We arrived in Budapest the day before their Independence day. In 1956, while under communist rule, students protested the government and were masicured. People where jailed at the Terror house for years based on pure suspicion. Hungarians are not too happy with the current Prime minister, so on their Independence day this year, they gathered with holy flags (the Hungarian flag with the communist symbol cut out that has been popular since the revolution began). These are people that have suffered in the hands of the Nazis and commis. They have had little to no peace throughout their hi [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in Krakow early morning. We took the overnight train from Prague. We met a guy from San Diego and another from Colorado on the train. We spent the 8 hour trip in a 8 seater cabin chatting. The four of us tried to find the most strategic places to sleep, the best of which was Paul's (Colorado). Paul brought a hamik along and put it up in our cabin. It made for a great sleeping spot and as entertainment to all ticket checkers/passport patrol who entered our cabin. After taking a short nap after finding our hostel, we ate [View Full Entry]

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I had been informed by many people who have visited Prague that it is one of their favorite cities in Europe. I went to Prague with high hopes and an open mind. Prague is as beautiful as they say, but I did have mixed feelings about it. It might have been the wheather or the fact that our hostel was far from the center of town, but Prague was definetly not a highlight for me. We did a walking tour and saw all of the must sees. Charles bridge is amazing, the buildings are great, but for some reason I just [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone! We are in Berlin and have experienced a bit of culture shock. After spending 16 days in Munich, we have landed in what looks like a completly different country. Munich is very beautiful, as are the people. People in Munich dress Banana Republicy and are very conservative/traditional. Michelle and I went to a night club in Munich once and were amazed to find that they really dont dance. They sort of sway from side to side... but thats about it. When we wore dresses with tights in Munich, we would get strange stares on the subway. Even our Greece [View Full Entry]

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Hello! Michelle and I left Munich for Zurich for the weekend. We decided to go somewhere mellow and just hang out to get away from Oktoberfest. We stayed in a great hostel (City Backpackers) right in the center of town. Zurich is pretty small, but is full of cafes and restaurants. It´s clean, with cute little cobble stone streets, a clean canal, and gorgeous buildings... the downside of Zurich? Its SUPER expensive. Although Switzerland uses the Swiss Franc, which has a better conversion rate to the dollar than the Euro, it does not belong to the European Union. This means that [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone! I am still in Munich and loving it. Our roommate, Martin, took us to the countryside with him this weekend. His parents live in this great little town about 45 minutes away from Munchen. The homes there reminded me of Normandy. The green is GREEN and there is a huge lake with wind surfers and sailboats. The drive was beautiful with huge fields and homes with colorful gardens. When we arrived Martins father was preparing a homemade apple strudel for us. He also baked some fresh bread. We ate the yummy strudel with his family with whipped cream in [View Full Entry]

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Une Mass No (one beer please)! Michelle and I are in Munich and yesterday was the first day of Oktoberfest. The tents and beer gardens were packed and it was difficult to get a beer, but we succeeded. The beer is tasty and there are also yummy giant pretzels and cookies. My goal yesterday was to receive a heart cookie necklace. These cookies are traditional and are given as a symbol of affection. I received my heart cookie and it made me smile. Too bad Michelle was the one that gave it to me. Sigh... We are staying in the flat [View Full Entry]

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I left Ios yesterday and am now in Athens, Greece staying with some friends. We were planning on going to Budapest before we left for Oktoberfest, but flights were way too expensive. Instead, we stayed in a really cool area in Athens called Glyfada for a day and a half. Glafada is beautiful and I wish we had known about it before staying in shitty Pireaus. It is a beach town with little to no tourists. Our friend works at a pub and let us crash at his place. One of the best things about Glafada? THE SWEETS! They sell these [View Full Entry]

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Hi! I'm still in Ios. I am obsessed. We are actually leaving tomorrow for Budapest. We will be staying there a few days before we head off to Oktoberfest. We decided we had to give our livers a break. Love you all! Kisses, Tati [View Full Entry]

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Michelle and I are in Ios, Greece and we might not leave. We stayed in Athens for a couple of days (Athens kinda sucks) then we came to Ios to meet up with my friend Jeannine. Ios is a small party island with beautiful beaches. Most of the "locals" are people from all over the world that come to live and work here for a season. We met an Australian girl named Tamara and she may be our soul mate. We have also been hanging out with some Aussies and some "locals" that work at our hostel. Our room is cheap [View Full Entry]

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