Sooooooo to catch you all up.. the internet has been spotty, so finally we are back in Vajta where I hope I can fill you in on some of our travels. We'll keep it short and sweet so its not too boring, and if you have any questions you can ask us anytime!
After Paris we sepnt 5 whole days in London area with my great friend from Bible College, Emma Rees! It is so great to have a local show you around, always the best experience. When we toured through London we didnt have to do a thing, Emma knew how to get everywhere like it was the back of her hand. She took us to all the great places, like Big Ben, London Bridge and Westminster and so on. I have been to London a couple other times, but this time we decided to go to see the Tower of London. It was the original Castle in the middle of London, where the kings of old lived long ago. Inside we were able to see the crown jewels! They are probably worth millions of dollars, and they date back to the 1600's! Such a cool change of pace in London.
I also got a little Beatles pilgrimage in. As some of you may know, I am an avid Beatles fan, an influence of my mom. I went to Abbey road first, and after saying good bye to Emma, we headed up to Liverpool which is where the Beatles grew up and got thier start as a band. We did a Beatles taxi tour there, and I was in Beatle heaven! I was telling Chaney and Jono that I could die as of that moment, since the dream of my childhood had been fufilled. (Since my other childhood dream was to marry one of them, this is the closest alternative!) The city of Liverpool was amazing, and all of the history and the places that are mentioned in many Beatles songs are there, like strawberry fields, Penny lane and Elenor Rigby and so on. Probably my favorite experience!
After Liverpool we took a ferry to Belfast, and then toured through Ireland. Probably our favorite country as a whole so far. They are the nicest people, and the country is probably the most beautiful since it rains almost 24/7! We stayed at Clay Worrels' church in Waterford, which is where they make that expensive crystal you probably walk by in department stores. We went to the castle in Cork and kissed the nasty blarney stone (which they do sanitize amazingly), so hopefully we will get the gift of gab and not a cold. Such a Beautiful place and I would recommend Ireland to anyone really, we were so sad to go.
We flew to Brussels from Dublin, and we tried some waffles, fries and chocolate. The Belgians are supposed to be the creators of the French Fry, and while they were some of the best who knows if they actually did. They have great waffles, but no syrup like America. Smurfs come from there as well, but we didn't see them. That evening we went up to Holland, and stayed with a family outside Amsterdam/Harlaam area. Their daughter goes to school here in Vajta and they have been pastoring a church in Holland for over 10 years. They were so great to us, and so hospitable. We were so blessed by them and pray that God blesses them immensely as well.
We went to Harlaam for a day and saw Corrie Ten Bloom's house, and toured around a bit. We also did a day in Amsterdam of course, and went to Anne Franks house which was Brilliant! I remember reading her diary as a girl, and its amazing to be there and see it. But... they don't let you take pictures which I was sad about. We didn't go to the "coffee shops" which was okay with us. It would have probably just been depressing to see all those poor girls in the windows. It was a beautiful city besides that.
You will have to check out all of our pictures on Facebook as they are posted. I will stop here for now and fill you in on the last portion of our trip, as most of you have probably not even read this far and are bored out of your minds...
If you ever get to England, you need to go to one of thier carvery dinners. As its about 5 pounds, and you get a ton of amazing food. Any 3 meats of your choice, potates, vegetables, yorkshire pudding and cranberry sauce- Yum!
Your blogs make me hungry sarah!
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