Hi All, well my European vacation has sadly come to an end. Technically as i am typing this i am at changi airport in singapore, it's almost 8pm singapore time & i board my flight to brisbane about 11pm, fly out 10 past midnight arrive home at 9.40am sunday morning brissy time. Well i really enjoyed Madrid which included a trip to the former capital of spain, toledo. it was a very unique place and had quite a medieval feel to it. We went to Lourdes after that...

Hi everyone, its been awhile, wow wee, i have been to sound of music country salzberg, just beautiful, we stayed just outside of vienna and it was just fantastic. there is so much to say however this internet access is costing me a bit so i will keep it brief. Rome wow what can i say, i absolutely loved it! we´ve been to florence also and stayed at montecatini, then on to Nice. The french riveria is beautiful, we also stopped off in Monaco which was breathtaking...

Hi everyone, its been awhile, wow wee, i have been to sound of music country salzberg, just beautiful, we stayed just outside of vienna and it was just fantastic. there is so much to say however this internet access is costing me a bit so i will keep it brief. Rome wow what can i say, i absolutely loved it! we´ve been to florence also and stayed at montecatini, then on to Nice. The french riveria is beautiful, we also stopped off in Monaco which was breathtaking...

Hi All, its me again. Well I survived the trip up the mountain, we started heading up on a train, then switched to a cable car. I think what helped was the fact that the higher we got the less visibiity we had. Unfortunately we didnt get to see much once we got up top. I decided to partake in a glass of schnapps to calm my nerves, it was so not butterscotch schnapps tasted more like rocket fuel. We also went on a cruise around Lake Lucerne in Switzerland which w...

Hi all, glad to see that my update from germany worked. We left Germany this morning and headed to Heidelberg Castle and then onto Strasbourg in France. We are now in Switzerland and it is absolutely breathtaking. I am just so impressed. The weather is very misty and about 15 degrees currently. We are staying in Hotel Europe in Engelberg near Lake Lucerne in a hotel with loads of character, it reminds me of the really old style hotels of the 40s. We are heading u...