I am very excited to visit in the summer and for the wedding of my two wonderful friends. Words can barely express how much they mean to me, and it will be rewarding and difficult to do so in a speech at the wedding.
I am currently trying to plan a trip to Japan, which is proving to be very time consuming. I have an idea mapped out of where to go, but now I have to find places to stay and all of that...It is fun, but again, time consuming! I usually just travel with little plans, which is great. But going on a trip solo, I want to have a better plan, and want to keep moving and keep very busy. Anyways...here are some pictures of my travels thus far since my last post...
I have done a lot of traveling with my friend Matt over the past few months. Here in this section we have Budapest. The picture with the massive crowd is an anti-internet tax protest. The next day we found out they did in fact not go through with the tax. There's the maze of darkness, which is just as it seems - pitch black in a labyrinth. Of course there is the parliament building with one of the famous bridges. And then a fantastic caving adventure. I took the rear and tried to snap some pictures as we went - was a bit tough to do. The caving was one of the best experiences I have had. It was so much fun; Budapest was a beautiful, happening city. I would go back in a heartbeat. I have other pictures on my phone that I may upload another time. Pictures of the ruin bars, and of our time at the shooting range...
The Next 2 pictures are from the same trip - only these two are in Vienna. Only spent a day there, and did not snap too many pictures. Vienna was full of old buildings and a lot of history. I don't remember the significance of the building here, but I loved the way it looked.
These next few are from Prague. I took more pictures, but I do not want to overwhelm you with them! Of course we have the famous astronomical clock. The famous Charles Bridge, with the castle as well. And then this lookout tower that we hiked to. You can take a cable car up, but we decided to walk...
Next up, we have Kiruna. Way north in Sweden. It is truly a winter wonderland. It was great spending the Christmas holidays there in the frigid weather. We were out and about in -35 C weather, but it was definitely worth it. If you go, definitely try the reindeer. I will let these pictures do most the talking. When I was snapping pictures of Reindeer, it was 35 below. It hurt to take the glove off and take pictures, but I took as many as I could! You can tell which Northern Lights pictures were not taken using my camera...but I tried! Oh, and of course, you will see the ice hotel and some of the rooms!
Last but not least, the beautiful Malta. We also visited Gozo. We went during their coldest month - both in the water and out. The last few days were quite beautiful, though. I would definitely go back to this deceptively large island. Did several days of diving in the 14 C water, with cold air, and some rain here and there. Visited the walled city of Valletta, ate great food, Popeye's Village, the Azure Window, and more! The first picture is the view from our hotel - you can also see our dive center where we went most mornings to start off with some diving in the cold cold waters! I am now an Advanced Open Water Diver! So that is neat! I will definitely continue diving in the future.
Our last day, walking in Valletta. Two girls we met, who stayed at the same hotel, and who teach in the same company we do.
So Say We All
