We headed down to the pub last night to watch football and grab some dinner around 7PM. We started talking to another couple who were from Toronto and were also traveling through Europe. It was really nice to relax and talk with other people. We left around midnight. It was pouring rain with a lot of lightening when we walked out of the pub. Headed back to room took ½ an Ambien. Chris killed 4 decent size spiders before we climbed into bed. Hmm… maybe if we complain we can get a little of the extra $70 back we had to dish out?? Yeah, no such luck. We got up around 8AM the next morning and went down to the free breakfast. It was good - breads, cheese, hard-boiled eggs, cereal, etc. We headed out (still ... read more

We got a good night sleep last night (except for the alarm clock that went off at 4:50 AM that was set on the IPAD lol). We grabbed a croissant at the COOP (small market and much cheaper than bakeries) and headed to the train station. The train ride from Interlaken to Lucerne is suppose to be one of the prettiest train rides in Europe - it did not disappoint. We sat in the “Golden Pass Panoramic Car” - a must if you do this train ride! We both thought this was probably one of the most beautiful areas we have ever been to. The greens are amazing with the blue/green water. Random cows (with their bells on ) and sheep roaming about and huge waterfalls in the distance. Absolutely stunning!! There is no way the ... read more

We got up around 8:30AM. Chris headed out to the train station to exchange our tickets for an earlier train to Switzerland. We now leave on Saturday 6:30AM instead of 8:30AM Sunday. We got the Louvre around 10:30AM. Such an amazing place. We saw Mona Lisa (the only piece you couldn’t walk right up to, it was roped off with tons of people around it), Venus de Milo, Michelangelo (Captive Slave), a huge Sphinx, to name a few. The Prehistorical Greek antiques was closed off, which was a bummer, because that was one section we really wanted to visit. We called the girls around 4PM from the Louvre and then headed out, we were exhausted! We decided to head down to the Isle of St. Louis (a tiny island in the middle of the city), which ... read more

We arrived last night around 9PM in Paris. The rail service was great, the food, not so much. Tried to use the restrooms at the train station, but I didn't have $.70 euros (about a buck?) on me since Chris had all the $$. We headed out to the taxis and on the way came across three soldiers with machine guns, yikes. A little unnerving. Taxi line was an hour wait, ugh! We had two 50-60ish Kiwis (New Zealanders) behind us that were alot of fun to talk with. One looked right out of the Rolling Stones and walked up and down the street playing his Pan flute. I was pretty nervous with all the shady people hanging around outside the train station. They ask you for cigarettes, money, anything. When we were in line for ... read more

Little tired today - I could NOT sleep last night. I skyped the girls around 4:30AM my time, right before their bedtime, which was nice because I got to say goodnight to them. I don't think I dozed off until 6AM. I woke up around 10AM. I really wanted to be up much earlier and go run in one of the London Park’s with Chris, but he let me sleep in. We'll try it tomorrow. The music in the lounge did finally die down around 11PM, but people kept moving furniture around until 5AM. It was like they were dragging a couch back and forth all night. This morning we asked to be moved and we are now on the 1st floor, definitely a down-graded room, but it’s cute, very shabby chic. As long as I ... read more