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Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Written at 5:46, 9-12-06

I like Nice. Nice is nice. Cleaner than Marseilles, it offers all the same amenities—good shopping, warm waters, beautiful sights—without the constant sense that you’re about to be mugged.
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Risks of Insanity

Monday, September 11th, 2006

Written at 6:20 PM, 9-11-06

I managed to rouse myself at exactly 8:40 the morning following the beach excursion, which happened to be a mere five minutes before the hostel’s breakfast ended. I’d been warned by the hostel’s inhabitants that the breakfast was a sad affair, but it took actually attending breakfast to realize the truth of this.
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Wild Nights on the Mediterranean

Sunday, September 10th, 2006
9:28 AM, 9-10-06 Barcelona—wow. What a city. This place could challenge Dublin’s Temple Bar for night life (& partying). At least, I suspect it could. It’s really impossible for me to say since I didn’t actually leave the hostel during my ... [Continue reading this entry]

A Trying Couple Days

Thursday, September 7th, 2006
3:37 PM, 9-7-06 To say it’s been an interesting couple days would be a misstatement—“a trying couple days” is probably more appropriate. I’ve got a lot of time to cover, so expect this blog to be a long one. Simply put, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Language Barriers

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
10:17 PM, 9-5-06 We finished the battle tour and Ashley and I returned to the bed and breakfast in Bayeux. We decided to go out to a nice restaurant for a genuine French dinner. We browsed around, checking virtually every menu ... [Continue reading this entry]

A Necessary Sacrifice

Monday, September 4th, 2006
5:14 PM, 9-4-06 It’s difficult to convey the magnitude and emotional tour de force of the experience I had on this day. I suppose I’ll go through each step of the day and then try to sum up the significance and ... [Continue reading this entry]

That’s One Big Tower

Monday, September 4th, 2006
3:01 PM, 9-4-06 So the Eiffel Tower. It really takes seeing the tower to truly realize it. It’s just so big. I’d seen pictures, of course, but I’d never really comprehended the immensity of the great steel creature. (At least, I ... [Continue reading this entry]

Paris, City of…well you know.

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
11:41 PM, 9-2-06 Paris. Oh, Paris. It doesn’t take an ounce of imagination to see as clear as day why it is known as the city of love. Like a fine wine, it gets better with time, infusing with taste, color, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Beware of Ryanair

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
9:36 AM, 9-2-06 So I’m in Paris. I left Edinburgh shortly after writing my last lengthy entry. I had been ambivalent as to whether I wanted to do a Highlands tour of Scotland, head to Amsterdam as originally planned, or go to ... [Continue reading this entry]

History Misplaced

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
11:51 AM, 8/31/06 Nothing quite so poetic to write today (as opposed to yesterday’s post). Things have been pretty uneventful here in Edinburgh. I’m trying to figure out what the heck I’m going to do with myself. But more on that ... [Continue reading this entry]