Thursday evening, we arrived in Plitvice, Croatia. We stayed at a camping resort that had these cute little two person cabins. That night, we had a BBQ with Croatian sausage and salads. It was a really fun night, and a nice change of pace from the crazy partying we had been doing. The next morning, we headed to Plitvice Lakes National Park. It was one of the most beautiful places I have every seen. The park has something like 17 lakes with walking trails all aro...

Since coming to Europe, I knew I wanted to visit Hungary. It was important for me to come here and experience some of my family's culture (my great grandparents came from Hungary). Upon my arrival, I learned a lot about the country and culture. Something that really surprised me was the Hungarian alphabet has 44 letters, and the language is considered to be near-impossible to learn for non-native speakers. We arrived in Budapest Tuesday evening. That night we ...

Yesterday, at around noon we arrived in Zakopane, Poland. Zakopane is a little ski town in the mountains. It has a lot of little lodge homes and markets. It was a very beautiful and charming place, but unfortunately there was not much to do. The little town is really nothing but a tourist trap. The downtown square had many little market stands selling smoked cheese and souvenirs. The main attraction in the town is a tram ride that brings you up a mountain where...

Saturday evening, we arrived in Krakow. Poland is the birthplace of vodka, so we knew that we were in for a crazy night of partying. After sampling some polish vodka - which goes down much more smoothly then the stuff back home - we headed out for a group dinner. I had some delicious perogies. After dinner, we started a pub crawl. It was a great night! We went to four bars and had a great time together. Sunday morning, of course came far too soon. We were all...

On Saturday morning, we left Olonouk and started to make our way to Krakow, Poland. On the way there, we stopped for a tour of Auchwitz. The tour started at Auschwitz I, which has now been converted into a museum. We had a guide take us through and explain the horrible events of the holocaust. The museum and the guide did a good job of making it an emotional experience as opposed to a simple history lesson with statistics. They have a section, which just has ...