Blogs from Europe - page 11908

After my disappointing introduction to Norway, I found Bergen absolutely incredible and it could do no wrong despite its abnormally frigid weather that caused me to hide indoors at the guesthouse reading the trashy romances. I'm not sure whether it was the charming painted wooden houses with its funky colored doors built upon narrow non-grid like winding streets or if it was the layout of the city with its houses built in steps on the hill side each with a great view of down below and the harbour. The city was great for a casual stroll down at the harbour or browsing through the galleries housed in the historic area of Bryggen with restorations ongoing using traditional methods and materials. My one and only museum stop in Bergen was to the Hanseatic Museum, a restored ... read more

So we went to see the Army vs. Navy Rugby game on the long week-end. It was so much fun!!! Something about all of those manly men tearing pieces out of each other!!!! These are my freind Frenchie's pictures - I just wish I'd had my own camera at the game - the costumes people in the audience were wearing were hillarious!!! (Men dressed as chickens, French maids, German milk maids, knights.... etc etc - words cannot describe) Tuula's boyfriend's brother and girlfriend are in town from Australia - and they're so much fun... so young, positive and un-jaded.... I give them 3 weeks before they're cranky like the rest of the Londoners..... ... read more

Well, I've been in Paris for 10 nights now, and I've decided that tonight is my last. I have seen everything that I wanted to see: the Louvre, Notre Dame, Versailles, the Pantheon, the Eiffel Tower, and all the museums and art gallaries. (My favorite places in Paris are the Pantheon and the Louvre) Tomarrow I am going to catch a train to Dijon, where I will stay for a few days before finding a bicycle and touring the Loire Valley.... read more

Wow! - Sorry it has taken us so long to update this! :) We arrived in Rome and it was the longest day ever! We visited the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, Vatican City, Colesseo as well as a few other names that I didn't catch (i think they were in Italian). Tracee met a restaurant server on the streets of Rome that was her number 1 fan; I took pictures of things I assume were cars (even though they were smaller than a vespa). The Metros were interesting. We learned the hard way by taking the wrong ones a couple of times and seeing unplanned areas of the city. Also, i have come to the conclusion that there are in fact no traffic laws in italy. On our way to our hotel from the airport, ... read more

Bettina comes through again. Leroy and I are about to post the Amsterdam blogs from Spain, but we’ve been lagging because we need to download photos from Bett’s memory stick. We don’t have the cable, so we have to find one of those Kodak Photo CD centers. Being so behind in uploading photos, we appreciate Bett’s super guest blogging track record (Yes, I’m calling OG and Xandra out again, but all in jest). We miss you and your cappuccinos, Bett. I hope San Fran is treating you well. A Proper English Breakfast and the Cappuccino Indulgence Begins I think we all woke up still giggling about the world’s tiniest toothpaste. Leroy was the first to get ready; Melissa and I stayed lounging. I, of course, opted to go last because that’s just how I am - ... read more