A Poem for Europe, written in reflection in March 2011: It has been a long time since I felt you, saw you, smelled you, beheld you. And it is difficult to recall all the ways you inspired me, but in small corners of the day you seek me out And I find that I long for you the way a child longs for home after being away for some time. In those moments, light fills my soul, soothes my mind, and sways my body to the rhythm of life on your shores. And in...

Though I've adjusted the date to reflect when we were actually in Prauge, it's been some time now since we left behind the beauty of Europe for the harsh realities awaiting us back home in San Francisco. In some ways it feels like it was just yesterday that we scaled the side of the Matterhorn in Switzerland and meandered through the twisting cobblestone streets of Prague. Yet in other, more prominent ways, our European vacation seems to have happened in ano...

We arrived in Prague a few hours ago but realized that we hadn't written anything about Berlin while we were there, and there is much to discuss. On our first full day, originally scheduled to be tour day, we had a change in plans and so went to a modern art museum. It was rainy, so while neither of us were particularly impressed by most of the art, it was something to do. That night, we walked to an area suggested by a hotel staff member for dinner, with the i...

We arrived in Berlin Wednesday evening after a long 8 hour plus train ride. Before we talk about our activity here however, there is a little to catch up with from our last two days in Switzerland. The day after we hiked in the Alps and up the Matterhorn, we were pretty exhausted, so we laid low until about 2, when we decided that we were bored and needed to do something. So, we made up our minds to just walk to the train station and take the next train to Luc...

As much as I would like to take credit for the beautifully written prose in the last three entries, I cannot. They were the work of Matt. Unfortunately for you I am in control again and can only provide the ramblings of my never quiet mind. So, staying true to form, here's what we've done the last couple of days: (Please forgive any z's where y's should be...they are switched on this keyboard in Bern. For some reason that I cannot understand, Europe does not...