Finally! A LOT of Pictures!

(Don't worry, there are A LOT of photos so it may take a while to upload)

But first... I just arrived in Krakow, Poland, late at night, so I have not seen anything. But, I show up to the hostel which is nicely right across from the train station and believe me as much as this bike is awesome it can be a real pain going up and down stairs and crossing busy streets. So, the first thing the people ask is, "are you hungry we have dinner ready," and "would you like tea or coffee." This place is fantastic, free everything! including laundry and considering I have only done 2 loads of wash in 30 odd days I was pretty excited!

Now I sit here with some tea and a full belly of food uploading pictures for those who care to see. As I look through the past cities I have been to happy times are remembered and confidence in myself is instilled again. I admit, this has not been an easy trip, but a great one.

BERLIN (a bit more):










DRESDEN:










MUNICH & DACHAU(concentration camp):









PRAHA (a most beautiful city):

Praha 2!

Again! no pictures... I don't think I will get to until Krakow because the computers here don't let my camera plug in.

I am in Praha! (prague to us) I arrived yestarday after a glorious trainride out of the Blackforest thru Nurnburg and across the Czech border. I arrived safe with my new bike to find that Praha is all hills up and down in all directions. My bike is parked in storage until Poland... I arrived at a repulsive hostel and stayed hardly 12 hours before I checked in to The Czech INN hostel. It is posh, and above all-Clean! I always feel more comfortable to be sleeping in fresh sheets and not someones day olds. I have seen a lot already, amongst the tourists tracks. The city is truely remarkable. It is beautiful! (I wish I could post pictures.)

A snickers frozen treat 20KC (crowns)
Dinner was 90KC
A HUGE beer is around 30KC

Wich all adds up to about 7 canadian dollars. Very cheap! I imagine I will ditch this killer muscle body I have newly discovered for a beer gut.

I have several castles to visit, Charles Bridge, Franz Kafka Museum, a few out of town day trips and a free Lo-Li-Fnk concert on Friday. It is going to be a nice 5 nights here!

XO

goofy!

Hi!

So, David called me an INVETERATE GOOFBALL the other day! At first I didn't believe him but after today I totally agree. As I have shown already in pictures I am a sucker for Europes amazing flohmarkts and farmers markets. Well, today i went several miles on the tram out of town, walked 25 minutes along the country side and found a giant flohmarkt that was on a horse track! This isn't even the good part! This morning I put 50E in my pocket and had a feeling it would be gone by the end of the day. I had this feeling to bring it with me. I walked through the whole market and bought several cheap things, like some gloves, a bag, more sunglasses ect... And then, I see this bike! Orange, old european, foldable, with a bell, a light on the front and back, and two gears! I try speaking with the man selling it but he is Bavarian and speaks NO english. We work out a bit of sign language and I finally buy it for 40E and he throws in a bike lock and says in broken English, 'you, very happy happy?'
And I was! and still am!
I rode back along the country road beaming with pride and singing loud!

I am planning to take this bike along my next stops, Prague, Krakow, Vienna, Salsburg, Venice and then to Florence! I will sell it once I get there.

Sorry I cant post pictures right now these computers at the hostel won't let me plug in. I am in Munich, leaving for Prague tomorrow. Yestarday I went to Dachau concentration camp and last night I swam in Munich's Olympic pool from 1972! I am homesick and happy and happy!

XOXO

BERLIN!

I thought this would be my favourite place, but it isn't. I am having fun regardless! I love the history here and the food, though it makes me a bit sick (Turkish Pizza!!!).

Here is a summary so far on this trip:

favourite drink: Bionade
favourite city: Amsterdam
favourite memory: breakfast with Sven & Julia in Hamburg every morning!
& renting a bike for 24 hrs. in Amsterdam!!!
favourite coffee: Berlin (surprised!)
favourite food: Mr. Kebab in Hamburg (I could marry that place!!)
favourite song to listen to while walking: feist, I feel it all
favourite musician to listen to on the train: Wim Mertens
favourite artwork: films by Salvidor Dali in London
favourite painting: Meredith Frampton, Marguerite Kelsey 1928

I head to Dresden on Tuesday, then Munich for 3 nights then to Prague!