Category Archives: Travel

Paris and Praha in the Spring

My recent trips to Paris and Prague were completely fantastic. Two beautiful, interesting, cool capitals that I got to visit just as the leaves on the trees were bursting and the weather was starting to warm. Paris: Thomas and I … Continue reading

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Berlin: The Review

Since our trip was rather spontaneous, we did not have any preparation. Whatsoever. All we had was an old street map of Berlin, an idea of the general area we wanted to stay and a few sights we wanted to … Continue reading

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Berlin: City Sights

Berlin is like no city I have ever visited. It’s big, it’s loud and you can walk into history at any moment. I am the first to admit that my limited knowledge of Berlin comes from a few history classes … Continue reading

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Berlin: There and Back

On Tuesday July 27th, Thomas and I were having a quiet evening at home. We were just thinking of watching a movie, and then calling it a night when a family friend named Stefan stopped by. We said hello and … Continue reading

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The Arrival

I don’t think that it struck me that I was actually going to be in Europe until we were flying into Frankfurt and I saw neat little fields and cute miniature towns as far as the eye could see. The … Continue reading

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Up, Up and Away

I’m feeling slightly better now that I’ve realized that all the shit stuff that I need for a year will fit relatively easily into my suitcases and in fact, I’ll probably have some room to spare. Which is excellent because … Continue reading

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