Germany, Switzerland, Italy

We've been running around like crazy chickens! It's been so fun to go to so many different places!
Here's where we've been since I last posted:
Munich, Germany-Here we went to Dachau concentration camp
Murren, Switzerland-Hiked in the alps, chased cows with bells, and snuggled up in a cozy chalet
Milan, Italy-Met up with David and Bianca, saw the sites in the city
Lake Como, Italy-Took a boat ride and enjoyed the scenery
Venice, Italy-Walked the tiny streets of Venice and went to St. Mark's Square
Cinque Terre, Italy-Hiked from town to town and enjoyed the history and scenery of the Mediterranean coast
We are now in Florence for a few days and will finish up in Rome. Only 1 week left!

Dachau concentration camp

On one of our many train rides. By the way- Ryan Electrocuted my flat iron to death in Paris. It's been some scary hair days. OH WELL!

Hiking in the Swiss Alps

Murren- the village we stayed in

The Duomo in Milan. Beautiful!

Meeting up with D&B for lunch! Thanks you two!

Venice gondolas

Venice again

Romantic times in Lake Como

A view from our boat ride on Lake Como

On one of our walks in Cinque Terre

Monterosso, one of the towns in Cinque Terre

We have so many pictures, I wish I could post them all!

London and Paris

We are in Paris, about to leave for Munich. London was great. We were only there for 2 days. Everyone seemed so cheery with their accents. I loved it.

Paris is SO BEAUTIFUL! I can't get over it. The architecture alone is so romantic. We have been here for 5 days, so we've seen a lot.

Here are some pics...

Our Underground station in London.Tower of London

Tower Bridge

Big Ben

Our last night in London, we saw Les Miserables. Our first time seeing it- it was fab.

Notre Dame Cathedral.
Along the Seine River.

Eiffel Tower at Night. Gorgeous.

Gardens at Versailles

Versailles--AMAZING!

More to come...

Au Revoir, Auf Wiedersehen, Ciao!

Tomorrow we are off to Europe. We hope to see some of these things...

I'm hoping I will be able to put some pictures up during the trip. See ya later!

For Your Enjoyment...

Right now we are making our way back to the west from Washington D.C. Boy, it's a long drive!
Anyway, a friend of Ryan's forwarded this to him, and I can't stop laughing about it. Click on this link and listen!!! Here's the story:

The story is this: a girl was out with friends having drinks on King St (in Toronto ). This guy approaches her and won't leave her alone -saying how cute she is. She finally gives in and hands the guy her business card to get rid of him. The attached is an MP3 file of not one, but TWO voicemails this guy left. This goes down in the history books - especially the second voice mail. After hearing them you can clearly see why she didn't call him back - instead she called in to the Z103.5 morning show & had them play this on the air. Ladies: He is out there... :)

http://melodymaker.posterous.com/the-reason-some-girls-stay-single-very-funny

US Open

Ryan and I love tennis! This week we were able to go to the US Open in New York. It was such an awesome experience. We went to a day session and saw three matches: Bryan/Bryan vs. Ball/Guccione, Kim Clijsters vs. Na Li, and Andy Murray vs. Marin Cilic. It was amazing to see these professionals play. They are so great! The fans at the Open are interesting. You see some very wealthy people there, and people like us-just average joes. That's one reason why I love tennis so much: it attracts such a diverse group of people. You can be young or old, wealthy or not. Anyway, we had a great time and feel lucky that we were able to go!

Kim Clijsters serving.

Andy Murray hitting a backhand.

Arthur Ashe Stadium behind us.

On our way home, we stopped in Philadelphia. We saw the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and the U.S. Mint. Philly is such a great city!

Me in front of Independence Hall.

Ryan inside the room where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were debated and signed.

I don't know what's up with my pose here...A "V" for victory? I'm a nerd. Can you tell I didn't do my hair that day? HA!

Well Good Morning to YOU!

So the area of Maryland we're living in isn't the most...well...crime free...area. When Ryan went to the parking garage this morning, he saw someone's car had been handled. Completely handled. Can you believe this? Imagine walking to your car to go to work, and finding this! I just can't believe the nerve of someone to do this in the middle of the night under the lights.

A Nasty Surprise

Have you ever bit into a JALEPENO thinking it was a green bell pepper? Well, let me tell you, try not to let it happen to you. I was at Five Guys the other day (yum) and I ordered green peppers on my burger. I patiently wait for my meal, and finally it's ready. I take it to my seat and open up my burger. I see a small round green piece of vegetable with some seeds in it. Ryan says, "What's that?" I say, "It's a green pepper. " He says, "That doesn't look like a green pepper." I say, "Yeah, it is, I ordered them on my burger." He says, "O.K. then." I bite into my burger, and I can feel the hot juices squeeze into every tastebud. I try to play it cool, like, hey, it's not so bad, but my eyes begin to water, and I start to cough. Ryan says, "That wasn't a green pepper, was it?" I shake my head "no." For the next ten minutes I had to gargle water, to cool off my mouth. The rest of the burger had green peppers. One devil jalapeno must have snuck in. In retrospect, I should've gone up to the counter and told them, but I didn't. Oh well. I learned I guess I'm a major wuss when it comes to spicy stuff.