When the power goes out as you are washing clothes in the wash hand basin,You realise that you have absolutely no idea how to turn the IPhone into a torch.( Which will come as no surprise to those that know me.)Luckily enough, your travel handbag comes with a trusty torch.That's when it is really good to know where your handbag is.I did.So finding the 'How to' guide for the hotel...Which I studiously ignore on all other occasions, I rang 9.So did ever...

Up at 6amOff to Schonbrunn Palace at 7.30am.First people through the gates so able to take lots of photos with no one there.This is amazing.The size of the place!No photos inside but I had a ball with the camera in the garden!In the 16th century, the ruler of Austria, Maria Theresa wanted to move from the Winter Palace in the centre of Vienna because of all the awful smells, garbage, sewerage, etc.... So she moved to the Summer Palace outside Vienna....it had bee...

Not much to report today.Full day on the bus.Left Venice at 8.30am.Wonderful sleep.We drove through the Dolomite Mountains.The scenery is just spectacular!Will arrive at the hotel in Vienna in about 1 hour... 4pm.Then off to the Viennese Concert at 6.30.I will finally get to wear my coat!Glad I don't need my boots!....In joke with Brooke and Simone at work....Mum and Dad.They couldn't agree if I should bring my boots or not....so finally I was going to pa...

Venezia!!!!!!!Wow!Loved it.Arrived at the hotel at midnight last night. Was a pretty big travel day.Only the last 2 hours of the 6 hour bus trip was a little hard. Tried to sleep but I really need one of those neck cushions....Yes... I know Brooke .... 'I won't be sleeping on the bus! I'm in Europe'Oh boy.... You really need to sleep on the bus sometimes. So to try to alleviate the cricked neck, I have been looking for one of those neck cushions. ...

Wow! I love this.Cabin to myself.( I paid extra to have a room to myself for the whole trip....best thing ever.)So 2 single beds...case on one, me on the other.We arrived at the boat about 4pm....showed passports, dragged cases onto the boat...we are leaving our bus and grabbing another bus in Greece.Huge boat, by the way.I am going to be in Greece tomorrow!Only time we have to handle our cases ourselves....just as well really...it's pretty weighty.I bought w...