When I was younger, you could say that I had a mild obsession with London. When I got mad at my parents or my brother I would shout at them that they didn't have to worry, I was moving to London when I got older and I would be out of their hair. As it turns out, though London is a beautiful city, it is not entirely my style. I first met my friend Della when she came over on an exchange program to work for Magic Sky, a girlscout camp in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. Since that summer Della has [View Full Entry]

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When we first started planning our roadtrip through Europe, there was really only one place that I was concerned about going, and that was the beaches of Normandy. For those of you that don't know, my Grandfather on my Mom's side was among those that stormed the beaches during World War II. He was in the third wave of soldiers, which is probably one of the deciding factors of my family existing to this day. I've always wanted to see these beaches because they are such a symbol of both freedom and tragedy in World history, and I wanted to see [View Full Entry]

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With our various detours and complete lack of planning we ran out of time to see many of the different places we had thought we might get to on our roadtrip, including many parts of France, but we decided upon leaving Luxembourg that we might as well at least swing by Paris to see the Eiffel Tower as I'd never been this close before and it would be a shame not to see it. For those of you that know my family, you know that my Mom was lucky enough to spend a year in France working as both a ski [View Full Entry]

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Of all the places that I visited, I think the one country I would be most excited to go back and visited would be Luxembourg. When we decided to go to Luxembourg we decided to go to a smaller city that not that many people would go to as a change of pace from big city life. Honestly, I think Trebenice gotten under our skin and left a soft little flutter in our stomachs. Driving to Clervaux was an adventure in and of itself. We put Clervaux into the SatNav and it proceeded to take us on a country lane deep [View Full Entry]

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After leaving Trebenice we were both on a high that can only really be found in a person who has experienced being stranded in a random little town in a country that doesn't speak your language, but still manages to get back on the road... i.e. Della and me. We decided that we really should at least try to see some of Germany on our way home as we drove through both the northern part and the southern part, so we decided to stop in Frankfurt A.M. for the night and see a little of it the following morning before driving [View Full Entry]

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We found ourselves driving out of Prague with an Alternator warning light on and happy dispositions looking forward to the first hotel we actually booked and paid for in advance in Berlin, Germany. Now, remember that the last time we were going to go to Berlin our Car Battery died and we were unable to get a jump in time to make it to both Berlin and Warsaw in a timely fashion and so chose to forego Berlin for the time being. As fate would have it, once again, we would not make it to Berlin, however we did make it [View Full Entry]

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Prague is said to be the most beautiful city on earth, and though I would personally have to disagree and say that Bruges was better, I would definitely agree that Prague has its moments. Parts of Prague were absolutely fascinating, but for me there were simply too many people, a fact that is pushing me towards the understanding that my Dad has been right all these years, the woods are perfect because they are quieter and certainly less chaotic. When we first arrived in Prague we had two goals, a real meal and Czech Beer... lots of Czech beer. After having [View Full Entry]

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Dear Grandpa, I visited Auschwitz and Birkenau, and I learned something about you. Or rather, I learned something about humanity. I learned that men are brave, and it is the brave ones who matter. I learned that men are humane, and it is the humane ones that matter. I learned that good CAN overcome evil, and that it is the good in man that truly matters. I learned that you are the greatest man that ever lived, that you are humane, you are brave, you are a hero. It is you who is the beauty in this world. Sometimes it is [View Full Entry]

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I had heard from a friend of my Moms of a place in Poland that was an underground cave carved from salt and embellished in salt. When our plans changed in Warsaw from travelling as far south as Italy, we choose to explore Poland a little bit more, including this underground mine just south of Krakow in the town of Wieliczka. The mine itself, though interesting, was really not all that impressive to a girl that has seen some of the amazing caves in Colorado and Texas. The tour was rubbish, and really not worth the money we paid to get [View Full Entry]

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Driving in Poland is one of the most terrifying experiences I have ever had, scratch that. Driving in Europe is one of the most terrifying experiences I have ever had, though Poland was much worse than the more western areas. To pass in this country all one has to do is pull over the middle line and the rule is both the oncoming traffic and the car you are overtaking are to pull over on to the side of the road in essence creating a third lane for the car who feels it necessary to overtake. The first time Della decided [View Full Entry]

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