Today Ryan and I used a laundry-mat for the first time ever and it just so happens that it was in Germany and we got to sit drinking Erdinger Dunkel (fantastic dark beer) while waiting for our clothes to be cleaned. This morning we spent touring around Trier, a beautiful town with a lot of Roman history. At the Dom (church) we got a picture of Ryan with his homeboy Jesus. The Dom was actually quite beautiful - the architecture was awesome and the walls were ...

This morning we said auf wiedersehen to Kris, Nat, and Frankfurt and were off for our first day of travelling. We left Frankfurt around 0900 and after riding the ICE and an S-Bahn (two different kinds of trains) we arrived in Heidelberg. Heidelberg is in the Rhine Neckar region and the main reason we wanted to go here was to see Heidelberg castle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg_Castle). I should probably mention that Ryan, after partying last night, h...

It is hard to describe how spectacular the events of last night were for Ryan and I. When we first arrived in Frankfurt, we had no idea couch surfing would provide us with opportunities like there....ones we will never forget. It all started when Kris causally mentioned that the video game company he works for was hosting a summer beach party for its employees and that we were invited as guests if we would like to attend. So, Ryan, Kris, Nat and I all head t...

We had our first day of being tourists today. We packed up our day bag this morning and with guide book in hand (thanks Aunt Carol!), we took to the streets. First it was off to see the Kaiserdom which was one of the few things in Frankfurt to survive WWII. We also went to Paulskirche which was not so lucky. This building served as the location of the first German parliament and was burnt to the ground after air bombing. Around this area we also went to Rome...

WE HAVE LANDED! Everything went great at the airports and our flight arrive 20 minutes early. After no sleep and some s***ty plane food, our bodies are already feeling the burden of our heavy packs and Ryan is in desparate need for a breakfast beer. UPDATE: WE ARE TIRED! After landing in Frankfur t it really began to sink in that we were in a new country and had no f-ing idea what we were doing. I can't even count the number of stairs we went up and down just...