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!!!EuroPa! here we Come!!
a wanderLust of adventure, musings,
in an exPloratory fashio

Monday, February 28, 2011

ruhrgebiet




my dear friend fredericka found me in göttingen and travelled to her hometown.


today we travelled to hattingen the only town that was not bombed during WWII in this area

it was very beautiful. i loved the old buildings

we navigated no thanks to the help of an awlful and funny GPS system it was funny because everz direction was late and given

we returned home to a delicioius salmon pasta and Quark kind of like yogurt and cream mixed with fruit for our dessert. YUM !!!!!



Wednesday, February 23, 2011

a day in Gyor

what a beautiful and COld day!
we are staying with friends, just outside of Budapest.....where to begin!
So much has happened and its only been a week and a half!
WOW! talk about adventure!
today we took a walk that led to a great panoramic visa stretching out to include budapest and brakislaw ?
and ohh the bakery!!
Lisa took us to a local bakery- we got delicious rolls for our lunch tomorrow and a true LOAF of bread- massive! It felt like i was carrying a baby in my arms! We are going nuts for hungarian butter and bread- it is quite a delectable treat!
I wish i had my "i love toast" teeshirt from the blackbird cafe!

There is a mystique about breathing in cold fresh air, twinkling stars, staring up at the dark night sky and several bright cathedrals in the not to distant horizon.
bathed in warm water.
ohhhhhh!
we also explored an old Abby-that is still in use by monks today.
BEautiful archietecture, stories of royalty using it as shelter, homage to St. Stephan and
ohh the library! Literally several hundred THOUSAND books.
it is public, so i'm in heaven, if only i could read in hungarian or russian.
Floor to Floor shelves stacked with books!! My kind of place!!!
YOu could feel the old. a certain sanctity-past and present, must be recognized.
we are all just travellers, passing through.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Europa! Here we come!!

IT is the night before we take our leave.....
are we Excited or What!! ??? !!!!!!
I woke up in seattle. it was pouring rain! I loved it. what a day to start off the trip.
i arrived in late afternoon To the streaming sunshine of LAX

our pre-departure movie: Angels and Demons
to gear us up for Rome, le Parthenon and italia!
viva la Vida!