europe in a nutshell
Coming home....................
I got sick on the train from Nathalie's house (in Louvain la Neuve) to Brussels, I threw up in the train bathroom. Some gross man had really icky aftershave and it made the effects of my motion sickness worse. We got to the airport and while April went in search of a barf bag for me I got really sick. I had to puke in a ziplock bag infront of everyone waiting for their flight. It really sucked.
The flight home wasn't so bad. I watched a couple good movies. And the sky was clear when we flew over these ice bergs North of Hudson Bay. It was beautiful, but I'm glad I will never go to the North Pole.
I spent the night at my aunt's house. I hope I can go up and visit her again in Seattle soon, she's really cool and her new husband Tim is pretty nice.
The drive home was pretty but boring. Justin came over at 4. He brought me the most beautiful red roses I have ever seen. I missed him so much. I'm really glad to be home. I start work again next week. Bawls.
Quick summaries of Europe.................... there's basically no real icecubes for your drinks!
FRANCE
-you have to pay for the toilet
-almost everything you eat has cheese in it
-the elevators barely fit 2 people
-most hotels don't have elevators
-the Louvre is fucking huge and 3 hours is not enough time there!
-there are lots of pickpockets at Notre Dame which is sad because it's a church
-Sacre Coeur is on the top of a huge hill and it's wise to take the mini tram up
-if anyone asks you for money tell them you don't speak French (even if you do)
-there are TONS of stairs in every train or subway station, and it sucks
-there is no airconditioning anywhere!
-the beach in Nice is rocks, not sand. and yes old gross women go topless.
ITALY
-it's beautiful!
-there are gorgeous purple flowers growing everywhere that I wish I could have gotten off the train and taken pictures of
SWITZERLAND
-there's little peepshow places EVERYWHERE along the streets
-everything is effing expensive because the average salary is very high
-don't wash your dark jeans with anything lighter, there's no cold water setting on the machine!
-read your friend's "learn English" book, it's full of horrible generalizations about Americans, but truly hilarious
-marijuana isn't legal but the sell bongs in the stores
BELGIUM
-it's rainy for 90% of the year and for a few weeks in June it's hotter than hell. and no a/c of course!
-the chocolate is delicious
-the Belgians invented beer and the saxophone
-there's not a ton to see there, except for the palace in Brussels. and the architect fucked up on some of the measurment so it's misaligned. and after they finish building it he jumped off the top of the palace and committed suicide.
I got sick on the train from Nathalie's house (in Louvain la Neuve) to Brussels, I threw up in the train bathroom. Some gross man had really icky aftershave and it made the effects of my motion sickness worse. We got to the airport and while April went in search of a barf bag for me I got really sick. I had to puke in a ziplock bag infront of everyone waiting for their flight. It really sucked.
The flight home wasn't so bad. I watched a couple good movies. And the sky was clear when we flew over these ice bergs North of Hudson Bay. It was beautiful, but I'm glad I will never go to the North Pole.
I spent the night at my aunt's house. I hope I can go up and visit her again in Seattle soon, she's really cool and her new husband Tim is pretty nice.
The drive home was pretty but boring. Justin came over at 4. He brought me the most beautiful red roses I have ever seen. I missed him so much. I'm really glad to be home. I start work again next week. Bawls.
Quick summaries of Europe.................... there's basically no real icecubes for your drinks!
FRANCE
-you have to pay for the toilet
-almost everything you eat has cheese in it
-the elevators barely fit 2 people
-most hotels don't have elevators
-the Louvre is fucking huge and 3 hours is not enough time there!
-there are lots of pickpockets at Notre Dame which is sad because it's a church
-Sacre Coeur is on the top of a huge hill and it's wise to take the mini tram up
-if anyone asks you for money tell them you don't speak French (even if you do)
-there are TONS of stairs in every train or subway station, and it sucks
-there is no airconditioning anywhere!
-the beach in Nice is rocks, not sand. and yes old gross women go topless.
ITALY
-it's beautiful!
-there are gorgeous purple flowers growing everywhere that I wish I could have gotten off the train and taken pictures of
SWITZERLAND
-there's little peepshow places EVERYWHERE along the streets
-everything is effing expensive because the average salary is very high
-don't wash your dark jeans with anything lighter, there's no cold water setting on the machine!
-read your friend's "learn English" book, it's full of horrible generalizations about Americans, but truly hilarious
-marijuana isn't legal but the sell bongs in the stores
BELGIUM
-it's rainy for 90% of the year and for a few weeks in June it's hotter than hell. and no a/c of course!
-the chocolate is delicious
-the Belgians invented beer and the saxophone
-there's not a ton to see there, except for the palace in Brussels. and the architect fucked up on some of the measurment so it's misaligned. and after they finish building it he jumped off the top of the palace and committed suicide.