Maverly's EuroTrip!

Back in the Good Ol' US of A

2007-11-09T06:43:00.000-08:00

We've made it back safely to San Francisco. We're a little jet lagged but all in all in high spirits. It's great to be on vacation but its also great to be back home. We're sorry we slipped at the end in posting pictures but the hostel we were staying at in Dublin was experiencing problems with their internet. We'll have all the pictures up in short order. We'd also like to thank again for all the comments and well wishes before, during, and after our journey. See you all soon.

Day 9 - Amsterdam Pictures

2007-11-05T11:21:00.000-08:00

More Amsterdam pictures! Well a few more. We visited the very moving site of Anne Frank's House. You definitely don't want to miss it if you visit the Netherlands. The sun came out for a bit so we snapped some pictures. It really is a beautiful city.

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Day 8 - Amsterdam Pictures

2007-11-05T11:17:00.000-08:00

The Vincent van Gogh Museum is a tribute to one of the greatest artists. We were fortunte enought to get to go and snap a few pictures. We soon found out that this was a big no-no so the this picture update may be a little short. Enjoy the pictures at the link below!

Amsterdam Pictures

Day 7- Bruges Pictures

2007-11-05T11:12:00.000-08:00

Bruges is one of the prettiest cities in Belgium. It has an old town feel to it and has a lot of history. The canals are beautiful even with a bit of fall gloom. If you plan a trip to Belgium, we definitely recommend visiting this city.

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Day 6 - Brussels Pictures

2007-11-05T05:29:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos from our time in Brussels. Click on the link here.

WARNING - Objects appear closer than they actually are.

Day 13 - A Pleasant Message from London

2007-11-03T10:50:00.000-07:00

Greetings Ladies and Gents,
This is a way overdue update from our holiday. We've arrived safe and sound from dear old London. London was lovely, from the changing of Her Majesty's Guard to the majestic Big Ben. The tube was fantastic and Everly was able to get in some shopping. Mind the pictures that will be posted shortly. Cheers!

Day 10 - Hello from Prague

2007-10-31T10:36:00.000-07:00

Hello from Prague. We've safely made it pass the midway point in our journey. It's been one big adventure so far. Today we went sight seeing around Prague. Of note we made it to the Charles Bridge and Prague Castle. One quick story from Prague Castle...

Prague Castle is one of the largest castles in the world. It's positioned high atop a hill, a good place to mount a defense against invading armies. One of the tour items allowed us to fire a crossbow (Yes, a real live freakin crossbow, how cool is that?) at a target. Suffice it to say it was awesome, although judging from the results, Everly kicked Matt's arse. The next time Matt won't make jokes when Everly has a crossbow in hand. Pictures will be posted soon.

So long for now...

Day 7 - Go Bears!

2007-10-27T20:27:00.000-07:00

Go Bears from Brussels. It's 4:25 in the morning. Way to0 early but its worth it for Cal football.

Day 5 - Epernay and Reims Pictures

2007-10-26T15:04:00.000-07:00

Did you actually think we were going to leave France without tasting some champagne? We went straight for the good stuff at Epernay.

Day 5 - Epernay and Reims Pictures

Day 4 - Paris Pictures

2007-10-26T15:01:00.000-07:00

Day 4. More Paris.

Day 4 - Paris Pictures

Day 3 - Paris Pictures

2007-10-26T15:00:00.000-07:00

This was a big day for us. It was Louvre, Rodin, and more Louvre. Even then, our estimate is that we still only saw around half of the Louvre. We'd like to think we saw the good half.

Day 3 - Paris Pictures

Day 2 - Paris Pictures

2007-10-26T14:55:00.000-07:00

We got our feet wet with some of the museums and checked out everyone's favorite hunchback. Come and check the link for more photos.

Day 2 - Paris Pictures

Day 1 - Paris Pictures

2007-10-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

I know we had some technical difficulties the last time we tried to post pictures. Hopefully this time it will work. I've posted some photos to my Google web album. Click the link below to check them out.

Day 1 - Paris Pictures

Goodbye Paris, Hello Champagne!

2007-10-26T06:30:00.000-07:00

It's about 3:30PM and we've just arrived at our hostel in Reims, France. This morning we went to the Moet Chandon Winery in Epernay, France. A little refresher on those little bubbles.

Champagne is not just sparkling wine. The grapes are grown and the wine is made in the Champagne region of France (East of Paris). There is French laws against calling any sparkling wine grown outside of the Champagne region.

Pictures are in my camera still but I'll unload them tonight.

Free Municipal Internet = Crappy Wireless

2007-10-25T01:22:00.000-07:00

Hi folks. Everly and I are slipping on updating this blog. We have been having tons of fun and seen much of the city. We have a ton of pictures to upload. The only problem is that the internet at the hostel (CISP - Kellerman) is through the Paris Muncipal Government. It's cool that they offer free wireless but its difficult since its only operational 7AM - 11PM. Even then, the connection keeps dropping after a few minutes. It's getting to be unbearable that we're thinking of just hopping over to an internet cafe for a little bit and just paying a few euro for a stable connection. Anyways, more info to come.

We Made It to Paris!

2007-10-22T06:14:00.001-07:00

We made it safely to Paris. It was quite an adventure to get to the hostel. We got in around 9:30ish this morning but due to our moderate pacing and being our tourist we finally made it in to the hostel around 2 PM.

Ridiculous? Yes.

Adventure Fact #1 - Figuring out how to get out of the airport was an adventure. We felt a bit sheepish that we had to ask the information person how to get to the train... twice.

Adventure Fact #2 - The train station at "Nord" something or other is nice. We should know since we were stuck there trying to find out how to buy stupid metro passes. We finally find the booth to buy it at and then we end up needing photos! The real adventure is trying to comprehend the massive transit system they have in Paris for the first time. It's really awesome how there's a train going everywhere practically at anytime. We needed some time to get our bearings and then we we're off.

Pictures of our first day in Paris as well as more stories from the road to come.

Day 0 - Still Packing

2007-10-21T01:00:00.000-07:00

Yes, its 1:00 AM and our flight is in 7 hours 30 min and of course like the procrastinators we are we are still somewhat packing. Doesn't matter we're in for a long plane flight anyways. I can honestly say that the adrenaline and anticipation are carrying us right now. We're in for a long day tomorrow and hopefully the long plane flight will allow us enough time to recover. Hows that for our first Eurotrip blog post?