1st post from on the road!

You will not beleive how much of a good time I am having. We've been on the road now for just on a week and I've seen and done so much more than I ever thought I would.
Our 1st stop was Paris, France and it was an awesome way to start the trip. After hearing horror stories about how long the queues were to get into all the main attractions I was quite surprised when it only took half an hour to get up the Eiffel tower and less than 5 minutes to get into the Louvre. I can now say thet I have seen the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo up close and personal. It was also a good way to get to know the other people on the tour with me, mostly Australians with a few Koreans, me and one other Kiwi, and one lone Canadian. Having a picnic on the grass within a stones throw of the Eiffel towere was a perfect way to end the day. I should mention the crew on our bus too; they're all Aussies as well, but I'm not going to hold that against them. Bek, our tour leader, definitely knows her stuff about all our destinations. Our bus driver, Daz, always seems to get us to places on time regardless of traffic (which can be shocking in some of these cities). And I have absolutely no idea where Luke, our cook, finds the time to cook us up all the fantastic meals he has. All three or them are super friendly too, always keen to show us all the best places to head out at night.
I'm running out of time on the net here, so I'll have to call it a night. But i'll be back later to finish this off and tell you all about all the other great stuff I've done

Ciao