2006 - First Backpacking Trip - Day 13

Day 13:

- tour. pub crawl. cold
- history, buildings. tower. emotional.
- vodka and orange. ben carry me. all drunk and on tram.
- turkish pizza, doner.
- most australian.
- soutrik and Barro start trying to take advantage of everything.
- zurich. seat 10, couchette 20, bed 40.

2006 - First Backpacking Trip - Day 12

Day 12:

- walked around Go.
- saw fishmarked from distance.
- train to berlin. (ICE!)
- only 10 min to transfer.
- sausage, hotdog.
- nice view from the park. crowns on buildings in scand.
- train go toward sun. sun ~ 10:30 to 1:30 then long dawn/dusk.
- "ah, screw it"
- green fields, rocky outcroppings. traditional houses. saw archipelago.
- meet in Kob. they miss 11am train.
- house on rocks and rock path in marsh.
- walking paths, ocean, boats, castle, lighthouse, path.
- rock pile wall and moss. hills, towns.
- 5 candle decorations.
- ICE. glass door. 230 km/h
- book: dark boots and white laces "don't panic".
- meet brazil, give towels, clothing. 4 bed.
- story of east german nazis.

2006 - First Backpacking Trip - Day 11

Day 11:

- (Trapped in Oslo!) theme
- walked around, wait at station 1:15pm -> 5pm and researched possible routes.
- on train to Gotenburg.
- decided to go for a night.
- the park in oslo great. statues had frost on them. interesting effect.
- moist air- ice- lots of cloud in breath.
- peaceful harbor.
- good old/new mix.
- feels almost like Canada.
- Note Oslo train banks.
- saw big cattle from train in Halden, Norway.
- say more castles.
- eat dill and gra:slo:k chips (chives?)
- old trams.

2006 - First Backpacking Trip - Day 10

Day 10:

- Ferry too expensive.
- walk around malmo.
- turning torso top obscured. (saw from distance).
- long bridge across to malmo.
- on train to Oslo.
- met swedish, norway in swe, iraq in swe.
- *************@yahoo.se, Lisa Varberg Sweden: ***********@yahoo.se.
- No food or alarm in station. too full and train late.
- pass through the heavy rain damage area. (can't see anything)
- bought 3 swedish candy bars 22kr special. (Kex, Guld Nougat, Tarragona) by Cloetta.
- welcome to Norway message.
- Liza almost offered ride. many travel stories. family, car, etc. cute kids. next time.
- oslo expensive. will get out tomorrow.
- only one night at this hostel.

2006 - First Backpacking Trip - Day 9

Day 9:

- Australian hippie.
- walk around. stately look.
- old library and new.
- christianhavn like crack den.
- firebarrel, dog, hoods, graffiti. shops, etc. with grafitti.
- curch spires, spirals.
- lose chunbarro, eat pizza buffet 50 kr.
- split up again, they stay to see girls.
- want take night ferry and see fijords but too expensive.

2006 - First Backpacking Trip - Day 8

Day 8:

- walk around. church spires.
- elbtunnel. many restoration (winter?).
- took subway to hamburg hbf. like old european movies.
- Met friends from ICE.
- Had currewurst. curry sweet in europe.
- currently on train to kobenhavn.
- ice cream
- on boat from puttgarten to rodby.
- train on boat. Scandlines.
- can see other ships and 2 shores.
- moon, stars, planes, clouds, waves, reflection.
- surprisingly unstable. walk as if drunk.
- can see gently rolling sea swells.
- mall in ship and exchange.
- can see lifeboats.
- expensive food. almost go to oslo. > 60 kr for mcdonalds meal.
- dark central station. no money.
- communal showers (almost).

2006 - First Backpacking Trip - Day 7

Day 7:

Happy New Year!
- Missed 7 train. found passes problem.
- on train to hamburg.
- "see you in kobenhavn!"
- Meet Omuro Hideki: *********@hotmail.com -> Story of friend and prostitute in Amsterdam
- Germans sleep/wake early.
- Wrong station. No English. No tourist office.
- Stayed at hostel very nice. Had sausages, kroketten (origin of hamburger?).