Yep! *snerk* It's really not that bad - they've put bathrooms into all the rooms so it's not like you're being all communal. It's just... small and sparse. :)
Heh. I've done the communal thing in hostels before. Some I'd do it again in a minute, others...no. Just, no. Although at least I've only been in one that charged for showers.
The bit about everyone speaking English? Soooo true there.
*is pleased*
Oooh, Salzburg! Been there, done that, one of the other places I definitely want to go back to. I can do suggestions/pictures for that, too. And I might have a few requests. *g* Seriously, I'm VERY curious to see how their old-downtown-area survived the massive flooding right after we were there.
Well, if I get a chance, I'll investigate. Even now that we've rescheduled and I think I'll have two days there, I'm putting everything else second to the Sound of Music tour and singing in the mountains and such. ;)
I'd love to have suggestions/pictures for Salzburg as well.
Yep, but only in good weather. Otherwise it's a lot of time and you don't get to see anything but fog.
Okey-dokey. How long does it take to get up there and back from town? And is it something where you can walk to the boat, get ont he boat, go up the mountain, and return by railway (or vice-versa)?
Right off the bridge, discussed in the tour. :)
So I see in your pictures! I didn't realize the bridges had murals. Awesome.
Trying to remember which one that is - I've got a map scanned with all this stuff on it.
I think it's the non-Jesuit one. It looks kind of like a pair of silver candlesticks.
It is - they give you lots of info about the history and such. Also make sure to go on a tour just through the streets - I'll post some of the pics of the frescoes that are freaking gorgeous.
I love the Friti (or however that's spelled...the Swiss boogeyman) one you posted. What kind of price do these tours charge, do you remember?
Request - you HAVE to get some Kinder Eggs. I'll post the German name later when I find it - chocolate eggs with a toy inside that you have to assemble.
I've seen a few here and there in Exeter, but they don't say anything about having a toy in them, so I wonder if they're the same thing or not. I'll get one next time I'm in Tesco, or when I'm in Switzerland.
Remind me to also check where Melk is in relation to this. I have the feeling you'd appreciate that one as much as I did.... ;)
Melk?
*swears* My spring break is the week BEFORE that. I am so very pissed right now...
Oh, how annoying! That's the week we'll all be tearing our eyeballs out because of papers. We're giving ourselves a few days to recover before hopping on a plane...
Mmmm, maybe. Not a whole lot that I remember, but there were good views from up by the fortress walls.
Yeah, I'm gonna try to get up in some high spots and take pics.
This is fun - it's been a while since I've gone through my stuff and it's making me all reminisce-y. And determined to get my passport renewed asap...
Hehehe! Hey, we're going all over the place in the UK in June, apparently, so if you wanna pop on over... ;)
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Date: 2005-02-12 04:48 pm (UTC)Heh. I've done the communal thing in hostels before. Some I'd do it again in a minute, others...no. Just, no. Although at least I've only been in one that charged for showers.
The bit about everyone speaking English? Soooo true there.
*is pleased*
Oooh, Salzburg! Been there, done that, one of the other places I definitely want to go back to. I can do suggestions/pictures for that, too. And I might have a few requests. *g* Seriously, I'm VERY curious to see how their old-downtown-area survived the massive flooding right after we were there.
Well, if I get a chance, I'll investigate. Even now that we've rescheduled and I think I'll have two days there, I'm putting everything else second to the Sound of Music tour and singing in the mountains and such. ;)
I'd love to have suggestions/pictures for Salzburg as well.
Yep, but only in good weather. Otherwise it's a lot of time and you don't get to see anything but fog.
Okey-dokey. How long does it take to get up there and back from town? And is it something where you can walk to the boat, get ont he boat, go up the mountain, and return by railway (or vice-versa)?
Right off the bridge, discussed in the tour. :)
So I see in your pictures! I didn't realize the bridges had murals. Awesome.
Trying to remember which one that is - I've got a map scanned with all this stuff on it.
I think it's the non-Jesuit one. It looks kind of like a pair of silver candlesticks.
It is - they give you lots of info about the history and such. Also make sure to go on a tour just through the streets - I'll post some of the pics of the frescoes that are freaking gorgeous.
I love the Friti (or however that's spelled...the Swiss boogeyman) one you posted. What kind of price do these tours charge, do you remember?
Request - you HAVE to get some Kinder Eggs. I'll post the German name later when I find it - chocolate eggs with a toy inside that you have to assemble.
I've seen a few here and there in Exeter, but they don't say anything about having a toy in them, so I wonder if they're the same thing or not. I'll get one next time I'm in Tesco, or when I'm in Switzerland.
Remind me to also check where Melk is in relation to this. I have the feeling you'd appreciate that one as much as I did.... ;)
Melk?
*swears* My spring break is the week BEFORE that. I am so very pissed right now...
Oh, how annoying! That's the week we'll all be tearing our eyeballs out because of papers. We're giving ourselves a few days to recover before hopping on a plane...
Mmmm, maybe. Not a whole lot that I remember, but there were good views from up by the fortress walls.
Yeah, I'm gonna try to get up in some high spots and take pics.
This is fun - it's been a while since I've gone through my stuff and it's making me all reminisce-y. And determined to get my passport renewed asap...
Hehehe! Hey, we're going all over the place in the UK in June, apparently, so if you wanna pop on over... ;)