so we saw lots of really cool things in paris.. the hunchback of notre dame.. the eiffel tower.. we got a sweet spot in a park on the hill to watch the little light show at 11 pm, then made our way over there and up it, and ended up being up there for the light show at midnight! it was pretty cool.. totony took us for a picnic in luxembourg park.. we had fresh baguettes, eight different kinds of cheese(!) three different meats, and a bottle of french red wine.. it was the classiest picnic ive ever experienced to date. i think unfortunately i must swear off picnics forever because they will never compare.. i saw these two police officers on rollerblades and for fun asked them if i could take a picture with them, then the one guy asked me if i could email it to him and gave me his email address! haha.. quite the professional.. we went on a boat which was pretty cool, spent an afternoon on the river.. went up on sacre de coeur and got a really nice panoramic view of the city.. got caught in the rain while we were up there so we ducked into a little cafe for some crepes.. not that we really needed an excuse.. we had them every day we were there.. it was tough to leave that place! but now were in brussels, got here a few days ago.. staying with this woman ingrid, shes 42 and the coolest person ever. shes taking very good care of us! now were going to go check out a photography exhibition so im going to dash. alicia, the marathon is on. cant wait. xoxo

after spending the past five days in la rochelle, we arrived in paris. i love it already. we stopped at a little restaurant and had crepes, seemed like the thing to do.. la rochelle was great, we met a bunch of germans, italians, dutch, of course french, and not only a fellow canadian, but a winnipeger.. pretty weird to meet someone who actually knows where we live! (although when we were in athens i ended up meeting a girl from saskatoon! that was crazy..) on saturday it was rainy so we went to the cinema with another girl and watched pirates 3! it was in french.. i didnt understand a word.. but nothing beats johnny depp and it just makes me that much more excited to come home and watch it in english. i need someone to marathon it with me, all three in a night.. i miss marathons. we went to nantes yesterday on a day trip with a bunch of people and did some sight seeing etc. i cant think of anything super exciting.. except that im in paris! so thats it for now.

so we headed into barcelona on sunday night.. got onto our sleeper train- we decided this time that instead of splurging for beds we would just get seats and hope for a good nights rest, or just nap when we got in.. its 1.50 instead of like 30.. started out really well, comfy enough seats.. until midnight rolled around and these guys got on the train claiming we were in their seats.. checked out tickets; same seats, but wrong cab. so, we got up and moved to the right one, half asleep, only to find that the entire cab was full, minus our seats, and they were right behind this big guy completely sprawled across his two seats which were tipped back as far as they could go, which equals too far for my long legs.. not so much fun. sometimes it feels like my life is a comedy.. i had to laugh at our little predicament because looking around, absolutely everybody elses seats were upright.. but its okay because we were going to barcelona.

it was really beautiful there, lots of shopping and things to see although it was only a quick trip.. we found this market and picked up a big hunk of watermelon, sat on a curb to eat it, and this old man came and sat beside me. he didnt speak a word of english but seemed really nice so i tried to pretend i understood what he was talking about.. finished my watermelon, and to my surprise he pulled out the sketchiest, rustiest knife ever and started cutting down the last of the pink, apparently thinking i hadnt eaten it down enough.. i offered it to him thinking maybe this guy was homeless and wanted it but he shook his head, it was for me.. i took a bite out of politeness, but i could taste the rust and it was just so sketchy that i couldnt make myself finish it.. decided that id rather risk being rude than getting some disease or something..

now were in la rochelle, on the upper west coast of france.. so many fun times on the train with these guys from california.. (nic, they are from the oc.. and they go to berkeley!!) how cool is that. i pretty much know a real life cowen.. anyways that it for now, cant even fit all the hilarious little happenings in here but ill try and keeping posting more often.. xo

so its been a long time once again.. weve been a zillion places since greece.. back to munich for a night where i met a guy wearing a comeback kid tshirt.. then down to lake constance to chill with danis family who were wonderful and stuffed us with the best food ever.. then on a sketchy overnight train to rome where we by accident saw the pope.. then to florence, home of michelangelo; got to see one of his pietàs, breathtaking.. then to venice to chill in the canals on a gondola, the guy even sang when we asked but then said his throat was sore.. i think it was just an excuse but im not sure.. now were in nice, france, and heading into cannes tonight where we have another free place to crash for a few days.. looking forward to some more sweet beaches. anyways theres the last little bit in a nutshell. were almost half done.. a month feels like days still, crazy. anyways, miss you guys.