Category Archives: Europe

Florence brings with it another dose of culture.  I’ve visted the Uffizi (Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus) and The Galleria dell’Accademia (Michelangelo’s David). Pleasingly I have no photos from inside of either gallery, because unlike the French Circus inside the … Continue reading →

Leaning Tower is still leaning: But thankfully there’re plenty of people willing to hold it up: And of course there’s always some cheesy clown trying to push it over:

Yeah, so Lake Garda is large (largest in Italy), especially when you drive the length of it along the windy traffic laden road… My arrival into Verona (Shakespeare’s city of Romeo and Juliet) was disappointing – looking like a rundown … Continue reading →

Turns out the Merano is best known for it’s spa resorts and mild climate. I just picked it off the map as a convenient location near the alps. It is a very nice little spot, so I ended up staying … Continue reading →

So yeah, the Alps are impressive, and the roads that get you across them are fun… I didn’t make it to the legendary Stelvio pass, but the route between Innsbruck and Merano was still pretty good, reaching 2095  (compared with … Continue reading →

Ventured down into Italy briefly today. Unfortunately Lake Carezza was a little more, well, frozen than I had been hoping for… So I took another snap of me to prove I was there instead of going to the scene I … Continue reading →

Autobahn, twisty passes, snow… Novelties Getting overtaken. Like I was standing still. When I was doing 150. Legally. Austrian Traffic lights that warn you before going green And here’s a little something I prepared earlier: As per the staged pic, … Continue reading →

Didn’t post my ones from inside the Reims Cathedral, so here’s Metz: And a couple more from Metz: Wonder how they mow this grass: Then there’s Riquewihr, a crazy beautiful little French town: Finally finished up the day in Freiburg.