Alright, folks. Looks like everything is finalized; Europe is a go. Flights are booked and I'm leaving September 1 from San Jose. Kind of weird that I'm leaving from there, but I have a stop over in Minnesota and then I'm off to London. For the first two weeks, I'll have company in the form of my younger siblings who will stay with me until Sept. 16. Actually, we may part ways earlier since they need to be back in London.



Anyway, my return is planned for October 28. That means at this moment, I'll be exploring Europe without company for about 6 weeks. Anyone want to join? Meet me up somewhere? Oktoberfest starts at the end of September and -- surprise, surprise -- ends in October. Sounds like a perfect time to go, doesn't it? I think Mr. Defensor is on board for that leg of the trip but for how long, I'm not sure. But yes, any other interested parties are more than welcome to join. In fact, I think it would be really cool if more people could go.



I haven't come up with an official itinerary yet, but the cities I plan to hit up are London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Venice, Florence, Rome, Athens, Prague, and Amsterdam (ha). Not necessarily in that order but looking at the map, I guess it sort of makes some sense. Maybe. I dunno. Anyway, I'd like to add more cities and possibly cross out some that may not be worth my while. Any suggestions, please let me know.



So that's that. If you're interested in going and want to try to get on either of the flights that I'm on, I can forward you that information. I guess I'll go read my Europe book now. Woo hoo!