September 2007
10 posts
3 tags
Austria & Switzerland
This is my last update for a while. I have doubts about our ability to get internet access from here on out. We are currently in Zurich and are about to head to Lauterbrunnen, which is located in the Berner Oberland region of Switzerland. We will be 10 miles from the tallest peaks of Europe. Since the last update, we have been in Lermoos Austria at an resort area called Zupsitze. It is...
2 tags
Days 11 & 12: Munich
So we’ve been in Munich about 36 hours now and it is quite a festive place. Fortunately for us, our apartment is so convenient to Oktoberfest, but is far enough from the madness that we get away from it. The first night here was nice. It was about 60 degrees and dry.
Yesterday on the other hand, was about 50 degrees at most and completely wet. But, despite the rain, we’re making it...
2 tags
Days 8 & 9: Paris
Trying to catch up. Not a whole lot to say at this point. We are in Munich and it is raining, so I am going to throw up some pictures of Paris at night now.
2 tags
Day 6: London
Our last day in London and you could really spend a month here and not see it all, but I feel that we did pretty well for being here less than 48 hours. Jessica is still a little under the weather and it has held her back some, but we had a pretty good day.
The first stop of the day was the Tower of London, or the White Tower as it was called in the old days. The tour was fascinating and the...
2 tags
Day 4: Dublin (No Ennis)
So, our trek to Ennis never happened. We were on our way to board an 8 a.m train west and halfway on our walk to the station, I noticed that I did not have my passport which was essential to validate our rail passes. We turned around and by the time we got back to the apartment, there was no time to get to the station. Not to mention that Jessica has come down with a bit of a cold, so she slept...
2 tags
Day 3: Dublin (Revisited)
So today was the day we were going to travel to Ennis, but we got a late start and plans changed. We did my Dublin favorites today, Guinness and Oliver St. John Gogarty’s. If you ever come to Dublin, don’t pass up the Gogarty. It is 3 levels of endulgement. The first floor is a traditional irish pub, the second is a pub with the best traditional irish music and the third is the best in Irish...
2 tags
Day 2: Dublin
So day two of this wonderful excursion is coming to a close and I thought it would be fitting to post a summary of my thoughts on this return trip to Ireland. There are so many things I love about traveling; the food, the drinks, the culture, the people and the differences between how we live and how the Europeans live. But there is one thing that I tend to notice more than anything else when I...
2 tags
Day 1: Amsterdam and the Police!
What a first day! Jessica and I got in at about 6 am local time and I can honestly say I was tired but not as much as usual. And as I type this on day 2, I can tell you I have never felt this good on the second day of a trip to Europe. We did take a 4 hr nap once we got to Amsterdam. After the nap, we all went to a nice little Italian deli and had a delicious meal followed by a quick trip...
Where I was on 9/11
I’ve never really talked about this, but I was pondering it so I figured I would save it in a blog.
I was working at Dell in Nashville at the time. I was on my way into work at 8 am when the radio morning show I was listening to announced that a plane had hit a building in New York and they thought it was the WTC, but there weren’t any details. I arrived at my office probably around the...
I need your car!
File this one under bizarre.
When leaving my office for lunch on tuesday, I noticed a brown slip of paper pinned against my windshield by a wiper blade. I was driving my wife’s 2002 red Honda Accord. So, I grab the note and opened it up. The note said…
“I need your car. Please call me ASAP”
And it went on to list his name and phone number. Who leaves a note like that on a complete...