Hi Everyone!
it's about 5:54 am and we are getting ready to go on a cruise of the Greek Islands (I cant remember which ones but I know Hydra is on there!).
Got to greece a couple of days ago, after a long journey that went something like this:
Sunday, 2pm: leave Rijeka by bus, watch British and Americans get into fight over seating arrangement
Sunday: 6pm travel by train from Trieste to Ancona
Monday: 2am arrive in Ancona, and proceed to wait in train station until 6am
Monday: 6am, hop bus to ferry dock
Monday:8am purchase ferry tickets for 3pm to Greece
Monday 3pm: board Ferry/Cruise Ship for Greece...
Monday 5pm: depart, sleep on deck of cruise ship
Tuesday: 3pm, arrive in Greece, 22 hours later
Tuesday 5 pm: travel by Train to Kiota
Tuesday 7pm: switch to regional train to get to Athens, standing entire way because too crowded and gave up our seats to old people
Tuesday 9pm: arrive in Athens, look for hotel.
and now we're here!
Ashleen
PS, Angie I promise to do re-wind posts next week with photos and all that fun stuff.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Rijeka...still
So... we are still in Croatia. leaving tomorrow possibly, but one never knows. headed to athens. the water here is amazing. I have never seen so many types of blue in one place. the fish are kind of creepy but its okay... yesterday was spent in the sea on an inflatible mattress, sunbathing and reading. Ive slept probably 9 hours since Wednesday... about 2 hours each night... but weve made friends from all over the world here. lots of midnight swimming.
only 9 days left!
Ashleen
only 9 days left!
Ashleen
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Croatia
we are in Croatia. its absolutely amazing... day 4 here. staying at least one more. all should google rijeka.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
draft program!
http://www.nchchonors.org/files/2009-Pre-Conference-Program-Draft.pdf
hey! this is the draft program for DC...
Mom... can you print it? its 115 pages... I know. ridiculous.
hey! this is the draft program for DC...
Mom... can you print it? its 115 pages... I know. ridiculous.
Friday, July 17, 2009
pink lady reunion in Italy
Hello!
well we made it Napels, and are chilling in Maria's apartment right now. it's lovely, and baby Elsbeth is gorgeous! She is so adorable its not even funny. we are staying through the weekend here. then headed to Venice.
Rome was an excellent time but we were so exhausted. After leaving Milan, we took an overnight train to Rome (no sleep though) go in at about 7am checked our bags, got on a bus and started sightseeing. yesterday the temperature in Rome was 39 degrees C. tooo hot.
we checked out the Vatican, and saw the Sistine Chapel. Went to the Trevi Fountain (inspired by our journals, thanks Angie!). Went to the Colosseum. Did some other Rome stuff but those were the big ones.
then got on a train to Napels, and took a bus out to the airport where Maria picked us up, gave us fresh sheets and fresh towels, and hot water.
well we made it Napels, and are chilling in Maria's apartment right now. it's lovely, and baby Elsbeth is gorgeous! She is so adorable its not even funny. we are staying through the weekend here. then headed to Venice.
Rome was an excellent time but we were so exhausted. After leaving Milan, we took an overnight train to Rome (no sleep though) go in at about 7am checked our bags, got on a bus and started sightseeing. yesterday the temperature in Rome was 39 degrees C. tooo hot.
we checked out the Vatican, and saw the Sistine Chapel. Went to the Trevi Fountain (inspired by our journals, thanks Angie!). Went to the Colosseum. Did some other Rome stuff but those were the big ones.
then got on a train to Napels, and took a bus out to the airport where Maria picked us up, gave us fresh sheets and fresh towels, and hot water.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Oh!
oh, I've almost forgotten, I got my NCHC dates-times for DC in October (part of this travel blog).
Sam and I requested seats together on the plane for fear that alternative seatmates (no names to be mentioned) may require the involvment of alcohol for a cross country flight. We leave for DC October 28 (I think thats a wednesday), arrive, do some honors-college-esq things, hopefully bounce to do our own thing, then we have thursday which will probably require more honors things, and maybe downtime.
Friday is the research presentation... at around 8:30am. we have yet to do the research so upon our arrival in Missoula in August its crunch time. ummm lets just say we havent handed out surveys just yet... or really narrowed our focus. but we can usually pull it off.
here's a link:
http://www.nchchonors.org/2009-annual-conference.php
Ashleen
Sam and I requested seats together on the plane for fear that alternative seatmates (no names to be mentioned) may require the involvment of alcohol for a cross country flight. We leave for DC October 28 (I think thats a wednesday), arrive, do some honors-college-esq things, hopefully bounce to do our own thing, then we have thursday which will probably require more honors things, and maybe downtime.
Friday is the research presentation... at around 8:30am. we have yet to do the research so upon our arrival in Missoula in August its crunch time. ummm lets just say we havent handed out surveys just yet... or really narrowed our focus. but we can usually pull it off.
here's a link:
http://www.nchchonors.org/2009-annual-conference.php
Ashleen
Milan...
Hello!
we are in Milan. in an internet café right near central station where we deposited our luggage and are about to start a day in Milan before taking the night train to Rome.
We ended up back in france. dont even ask. we really do just love France that much. actually we ended up in Montpellier which is the city that the french security guards yelled at us for sleeping on the ground in the train station. Our °buddy° is a jack of all trades. not only is he capable of clearing out the °vagabonds° but apparently he also likes to man the bathroom to make sure everyone pays the fee. I was like, really. are you seriously everywhere in this station.
spenser read a book on the train yesterday (we were there for about 12 hours), I pestered him and stared at the window... took photos of sunflowers... journaled... hummed... attempted to entertain myself, and tried to figure out how we would get to athens (getting a bit low on travel train days). apparently his book referenced several of the places we have been on our trip and Virginia... I attempted to read a book about a serial killer called broken skin, attempted is the appropriate term.
the last two days have involved serious discussions of vegetarianism, since in France\Spain everytime I asked if something was vegetarian it usually involved chicken or fish. so I attempted a new tactic, °only vegetables° still... how about turkey? we are going out for pasta today I think... not exactly sure.
last night when we arrived we walked about a 4 block radius to find a hotel (Hotel Boston) and it was the cheapest by far... so tonight we're sleeping for 6€ on the train. AND SOON! We will be with Maria and baby Elsbeth.
we are in Milan. in an internet café right near central station where we deposited our luggage and are about to start a day in Milan before taking the night train to Rome.
We ended up back in france. dont even ask. we really do just love France that much. actually we ended up in Montpellier which is the city that the french security guards yelled at us for sleeping on the ground in the train station. Our °buddy° is a jack of all trades. not only is he capable of clearing out the °vagabonds° but apparently he also likes to man the bathroom to make sure everyone pays the fee. I was like, really. are you seriously everywhere in this station.
spenser read a book on the train yesterday (we were there for about 12 hours), I pestered him and stared at the window... took photos of sunflowers... journaled... hummed... attempted to entertain myself, and tried to figure out how we would get to athens (getting a bit low on travel train days). apparently his book referenced several of the places we have been on our trip and Virginia... I attempted to read a book about a serial killer called broken skin, attempted is the appropriate term.
the last two days have involved serious discussions of vegetarianism, since in France\Spain everytime I asked if something was vegetarian it usually involved chicken or fish. so I attempted a new tactic, °only vegetables° still... how about turkey? we are going out for pasta today I think... not exactly sure.
last night when we arrived we walked about a 4 block radius to find a hotel (Hotel Boston) and it was the cheapest by far... so tonight we're sleeping for 6€ on the train. AND SOON! We will be with Maria and baby Elsbeth.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
African Sunshine
Hola. Marhaba. How are things? we are back in barcelona. we went to Madrid and then to Algeciras and then took a ferry to Morocco. excellent. wellllll worth it. loved morocco. but we ARE SO SUN BURNT: an hour on the beach and now a ridiculous burn.
there are some english men arguing next to us in the café. ridiculous.
so in morocco we went to Tangier and stayed at Dar jameel the firs night. basically a palace. then we took a5 h bus to Rabat. horrible idea. but WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!
then we took a train back o tangier. and had no place to stay and had arrived at close to midnight so some women on the train offered to host us... we wathed the michael jackson news on E! ate bread and cheese and went to bed at like two am. they were wonderful women who spoke little english but hosted us VERY well.
morocco was very cheap, and the exchange rate for once was in our favor.
I bought dresses and rocks. and a backpack.
lets hope when I mail them they show up.
Spenser bought a blanket. he is VERY HAPPY about this. camel hair. bought it from a man who gave us mint tea.
we also drank orange juice worms. well spenser drank all of his. and I made it about half way through the glass when I realized there were worms in it. anyone know anything about worms in orange juice?
Tomorrow we try for Milan... wish us luck.
there are some english men arguing next to us in the café. ridiculous.
so in morocco we went to Tangier and stayed at Dar jameel the firs night. basically a palace. then we took a5 h bus to Rabat. horrible idea. but WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!
then we took a train back o tangier. and had no place to stay and had arrived at close to midnight so some women on the train offered to host us... we wathed the michael jackson news on E! ate bread and cheese and went to bed at like two am. they were wonderful women who spoke little english but hosted us VERY well.
morocco was very cheap, and the exchange rate for once was in our favor.
I bought dresses and rocks. and a backpack.
lets hope when I mail them they show up.
Spenser bought a blanket. he is VERY HAPPY about this. camel hair. bought it from a man who gave us mint tea.
we also drank orange juice worms. well spenser drank all of his. and I made it about half way through the glass when I realized there were worms in it. anyone know anything about worms in orange juice?
Tomorrow we try for Milan... wish us luck.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Hola
Hola! En españa! Algeciras, Tarifa and Tanger today! we are very excited... my spanish has gotten us into some interesting situations... but alas we have made some good? friends or at least some interesting ones. we return to España this weekend... it will be excellent.
we went to Amsterdamn and it was an excellent time. stayed with a woman who didn´t remember checking us in.
went to Berlin and stayed for 10 euro a night at the generator hostel
went to Paris and met up with some norwegian teachers we shared the sleeper car with.
couldn´t leave france... so we went to Orleans and Nimes. Nimes was awesome. hiked to the tour of magna... google nimes.
went to Barcelona and saw La Sagrada Familia! absolutely amazing.
we went to Amsterdamn and it was an excellent time. stayed with a woman who didn´t remember checking us in.
went to Berlin and stayed for 10 euro a night at the generator hostel
went to Paris and met up with some norwegian teachers we shared the sleeper car with.
couldn´t leave france... so we went to Orleans and Nimes. Nimes was awesome. hiked to the tour of magna... google nimes.
went to Barcelona and saw La Sagrada Familia! absolutely amazing.
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