Na al die gesoekery het ek finally n geskrewe copy in my ou dagboek van dit gekry. Baie dankie aan my tannie en ma wat al vir weke lank vir dit soek.

Ek en ma het met Trafalgar Tours vir 10 dae Europe gaan toer.

Dag 1 Amsterdam

Was 'n lang bus rut na Dover met die ferry Calais toe en nog verder met die bus Amsterdam toe. Dit het gereen in AMsterdam. Ons het verby al die prostitute geloop en dit het baie skoon gelyk en heel ordentilik. Daarna het ons op die kanale gery en deur 7 brue gelyktydig gekyk. Ons het toe afgeklim by ons restaraunt Chinese Restaurant wat absoluut yummy was. Beste hotel ooi! (Dorint Hotel). Belgium taal is baie dieselfde. Lekker vir Kamp.

Day 2 Germany

Went on a cruise, saw lots of castles. Went to beerhof het die grootste bier in my lewe gedrink met ma gedeel.

Heidelberg was pragtig, maar nie veel van dit gesien nie, want ek en ma het die lift gevat en weggeraak.

Cologne was ok. Cathedral mooi, maar was nie so beindruk nie. Hotel maar kakerig. The soup looks like tock and has cheese cubes at the bottom of it.

Day unknown but in Venezia (Venice)

Motoscafi to the island. Went to St Mark's Pisicilio. Glass blowing- ma bought me a necklace went shopping got more xmas ornaments and glass angel. Nigerians sells prada op stukke lap en dan gryp hulle die lap en hardloop wanneer iemand fluit. Groot fine as jy iets van hulle koop.

Gelati- tirimisu+lemon en nog n flavour mango s hemel op aarde.

Baie warm hier. Gondala ride met musiek en wyn. Groot boot huis toe. Hotel pork en mushroom sous en pasta baie lekker. Stort vloer die hele badkamer water loop oralste. Mansmense ongeskik en hou van blondes.

Day Austria

Arrived late. Went to the biggest Swarovski factory. Bought earrings and a beacutiful purple butterfly. Lots of Christmas shops. Tax free ma bought earring and beads, free gifts and Christmas ornaments.

Drove into the mountains and arrived in a place called Eagle. Very quaint town (would imagine it to be beautiful at Christmas time covered in snow). Piano was playing Christmas songs. Had the most delicious cappacino there. Water nice and soft on hair. Pool had a doggy door from inside heated pool to outside pool. Barman told rude jokes old ladies 'golden girls' and a few of us sang the night away including of course Eidelweiss and other sound of Music songs as we were in Austria. Joke: What is a Australian kiss? A kiss down under.

Day Florence (or Rome first?)

Went for a ride up the mountain beautiful view over the whole city. Saw fake David. Rich people live there. Went down to the museum (acadania) and saw the real David (huge) huge hands, feet, ding-dong. Originally started by somebody else but finished by Michael Angelo sculpture was thought to be inferior to painting. Painters were artisit. Consistantly critised Leonardo. But even when he mad the most impressive painting which is the Sistene Chapel (rome/Vatican City). Vatican is the smallest country.

Ek was al by 3 van die grootste kerke. (van groot na klein)

1. Vatican

2. St Pauls

3. Milan

4. Florence

Eastern toilets. They dont have seats. Koekiewassers orals Bodays.

The dome in Florence was 'Even though the one in Rome is bigger it is not more beautiful' Michael Angelo.

Went to see were Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa and in the square piazza della signoria was a stunning square with huge statues of the Roman gods and huge fountain.

Gelati twice- banana nice and melon was good.

Went to a leathershop. Expensive Florence renowned for gold. One bridge covered in jewelry shops. Less busy city. Small enough to walk everywhere.

The old Roman city is underneath the modern city.

Tuscany is renowned for there wine and olive oil. Wine Chanti look for the black rooster on the bottles neck (nice red wine).

Day Rome Day 1

Arrived at Hotel quite late went on a walking tour. Started at the Spanish steps went down to the Fountain Bennini made by a famous artist. Next went to fashion street prada, versace etc.

My highlight was the fountain of Trivi it takes your breath away. Had to put 3 coins in by throwing them over your shoulder 1) is for ood health 2) return to rome 3) wish and I think luck is somewhere there too.

'All roads lead to Rome' Really build that way even in the UK. Went to Pantheleon open roof rain floor drawing like mask of phantom of the opera. Dome is perfect sphere and will fit exactly if turned upside down (made without scaffolding).

Dinner in Piazza Novana on square. Music serenade looking onto the fountain. Ma ate carbonaro and I ate pizza thin with a boiled egg on it.

Rome Day 2

Met our guide Paulo outside the Vaican (excellent guide). Showed that Rome open minded 2 of some gods, greek, roman impession totally different in appearance opposite each other. Went through to the room of maps. Very interesting. Rome has a little island which is created by a loop in the river Tigo.

Vatican- chapel amazing painting. New/old testiment painted at the same time by different people. Showing same storyline. Michael Angelo made amazing paintings. On the roof the story proceeds. Small and big road to heaven amazing. He depicted the devil as somebody that previously critisezed his work. He is renowned to leave his work unfinished. Next we went to the church underneath all the graves. Then ?building the only open the doors once every 24 years on Christmad day. This celebrates St Paul. The whole building is in the shape of a key. Hew was the only apostal? that was selected by God. In the building there is a stained glass window amber colours with dove (sign of peace) in the middle. At sunset (April months) it makes the inside a golden glow which is the Holy Spirit and shines onto the statue of Paul. It forms a triangle with the Holy Spirit at the top point, doors at bottom. Everybody touches the feet of Paul it had to be replaced already. Had lunch seafood pasta and normal pasta devine mascarpone and nut cake.

Next bus tour guided. Walked around Colleseum. I found this hot but magnificent. The floor was wood with sand on top and underneath tunnels where the fighters and animals where kept. Each level of the Colleseum was marked with roman numbers so each person know which class - which level they were to gosit on. Hungry eastern migrants (pilgrams) use to get veg stow and the only things they could see was the arcs reminding them of the Roman domination. When they kissed the cross in the Colleseum. They could have 15 days of indulgence. The marble (but all has been recycled) that is why theres holes in the wall as well as people standing beams.

Dining with the Tenors was next very enjoyable singing and food. Involve the audience. Shaved someone. Vrou wat aanle by al die mans. Food: anti pasta - kopatio-cheese, 1st course - bread dipped in oil, mushroom rissoto, tomato paste pasta, main 0 lamp potato salad, dessert- of course tirimisu. They had the most divine champagne. Have to watch Gladiator the movie started watching it on the coach.

Day Switzerland Day 1

Ons los die choas van Italie en gaan oor na die Swiss precision van Switzerland. Die eerste lake wat ons sien is absoluut mindblowing. Dit lyk so mooi daar. Die lake is gevorm deur glaziers wat gesmelt het in die laaste Ice Age en die lake gevorm. Die water is n snaakse groen kleur maar crystal clear. Die visse is huge (huge). Daarna het ons hotel toe gegaan en toe op ons horse and carriage ride. Ons karretjie was deur 1 perd getrek en die man kon nie 1 woord engels praat of verstaan nie. Die hoof ou se naam is Hansie.

Ons het opgery na die rivier en die mooiste scenery gesien. Berge, blommetuine quaint huise. Van die huise is in twee gebou want daar is n rivier wat deur die middel van hulle huise loop. Vrugte bome en katte wat sommer rondle en ulke groot oop groen velde. Die mense hier is baie vriendelik en groet almal. Daarna het ons in hulle agterplaas gaan snacks en drinks gehad. Hulle het die oulikste hond gehad. Ons is terug hotel toe vir aandete en het die lekkerste potato en leek sop gedrink maar die tweede aand was weer terug stock soup toe. Hulle het so klein hout museum gehad et cowbells oralste.

Switzerland Day 2

Stayed just outside Lucerner. Ons het vroeg opgestaan en met die kabelkarretjies styl mount Pilatus opgegaan. Net 4 in n karretjie en soos mens opry hoor mens die cowbells en die waterstroompies. Die pinetrees daar groe so lank dun en reguit. Al die koeie in Switzerland het cowbells aan omdat die plase so klein is oo al dieberge het n koeiboer net 8 koeie maar hy kry n goverment subsidie van Franks 2000 per koei per jaar. Die koei bly in houtbarn attached aan die huis vir n 150 dae in die winter oor dit so koud raak. Maar weens regulasies moet die koeie 1 keer n week uitgelaat word. Toe is ons in n groter karretjie die berg op. Daar in die middel het hulle so canopy tour wat nogals n daunting foefislide is. Hulle het ook so lang sleigh tonnel die berg af. Dit was baie bewolk wat mens ry sien jy hangers, maar hulle groei gras bo oor dat mens nie weet dit is airport hangers nie. Hulle is ook masterminds met tonnels en wanneer n mens sien die tonnel se dak is plat dan weet jy daar is nog iets daarbo. Een van die tonnel kan 20 000mense huisves vir 30dae met genoeg kos en water. Het sy eie jail en hospitaal. Elke huis moet volgens wet n nuclear shelter he en die ou huise moet naby aaan n public nuclear shelter wees. Die mense is paranoid. Ons is toe die berg af met die stylste clog trein in die EU/wereld. O ja en voor ek vergeet daar is n trein spoor wat langs die lake loop en dan eweskielik oo rdie pad sny en verdwyn in die rockface. Ons is toe nan tradisionele ete cheese fondue. Words en roti, slaai en merangue (baked alaska) terwyl ons die cultural show gekyk het. Die mense het geyodel, broom dancin, belldancing, coin in milk barel lang horns gedoen en flag throwing. Audience het ook geyodel en dit was heel goed gewees. Na dit was dit shopping tyd en PS dit reen nog die heeldag in Switzerland. Ons het so bietjie by die horlosie winkels gaan kyk. Hulle horlosies is goedkoper maar nogsteeds durr en hier kon mens orals in Franks of Euros betaal. Toe het ek Daniel se Swiss knife gaan koop en sy voorletter en van opgraveer.

Ons het ook die lekkerste chocalate gekoop. Die blou milk lint ene. Ek het n koeibell gekoop en daar was die mooiste skere die handle is n swaan. Daarna het ons shoe shopping gegaan en toe op ons happy hour cruise wat baie mooi was. Die bier het nes Castle Lager geproei. Daarvoor het ons die leeu in die muur gaan kyk en dit was baie mooi gewees. Vir pudding daai aand was perske stukke opgesny met strawberry sou ek het gedog dit was n slap jam. Was nogals lekker. Die water proe ongelooflik lekker hier. Alles is skoon en mooi.

Day Paris Day 1

Went to Nortre Dam Catherdal. Beautiful gargoyles on the outside to ware off evil spirits. Stained glass windows are like cartoonstrip showing(like a picturebook)the people the stories of the Bible. We then went on a bus sightseeing tour. Sun with a face on was Napolean. Kyle made us look for a teddy of Napolean in the window and then said look right and there was the Eiffel tower. There was also a building with huge columns and if you look across the river sein over the bridge you see the exact building on the other side.

There is a joke about Frenceh people. 'They are all inseine' They really are. The handsignal up yours shown with two fingers come from when the English fought the French. The English fought with bow and arrow and the French during the war cut off there bow fingers so they could not shoot them with their bow and arrow. And when the English defeated them they showed them the up yours sign as to say we still have our fingers.

After this was a walk to the Eiffel Tower. We went on a boatcruise. It was beautiful with all the statues on the bridges. All the important buildings were lit up. There were thse little squares along the embankment where people were dancing alot of tango. All the couple were smooching along the river. There was also a lovers bridge and bridge called New Bridge but it is actually the oldest bridge there as it was the first stone bridge and all the other birdges were made out of wood. Had supper in the Latin quarter (late for bus). Devine mussels escargos, steak, creme brulee. Rouge - dive red wine.

Day Paris Day 2

We had a guide aboard tour bus. Went to the Louvre saw inverted pyramid and Mona Lisa. I wonder s a lot of his paintings resemble this women if it wasnt just his style of painting. Saw glass pyramid and apartment. Really nice lounge and chandeliers in the apartments. Everything painted was painted in triangle I was also surprised to see the huge Egyptian influence in there artefacts. Alot of paintings were done on wood and you can see they were amateurs back then.

It rained!

The coach dropped us off at concorde where ma and I walked around. We had lunch at the rest, soup with croutons and cheese and quiche and salda. Hot chocalate was melted cocoa and a seperate milk jug with hot frother milk and of course water out of a vase.

Ma went shoe shopping. Back to the hotel to get ready for the show. It was a cabaret show Novelle Eve. It was really really good. The dancers were topless! So all the men were tipsy and happy when we left the show. My favourite part was the statue man. And when Charl won the dancing competition the balacing guy with the Einstein hairdo was funny to. It was like a Los Vegas show. We saw the Moulin Rouge across the road. Food was Salmon Pate, Steak, Cheeseplatter Cassata yum and of course lots of champagne.

I enjoyed the trip. Very rushed wont do longer then 12 days but I ennjoyed the time we did have in the countries.

My hight lights

Rome - fountain of Trivi

Austria - beautiful amazing place

Switzerland - undecided but offers alot

Amsterdam - return for bankholiday.

I enjoyed my experience and definitely need to learn more European Languages.