Blogs from France, Europe - page 1287

Woke up and had to get out of the houseboat and out of Amsterdam. Gene and Gina decided to do a load of laundry before we left but by the time we had to go it was still damp because the dryer wasn’t doing its job all that well. We packed up their car, and I took them up on their generous offer to drive me to the airport. We got out of the city center just fine, but then traffic came to a literal standstill for just long enough to miss my flight home. By the time we realized I wouldn’t be able to make my flight while still stuck in traffic, Gene suggested I re-book out of Paris and spend the night there with them. Since there weren’t any more flights out that day, ... read more

Bonjour! So I apologize for the lack of communication in the past week or so. I took my flight Sep. 23 from Washington DC to Dublin, Ireland, then on to Lyon, France. During the trip from Dublin to Lyon, I met a really cool guy named Oozie, who was from Lyon and he told me about the city a lot since I'd never been there before. I also had a Guiness at 11am in Dublin's airport. True fashion... ...Anyway on to la France. I spent the first night at the home of one of the English teachers at my high school here, Agnes (sounds a lot better in French), she is so nice and gave me a tour of the city and her family was so welcoming. Philip is her husband, and he's a math professor ... read more

View Our Progress! Well, today we are off on our trip around the world, which will end in Australia in December? January? Dare we hope for February? Well, whenever the money runs out, anyway. We start in Paris, the city of light, some say the most romantic city in the world. We are going with virtually no expectations (or really any prior planning for that matter!) which makes for an interesting trip. The past few days have been hard for Sabrina (and a little for Chris as well), knowing it will be some time until she sees her parents, her family, and of course or sweet dog, Reece. It was a great couple of weeks, though. The wedding was amazing (thanks to all of you who made it that way), our families spent some time ... read more

This entry the result of a loooooong, hard, good, needed conversation that lasted until four in the morning. Creed (abridged, since this blog is reserved mainly for cultural commentary more than personal feelings, etc.): * I will do at least one thing every day that scares me. * I will learn to trust people. * I will learn to let go and let the real me show. * I will think about the good things in my life when I am feeling low. * I will repeat to myself before every social situation: I have something to offer. ... read more

"Paris is the city in which one loves to live" After I received my surprisingly ok leaving cert results and managed to get a place in college, Da surprised me and my bro by taking us to the world cup in Paris. Now as you can imagine, having the travelling bug flowing through your very bones and STILL waiting to visit Paris, this was simply delightful.... Everyone kept telling me that it wouldn't live up to the expectations I had building up for years but thankfully they were all very much wrong....They met those expectations and still left me with even more!!!!! The rugby event was in itself an experience of a life time...Ireland didn't quite do as well as we had all hoped, but, the world cup buzz and exhilarating atmosphere everywhere you walked along ... read more