Blogs from Europe - page 12067

Professor Griffen came to design today. It was actually kind of nice, we all talked to him about out project, which was surprisingly helpful, then we all just sat and chatted. He told us all sorts of things that are going on back at school, new plans, new people, all sorts of new things. It was nice. This afternoon we had class at the Roman Forum. Only about my 5th time there, and about my 3rd time learning it all. It’s so funny how that first few weeks we all thought everything was so amazing, the colloseum, the ruins…now it’s like Get out of my way, I have class here… It’s still incredible, but just not as exciting to see anymore. ... read more

Back from a whirlwind tour of the Netherlands. Left on the 4th with Richard, Morgan, and Kristine and flew to Dusseldorf, Germany for the night. In the morning we left Kristine who was on her way to Paris and got the first train to Amsterdam. We were met by our friend Venk at the train station who took Morgan with him to the house he shares with his girlfriend Priya and our other friend Jon in Den Haag. Morgan stayed with them for the four nights we were in Amsterdam. Richard and I once again brought our tent and sleeping bags. This time we added a couple of sleeping mats which I made from a found piece of foam and the sleep was much more comfortable. Amazing what 1/2 inch of foam can do for ... read more

At last, the Travelling Canucks are back home in Vancouver, Canada after a 4 week trip over Spring Break to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco from March 14, 2007 to April 9, 2007. Now, it's time to reflect before it's time to return to work and school, get our visa bill in the mail, and our vacation becomes a distant memory. Thankfully, over 2000 photographs were taken by the Travelling Canucks to enjoy. We have selected some of our favorites to share with our friends and over 1000 visitors to our travel blog to date! As you have followed our journey to Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais in Portugal, Barcelona, Granada, Seville, Madrid, Segovia and Toledo in Spain, and, Marrakesh, Fes and Rabat in Morocco, you may have wondered, as many of our friends have, what was ... read more

Well its been about 2 weeks an have either been working or spending my days off in the sun (it was too good to go to a computer). Last week it got up to 17 degrees!! Now if i was in Aussie I would be bundled up but here, its time for singlets and rolled up jeans. It seems everyone gets excited, cafe tables go out on walkways, icecream vans pop up an the usually deserted gardens are packed with little kiddies and those bathing in the sun having a picnic. Had both Thursday and Friday where i just kicked back with a few mates, had a look around the shops it was great. Your probably thinking graveyards!! Ok so I actually went into one!! Where i live in pretty much right behind one of ... read more

Yesterday Beth and I attended our first family BBQ - Italian Style. The occasion was “La Pasquetta” or “Little Easter.” This is the day after Easter Sunday and is a national holiday. School is still on spring break and everyone gets together for a celebration of the 2nd official religion in Italy - Eating! Easter week is a week-long combination of tradition and religion. Last Tuesday we attended a reenactment of the Passion. Unfortunately, it was so crowded that we were unable to see much. But we did end up at Vincenzo’s cousin’s (Mino) house for dolce and caffe; I had a small glass of cognac and dolce. We ended up accepting an invitation to their BBQ on Pasquetta. The BBQ was held at a small plot of land outside of Brindisi. The land belongs ... read more