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We made it to Sardinia! Thank goodness! Wasn't so sure we would, but I'll talk about that later...first, Florence! No Internet access there or Rome. Florence was great! We found a panini shop all the locals go to for cheap eats. And we went there a couple times : ) We saw the Duomo, a cathedral you can't miss because it is MASSIVE. Jo hustled a street salesman for a painting. We met anItalian man named Sirrenzo who may or may not be part of the mafia. But he taught us all about leather and sent us through his leather school. We climbed 1,001 steps to see the BEST view of the city, mountains, and rural area from Piazza Michelangelo. Unfortunately we didn't see a lot of Renaissance art because we had NO clue the lines ... read more

Bonjourno, from Venice! Jo and I were in Zermatt, Switzerland on Thursday. It's the cutest little ski resort town! We took a tram up the mountain to get a better view of the Matterhorn. As we rose in elevation, there was snow, then more snow, then skiers in all thsnow gear got on, then more snow, then more ski eiders. By the time we got off the tram, there was more than a foot of snow all around us! We were trying to visit an igloo bar. Everyone we asked for directions said to walk down ten minutes. Well they didn't tell us there wasn't a walking path! We trampled across the slopes and I don't think the smokers were real happy about it... We jumped through snow up to our knees (in tennis shoes) to ... read more

Hallo! Spreekt u Engels? This morning we arrived to Amsterdam. After spending a lot of time in museums and palaces in Spain and France, we thought we had spent enough time being "cultured" and decided to learn a little about the cuisine...and their specialty drinks : ) Our last day in France we spent in Epernay (Champagne) touring the champagne processing plant and vinyard Mercier. And tasting...of course! Today, in the Amsterdam, we went to the Heineken brewery to learn about the beer making process, and had plenty of taste testing there, too! The canals and leaning houses are adorable, and the language is a blast to try and pick up! It's an odd mix of Spanish, German, and English. It's also refreshing to be outside of Southern Europe which leaned on the traditional, history-rich yet ... read more

Today is our third and final day in Madrid. The morning of our first day here we toured the royal palace of Madrid and people watched in a buzzing plaza. There are musicians, human statues, and all kinds of entertainersto see! My favorite was listening to a man musically play on kitchen pots while watching a group of boys perform soccer tricks outside the national theater. This truly is the city that never sleeps! We went on a pub crawl and at 4am the city streets are as packed as 4 in the afternoon!! (No worries: we were out with our hostel's hype girl/guide). We had a blast crawling with some people we met from New York, Canada, Argentina and Spain- who helped me with my Spanish, too. We covered our bases and tried Spanish sangria, ... read more

We found our hostel in Barcelona!! We are about Togo explore the city. We will keep you updated but just wanted to let you know we got here safe and sound!! : )... read more