by Kevin Thom | Aug 21, 2006 | Europe 2006
Well here’s my wrap-up entry from my Europe trip. I didn’t have Internet access from England, so I’ll write what I can remember here. My last morning in France was very relaxed. Check out was at 11:30am, so I went out to the market and bought some...
by Kevin Thom | Aug 18, 2006 | Europe 2006, Photography
My last full day in Paris was not bad at all. I got up, went to the bakery, and pointed at something that looked yummy. According to the woman behind the counter, it was a Âcroque monsieur. Well, IÂm a monsieur, so I took that one. ItÂs basically a ham and cheese...
by Kevin Thom | Aug 17, 2006 | Europe 2006
As promised, today was museum day. I had been told it was going to rain, but when I woke up, the skies were blue and nearly cloudless, so I almost reconsidered the museum trips. I decided to compromise and bring my camera along instead. First, I had to do some minor...
by Kevin Thom | Aug 16, 2006 | Europe 2006
I really took it easy today. I woke up around 9am and took my time getting out of bed. All the hiking from the last few days has taken its toll on me, and I needed a bit of a rest. I eventually got out around 10:30 and hit the road. I found another bakery down the...
by Kevin Thom | Aug 15, 2006 | Europe 2006, Photography
I consider my morning trip to the Eiffel Tower to be part of yesterday for some reason. I guess because there were just a few short hours of sleep that I can only consider a nap. The real today was to be a day of living the simple life, mainly because my brain and...
by Kevin Thom | Aug 15, 2006 | Europe 2006
I earned my meals yesterday. I was out walking from 8:30am until 1:30am, with a couple breaks for food. I also stopped off at my hotel to wash some socks and underwear, because my supply of clean clothes is dwindling. Breakfast was some kind of pastry with apple sauce...