eurail pass. My European adventure is ... Read more >
Tags: cities, european adventure, history, sightseeing, trains
Wednesday, 31 Jul 2013 | Views [657]
Visiting Dresden was a sombre experience, knowing that it was the most heavily-bombed city in WWII. It is such a stark contrast to Prague, which never took a blow from the war physically and was so well-preserved.
Walking from the train station ... Read more >
Tags: buildings, churches, cities, european adventure, sightseeing
Wednesday, 17 Jul 2013 | Views [441]
I have to say it's really nice travelling first class on trains without having to pay a single cent extra. The RailJet trains I've been on have been the best so far, with comfortable seats equipped with power points, wifi on board and lovely staff who ... Read more >
Tags: cities, european adventure, friends, history, sightseeing, trains
