Deutschland!!! Stuttgart

Well, too much sunshine & sangria makes Jup fat 'n dark... (and no... am not complainin one bit!!)
am off to Stuttgart tonight and continuing North in Germany after. My digital camera just died (with all my friend's wedding pics...) and have been trying to explain in Spanish as to how I can get it fixed... surprisingly they understand me but cant help me!!! Anyone know how to recover hidden files on a compact flash card?? I know they are still on there as 25 megabytes are still occupied but they are not visible at all... even when I tell Windows to "show me the hidden files".
wish me luck! :)
ciao!!!

from Denia to Alicante...

As usual, I am busting around and have not had time to sit down and write... but I do promise that I will get around to it.
So, this is more of a post to update position rather that something deeper and (less) meaningful! ;)

Barcelona for a day... Denia.. here I come!!!

well, Murphy´s Law has finally caught up with me. I came to Barcelona only to connect to reach Denia... now, what I failed to look at was a Barcelonian calendar as that would have told me that June 24th is a holiday and that unless I had booked a ticket WAY in advance, I would be running around trying to find some mode of transportation to get me there!!! (i.e. no available trains and more that 5 hours waiting for the next bus which will take me to Valencia and then I connect from there to Denia, I hope!!!!)
Well, wish me luck and lets see what happens
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Need I say more?

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A late evening dip... for good luck! I can't remember the name of the festival... but as a for luck, you're supposed to take a dip in the ocean and then warm up by the bonfire



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Louise 'n Ian's Wedding... dancin' the night away


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A gorgeous hotel we were at near Alicante... Cheers Carlos! :)


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CARLOS-CARLOS-JUP

Sardinia... the not-so-lil' italian island!!! :)

hiya... am in Cagliari now and heading up to Alghero for the next few days... have to catch a train... so this is more of an itinerary update rather than an informative one.. will write more... I promise!!!
:)
memories...
3 hours waiting for anchors to get unhooked...
great sea food...
free dance lessons on the street from uh... "interesting" dance teacher! :)
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Street Party in Cagliari

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GREAT GOGGLES, I swear I've seen BIGGER!!

Alghero... touristy... but not yet...

well, am in the north west coast of Sardinia.. and as of yesterday.. am fat and black! :) So, mission accomplished in Italy. I ended up meeting Marco, a local Algheran (?) and a bunch of us headed down to this great beach where you can see through the clear blue water (and no sharks!)... and lotsa gelato!!! :)

Am off to Girona/Barcelona tomorrow and will figure out rest of plans from there. THe internet prices here are still outrageous.. just like the Italian obsession with oversized sunglasses!!! I swear I saw a gaudy pair on this guy... when he smiled, his face disappeared!!!!
ciao ciao!
As for the comment... here's a pic from Alghero... Not sure if it helps! ;) Actually, I'm sure it doesn't!


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Alghero Hostel Jam Session... till WAAAYYY early in the morn!

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Since I forgot to do a post on POMPEII , here are some pics... it's totally worth visiting! And plan on spending a whole day... and pack your own lunch... much cheaper & possibly better than what u get inside!

A great position... from the Pompeii Whorehouse

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He was alive when he got covered in lava... amazing thing to see... you can feel the fear in his face!

Almafi Coast

hi all... have met up with two friends and am on the Almafi coast (in a town called Positano)... its full with all the touristy stuff and for good reason... u just gots to wait till I post some pictures... high cliffs with houses literally hanging over the edge (in all colours) and clear blue sea (the beaches arent up to the Spanish standards that I've been spoilt with but they are great for drying off after a swim).
:)
future plans... not sure but have to be in Sardinia by June 20th!
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Positano (I think) in Day time

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Positano at sunset

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We hiked up from Positano... I'm suprised we made it to here! It was an awesome hike!

Tropea

well this is just a posting to add to more later! But Tropea is the "bunion" on the Italian boot.. and a great bunion at that! Beautiful scenery... great gelato!!! ;)
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Check out the knocker on this one! ;)

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This was the view from the window where I stayed at in Tropea...

off to Mt. Etna

am off to the town of Nicolosi in a few hours. Its ON Mt. Etna and should be an easy way to burn off all the great Sicilian food that I have been having... the only thing that I am not fond of... maybe its just the idea of it.. was the Horse Burger! And seeing a horse skull (BUT with the eyes and eyelashes intact but no skin or meat) didnt help much before eating it!
anyways... the city of Catania has started to grow on me even though I am drawn towards the Volcano (hopefully not drawn INSIDE it!)
More updates soon!!! :)
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Here's the effect of the last eruption... this is the remains of the Gondola!!!


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Here's a store... I LOVE THE NAME!!! It's definitely for the HAIRY ITALIAN (Or PUNJABI) folk! ;)

THE WEBSITE:

http://www.geocities.com/bhasin405 I am trying to keep that as much upto date as possible! with travel plans.. .itinerary etc...

MY ITALIAN MOBILE NUMBER

For thos of you who want to contact me... for the next 12 days (i.e. till the 22nd of June), my number is (39) 320-4034381 And then for the next couple of days.. my Spanish one will be active again (34) 637180484
Talk to you soon! :)
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This Island was SO beautiful... it's a World Wildlife "preserve" or office... not bad, eh?

in CATANIA

well, after 3 nights of chillin in Noto.. I decided that I needed to venture back into the 'city life' and come to Catania... sofar, its been overwhelming but I think going to a natural reserve, lying on a nearly empty beach and staying in a place where the only other english speakers you run into are 2 cool couples from Switzerland and Germany (so no native english speakers) will leave you overwhelmed!
Sofar, the plan is to go to Mt. Etna and check out a few more of the touristy sites... I guess I should do some of that instead of hang out with a bunch of little lizards who are interested in my pannini as much as I am!!! :)
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The market near the hostel... get fresh veggies, fruits and horse meat!

in NOTO... and SYRACUSA

hey everyone... cant write long as am paying and arm and a leg for internet... and have a new friend, Antonio... who I met on the train who is showing me around... all I have to say is that I am in love with Sicily... the food.. the people.. just cool! :)
will write more as soon as I can!
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I just discovered this editing option.. so I can add to the same post without making multiple ones!
so... will add more about Noto to this posting... but all I have to say sofar... Sicily ROCKS!!! The people are chillin... the natural beauty is excellent... and for those of you who haven't discovered... GELATO... GRANITA (LIMONE, MANDORLA (almond) and RICOTTA (yeah, the cheese!)) and ARANCINO... that is the BOMB! Its awesome!
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This pic is from the old monastary in NOTO that is now the youth hostel in NOTO... gorgeous, ain't it?

Something Greek... Something Roman... Something German... in SYRACUSA!!!

Off to Sicily... hopefully!

Hey everyone... as twenty minutes ago... I'm off to Siracusa (Syracuse)... in Sicily. Not quite sure where I'm staying or what I'm doing but I gotta head out of Rome. Ironically 'cuz theres too much English, French and German for me! Its hard to hear Italian in many parts of the city.
I should start posting pictures etc from down south as soon as I hook up there after a few days! :)
And am definitely looking forward to the southern food! mmmm.... ;)

Rome... tourist central

Well... here I am... made it to Italy... with an hour and half plane delay... airport change... no bus to take us from the airport to center... all thanks to BUSH who is in Rome today. So, there's TONS of police... I've seen the protesters starting to gather... lets see how the day turns out!
But Gerona (Spain) is an awesome place to spend the day if you're taking the Ryanair flight...
I came in at 2am today and I'm definitely considering leaving tomorrow just because (ironically) of the sheer number of tourists! Yeesh! Rome is a great bustling city... but I'm thinking of heading south... Probably all the way to Sicily... lets see. The only problem down south (besides the Mafia & pickpocketing) is the lack of budget places... wish me luck!
Am going for my first "pizza" in ten minutes! :)
Jit: the bet is off... I'll be super fat by the time I'll reach your wedding!!! ;)
Big hugs all!
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This was the Bush protest... who's Silvio Banana?

first one..

hey everyone.... I'd heard about this blogging thing.. so lets see if this works like a message board... hopefully it does!
I am still in Barcelona and decided not to go to the Forum after speaking to a bunch of people (Barcelonians & some Torontonians)
well, not going to write too much in my first one... just incase this thing doesnt work!
Cheers & hope to see some of you join me!!! :)
Jup
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Now that I got everything working and am still suffering jetlag from India... lemme post some old pix fer yer viewing pleasure... this one is from GIRONA... a location near Barcelona that the cheap airlines use... and I'm glad I got to spend a day here... its gorgeous!