I am now a vegetarian I am sitting in the Madrid train station and just thinking to myself ¨Wow, why is bread, sandwiches, ham, bread, everywhere I look?¨ I mean sure, I stuffed myself with bread in France, but unless I want to eat grease on a plate with an extra order of meat, or fried sardines aka tapas, food is not an option in Madrid. I am sure you are all wondering how in God´s name Nick is surviving with those options and in short if it wasn´t for Bu...

Paris, The Most Beautiful City in the World (So Far...) Nick and I arrived in the Paris Airport around 9pm (July 2) and we set out determined to conquer the Paris Metro, our first hostel, and ultimately the city of love. You have to remember in France, people speak French. Nick and I do not. Signs are in French, train announcements are in French, and basically we are in the dark. After a few minor mishaps like starring and the train station sign for li...

July 1, 2008.I know it has been awhile and so much has happened since we last spoke. Well, we are in London and have been for three nights now and can I just say WOW. We came into London after a long ferry from Ireland, drive from Wales, car rental fiasco, tube, and finally, oh finally; our hotel. 45 minutes later, Peter Gilmore, husband of Anne Gilmore, my father's first cousin, whom he had never met picked us up and gave us a ride/ tour around the Northern s...

I have a confession to make, since being in Ireland, we have indulged in Italian food every evening. And I am proud to report that each meal has been absolutely scintillating! It is kind of silly; but honestly it is the best food that we have ever had. Going into the trip we were all terrified about how the food would taste; with the blood sausage, black and white pudding, bangers and mash, shepherd's pie and the other gruesome authentic Irish food. The trick,...

June 24, 2008 The moment we landed on the shores of Ireland, there was a strange sensation of being home. Being amongst Irish folk, dialect, red heads, beer, and traditional music, it is safe to say we were in our element. After enjoying Wales' countryside with castles (Conway and Car*****), we headed west on a large car fairy that took us to our homeland, Dublin Ireland. We welcomed the booming city with open hearts and thirsty mouths.We stayed along the L...