Phew, it's been a while since I last posted, people have probably stopped checking here seeing as how it has been more than a month since I last wrote anything. I had a bit of a break in Australia, which kind of dried up the writing, but now I'm back in the long European winter I suddenly feel the urge to write again. I've just organised a few travels in the next couple of months which I'm pretty excited about. First up is 4 and a half days in Southern Germany, I have to go to Darmstadt (I love that name, so German, or rather the evil school in Harry Potter - Durmstrang) for a workshop so seeing as how work is paying me to get over there I thought I would take a few days off and spend Easter there as well. (For some reason France doesn't take Good Friday as a holiday only Easter Monday, and I always though Good Friday was really important for Christians) At the moment I'm thinking of Heidelberg and Munich, I've heard that Heidelberg was one of the only cities that wasn't completely destroyed in the war (not sure if that is true or not) but I'm looking forward to some traditional German architecture. The number one thing for me at Munich is the Dachau concentration camp, I'm not sure if you can say you are looking forward to seeing a concentration camp but I'm sure keen to visit it. There are a few other things around Munich I wouldn't mind seeing, but I don't want to go giving away my future postings now do I.
The other trip I have planned is to Amsterdam in April, I wouldn't mind seeing Anne Frank's house, I really have a World War II theme going here at the moment, and the canals and that sort of thing. These trips are certainly something to look forward to in what seems like a never ending winter. Apparently in March it rains and is windy all the time, there could possibly be 2 nice weeks in April and then it doesn't start to get warm again until May/June, give me an Australian winter anytime!
Now I just have to organise flights to Barcelona and Corsica, though I might leave those until after my next pay.
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Paris Top 10
- 1. The Musee d'Orsay
- 2. Sainte-Chapelle
- 3. Le Pot de Terre restaurant and Rue Mouffetard in the Latin Quarter
- 4. The Eiffel Tower, but get off at Trocadero
- 5. The Louvre (but if pressed for time only see the things listed on the map)
- 6. Musee Marmottan-Monet, though you can't take any photos
- 7. Tour Montparnasse (expensive, but the view is awesome)
- 8. Sacre Coeur and Montmarte, just watch out for the guys with the wrist bands trying to grab you
- 9. Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysees
- 10. Eating at a quiet restaurant in the Marais
Places I Want to Visit
- Corsica
- Barcelona
- Nice and Monaco
- Verdun and the Alsace region
- Fointanbleu
- Giverny
Wines I have Tried So Far (and my rating/thoughts)
White Wines
Kir (this is a mixture of white wine and blackcurrent liquor, drunk as an aperitif and is delicious)
Pinot Gris (yummy)
Champagne (not bad, but not Mercier)
Red Wines
Bordeaux (my god, how have I not tried this before now)
Burgundy (yuck)
Pinot Noir (Ok, but it's no bordeaux)
Rose (I suppose this should really be in both the red and the white columns)- this is nice, especially with lunch on a sunny Sunday, not very alcoholic and quite refreshing
Kir (this is a mixture of white wine and blackcurrent liquor, drunk as an aperitif and is delicious)
Pinot Gris (yummy)
Champagne (not bad, but not Mercier)
Red Wines
Bordeaux (my god, how have I not tried this before now)
Burgundy (yuck)
Pinot Noir (Ok, but it's no bordeaux)
Rose (I suppose this should really be in both the red and the white columns)- this is nice, especially with lunch on a sunny Sunday, not very alcoholic and quite refreshing
Things I Hate About Blogger
- The preview is not actually a preview
- When you add an image it automatically places it at the top of the page
- The spelling is in American so I've been thinking for ages that there was something wrong with the word organise, and not for the life of me being able to work out what it was. (I don't really hate Blogger because of that, Americans do rule the world after all)
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