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November 28 Adam & Jordo's Euro Trip: Part OneAfter spending last weekend in Holland with Erin (great time by the way), the time for my friend Jordan to arrive had finally come. I picked up our rental car (like a Ford Focus) which we will have for the next 3 weeks on Friday and set out for Milan Saturday morning to pick up Jordo from his flight. After picking up the jet legged little guy we headed North to Lake Como to spend the night. The next morning (Sunday) we woke up and drove around the Lake, simply gorgeous!! We stopped in the quaint little village of Bellagio before heading back to Milan. After un-succesfully looking for a parking space for half an hour (there is no where to park anywhere in Italy) we decided to head towards Venice. On our way there we made a stop in Verona for 3 hours. We saw the colleseum there, walked the streets and checked out the old part of town. Next we were off to Venice (again for me, but I am not complaining!). We spent the night on the mainland before making our way to the island city this morning. We saw all the sights, San Marcos Square, the Churches and bell towers, gondolas and shopping, so much great shopping. We left at 1:30, destination Rome. Our 5 hour drive took us through the heart of the Tuscany region of Italy. We were surrounded by rolling hills, snow covered mountains in the distance and the most beautiful orange, gold, red, brown, yellow and green forests showcasing the manificience of fall in Italy. We have just finished walking around Rome (I was Jordans tour guide). We saw the Colsseum, VE Memorial, ruins and a few fouintains. Tomorrow we plan on going to the Vatican, Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain, the Palatino and inside the Colosseum. We then plan on going South to Sorrento (by Naples) to spend the night. After that we will make our way back up to France, we plan on making stops in Sienna, Pisa and Genova. Take care and we will do the same. Ciao!!! November 26 This just in!I just got an email from Adam saying that he found the Milan airport with no trouble and it only took him 3 hours to get there from Nice! He has Jordo and as we speak they are driving around Italy.  November 25 ...And then there was oneFirst of all, sorry to the parents for the recent lull in the blog updates- the contract for the internet in our apartment has ended so it's not as easy as it used to be. But the joke is on them because every second day or so, if you sit in the tub with your laptop, you can pick up a wireless signal from one of our neighbours! Don't ask how we figured that one out. It is hilarious when people come over and find all three of us sitting fully-clothed in the tub with our three computers. It's not our fault, us Generation Y-ers need our internet fix! We will do anything for one sweet, sweet fix! And in other news...
Well, the rumors are true. He's gone.
Adam left about an hour ago to find his way by car to the Milan airport to pick up the long-awaited and much-talked about "Jordo". My call is that Jordo punches Adam within the first 20 minutes when he realizes what hanging out with only Jen and me for 3 straight months can do to a guy. He has still been watching a lot of sports on the internet though, so maybe there is hope for him yet. Don't worry guys, I am sure that Jordo will straighten him out before he gets back to Victoria!
Et, pour moi? A recent drain in my bank account has encouraged me to do the right thing and cancel this week's Austria trip and next week's Portugal trip and really bone up on my studies. I was mainly only going to Portugal to see Adam, but he has decided to bring Jordo here to Nice that weekend instead so Jordo can soak up some Mediterranian sunshine and we can all hang out. Until then, I plan to drown the emotional and financial 'lonlies' in the overwhelming-and-not-so-edge-of-your-seat abyss of Corporate Finance, Cost & Decision, Strategic Marketing, E.U. law, European Tax Law, Management Systems, & French Business Topics. Seven exams in 2 weeks should keep me occupied!
Adam has promised to write from the road, they will spend the next week driving around Italy and should be back in Nice visiting me next Friday. Four weeks today until we get home!
XOXOX, Erin
 November 13 Adam's Thoughts - 8th EditionWhat lies ahead.
November 12 Weekend in Paris!Back from Paris! Take care everyone! November 06 Back Home - Turkey was awesomeTurkey, Greece Recap. November 01 Greece & then Turkey againHello!
Well we spent a beautiful two days in Greece on the island of Samos (only a 2 hour ferry from the town we're staying at in Turkey). Now that tourist season is over, we were able to get a more traditional, local perspective of life on the island. We rented a car and drove all around it. By this point, we have become European car rental experts, and we were shocked at the ease with which we rented on Samos - a true testiment to their laid back lifestyle. We walked in, said how much to rent a car, she said 25euro/day, we said we'll take it for 2 days. She said do you have a driver's licence, we saıd yes, and then took 50euro cash and gave us the keys. Never once asked to see a passport, a credit card, or a signature. I guess she knew we couldn't get very far if we decided to run. Anyway, the first day we spent at the beach and then hunting for Pythagoras' cave (you know, the a-squared + b-squared = c-squared guy?) as he was born on Samos and did most of his mathmatical ponderings in some cave. We never did find it, but we did find another cave up on a mountain where we were shocked to stumble upon a mountain goat giving birth to two baby mountain goats (bahhhhhhh!). Day two was spent driving around the other side of the island looking at really old churches (you know the ones with those crazy blue roofs) and visited the Temple of Hera. We then found another cave down by the water (no birthing goats in this one) and it was beautiful. We took lots of pictures and ate lots of souvlaki, which we'll post later (the pictures, not the souvlaki).
Because tourist season is over and boats to and from Turkey (where we catch our flight home) are few and far between, we came back to Turkey yesterday and will spend the next 4 days here before heading back to France. There is lots to do and see here - and the shopping is INCREDIBLE! I MEAN INCREDIBLE! Even Adam (who hates shopping) can't resist. I have bought a Gucci purse (yes, it's real) and Rock & Republic Jeans for a steal. Last night we went out for dinner and did not expect the experience that we had! Our waiter, Jimmy, was a Turkish lad about our age who is just enamoured with all things American (we said we were from Canada, but I'm not sure he understood). He came and sat at our table with us and asked us all kinds of questions about life ın America and, in turn, he told us about his life in Turkey. Quite a tale, his father died 3 weeks ago and he is now working 2 jobs (12 hours at the restaurant and then at a night club for the rest of the night) 7 days/week just so he can send money to his mother. He kept telling us how talking with us was one of the best nights of his life and how he would never, ever forget it. We liked him so much that we decided to go to his bar after dinner where we met his brother, Deniz, who was equally friendly. The 4 of us sat there and talked for hours and Deniz has invited us (along with Jimmy who will specially take the night off work) to eat dinner with him and his wife, Meit (pronounced like 'meat'), tomorrow evening at their home. We graciously accepted and will bring a baclava for dessert.
We will write soon and let you know how our traditional Turkish meal went! Hope you are all doing well, love Erin & Adam.  |
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