A chilly 15 degrees was the maximum temperature for hamburg today. It was a huge difference to the warm 24 we enjoyed in Vienna and Italy. Aside from james we all donned our jackets, and jumpers. So now we all have more room in our luggage. Off to the hamburg harbour for a personal tour on the passenger ferry from jasmine. After the ferry ride we jumped Aboard the double decker bus for a guided tour of the extensive hamburg city. By all the signs, the city ...

Departure at 6.40am aboard the ICE train from Vienna to Wurzburg, Germany. We then transfer from one train to the next with a 7 minute window. Our next part of the journey will take us aboard the ICE train from Wurzburg to Hamburg with an arrival time of 1605hrs. The kids are delighted that we will be travelling first class and will enjoy the benefits of luxury travel. We have arrived safe and sound to Hamburg, Germany. The 10 hour train trip was actually ok...

A beautiful sunny September day in Vienna greeted us this morning. The maximum temperature forecast today is 24. Definitely shorts and Tshirt weather. I only packed 1 Tshirt and 1 pair of shorts, silly me. Off to the Schonbrunn Palace for a delightful stroll around the extensive gardens. Once again the public transport has been impressive. Unfortunately the children's museum was closed. No rhyme or reason for it to be closed with the sign indicating that it...

We started the day with a chocolate museum with free tasting. We really enjoyed this museum(especially Mum). Then on a bleaker note we went to the Torture museum and it displayed all the horrible tortures humans could think up. After that we caught the bus to the Natural History Museum of Vienna. Mum and Tom went of while the rest of us explored the museum. There were thousands of stuffed animals from all around the world (even some extinct ones). Then we went do...

Yesterday we visited the Shronbrunn Zoo. The zoo is the oldest in the world and has a very extensive collection of animals. We bought our tickets and for the next three hours we wandered around the zoo looking at all the animals. Part of the zoo had domesticated animals and the rest was full of wild animals. There were a few animals from Australia like Koala's but my favourite anmals were the Giant Panda, Jaguar(In the photo above),Elephants and Orangutans. By B...