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Friday, March 22, 2013

My Host Family

I just wanted to say that my host family is awesome.
I'll explain more later, but they're awesome.

Eurotour


In approximately 20 hours, I'm going on Eurotour!!
I didn't take the time to translate everything myself, because I'm lazy. Here's is Google's best try:



Arrival of inbounds to 15:00 h Orientation to travel, check the papers, etc.
If time allows: Strolls Wiesbaden
Overnight in Wiesbaden

Early departure from Wiesbaden, first trip to Trier, then on to Luxembourg via Brussels, sightseeing
Overnight in Brussels

Ride from Brussels to Paris. Overnight in Paris. Afternoon: Louvre

In the morning: Versailles. Then: Guided walking tour in Paris, including with Eiffel Tower, Ile de la Cite, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Montmartre
Overnight in Paris

Ride on the Autoroute de Soleil of Paris via Lyon to Valence - there overnight

Continue to Avignon, then drive to the Pont du Gard. By the Massif des Maures it comes to Cannes, where night

Along the coast it is first to Monaco, then Genoa and Pisa to Piombino. There overnight

Etruria trip to Rome. Overnight in Rome

In the morning opportunity to visit the Easter service at St. Peter's, which is celebrated as a rule by the Pope. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Rome

In the morning city tour focusing Ancient Rome, then Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Old Town. Free time.
Overnight in Rome

Ride from Rome to Florence, city tour there, then proceed to Ronta Mugello

Drive from Ronta Mugello by the Emilia Romagna to Lido di Jessolo - there overnight

Day trip to Venice - by vaporetto - city guide, accommodation in Lido di Jesolo

Overnight in Vienna

Guided tour of Vienna, in the evening possibility for opera, night in Vienna

Journey from Vienna to Budapest

Tours of Budapest. Overnight in Budapest

Drive from Budapest to Bratislava, first, there stroll. In the afternoon it goes through Moravia to Prague. Overnight in Prague

Guided tour of Prague with the Old Town and the Lesser Town. Overnight in Prague

Drive from Prague to Frankfurt, individual home-travel

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

I'm a horrible blogger.

I'm really bad a blogging. I always for get that I have a blog, and end up writing once every 2 weeks, or less.

I'm living with my new host family now. I moved here on Sunday evening. It's good so far. The family is really nice.

I'm sitting in my room, and my host brother is playing video games in the room next to me.
This is what I'm hearing, "germangermangerman CANON! germangerman RIFLE! GUN! german german GERNADE! 'ENGLISH SWEARWORD' germangermangerman"
It's pretty funny.

My other host brother is in Brazil. We talked on Facebook on Sunday and yesterday, and he is really nice too. He's my age, and we talked in Portuguese, Russian, German, and English all in the same conversation.
But my absolute favorite things was "So you're my sister now :)" It really makes me feel welcome in the family, even though he is in South America right now.

My host parents are really nice. I gave my host dad a book about Alaskan birds (like a bird watchers guide) when I moved in, and he probably sat there for 20 minutes telling me about all the birds in the book. It was really cool.
My host mom and I are going to the gym together today. She got a thing in the mail for 5 days free, and she can bring someone with her.
So if the snow lets up, we're going later this evening.

And in 10 days, I'm going on my big Europe tour.

Brussels, Paris, Avignon, Cannes, Venice, Rome, Prag, and I can't remember all the others off the top of my head.

More soon.


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