i am now home. the picture here is of tuscany. and the map says i'm in italy. i figure, that's ok because technically i was in florence this morning...early...and i flew over all of tuscany today as well. i wanted to write to say that i am now home, showered, and in fresh, clean clothes. i also wanted to write up about the past 2 days i've had. yesterday, i was on trains throughout most of the day. i took the train from lucerne to milan. i ended up not stay...

i am writing from a mcdonalds in switzerland. they have the internet in here. so very modern of them. we are now in lucerne, switzerland. or luzern, depending on where you are from. its a very small city. a lake and a river and wooden covered bridges and mountains. it seems unreal, that a place like this could actually exist. its a very relaxing city...i think a lot of people come to vacation here. we were supposed to go to zurich, but that turned out to be ...

i am typing on the strangest keyboard..one that makes me feel like i just learned how to use a computer-- i actually have to look at the keys here. but moving along, we are in brussels, belgium now. before coming here, we stopped for a few hours in brugge...still in belgium. it was a tiny city--cobblestones and an old windmill. there were many tourists there--who must have known how cute it would be. it felt like a small town, very old-fashioned. still manag...

the internet is free where we are staying...so i am updating again. we just got back from walking around a bit. went over to the anne frank house. last time i was here, i went in and walked through it. rodger has never seen it, so we went over there...but didnt go in. strolled around that area for a bit. we ate yummy dutch pancakes as well. i had the banana kind. i wanted the apple and honey, but the guy said they were all out. they were also "all out...

alrighty...we are in amsterdam now. last time i wrote, we were in berlin. and about the game, germany lost...and instead cheering and running through the streets singing...hundreds and hundreds of germans were quiet and somber. people were actually crying, grown men were holding each other in disappointment. tv crews were there and photographers captured it all. after berlin, we went over to cologne, germany. walking out of the train station, there is a gigantic ...