My Trip to Amsterdam!

Day 12: *Same as Spain*

Day 13: On the first day in Amsterdam I was still in the romantic mood so I decided to take a nice canal cruise on a beautiful river. Even though I could not understand the man rowing my boat it was still a fun time, the sites of Amsterdam not as beautiul as Madrid but they were just as enjoyable. The cruise was a nice way to start my day so I decided to continuing touring the city by just walking around and window shopping. I could only take so much of the walking around and touring though I needed some excitement in my tour so I hit up the red light district that night and got to see what the club life was like. After clubbing all night I needed to get some sleep so goodnight to you all and talk to you tomorrow.

Day 14: After waking up from my eternal sleep I thought it would be a good day to do more site seeing so I took a visit to the museumplein and found some friends there and played some soccer with them. This was a very intense game and last pretty much all day until we finally ended the game with the final goal scored by none other than the great Keegan Campbell. After being on my legs all day I needed to take a ride so I rented a bike and got to see what the city was ike at night, but I could only do so much riding. There it was, I ended up back in the red light district, this time I skipped the clubbing and did some other things ;) that I can't really remember, so I wish I could tell you what happened.

Day 15: This was the last day of my two week vacation so I had to pack up all my clothes and items and check out with customs again. This time customs took just as long because the people in Amsterdam aren't the smartest of people. My flight seemed to be never ending until I finally landed back in Boston where my mom picked me up and brought me home. This extra day was added so I could get back into the USA. I wanted to spend more time in Amsterdam so I spent an extra night there and went back home the next day. So my plane left for home at 4:40 pm and I didn't get home till 10:45 pm. This came to a came to a shock to me but when I got home my family was there with a welcome home party! So that concluded my wonderful vacation, glad I could share it with you and hope to tell you all about my next vacation soon!


1 US dollar= .73 Euros

My Trip to Spain!

Day 6: *Same as England*

Day 7: My first day in Spain was pretty hard to top. After seeing Arsenal in England I had to see them again so I saw them play again in Barcelona. It took a while to travel to Barcelona, but the trip was well worth it to see Barcelona versus Arsenal in the Champions League quarter finals. It was completely different atmosphere than England, I was kind of scared when I started cheering for Arsenal because they were the away team. These people were ten times as crazy as the Englishmen. The game was electrifying, it went back and forth and once again ending in an Arsenal victory 2-1. This was another great game and once again not suitable for kids but the best experience for soccer fans. If you are a soccer fan this is a must see no doubt about it! Now I have a long trip back to the hotel so I will talk to you again tomorrow.

Day 8: After a long day of driving to Barcelona I thought I would take another drive, this time I wasn't driving though. I decided to take an open top bus tour of the city of Madrid. This was truly remarkable, all the sites of Madrid were so architecturely beautiful and just in general beautiful, it wasn't made to be romantic but it was. The sites made me wanna stay there forever, it made me fall in love with Madrid, both the language and sites are so romantic. This was the best day ,other than soccer, because I got to see the most and do the most within this 24 hour span. This attraction is a must do for families, it is a great time to bond and appreciate the sites of Madrid.

Day 9: After seeing the city of Madrid I wanted to see more of Spain. So despite my fear of heights I took a hot air balloon ride over Madrid and neighboring cities. After seeing how pretty Madrid was from street level it was even more beautiful from above. It was so cool to see what the cities looked like from above, it was so scary though, this was probably the scariest experience of my vacation. The guide I had up there was really cool Sergio was one of the coolest guys I met while in Spain, and he is the best tour guide I have had to this day. After landing Sergio and I went to dinner at the Plaza Mayor and that was so cool to see at night when it's all lit up. The food of the Plaza Mayor was amazing, then again all Spanish foods are amazing. This was just an incredible day with my new friend Sergio who will also be going on a tour of Bernabeu Stadium with me. That's it for today so see you all tomorrow.

Day 10: After my very very long night's sleep I decided to go check out the history of Madrid at the Prado Museum. This made me fall in love with the city of Madrid even more, their rich history added to the beautiful sites. After seeing the rich history and all the walking around the museum made me hungry, so I went to the Sobrino de Botin, and this food was amazing once again. It looked like a bad restaurant to eat at but it ended in pure delight. Like all other spicy spanish foods it made me go to the bathroom, ALOT. So i hurried back to my hotel where I spent the rest of the night watching TV and keeping a close eye on the toilet.

Day 11: Then the day came where I met up with Sergio once again. This time instead of him giving me a tour he took one with me. This was a tour of Bernabeu Satdium, the home of Real Madrid, it was an amazing stadium with a huge support group of the club. The stadium was much different from the inside than from the out. We got to see all the locker rooms and go on the pitch. It was really cool because Sergio got to see the locker of his favorite player, Cristiano Ronaldo. It felt like a dream to actually be in a professional stadium in Europe, even though we werent playing it felt like we were part of the team. This tour lasted the whole day because our tour guide Ramon let us even play on the pitch, the perfect grass made us feel so special. After the long day of playing soccer with Sergio it was time to say goodbye. We said our goodbyes and I packed my bags for the Netherlands because my plane left early the next morning.

Day 12: This was the hardest day for me because I had to say bye to the beautiful city of Madrid and the beautiful country of Spain. Once again I had to go through customs and even though it had been about a week the customs lady remembered me and it was alot easier to get through this time. I only had good things to look forward to on my plane because I was heading to the crazy country of Holland. So that's what I thought about the whole plane ride, until we finally landed. This customs took the longest and was the most annoying because they ised a language that I have never heard or spoken before. It took me 4 hours to get through customs and eventually I got through and was able to pick up my crappy Ford Focus from the car rental place. So after the long encounter with customs I could only imagine what it was gonna be like at my hotel, and my imagination was right. It took me 30 minutes to communicate to the lady my name and that I already paid for my room. After finally communicating that I did I got my room and went straight to sleep after the long stressful day!

1 US dollar= .73 Euros

My Trip to England!

Day 1: My flight left Logan airport at 8:20 pm and landed in London, England at 7:40 am the next day. On my first day of my trip I had to go through the US customs and the England customs because I was leaving the US and entering England. Customs took a while but it was well worth it because I had an exciting vacation ahead. After checking in with customs I had to pick up my car rental and then I had to chakc in with my hotel. After checking in with my hotel I spent the rest of the night I went out to lunch and chilled the whole day after having huge jet lag.

Day 2: On my second day after having a great night's sleep I decided I was going to do some activities today. The first thing I decided to was go to the Tower of London for free. It was a blast, the Tower of London was so much fun, it was agreat mix of fun and historical meaning. This is a great place to visit because it is alot of family fun. After visiting the tower that night I went to see The Lion King, this is the best performance of any kind I have ever seen. The actors were great and the dancing was even better. This was a great family activity because it wasn't too childish but it was not too mature for kids, this is a must see when you visit England. That is it for today and now I am heading back to my hotel for the night.

Day 3: The first thing I did today was see the changing of the guard, I have seen this once before in Washington D.C. and it is a truly extroadinary event. These guards are amazingly orderly and quiet, it is an immense honor to be one of those guards so they take their jobs extremely serous. They do not talk and they do not make one wrong move, it is an extremely cool thing to see. After leaving the changing of the guard I quickly traveled to the Geffrye Museum which was quite the site to see as well. Usually history is dull and boring but this museum made it seem fun and brought history to life. These events are even better because they are free, it is a great way to have fun and save money while doing it. Once again that is all for today, talk to you tomorrow and tell you all the great activities I decide to do.

Day 4: This was by far the best day I spent in England. Seeing Arsenal play has been a life long dream of mine, it was definitely worth the wait. The stadium was electric and the chants were amazing, it was just so much fun getting to see such a wonderful club play and see the support they get. It was even a better day seeing Arsenal pull off the win versus foe Portsmouth 3-1. This took up my whole day because it was a mid day game and I had to wait all day just to get into the stadium. After the game it was cool to see all the pubs filled with Arsenal fans and even that night when I went out to dinner that's all you heard was the talk about Arsenal and their title hopes. This is not a place for kids though, there are crazy Europeans that go to these games so this is an event you should not bring your kid to. I am exhausted after this exhilirating day so talk to you tomorrow after this well needed night's sleep.

Day 5: Since this is the last day I really got ot spend in Engalnd I decided to do some shopping and site seeing. I took a visit to the Covent Garden Market and shopped around for a bit until I heard about the huge telescope. I thought to myself that I had to see that, so I quickly traveled over to the telescope in which you can see all the way to New York City! This is by far one of the coolest things I have ever seen. After a long day of walking around I had to find something soothing to do that night. So I looked around and decided to go night fishing, this is the first time I had ever been really fishing out on a boat. This was so cool because it was soothing and it was so much fun, even though I didn't catch anything it was still fun.

Day 6: On this day I had to leave the beautiful city of London, so once again I had to go through customs. It wasn't bad this time around because I had already been through it. My flight left at 4:30 pm and I arrived in Madrid at 7:50 pm. This flight was a great time to catch up on some sleep so I did so. When I woke up in Madrid I had to go through customs and this was difficult because they didn't speak much English, good thing I have been taking Spanish since Kindergarden. It took about 3 hours to go through customs and it was such a waste of my time. After finally getting through customs I got to pick up my Audi A8 from the rental place. This has been my dream car since I was a little kid. After picking up my car I traveled to the hotel and checked in with them, it was different being in a country that didn't speak English. It was quite the experience and it was kinda fun.

1 US dollar= .63 GBP