To end mine and Savannahs time together we decided to to stay in one place for a longer period of time since we were pretty tired from going nonstop for two months. We both were dying to see Greece so this is where we headed. We thought about visiting a number of islands since we had two weeks but ferry schedules seemed complicated with it being the off season and to be honest, after four months of planning and thinking way too much, I was ready to not problem solve and was happy to stay on one island. So Santorini it was. The film location of Sisterhood and the Travelling Pants and probably the most popular tourist destination in Greece. Its unbelieveably beautiful so I dont blame it for being a tourist magnet but I was glad to be there when there wasnt an overload of tourists. The only bummer about it being the off season as well was things like visiting the volcano and going on a boat tour around the island were not yet up and running. We survived, though with probably a little too much relaxing, I was getting a bit antsy, but we also did some beach visiting and went to the town of Oia which I described in my last post and where I met the wonderful, Hachiko. We stayed in a Villa which is common at least on Santorini. They dont really do the hostel thing. It was nice except that it was about an hour walk to the nearest beach and 15 minute walk into the closest town which was kind of annoying for me because I like easy access to places but because the couple that ran this place were incredibly amazing, no exaggeration, I still loved being there. This couple are on the list of nicest people I have ever met. Typical friendly greeks! When we arrived we were welcomed with big smiles, spanakopita and a glass a wine. Ya...amazing. We also got knocks on our door every now and then with deliveries of some of their dinner leftovers. Fresh greek home cooking for free! Not bad I tell you. Savannah also celebrated her 25th birthday while we were there which contained of a jump in the pool which by the way was the only pool we saw on the island that was filled and we saw alot. Savannah was ecstatic about this since swimming in a pool was on her list of things to do in Greece. The swimming kind of turned into jumping in and getting straight out because it was still quite cold but I must give her credit, she did jump in five times all for the sake of getting a good photo...I wasnt being a very good photographer. I also jumped in, but only twice. It wasnt my birthday. Most people were surprised we would stay that long on Santorini but my favourite reaction was the guy that worked at the first resturaunt we went to, probably our second day we were there. A week and a half into our stay we drove by in our ATV and he yelled, "Youre still here?!" You kinda had to be there. We had some warm days and some cold days but pretty well every day I was out on our balcony eating my breakfast. Those were probably some of my favourite moments.
Anyway, just arrived in Portugal and Im hhhuuunnngry so im gonna check out. If youre a grammar junkie, sorry about all the missing punctuation. If theres one thing Im not going to miss about visiting foreign countries it is that every country has there own version of a keyboard and I cant figure out how to do an apostrophe. Thats all.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sooo... I may have met someone.
Many of you wondered, predicted and joked around about me meeting a special someone while I travelled the continent of Europe. Well, I am here to tell you that you may have just been right about something!
It all began on the island of Santorini in Greece. I was warned very much about the Greeks and their passionate ways but there was something different about this one. So kind and friendly but not creepy at all. Savannah and I decided to go to the town of Oia one day on the northern tip of the island and also where the movie 'Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants' was filmed. When you think of Greece you probably think of the white buildings and the blue water and it is most likely because you have seen pictures of Oia. It is also known for it's incredible sunset which we planned to end our time there with after exploring the gorgeous town. After our pita wraps we headed to a castle like structure where many other tourists and some locals had gathered to take in the sunset view. Savannah and I chatted and laughed about various things as we waited patiently for the show to begin. We were even lucky enough to hear a girl singing to herself 'A Whole New World' as she looked over the vibrant blue waters. We think she was having a special moment. I had a good chuckle but little did I know I was about to embark on my very own special moment. All of a sudden there was someone sitting beside me. He glanced over to look at me. I looked at him and boy was he cute. He was pretty quiet but we got along well and really enjoyed eachothers company. When I found out his name I was a bit surprised because it didn't sound Greek at all. His name is Hachiko and instantly I felt a connection because it is a Japanese name and I took 3 years of Japanese. The sunset was amazing and it was so nice to meet Hachiko but he had to go and Savannah and I also had to catch our bus. I was a little sad to part ways but I thought what is the likelihood of us seeing eachother again anyways considering I am from Canada. But little did I know I was to see Hachiko again. Twice. It was a couple of days later and Savannah and I were going to rent an ATV and head to the other end of the island to visit the beaches. To rent the ATV, our villa calls a company, they send a guy to pick us up and then drives us into Fira (the capital of the island and the town we are closest to) where we then go through process of renting. As we drove into Fira I could have sworn I saw Hachiko walk right by us but I couldn't tell for certain. I was so excited, though and I looked back at Savannah and asked if she thought it was him. She just laughed. Even though the island is small and the towns are small, I had a hard time believing he would come all the way to Fira (a 25 minute drive) and be there at the exact time and place that I was. Oh well. Savannah and I had a pretty good day driving around the island, taking in beautiful views of Perissa and Akrotiki beach but the sun soon began to go down so we thought we should start heading back. Savannah had some postcards to mail in Fira so we made a stop there before going to our villa. I stayed on the ATV while she walked over to the postbox. As I was sitting there thinking about the day and whatnot, would you believe it, Hachiko started walking straight towards me. 'It was him that I saw earlier!' A huge grin came over my face. He said hi and stood by me for a bit but I was just so much in shock I just couldn't believe it was actually him. I thought my brain was playing tricks on me. You have to understand, I really, really liked him but there was just no thought in my mind that made me think I would ever see him again. He got a little closer and had this look in his eyes. If I was going to be serious about this I had to stop my brain from playing tricks. So I made a bold move. I moved a little closer to him as well, put my hand around his neck, grabbed his collar and checked his tag. It said Hachiko. It was him and he was the cutest dog I had ever met!
It all began on the island of Santorini in Greece. I was warned very much about the Greeks and their passionate ways but there was something different about this one. So kind and friendly but not creepy at all. Savannah and I decided to go to the town of Oia one day on the northern tip of the island and also where the movie 'Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants' was filmed. When you think of Greece you probably think of the white buildings and the blue water and it is most likely because you have seen pictures of Oia. It is also known for it's incredible sunset which we planned to end our time there with after exploring the gorgeous town. After our pita wraps we headed to a castle like structure where many other tourists and some locals had gathered to take in the sunset view. Savannah and I chatted and laughed about various things as we waited patiently for the show to begin. We were even lucky enough to hear a girl singing to herself 'A Whole New World' as she looked over the vibrant blue waters. We think she was having a special moment. I had a good chuckle but little did I know I was about to embark on my very own special moment. All of a sudden there was someone sitting beside me. He glanced over to look at me. I looked at him and boy was he cute. He was pretty quiet but we got along well and really enjoyed eachothers company. When I found out his name I was a bit surprised because it didn't sound Greek at all. His name is Hachiko and instantly I felt a connection because it is a Japanese name and I took 3 years of Japanese. The sunset was amazing and it was so nice to meet Hachiko but he had to go and Savannah and I also had to catch our bus. I was a little sad to part ways but I thought what is the likelihood of us seeing eachother again anyways considering I am from Canada. But little did I know I was to see Hachiko again. Twice. It was a couple of days later and Savannah and I were going to rent an ATV and head to the other end of the island to visit the beaches. To rent the ATV, our villa calls a company, they send a guy to pick us up and then drives us into Fira (the capital of the island and the town we are closest to) where we then go through process of renting. As we drove into Fira I could have sworn I saw Hachiko walk right by us but I couldn't tell for certain. I was so excited, though and I looked back at Savannah and asked if she thought it was him. She just laughed. Even though the island is small and the towns are small, I had a hard time believing he would come all the way to Fira (a 25 minute drive) and be there at the exact time and place that I was. Oh well. Savannah and I had a pretty good day driving around the island, taking in beautiful views of Perissa and Akrotiki beach but the sun soon began to go down so we thought we should start heading back. Savannah had some postcards to mail in Fira so we made a stop there before going to our villa. I stayed on the ATV while she walked over to the postbox. As I was sitting there thinking about the day and whatnot, would you believe it, Hachiko started walking straight towards me. 'It was him that I saw earlier!' A huge grin came over my face. He said hi and stood by me for a bit but I was just so much in shock I just couldn't believe it was actually him. I thought my brain was playing tricks on me. You have to understand, I really, really liked him but there was just no thought in my mind that made me think I would ever see him again. He got a little closer and had this look in his eyes. If I was going to be serious about this I had to stop my brain from playing tricks. So I made a bold move. I moved a little closer to him as well, put my hand around his neck, grabbed his collar and checked his tag. It said Hachiko. It was him and he was the cutest dog I had ever met!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Roma!!
A couple of weeks ago we spent three days in Rome and this is how it all went down... We arrived on Sunday at 12:45pm and we were both a tiny bit nervous because of all the warnings we got about how sketchy it could be. I know everyone has different experiences but I can tell you this, it didn't feel sketchy at all. The scariest thing that happened to me was being attacked by a bike that was parked on a sidewalk. My camera strap looped around the handle and pulled me straight back. If you ever travel to Rome, watch out for those bikes and their tricks. That first day we hit up the Pantheon, National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II (the first King of Italy), the Spanish steps and the Trevi Fountain. We got gelato there as well and admired the fountain with all the other tourists. Afterwards we headed back to our hostel which by the way was an all girls hostel on the second floor of a flat. It really felt like a dorm and it was super laid back. One girl was saying, "I love how everyone is really quiet and respectful when people are sleeping and stuff." and another girl says, "ya, that's because there are no boys here." Probably true.
The next day we did the whole Colosseum thing. Savannah had been before and got a guided tour and said it was well worth it and wanted to do it again and I wanted to as well. It's one of those things that you can go look at and it's really cool but at the same time it's just a bunch of ruins so taking the tour really brings it all alive. Right after we got off the metro we ran into a lady selling tickets for the Colosseum and Roman forum tour combined so we jumped on that and got to skip the massive line up. The Roman forum was super cool too. The coolest was walking through which was basically the first settlement in Rome so we're talking
super old. I can't remember all the details at the moment except we saw the very site where Julius Caesar was cremated. Kind of incredible. No big deal.
The next day we hit up the Vatican-also a must while in Rome. This time Savannah and I went our seperate ways. Savannah wanted to take the guided tour but I didn't. Will I regret this in the future? Ah maybe but after 5 months my brain has retained a lot of information and I'm a little museumed out so I didn't want to pay 40 euros for something that I may not pay much attention too. If it was near the beginning of my trip like Savannah I totally would have done it. So anyways, I arrive at St.Peters Cathedral around 9:00 where I thought you could also enter into the museum but I was wrong so I had to walk about 5 minutes until I found a massive line up which could be for nothing else but the Vatican. There were people selling tour tickets where you could skip the line and it was tempting but I declined. I wondered how long this would take. I was told 2-3 hours and I also read if you came after lunch time you could basically walk right in but I didn't listen and just thought, 'that's one persons lucky experience on one random day." The line kept inching forward and there was a corner to turn straight ahead, I wondered if the entry way was just around that corner. As I looked at the people ahead of me that had come to the corner I could tell by the strain in their necks that it was still a ways away. So time kept passing and thoughts kept going through my head like,'I like her shoes', 'I want her hair', 'I like his face' and so on. There was an asain tour group right infront of me too who had a tour guide feeding them information the whole time we were waiting. It was then I was wishing I knew their language desperately. If you've been to the Vatican you will know that it is surrounded by one massive brick like wall that has a couple Vatican signs on it so at one point the Asian tour guide points up to the wall, making different gestures and then the group goes, "ooooooooooo!" so I look up thinking it must be interesting but all I see is a wall. An hour and a half later it's time to make the grand entry. It's true folks, I finally made it in. There are many different exhibitions to see. I found myself in some Pope stamp collection thing...um...boring, but mostly everything is so beautiful to look at. It reminded me alot of the Louvre with all the different art like paintings, sculptures, you name it. The highlights were definately the Sistine chapel with all of Michaelangelos famous paintings covering the walls. Hmm...so many beautiful things that I can't quite put my finger on because for one thing, I didn't take the guided tour and I also am writing on my travel day to Barcelona so I am really tired. But to sum it up, the Vatican was great!!
Rome is definately a cool city, you hear so much about it but you really have to see it for yourself. Of course every European country I've visited is so cool, exciting, and amazing to be walking through such history while at the same time a very modern world is unmistakenably apparent but I felt this impact even more so in Rome. Take the Colosseum for instance.. an outrageously old ruin of a building smack down right beside a busy main street with cars driving by amongst all the people and traffic lights and also right across the metro station. It is such a contrast! Oh how times have changed. Really.
Well, that's all folks. I'm pooped. Stay tuned for Greece!
The next day we did the whole Colosseum thing. Savannah had been before and got a guided tour and said it was well worth it and wanted to do it again and I wanted to as well. It's one of those things that you can go look at and it's really cool but at the same time it's just a bunch of ruins so taking the tour really brings it all alive. Right after we got off the metro we ran into a lady selling tickets for the Colosseum and Roman forum tour combined so we jumped on that and got to skip the massive line up. The Roman forum was super cool too. The coolest was walking through which was basically the first settlement in Rome so we're talking
super old. I can't remember all the details at the moment except we saw the very site where Julius Caesar was cremated. Kind of incredible. No big deal.
The next day we hit up the Vatican-also a must while in Rome. This time Savannah and I went our seperate ways. Savannah wanted to take the guided tour but I didn't. Will I regret this in the future? Ah maybe but after 5 months my brain has retained a lot of information and I'm a little museumed out so I didn't want to pay 40 euros for something that I may not pay much attention too. If it was near the beginning of my trip like Savannah I totally would have done it. So anyways, I arrive at St.Peters Cathedral around 9:00 where I thought you could also enter into the museum but I was wrong so I had to walk about 5 minutes until I found a massive line up which could be for nothing else but the Vatican. There were people selling tour tickets where you could skip the line and it was tempting but I declined. I wondered how long this would take. I was told 2-3 hours and I also read if you came after lunch time you could basically walk right in but I didn't listen and just thought, 'that's one persons lucky experience on one random day." The line kept inching forward and there was a corner to turn straight ahead, I wondered if the entry way was just around that corner. As I looked at the people ahead of me that had come to the corner I could tell by the strain in their necks that it was still a ways away. So time kept passing and thoughts kept going through my head like,'I like her shoes', 'I want her hair', 'I like his face' and so on. There was an asain tour group right infront of me too who had a tour guide feeding them information the whole time we were waiting. It was then I was wishing I knew their language desperately. If you've been to the Vatican you will know that it is surrounded by one massive brick like wall that has a couple Vatican signs on it so at one point the Asian tour guide points up to the wall, making different gestures and then the group goes, "ooooooooooo!" so I look up thinking it must be interesting but all I see is a wall. An hour and a half later it's time to make the grand entry. It's true folks, I finally made it in. There are many different exhibitions to see. I found myself in some Pope stamp collection thing...um...boring, but mostly everything is so beautiful to look at. It reminded me alot of the Louvre with all the different art like paintings, sculptures, you name it. The highlights were definately the Sistine chapel with all of Michaelangelos famous paintings covering the walls. Hmm...so many beautiful things that I can't quite put my finger on because for one thing, I didn't take the guided tour and I also am writing on my travel day to Barcelona so I am really tired. But to sum it up, the Vatican was great!!
Rome is definately a cool city, you hear so much about it but you really have to see it for yourself. Of course every European country I've visited is so cool, exciting, and amazing to be walking through such history while at the same time a very modern world is unmistakenably apparent but I felt this impact even more so in Rome. Take the Colosseum for instance.. an outrageously old ruin of a building smack down right beside a busy main street with cars driving by amongst all the people and traffic lights and also right across the metro station. It is such a contrast! Oh how times have changed. Really.
Well, that's all folks. I'm pooped. Stay tuned for Greece!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
In Italy!
Before I start, just wanted to let you all know if you want to leave a comment and aren't a Blogger member you can now because I have changed the settings. Didn't know I could do that but now five months into my six month journey you are free to comment as much as you like! A little late but oh well.
Our Italian adventure started on a bus in Graz, Austira. Six hours later we arrived in Venice, one of the most famous cities in the world I'd say. Sometimes travelling feels like a dream and it's crazy to think in one day you can hop from one country to another just like that. So when we arrived in Venice I really had to stop and think, 'Whoa I'm in Venice, the city I've heard so much about because it is so unique, surrounded by water and gondolas and I never thought I'd be here but I'm here!' I loved taking the water bus which worked just like a tram or the metro but on water - so cool! We stayed in a bed and breakfast because there are like no hostels in Venice and there was a sweet Italian man that seemed to run that place that spoke little english but tried really hard. So cute. We just spent one full day there on the main island, walking around, checking out the little shops, taking tons of photos and enjoying another carnival (we seem to be hitting them all lately). Some people had phenomenal costumes. The first night we found a really cool resturaunt and needless I was excited for my first meal in Italy. Italian food is my favourite and I've only heard good things about the real, authentic, straight from Italy food. Savannah got pizza and I got pasta with pesto and ricotta cheese. Mmmm! The next day we took a train to Cremona where our friends Dom and Jen live. We met them through Capernwray and Dom is Italian, Jen is Canadian and they have the cutest little daughter. We had a great time at their place. Lots of relaxing and a bit of sightseeing. Jen took us into the city centre one day and we just wandered around some shops and ended off with some hot chocolate which is like no hot chocolate I have ever had before. It is seriously like drinking chocolate syrup - amazing! They both took us to the market one day as well which was cool. You can't really go wrong with markets. A couple of nights some of Dom's family came over for supper which was really neat because in any sort of movie where there are Italians in it you are guaranteed to have a scene where they are enjoying a good meal at the dinner table, talking loudly, laughing lots and taking their time. This was no exception and I loved it. Did I mentioned we never ate supper before 8:00? Last night we didn't leave the dinner table until almost 10:30. This was a fun cultural experience. Another day Savannah and I ventured out on our own to Verona which is a very pretty Italian city. They have a colosseum similar to the one in Rome except it is still up and running with concerts and different events going on there. Verona is also the home of the famous, Juliet's balcony. I first heard about this just before my trip in the movie, "Letters to Juliet". Super cheesy but good when you're in a big chick flick mood. In the movie, actress Amanda Seyfried enters the courtyard in curiousity to find a whole bunch of women sobbing about whatever love troubles they have and writing and stuffing letters in the cracks of the wall that holds Juliet's balcony. Part of me wanted to believe this is what I would see when I walked in but the other part of me was like, "Karin, get real, this is like Verona's biggest tourist attraction." And it was true, the place was packed with tourists, it was nothing like the movie but still really cool. You can no longer stick letters in the wall's cracks (though I did see three squished in a corner) but as you walk through the corridor before entering the courtyard people have written all over those walls usually with something like, 'John + Cindy' in the center of a heart. Oh Love - such a beautiful thing. We hit up another nice resturaunt not in the touristy area where the prices are jacked up ridiculously but on some random street. Savannah had a tomato and cheese macaroni dish and I had a salmon and zucchini, really thin spaghetti noodle dish. Great place with great service. Oh and we got gelato that day too...twice. I recommend the coconut if you're ever in Italy. Best I've had yet out of pistachio, straciatella, tiramasu, hazelnut, chocolate and coffee. This list will definately be getting longer, I can assure you. Throughout our time at Dom and Jen's we also found it fitting to watch The Godfather. This wasn't planned but one afternoon while Jen was at work Dom, Savannah and I decided to watch a movie, after each of us picking three, we narrowed it down to only two - I Am Legend and The Godfather. Savannah and I had never seen the Godfather and since we were in Italy, what better place to watch it seeing as it was about the Mafia and all? I had actually had no idea what is was about, all these years of hearing endless quotes from people who seem to love the movie so I was curious what all the hype was about. We ended up watching all three (not in one day) and now I feel like my Italy experience is complete. Well, almost. We are currently in Rome and you can't do Italy without seeing Rome. Just arrived today and can't wait to write about it when we are done but so far...amazing!!
Ciao for now :)
Our Italian adventure started on a bus in Graz, Austira. Six hours later we arrived in Venice, one of the most famous cities in the world I'd say. Sometimes travelling feels like a dream and it's crazy to think in one day you can hop from one country to another just like that. So when we arrived in Venice I really had to stop and think, 'Whoa I'm in Venice, the city I've heard so much about because it is so unique, surrounded by water and gondolas and I never thought I'd be here but I'm here!' I loved taking the water bus which worked just like a tram or the metro but on water - so cool! We stayed in a bed and breakfast because there are like no hostels in Venice and there was a sweet Italian man that seemed to run that place that spoke little english but tried really hard. So cute. We just spent one full day there on the main island, walking around, checking out the little shops, taking tons of photos and enjoying another carnival (we seem to be hitting them all lately). Some people had phenomenal costumes. The first night we found a really cool resturaunt and needless I was excited for my first meal in Italy. Italian food is my favourite and I've only heard good things about the real, authentic, straight from Italy food. Savannah got pizza and I got pasta with pesto and ricotta cheese. Mmmm! The next day we took a train to Cremona where our friends Dom and Jen live. We met them through Capernwray and Dom is Italian, Jen is Canadian and they have the cutest little daughter. We had a great time at their place. Lots of relaxing and a bit of sightseeing. Jen took us into the city centre one day and we just wandered around some shops and ended off with some hot chocolate which is like no hot chocolate I have ever had before. It is seriously like drinking chocolate syrup - amazing! They both took us to the market one day as well which was cool. You can't really go wrong with markets. A couple of nights some of Dom's family came over for supper which was really neat because in any sort of movie where there are Italians in it you are guaranteed to have a scene where they are enjoying a good meal at the dinner table, talking loudly, laughing lots and taking their time. This was no exception and I loved it. Did I mentioned we never ate supper before 8:00? Last night we didn't leave the dinner table until almost 10:30. This was a fun cultural experience. Another day Savannah and I ventured out on our own to Verona which is a very pretty Italian city. They have a colosseum similar to the one in Rome except it is still up and running with concerts and different events going on there. Verona is also the home of the famous, Juliet's balcony. I first heard about this just before my trip in the movie, "Letters to Juliet". Super cheesy but good when you're in a big chick flick mood. In the movie, actress Amanda Seyfried enters the courtyard in curiousity to find a whole bunch of women sobbing about whatever love troubles they have and writing and stuffing letters in the cracks of the wall that holds Juliet's balcony. Part of me wanted to believe this is what I would see when I walked in but the other part of me was like, "Karin, get real, this is like Verona's biggest tourist attraction." And it was true, the place was packed with tourists, it was nothing like the movie but still really cool. You can no longer stick letters in the wall's cracks (though I did see three squished in a corner) but as you walk through the corridor before entering the courtyard people have written all over those walls usually with something like, 'John + Cindy' in the center of a heart. Oh Love - such a beautiful thing. We hit up another nice resturaunt not in the touristy area where the prices are jacked up ridiculously but on some random street. Savannah had a tomato and cheese macaroni dish and I had a salmon and zucchini, really thin spaghetti noodle dish. Great place with great service. Oh and we got gelato that day too...twice. I recommend the coconut if you're ever in Italy. Best I've had yet out of pistachio, straciatella, tiramasu, hazelnut, chocolate and coffee. This list will definately be getting longer, I can assure you. Throughout our time at Dom and Jen's we also found it fitting to watch The Godfather. This wasn't planned but one afternoon while Jen was at work Dom, Savannah and I decided to watch a movie, after each of us picking three, we narrowed it down to only two - I Am Legend and The Godfather. Savannah and I had never seen the Godfather and since we were in Italy, what better place to watch it seeing as it was about the Mafia and all? I had actually had no idea what is was about, all these years of hearing endless quotes from people who seem to love the movie so I was curious what all the hype was about. We ended up watching all three (not in one day) and now I feel like my Italy experience is complete. Well, almost. We are currently in Rome and you can't do Italy without seeing Rome. Just arrived today and can't wait to write about it when we are done but so far...amazing!!
Ciao for now :)
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Warning: Austria may contain schnitzel, operas, and a man named Arnold.
Savannah and I found ourselves in Vienna on February 21 just for a very short two days. We were mainly going to Austria to see our friend, Marlene who was a student with us at Capernwray but she lived in Graz where it was a little more expensive to fly into so we stopped in Vienna first and then took a train to Graz. All I've heard about Vienna is that it is beautiful so I was looking forward to it and I was also looking forward to hearing German again since I spent five weeks in Germany and have been a little Germany sick lately. Unfortunately, Vienna was grey and miserably cold. It's true, Savannah and I were actually miserable on our one sightseeing day in Vienna but I saw the city's potential (everyone keeps asking why we're travelling in the winter and that we should come again in the summer sometime) and we did enjoy some fantastic schnitzel. Man, I love that stuff. That evening we also went to an opera for only four euros or something ridiculous like that. We saw "The Flying Dutchman" and had to stand the whole time but four euros? Totally worth the aching legs (I was close to some stairs that I sat on every now and then so I kind of cheated...shhh). The next day we hopped on a train to Graz, also known as the city where Arnold Schwarzeneger grew up. Savannah was really excited about this and ecstatic when one day we actually went to see the house where his mother gave birth to him and the lake where he proposed to his wife. The house is soon to be a museum and looks like it's ready to go with a big 'A' on one door handle and an 'S' on the other and the silhouette of what looks to be a wax sculpture of Arnold himself through the window. If you are interested in visiting this museum, the word on the street is Arnold is coming over in the summer for the grand opening! How wonderful.
We had a super time with Marlene and enjoyed being able to catch up after not seeing eachother for four years. One afternoon we just laid on the couch talking for four hours! The city of Graz is really nice too. I had never heard of it but it is worth a visit for sure if you are in Austria.
Well, this is brief but maybe it's about time for a short but sweet post. Stay tuned for Italy!
We had a super time with Marlene and enjoyed being able to catch up after not seeing eachother for four years. One afternoon we just laid on the couch talking for four hours! The city of Graz is really nice too. I had never heard of it but it is worth a visit for sure if you are in Austria.
Well, this is brief but maybe it's about time for a short but sweet post. Stay tuned for Italy!
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