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Who gives a faucet? There were TWO Emirates A380 parked at Auckland airport. Forget about boat people. I calculate that is equivalent to 1280 NZ Illegals, leaving daily for Australia. Two years ago I blogged about European hotel shower recesses or rather cabinets and how frustratingly cramped they were. Last night I set about making
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The ubiquitous butter pat provided for my bread roll at the Sudima hotel in Auckland, proudly proclaimed “Tararua butter – natural New Zealand butter” with the following statement underneath: “contains milk products”. Why this apparent redundant reassurance is needed, is on par with the love of a God, which as the Bible states”passeth all understanding”.
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A few random thoughts. The cycle tracks are without doubt superb. Excellent signage. As well at the main tourist offices, free detailed cycle maps often in English are readily offered. Moreover there are excellent books, again in English which can be purchased at book shops and often the major tourist offices, suitable for the map
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As it was to be sunny, albeit cool and brisk, I set off to visit the Schonbrun Palace and then drop off the bike at a local bike shop for boxing and shipping to Aaron in Hannover. I mapped out a ride that would take me on a path along the Danube and then do
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I have enjoyed Vienna, possibly a little more so than Prague. It is very cycle friendly with well marked dedicated cycle paths. The two frightening aspects were negotiating which side of the road one should be on and secondly avoiding the tram tracks! I have ignominiously had my front wheel caught by the Glenelg tram
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Wagner and Verdi were born in the same year, that as far as I am concerned is the only fact common to both. Let’s get this off my chest at the outset, I prefer Verdi. It’s a bit like saying I prefer men! There is a vague sense of guilt and that I need to
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A beautiful sunny day and the locals were out in droves ! These were admixed with an equal number of tourists. Speaking of which, I know you won’t believe this, but within the space of half an hour, I bumped into the 2 Spaniards then the 4 Israelis! To paraphrase, “There are eight million tourists
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Sunday was a full day of musical magic and at times mayhem. Firstly the old part of Vienna city is literally over-run with handsome young men all dressed as Mozart look alikes! As in Prague, they are spruking tickets to an evening of classical music and opera – the programme inevitably has works by Mozart,
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It is a Saturday and despite the web site of the official Austrian weather bureau stating in upbeat language “good news, the persistent low pressure trough that has brought several days of cool rain and wind, is moving on”. Well not today Josephine! It was cool, tail wind and broken sun shine with rain for
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This was a day in which the rain returned, as well as the men from Spain. We passed each other several times during the day. I have a sneaking suspicion that their navigating skills are as deficient as mine! They are, I think more depressed than I by the weather and seemed to be riding
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