Monday 31 August 2009
Pantheon, Rome.
They don't know how it was built, and they don't know how it stands, they say that if they tried to build it today, it would be impossible!! The dome is made of concrete but there is no reinforced steel rods so the structure should crumble under its own weight especially seeing as it has a 4 metre wide hole in the middle! If you made an exact replica of it, turned it upside down and underneath itself it would be a perfect sphere! Amazing!! I also acts as a clock and a calendar indicated by where abouts the sunlight falls inside the dome.
Rome, Italy.
Fontana di Trevi.
Paletine Hill, The Ancient palace.
Some ancient ruins that are now a cat sanctuary, the pink building behind them is the site where Caesar was assassinated, it is now a pizzeria.
Rome! Brilliant, amazing, extravagant, awesome! Loved it! Everything was massive and awe inspiring, old and full of history. I had two days in Rome and you really need a week, crammed a lot in, got to town at 8:30, left town at 21:00.
There is much to see and do, I did a walking tour held by a guy with a degree in Ancient Roman history an he just knew so much, he gave us centuries and centuries of information in the space of a few hours, it was great. The Romans were full on and we heard all about the bastards, if you want to know you'll just have to go and see it all for yourselves, i ain't even gonna start! sorry!
Venice, Italy.
Sadly, for the 2 days I spent in Venice I was struck down by The Flu; one of the perils of sharing hostel dorm rooms with 4 to 24 other travellers. I still managed to drag myself through the city but was unenthused. I liked Venice, but it was touristy, very very touristy, like most of Italy. Its not the type of place I will rush back to but well worth exploring. The was not any one point in time in Venice that I knew where I was, there are lots of tiny lanes and squares and my map didn't have many street names on it. I am usually quite good at navigation. It was a nice place to get lost in anyway, the quiet local areas were peaceful and pretty. There were alot of gondolas! The gelati was delicious.
Friday 28 August 2009
Paragliding - The hike.
2 Germans, 2 Aussies.
Nearly at 1750 metres!
Place where I ran off of a mountain!
Getting ready for take off!!
St. Johaan in Tirol, Austria.
A breathtaking place! Just so beautiful. This town has a population of just 10,000 people. Here I went Paragliding and then hired a mountain bike and went along to the nearby towns along the base of the mountain. It was fantastic. The hostel was basically just someones house called annalies'. Annalies was a lovely old Austrian lady, she loves the sport of hunting and her front room was coverd with deer skulls and various dead animals. She introduced me to four generations of the girls of her family (including her), all very beautiful aerians, and very sweet. Her mother gave me chocolate.
The Schnitzels were good and so was the beer.
A trek up to the biggest Ice Caves in the world!!
Not far from Salzburg is the Largest ice cave in the world! Its a whopping 47km long! The first km is an ice cave. The cave was only discovered in 1879 by a mountaineer. On the drive to the bottom of the mountain, we passed through the valley in which the Romans invented the Mile! Historical stuff!!
Unfortunately, I was not able to take photos inside the cave as it was forbidden and I respected that, It was very dark anyway and photos would not have done justice to its brilliance and the sheer size of the thing.
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