Hello Gentle Readers,

I have been on the road quite a bit, so have not had as much time to blog as I had hoped! Here is a whirlwind update:

On our last day in England, we went to Stonehenge to see how hard it rocks. (Sorry, couldn't resist!) The trip there by train was very familiar - it turns out that the English countryside looks exactly like Iowa, right down to the cows and corn stalks. The stones themselves were very big and stone-like.

The next day we hopped on a plane for a trip to Paris. Our original plan had been to take a train, but as it turns out, that would have been twice as expensive. So, we ended up flying on the 5th anniversary of 9/11, which was somewhat disconcerting. Paris was wonderful, though! We ate lots of baguettes and cheese and red wine, and despite the rumours to the contrary, the people there are incredibly friendly, even to us Imperialist Americans. We saw the Mona Lisa and went to the top of the Eiffel Tower, and then ate more baguettes and cheese and red wine.

Our next stop was Disneyland Paris, which was pretty much like Disneyland California except all the songs/rides were in French. Many of the rides, such as Space Mountain and the Haunted Mansion (Phantom Manor) are bigger and more adventurous.

We just got to Switzerland, so more about that later!
-D