@Europe - day 11 (08.06.28)

Already in CROATIA by now.

Dropped by Rome and stayed there for one night, then moved on to Crotia by ferry. Arrived here this early morning at 7am.

During my stay in Rome, visited some new places where I had not yet been before. Walked along some streets with Michelin restaurant, arts shop, travel book store...

Went to the theatre and watched an opera show CARMEN. Most wonderful I have ever had so far.. (sorry, even better than the Sicily one.. and even better than Phantom of the Opera - though Phantom is not really opera.. but musical...) - I liked so much the voice, the stage, and the special effect projected there... so interesting.. never have imagined there would be digital special effect at an opera show!!

Then I travelled all the way to SPLIT, CROATIA from the port called ANCONA in Italy (4 hours train from Rome). I saw the sunset when i got on ferry... then the starry night at around like 3am-4am.. then sunrise at 5am-ish... amazing indeed.

SPLIT is kind of like a small town, with beaches all along... and historical sites. At first, I wanted to stay here for just one day, and head off to those islands around. Now, I decided to stay here for another two days, then I gotta take the bus to ZABREB, which gonna be my last city to stay in CROATIA.

Here my first day in Eastern Europe... there will be around another 2 more weeks in Eastern block...

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@Europe - day 7 (08.06.24)

Arrived at MADRID, SPAIN this early morning at around 8am. It was interesting to take an overnight train all the way from SANTIAGO. It took me almost like 10 hours travelling on train...

Seeing the sky turn from 10pm-sunset to darkness... then from darkness to before-sunrise... then seeing the sunrise on train... it was kind of amazing indeed. Also, looking over the different scenery across SPAIN...

Went around a tiny part of MADRID today, and found that it was a big city, as compared to Barcelona. And finally I didn´t feel like going around anymore, so i stayed at a cafe right at the corner of two streets meeting... watching people walk pass... sipping my coffee... writing my travel journal...

Finally got to see the two big cities in Spain (Barcelona and Madrid), and a little town (Santiago). So different feelings, so different people, so different places, so different heritage...

My next stop will be Rome, gonna stay there for a night, before departing to Croatia. Hopefully, I can make it to visit three cities, plus an island in Croatia. Let´s see...
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@Europe - day 5 (08.06.22)

Finally DELAY NO MORE, I got on the plane to Europe and flight was all on schedule.

Arrived at Lisbon, Portugal on 08.06.18.

Walked around the town in Cascais, went to beach for suntan... had dinner with aunt & cousin & friend...

Been to the so-called most western point of Europe, the Cabo Da Roca. And then to the ¨Jesus Statue¨, the Cristo Rel...

Next destination was Porto, Portugal. Arrived at 08.06.21.

What a nice city! I arrived on Sat, full of energy, dances, music around... also the fans of the EURO2008 gathered around on the street, watching the match outside at bar.. with beer...

Visited the Cathedral, walked around the city, looked over the city from the hill, passed through all those small alleys - looking around, feeling the history of the city...

Now, at SPAIN - a town called ¨Santiago de Compostela¨. Arrived at 08.06.22.

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Day 0

Day 0 - stuck in Hong Kong.
Flight delay... what a day!? what a start of my dream Europe trip!?