Hi guys! Kate here. Well mom, it finally happened. Your doting daughter left something behind at a hostel...her glasses. Not sun, regular. Hah. I realized it this morning and panicked for awhile before calling the hostel. The guy at the hostel said they hadnt been turned in but he would look in the room we stayed in and let me know in awhile. When I called back he said he had good news, he found them in their case with the blue cleaning cloth. Bad news, I thought, I didnt have them in a case, I thought I just left them on the table. He tells me they are exactly how I described them...but in a case. Good enough for me, Ian and I left for Germany again, hah. It was only a 90 minute train ... read more

Hello! We are typing to you from Munich, Germany! We left Prague yesterday and were definitely sad about it. The first night we were there we met Ryan, from Coronado! It was so refreshing to be able to make San Diego references and have them be understood by someone. Then we met a couple, Lera and Mike, who were from the Bay Area and it turns out they went to school at UC Davis with Ryan! Small world. Funny thing is, Lera went to Monte Vista High School in Danville, CA, which I always see on myspace when searching for MY Monte Vista. Weird! We hung out with them the first night and drank our absynth cocktails...absynth, lime, and sprite...yum! Then the next day we started a free walking tour with them and our guide was ... read more

First things first. We decided to stay at this hostel another night instead of taking a night train to Prague. It just rocks too much, and we will leave for Prague, Czech Republic, in the morning. Now onto more serious, less logistical writing. Today we visited Auschwitz concentration camp. It's Kate here, by the way, Ian will post too. We both want to type our own experiences because something like this is extremely moving, and no two people will feel the exact same way. Upon arriving, I felt a mixture of conflicting emotions. I was nervous, excited, scared, curious, and awkward. The area outside of the camp was actually quite beautiful with tall green trees. The day was beautiful too, bright blue skies with patches of fluffy white clouds. I couldn't help but think that it ... read more

I told you I would find a place where I can upload pictures from!!!... read more

Greetings from Poland!! We had such a great time in Dro these past few days. The day that we updated last was our free day, so to speak, we didnt see the family. We went to a lake called Largo del Garda which was gorgeous and ate some really yummy Indian food. The next day the three of us played poker on the balcony of the B and B and polished off two bottles of wine. Then we were picked up by the family and had the usual salami, bread, meat, and cheeses before we were whisked away to a little rock concert at a Sports Center. I think the entire town was there, aged 5 to 60, haha and it was a ton of fun! BTW Monique to answer your question, Ian and Dillon kept ... read more