Our last stop for the trip was Amsterdam, the "Venice of the North." Amsterdam is a lively combination of old and new, with picturesque canals, beautiful 17th century architecture, and world-famous museums, including the Rembrandt and Van Gogh. We started our day with walking the Spiegelkwartier (Mirror Quarter), the area with more than 70 antique shops and art galleries. We continued to another area of town named, De 9 Straatjes (The 9 Streets). These 9 side s...

Guten Tag! We arrived in Berlin after a morning train from Prague. Once in the city, our couchsurfing host (Oli) met us at the train station. We headed to his place to drop our bags and then went to explore the city. Oli came with us and became our tour guide for the day. We walked around Berlin's tallest structure, Fernsehturm. Here you can go to the top to the restaurant, bar, and observation deck to see the best view of the city. We then went to the Jewish M...

We arrived in Prague ready to see the city, rain or shine. Unfortunately for us it was rain! Our first stop was Old Town Square. Here it hosts the Tyn Church, the old town hall, and the most famous astronomical clock that plays an hourly religious show. We walked over Prague's most impressive attraction, the Charles Bridge. Along the bridge it has 30 sculptures and a tower at each end. The bridge led us to Lesser Town. The area consists of the Prague Castle, ...

On our way to Prague, we stopped for the day in Munich. We dropped our bags off at our hostel, Jaeger's (can you guess their drink of choice?), and left to see the city. We saw many sights including Neues Rathaus, Frauenkirche, Mary's Column, Theatinerkirche, and the Royal Residenz. We spent most of the afternoon walking around the Englischer Garten. This huge park houses a lake, numerous walking and biking trails, as well as three beer gardens. To end off our...

On our way north, we made a day stop in Interlaken, Switzerland. This small town of 5,300 is nestled between two lakes with mountains all around, including Mount Jungfrau, Europe's highest point. The town provides every adrenaline-loaded adventure possible from white water rafting to skydiving to zorbing (rolling down a hill in a giant plastic ball). We strolled around the town, walking along the glacier river, looking at all the chalets. We stopped in some shop...