We are back! Now that we're in the good old US of A, we have the opportunity to upload a slew of pictures. A slew! Below is a link to a portion of them. Enjoy!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2005212&l=dfc19&id=163000267
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Lambs and Lyon
A short, speedy, very summarized update.
Since last time we have been to:
Zurich! A pretty town of great costs.
The Alps! Sheep-filled mountains that require you to tilt your head back at an angle usually reserved for sitting in the first row of the movie theatre.
Lyon! A town filled with beautiful parks and old buildings.
Paris! Where we are now, about to go out for the evening and see the Eiffel Tower.
The further along we get in our tri[, the crappier the computers are and the more expesive it is touse them, hence the lack of updates.
Since last time we have been to:
Zurich! A pretty town of great costs.
The Alps! Sheep-filled mountains that require you to tilt your head back at an angle usually reserved for sitting in the first row of the movie theatre.
Lyon! A town filled with beautiful parks and old buildings.
Paris! Where we are now, about to go out for the evening and see the Eiffel Tower.
The further along we get in our tri[, the crappier the computers are and the more expesive it is touse them, hence the lack of updates.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Bavarian Dream
Hello from Munich, the seat of old Bavaria! I would say that it is awesome, but as our British tour guide in Berlin told us, 'Awesome is a word North Americans use to describe anything that is slightly better than neutral.' Munich is far better than neutral, so perhaps I should find a more suitable modifier. Wonderful? Lovely? I'm as North American as they come so I think I'll stick with awesome for the time being.
When people think of Germany, they don't know it but they are thinking of Munich. Cobbled streets lined with old churches, beer halls, and shops selling liederhosen. Slightly touristy? Perhaps. Enjoyable? Immensely. Especially after leaving Eastern Europe, we greatly appreciate all the conveniences of Western Europe. Things like train stations that aren't filled with pigeon crap and words we can actually kind of pronounce make us happy, so westward bound we are!
Tomorrow we leave for Zurich in order to find ourselves some Apls. I'm practicing my 'Ricola' cry on the way there.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Pun goes here
Tomorrow morning we leave for Munich, and hopefully sunnier weather. It's been cold and a bit drizzly here, though not as much as in Stockholm. We're hoping Bavaria will bring us warmth, kraut, and good cheer.
An excellent thing we've noticed about Europe is the differences one experiences in going out to eat. In America, the drill goes something like this:
1. Get seated
2. Drink orders
3. "Would you like to hear our specials today?? Want to try the special Jack Daniels BBQ glazed honey baby back ribs appetizer sampler???"
4. Order.
5. Get food/immediate drink refill
6. Two minutes later: "Can I get you guys anything? Everything tasting OK?? YOU GUYS READY FOR SOME DESSERT??". Repeat this several times.
7. More drink refills, even if you're not done.
8. Get the check before you're done eating.
9. Pay and leave.
Here, it's more like:
1. Sit where you want.
2. Waiter comes eventually. You order.
3. Food comes. Eat it.
4. Make eye contact with waiter in order to get check/additional taste treats.
5. Pay and leave. Tip is included in total! Score!
Of course I'm making sweeping generalizations, but that's what I'm good at and it's my blog so DEAL.
'til bavaria,
lauren
An excellent thing we've noticed about Europe is the differences one experiences in going out to eat. In America, the drill goes something like this:
1. Get seated
2. Drink orders
3. "Would you like to hear our specials today?? Want to try the special Jack Daniels BBQ glazed honey baby back ribs appetizer sampler???"
4. Order.
5. Get food/immediate drink refill
6. Two minutes later: "Can I get you guys anything? Everything tasting OK?? YOU GUYS READY FOR SOME DESSERT??". Repeat this several times.
7. More drink refills, even if you're not done.
8. Get the check before you're done eating.
9. Pay and leave.
Here, it's more like:
1. Sit where you want.
2. Waiter comes eventually. You order.
3. Food comes. Eat it.
4. Make eye contact with waiter in order to get check/additional taste treats.
5. Pay and leave. Tip is included in total! Score!
Of course I'm making sweeping generalizations, but that's what I'm good at and it's my blog so DEAL.
'til bavaria,
lauren
Monday, May 19, 2008
Czech, please
Prague's number one export is frowns. Not that the people here aren't polite or friendly, it's just that smiles are notably absent from the pale faces of the Czech. We've noticed that the further East we go, the less happy people seem, the more popular grey is, and the cheaper booze is. The effects of communism upon the Praguians(?) seem to be longer lasting than Big Red gum. Nonetheless, the city is a gem of beautiful architecture, culture, and it's cheap to boot. Today we walked to the very very top of St. Vitus Cathedral, up a winding stone staircase about three feet wide and 10 stories up. Did I mention that both the up and down traffic had to share said staircase? It gave me dizziness and a leg cramp, but the views were more than worth it.
Prague's number one import, on the other hand, is Japanesetourists. I say it's one word because they travel in giant, interconnected packs like some kind of bizarre symbiotic organism covered in expensive camera equipment and Hello Kitty accessories. There is usually a leader to each of these packs, leading the confused, huddled mass around with a hello kitty/flower/bright thing on a tall stick. It's impossible to walk 10 feet through Prague castle without ending up in one of their bajillions of photos.
On the plus side, the keyboards here are qwerty, just like home!
Prague's number one import, on the other hand, is Japanesetourists. I say it's one word because they travel in giant, interconnected packs like some kind of bizarre symbiotic organism covered in expensive camera equipment and Hello Kitty accessories. There is usually a leader to each of these packs, leading the confused, huddled mass around with a hello kitty/flower/bright thing on a tall stick. It's impossible to walk 10 feet through Prague castle without ending up in one of their bajillions of photos.
On the plus side, the keyboards here are qwerty, just like home!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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