Many happy returns Christie!!
Lots of love!
Patty
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Thank you gods of electronics!
Yay! So I'm back in Swansea (okay, well have been for a week now) and after a brutal battle with an exploded jar on honey, my camera cord finally works again and I can finally upload some pictures!!! I have a ton, so here's the plan: today I'm just uploading pictures from all around the trip, but then I'll go post by post for all the places we visited! (well, I'll combine some but...)
Here's a certain someone at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin
then to gorgeous Salzburg
then the beer halls of Munich! (okay, this one's actually a mall strangely enough but...)
and hey, it's the Colosseum!
and the, um... city full of character (and cars and mopeds and buses all of which, again strangely enough, seem to have escaped this photo), Naples!
but Pompeii was fantastic! And hey, here were some milling stones I learned about in my Ancient Technology class just a few weeks before! who knew?
Ooooh, and then there was France! (the water was freezing but gosh darn it I was determined!)
And then on to supposed to be (but not) so sunny Barcelona!
And finally onto... wait, what the heck, warm AND sunny Amsterdam? Amsterdam?! (no no really, it was!)
And then after a little bump in our final destination, it was back home to Swansea! ...and school papers... and exams... and presentations... and drunk students stumbling home at night...
Here's a certain someone at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin
then to gorgeous Salzburg
then the beer halls of Munich! (okay, this one's actually a mall strangely enough but...)
and hey, it's the Colosseum!
and the, um... city full of character (and cars and mopeds and buses all of which, again strangely enough, seem to have escaped this photo), Naples!
but Pompeii was fantastic! And hey, here were some milling stones I learned about in my Ancient Technology class just a few weeks before! who knew?
Ooooh, and then there was France! (the water was freezing but gosh darn it I was determined!)
And then on to supposed to be (but not) so sunny Barcelona!
And finally onto... wait, what the heck, warm AND sunny Amsterdam? Amsterdam?! (no no really, it was!)
And then after a little bump in our final destination, it was back home to Swansea! ...and school papers... and exams... and presentations... and drunk students stumbling home at night...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Happy Birthday James!!
Wow, two whole years eh? Gosh little man, stop growing up so fast!
Happy Birthday with lots of love, James!!
Pemo<3
Happy Birthday with lots of love, James!!
Pemo<3
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
hm... it's been a while
hi all! It's been a while hasn't it? well, I'm still alive and kicking in the, well, currently rainy wet beaches of Barcelona! Man, I wish I could update you guys with some pictures but unfortunately you can't upload any pictures via msds, so that'll have to wait until I get back!
But let's see, so where did I leave off? Rome I think? that was cool, we did the coloseum, forum, paladin hill, and all your typical tourist stuff. Then we hit Naples which was, well, let's just say it had its charm. Luckily we only toured the city for a day before jutting off to Pompei which was AMAZING!!! you were allowed to walk around the entire ruined city which was huge! We were lucky and evaded the rain for the first time since that start of the trip and had a gorgeous sunny day before heading off to southern France, and oh my was that beautiful! By far my favorite place so far, we stayed in Nice and took a day trip to Monte Carlo where the water was crystal clear blue... but freazing cold. But that certainly didn't stop me from spending a couple hours in the water before being dragged out by my travel buddies. But for now, we'll see what Barcelona has to offer!!
But let's see, so where did I leave off? Rome I think? that was cool, we did the coloseum, forum, paladin hill, and all your typical tourist stuff. Then we hit Naples which was, well, let's just say it had its charm. Luckily we only toured the city for a day before jutting off to Pompei which was AMAZING!!! you were allowed to walk around the entire ruined city which was huge! We were lucky and evaded the rain for the first time since that start of the trip and had a gorgeous sunny day before heading off to southern France, and oh my was that beautiful! By far my favorite place so far, we stayed in Nice and took a day trip to Monte Carlo where the water was crystal clear blue... but freazing cold. But that certainly didn't stop me from spending a couple hours in the water before being dragged out by my travel buddies. But for now, we'll see what Barcelona has to offer!!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Salzburg and Munich!
Hallo again! (no not a type-o, this is 'hello' in German)
So we finished up in Salzburg and just got into Munich where we've been greeted with a beautiful sunny day unlike the snowy, rainy, cold days we had in Salzburg (well, except for yesterday evening) sorry this one has to be a quicky and again I can't upload any pictures which stinks cuz I had some great ones of the city. But just an update: in Salzburg we hit a skyline tour where we hit all the places where they filmed the Sound of Music and next we hit a tour of the salt mines, which was awesome since we got to wear awesome gear and everything!! But anyway, this is costing me a ton, so just saying hi!
So we finished up in Salzburg and just got into Munich where we've been greeted with a beautiful sunny day unlike the snowy, rainy, cold days we had in Salzburg (well, except for yesterday evening) sorry this one has to be a quicky and again I can't upload any pictures which stinks cuz I had some great ones of the city. But just an update: in Salzburg we hit a skyline tour where we hit all the places where they filmed the Sound of Music and next we hit a tour of the salt mines, which was awesome since we got to wear awesome gear and everything!! But anyway, this is costing me a ton, so just saying hi!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
OMG what the heckäs wrong with this kezboard__
zaz so zesterdaz we arrived in Berlin where we#re stazing with Rosie#s familz for a couple dazs before we head out to salyburgh on Wednesdaz. Sorrz I can#t upload anz pictures right now but I#m on a public computer without anz USB plugs, so itäs gonna have to be a verbal update todaz.
But enough ranting. Anyone notice anything something weird about the text above? Hehe, I'm on a German kezboard so I just wanted to point out the subtle differences I face whenever I try to type something. It's really not the different. The biggest thing is that the y and z are swapped with is reallz annozing.
Anyway, so a quick update on my weekend in London. Mia, Rosie and I stayed with a friend of a friend, where we spent saturday watching Les Mis and Avenue Q, both of which were awesome!! What is Avenue Q you ask? Think of it as an R rated version of sesame street. Oooh and all it's goodness... But it was a lot of fun and had great music :) Oooooooh and Saturday I went to visit platform 9 and 3\4!!! Man, I wish I could show you the awesome picture of me pushing a trolley through a wall, but you'll have to wait for now.
Okay, now time for a 3.5 hour walking tour around a blizzarding Berlin and then on the Salzburg tomorrow!
But enough ranting. Anyone notice anything something weird about the text above? Hehe, I'm on a German kezboard so I just wanted to point out the subtle differences I face whenever I try to type something. It's really not the different. The biggest thing is that the y and z are swapped with is reallz annozing.
Anyway, so a quick update on my weekend in London. Mia, Rosie and I stayed with a friend of a friend, where we spent saturday watching Les Mis and Avenue Q, both of which were awesome!! What is Avenue Q you ask? Think of it as an R rated version of sesame street. Oooh and all it's goodness... But it was a lot of fun and had great music :) Oooooooh and Saturday I went to visit platform 9 and 3\4!!! Man, I wish I could show you the awesome picture of me pushing a trolley through a wall, but you'll have to wait for now.
Okay, now time for a 3.5 hour walking tour around a blizzarding Berlin and then on the Salzburg tomorrow!
Friday, March 20, 2009
I'm off!
Yay! So I finished my project (here at 7 am), finished my packing (somewhat), finished my mental preparations, and finished the rest of my milk which means...
OFF TO EUROPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, well, technically we start off in London today and leave for Germany Monday where we'll be staying with the ever so awesome Rosie's grandparents. WOOCHA! take a look at the awesome backpack I get to lug around like a real hardcore traveler!
Okay, bye for now! We'll try to hit an internet cafe every couple days to let people know we're still alive :)
OFF TO EUROPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, well, technically we start off in London today and leave for Germany Monday where we'll be staying with the ever so awesome Rosie's grandparents. WOOCHA! take a look at the awesome backpack I get to lug around like a real hardcore traveler!
Okay, bye for now! We'll try to hit an internet cafe every couple days to let people know we're still alive :)
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