Update and pictures

Hello To All,

Hope everyone is doing well. We have been having a blast and I think you would all be proud of our performance over here. Pictures are finally up and here is a little recap of the last month since our last email. From the Love Parade we headed south in Germany to visit all of the German wineries Greg used to represent. One of the most amazing wine tasting weeks we have ever had. Dr. Loosen set us up in his guest house, and all of the winemakers were incredibly nice, cooking us dinners and breaking out some amazing wines (many of which were older than we are).

Next up, we headed to Switzerland and checked out Bern and Interlaken. Bern was set on an amazing electric blue river. Interlaken was actually a bit too touristy for us, but we drove around both of the lakes and had a blast checking out all of the little towns along the way. Next it was off to Lake Como. We stayed in Lecco and spent both days just lounging next to the lake. We hunted around for George Clooney because we figured he would want to see us, but unfortunately he was nowhere to be found (his loss).

Next up was Greece. Wow what a country! We went to Santorini for 3 days, rented a scooter and basically covered every inch of the island. Then we went to the party island of Ios. The details of the trip are a little fuzzy, but I can assure you we had a blast. Highlights include meeting some great Aussies (and an Irish Canadien), spending every day at the beach and pool club and every night out on the town until dawn, a new nickname for Greg “Muffassa King of the Jungle” (See pictures for explanation), and spending an otherwise all around wholesome good time on the island. We ended up extending our stay there for 6 days, then went to the island of Paros to recover for a few days. On the way back we stopped in Athens and saw the sights, then it was off to Venice. We loved Venice and recommend it to anyone who doesn’t mind being constantly lost in the winding streets and canals. It was definitely as beautiful as you would imagine.

Last but not least we headed to Ireland to spend some quality time with our friend Gerry and his family. The Irish people have been so amazingly gracious and friendly, and we have both put on about 10 pounds from all of the great Irish home cookin’, mmm mmm good! We have checked out lots of old castles, Irish pubs, and even had a few parties. We kissed the Blarney Stone, saw an old restored castle and village (very cool), and even checked out a Hurling game.

That is about it for now. Next up we are headed down close to Valencia in Spain for the huge tomato fight (Tomatina). Should be great fun (210 tons of tomatoes dropped into the town for the fight), and we have our all white outfit washed and pressed for the event.

Some of our pictures are finally up at:

http://www1.snapfish.ie/share/p=430231219504907526/l=421466435/g=7367679/cobrandOid=1023/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

Miss you all, and shoot us an email to let us know how things are going back home.

XOXO,

Gregorio and Lisa

Five Countries in Five Days

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 4^th 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

London

Wednesday, Departure Day, Red Eye to London where we spent less than 36 hours before having to get on another plane to meet Gerry in Luxembourg
One of the many beautiful parks in London.
After 6 hours of walking around we arrived at the Tower Bridge.

Big Ben