Back to Deutschland and on to Bearlin

Our trek to Berlin got off to a bit of an unpleasant start. As soon as we boarded the train our sense of relief and thoughts of sleep quickly faded as we came across our already occupied seats! We knew with a little bit of authority we could have forced the trespassers out of our way, but we calmly settled for regular seats instead of a full cabin as we had expected. Soon after we settled ourselves we realized our train ride from Prague to Berlin would be an unairconditioned one! It's not Texas hot, but it sure as hell was humid enough to make for a miserable 5 to 6 hours that we would like to forget! Not only was it hot, but each and every one of us became subject to complete bag checks, although not many of the passengers were checked, we knew that the precautions were necessary due to the heightened security of the World Cup.

As we rolled into the brand new main Berlin train station called "Haupthbanhof" we were amazed by not only the size of the station, but the luxuriosness as well. The train station seemed to be about three stories high. The station was extremely well equipped with two separate floors of various eateries. We chose to eat lunch in the station. Some of us filled ourselves with currywurst and pommes (fries), while others had Pizza Hut. The Germans provided our entertainment during lunch by achieving a victory during our lunch break. We witnessed their success on food court plasma televisions. Go Deutschland!

Upon arrival to our hostel we were welcomed by the great environment of the main common area. After spending some much needed time relaxing we found our way back to the main street, near where we were staying, and ate at a Doner/Falafel joint that lined the street. Little did we know that we would find ourselves chowing down at the same place three times during our stay in Berlin. The Chicken Doner/Falafel was perfect for us, not only was it cheap...it was filling too!


That night we found ourselves exploring the famous Mitte area of Berlin. This area is home to many bars and pubs. We have found that here, most bars and pubs are a little too similar to restaurants in the United States. After wandering around the area for a bit, we unexpectedly ran into some Mavericks fans! They were easily spotted in their true green Dirk Nowitzki jerseys. After conversing with them for a while, we decided as a group to meet back up at the same location to find a place to watch game 6 of the Dallas vs. Miami Championship series. After we split, our group headed to an area of Berlin called Eberswalder. This was supposed to be an area where we could find more people our age. After seeing and not liking the area, we headed back to meet up our newfound friends.

After meeting our friends we found out that they had struck a deal with a near by Irish Pub to allow us to watch the game, as long as our entire group could buy 200 Euros worth of drinks. Not to worry parents, this was a reasonable amount according to the size of our group! Although the game didn't turn out the way we wanted, we did take away some new chants and cheers we learned from our Maverick buddies. These include such titles as, "Jager Bomb" and "Dirk Nowitzki."

The following day we woke up, got ready and headed down to the local Doner/Falafel joint. Our Turkish buddy (the worker) was happy to see us! We then made our way to the Berlin Fan Fest area. There we were fortunate enough to catch the end of one of the Portugal games on one out of roughly 10 huge screen TVs! Most of us were hungry again. For this meal Joel and Kinesh enjoyed some Goulash...Mmmm. It actually turned out to resemble more of a Beef Stroganoff than any other Goulash we had imagined. Jay and Ravi chowed down on some currywurst. That night we relaxed in our hostel just hangin' around.

The next day really began with our lunch at a local Indian Restaurant close to the train station near our hostel. Unfortunately it wasn't that good...example dishes include Chicken Tikka, Biryani, Mattar Paneer and Chicken Curry.

After lunch we slowly made our way to the East Side Gallery to witness the longest stretch remaining of the Berlin Wall. It was approximately 1200 meters long and full of graffiti. The main thing we noticed was the dramatic shift moving from West Berlin into East Berlin. The East Side Gallery area was a lot more ghetto than the West side of the city.

After we reached home it was unfortunately time to say our goodbyes to another one of our fellow travellers. As soon as we got home Joel loaded his backpack and headed for the Berlin airport. And then there were five...

As soon as Joel left we began looking for a place to watch the USA vs. Ghana game. We found a place and watched the referees lose the game for us. Almost the same experience as from the end of the Mavericks game. :(

The next day we took The New Berlin Tour. It was a donation only tour. The tour had been recommended by a lot of sources. The tour was great we saw such sights as the Holocaust Memorial, the site of Hitler's old bunker, the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Wall, and one of the three remaining Nazi buildings still around. Today it is the tax building. We also saw an area filled with painted bears. They turned out to be bears for each of the memebering countries of the United Nations. In the middle was a memorial for "The burning of the books." This memorial was a simulation of bookcases viewed through glass beneath the ground.

The New Berlin tour went straight into The New Berlin Pub Crawl. The tour was strategically ended with a free beer. The crawl took us through the Mitte Area once again, except this time we were led to the bars with differing atmospheres. They ranged from a bar with beaches to a half inside half outside dancing club.

Our extended journey through Deutschland had come to an end...Amsterdam here we come...

The Eurotravelers

Beautiful Praha (Prague)

After the crazy beer gardens and fan fests in Munich we were ready for something different in Prague. We left Munich at 11:30pm on a sleeper train on June 17th. It was an overnight train that would bring us to Prague at about 9am. One thing we didn't realize was that the Czech Republic isn't included on the list of countries valid with the Eurail pass. Fortunately, after the conductor woke us up at 4am to explain this to us he let us buy a ticket from the border to Prague on the train.

When we arrived in Prague we realized that our beds wouldn't be ready until 2pm at the Skoloska Youth Hostel (which has an excellent location, by the way). We had several hours to kill and we hadn't planned anything for that time. Realizing that we were behind on our laundry, we decided to make the morning one of cleaning and catching up on chores from the craziness of travelling between multiple cities during the last week. During our errands we discovered the main plaza of Prague is next to the National Museum, and is also the starting points of the many tours that are available for the city. We found a guide who showed us some information for a 4 hour walking tour the next day. We decided that we would take the day easy and do some touring the next day. We also found a few bars that might be playing the Dallas Mavericks game at around 2:30am and we decided we would try to come back late that night if possible.

After figuring out our clothing situation and getting some maps and other practical information, we grabbed some food and checked back into our hostel. One thing that is really great about Prague is that it is dirt cheap compared to most western european cities (The Czech Republic is actually central/eastern Europe, and not western). Our hostel was a cheap 11 euros per night per person, less than half the cost of the next cheapest place we have stayed at.

After dinner, we went out to get a few drinks. Once again, we were pleasantly surprised by the price of beer: in most cases only 1 euro for a half liter (that's more than a pint!) of quality czech or german beer. Prague is definitely the place for a group of students!

We tried to return to the bars that promised us the Maverick's game on the channel Sky 2, but found that all of them lied to us earlier to get us in to drink...so we decided to skip out and head home to get some much needed sleep.

The next day we got up and went on the 4 hour walking tour of Prague. Prague is really a city at the crossroads of European history...once conquered by the French, once a democratic republic, once occupied by Hitler and the Nazi's, once occupied by communist Russia...and now back to a republic (with a ever -becoming communist party still in existence). In fact, communism was so recently prevalent (as recent as 1989), that many people are still coping with the transition to a democractic government. Older people who never had to worry about healthcare and other public services under communism have found it tough to change to a life where they must work for these things on their own.

Throughout all the years; however, it is amazing to see how things have molded. The city is very old, with architecture dating from all the periods of history that precede it. The famous Charles Bridge is a beautiful sight to see as it connects the two halves of Prague between 2 valleys and the main river. Towering above the entire city is the Prague castle and cathedral. More recently, the Petrin tower (an almost replica of the Eiffel tower) sits high atop the hills and is the tallest structure in Prague. We were able to go by several museums and cemeteries built for the Jews. Prague has a Jewish Ghetto that was once the district for thousands of Jews..who later were persecuted and killed through the Holocaust. The famous astronomical clock in Prague has a 'show' every hour...similar to a cookoo clock where little puppets come out of trap doors on the clock. One of the more interesting things is that this clock was the first clock in Europe to have both hour and minute dials, as well as the astronomical dials, all in one clock.

Our second night in Prague we met some friends of Joel from Georgetown University. We hung out with them and hit up some bars to experience more of the nightlife there. Nothing like making use of the cheap drinks!

Prague is a great city. Unlike many European cities, it isn't as cramped as it may seem..the plazas are large and spread out, and the streets are vibrant with people all the time. It isn't a depressing city like some eastern european cities...it is full of tourists as well as locals who shop at all the designer malls. And this is definitely a city of history and intrigue: Prague is considered Europe's most haunted city.

That's all for now...we leave for Berlin and the world cup games on the 20th.

Cheers,

Eurotravellers.

Straight from the World Cup...

We arrived in Munich from Venice in the evening. As soon as we set foot outside of our train we felt the World Cup fever. There were tons of fans returning from the game, or fan fest in the station with painted faces and flags draping them, and chanting for their country. We finally located our hostel which was just a few blocks down from the main train station. We were all anxious to try some of the authentic German Bratwurst, so we found an authentic looking stall and tried some curry wurst. It was basically a bratwurst with some curry tasting mustard and ketchup.

After that we decided to go to a place where all the World Cup action was happening: an old fashioned German Biergarten (Beer Garden). The name of the place was Hafbrauhaus. From the outside, it appeared to be a small little place with a small bar and one room. When we went inside however, there was about 4 huge rooms and bars lined the walls. It's difficult to describe the ambiance in there, but we will try to post pictures (this hostel won't let us post pictures, sorry). Anyways, to try and describe it a little, there are basically just rows and rows of benches full of people with beer mugs. These aren't normal beer mugs mind you, they are one liter mugs. In Germany, you can only buy beer in either a .5L or 1 Liter mugs. Also, the people don't really sit down, over half of the people were standing on the benches screaming there country's favorite futbol chants. They were all wearing jerseys or flags, and had their faces painted. Some even have mohawks that were painted with their country's colors. It was truly a sight to see. No where else have I seen the world in a nutshell like that.

We managed to find a group of Americans and started our own chants in the corner like, "USA USA USA!" When we realized this wasn't too creative we started singing some other American songs. It was pretty funny because everyone there pretty much hated us and showed no respect because the U.S. isn't viewed as a futbol country. Also, we were really outnumbered by other countries. It was really an experience though and by the end of the night we were wishing we had another night in Munich. After the biergarten we went to a club called Americanos with some of the other Americans and shared a few drinks with them.

The following morning we journeyed out to the World Cup fan fest area. This is the area where they have a huge 50ft screen where super fans who don't have tickets watch their team. We first watched the Czech vs. Ghana game and it was pretty wild. After that was over we picked up some bratwursts and German Weisz beer. This beer is lighter colored and is a bit sweeter. We then headed back to the screen area to watch the U.S. vs. Italy. We ended up finding the same American guys we hung out with the night before and picked a spot close to the screen up front. Once again, we were grossly outnumbered by the Italian fans. We watched the complete 1st half there and unfortunately had to leave to catch our sleeper train to Prague. Luckily, we caught the last 15 minutes at the train station. All in all Munich was a experience we will never forget with all of the World Cup fan fair that surrounded us. There is no other sporting event that compares to this. We couldn't wait to get back to Berlin to experience World Cup Fever again! Until next time...one love.

The Eurotravelers

Ciaò Bella from Roma

We are now at our second stop in Italia…the beautiful city of Rome, or Roma as the natives say. We arrived here on June 12th from Florence. As soon as we stepped out, we were greeted by the warm Mediterranean air, which had a comfy temperature of roughly 80 degrees. We found our hostel at approximately 2:00 and decided we had better start the sight seeing off right away.

Our first stop was the immaculate Coliseum. This giant building was built around 80 a.d. and was used as a stadium for gladiator sports. It was kind of sad seeing the building because one can only imagine the full grandeur it once had before all of its outer marble had been stripped off to construct various building in the Vatican. We decided to take a guided tour to learn more of the history behind the Coliseum. While we were there we met some ladies who were organizing a pub crawl, so we kept that in the back of our mind all day.

From there it was already evening so we decided to get ready for the pub crawl and we head back to our hostel. Our hostel was conveniently located right next to Termini, the main train station in Rome. One funny thing we have observed about the train rides is that no one pays for them. They all simply board the train and get off whenever they please. There is no designated area to check tickets or anything…hey I’m not complaining! We met near a famous fountain and from there departed for a bar where we were given unlimited drinks for one hour. Throughout the night we hit four different bars and met tons of people from across Europe and the U.S. It was a great taste of Rome’s nightlife, but a lot of walking!

The next day we decided to go to Vatican as soon as we woke up, which unfortunately was really late…when we arrived at Vatican the Sistine Chapel/Museum was close. Luckily we were still able to view St. Peters Basilica. The basilica itself is huge and once you step foot inside it is truly a serene experience. Priests are chanting in pure Latin and there are numerous artworks and sculptures around you.

From there we visited the Spanish steps, which were constructed by a Spanish architect. This area is basically a big square full of fountains, street shops, street acts, restaurants and gellaterias, ice cream shops. It had a great ambiance full of Italian life and spirit. From there we walked to the majestic Trevi Fountain, where they say if you throw a coin in, you will one day visit Rome again. Needless to say we all threw in coins.

After all that walking we found a nice authentic Italian restaurant right around the corner from the fountain. This was a typical family style restaurant you would think of—we had 4 courses: appetizer, first course, second course, and dessert. We were stuffed…the meal took about 2 hours in its entirety. After that, since we received fruit salad for our dessert, we decided to indulge ourselves in some world famous Italian gelato. It was pretty much heaven in your mouth…best ice cream we have ever had! After relaxing for a bit we made the walk home and hit the sack.

The following morning, Anand left back to the states L…and then there were six. We decided to visit the rest of the Vatican we didn’t get to see. When we arrived the line was about half a mile long and we were to say the least, a bit discouraged. However, we decided to get in line and luckily we arrived at the gates to Vatican Museum in about an hour. We scoured what seemed to us as miles and miles of sculptures and artworks from the likes of Michelangelo and Raphael. After about 2 hours we arrived at the crown jewel…the Sistine Chapel. The ceiling was painted by none other than Michelangelo…they said no pictures but a few of us managed to sneak a quick video of the chapel which was truly breathtaking.

Our final sightseeing stop led us to the Pantheon. This architectural marvel was built even before the Coliseum. It was said to be Michelangelo’s favorite building in Roma. The top has an opening, but it is said that when it rains, the building is made in such a way that the rain evaporates before it hits the ground. Don’t ask us how this is possible, the experts are still trying to figure it out.

On the way home we stopped by for some authentic Italian pizza, which blows away pizza hut or domino’s. It’s also waaaay cheaper at one euro per slice, and they even make some pizza without cheese. Well, that’s Roma in a nutshell, tomorrow we leave for our final stop in Italy, Venice. Sorry for the lack of pictures, these internet cafe’s won’t let you upload pictures and if they do, it is a hefty charge. We promise to barrage you with pictures as soon as we can! Until next time…Ciaò.

The Eurotravelers

Straight from the Home of the Rich and Famous

Well here we are, in the beautiful French Riviera...Home to many Hollywood stars, ambassadors, and countless other affluent dignitaries from across the globe. We arrived here late yesterday night and checked into a happening hostel at the top of Nice. Basically, the French Riviera is made of of three main parts. Nice, which is the main point, Cannes which is to the west, and Monaco which is to the east.

This morning we wanted to accomplish three things, go the the chateaux atop of a mountain overlooking the entirety of Nice city as well as the ocean front. We also wanted to the Cannes ( home of the Cannes film festival), and Monaco (where the world famous Monte Carlo Casino is).

This morning we showered, ate breakfast at the hostel and headed directly to the Nice train station to book our eurail seats for the rest of Europe. The way the eurail works is that even if you have a eurail pass, you still have to make reservations for each leg of the trip, which costs anywhere from 3 euros to 24 euros. For example today we booked trains to Florence, Rome, Venice, Munich, and Prague.

After this was done we were already running a bit late and decided to walk the Nice beach all the way to the foot of the chateaux hill. The Nice beach had beautiful water and many tourists, however one downfall was that the entire beach was rocks instead of sand which made it uncomfortable to walk. Nevertheless it was great scenery. We also stopped by at a local French Bakery to indulge in some typical French baguettes.

We then climbed numerous hills to reach the beautiful chateaux. This area used to be occupied by an ancient chateaux, but today it is just a ruin which has been converted into a modern day chateaux complete with a waterfall. Form this point you can see the entire city of Nice and its beaches of stunningly blue water.

From here we took a two hour bus ride to Cannes, which we heard had the best beaches in the area. These beaches were pristine and comprised of sand rather than rocks, so needless to say we were anxious to see these beaches. Once we got there, the sun was a bit overed and most people had left so it wasn't as exciting as we had imagined. However we did walk past numerous Bentley's and Ferrarri's as we walked by the Ritz Carleton hotel overlooking the beach. The shops were all psh and expensive and yachts littered the port--this was truly the home of the rich and famous!

We caught the 9 pooh bullet train back to Nice and after much debate decided Monte Carlo was not going to happen. Since it was about an hour away and the last train was at 5 am we would have to spend the entire night there, we decided against it. This was one of the first times on our trip something we really wanted to see didn't work into the plans. For those of you who don't know, Monte Carlo is like the Vegas of the world and is completely high stakes gambling..So maybe its a good thing we didn't go :)

As our time in France draws to a close, we turn our attention towards Italy (we depart to Florence tomorrow at 10 am.) Finally, we are all hoping for some delicious food because so far food in England, France, and Spain has been quite bland.

One final note...GO MAVS..I am jealous of all of you who get to watch the games...keep us posted! Until next time...keep checking the blogs. Thanks!

-The Eurotravelers

Bienvenido a Espagne y Ibiza

First off, we would like to apologize for not writing a post for several days. We were limited in our internet access at our hostel in Barcelona due to long waits, and we had packed agendas leaving us little time to really write something worthwhile. However, here we are and here's the recap:

We arrived in Barcelona after a 13 hour train ride from Paris. We had two options when going - a direct train leaving at 9pm on the 3rd and arriving at about 9:30am on the 4th, or to take a slightly slower train with one stop in Port Bou, Spain. Since both options involved a couchette (a train with beds instead of seats), we opted for the least expensive. Despite the fact that we have Eurail passes enabling us to travel free, there is a fee when making reservations for space on trains here. The fee ranges wildly depending on the type of train and which city your going to. A lot of trains require reservations...such as the sleeper train we took to Barcelona. We opted for the cheapter route with one stop at about 24 euros per person (about us much as spending a night in a Hostel) versus the direct train which was a whopping 60 euros. Factoring the exchange rate, it gets quite pricey!
We arrived in Barcelona at about 11am after sleeping the night through on the train. The cabins are very small...they fit about 6 beds on 3 bunks in a small area..but they are certainly more comfortable than regular seats. We found our way using the metro station (subway) to our hostel: Centric Point.
The hostel was awesome. Very spacious, great common room with free internet access (albiet very busy). The hostel was very clean and the staff friendly. We immediately got settled in, took showers, grabbed a quick bite to eat, and went to the beach.

The main street in Barcelona is Las Ramblas. It runs from the Placa del Catalunya (the main plaza) all the way to the Mediterranean sea. There, you can find shopping, bars, restaurants, and the beach. The beach there is nice..a lot of people come out during the daytime and its really nice weather.

We had some great Sangria at the beach - basically a Spanish red wine mixed with fruits and sprite or tonic water. We stayed there all afternoon and ended up getting a little more darker than expected! We stayed there until evening/sunset and went to a beachside restaurant that was recommended to us by a local called El Rey de Gamba. We ate a traditional Spanish dish: Paella. Basically, its rice, seafood, and chicken mixed together and steam cooked with spices and Spanish flavors. Really good stuff! A typical Paella dish cost about 10 euros, and comes with a sizable portion of food.

Afterwards, we went back to the Hostel and got ready to go out. We ended up going to a place called 'Catwalk', a club located right next to the beach. Something interesting here is most clubs in Europe give you 1 free drink with admission, making a cover charge much more worthwhile. The club was absolutely AMAZING. Huge, probably about 2000 people there...with 2 floors with 2 different DJ's spinning beats. Beautiful Spanish women everywhere!! I think I'm gonna have to come back to Spain soon.

We slept late the next morning and went to the Placa del Catalunya after lunch about 1pm. For lunch, we ate Tapas (Spanish for 'appetizers'). Here, tapas are eaten as a meal...you simply pick which appetizers you like and they bring them in small portions for everyone to try. Great stuff! Here, we hopped on a tour bus which took us all around Barcelona in about 3 hours. Barcelona is very proud of their architecture...especially buildings made by a Spanish architect Gaudi. The 'Sangria Familiar' is a cathedral made in the old Spanish style by this guy...quite amazing to see in person. We also visited the F.C. Barcelona football (soccer) stadium, the parlaiment, and the surrounding valley that Barcelona is enclosed in. Overall, for 19 euros the tour was worth it..we finished all of our sightseeing in one big swoop.

Later that evening, we were all tired and tried to sleep more as we had a 6am flight to Ibiza (an island in the Balearic area off the coast of Spain..still considered part of Spain) the next morning. Ibiza is considered by many as the #1 party spot in the world. Famous celebrities frequent the island all year round, especially during the late summer months. We picked a great time to come as it is the beginning of the party season there and we came on a day that had an 'opening party' for the club El Divino. Besides having a great nightlife, Ibiza is known for its great beaches and water sports during the day. We spent the entire day on the beach lounging in the beautiful sunny weather. We ended up napping for about 4 hours!! Great way to be on vacation, no??

Afterwards, we headed to the bar district to grab a few drinks and pick up tickets for the nighttime festivities. We were able to bargain down several vendors to selling us tickets to the club for only 10 euros each (versus 40-50 on a normal basis..quite a savings!!). You can also bargain for drink specials there - great thing about Spain!

The party was awesome. The club was right on the beach so you could walk outside and feel the fresh sea breeze. Tons of people were there and everyone was dancing crazy to trance/techno music...great atmosphere...I can see why they call it the party capital of the world. We ended up staying there the entire night (until about 6am), then caught a flight back to Barcelona that same day. As soon as we got back we were all very tired so we slept.

Our last night in Barcelona we ended up meeting a lot of people staying at our Hostel from all over...US states like Florida, Colorado, DC, etc. as well as people from Holland, Amsterdam, London, Paraguay, and more. Barcelona truly is host to an international crowd of travellers!

On the morning of the 8th, we were supposed to catch an 8:45 train to Nice, France, concluding our stay in Spain. Unfortunately, our cab drivers took us to the wrong station and we ended up missing our reserved trains. After quickly consulting the ticket office, we were able to change our reservations without penalty to an 11:20am train. Unfortunately, this train takes about 4 hours longer than the first one...so we arrived in Nice after switching 3 different trains in France at about 11pm. Too late to do anything...we simply went to the Hostel: Saint Villa de Exiupery and checked in...and here I am writing to you from their free internet access!

Nice is considered the 'capital' of the French Riviera...the Riviera also home to the city of Cannes (heard of the Cannes film festival? It's here..) and Monaco (home of the world famous Monte Cristo casino. This whole area thrives on glitz and ritzyness (our cab to the hostel was a recent model top end Mercedes!). Both areas are within 30 minutes of Nice. We are here for 1 more night...so tommorow we plan on exploring the beaches, castles, chateaux's, casinos, etc. It will be a busy day indeed.

In general, our trip has been amazing already. We've learned that in order to keep costs in line as much as possible (as well as our health), that we should look for grocery stores wherever we are. We've done this several times already and are able to make our own meal of sandwiches, chips, and a bottle of water for around 3 euros each (great deal compared to the standard 6-10 euros for a meal around here). Also, we've gotten used to walking EVERYWHERE. We probably walk about 5 miles a day, if not more depending on the city. I suppose its good for us!

Anyway, It's about 2:30am right now and we're all tired from a full day of travelling....off to bed!
Hope everyone is keeping well!

Cheers,
Eurotravellers

Bonjour de Paris!

Hello everybody, we're writing from Paris this time. We've been here for 2 nights now and we've had quite a wild time. We were able to visit several famous sights in Paris including the Eiffel Tower, Sacre Cuer, The Louvre, The Pantheon, Palais de Invalides, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Arch de Triomphe. We walked mostly everywhere and also saw the many districts of Paris (which interestingly enough, are numbered and spiral outwards from the Louvre in their layout).

The weather here has been phenomenal (a few cloudy mornings, but not bad). Much better than London. We've had a great opportunity this time to meet a lot of people from all over - there are a surprisingly large number of people from America that live here for 6-7 months for fun. The nightlife here is not that great. We've found that people in Paris are either very trendy and somewhat uptight, or very chilled out and simply don't want to be bothered. Either way, what can you expect - they're all French.

Otherwise, our hotel here was pretty good - Hotel De Medoc - it's located very close to the main train station Gare Du Nord. We have easy metro access to anywhere in Paris and thus moving around has been easy. This is a quick post as we are leaving in a few hours to Barcelona. Hopefully we have some more time there to write a proper post and some good descriptions of what we've seen. Here are a few photos from our travels so far (we have many more, but we have limited time at these internet cafe's!):

Arrived at London Gatwick

Outside the London National Gallery

At Yate's Pub in Luton

Outside the Eiffel Tower in Paris

At a street-side Parisian Cafe in front of the River Seine