CherryPopper

I had 8 hours to kill on the bus ride to Berlin so i decided to go over a few things i hadn't had a chance to write about.

On the plane to London i met some guys from Adelaide who were doing another contiki tour so we all got lost in Heathrow together. We soon found the tube (undergroud train for those with no clue) and headed into London.

We got into Russel Square around 7pm but as we got out of the station there were flowers every where and a small memorial as it was the day after the London bombings anniversary. Which kinda put a damper on things until we got till the hotel.

After I checked in i went to the pub at the hotel & met 2 Canadian guys who were on my tour. We then hit the town in the search of some locals, only to find that all the bars are full of Aussies!!! even at the Canadian bar!!!

After a bit of bar hopping and getting the Canadians wasted (piss poor drinkers) we headed back to the hotel for a massive 4 hrs sleep before we started on our European Adventure.

The first night in Amsterdam was when we really got to meet the group. Its a good mix of nations, personalities & sex There is one standout that has been given the nickname of "Random" due to his complete and utter randomness. He really lacks social skills and will but into conversations with the most inappropriate comments or questions. Eg: Over breakfast a few of us were chatting about the number of push bikes in Amsterdam when he pipes up and says "so did anyone else use the hookers... i had 2 at the same time?" He's a really odd ball but harmless.

Our tour manager, Dean is a lot of fun (his an Aussie) and has really made the first 2 days an absolute blast. He is currently training us to go to the toilet when we hear the brady bunch song "go outside & play" as his own Pavlov's dog style experiment to ensure that the rest stops are as "effective" as possible. But we are all very concerned that when we get off this tour we wont be able to go without hearing it!!!

Oh my bunk buddie is a Doctor from Melbourne, Cam. His good value and puts out so it should be a great trip.

I'll write more soon... gotta run.