After lots and lots of planning, we finally packed our bags and left for our five week trek through Europe! London London is a very San Franciscan place filled with busy streets, well-dressed corporate workhorses, theatres (notice the spelling …

Arrived at hotel quite late on Friday. Same hotel as 2 years ago, Hotel Leidse Square, so we know what we're getting. Clean, quiet (it has a lift which is a bonus) excellent value! Get tram to hotel from Centraal Station. Buy a 'strippenkart …

I was the only one to jump off of the bus to take a picture of this windmill. Boy was it worth it! The Chocolate Museum was small, informative, and definitely not a highlight of the trip. We bought a ton of chocolate from the store, which was …

Day 1 - Finally arrived in Jolly Ole London. I was worried all for nothing. Since we are staying at my good friends apartment, we should stock up her kitchen. Off we went to some food shopping. After some snacking went off to walk around Spittafields …

How did we not realize that we would be at the Vatican on Easter weekend?! Oh, the perils of tuning out religious holidays. Since all I know about the Pope is that he allegedly wears Prada shoes, we're going to avoid the throngs seeking a papal …

flown to the destinaton by plane, stays in a fabulos hotel, goes on a outragous shopping spree, meets a handsome man whose a music producer, falls in love, they come back to the U.S. and live together.

Winter 2008 (Jan-Feb)

Arriving in Amsterdam from London early Wed Morn. Plan to see as much as we can in less than 2 days. Leave Thursday late night back to London