We're back! This was our first trip to Europe together and now that we've done it, we can't wait to do it again. Before we even boarded our flight home, Matt and I were plotting our return trip--hopefully next Spring for at least three weeks.
Thanks to my year abroad, I've done pretty extensive travel throughout Europe. But it's such a different experience to do it now that we're real adults. No more camping or hostels for this girl! But of course, I didn't do away with my backpack or steer clear of the street food we ate all the time as students. I was all over the two euro gyros in Athens!
And this wasn't Matt's first trip to Europe either, but he did leave with a little bit of apprehension about traveling in foreign countries. And I definitely don't blame him. When you take away the comfort of a common language and cultural norms and combine that with a reduced field of vision, everything becomes more stressful. But good news: he was much more comfortable traveling than he expected and has no apprehension about a return trip! We got pretty good navigating streets, crowds and airports as a team, after we worked out a few kinks here and there of course.
So what I'm saying is: the trip was amazing! We couldn't have asked for better company to travel with, we saw most everything we hoped to see, we fell in love with Santorini and made it home in one piece (slightly depressed that vacation is now behind us, but still in one piece).
Stay tuned for pictures and more specific details about our vacay.
Oh, and I should say that having a pup to come to makes the end of a vacation so much better. We were so excited to see our little Bounce man on Monday morning. And while we were away he filled in for me at work and made his very first TV appearance. It's worth watching, I swear! Bounce actually gets a fair amount of air time and proved that he can be a well-behaved dog (amazing, I know!).
Thanks to my year abroad, I've done pretty extensive travel throughout Europe. But it's such a different experience to do it now that we're real adults. No more camping or hostels for this girl! But of course, I didn't do away with my backpack or steer clear of the street food we ate all the time as students. I was all over the two euro gyros in Athens!
And this wasn't Matt's first trip to Europe either, but he did leave with a little bit of apprehension about traveling in foreign countries. And I definitely don't blame him. When you take away the comfort of a common language and cultural norms and combine that with a reduced field of vision, everything becomes more stressful. But good news: he was much more comfortable traveling than he expected and has no apprehension about a return trip! We got pretty good navigating streets, crowds and airports as a team, after we worked out a few kinks here and there of course.
So what I'm saying is: the trip was amazing! We couldn't have asked for better company to travel with, we saw most everything we hoped to see, we fell in love with Santorini and made it home in one piece (slightly depressed that vacation is now behind us, but still in one piece).
Stay tuned for pictures and more specific details about our vacay.
Oh, and I should say that having a pup to come to makes the end of a vacation so much better. We were so excited to see our little Bounce man on Monday morning. And while we were away he filled in for me at work and made his very first TV appearance. It's worth watching, I swear! Bounce actually gets a fair amount of air time and proved that he can be a well-behaved dog (amazing, I know!).
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