I flew to Estonia on 31st, not to stay here but to go to France by coach. Yesssss, it was a good idea. We travelled with 51 fantastic people.
to be continued......
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
England-Scotland June 28th - July 7th 2010
An Estonian friend visited me with her fiancee. We travelled from Birmingham to Scotland. Starting on Monday, we went to Peak District, had a little walk and then went to stay with her friend near Manchester. On Tuesday, we spent some time locally, again walking. On Wednesday, we abandoned the confort of sleeping in a bed and started camping. On Lake District we met some people who thought that I must be a student as there is no other reason to live in Birmingham than to study. We also visited Beatrix Potter museum (I am afan of Peter the Rabbit!).
Next day was British and too rainy, so we spent the morning in a pencil museum. Camping near Glasgow, then near Fort William, ready for heights. Unfortunately, the weather was toooooooo bad, rainy, windy and not nice at all and we could not walk up Ben Nevis. I need to go back! We did some more camping and reached Edinburgh, where my friends abandoned me. They continued travelling by car, but I had to take a train back to Birmingham, as my Mum was flying to visit me in Birmingham next day. Staying in a hostel in Edinburgh, I went on a most fantastic tour with New Europe. Train back took only 4 hours. Te next day, Mum's flight was cancelled and she actually arrived after my friends had arrived in Birmingham to give me the tent and other things I did not need in the hostel.
Next day was British and too rainy, so we spent the morning in a pencil museum. Camping near Glasgow, then near Fort William, ready for heights. Unfortunately, the weather was toooooooo bad, rainy, windy and not nice at all and we could not walk up Ben Nevis. I need to go back! We did some more camping and reached Edinburgh, where my friends abandoned me. They continued travelling by car, but I had to take a train back to Birmingham, as my Mum was flying to visit me in Birmingham next day. Staying in a hostel in Edinburgh, I went on a most fantastic tour with New Europe. Train back took only 4 hours. Te next day, Mum's flight was cancelled and she actually arrived after my friends had arrived in Birmingham to give me the tent and other things I did not need in the hostel.
Spain 18-25 June 2010
After I got my exam results, I went to Spain to visit a friend from school who is doing science in Spain, in Lleida. First night was her birthday and I learnt the most important word in Spanish - sandia. We also ate lots of sandia during the following days.
This trip was special, as I could go on a field trip with her to Valencia and Delta del Ebre. At the beginning of the trip we listened to a long lecture (3h) about insects who like eating oranges and lemons. Surprisingly, without any knowledge of Spanish, the lecture was easy to follow, especially when concentrating on the words similar to English or trying to understand what is on the x or y axis of a graph.
We went to a plantation to find different insects.
Esto es larva de ....... (insert a name in Latin)!
Trampa de feromona.
Rendimiento
In addition to citrus, we also went to rice fields at Delta del Ebre.
Back at home, I went to Tarragona to see the beach and walk around, while my host was busy with school. The last part showed me that travelling alone is also quite fun
This trip was special, as I could go on a field trip with her to Valencia and Delta del Ebre. At the beginning of the trip we listened to a long lecture (3h) about insects who like eating oranges and lemons. Surprisingly, without any knowledge of Spanish, the lecture was easy to follow, especially when concentrating on the words similar to English or trying to understand what is on the x or y axis of a graph.
We went to a plantation to find different insects.
Esto es larva de ....... (insert a name in Latin)!
Trampa de feromona.
Rendimiento
In addition to citrus, we also went to rice fields at Delta del Ebre.
Back at home, I went to Tarragona to see the beach and walk around, while my host was busy with school. The last part showed me that travelling alone is also quite fun
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