Since Belgium, Red and I have seen some of the world. By world I mean the frozen world that is Europe right now.
We headed to Munich, Germany from Belgium and from Munich to Interlaken. Munich was wonderful! Still one of my top cities in Europe to visit. Germany is such a beautiful country and the people are super friendly. (It doesn't hurt that I have a fabulous friend there--Anne, who took us to a delicious Thai restaurant.)
We stayed in a true dorm hostel there so Red would get the real hostel experience. Overall it was pretty positive--those bunk beds were comfortable!
Interlaken is just as beautiful as my memory told me---but very different from that summer. This time the whole world seemed to be blanketed in snow unable to completely wake up because it was too cold outside...or perhaps I just felt that way.
Our hostel was awesome---we basically planned interlaken as our downtime in the trip, taking full advantage of the meditation/music room.
It was wonderful rejuvenation needed before our unexpected 10 hour trek to Venice Italy! It was supposed to be only 7 hours but because of all the crazy wintery weather the train schedules were a wreck.
We finally made it to Venice where we rented an apartment with our friends Brandon and Chrissy. Situated in the Jewish ghetto it was the perfect jumping off point for getting lost in the maze of Venice. It has been frigid here as well, so it wasn't quite as enjoyable as we hoped. We did manage to play some killer games in the streets (the Italians staring at us blankly) and we also drank our fill of some killer cappuccinos.
I'll post more on Venice later. We are headed to Rome this afternoon. There is more to come!
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VENICE in he wintertime. Cold..no matter...just different. Great to hear about your "trekking." Trains are a blast..schedules are something. Try taking a 20 hour train ride across India...did it last year...whew. I'm going back to India (3/1-10/2012) again, but no long train ride. We'll be staying in one spot with the slum kids. But, on each end of the going and coming, we'll have, after a LONG plane ride, there will be an 8 hour car ride..on the wrong side of the road. Isn't international travel great. Hi to Chrissy and Brandon. Maybe by the time you get this, you'll be in the "warmth" of Morocco. Hard to keep up with you guys. Until next time,
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