Let's catch up - Rewind and fast forward.

Ok, the blog posts have been slow lately as Valentina and I have been on the move. Here's a run-down to catch us up to today:

Munich - One more thing to say here: I had an Italian hair dresser in Munich who spoke Italian and German so our conversation was all in Italian. I said to him: "Ho bisogna un taglio di cappelli." (I need a hair cut). It appears that he heard: "Please chop my hair off with reckless abandon because I want my head to look like a tennis ball."

London - After a lot of time travelling, we got to relax with my Uncle Morais, Aunt Jane, and my cousin Tara-Jane Nicole Armstrong Kerpens-Lee. She has a great name, so I figured I'd use the whole thing. :) I don't call her that of course, I usually just shorten it to "Tara-Jane Nicole Armstrong KL." All kidding aside, we had a great time. My Aunt and Uncle cooked some absolutely mouth-watering meals. It was great fun to hang out with my young cuz too. She'll soon be off to University so I hope for her sake that she can duplicate some of that cooking!

Belfast, Northern Ireland - It's a great, up and coming city with an absolutely intriguing political history (and present!). An interesting fact about Belfast: There are 27 walls sprinkled around the city dividing protestant and catholic communities in order to minimize violence. It's eerie to see them but apparently they work as violence between the groups is at a minimum.

Ok, one last one... the beautiful... AMSTERDAM!

I have to say that I believe Amsterdam is very UNDER-rated. There's so much more to this city than legalized prostitution and marijuana. While those things were definitely interesting to see (especially the red-light district), the city itself has a LOT of beautiful sights to see. The canals, bridges, and the architecture of the homes are straight out of a fairytale. It's a little like Venice but it's actually better (and I love Venice)! I can't wait to post some pictures. I will definitely dedicate more time later to talking about Amsterdam because although we just had a few days there, we both fell in love with this city and are sure to return one day. On our last day it snowed heavily which had a strange effect. Although it was very cold outside, the snow fall in front of the bridges and homes added a feeling of nostalgia - It was like we were on the inside of a snow globe and nothing else mattered. :)

That's it... we're all up to date! We're in Brussels.