After a long trip/time through the countryside of Germany, we finally reached our destination - Berlin. The most fascinating part of the trip, was the amount of wind generators around the German countryside. I know that a lot of people in Canada don't like them because of the noise and size of them but based on sheer numbers alone, the Germans don't seem too upset. As we reached our hostel (yes that is correct, it isn't a typo, we are actually sleeping in a hostel). I think our combined age would make the combined age of a small room here. So [View Full Entry]

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We woke up this morning to an Amsterdam streaming with rain. Since we intended to head to Cologne at some point, we figured why not sooner. Arrived in Cologne at about 3pm, and began exploring. Now, I have an important confession to make. I think I am too old for hostels. During all of my earlier travels it never occurred to me that I night one day find these cheap beds nasty. Cologne is our first hotel of the trip (as until budget hotels were approximately the same prices) and I worry that it might be one of the nicest. There [View Full Entry]

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We're having trouble loading photos on here, while we'll still try adding them every now and again, I think we'll focus on getting them on facebook. If you don't have facebook, let me know and I will see how to get you access to them. :)TnT [View Full Entry]

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Late, late, late last night we finally arrived in Amsterdam... it may have been this morning come to think of it... We went from riding in the back of a pickup truck in Egypt to the back seat of a Beamer taxi. Sweet. The driver is in med school and told us a bit about the city while he shuttled us to the hotel. Once there, he was so honest that he actually wouldn't accept a tip (apparently they aren't allowed to). What a change. Our hotel is wonderful - great location, clean, nice staff, breakfast of things other than stale [View Full Entry]

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Well, the market last night was entertaining. Never have I seen so many people selling the same twelve things! We did have fun looking around for about an hour before heading back to the hotel for our bon voyage. This morning started early - 4am - as it was the last day of the tour. We took a 6:30 flight to Cairo and now wait at the Cairo airport until 5pm when our flight leaves for Rome, then we wait there for two hour before flight leaves to Amsterdam. By the time we get to our hotel in Amsterdam we'll have [View Full Entry]

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Egypt Day 5 We woke up to the sound of the air conditioner humming at full power in the hotel room, as the sun yesterday was quite a bit to handle. Then we boarded a felucca (small sail boat, where the wind is the only source of power to get us down the Nile river) The early part of the morning included, a pop can that was traveling down the river faster then us. The afternoon was a bit better with a new gust of wind, the felucca was moving at a quicker pace then the morning, we actually caught up [View Full Entry]

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Yesterday we spent the day sailing down the Nile River on a felucca. A felucca is a small Egyptian sail boat. It was wonderful and relaxing. We've arrived in Luxor and are getting ready to leave on a tour of the Karnak Temple. Tomorrow we head to the valley of the Kings - a highlight! (except maybe the fact we go there via donkey... poor bumless people). More to come... [View Full Entry]

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Egypt - Day 1 The land of sand, sun, and people that want your money. No matter what they do, or ask, it is all about those hard earned/swindled dollar bills. Our flight from Paris this morning wasn’t a problem, but when we left Rome to head to Egypt the take off and the landing parts of the journey were brutal. The plane seemed like something out of the 1980s, complete with cigarette holders. I motion we all join together and give some extra money to Italy for some new planes! And, oh yes and the puking girl that was ahead [View Full Entry]

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Safe & Sound... will update the blog at some point in the very near future! :) (Finally found a wifi connection here today). :)TnT [View Full Entry]

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1. Pain du Chocolat - seriously, any country that offers me chocolate as a breakfast food is worthy of some props. 2. Club Baguette - bread seems to be the national food, and when you take a baguette and stuff it with meat, cheese, and veggies it begins to remarkably resemble a Subway creation. Being that these are sold on every street corner for only a few Euros, you can understand why Tim was never hungry. 3. Mediterranean Waters - turquoise, calm, and with apparently unlimited visibility … 4. The Metro system in Paris - so easy to use, so convenient [View Full Entry]

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