Well it was an early wake up call for me today. Mom drove me out to the airport shortly after 420. Not for any paticular reason but i had to be there 2 hrs early. It was just pissing rain outside on the way out. My dad even got up to say goodbye. He even waved out the window which almost got me. Mom made me a cup of coffee and told me the whole way out that i should keep this travel mug in case i need it. I thought it would be a waste of space but kept it just to make her happy. Man im not gonna miss this rain thats for sure. Got out to the airport and it was busy already. The first flight to Vancouver was at 530! Ungodly hour ... read more

Woke up around 8ish from the ramble tamble of the train. There wasnt anyone in the room which was kind of surprising since im used to waking up to random ppl chatting in the cabin. We were getting close now it was certainly warm outside and it looked lovely. Got to Nice around 930am and jumped off. Ahhh im here. SO warm. I read up about Nice and it said that if i wanted a hostel get a spot secured before 10 or else there will be NO chance. There was supposed to be quite a few spots close to the station. A Canadian girl told me the same when i said hi when i saw her flag. SHe was just leaving so that sucked. Walked to where she told me to go and didnt find ... read more

Ahhh great sleep. Almost too good cause I slept in past the deadline for breaky. ha not again! I packed up my stuff for check out at 10. Came downstairs and managed to score some of the bits leftover. Tons of croissants left over and coffee. That was pretty much the whole breakfast anyways. I took like 8 croissants!! Had 3 or 4 for breakfast cause they dont fill you up that well. Not very good for you either. I filled up my plastic mug that I had been packing around since Munich and made use of the damn thing. I get out the door and I totally spilt coffee on my polo shirt! Right in the center. Ha whatever. Got to the metro station and they didnt sell tickets. Hmmm ok. There were these other ... read more

I HAD to visit this VAN GOGH museum. It was part of the origional plans of this trip so I couldnt leave town without that. But that just meant I couldnt catch a train out of Amsterdam till later on in the afternoon. I checked it out and the museum was open at 10am. Ah it was fine I could just go back to the hostel and hang out for abit and maybe get some breaky. Problem was it was raining. Pissing rain actually. As soon as I left the station from my slumber!! I didnt bring an umbrella for space reasons. I figured I would be fine with just a rain jacket. NOPE. Best thing to do with the rain is keep it the hell away from you. I walked towards the hostel to go ... read more

Woke up around 930 to be prepared for this afternoon train. John was already up and at em. Lonne had just started setting up the table in the living room for breakfast. I set up the computer to check for a hostel in Amsterdam. Probably a good idea to book one now since I wouldnt be there till late at night. I added them to facebook to keep in contact with them as well. Sat down for breaky and lots of coffee to go around. Didnt even feel that hung which was great. Maybe im a borderline alky and it doesnt effect me anymore. Hope not. I told John about the next station I had to catch a bus to get to and he was like oh thats just as close as the other one cause ... read more