Barcelona with the Ladies!!

ugly face competition. i hate to lose, so i just don't haha. This is Kali's friend Cole. We all went to this bar that was really low key and chill so we entertained ourselves with faces.
Double fisting drinks on the beach. The mojitos were kicking and the day was fabulous. Oh and that is my grease rag. I wear it on the beach daily so i don't look as disgusting with my greasy hair aflighing around. lol Kali picked one up the next day
Peace signs for the peace tats on our feet!
la boqueria has lots of good food and spices. every day i would get a fresh squeeze juice. So far my favorites were the past two. Kiwi Coconut and the Blackberry Banana combos. I really want a juicer now!!!
my new tattoo of ron's name on my neck... how does everyone like it??

Tomorrow at 7 we leave this beautiful city for Seville. I can't wait a new city, and new sites, but no beach. We have literally been to the beach everyday!

Greece Pics

Last night in Greece and the last night of the group trip. from there on out we are on our own! just the way I like it. I'm to independent for tours and too impatient with stupid people that pee every ten min or need food every 5.
Me and Jo at the toga party drinking wine. thats all I could muster the night before we tore up the dance floor at a club on the island.
This is a pic from the private beach our hotel had in Poros. The night we went out to a club was amazing!!! I came home from dancing for hours to talk to Ron until around 7 am my time. I showed him the beautiful Greek sunrise. After we got off the phone I went to swim on this beach until breakfast started at 8. By the time I finished eating I thought I was going to die of exhaustion and went to pass out for 3 hours before it all started again. And Dave, I was drinking oozo, apparently it doesn't mix with other drinks well?? haha I found out

The view from my bedroom window. The sun rises to the left a little. An absolutely fabulous spectacle.

Cause I'm having too much fun to sit down and write..This is Italy

Amazing zucchini spaghetti. The noodles were so fresh and delicious. Salima and I found this little hole of a restaurant and went in to eat. We felt a little out of place since every person in there was a man, but we stayed anyways, the attention wasn't that bad ;) Dad I almost ordered prosciutto and melon but after the pasta I was stuffed
Coin in the Trevi Fountain so that I can return some day. This was the morning after a very long pub crawl truthfully I was lucky to be standing with a smile on my face. Picture from the Pub Crawl below.
Just a fun street performer.
in Venice wearing Ron's gift haha
So all of us girls have been practicing our winks in Europe... this is just one of the thousands that we have done ;) there is actually a video of us doing them maybe I'll post that later if I can get it from Jo

Some Germany and Austria Pictures

This is a statue in the garden where the sound of music was filmed. when the family was singing Do Re Mi. This is in Salzburg. This little city is so cute and romantic.
Cathedral in Munich
Another picture from the garden

Yay Germany!!!

Switzerland Pics

Switzerland!

Switzerland! We spent two nights in the hotel but most of the time was spent there after the second night since we came in late. After waking up to a late start we tried to spend time shopping, since we had heard there were great shops to be had in Luzern. The morning was pretty rainy cold and dreary, and we soon found out that the day was a public holiday and none of the shops were open. Well, all but one, the most touristy shop ever. It is a three story massive pile of Swiss junk, that I invariably purchased (it’s almost an addiction you see, the buying of junk, at least most of it was small gifts.)

So after spending some moola there I went to an ATM machine to get francs out for the tour director to go to this Swiss folklore party. Turns out ATMs do get hungry and eat cards, lucky me it ate mine that day. So on this dreary wet day I lose my credit card and since it is a holiday no one can retrieve the card. BOOOOO! So most of you know that I can be rather cranky when things aren’t going my way, so needless to say Savannah was in need of a serious nap. No matter, the Swiss do redeem themselves in the same day.

The Folklore party was one of the most fun and energetic events of the trip thus far. The food was great, just a roasted chicken in gravy with a hashed potato thing, carrots, and brussel sprouts on the side, but it tasted heavenly. The girls and me also finished off a few bottles of wine before the games started. Our games consisted of cracking a whip. I’m talking about a huge whip. At this point in the night everyone has been drinking and I’m not sure how great of an idea this was. A lot of our friends tried and ended up hitting themselves very hard with it. The next game was inside, and to preface I won the girls competition. The game is done by standing against a wall squatting down (putting your legs as far out as you can) pushing yourself up, off the wall, with only your neck and head muscles. Once standing you have to draw a line on the floor, as far out as possible by only using one hand to hold you up and your feet can’t move, but you have to stand back up the same way you got down, with one hand. My prize was a shot of something nasty. There were a few more games but I figure I’ll just bring them back to the states so everyone can experience the new drinking games J

I’m in Austria now and promise to blog later about it. Massage today at the spa in the hotel!

Pictures so far

Me Jo and Rocco the Italian Driver she is in love with
Me looking creepy with schnitzel :)
Random river in Germany that we found while taking a break from driving. I'm so outdoorsy
In front of the Rhine Falls
My cows. They were so freaking clean, not a speck of dirt on them. They must be treated like pets
Some castle in Germany.
Me and Salima on the boat cruise down the Rhine
Example of a cute house in the Netherlands. Notice the sweet water way in front of the house. they are to the side too.
All of us with a guard. I have a cute picture of me kissing him but I thought it would make Ron jealous ;)

Germany

Ok so hopefully this will be my impressive return to travel journalism, ;) most likely not though. Today and yesterday were both spent in Germany, the birthplace of my father. If you don’t want to read the whole bog here is a quick summary, we ate great food that was fatty for the most part, saw a green lush countryside, and drank, the end. If you care about some of the finer details keep reading.
Yesterday we left the Netherlands, an incredibly beautiful water canalled country with sweet people, to enter Germany, dun dun dun (not sure why that was necessary but it was). Most of our days are spent driving to and from places so if it sounds like we didn’t do much it’s because we spend hours driving everyday. But this day one of our stops included a Rhine River cruise. The cruise highlighted the hills on either side of the river, small quaint towns snuggled up in the hills with at the center of each a church that looked to be out of a story book, and of course looming over it all a castle or two on the horizon. I have always loved the look of ruined buildings. The way they seem to hold secrets from the past that are hidden away forever has always been so romantic. And the look of these castles gave me just that feeling of intrigue and mystery.
Last night we stayed out in the country at a sweet little hotel that our group completely took over. The night was spent eating and drinking a lot. For dinner it was, bratwurst with sauerkraut for dinner and big beers or wine to accompany. After dinner a few shots to help digestion of course. So while most of the beginning of the night was spent consuming the rest was spent dancing and laughing. My friend Kristina and I have been singing/dancing to this song from Fresh Prince of Bellaire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa_90RMtpqs
. Last night was no exception. There was a group of Dutch guys at the hotel that night to, enjoying the atmosphere. They absolutely loved our dance and joined in next they showed us one of their funny dances… needless to say everyone had a great time making a fool of themselves and cutting up with the new friends who didn’t speak English all that well.
Funny fact: since I’m in Germany I have given myself the fashion freedom to wear shoes with my socks showing. I keep telling all my friends that it is a hit. I think they are starting to like them but mainly for the comedic factor.
Today, although not completely over, we went to a cuckoo clock shop in the black forest and watched a demonstration there. Yes mom I would have loved to buy you a clock but the small ones were 400 euro and that is just a little to far out of my price range. The clocks were all well done of course and looked complicated. The tour director said that the farmers in the black forest carve the pieces by hand, specializing in a certain part (deer head, little person, etc.) because for half of the year the land is too snowed out to do any farming. For years this trade has improved their lives. Next we went to the Rhone Falls, huge falls, but not as large as Niagara Falls. Mom, it totally reminded me of romantic old movies where the couple goes to Niagara Falls for a honeymoon or something. Its funny that no matter what religion we are or where we come from great acts of God (or whatever you may believe) in nature impress us all and draw us to them for admiration.
Right now we are driving to Switzerland! We will be here for 2 nights then back to Germany for a bit then off to Austria. I’m sooooo excited for Austria cause we plan to do hang gliding, white water rafting, horseback riding, and massages!!