Just a quick update. We made it to Amsterdam yesterday after some excitement on the train. Police had to board the train and take away some unruly passengers. This delayed us by about an hour. 10 hours on a train isn't much fun.
Our hostel is kinda suck. our beds are right next to a window on the edge of the Red Light District, so it is extremely noisy until 3:30am.
We have had a good time wandering around town though. The Van Gogh museum was neato.
Tomorrow we are going to take a day trip to Bruges, Belgium and perhaps stay the night. Hooray for waffles!
see you all soon.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Just checking in
This terminal at the hostel appears to have a line forming so I donät have time for a long update right now. Paris was awesome and now I am in Swityerland, which is probably the most beautiful place I have ever been.
ok more later.
ok more later.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
My feet hurt
The last couple of days Angela and I have covered a lot of ground. Yesterday we went to the British Museum which was awesome. The collection of egyption artifacts they have is crazyness. We saw the actual rosetta stone and Cleopatra's mummy. They also had a large section with sculptures\statues from the Parthenon in Greece. Apparently there is some controversy over that particular collection because Greece wants all of "their" antiquities back. They feel that they were stolen and should now be returned for deisplay in the country of their origin. Obviously GB isn't having any of that. We went to the British Library today and saw things like the Magna Charta and several of Shakespeares earliest work. Then we went to the Globe Theater and saw Othello. It was pretty amazing. we got a £5 ground ticket and were right next to the stage leaning on it.
We did a lot of qalking exploring the Kensinton and Notting Hill area. Angela was disappointed that there wasn't an actual Notting Hill gate. We did meet a nice local named Ben at a coffee shop. He gave us some pointers on places to visit. He apparently is a "cheming gum" artist. He sits on the ground and paints pictures on those mashed in pieces of gum all over the sidewalk. He even gave us one of his pieces of art!
Anyways, this place is closing down so I gotta run. Off to Paris tomorrow!
We did a lot of qalking exploring the Kensinton and Notting Hill area. Angela was disappointed that there wasn't an actual Notting Hill gate. We did meet a nice local named Ben at a coffee shop. He gave us some pointers on places to visit. He apparently is a "cheming gum" artist. He sits on the ground and paints pictures on those mashed in pieces of gum all over the sidewalk. He even gave us one of his pieces of art!
Anyways, this place is closing down so I gotta run. Off to Paris tomorrow!
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
cold and wet
I've learned a few things about London in my first two days here.
1.) 7 degrees centigrade is cold. It is even colder when it is windy and raining also.
2.) Big Ben is not in the middle of the roundabout like in European Vacation
3.) I've already found a beer that I like called "Old Speckled Hen" (wtf the " is above the 2 and the @ is where the " should be). I first had it at the Sherlock Holmes Pub, which wasn't as nearly as touristy as I thought it would be. Lots of locals there. They have really amazing mushroom soup and not so amazing sheperd's pie.
Some highlights of the first day:
* Our virgin atlantic flight across the pond was upgraded for free to "premium economy". We got free champagne\ OJ (wtf backslash is next to the z). Lots of extra legroom and a video screen with free movies and games and such were a few of the perks. The video screen didn't get used much though, as it was nighty night time. I don;t know how I will go back to flying economy.
* Public toilets, if not in an establishment costs 50p or $1. wtf wtf.
* We got into Westminster Abbey for free by attending an evensong. It was an amazing experience to say the least. I'm not really religious, but I could appreciate the ceremony. The church itself was unbelievable. Unfortunately there is no photography allowed in the abbey so you will have to take my word for it. Plus, it got us out of the cold and rain.
* Apparently it May 28th is Africa day because there was a huge festival and concert going on in Trafagal square.
* All british people are cute\hot. Even the ones that aren't become cute when they start talking. Asian and Black chicks with the accent are especially hot.
* The London Eye is pretty cool.
* I really need to stop counting in dollars. It makes you sad when you pay £13.50 for 2 people for a pizza buffet and you think it is a good deal, but then realize that it was actually nearly $30 for not that great pizza. counting things in dollars is baaad in Europe. Don't do it anymore.
Unfortunately I cannot upload pictures from this terminal so that will have to wait, but I have some good ones. Day 2 of London will have to come at a later time as well.
1.) 7 degrees centigrade is cold. It is even colder when it is windy and raining also.
2.) Big Ben is not in the middle of the roundabout like in European Vacation
3.) I've already found a beer that I like called "Old Speckled Hen" (wtf the " is above the 2 and the @ is where the " should be). I first had it at the Sherlock Holmes Pub, which wasn't as nearly as touristy as I thought it would be. Lots of locals there. They have really amazing mushroom soup and not so amazing sheperd's pie.
Some highlights of the first day:
* Our virgin atlantic flight across the pond was upgraded for free to "premium economy". We got free champagne\ OJ (wtf backslash is next to the z). Lots of extra legroom and a video screen with free movies and games and such were a few of the perks. The video screen didn't get used much though, as it was nighty night time. I don;t know how I will go back to flying economy.
* Public toilets, if not in an establishment costs 50p or $1. wtf wtf.
* We got into Westminster Abbey for free by attending an evensong. It was an amazing experience to say the least. I'm not really religious, but I could appreciate the ceremony. The church itself was unbelievable. Unfortunately there is no photography allowed in the abbey so you will have to take my word for it. Plus, it got us out of the cold and rain.
* Apparently it May 28th is Africa day because there was a huge festival and concert going on in Trafagal square.
* All british people are cute\hot. Even the ones that aren't become cute when they start talking. Asian and Black chicks with the accent are especially hot.
* The London Eye is pretty cool.
* I really need to stop counting in dollars. It makes you sad when you pay £13.50 for 2 people for a pizza buffet and you think it is a good deal, but then realize that it was actually nearly $30 for not that great pizza. counting things in dollars is baaad in Europe. Don't do it anymore.
Unfortunately I cannot upload pictures from this terminal so that will have to wait, but I have some good ones. Day 2 of London will have to come at a later time as well.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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