HI! Happy New Year! Your mom shared your website with me.
Love the pictures and the updates.
Sounds like you are doing great and thriving on the adventure.
Be safe!
Sheri
first...i miss you! second....i love the cat mixed in the ancient greek ruins! third....athens looks beautiful despite the mixed reviews i have received about the city. hope you are enjoying your new leg of your wonderful trip!!!
Sinterklaas ;) Hi Rachel;
I send you a link with more info in English about Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas in Dutch) http://www.thehollandring.com/sinterklaas.shtml
Hope you have a nice stay in France! We'll keep in touch !
Hooray for Girlie Beers! Hey Rachel; I love reading your blog, your descriptions are wonderful and the pictures are awesome! I feel like we're traveling with you. I like framboise too...but I also kinda like beer...mostly the lagers. Emily and Joseph say hello (Joseph is planning a trip to Antarica!...he'll be taking Adam's penquin!)
Germany Hi Rachel - Tried to E-mail you but don't know if it was successful. Wanted to let you know that Ken has a cousin living near Heidelberg and wanted to know if you would want his address in case you are near there. Following your blogs and loving reading every word. Keep it up. Love from Virginia Beach. - Nancy
I think that leaving Poland with the snow is a great idea!!! its real cold there!!! it sounds like you are getting to really experience europe....i cant wait to hear about your thoughts on berlin (i loved it!) a very artistic city...
your experience your experience is so fascinating! Its amazing that you are going through europe and actually learning alot while you go through it. I wish you and Adam the best, and hope the rest of your trip continues to be awesome.
How Beautiful I can't wait to see those pics of the candles on the graves... you are such a wonderful writer Rachel...you should consider being an author.
concentration camps Rachel, I'm glad you got to experience this very sad place. I bet it was fascinating and scary and emotional, all at the same time. I took a Holocaust class in high school and have always been intrigued by those horrible times in our history. I am just bewildered that people could be so cruel to other people, in huge quantities as such it happened. Good luck with the rest of your journey!
A Strange Experience.... going to a concentration camp is something that cannot be described...only experienced....you really begin to question the world around you and the people that inhabit it....how could it be possible????
Wow Even though we know about all this I'm sure it's an entirely different feeling than what we'd expect being there. You're a very wise one Miss Rachel.
did you love prague!??!?! i love the crazy art! the feet are very interesting....be ready for lots of strange food....who knows what you order when you dont know the language!!!
Euro Trip Have you seen that movie Euro Trip?? The part where they are riding in the train and that strange man won't leave them alone is hilarious! It totally reminded me of what you said about getting a 6 bunk sleeper on the train! LOL! Luckily (and hopefully) you haven't run into any of those types. :) I am totally impressed with you and Adam's navigation skills. By now I would have been so lost...you are really doing everything you can and that is AWESOME! I want to hear all the bits and pieces of foreign language you have picked up on your journey. :)
ooooooo checklesylvacia. wow-thats sounds really cool. Fried cheese? wowie, that sounds kinda gross but i'll beleive you if you say its good. SOunds like a super-nice tour guide/bus driver/angelic Irish guy. We miss you lots and lots here!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful Ireland Hi Rachel! It's been great following your trip. The photos of Ireland, and the Blarney Castle in particular, have been my favourite. Your trip sounds fabulous so please keep up the great travel stories. Doesn't seem that long since you were here in Australia telling me about your travels. Enjoy the rest of your time in Ireland and wherever else your travel plans lead you. Love Hannah
what to notice--murals and peacewalls Look out for the strange ways they do barbed wire there--traditional, glass, etc--so many ways to keep people out. Did you see the police cars?--they are bomb proof. If you went up toward the city cemetery you would have seen another peace wall and in between it is a community centre that tries to be open for both sides...
Did you get to meet with Peter? What about Hannah? Go visit Mornington!!!--they have a new mural up which represents the good in the community--not the paramilitaries!! They are trying to show that murals can be peaceful and bring people together
Hi dear-Thanks for your informative blog on Belfast. Loved the photos but couldn't figure out quite the kissing the blarney stone photo. Were you being suspended upside down? Strange stuff. Glad you are getting into some decent hostels. Best to Adam. All is well here. We're looking forward to seeing you soon in Italy. No word from John but I calculate that he's been in a kayak for about 2.5 weeks and that's a long time. Hope he's still in one piece--above the water. Sarah is thinking about doing "club" volleyball and has try outs this weekend so her sporting life may continue. Be careful. Be careful Be careful. Adam: Watch over her if she's not careful.
Love,
DAD
Wow Rachel, it looks like you're having tons of fun. I just now got a chance to get on here, and I am amazed by all the things you have seen (and I am only to this entry)! You went to Salisbury? I agree, that is the most beautiful cathedral! And the town around it is super cute, too! ;-)
Ashley
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I hope that adam and elliot enjoyed the belly dancing!!!! congrats on the publishedness....you are amazing!!!!