Safe Arrival - November 23rd, 2007 WE'VE ARRIVED IN D.C. (via Baltimore, Maryland) We arrived safely and uneventfully to Baltimore-Washington International today, and were picked up by Andy and Chris. They took us to Bolling AFB where, over the weekend, we chilled in the "man cave" listening to music, playing video games, and doing homework. Sally had five papers which need to be complete by Sunday. She has less than two to have them done. Andy explained to us that Washington DC is broken into four quadrants: NW, NE, SE, and SW. Even though Bolling AFB does not lie within the capital's limits, it still lies within the SE portion. SE is known as the most dangerous part of DC where some odd 20 murders occur just shortly outside the gates at the Annacostia Metro stop. ... read more

September 8, 2007 It has been a few days since our last entry so this is what has happened. After Fes, we boarded a train to Meknes. The train system is supposedly the best in all of Africa. As we approach Meknes, we realize that we dont know where our stop is. Morocco doesnt mark the stops. We asked a group of Frenchies in front of us if it was our stop and they said yes. Our train started moving, before we had our bags off the luggage rack. Curtis got off first while the train was at about 2 mph. Deidre on the other hand had to make the leap at about 5 mph. Curtis barely could run to keep up. In a heroic act of courage, he took Deidres hand as she plummeted to ... read more

Deidre and I are packed and bound for Europe; Cologne, Germany to be exact. Towels in hand. Our flight leaves at 0730. We make a brief stop in Newark, New Jersey and fly over the Atlantic pond. Upon our arrival into Cologne, we go to the Dom Cathedral. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Europe's largest cathedrals. It is an excellent display of gothic architecture and contains both a 42 ton pipe organ and supposedly the remains of the Three Magi in a shrine in the east apse behind the alter. After a brief climb to the top of one of the spires, we head south to Koblenz to drive by (and possibly take a tour) of the Koblenz Castle. This castle sits upon a island in the middle of the Rhein ... read more