And the rest of the trip....

Sorry for the long delay between posts! I have approximately 12 minutes on this computer to make a post, so we can see how I do... The last time we wrote we were in Athens. After that we commenced on a 10 day sailing trip through the Greece islands....well, at least that was what it was supposed to be. To make a long story short, the trip did not go as planned, including a sailing trip which only stopped on 2 islands, and a very rude captain which led us to abandon ship on Day 8 of our trip. Yep, we had a bit of a disagreement at dinner, and Danielle and I went down, packed our bags, got off the boat, and caught a bus to Athens (yes, a bus, because we were on the mainland of course...). Many stories to follow when I have more than 12 minutes (now 10) to tell you all of them. After this, we went to Santorini for 3 days. Santorini is out of this world beautiful. We had a beautiful place to stay right on the rim of the caldera where we enjoyed cooking and eating our dinner and drinking wine on our balcony while watching the sunsets. It was just what the doctor ordered following our chaotic sailing adventure. Danielle was involved in a donkey stampede while in Santorini, but came away with only minor cuts and bruises, and perhaps some shit-stained clothing... :) You will have to ask her about the stampede...it is another great story. After Santorini, we caught a flight to crazy Istanbul. What a mix of cultures!! As a Westerner, we were definitely the outsiders, even as tourists since most of their tourists came from Eastern countries. The mosques were absolutely breathtaking. I wish I had time to upload some pictures of them... We also found out in Istanbul that Danielle and I DEFINITELY look like a couple that is in the market for a carpet. For any of you that were expecting a carpet for a souvenier from us, they were just too heavy for us to consider! Our travels then took us to Salzburg, where we did a Sound of Music tour (since it was filmed here), and explored a beautiful city. The only damper on Salzburg was that it rained while we were there - the whole time. We then went to Innsbruck and I fell in love with it. It is a beautiful mountain town with skiing and biking right out your doorstep. It reminded me alot of Boulder but with the old-Europe charm that we do not have in the states. It was a great feel. And, even better to meet up with my cousin, Rachel, who is doing a study abroad there for 6 weeks. So nice to see her! We then left for Munich which is where we are now. Today we visited the Neuschweinstein Castle which was simply amazing. We also are staying in the same hostel in which we met, which is pretty cool. Munich is very cold right now. It is rainy and gets down to about 45 degrees at night and 55 degrees in the day. Feels like November! Ok, 2 minutes left on the computer so I have to shut this down. Will post more once we are back stateside!