Café con Leche inspired a great debate of whether or not Christy ordered a “Café con Leche” or some other version of a coffee drink. "Shut up …

Day 2 in Rome (Thursday June 25th 2009) we took a guided tour of the Roman Forum and the Coliseum.  This tour was lead by an English guy named T…

Wednesday morning (June 23, 2009) we packed up had boarded our last train, destination Rome.  The train ride from Florence to Rome was really qu…

I spoke too soon in my last entry about everything running smoothly and never really feeling rushed.  As you now know Venice was a scramble, the…

Monday (June 22, 2009) after leaving Innsbruck and arriving in Venice the timing had to be perfect for this part of the trip to go off without a hitc…

Innsbruck was a quick overnight stop (Sunday June 21st) that allowed for a goodnights sleep and 2 loads of laundry.  We stayed at a nice little …

From party, to peaceful, to party!  Leaving the party in Amsterdam, Moselkern and Bacharach were sleepy little towns that were closed down by 9:…

Friday morning (June 19th) we arrived via high speed train in Koblenz, Germany.  After checking the train information we would need later for ou…

As soon as we got into town I could already tell that this place was going to be a fun adventure!  From the train station we took a taxi to the …

Bonjour, Warning:  Some of the history lesson below may be boring to some, but this blog serves as a historical document for us. J Today is We…

We took in London by way of a hop-on/hop-off bus and boat trip using ‘Original Tours’.  We jumped on around 8:30 Friday morning.  This …

Well to start off, the transportation to and around London is confusing, but for some reason not to Dad or Christy… for once. To start we needed t…

Spain was a lot different from anywhere else than I have ever been. The weather was nothing like you would think it would be. It was not humid like M…

Hola! Today we visted the city of Granada.  Let me say Granada is a vibrant city with history, culture, and friendly people.  Our exp…

Well the flights were ok. First, from San Francisco to Cincinnati was kind of boring and they showed a crappy movie: Race to Witch Mountain.  Th…

All is well in Spain.  Yesterday (6/8/2009) was a recovery day and a good day for it as the sun was hidden behind wind and clouds.  Christy…

All: After nearly 26 hours of travel on 3 different planes and a drive in the rental car we arrived safely in Mijas Costa, Spain.  Mijas Costa …

I created a simple cheat sheet for Ali, Sam and myself detailing the different periods of art historty.  (1200 AD to 1886 AD) Comments, thought…