Flying somewhere over Russia... I think!

First glimpse of the UK!

London Underground - Heathrow Terminal 4.

Piccadilly Circus - London.

London Eye and the Thames River

Me with one of London's red phone boxes

Big Ben under the British summer sunshine

Two of London's landmarks

Trafalgar Square

Me on the London Eye

Watching State of Origin Game 3 at Walkabout

British Museum

Tardis at Earls Court

Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner

Crowds at Buckingham Palace

A nice way to cool down at Covent Garden

Buckingham Palace

Warner Bros Harry Potter Studios - Levesden,

Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape

Weasley's Kitchen

Knight Bus

Hogwarts Castle

Black Rabbit Pub - Arundel, UK

Devils Dyke, UK

Brighton Pier

Brighton, UK

Brighton Pier

A very English meal of fish and chips

Camden Lock

Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia at night

Wall art in Sofia, Bulgaria

Hungarian National Museum - Budapest, Hungary

Graves of Hungarian Jewishs

Jewish Memorial - Budapest, Hungary

Shoes on the Danube - Budapest, Hungary

Liberty Bridge - Budapest, Hungary

Central Marketplace - Budapest, Hungary

Somewhere in Vienna, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Hostel in Reumannplatz, Austria

Stephensdom in Vienna, Austria

Marienplatz - Munich, Germany

Marienplatz - Munich, Germany

Marienplatz - Munich, Germany

A church I drunkenly walked into - Munich, Ge

Reichstag - Berlin, Germany

Berlin, Germany

Sunset in Berlin, Germany

Berlin Wall

Checkpoint Charlie - Berlin, Germany

Reichstag Dome - Berlin, Germany

US Army Border - Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin

Memorial for Murdered Jews of Europe - Berlin

Multiple currencies!

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

One of Amsterdam's many alleyways

Fedo in Amsterdam - a must try!

The Red Light District during daytime - Amste

A market in Amsterdam

A Dutch dessert - stroopwafels. YUM!

Amsterdam sunset

One of Paris' most famous churches.

View of Paris

Best bookshop in the world!

Notre Dame - Paris, France

Old Paris

Paris, France

Hyde Park - London, UK

London sunset

This was my first and most exciting travel experience, as I had been dreaming of it for many years. I spent a total of seven weeks backpacking around Europe visiting Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and France. This also included an overnight layover in South Korea on the way over from Sydney to London.

The cities I visited were: London, Brighton, Sofia, Belgrade, Budapest, Vienna, Munich, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris.

I stayed with family and friends in London.

The main reason for my visit to Sofia, Bulgaria was the 22nd Summer Deaflympics, where I met so many new people from all over the world.

I travelled through Europe on my own, and met up with friends in London, Bulgaria, Germany and France.