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July 09, 2007
Really Quick Trip Summary
OK, I realize that I should be getting the worst blogger EVER award for never posting, but there is no internet ANYWHERE!!! There are a ton of overpriced internet cafes and a lot of hotels that CLAIM to have internet (but never really do) so I at least have an excuse...sort of. Anyway, Brent and I are having an amazing time on our trip. We´re currently in Barcelona where we spent a day at the beach and have seen a lot of Gaudi architecture which is amazing. Tomorrow we might go to a different beach where, if there are good waves, we might rent surf boards for a few hours.
I only have eleven minutes left of internet, so I´m going to try to post something interesting, but I don´t work well under pressure!
So to sum up our trip in what is now 10 minutes and 30 seconds (pictures to come soon I hope!)....
Brent and I had an amazing time in Rome where we were studying art conservation (it´s an art class that counts for our science requirement!) We saw almost everything that Rome has to offer and took thousands of pictures (I´m not even exaggerating). After Rome, we flew to London which we both absolutely loved. It got off to a rough start (as described in my not-so-recent last entry) but ended up being fantastic. We saw all the usual sights, ate fish and chips, and spoke in fake British accents.
From London, we went to Berlin which was really stupid. I´m sorry to everyone out there who might be from Berlin, but it´s just a stupid city and I highly recommend you move immediately. The food made me cry and the people didn´t seem to like us very much. Also, there was almost nothing to see anywhere. We still did our best to enjoy ourselves and succeeded in seeing Knut, the most adorable baby polar bear in the world, at the Berlin Zoo.
After Berin, we flew to Paris which was beautiful. We went to the top of the Eiffel Tower and had a view of the entire city, we got into the Louvre with NO LINE AT ALL, and we saw everything in between. The food was great, the people didn´t hate us nearly as much as we expected, and our hotel (Le Meriden Etoile) was wonderful.
From Paris we flew to Prague which was very Eastern Europeany. Also, they add the letter ¨Y¨ to lots of English words to make the Czech which seems a little ridiculous to me. The city was really cool, the food was pretty good, and the pickpockets were utterly incompetent. We also went to Cesky Krumlov which is the village where the movie Hostel was filmed. It was a really cool village and no one tried to torture and kill us!
From Prague, we flew on the most terrifying flight of our lives to Barcelona where the weather is beautiful and the sights are very different from anything we´ve seen so far (Gaudi was definitely a very unique architect!) Well, my time seems to have run out but I´ll hopefully be posting soon! Hope you enjoyed the update!
Posted by lauren at July 9, 2007 12:38 PM
Comments
When soemthing is completely over done or excessively showy you call it gaudy, and it is a reference to the architect in Barcelona. Don't know why I know that, but I watch a lot of TV. AH ahA hah
See you Wednesday night! And I cannot wait until I see the pictures!!
Finally you have to help me to inspire the whole family to take a group photo giving the finger. I think it will be really funny for my blog, but I already tell that Aunt A is going to frown on my brillant idea, and Mom will get too embarrassed. But Uncle Stud is in the bag! Ok, ciao for now! Joce
Posted by: Jocelyn at July 9, 2007 02:14 PM
Mom definitely would not go for that. Maybe you can get Uncle Stud and Dad to do it though.
Posted by: Lauren at July 10, 2007 07:15 AM
WONDERFUL AND EXCITING BUT THAT ONE FLIGHT SOUNDS DANGEROUS. oUR FAVORITE STORY IS ABOUT THE PICKPOCKET WHERE YIOU BRAVELY PULLED OFF HIS JACKET AND RESCUED BRENTS WALLET! SENSATIONAL. G.
Posted by: G at July 12, 2007 11:49 AM