Munich

so far it has been cold and rainy here in Munich. We like it here though and hope to come back sometime soon. It's nice to be in a smaller city where we can navigate things easily. Today we went to Dachau, the concentration camp which was interesting, but quite depressing. There was so much information and history. The beer gardens are nice, the beer isn't too bad... although it is not going to be my drink of choice anytime soon. Well off to buy a train ticket to Switzerland.

Berlin

Well Berlin is full of history, much of which is new to me... I guess I missed that part in history class. We rented bikes today and did a bike tour yesterday that took us to all of the Hitler historical places. The berlin wall and stor was interesting, theres not much left but we got a piece of it to bring home. Since Kyle volunteered to be the guy who stayed at the back of the bike tour group and made sure everyone was still coming, we got that souviner. Germany is nice, the people are nice and very helpful. although its not very german-ish here. Wheres the lederhosen and german bands? Im hoping to see that when we are in Munich tomorrow. Im thinking we're really going to like Munich. Our room is nice, well as nice as you'd expect. There's a shower stall in the middle of the room... kind of strange. We'll were off to Munich tomorrow, hopefully I'll find a computer there.

we haven't been able to get to a computer in Paris, but we had a pretty good time. It was a little harder getting around because we know no French, and many people did not know English. We had a great time there, but we were both ready to head to Germany. That's where we are right now. Typing on a German keyboard is tricky that is for sure! We did a lot of things in Paris, plus it was their independence day while we were there, so there were all kinds of special events going on. We had some amazing baguettes, wine, chocolates, cheese, and creme brulette. There was a air show, fireworks under the Eiffel tower, and a party going on under the arc. There were also a ton of people everywhere. We also went to the Moulin Rouge, which was a strange experience getting in. The show though was great! Right now we're headed out to do a 'all in one' bike tour of Berlin, hopefully then we'll figure out where were going in this huge city!

World Cup

Watched the World Cup in downtown Barcelona. Could not begin to guess how many people were there. They had two huge screens that you can see in the picture. The mood was electric. When they scored the place went nuts. After it was official saw more than a few grown men crying. Not sure when or if Spain has won before but I am struggling with grown men crying over soccer. When we left the square I counted eight police riot vans and numerous cops. They were ready for the anything. We had about a mile walk back after and the people are just partying like crazy in the streets. Definitely one of the coolest things I have seen. Going to head back out and see if any cars are on fire. (Kyle)

Barcelona

This place is hands down better than Madrid. We had a nice time at the beach water was a little cold. Gearing up for the world cup, game starts in an hour cannot wait to see how crazy it gets here. (Kyle)

Yesterday we went to the Picasso museum. It was interestig to see his art and the different styles. Even Kyle found it somewhat interesting (as you can tell by the photo)

Our room once again is tiny, but at least the people in the room can speak English. We have to share a bathroom with the whole floor this time and thereś only one shower. Itś not too bad though, this hostel is a lot more fun than the last one.

The beach is nice. The water is cold. We will see what itś like scuba diving tomorrow. Im sure weĺl be in full wetsuits.

I have many more pictures but itś hard to upload them on this computer so it might have to wait until weŕe in Paris!

We made it to Barcelona. We went to the airport early hoping to get and earlier flight, and we did. Vueling, our airline was awesome. Our hostel is great this time. The people in our room speak english so that makes things a little better. This hostel has a ¨gathering room¨ downstairs where we are meeting some different people as we speak. The beach here is pretty nice, but the water is cold. Im afraid SCUBA diving on MOnday will be really cold. Weŕe about to start a card game so we will blog more tomorrow... and add some pictures...

Madrid (Kyle)

Fish or octopus anyone?

The beer and vino is starting to flow!

This is some strange bread, poached egg and sardine combo... they had all kinds of interesting food combos in the market we went to. I didn´t try this one though...

Olives and Sangria, the lunch of champions. (Abby)

Second day in madrid. Having a ball, can´t believe how good looking spanish women are. Feel like I am back in the army with the amazingly close living quarters. Love how they drive here, everyone uses the horn and tailgates. 40% of traffic is motocycles and scooters. Have yet to see an accident. My favorite game to play is who speaks English. I am doing pretty well but a couple of blonde people have tripped me up. Every place we go has our music playing. Its like Z107 black eyed peas, dido, lady A. Very strange also went to a caberet so got to see some scantily clad women. Great trip so only looks to get better.