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Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome September 15th 2005

ahhhhhhh! i am soooo hot right now. and sooo sunburned. my feet are falling off of my ankles and i am very tired. I've been walking around rome since 8:00 this morning. (its 5 right now). so what is that? like 9 hours walking around in the very hot sun. ouch. I dont even remember anything that davide and francesco told us. i couldnt concentrate on anything but the agonizing heat and tiredness. This morning we woke up and went to the Capitoline museum, the one with the marcus aurelius statue in the middle of the piazza. Then davide took us around the forum. lots and lots of old stuff i'm not interested in going into right now. The forum is a big place. i can only remember a little bit of this morning anyway. jeez. ... read more
Constantine
Constantine's foot
The She Wolf

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Algeciras September 15th 2005

Den letzten Tag wollte ich unbedingt am Kite verbringen. Am besten bei mittelkräftigen, konstenten Poniente; sprich einfach ein bißchen "Genußfahren". Doch Mutter Natur und der "Kitegeist" hatten anderes mit dem kleinen Blondschopf vor. Denn es prügelte ein sehr böiger Levante auf uns ein und niemand hat sich raus getraut. Gegen 16 Uhr wurde das Warten zu lange und ich hab nen 6m² Kite startklar gemacht. Am Meer wurde ich von 30-40 Knoten und 5+ Böen ins Gebet genommen. Mit "gute Figur machen" war da nicht viel und eigentlich gab es auch ein Sprungverbot. Eigentlich... Diesen Tag am Wasser sehe ich als meine Kite-Tarifa-Abschlußprüfung an. Ich bin bei Levante gefahren, Höhe gelaufen, gesprungen, hab alles unverletzt überstanden und von Zeit zu Zeit sogar ein bißchen gestylt. Und dabei was gelernt und sicherer geworden. Paßt! Abends bin ich ... read more
TRYing to fly at Levante

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris September 15th 2005

Salut tout le monde! Well this is one tired and stressed out girl. This is a HARD program. This week has been a mix of work and play that was really tough. Monday I had an exam in my language class, which felt fine but took a bunch of time to prep for because it was on all the little things (there are so many little things!!!!). Tuesday I had a paper and then Wednesday I had to read 60 some odd pages by Foucault on Nietzsche, Freud, and Marx. Fun? We had a seminar on the Foucault packet, which was amazing and was the beginning of one of my classes The Theory and Method of Critical Studies. We are meeting in this seminar weekly until courses actually begin the second week of October. I was ... read more
Parc Monceau
Reims Notre Dame
Reims Notre Dame

Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Interlaken September 15th 2005

hey everyone!! i'm finally able to update. i tried in italy twice. the first time, the page wouldn't load and the second time it wouldn't recognize the @ sign on the foreign keyboard. but, i am staying at a hostel that has a US keyboard. my back hurts from carrying my pack, which we decided to name (my packs name is jerome) since they were the weight of midgets. i have blisters on my feet, bug bites EVERYWHERE, and sunburn, but i couldn't be having more fun!! so...so much has happened since i left a little less than a week ago. because sarah (the friend i am traveling with) and i are crazy, we decided as soon as we landed at rome that we were going to take a train directly down to naples so we ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome September 15th 2005

today i endured 8 gristling hours of sight seeing. this is a lot tougher than it sounds. i'm sure i walked well over 10 miles. that both astounds me and makes me feel proud of myself. man, i'm hardcore. so i saw the forum, the capitoline hill, the palantine hill, the circus maximus, the coleseo , and a lot of other stuff. it was pretty hot, and all the pale kids got sunburns. thankfully, i fake-baked hardcore style last spring, and i've still got enough tan to prevent any sort of skin injury . eh, i'm afraid this entry will not be very lively. i'm soo tired. last night i made dinner again. i cooked some stuffed pasta stuff, and homemade mashed potatoes and deviled eggs. this was my first time making the second two things, ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid September 15th 2005

I have been here for 2 weeks and have fallen in love with the Spanish way of life. Madird is such a beautiful city with plenty of galleries, museums and other interesting places to visit. The Museo del Prado for example is the art gallery where you can admire the works of Goya and El Greco to name but two. The city is vibrant and great for young people. There are several parks where you can hang out,or if thats not your scene then there are plenty of coffee shops and the like where you can watch the world go by and chat with friends. At night the city really comes to life. The madrilenos, like vampires, are creatures of the night. They pack into bares and discotecas, which incidentally stay open until 5 or 6am!! ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville September 15th 2005

i was told that seville is the ole capital of spain - and i reckon they're right!! it's a pretty cool place. i'll go back to granada though - that was pretty good too. we did end up getting to the alhambra - much easier than we thought it would be. we got up at 7ish and wandered up to stand in line to get in early. we got up there at 8ish and only had to wait for 20 mins before we were in!! much better than expected. we'd heard horror stories of people having to wait for 4 hours, then being told that the palace had already taken the maximum capacity for the day. lucky that didn't happen to us. well.... the alhambra is an amazing building. it is soooo intricately carved - it's ... read more

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich September 15th 2005

Well now that charlie has joined our convoy... everyone must go and read his blog cause it has loads more fotos and info.... im just lazy... ;) foto entry........ read more
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slovenia...
slovenia...

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich September 15th 2005

#PHEW!# So much has happened since the last time I blogged! We have absolutely GUNNED it halfway across Europe and kind of tried to pack as much into the short amount of time we've had as possible! In my mind, it's not the ideal speed at which to travel, but we're not the ones making the decisions- and it has been a good taster for future trips, anyway! We have arrived at München, which is overrun with Aussie and Kiwi yobs. It is a very sorry sight indeed, but slightly entertaining! (Mullets and handlebar moustaches everywhere!) Nevertheless, many a stein of beer will no doubt be consumed by us over the next couple of days. I can't really think of where to begin with what we've done up until now, so I might let the photos ... read more
Innsbruck
Agnes the Van
Driving through the Austrian alps

Europe » Andorra September 15th 2005

Pourqoui aller à l'Andora? Cette question est stupide pour un citoyen normal. Rien est cher là. Il ya beaucoup de monde à Andora à cause de cela. Ils achètent beaucoup d'alcool, cigarettes, joujous électroniques etc. Tout en grandes quantités. Après le tour de magasins touristes de commerce voient comme chameaux. Ils voient comme nous! Nous ètion surchargé là. Et nous n'avions pas d'argent. Tout juste 6 euro quand nous avons commencé la voyage de Normandie. Oui, c'est possible. Ce pays n'a été pas pour nous. Les monts sont formidable, il ya les vieux églises, et la construction de la capitale est étonnant. Par example il ya deux rues dans la carte, mais la distance peut-être assez grand nombre de mètres. Mais il s'agit de l'ambiance de la ville. Pendant la voyage je ne cherche pas un ... read more




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