Travelog for: Bestik

Then Sunshine took me to her university. I met a very strange person and I saw the building where she studied but it's only one of the buildings of the University of Fribourg, which is a billingual university (french-german) of 10'000 students. In her town there are a lot of schools not only the university.

When I arrived at Sunshine's, she was on holiday in South Africa where she bought this nice jersey of the Springboks, the south-african rugby team, world champion! It suits me perfectly, doesn't it?

A friend of Sunshine is living in England for one year but she spent last week in Switzerland to go skiing. On Saturday Sunshine and some friends (and me) went to Zurich to spend the envening and to drop this friend to the airport because she had to return to England. Before the airport, we went to a restaurant and to a bar. Unfortunately, there are no pictures because I prefered to stay in Sunshine's bag because it was tooo cold outside!

Her airplane was at 7 o'clock on Sunday moring, so she had to checked in at 5 o'clock and as there are no train from Fribourg to Zurich (130km far from Fribourg) we dropped her at 2 o'clock at the airport!! It was nice to see the aiport empty! You can see me in the check in, in front of the passport control and in the empty terminal!

At the airport, I saw a nice scultpure. Then in front of the board I was hesitating between flying to London or Milano? Then some other pictures in the terminal.

Before leaving Switzerland, I went to Sangernboden to see the mountains and the snow!

Hello Ondrejliska!!
Here I am in France


Where I met my new friends : Auggie (on the left) and Robinson (right)


I have to say that I was a bit surprised by Auggie who had a strange way to look at me ... very close to me ???!!!

Robinson told me it was his alien's side!

Today we went sightseing in Toulouse. So I took the bus


with Auggie and Robinson


Of course, we began by the townhall behind me, Place du Capitole

(We parked our bus on the place -look behind me-) I
ndeed, we are real popstars, and it was quite hard to visit without being all the way catched by fans ...
Anyway, here is the Donjon (the other side of the townhall)


... then we changed our bus for bicylces (more discreet)


and went to the St Sernin Basilic a very symbolic building in Toulouse

Here is the chevet which is the oldest part of the building (constructed in the 11th century)


It consists of nine chapels, five from the apse and four in the transepts.

And here is the bell tower (the most visible landmark)

It is divided in five tiers, of which the lower three, with Romanesque arches, date from the 12th century and the upper two from the 14th century. The spire in its turn was added in the 15th century.
(If you want any information, call Bestik, your new touristic guide!!!)

But, in fact, what I preferd was the Garonne embankements

so quiet and sunny ... and very windy too !!!!!




Of course, I parked my bike at the right place as I 'm a good citizen ...


Here is the Pont Neuf (New Bridge) ... the oldest of the town


Have you seen, these fishermen below with their strange fishing rod!!! ... In fact, when I got closer I saw it was a microphone !??


I left this strange fishes interviewers, and jumped on the bridge, over the Garonne river


still windy!!!

Youpiiiii !!!!!! Today, I'm flying to ... Belgium !!!!! Mood had a surprise for me: she said we were going to complete one of my life missions ... I think I know which one!!!

Meanwhile, here I am in the airport of Pau Pyrenees, our departure point


Robinson is coming with us



...after checking, here I am on board !!



No matter how many times I've already travelled by plane ... I still feel anxious and read carefully the security notice!

Here I am in Bruges !!!!!!!!!


Its flemish pimitives masters



its medieval architecture






Indeed, the historic centre of Bruges is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is the main place


and its famous 13th-century Belfry, housing a municipal Carillon comprising 47 bells!!



as well as its calèche


I even met a distant cousin!!!


and Gustav, who decided to stay in Bruges

Youhouuuuuuu .. the Atomium has never been so close!! Here I am in Bruxelles



the great place



and of course ....

Today, I've matched my third mission : I visited the Atomium !!!!



We came at the very right time as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Atomium with many events such as the exhibition Expo 58 between Utopia and Reality



An exhibition recalling the events of 1958 that opened 2 days ago !!!  18th April until 19th October 2008 (dates of the 1958 Expo)

Of course, we had to visit the Atomium form the inside



woaaa!!! quite dizzy!!! We are in the sphere at the top of the Atomium

Hei, this is just to tell that I have arrived safely at München! I'm relaxing on Pandamao's sofa.

First Mocha helped our host to register some books for bookcrossing. Later Mocha and I released these books in the San Francisco Coffee Company - many of the SFCCs in Munich are official bookcrossing zones. The one at Gärtnerplatz is nearby my host's home.
Opposite of the SFCC is a nice opera building.

I did a bit of sight-seeing today and visited the Hofbräuhaus (a really huge beerhall), the Orlando house, Alter Hof and Marienplatz