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July 28, 2004

Finally

Update: I just peed in the bidet. After 6 weeks of always picking the right hole to aim at, I finally messed it up. The worst part was the attempted correction midstream. Always double check. Always....

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Posted by Nathaniel on July 28, 2004 07:15 PM
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July 27, 2004

To the glory and splendor that was Rome...

"Trogdor?" she asked, looking at the name I had jotted down on her little sheet. "That's right. Trogdor." Her face screwed up with determination and confusion, the young Asian woman tried to think of how she would translate the name...

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Posted by Nathaniel on July 27, 2004 12:00 PM
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July 23, 2004

Cinque Terre

Hey all. Cinque Terre is amazing, minus the mad expensive internet cafes. Love Nathaniel...

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Posted by Nathaniel on July 23, 2004 10:19 AM
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July 19, 2004

Back in Santiago

Hey all We're back in Santiago now, but will be on trains for approx. 34 of the next 48 hours. To Italy we go! Enjoy the pics. Hill above Castrojeriz House in Galicia The view from O Ceberio Photographer at...

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Posted by Nathaniel on July 19, 2004 01:58 PM
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July 16, 2004

Better than in my dreams...

As the three-times-too-full bus bound for the Concierto del Millenio chugged out of the Plaza de Galiza, the air was filled with the smell of Hash and the sound of excited slightly-drunk Spanish teenagers sluring their way through loud renditions...

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Posted by Nathaniel on July 16, 2004 12:27 PM
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July 14, 2004

Coffee to go.

I had to take my shoes off about 1.5 km before we actually got to the Cathedral in Santiago. Of all the points on this trip where I thought every bone in my feet had broken, I´m pretty sure this...

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Posted by Christina in Europe on July 14, 2004 06:15 PM
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Posted by Nathaniel on July 14, 2004 05:58 PM
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Roads with an end?

Santiago dances in shapes and colors. It is not monumental buildings, but ancient giants that move too slowly for us to notice. It is not wide-eyed travelers with blisters and knee braces, but a millenium and more of completion etched...

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Posted by Nathaniel on July 14, 2004 05:44 PM
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July 11, 2004

Camino de Santiago

I've discovered Spanish Summer Camp. It's called the Camino de Santiago. In the past two days, the average age of the pilgrim has dropped from 45 to 15. Everywhere you look, awkward barely-teenage guys sport their hip shaved-in-the-front-dirty-rat-tail-in-the-back haircuts and...

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Posted by Nathaniel on July 11, 2004 12:07 PM
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Tents are not good places for sleeping.

Soooo. After 3 weeks of warm showers and cozy beds, we finally reached the point on the trip where the pilgrims outnumber the cows in the towns and the floor becomes the next best place to sleep. Fortunatly we have...

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Posted by Christina in Europe on July 11, 2004 12:07 PM
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July 04, 2004

Light and DARKNESS

As we left Leon to the first hints of sun and the blue of cool morning cobblestones, Zach and I embraced in the classic "man hug." Its where you clasp hands like a standard handshake, but then pull the party...

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Posted by Nathaniel on July 4, 2004 04:08 PM
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Christina: i can't believe nathaniel peed all over the floor ... [read]

Christina: I can't believe nathaniel peed in a bidet. We are... [read]

Grandad Whit: Hey Leigh: There's a note for you back under Rome... [read]

Grandad Whit: Your Great Grandfather, Col.Whit, was the Executiv... [read]

Ben & Allie & Mackenzie: Kendall!!! Where are you? Call us! We miss you an... [read]

THECANNON: Fighting is awesome, don't get me wrong, but fight... [read]

Kendall: Aha! Trogdor burninator is secretly afraid of pus... [read]

J 2 the Ulie: Absolutely amazing pictures. Hope the last leg of ... [read]

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