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Tech | Rant | Music

Snow!

We have seen snow on the distant mountain peaks every now nd again. Just = before crossing into Austria there was snow up to the road. Heaps cool! (as = the Aussies on the bus put it). Unfortunatly there was no snow at the stop = we made further up in Austria, so we’ll still.

Mobile communication in Europe

So before I left South Africa I activated international roaming on my MTN = sim. The main reason for this was so I could use GPRS to send email into my = blog. Unfortunatly GPRS coverage is highly sporadic.=20 What has been my saving grace was a Virgin Mobile SIM bought in the UK. It.

Venice, Italy

Yesterday we went to Venice. We were on the main island, San Marco. The = morning kicked off with a glass blowing demonstration on St. Marks’. = Square, which was very cool. They made a vase and a cat in under 10 min. = Venice is known for its glass and embroidery. After that we.

Postcard to nowhere

Another interesting thing about the Vatican is that they have their own = postal system. In fact it is quicker to send mail from the Vatican than = from any other place in Italy! We thought it would be rather cool to send a postcard from Vatican city. So = I bought a card and.

Rome sightseeing part 2

This morning we were out of the hotel by 7am to get to the Vatican museum. = When we arrived there at 8am the queue was already halfway down the street. = By the time the doors opened at 8:45 it was down to the corner. We got in = pretty soon after it opened..

Rome sightseeing

Christmas day was sightseeing in Rome.We started the day with a walking = tour which kicked off at the Collosseum, went through the forum and ended = at the Vittorio Emanuele Monument. Our guide was a little Italian lady who = was very knowledgeable and witty. After that we were free to do our own.

Florence, Italy

Yesterday on the way to Florence we stopped to see the leaning tower of = Pisa. The town itsself looks like a regular small town which simply happens = to have a large tourist attraction. We arrived in Florence in the early evening. An hour after check-in we went = to an Italian restaurant. There.

Mmmmm, Pizza

Just had my first slice of genuine Italian pizza at one of Autogrills (a = petrol station restaurant). In Italy a slice of pizza is the equivalent of = quater of a family sized pizza, which is pretty huge. Interesting fact: the = Autogrill chain is owned by the vatican. The toilets are mostly terrible..

Florence, Italy

We have just crossed over into Italy. . We drove along the French riviera this morning while watching a beatiful = sunrise We also drove past Monaco. The houses and cliffs remind very much = of camps bay. I’m feeling better today and looking forward to some more sightseeing.