Not much to report today, we took it pretty relaxed. After waking up and showering we had a delicious brunch at Bill’s, then headed to the center of town. We were originally going to go to Churchill’s War Room, but didn’t realize you have to pay to get in (most museums are free in London), so decided against it. As…
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Day 3 in London, in Oxford
This morning we took the train up to Oxford to meet with Scott, one of our co-hikers in Jordan. We met Scott just outside Balliol College (founded in around 1263), which he gave us a quick tour around. One thing he explained is that Oxford University is made up of many independent colleges, each of which kinda stands on its…
Day 1 in London
We enjoyed sleeping in this morning, as well as a regular breakfast of granola and fruit here at the apartment. Once we were ready to go, we walked to Hyde Park to wander a bit and enjoy the fall weather and foliage. From there we headed over to the Natural History Museum. The exhibits are quite good there, but the…
Day 7 in Jordan
We woke up in the peace and quite of Wadi Rum this morning, and enjoyed a light breakfast before all hopping back onto the back of a truck to get back to our bus in the nearest village. The bus ride to the Dead Sea was four hours and 30 minutes long, with a short break in the middle. We…
Day 5 in Jordan, Petra!
We made it! We finished our approximately 85 km trek from Dana to Petra, and started our exploration of Petra itself. We slept well at the 7 Wonder Camp last night. It was nice having a permanent cabin to sleep in, so we didn’t have to worry about the wind or sand coming in. After breakfast we did a slightly…
Day 3 in Jordan
Our third day of hiking, and a much easier one than yesterday. Last night was again windy, but I think everyone is used to it now, as it didn’t bother people as much. We also switched from the tour group’s foam pillows to our inflatable ones, which I find much more comfortable. We started early again, so that we could…
Day 1 in Jordan
We got up early this morning to pack all of our things and get into the bus at 0700. We had a two and a half hour drive to Dana to get to the start of our hike. With us we have Brittany from the US, Étienne from France, Scott from the UK, Juli from Germany (but living in Amman…
In Jordan, sort of near Petra
Hello, just thought I would do a quick post saying we have made it through the most of our hike, and are staying at a “higher end” campsite tonight that has WiFi. Tomorrow we hike the last bit to Petra. It has been great so far. We will follow up with some detailed posts to cover the last few days.…
Day 3 – Eisenstadt, Day 1 – Hungary
Today we went to explore the countryside with Chantal’s friend Elsbeth and her partner Richard. We started out by driving to Forchtenstein Castle, owned by the same family as owns the Esterhazy Palace that we visited yesterday. The castle was built in the 13th century, and later bought by the family, is a true medieval castle built for war. From…
Wind, Rain, a Train, a Bus, Eisenstadt!
The wind from yesterday evening continued on through the night, and hasn’t really let up at all today, but it was joined with some rain. Our first order of business was checking out of the apartment and getting to the main train station (Vienna Hauptbahnhof) to drop out duffle bag in a locker. We lucked on this run because it…