Touropa 2007

In an earlier post I promised I would talk about my upcoming trip to Europe, so this post is going to stray away from poker. As you might already know, I've been to Europe three times this semester to visit my girlfriend, who is studying abroad. On my trip we met in Vienna for just a few short days in February. The second and third trips were both to Sevilla, Spain (where she is studying) with Ireland and the Canary Islands squeezed in on the second trip. Now we are going on a two week excursion with an amazing lineup of places. I am flying out Friday evening and will be arriving Friday afternoon to meet my girlfriend in Paris! We will obviously be seeing the more prominent attractions like the Eiffel tower, Arc de Triomphe, and the Champs-Elysees to name a few. From Paris, we jet off to London for another couple of days. Even with its miserable weather and marginal food, it is a place I have always really wanted to go (I think part of it is that I can actually speak the language). I love pubs and European beer, and London should be a great place for it. Unfortunately, we are getting there one day after Manchester United's last game and i'm not sure if any of the other English Premier League teams still have games left. Even still, it should be a great time. From there, we fly to Venice, the city with streets of water. We will obviously be taking a gondola ride with Fabio leading us around the city. Also, our hotel is right on the water and looks pretty amazing.


The next destination I think will be my favorite. After Venice, we travel a pretty long way to Santorini, Greece. I can honestly say that I have not seen one bad picture of this place yet. Greece is made up of a bunch of islands and they all have great views of of the sunset and volcanoes. We aren't staying in a hotel, but instead a villa, which is basically a nice apartment. We also were able to find one with our own caldera and private outdoor jacuzzi, so it should be amazing. After Santorini, we have a one night stay in Athens, then off we go to Madrid for one night, where we depart the next day to go back home. All in all, the trip is two weeks long with lots of travelling, but it should be an amazing experience. I will definitely dedicate at least one blog post to describing the trip when I get back. I will also be hitting the poker hard when I get, especially when I go to the WSOP for six weeks. But that's for another time and another post...