LONDON - HONG KONG - MELBOURNE 10-11/02/2009

I flew from London via Hong Kong to Melbourne with the Australian airline Qantas. The service of Qantas was excellent. At least I enjoyed it a lot. We had a stop in Hong Kong which lasted maybe an hour or so and then we boarded again to our plane and flew to Melbourne. We landed at Melbourne at 9:40 p.m. on 11th February 2009 so the whole flight from London lasted about 22 hours. It took me a while to collect my luggage, but as I had nothing to...

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A U S T R A L I A

I had been dreaming about going to Australia since 1999 and after ten years my dream finally came true. Going to Australia is for sure the trip of a lifetime and I would like to tell at least a bit about my Australian memories. I went to Australia in February 2009 for three weeks. In September 2008 I applied for a tourist visa on the internet and I received it after a couple of days. Then I started working on the itinerary. It wasn't difficult...

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E N G L A N D

I was in England during summer 2008 and I lived in Swindon for two months. I enjoyed my stay there, except the weather. S W I N D O N, W I L T S H I R E Swindon is an industrial town located in the south-east of England. To be honest I had not heard about it until I went there. It has got a nice shopping centre and it is a very green town with many parks like Queens Park which you  can see below. Apart from Queens Park, there is also...

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P R A G U E, CZECH REPUBLIC

In my opinion Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is a bit similar to Krakow. However, even though I am Polish I have to admit that Prague is much more beautiful than Krakow and I was absolutely charmed by the city. OLD TOWN SQUARE The Old Town Square in Prague is full of beautiful buildings all around the square. It is a very atmospheric place and I simply love this kind of amazing European architecture.  The...

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F L O R E N C E, I T A L Y

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of Tuscany, which is probably the most beautiful region in Italy. For me Florence is one of the most beautiful cities I have been to. THE BASILICA DI SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is really beautiful and has got an impressive dome. Here you can see the Giotto's Bell Tower (Il Campanile di Giotto). THE PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA AND THE UFFIZI GALLERY The Piazza della Signoria...

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S I E N A, I T A L Y

At the end of my stay in Italy I went to Siena, which is a gorgeous, medieval town in Tuscany. I went there by bus from Perugia and the bus trip itself was great because of the Tuscan landscapes which looked like those paintings presenting the beauty of Tuscany.  The historic centre of Siena is located on a hill and the best way to get there is to take the escalator. I did not have a map so I asked a local and he helped me to get to the...

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R O M E, I T A L Y

I love Rome. However, it wasn't the love at first sight. During my stay in Perugia I decided to go to Rome for a weekend. Everything seemed to be planned well, but then I had a problem to get out of Perugia and I was toing and froing between the railway station and the bus station, the distance between the two is not short. To be honest I was so tired and fed up that I was close to giving up and forgetting about Rome. However, it was the only weekend...

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A S S I S I, I T A L Y

Assisi is a small town located in Umbria, Italy. It's famous for two saints: St Francis and St Clare. There is a beautiful Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi which you can see below. There is also the Basilica of Santa Chiara and the Cathedral of San Rufino. I like Assis a lot. I remember it as a very peaceful, clean and nice town. There are so many tourists and pilgrims there, but still there is silence...

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P E R U G I A, I T A L Y

I was in Italy in 2004 and I lived in Perugia for a month. I took there the course in Italian at the Foreigners University (Universita' per stranieri) which was a great experience. I enjoyed my stay in Italy and I still love and miss Italy a lot. OLD TOWN Perugia is the capital city of Umbria which is believed to be the greenest region in Italy. There are three other important Umbrian cities: Assisi, Gubbio and Spoleto. The Perugia Old Town is...

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