To start off our trip we flew in to
London which was loads of fun but ridiculously expensive.
We stayed with our friend Guy, saw the sights, and tried some of the best beers we have ever had (especially
Harvey’s WOW).
Day 2 we went to Luxembourg to meet up with our friend Gerry who we are going to be traveling with for the next 4 months on and off. From there it was off to Paris to celebrate Bastille Day which is basically like our 4th of July. We bought some cheesy berets and met up with a couple of other friends from the states for the party. After a short observation, we realized that the Parisians were not partying hard enough for such an important day, so we took it upon ourselves to make up for their shortcomings. They had a great fireworks show that we watched from the Eifel Tower.
Next it was off to Amsterdam for a couple of days. What a cool city. It has a very small feel to it with lots of canals and old buildings. The best part was that everyone there rides bikes. We rented a couple and checked out the sites. Lots of coffeeshops, bars and a strange red glow.
Finally to finish off our first week in Europe we went to Dortmund Germany to see the original Love Parade. It was wild. 1.5 million of our new closest friends in a little German town. They basically shut down the city’s main freeway and had about 40 semi trucks full of speakers, DJ’s and dancers and had an all night party slowly driving round and round on the freeway. Who knew the Germans were capable of so much love. Also ate some crazy German food (haxe). Basically a big hunk of pig slow roasted with potatoes and sourkraut……mmm mmm good!
Next up we are heading to the south of Germany to do some wine tasting at some of the wineries I used to sell for. Should be fun. Pictures to come soon!
XOXO
Gregorio and Lisa
