This, i believe will be my final blog of the trip. I cant believe that this is my last day.
Its cooled down quite a bit now though, a frigid 90 something outside. lol.
i thought a good farewell would be a short list of some of the things that ive learned on this trip.
1. Deffinition of a honk/bike bell:
this does not mean a simple "caution" like it does in the states. it means DONT THINK!! DONT HESITATE!!! it doesnt matter which way you go, or how many people you knock over just GET OUT OF THE WAY becuase you are literally 2.5 seconds from death via moped, bycicle, or car. yes, even if you are walking on the sidewalk...a car could have every right to come up behind you and run you down...so when you hear a horn JUST RUN!!!
2. If you are west of germany, the stare down method works fine for creepy men. (staredown method: you notice a slime ball eyeing you. you put on the cruelest face you can muster and stare them in the eye balls until they avert their gaze...and they will, too.) If you are east of germany...DO NOT TRY THE STARE DOWN!! this is only thought of as an invitation. learned this the hard way.
3. The idea of a pillow is really quite a fluid concept here, and varies greatly from place to place. the same goes for a matress.
4. you never notice how NOT NICE a camping towel is (aka...miracle shammy) until you get an actual towel again at a hotel. and i also never thought i would miss wash cloths this much.
5. When you think that you have been in the grosest merto system...its not true. there is always a groser one waiting for you one country over.
6.i have accepted that i will probably never understand how to order or pay at cafes, resturants, snackbars, or buffets in italy or greece. this is a puzzle that has stumped both hannah and i...and we have no one to explain it to us...becuase no one speaks enough english...
7. male italian train porters are your new best friends. they rarely check your tickets...we probably could have toured italy without a rail pass. haha
8. 'EVERYONE OVER THERE SPEAKS ENGLISH" is the biggest lie of all time. so not true in our experience of the budget travel circut. big cities are fine, but the second you leave get ready to not be understood.
9. conquer your fear of the train WC, becuase if you are stupid and dont know how to ask where the bathroom is in whatever language...you could have a long miserable walk. lol
10. just becuase bread is cheap in france, does not mean its a good idea to just eat that for a couple of days. you will want to die.
anyways, i think thats it for now. i will see everybody in a couple of days. ( i cant believe i already have to come home...)
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Oh man! I am sooo excited to see your smiling face once again!! Its soo soon. It is quite sad for you that you have to come home though, i mean i'm sure i wouldnt want to if i were you. It will be fun though, just you wait. Haha marianne and i were talking yesterday about how many times youre going to have to share your experiences with all of us and then all of the customers, etc..We were saying that you should just rent the civic center or something and have a little presentation and whoever wants to know how your trip was has to go to that. Or type it up and hand it out. haha. Anyways! I hope youre last days are great and i cant wait to see you!! Love you. :)
So sorry you have to leave your Europe, but we will be soooooo glad to see you!Have a safe trip home!
love you, mom
Becky,I am sad to see your journy coming to and end but none the less am looking forward to your return. Mom and I were talking late last nite about your coming and we agreed that we are getting excited to see you again.love you Dad
oh beets. I am really excited to be seeing your shiny face and tendrils again. I've missed you so much. I don't know if I've mentioned this, but we should do a lemongrass date when you get back, my treat.
hope all the airport flusteredness and franticness goes well. you and sven have a safe trip home. i bet it's bitterweet....
anyway, see you soooo soon! :)
su madre....
theres a big "smvvv smvvv" hug from your ol pal e-dog waiting for you in the "states". I hope youre still at least a few thousand miles away when you are reading this.
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