Those fateful words were spoken while we were on the train from Madrid to Seville, followed by Kubic saying "Better knock on wood".
We didn't knock on wood, but we should have.
Turns out Kubic's flight tomorrow night at 9:15pm is actually TODAY at 9:15pm. We realized this luckily when we were awoken to the beautiful sounds of jackhammers and construction workers. Kubic ended up going downstairs to check his email and his parents were confirming with him that he left today. We were planning on going to the beach all day, well, not "were planning", we still have every intention of going, but we'll just have to return earlier.
SO, I knocked on every wooden door I could find in the hostel on the way down to the lobby (might have woken up some people in the process...) but know I'm shooting not to miss my flight that is still tomorrow at 5:45pm.
To the beach and Kubic says high to the folks and that he'll be back in America soon... oh how he missses you (America... well, and his family too, but really America).
lunes, 6 de agosto de 2007
viernes, 3 de agosto de 2007
Back home... well, Sevilla at least
Wow, we´ve a lot to talk about. Lets start with the rest of Paris and go from there... hopefully you´ll stick with us...
SO, our last day in 2 days in paris were awesome. I (Lundborg) ended up sleeping outside on the terrace of our hostel because the 40 year old sweed that was in my room would give dad´s snoring a run for his money. Seriously, I thought there was a train that was going through my room. We got up and had your typical french breakfast, or so we assume, of bread and orange juice. Then we went on our way sightseeing.
Obviously, the first stop had to be the Louvre. yes, we know he Orsay or whatever it is is actually better, but who can go to paris without seeing the mona lisa?! That being said, we took a bunch of pictures outside of the giant glass pyramids and entered into the worlds largest and best known museum. We just went to one wing, I think it was the Dennon wing, which houses the Mona Lisa the the Kings crown (Louis the XV I think). It was fantastic, but there were tons of people taking pictures of the paintings, which destroys them... what a shame.
Then, we moved on to notre Dame. This was especially cool for me (Lundborg) because it was a gothic cathedral and we learned a ton about all of the gothic structures in my classes, so it was fun to go see it. We went inside and snuck into a free tour halfway through it and then left when the guide was losing control of the group.
After that, we ate lunch in the park, just behind the nortre dame. It was very chill and a lot of fun. Good weather by the way in Paris.
From there, we went up to the top of the eifell Tower. It was so high, much higher than either of us had imagined before seeing it. In fact, being cheap like we are, we said no to the elevator, meaning we take stairs all the way until the last bit which you have to do by elevator. We had to take a breather and watch some movie about the construction to catch our breath. On top, it was breathtaking (haha, did you see that literary prowness?? [by the way, that was actually kubics phrase... I don´t even know what that means...]).
After many pictures up top, we went back to the Arc De Triomphe. Its a memorial for the WWI veterans with a flame for rememberance. It is surrounded by a giant road with no lanes that circles the monument. Apparently, you can get to the monument underground without having to risk your live runing accross 50 yards of traffic, but we didnt´realise that until we´d already done that.
For dinner, we were lucky enough to be treated to an amazing meal of supple Lamb with french fries with good french wine, all with a business associate and friend of the Kubic family. He not only spoke perfect english which was great for us, he was also HILARIOUS. We didn´t stop laughing the whole time and now we might even have a little blackmail... sorry Mike!
After a tasty dinner, we went back to the hostel and fell asleep to the sounds of rain. I thought of you mom becaues I know you like the rain so much while you are sleeping.
The next day, we woke up early to go to Versailles. We took the train out there, and unfortunately had to wait in line for a while, but the wait was well worth it. Once inside, we were given an audio guide which gave a detailed description of almost every room in the palace. We saw more famous paintings by famous painters then we ever thought imaginable. It should also be noted that Matt Lundborg refused to take an english audio guide, but rather got one in spanish. Halfway through the palace, we went out to the gardens to eat lunch and see some of the amazing scencery.
We finished the rest of the tour of the palace by 3 and headed back to the city. Once back in Paris, we saw the Jardin de Luxembourg (AKA the garden) and watched little kids sail sailboats around a small lake. After that, we headed over to the pantheon, not to be confused with the pantheon in Rome. It was a large church completed at the end of the French Revolution to replace the ruined abbey of St. Genevive.
With Dan´s great recomendations we decided to finish the day by walking throught the adorssment of Marais which was really nice. We finished that with a nice dinner of duck and garlic potatoes in the Moulan Rouge area.
Today we woke up at 4 and began our journey to madrid. Airport security was horrid, and we were almost certain the plane would never get to take off, but we managed to leave only 20 minutes late. Then we arrived in Madrid 25 minutes early, which means our pilot must have been doing some serious speeding. Once in madrid, we took Ave to Seville which was the high speed train. The train ride was only about 2 hours which wasnt bad.
Now we are getting ready to go out and see some of the city. We will talk to yall later. Adios
SO, our last day in 2 days in paris were awesome. I (Lundborg) ended up sleeping outside on the terrace of our hostel because the 40 year old sweed that was in my room would give dad´s snoring a run for his money. Seriously, I thought there was a train that was going through my room. We got up and had your typical french breakfast, or so we assume, of bread and orange juice. Then we went on our way sightseeing.
Obviously, the first stop had to be the Louvre. yes, we know he Orsay or whatever it is is actually better, but who can go to paris without seeing the mona lisa?! That being said, we took a bunch of pictures outside of the giant glass pyramids and entered into the worlds largest and best known museum. We just went to one wing, I think it was the Dennon wing, which houses the Mona Lisa the the Kings crown (Louis the XV I think). It was fantastic, but there were tons of people taking pictures of the paintings, which destroys them... what a shame.
Then, we moved on to notre Dame. This was especially cool for me (Lundborg) because it was a gothic cathedral and we learned a ton about all of the gothic structures in my classes, so it was fun to go see it. We went inside and snuck into a free tour halfway through it and then left when the guide was losing control of the group.
After that, we ate lunch in the park, just behind the nortre dame. It was very chill and a lot of fun. Good weather by the way in Paris.
From there, we went up to the top of the eifell Tower. It was so high, much higher than either of us had imagined before seeing it. In fact, being cheap like we are, we said no to the elevator, meaning we take stairs all the way until the last bit which you have to do by elevator. We had to take a breather and watch some movie about the construction to catch our breath. On top, it was breathtaking (haha, did you see that literary prowness?? [by the way, that was actually kubics phrase... I don´t even know what that means...]).
After many pictures up top, we went back to the Arc De Triomphe. Its a memorial for the WWI veterans with a flame for rememberance. It is surrounded by a giant road with no lanes that circles the monument. Apparently, you can get to the monument underground without having to risk your live runing accross 50 yards of traffic, but we didnt´realise that until we´d already done that.
For dinner, we were lucky enough to be treated to an amazing meal of supple Lamb with french fries with good french wine, all with a business associate and friend of the Kubic family. He not only spoke perfect english which was great for us, he was also HILARIOUS. We didn´t stop laughing the whole time and now we might even have a little blackmail... sorry Mike!
After a tasty dinner, we went back to the hostel and fell asleep to the sounds of rain. I thought of you mom becaues I know you like the rain so much while you are sleeping.
The next day, we woke up early to go to Versailles. We took the train out there, and unfortunately had to wait in line for a while, but the wait was well worth it. Once inside, we were given an audio guide which gave a detailed description of almost every room in the palace. We saw more famous paintings by famous painters then we ever thought imaginable. It should also be noted that Matt Lundborg refused to take an english audio guide, but rather got one in spanish. Halfway through the palace, we went out to the gardens to eat lunch and see some of the amazing scencery.
We finished the rest of the tour of the palace by 3 and headed back to the city. Once back in Paris, we saw the Jardin de Luxembourg (AKA the garden) and watched little kids sail sailboats around a small lake. After that, we headed over to the pantheon, not to be confused with the pantheon in Rome. It was a large church completed at the end of the French Revolution to replace the ruined abbey of St. Genevive.
With Dan´s great recomendations we decided to finish the day by walking throught the adorssment of Marais which was really nice. We finished that with a nice dinner of duck and garlic potatoes in the Moulan Rouge area.
Today we woke up at 4 and began our journey to madrid. Airport security was horrid, and we were almost certain the plane would never get to take off, but we managed to leave only 20 minutes late. Then we arrived in Madrid 25 minutes early, which means our pilot must have been doing some serious speeding. Once in madrid, we took Ave to Seville which was the high speed train. The train ride was only about 2 hours which wasnt bad.
Now we are getting ready to go out and see some of the city. We will talk to yall later. Adios
miércoles, 1 de agosto de 2007
According to my clock, we only have a minute 30 seconds left on the computer...
Last we wrote, we had done the tour of the ancient city. The next day, we woke up bright and early at 9:30 and walked up to the top of St. Peter's Basicilca... it was something like 200 steps and the view was incredible. Afterwards, we went and bought a little bit of food and chilled in St. Peter's square until we had our next tour.
The tour was amazing. We skipped a line that was about 4 hours long and walked right into the Vatican Museum. We saw tons of sculptures and heard a LOT about Michalangelo (and yes I know that's mispelt, but thats how the ancient romans would have spelt it...). We saw so much and heard so much that we'll just have to show you pictures, writing wouldn't do the trick.
The best part of the tour was learning about the Sistine Chapell. We learned about who painted what, when, for how long, and averything else in between. You have to go if you haven't yet, unbelievable.
Our last day in rome was really chill. We went to Borghouse park, which is a 198 acre, 300 year old park. We took a few pictures, and read our books for a while. It was nice to chill and relax for a while.
We just got into Paris and are staying in the Moulon Roughe area (again, this is how Napoleon would have spelt this...). I think we told you that the Germans were a bit permiscuous. We still stand by that. But now, we realize that the Parisians are crazy sex freaks. No lie. We walked all the way from our metro stop to our hostel (20 minutes) and saw nothing but adult stores/museums/bars/yougettheidea (yes, I did say museums. they do have erotica museums. and no, we didn't go in.... yet... just kidding... want to make sure you're still paying attention...).
We don't know what we are going to do yet tomorrow and the next day (ahem... meghan/dan: this all rests on your shoulders!). But, we do want to let you know that some drunk people from the hostel have been having the most ridiculous argument with the receptionist because they won't shutup and he told them to go to bed. As I type, kubic is looking for a sharp object to... quiet them with.
The tour was amazing. We skipped a line that was about 4 hours long and walked right into the Vatican Museum. We saw tons of sculptures and heard a LOT about Michalangelo (and yes I know that's mispelt, but thats how the ancient romans would have spelt it...). We saw so much and heard so much that we'll just have to show you pictures, writing wouldn't do the trick.
The best part of the tour was learning about the Sistine Chapell. We learned about who painted what, when, for how long, and averything else in between. You have to go if you haven't yet, unbelievable.
Our last day in rome was really chill. We went to Borghouse park, which is a 198 acre, 300 year old park. We took a few pictures, and read our books for a while. It was nice to chill and relax for a while.
We just got into Paris and are staying in the Moulon Roughe area (again, this is how Napoleon would have spelt this...). I think we told you that the Germans were a bit permiscuous. We still stand by that. But now, we realize that the Parisians are crazy sex freaks. No lie. We walked all the way from our metro stop to our hostel (20 minutes) and saw nothing but adult stores/museums/bars/yougettheidea (yes, I did say museums. they do have erotica museums. and no, we didn't go in.... yet... just kidding... want to make sure you're still paying attention...).
We don't know what we are going to do yet tomorrow and the next day (ahem... meghan/dan: this all rests on your shoulders!). But, we do want to let you know that some drunk people from the hostel have been having the most ridiculous argument with the receptionist because they won't shutup and he told them to go to bed. As I type, kubic is looking for a sharp object to... quiet them with.
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