In Amsterdam, The Netherlands! We took a train here this morning and unfortunately it was the wrong one. This was good because it was twice as fast as the one we were supposed to take, but bad because it was an extra 18 Euro when the ticket checker guy found out. Oh well, at least we learned the whole "different trains" thing with an $18 fine instead of a $50. After we found our hostel we had some Chinese food which was alright. The rest of the day has consisted of playing cards and hanging out. All 3 of us were pretty tired and so we're showering and stuff and going to turn in early today. We said goodbye to our good friends in Brugge. I love meeting new people...it's definitely something I'm not used to ... read more

Kate here...is that any surprise? ;) Well last night was fun at the hostel. Here's a funny story for ya. Dillon was down in the common area drinking, and Ian and I had called it a night and were in our room watching The Office on the iPod. There was one other guy up there too, and he was also in bed. We hear someone fumbling around with the door trying to open it (you need a key), and we figured it was Dillon, drunk. So I go to open it and the other guy was laughing and says "No, let's see how long it takes him!" so the three of us don't help him and we just (loudly) laugh at him through the door calling him names and whatnot. We hear "come on, guys, my ... read more

I'm in the lobby of our hotel waiting for the boys so I figured I'd update. The day before yesterday mom and I said goodbye to most of our tour mates and headed on a double decker hop on, hop off London tour. We saw everything of London like Big Ben, Parliament, the London Eye, London Bridge, Tower Bridge, London Tower, Buckingham Palace, the Horse Guards, Trafalgar Square, Picadilly Circus, etcetcetc. We had lunch at a little place called Garfunkels...it was yummy. That took most of the day, and then yesterday we went on the Windor Castle, Stonehenge, and Oxford tour. Windsor castle was great... it's where the Queen resides. The flag flown above the castle tells whether or not she's there. A Union Jack flag means she's away, and then her personal crest flag means ... read more

Hmm, sorry for the inactivity, we have been pretty busy or just tired. I think I'll pick up from Ireland. Galway was an amazing city in which we had tons of fun, got in a fight with a drunk irish marine ( which we won without trying because he took one swing at me while my back was turned and dillon blocked it then defended himself easily) and this man was very drunk and harassing some friends we had made, so we stepped in. No biggy really. So we flew out of Galways to Glasgow, Scotland and nearly missed the train to Inverness. Literally we ran the entire way then dillon had to throw his body and pry the doors open to get us through. We decided not to sleep in Glasgow because we heard so ... read more

Hello! (Kate here) So I'm blogging to you from Glasgow, Scotland. It's a fairly big city, and it's not-so-clean. I'm not a big fan, but the internet is free so hey, I'll take it. Let's see if I can remember where I left off. Two days ago, we left Edinburgh and drove into the Scottish Highlands. Lots of sheep...really cute, and some funny looking Highland Cows. We stayed at a little Bed and Breakfast which was gorgeous (pictures to come when I burn another CD). Then we left there this morning and drove past Loch Ness and Loch Lommond into Glasgow. Nothing too exhilirating but the scenery is breathtaking. Here are some things I've found interesting about Scotland. 1. Men wear kilts like it's no big deal. As I speak, a bunch of teenage looking youngsters ... read more