London Baby!!!

Another crazy weekend…. this time the destination was LONDON!!!! I had already been to London, however this time I was with a few friends… and we all had the same idea…. LETS JUST GO AND HAVE FUN:)

 

So I went with 2 Italians, 1 Dutch guy, 2 Austrians girls, 1 Polish girl, 1 French girl… what a combination.

We all live and work here in Eindhoven and decided to go to London for the weekend. We stayed in a Hostel near Kings Cross which was really good. So it takes about 45minutes by plane from Eindhoven to London and another 1 and half hours to the city centre by bus. That trip was amazing as we meet some Russians on the way and the fun began:)

 

From then onwards the trip had all the signs to be memorable in every aspect:) I wont go into all the details but here is a quick summary of what we saw and did:

- Night life, 2 night clubs, 4 pubs… crazy times

- British Museum, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, London Bridge, London Eye, Buckingham Palace

- Underground, Starbucks, hot dogs, restaurants, lots of laughing and fun:)

 

 

We left Friday after work… and caught the first flight back on Monday morning… we just made it back for work:) eheheheh.

Some people have asked me how on earth can I keep affording all of these trips around the world… so I thought I would publish the cost of this weekend:

55€ for the hostel (3 nights)

55€ return ticket to London

14€ for return ticket buses to airport and back

15€ Underground for the weekend

About 50€ for museums and entertainment.

60 € Food (3 Dinners, 2 Lunches, 3 Breakfasts and lots of coffee)

TOTAL COST for one MEGA weekend: under 200€ :)

 

Now let me ask you how much did you spend this weekend:)

A weekend in Vienna:)

 

Hi everyone, this is just a quick entry about my wonderful trip to Vienna. Well it all started with an amazing trip to Amsterdam. I spent the night in Amsterdam, walking around and looking at the beauty of Amsterdam which lies beyond what the common tourist sees. I did this as my flight to Vienna from Amsterdam was 7am, and getting to Schipol from Eindhoven that early is not that easy. As a result I spent the night in Amsterdam. Friday nights in Amsterdam are always fun.

 

I then caught my flight to Vienna, and what can I say… well I never really thought much about Vienna as a touristic place to go… well how wrong can one be?! It is a city FULL of history and culture, completely different from most cities in Western Europe. I only had one weekend and as a result could not see everything however I really got a great feeling about the place… I will be back one day.

It was really good to go there and meet up with Alice my little sister and her mother( and a few of her friends). Going to places with good friends really makes a difference. I had not really made a plan on what I wanted to see, however things were already predefined…. which was GREAT:) as we did not waste time on discussing what we were going to see… making the most of the little time we had.

 

Here is a short summary of what I saw:

State Opera, Sisi Museum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Museum of Modern Art,commonly known as the MUMOK, Secession, Hofburg, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Wiener Schnitzel, and saw a bit of an opera:)

 

 

What a weekend:) I really recommend Vienna if you are looking for a nice culture weekend:)

 

It is really easy to get to the city centre and there are lots of places to stay. 16m from the airport to the city centre… and then the metro is really easy to use. 5€ for a day pass.