The last time I wrote a blog post we were travelling to
Vienna via Mathaussen Concentration Camp, the last Nazi concentration camp
liberated by the allies in World War 2. This is possible the most eerie
experience of my life as we watched a documentary about the life span of the
camp and then had some time to walk around. It is so hard to believe that such
a cruel thing could occur in what can definitely be considered very recent
history. Certainly an experience that I’ll never forget.
Arriving in Vienna, a city which I knew comparatively little
to other cities we have visited, I was blown away by the architecture and
history which included the period of the world wars. This was also the site of
the highlight hotel of the trip with the biggest and most luxurious hotel
housing a day spa and a gym comparable to Fitness First, Payneham (for all you
South Australians). Consequently the first night allowed us fitness freaks to
work off the Italian carbs and relax in the pool. Our free time in Vienna was
spent exploring the historical loop which included the cities’ palace, the
Austrian museum of Natural History, St Stephens Cathedral, a dirt bike festival
and a trip to the local schnapps museum.
The next day was spent on the coach travelling to Prague,
Czech Republic. The first night in Prague was spent on a pub-crawl through 3
pubs and a local 7 story club. This started with 1 and a half hours of an open
bar and fair to say there was a significant thinning of the contiki-ers. Others
went onwards and upwards to a great night, exploring the nightlife and making
friends with the locals. The city itself was #1 on the list of most beautiful
cities explored on this trip, tied with Venice. The river flowing through the
city was the scene of our lunchtime cruise allowing for the hard core partiers
to back up after a big night before hand. We also had the opportunity to
explore Prague Castle and the Czech Republic communism museum. That night we
were treated to the famous black light theatre which was interesting
interpretive dance with comedic intervals. This was followed by a once in a
lifetime dinner. We spent the night at a Neanderthal restaurant in which we had
to order through carvings, in a cave with waiters who just grunted to
communicate. Those who were keen to take advantage of our last nights on the
trip headed out to a local club called Roxy and fair to say a dance floor was
destroyed after a few cheeky cordials.
Yesterday we ventured to the Rhine Valley in Germany as a
stopover on our way to Amsterdam. We were treated to a wine tasting in a cellar
from the 1700’s.
We have just arrived in Amsterdam is sure to be a place for
many, many funny stories so stay tuned for the next edition of this blog. 2
days left in our Contiki trip which is very sad but we’re sure to head off with
a bang.
Until then,
Watch this space.
Dillon
Yesterday we ventured to the Rhine Valley in Germany as a
stopover on our way to Amsterdam. We were treated to a wine tasting in a cellar
from the 1700’s.
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