For those loyal enough to have followed us back in the days of Europe Round 1, with Joy Makdisi in 2006 (you know who you are), we are pleased to report that a new blog is now in session. Melissa and I are planning on conquering Central Europe this summer, and we will be reporting back to you, faithful readers, the great majority of our adventures.
Our first stop is Frankfurt, where we are now. After spending a wonderful few days in Paris with my father (and much good food: Anne´s brandade de moru, many sweets, cheese, etc that my father bought us, which included a confounding existential crisis in both the yogurt and cookie section of the supermarket), we took the train down to southern France to visit my family for a week (more good food: homemade fromage blanc, Flora´s macaron, Phillipe´s poached peaches, Nathalie´s poulet au curry, Fabienne´s coca, Tata Jocelyn´s cake aux olives, my mom´s lasagna...). We visited Aix en Provence, and little villages in Provence, Carcassone for Bastille day, and generally lounged by the pool and the lunch or dinner table ad nauseum. My kind of vacation.
But now, we are beginning the second leg of our journey, which I described to a good friend as the "lock up our bags neurotically and find our beds in the dark" part of our trip: hostelling and backpacking. Last night, as Melissa will soon report, was a stark reminder of the vast chasm that separates staying comfortably with one's family and paying to sleep in a bunk beded room with 7 strangers. We will also be couchsurfing a bit as well (look it up if you arent sure what that is- it is a really cool concept, but we havent tried it out yet...): tonight we are scheduled to be sleeping at Julie´s house in Heidelburg.
Feel free to leave us messages, feedback, advice, scoldings, whatever. More soon!
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