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Back to the Euro

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

We’ve left Prague now and are back in Germany, and back to the euro. I for one am glad, because the Czech money felt way too much like Monopoly money for my taste. I just couldn’t get used to the idea of spending 300 of any currency in one pop. It felt really nice though to be able to afford things! Not that I could buy anything though since I had no money at all. Good news though–I called my bank yesterday and sorted everything out and my card works again! I just went to an ATM and it was so nice to feel those notes in my hands. I have to now give them all away to everyone I’ve been borrowing from though, so my happiness will be short-lived.

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Seen WAY too much of Germany

Sunday, June 26th, 2005

It’s been a while since my last post, but we’ve been so busy traveling and seeing as much as we can, that there hasn’t been a spare second to find an Internet cafe until now. I’ve already been on here for a while and it is costing me 1czk per minute, so I hope that isn’t too much. Here in the Czech Republic, I feel like I’m spending Monopoly money. It is the weirdest thing. Our room here is costing me 350 czk a night, which sounds nuts. I exchanged a 50 euro note for over 1400 czk…I felt richer than I ever have. Of course, none of this money is mine as my bank has decided to deny me access to my own money and I’ve been bumming off Kelly for a few days now. We’ve been keeping track of tabs in little notebooks, and she said today that she feels like a bookie when it comes to me. I need to get my bank sorted out soon, or she may send some big Czech thugs to break my legs in the middle of the night.

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A few new countries

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005
Well, we said "adios" to Spain and we're now in Amsterdam. We've done so much in the past few days it's unbelievable. When we got off the train in Amsterdam yesterday we figured out that we had actually been in ... [Continue reading this entry]

Barcelona Stinks

Sunday, June 19th, 2005
Sometimes I feel like I´m in Barcelona...oh wait! I am! When I say Barcelona stinks, that is not to say that it isn´t a fun city. It just reeks, that´s all. When we were walking from our apartment to the Internet ... [Continue reading this entry]

Mediterranean sand in my bathing suit

Friday, June 17th, 2005
We´re in Valencia now and it is incredible. I´m digging this place way more than Madrid, and it´s a shame that we are leaving tomorrow. Well, it´s hard to be upset about leaving one place when you are going to ... [Continue reading this entry]

Un Buen Tiempo en Madrid

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005
If you all have weather half as nice as the weather here in Madrid, consider yourself lucky. The sun is shining, it got up to only about 76 today, and it is breezy and gorgeous. Flowers are everywhere, the trees ... [Continue reading this entry]

Post Pav Fest

Sunday, June 12th, 2005
Kelly and I made it to Northampton on Thursday! Kerry and Sophie picked us up from Heathrow and brought us to the girls' house where we met up with everyone else. We spent the whole day sitting around chatting and ... [Continue reading this entry]

Computer woes…

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
So, I just wrote a nice farewell entry about how in a few short hours I'll be flying from Orlando to London to begin my summer adventure, but when I hit the "submit" button, the computer decided to disconnect itself ... [Continue reading this entry]