Day 25 Cologne Another day of travelling through the German countryside. There were lots of things to look at, abandoned castles, wind farms, normal farms, woods and villages. We caught the ICE train, which is the fastest trains in Germany. The one we were on was travelling at over 300km/hr. It was running 10 minutes late and made up the time so we still arrived in Cologne on time. We are staying in a quaint apartment overlooking a square near the river Rhine. It...

Day 25 Leipzig This morning we woke to rain, quite heavy rain. It rained consistently through breakfast, which we had in the breakfast room in the basment. It is German breakfast. Small choices of cereal, breads and cold meats with tomato, cheeses, cucumber and also yoghurt and boiled eggs. They also have juice and tea or coffee. An interesting line up. We try to wait for the rain to ease but it doesn't so we head off anyway. Walking up through the town centre is...

Day 24 Leipzig Hope your all well No free Internet, we will update in Cologne, going well though... Phil

Day 24 Leipzig Another morning of travelling on European rail. We knew it would be a bit of a rush to get to Prague station by 8:30am and we did have to hurry but we easily made it, once again conquering another cities public transport system. The girls were pretty excited that we had a train with a cabin and we were rhe only ones in it. Consequently, they spread themselves out for the journey from Prague to Dresden. At Dresden we had to change trains for an inte...

Day 23 Prague Beautiful sunshine and a pleasant temperature greeted us this morning, just perfect for a day of sightseeing in amazing Prague. Prague has so many original buildings from the Gothic and Baroque periods, it's like walking through another time period. We start the day on the underground rail network, which isn't so old, and boasts the longest escalator in Europe at 100m. The girls think this is great but I'm not so fussed. We arrive in the centre of t...