What I have been up to this week 2010-09-19
- Last #ertrip2010 blog post is up at http://www.normanralph.com #
- First BBQ consumed
steak and cheese with bread. Washed down with a good beer. #ertrip2010 # - Safely arrived in Gite. Alreasy been for swim #ertrip2010 #
- Below 6hrs to gite now. Gone through 3 driving changes and a tank of fuel already! #ertrip2010 #
- Bombing along in France now. 10hrs til destination. #ertrip2010 #
- Si it seems @BinaryMage made 'friends' with the locals last night! Shame we couldn"t do the same with the Kontiki girls! #ertrip2010 #
- Last day of the roadtrip today. We have a 1000km drive across France ahead of us! #ertrip2010 #
- Casino de monte carlo in Monte Carlo, Monaco #ertrip2010 http://plixi.com/p/45661114 #
- Won 100% of my stake at the Casino de Monte Carlo! #ertrip2010 #
- Thai food for tea. Very good. Now suiting up for casino. #ertrip2010 #
- Having a wander round Monte Carlo. Currently tops my talent list. #ertrip2010 #
- Driving along the Mediterranean through an awful lot of tunnels! #ertrip2010 #
- Back in Milan to pick up @chrisworfolk now heading South the Monaco. #ertrip2010 #
- Leaving Montreux and the lake. Going via Milan to Monaco. #ertrip2010 #
- Good breakfast today – smoked salmon, bacon and eggs all eaten whilst looking out over lake. #ertrip2010 #
- Best bed of trip! #ertrip2010 #
- Some more scenery from Montreux, Switzerland #ertrip2010 loads of other pics if you look at my feed! http://plixi.com/p/45470266 #
- #ertrip2010 @kieranoshea getting wet! http://plixi.com/p/45470112 #
- View from hotel in Montreux, Switzerland #ertrip2010 http://plixi.com/p/45470012 #
- View from our hotel! http://plixi.com/p/45469905 #
- Our hotel in Montreux. http://plixi.com/p/45469832 #
- Montreux, Switzerland http://plixi.com/p/45469737 #
- Enjoying a cold beer looking over the lake. Sad that tomorrow is last night of the trip, but looking forward to week in France. #ertrip2010 #
- Penultimate road trip blog post now up at http://www.normanralph.com #ertrip2010 #
- Sitting down to some moules et frites beautiful view over the lake! #ertrip2010 #
- Just had my photo taken with Freddie Mercury! #ertrip2010 #
- Score. We have a bonnet de douche in the room #ertrip2010 #
- In Montreux. Nice hotel. Ready for some vino on the lake terrace. #ertrip2010 #
- Nearly at our penultimate destination for the road trip part of #ertrip2010 #
- Its raining in St Gallen today, got wet with @BinaryMage in a junior school #ertrip2010 #thatswhatshesaid #
- So I'm pretty sure the people of St Gallen think @BinaryMage + I are pedos. The church and library are part of a junior school! #ertrip2010 #
- http://plixi.com/p/45377966 Minding our own business coming over Julier-pass when we suddenly found ourselves off … http://tmi.me/1qNF2 #
- The views from the Swiss Alps were breathtaking! #ertrip2010 http://plixi.com/p/45377808 #
- Our first Swiss tunnel. #ertrip2010 http://plixi.com/p/45377741 #
- #ertrip2010 @kieranoshea snapping away in Verona, Italy http://plixi.com/p/45377657 #
- Verona, Italy #ertrip2010 http://plixi.com/p/45377514 #
- Crazy Italians with their planes on buildings! #ertrip2010 #italiansarecrazy http://plixi.com/p/45377460 #
- Glad to be sat down in Salzburg, Austria #ertrip2010 http://plixi.com/p/45377350 #
- First accident of the trip. @BinaryMage cut his finger. #ertrip2010 http://plixi.com/p/45377261 #
- Enjoyed last night's birthday curry. Going for a wander round St Gallen after breakfast #ertrip2010 #
- The Residenz Platz in the old town part of Salzburg, Austria #ertrip2010 http://plixi.com/p/45374504 #
- Pint of Dublin's finest from Irish bar in Salzburg, Austria #ertrip2010 http://plixi.com/p/45374339 #
- Blog post for today is up at http://www.normanralph.com #ertrip2010 #
- I forgot @theblindking when sending out thanks for birthday messages! Sorry man. in reply to theblindking #
- Venice, Italy #ertrip2010 http://plixi.com/p/45298516 #
- In bed at 10.30 on my birthday
tho 11hr drive through Italian/Swiss Alps was worth it!! #ertrip2010 # - Arrived in St Gallen now Beer time now. #ertrip2010 #
- Thanks @Viki_Chan @willwybrow @lizziemoogle @lauraaisthorpe @gibmasterflash for my borthday wishes #
- Now in Vadiz, capital of Liechtenstein. Heading back to Switzerland via Austria. #ertrip2010 #
- So the main road just took us through a military drill square, lol. #ertrip2010 #
- So, just crossed into Liechtenstein. #ertrip2010 #
- Switzerland. Wow. #ertrip2010 #
- Just crossed over the Julier-pass, 2280m above sea level! #ertrip2010 #
- In Switzerland, heading for St Moritz on way to St Gallen. #ertrip2010 #
- Driving past Lake Como. Stunning. Best vista of trip so far. #ertrip2010 #
- After a manic drive through Italy and Milan we are now heading over the Italian Alps into Switzerland. #ertrip2010 #
- It's my birthday. W00t no internets for a while so feel free to text (it's free). #
- Enjoyed my jacuzzi bath and then shower. Extra lemony fresh for any hot Italians that wander into room tonight. #ertrip2010 #
- Latest blog post is up. It's at http://www.normanralph.com #ertrip2010 #
- Laptop is dead or at least charger is. Might have to curtail the blog posts #ertrip2010 #
- So apparently, its so strong that @kieranoshea can feel it in his nose #thatswhatshesaid #ertrip2010 #
- Had some gorgeous lasagne for tea. Just enjoying watching the world go by. #ertrip2010 #
- Enjoying a beer on a piazza in Verona. Waiting for my lasagne to arrive. Joie de vivre. #ertrip2010 #
- Hotel is smack bang in middle of Verona. Above a McDonalds too! #ertrip2010 #
- Arriving in Verona. Just passed a building with a WW2 plane on the balcony. #italiansarecrazy #ertrip2010 #
- Leaving Venice for Verona. Beautiful day! #ertrip2010 #
- Sat enjoying a cappuccino writing some postcards. Ready for my siesta now. #ertrip2010 #
- Walking across Venice to the car. Such a stunning place. #ertrip2010 #
- Getting up to try and finish repairing all the damage to my gear caused by relentless fail yesterday. #ertrip2010 #
- Its my birthday tomorrow ripe old age of 26. #
- Verona is tomorrow's destination du jour. Will be weird staying in same country for two days! #ertrip2010 #
- Latest blog post from #ertrip2010 is up. Check it out at http://www.normanralph.com #
- Yay for free wifi in Venice and its soo beautiful. Definitely coming back here. #ertrip2010 #
- Pizza for tea. Off for a wander. #ertrip2010 #
- Hotel rooms are padded!! Think they knew what mood I was in. #ertrip2010 #
- Got lost in Venice trying to find hotel. #ertrip2010 #
- So ruined a lot of stuff in hand luggage. All postcards and presents lost. Can burst and flooded bag #ertrip2010 #
- Now in Venice on the water bus to piazza san marco. #ertrip2010 #
- An hour out from Venice. Looking forward to seeing the sea for 1st time since Thursday. #ertrip2010 #
- I just don't understand siesta time. All the shops are closed 12-3 every day. Workshy layabouts. #ertrip2010 #
- Making good time. Tho these Itai drivers are crackers. #ertrip2010 #
- Loving the drive though the Italian Alps listening to Matt Munro. #ertrip2010 #
- In Italia now. Mi scuzzi. #ertrip2010 #
- Heading towards the Italian border now. *sings* this is the self preservation society. #ertrip2010 #
- Sat eating McDonalds in the shadow of the Alps #ertrip2010 #
- Stopped. Finally. 4hr straight drive. Amazing scenery and landscape. #ertrip2010 #
- Delayed by car troubles this morning. Already 30min behind schedule. #ertrip2010 #
- Earliest start of the trip so far! Tho 10hr drive ahead. #ertrip2010 #
- I'm going bald #blamenickclegg #
- Blog post for today is up sans photos, will try and edit in AM if I can. #ertrip2010 #
- Bonus internet! #
- Pint of Dublin's finest whilst taking in the Salzburg evening. #ertrip2010 #
- Home made lasagne and pint of coke for tea. Yum. Now for a pint/litre. #ertrip2010 #
- Listening to a harpist and an accordian player play some Mozart in Mozartplatz. #ertrip2010 #
- In Salzburg Altstadt. Very pretty but everywhere shut as it's a Sunday. #ertrip2010 #
- Just crossed into Austria. #ertrip2010 #
- On the back roads into Austria. feeling very Alpine today. #ertrip2010 #
