WARNING: The keyboard is rather confusing so excuse our poor grammar.
Our first official day in Budapest (technically just Pest because we didnt cross the river) went a little differently than I think we were all expecting. Back in Amsterdam, we had a moment around a dinner table when we realized...we knew absolutely nothing about Budapest. The currency, the time zone, the history, the general atmosphere and landscape...NOTHING.
Kelsey tried to claim it might have camels and sand but we shot that one down with confidence. Val suggested a canal-filled landscape similar to Amsterdam but we all sort of doubted it.
In fact, Budapest is a really beautiful, urban city (with one large river separating Buda from Pest). The architecture is largely eclectic with emphasis on Art Nouveau (uh oh spelling), and a rich history of dictatorships and occupation. Speaking of which, we spent the early afternoon at the House of Terror which is a fantastic museum about both the Nazi and Soviet occupations of Hungary. It is located in the old headquarters for the Arrowcross (Hungarian Nazis) and the secret police comprable to the KGB in Hungary. There were literally torture chambers and prison cells in the basement. The museum was really well curated and they brought you through time (and terror) in a comprehensive yet fascinating way. If youre ever in Budapest and want to get depressed and informed, we highly recommend it.
Once we felt like we had a handle on the history, Lizzy led an impromtu walking tour with the help of Rick Stevens Guide Book of Budapest. We saw the Parlament Building, the Chain Bridge (which was the first bridge to connect Buda to Pest), and a fat ass church with St. Stephen above the altar instead of Jesus.
We are all bummed to leave on Friday but excited for several key things:
1. Our own beds
2. Various pets
3. Various family members
4. Various restaurants
5. NO MAP NAVIGATING
6. Our cars and driving
7. Not being ashamed of our nationality and our inability to speak any other language (ignorance is embarassing)
8. Our closets (though we wish we could just combine them all and still have access to the others clothes)
But, as the last post said, we are going to HATE not living together, eating every meal together, and strutting the streets linked at the elbows.
See you all very soon!
Maddie and Liz
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
budapest buddies
hello family and friends,
sadly we have reached the last stop on our euroextravaganyaextraordinaire: budapest. after a 7 hour train ride, as kelsey held her head over the air conditioning vent so as not to puke, we arrived in the graffiti-ridden train station.
we are realizing we have very little to say because we arrived around 7pm tonight, but we did have a delightful and pleasant dinner at an incredibly touristy restaurant near our hotel.
our hotel is called easyhotel and you can find the contact info for the hotel online if necessary. the rooms are hilarious. we find it very fitting that an airline would create a hotel that resembles the interior of the business section of a jet.
we miss you guys and are excited to come home soon, although very sad to leave europe.
love,
us
p.s. everyone was SOOOO wrong. we love each other even more than before (we thought it was impossible) and we find each others flaws absolutely hilarious. we do not want to stop living together, and sleeping in separate hotel rooms tonight is going to be difficult. peace.
sadly we have reached the last stop on our euroextravaganyaextraordinaire: budapest. after a 7 hour train ride, as kelsey held her head over the air conditioning vent so as not to puke, we arrived in the graffiti-ridden train station.
we are realizing we have very little to say because we arrived around 7pm tonight, but we did have a delightful and pleasant dinner at an incredibly touristy restaurant near our hotel.
our hotel is called easyhotel and you can find the contact info for the hotel online if necessary. the rooms are hilarious. we find it very fitting that an airline would create a hotel that resembles the interior of the business section of a jet.
we miss you guys and are excited to come home soon, although very sad to leave europe.
love,
us
p.s. everyone was SOOOO wrong. we love each other even more than before (we thought it was impossible) and we find each others flaws absolutely hilarious. we do not want to stop living together, and sleeping in separate hotel rooms tonight is going to be difficult. peace.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Tragedy Strikes in Prague!
Greetings from Praha!
We finally arrived here safely after a 6 hour train ride from Berlin. The train was 2 hours late, but it was a pleasant ride through the countryside. We even passed through a national park.
Yesterday we did a free walking tour of the city, and learned an immense amount about Prague's history. We saw the Old Town Square, the Charles Bridge, and the Jewish Quarter, which includes the second oldest synagogue in Europe!
Unfortunately, Kelsey has been sick for a while, so today we took her to a doctor. The doctor gave her antibiotics, so we are hoping that she is on the mend. In order to help speed her recovery, we have decided to stay in nicer accomodations (a hotel) in Budapest rather than the 9-person room we had booked. We found a reasonably priced hotel in the center of town (contact information to come soon).
Tomorrow we will take the train to Budapest. It is a seven-hour ride, so hopefully Kelsey can get the rest she needs.
Despite Kelsey's condition, we love Prague and have enjoyed our time here.
To our parents: please talk amongst yourselves and figure out who is picking us up at the airport on Friday. Our flight information should be in your email. We look forward to seeing at least one of you there. Just to warn you, we are planning on making an In-N-Out stop on our way home. That is non-negotiable :)
We love and miss you all!
The Lumina Crew
We finally arrived here safely after a 6 hour train ride from Berlin. The train was 2 hours late, but it was a pleasant ride through the countryside. We even passed through a national park.
Yesterday we did a free walking tour of the city, and learned an immense amount about Prague's history. We saw the Old Town Square, the Charles Bridge, and the Jewish Quarter, which includes the second oldest synagogue in Europe!
Unfortunately, Kelsey has been sick for a while, so today we took her to a doctor. The doctor gave her antibiotics, so we are hoping that she is on the mend. In order to help speed her recovery, we have decided to stay in nicer accomodations (a hotel) in Budapest rather than the 9-person room we had booked. We found a reasonably priced hotel in the center of town (contact information to come soon).
Tomorrow we will take the train to Budapest. It is a seven-hour ride, so hopefully Kelsey can get the rest she needs.
Despite Kelsey's condition, we love Prague and have enjoyed our time here.
To our parents: please talk amongst yourselves and figure out who is picking us up at the airport on Friday. Our flight information should be in your email. We look forward to seeing at least one of you there. Just to warn you, we are planning on making an In-N-Out stop on our way home. That is non-negotiable :)
We love and miss you all!
The Lumina Crew
Friday, July 3, 2009
Bockwurst in Berlin
let's begin this post by saying that all 6 of us got piercings today. that is all the information we are willing to divulge. now, along with our daily naps, we will have daily piercing cleaning sessions.
that being said, we know it's been quiet on the blog. that's because we've been doing a lot here in Berlin. we reluctantly said goodbye to the Flying Pig on Tuesday night and set off (large backpacks in tow) for Amsterdam Centraal, the train station. our last couple days in Amsterdam were exhausting, but we wouldn't have felt right leaving feeling rested anyways. part of the reason we were so tired was because there are SO MANY BIKERS in Amsterdam. they are merciless. we quickly learned to spend a lot of energy dodging them. we made it into a game, where you win if you don't get hit, and you lose if a bike or tram crashes into you. several of us have almost lost.
back to the train station. once we arrived, we sat on the platform waiting to board our overnight train to Berlin. earlier in the day we had purchased groceries, so we spread out our meal right there on the cement platform. once on the train, we realized we were in for a ride. our cabin was probably the size of Maddie's closet, and had 6 beds... two stacks of three. we felt like sardines zooming along through the German countryside.
9 hours later, we arrived in this awesome city. our hostel has been a nice transition from the Flying Pig. it may not resemble a constant open house like the Flying Pig does, but it's very clean, people are friendly, and it's extremely centrally located.
on our first day here, we went on a free walking tour of the city for 3.5 hours. our tour guide, Theo, took us to all the sites and explained the fascinating history of Berlin. we sat on the lawn where Hitler addressed his troops, saw the Berlin wall, stood above where Hitler died in his bunker (now a nondescript dirt parking lot), and climbed the glass spiral dome to the top of the parliament building. afterwards, we enjoyed a traditional German meal, one of Theo's many useful recommendations.
that night we made friends with some people at our hostel and set out to find a club. when we arrived at our destination, we learned the club was hosting a private party sponsored by evian for Berlin Fashion Week, which started July 1st. after some weasling and whining, all 6 of us girls were let in the door. we're sad to say we ditched our new male friends in favor of free drinks and shmoozing with the tall blond bug-eyed Amazons and gay men.
now, we have to describe this party. it was on the roof of a 15 story building with a view of the entire city. we were surrounded by models that made us feel short and underdressed. our scruffy flats didn't really stand the test of couture. staff with evian shirts swarmed around offering free goodies.
on our second day in Berlin, we were slightly less productive. we wandered around a beautiful park for 2 hours in search of the famous Berlin Zoo. after many setbacks, we found the zoo and had a fun time immitating the animals (penguins and sea otters in particular). for dinner we split up and met back up to an electronic club called Bang Bang Club.
today we went to the Turkish Market for lunch, which was loud and crowded, but had good food. next we went to East Side Gallery to admire the artwork on that remaining section of the Berlin Wall. we got caught in a downpour, and 3 of us were wearing white shirts, but we pulled through and made it to the Jewish Museum. we walked around the Museum and dried off, and then went to the piercing studio (recommended by our hostel, don't worry moms).
tonight we plan to have a picnic dinner on the patio of our hostel and go to a club we've only heard great things about. wish us luck for putting together outfits. we dread getting ready every night because we have each worn all possible combinations of each other's clothing multiple times. we leave for Prague tomorrow at noon, so you might not hear from us for a day or two. say hi to the Bay for us!
love and miss you all,
val and matti
that being said, we know it's been quiet on the blog. that's because we've been doing a lot here in Berlin. we reluctantly said goodbye to the Flying Pig on Tuesday night and set off (large backpacks in tow) for Amsterdam Centraal, the train station. our last couple days in Amsterdam were exhausting, but we wouldn't have felt right leaving feeling rested anyways. part of the reason we were so tired was because there are SO MANY BIKERS in Amsterdam. they are merciless. we quickly learned to spend a lot of energy dodging them. we made it into a game, where you win if you don't get hit, and you lose if a bike or tram crashes into you. several of us have almost lost.
back to the train station. once we arrived, we sat on the platform waiting to board our overnight train to Berlin. earlier in the day we had purchased groceries, so we spread out our meal right there on the cement platform. once on the train, we realized we were in for a ride. our cabin was probably the size of Maddie's closet, and had 6 beds... two stacks of three. we felt like sardines zooming along through the German countryside.
9 hours later, we arrived in this awesome city. our hostel has been a nice transition from the Flying Pig. it may not resemble a constant open house like the Flying Pig does, but it's very clean, people are friendly, and it's extremely centrally located.
on our first day here, we went on a free walking tour of the city for 3.5 hours. our tour guide, Theo, took us to all the sites and explained the fascinating history of Berlin. we sat on the lawn where Hitler addressed his troops, saw the Berlin wall, stood above where Hitler died in his bunker (now a nondescript dirt parking lot), and climbed the glass spiral dome to the top of the parliament building. afterwards, we enjoyed a traditional German meal, one of Theo's many useful recommendations.
that night we made friends with some people at our hostel and set out to find a club. when we arrived at our destination, we learned the club was hosting a private party sponsored by evian for Berlin Fashion Week, which started July 1st. after some weasling and whining, all 6 of us girls were let in the door. we're sad to say we ditched our new male friends in favor of free drinks and shmoozing with the tall blond bug-eyed Amazons and gay men.
now, we have to describe this party. it was on the roof of a 15 story building with a view of the entire city. we were surrounded by models that made us feel short and underdressed. our scruffy flats didn't really stand the test of couture. staff with evian shirts swarmed around offering free goodies.
on our second day in Berlin, we were slightly less productive. we wandered around a beautiful park for 2 hours in search of the famous Berlin Zoo. after many setbacks, we found the zoo and had a fun time immitating the animals (penguins and sea otters in particular). for dinner we split up and met back up to an electronic club called Bang Bang Club.
today we went to the Turkish Market for lunch, which was loud and crowded, but had good food. next we went to East Side Gallery to admire the artwork on that remaining section of the Berlin Wall. we got caught in a downpour, and 3 of us were wearing white shirts, but we pulled through and made it to the Jewish Museum. we walked around the Museum and dried off, and then went to the piercing studio (recommended by our hostel, don't worry moms).
tonight we plan to have a picnic dinner on the patio of our hostel and go to a club we've only heard great things about. wish us luck for putting together outfits. we dread getting ready every night because we have each worn all possible combinations of each other's clothing multiple times. we leave for Prague tomorrow at noon, so you might not hear from us for a day or two. say hi to the Bay for us!
love and miss you all,
val and matti
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Six Flying Piggies
We were going to begin this post by saying "hello" in Dutch, but realized we haven't gotten any more proficient at the language after 2.5 days here.
We found out about Michael Jackson's death (R.I.P.) on our last night in London and insisted that all the DJs play his music to commemorate him.
The crew landed after a pleasant hour long flight from London. To give you a visual image, we went straight from our favorite club to Katie's house to pick up the backpacks for the airport. Val was still wearing the shirt she went out in.
Once we landed in Amsterdam, we needed to navigate the train system. One minor distraction ensued... we met one of our favorite rap artists, Slug from Atmosphere. We were by the ticket dispensers, strapped into our packs, looking like hell when Val thought she spotted a vaguely familiar face. The two of us looked at each other in utter shock, and took off running. He was slippping away slowly, and we realized we couldn't casually approach him so Maddie yelped, "Slug?!". He turned around, looking displeased, and gave us a wave...we weren't satisfied. Val stuttered something along the lines of, "We're such big fans!" and he looked rather pissed, then walked away. We proceeded to reenact the chase for the rest of the day, and still do periodically. We thought it was very appropriate that Slug welcomed us to the awesome city of Amsterdam.
Once at our hostel, The Flying Pig, we realized the extra 5 euros we were paying per night were totally worth it. There is a bar and smoking lounge in the lobby, where we've made many new friends. The rooms are tidied daily, and we even have our own bathroom with a shower. The best part of our hostel is that people are congregated in the main areas 24 hours a day....literally. We will be out to a club until 5am and there will always be people to meet, play pool with, or have a drink with when we get back. Not to mention, the place is INFESTED with beautiful men. As is all of Amsterdam.
Okay, we need to gush. Walking through the streets is a painful, painful experience. We can't whip our heads around fast enough to take in all the attractiveness. We've had full blown conversations about how there could possibly be this many drool-worthy gems in this such a concentrated region. If any one can enlighten us, we'd love an explanation.
Moving on. We spend most of our walking time in pairs, linked at the elbow, ambling through crowds, taking in the architecture. On our first day in Amsterdam, we wandered around without a clue where we were going, grabbing cheap eats and coffee shop treats along the way. We had Asian fusion food for dinner, which was damn greasy. Every night before we go to the clubs, we take a 3 or 4 hour nap (all 6 of us in our bunks) and set an alarm to wake up around 8pm. The clubs here are a lot of fun, although there are some creepy ass old dudes...especially in the Red Light District. It breaks our hearts to see those girls dancing in the windows.
Yesterday, we didn't do much of anything but went barhopping then clubbing. Maddie and Kelsey opted to have a lowkey night at the hostel. It felt bizarre to have only a 4 person crew, although by other standards, that's still a large travel group.
Today everyone woke up around noon, much to Doobz's dismay, and trekked to the Van Gogh museum. And by trekked... we mean TREKKED. It took about an hour each way. The museum itself featured contemporary art nouveau by a slew of artists and late 19th century Van Gogh pieces. We all enjoyed the exhibit a lot, though we did not enjoy the $12.50 entrance fee.
On the way back, the two of us fell into a trap... a shoe sale. Maddie got some cool sneakers and Val got a pair of flats. Once we reprimanded ourselves and got on our way, we quickly realized that we were pleased with our purchases.
Now we're back at the hostel gearing up for our daily nap and night out.
Love and miss you all,
Val and Maddie
We found out about Michael Jackson's death (R.I.P.) on our last night in London and insisted that all the DJs play his music to commemorate him.
The crew landed after a pleasant hour long flight from London. To give you a visual image, we went straight from our favorite club to Katie's house to pick up the backpacks for the airport. Val was still wearing the shirt she went out in.
Once we landed in Amsterdam, we needed to navigate the train system. One minor distraction ensued... we met one of our favorite rap artists, Slug from Atmosphere. We were by the ticket dispensers, strapped into our packs, looking like hell when Val thought she spotted a vaguely familiar face. The two of us looked at each other in utter shock, and took off running. He was slippping away slowly, and we realized we couldn't casually approach him so Maddie yelped, "Slug?!". He turned around, looking displeased, and gave us a wave...we weren't satisfied. Val stuttered something along the lines of, "We're such big fans!" and he looked rather pissed, then walked away. We proceeded to reenact the chase for the rest of the day, and still do periodically. We thought it was very appropriate that Slug welcomed us to the awesome city of Amsterdam.
Once at our hostel, The Flying Pig, we realized the extra 5 euros we were paying per night were totally worth it. There is a bar and smoking lounge in the lobby, where we've made many new friends. The rooms are tidied daily, and we even have our own bathroom with a shower. The best part of our hostel is that people are congregated in the main areas 24 hours a day....literally. We will be out to a club until 5am and there will always be people to meet, play pool with, or have a drink with when we get back. Not to mention, the place is INFESTED with beautiful men. As is all of Amsterdam.
Okay, we need to gush. Walking through the streets is a painful, painful experience. We can't whip our heads around fast enough to take in all the attractiveness. We've had full blown conversations about how there could possibly be this many drool-worthy gems in this such a concentrated region. If any one can enlighten us, we'd love an explanation.
Moving on. We spend most of our walking time in pairs, linked at the elbow, ambling through crowds, taking in the architecture. On our first day in Amsterdam, we wandered around without a clue where we were going, grabbing cheap eats and coffee shop treats along the way. We had Asian fusion food for dinner, which was damn greasy. Every night before we go to the clubs, we take a 3 or 4 hour nap (all 6 of us in our bunks) and set an alarm to wake up around 8pm. The clubs here are a lot of fun, although there are some creepy ass old dudes...especially in the Red Light District. It breaks our hearts to see those girls dancing in the windows.
Yesterday, we didn't do much of anything but went barhopping then clubbing. Maddie and Kelsey opted to have a lowkey night at the hostel. It felt bizarre to have only a 4 person crew, although by other standards, that's still a large travel group.
Today everyone woke up around noon, much to Doobz's dismay, and trekked to the Van Gogh museum. And by trekked... we mean TREKKED. It took about an hour each way. The museum itself featured contemporary art nouveau by a slew of artists and late 19th century Van Gogh pieces. We all enjoyed the exhibit a lot, though we did not enjoy the $12.50 entrance fee.
On the way back, the two of us fell into a trap... a shoe sale. Maddie got some cool sneakers and Val got a pair of flats. Once we reprimanded ourselves and got on our way, we quickly realized that we were pleased with our purchases.
Now we're back at the hostel gearing up for our daily nap and night out.
Love and miss you all,
Val and Maddie
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Brit Chicks
We always knew it would be interesting to travel with six girls, but for some reason,
I didn't expect it to be quite so....girly.
Of course I anticipated us piling into Kelsey's aunt's small bathroom in a flurry of foundation, mascara and lip gloss in the evenings, but the moment we stepped off the plane I was made acutely aware of the fact that I am female. That all SIX of us are female. While we have been hollered at (which is considerably less sleazy in British accents), people on the street seem more surprised than excited to see six, rambunctious, American tourists taking up the entire width of sidewalk wherever we go.
Yesterday we hit up our favorite British clothing store, Topshop, and let me tell you... it was quite a sight. We walked in the massive store, spun our heads around, and attacked. We decided to meet up an hour from our arrival and see how we felt from there, but when we found each other again (all of us laden with far too many clothes) we had hardly scratched the surface and decided to continue shopping. I'm serious guys...the amount of cute semi-affordable (though not quite inexpensive) clothing was painful. It hurt my soul to walk out purchase-less... so I decided not to.
That evening, we had our first real night out at the clubs in Leicester Square. We were all a little concerned about paying the expensive cover charges, especially if we weren't sure how fun the club would be, but apparently...we did not have to be. It turns out, club promoters are fairly lenient about charging six girls...we did not have to pay a single time as we hopped from lame Metra to a trendy hip-hop club, Penthouse.
Today, we hit up London's famed Spitalfield's Market to check out the undiscovered-designer stalls. Once again, couldn't walk away empty handed. Val, Liz and I grabbed some pretty awesome accessories. Girls will be girls...
Though we didn't want this trip to be a shopping trip (and no worries, we can't afford for it to continue to be), it will be nice to have some great souvenirs. Besides...we ARE saving a considerable amount on those cover charges...
Love and miss you all!
Maddie
P.S. We saw Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, and even shelled out 8 pounds to see a fabulous Dali exhibit...don't worry, we're not completely cultureless.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Unexpected Emergencies, Train Stations and Foreign Keyboards
If you are wondering if our trip began swimmingly, and by swimmingly you mean drenched in a pile of vomit.... then yes. Here's the depressing, foul and pity-invoking tale of how I yakked before even taking off.
After making it past the gate (which almost failed since Liz left her pillow in the terminal) we thought we'd seen the worst since the plane smelled like salmon and felt like an incubator. Maddie and I desperately grasped at what we thought should be the air consul, but apparently was not. We realized we were having the lives sucked out of us by recycled air. Then the true debacle began.
As we were taxiing, I looked over at Doobz and saw her puking into a barf bag, then silently hand it to a flight attendant. I immediately felt sick and asked Maddie to look for a bag. She desperately thrashed around, searching for something to give me and the best she could find was a plastic earphone bag (note: it was extremely delicate). I told her I would only use it if "worst came to very worst." It did. I found myself repeatedly blowing chunks into the tiny, transparent plastic bag. Fellow British Airways passengers looked displeased that I was holding a bag of my own vomit just moments before takeoff was to occur.
Maddie frantically began pressing the flight attendant button, to no avail since they were all strapped in to launch. Taking matters into her own hands, Maddie began badgering Lizzy and Kelsey for sturdier bags. Unaware of the desperate situation, Lizzy halfheartedly searched for something, finally handing Maddie a small paper bag. Here is the KICKER. As I attempted to place the clear bag into the paper one, like a water balloon, the entire plastic bag burst open onto my lap, iPod and US Weekly (which I had been saving for the plane).
Deborah, Maddie and I looked at my lap, at each other and began to simultaneously gag and giggle. Meanwhile, I hear the surrounding passengers remove their safety instructions and begin fanning away the oppressive smell of my stomach acid and AG Ferrari sandwich.
Maddie and I stared at each other for roughly 20 minutes, my lap growing warmer by the moment. I wasn't sure what to do. You could say I was paralyzed with confusion. It wasn't even embarassment... that ship had sailed. I knew the situation could not have been any worse. But riddle me this.... should I have walked past everyone to the bathroom to change? Or should I have just changed in public? I chose the latter. Doobz and Maddie held a blanket over me and I shimmied into some PJs a horrified flight attendant handed me.
And I sat. For eight hours, I sat without moving my legs for fear of what I'd find. I literally just closed my eyes and did not move for EIGHT HOURS. Poor Maddie and Doobz.... we used all of the accessible handwipes, tissues and towels, but the smell lingered.
I would now like to apologize to the Davis and Goldschmidt families. I truly put your daughters through an ordeal. I hope you forgive me. As Maddie scratched my back comfortingly, her face was smashed against the window and she was gagging. Bev, I'm so sorry. I don't know what else to say. I feel like I've hurt your child.
Okayyy moving on. We arrived safely with all of our baggage in tow. We boarded a train to Paddington station, where we hurried to the closest coffee vendor. The bagels were subpar, but edible, and the coffee was delish. It only took us 3 more Subway trains and a 10 minute walk to arrive at Kelsey's aunt's house. We even encountered two jolly Englishmen who hollered at us to "put our backs into it" as we shuffled pathetically through Clapham Commons. Props to Kelsey for navigating us there.
When we arrived, Kelsey's aunt Katie greeted us with homemade scones and fresh towels for our stanky bodies (and a washing machine for Maddie and my vomit encrusted clothing).
The good news is that the travel cannot get any worse. We're all excited to be here and to start our trip. For the rest of the day, we plan to explore the neighborhood and spend time with Katie's children.
We love and miss you all!
Love,
Val (with help from Maddie and Lizzy)
Monday, June 22, 2009
Let's do it...
I am currently sitting in the comfort of my bedroom at 1:37am on the day we leave, and I feel the need to post before I sleep in an Egyptian cotton, cocoon sleeping sack instead of my familiar queen-sized bed.
I'm freaking out a little bit...how is it possible that the Lumina Crew, arguably the laziest, most scatterbrained group of teenage girls I know, is setting off on a whirlwind Eurotrip? Obviously I mean no offense, and only a few of us fully embody that description... namely, yours truly.
Well guys, it's because we picked ourselves up off our asses this winter and made it happen. We ACTUALLY earned this one...
I guess I just want everyone to know how proud I am of my best friends in the world. We deserve this trip and there isn't a group of more incredible, beautiful, smart, capable (albeit sometimes lackadaisical), girls I'd rather spend the next 2.5 weeks with.
Let's live it up (safely, of course, Mom).
Love, Maddie
Sunday, June 14, 2009
HELLO EVERYONE
Hello Friends and Family,
This will be the blog for the "Lumina Crew Euro Trip 2009." Hopefully we'll be able to upload pictures while on our trip and we're certainly going to post frequently about our whereabouts, how many times Doobz has gotten lost, and what our favorite moments have been. We hope you'll all tune in after June 22nd.
Love,
Kelsey
Maddie
Mattison
Lizzy
Deborah
Valerie
a.k.a.
The Lumina Crew
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