STEBO'S BLOG

Sunny side up This was a bit of a purgatorial day as we needed to get to the railway station. We grabbed a nice breakfast at "crave" nice cappuccino and shakshuka, Stanislav had eggs and porridge. We wanted to hang around until it was check out time at 12:00 but our cleaner arrived at 11:30 to kick us out. It was around a 30 minute walk to the station, it was heavy work as my suitcase was loaded with wines and beers, and the wheels became damaged. Shakshuka We deposited the b

Austrian Scenery I cannot do the Innsbruck-Verona journey justice here, and my prayers were also answered. As we approached the Italian border, it suddenly cleared up. Just like previous visits, I remember the rail trip snaking downhill with walls of mountains on either side of the carriage. The train seemed to struggle, making metallic screeching and scraping sounds as it twisted along the track. The Alpine-style houses surrounded by apple trees gave way to Italian-style vil

Amsterdam I arrived without issues in Amsterdam; however, I realised that I had too many bags, even if there were no restrictions! I managed to drag all my bags to the lockers, but they cost me 36 euros for two hours. Drink at the Queen's Head I just made a beeline for the Queen's Head, vlogging and taking pictures along the way. Seated in the colorful bar, I sipped Pinot Grigio while tourists walked by the window, robotically taking pictures of the bar one by one. This is, f

Too Many Bags Since the weekend I had been endlessly cleaning from the previous party on the saturday. I also needed to get my hair cut...

Weert Wednesday 31st August 2022 We woke up, had breakfast which was served to us at our table, the usual cold meats which I didn't eat, some cheese, an egg, yoghurt and coffee as well as juice. I started mailing people in work, and let them know that because of the strike I would not make it in. Bus from Weert to Eindhoven At around 08:00 we got the bus from Weert to Eindhoven. We continued to Best, Tilburg, and Breda. The bus for Breda drove through the enclaves and exclave

Saturday 27th August 2022 We arranged to meet our driver Temo at 06:00 to drive us to Tbilisi railway station. That meant skipping that...

September 5th 1991 I boarded the train early from Graz, changing in Brick aan der Mur. This was pre-internet, so I took my Let's go...

Day 25 - Podgorica to Belgrade - 26 September 2019 #Train #Beograd #Podgorica #Montenegro #Serbia #Србија #Црнагора #Подгорица #Podgorica...

Day 14 - Sofia to Vidin - 15 September 2019 #София #влак #България #Видин #train #Bulgaria #Vidin #Sofia Sofia Station Time for departure...

Day 11 - Belgrade to Nish - 12 September 2012 #Србија #Ниш #Београд #Воз #Train #Serbia Train for Niš We were up bright and early at...

Arrival in Gar du Nord Day 1 - Rotterdam to Paris - 02 September 2019 I went to work, filled the NMR with liquid nitrogen and had a...