SLIPPER! Updates

So... it's been some weeks since I last updated my blog. And I must say, I've used that time well. The sis came over and we did some general hanging about in Germany and then headed for the blue skies and clear water of the Cyclades and the land of Zorba: Crete. I have this compelling urge to write my impressions and observations served up in little anecdotes, but that would take entirely too long and be entirely too boring. So I cheat. I make list... it shall contain at least one bit of useful information:

• everyone has a doppelganger in the world and your doppelganger has a Greek counterpart. Fact.
• avoid islands where cruise ships dock... someone should have told us this.
• my sister accused me of being tan. then she looked closer and said, "oh. nevermind."
• good things happen when you avoid large towns.
• eventually magic happens when you keep ordering new things.
• you really can eat that many tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta.
• feta ain't the only cheese in Greece.
• I don't watch enough sunsets; or, clearly Greek islands lend themselves to sunset watching.
• night ferries that save you the cost of a hotel one night really aren't worth the drain on your system.
• for all the island beauty I'm still a mountain kind of nerd.

Speaking of mountains, I'm now slightly further south in Deutschland. This means, of course, that I'm that much closer to the Alps. I have grand plans. Hopefully this weekend I can attend the Zwiebel Fest in a nearby town, next weekend I'll be in the Alps (still deciding between the German Alps I know and love and the slightly further away & more expensive Swiss Alps), and finally there's the Weindorf in Stuttgart in two weeks. After that I go back to England and soon home to the States. That's it, people. Time is ticking by, three weekends here in Germany and one in England. But I've already got big plans for that, so no worries there. I may as well take this opportunity to announce that I'll see the Women's National Team for the 3rd time this year when they play Canada in Portland. Get your tickets while you can! Woot!

Have a great weekend. Over and out.