Markus and I are packed and ready to head off to the airport to catch our flight out to Amsterdam at 8:30 tonight. I'm surprised at how heavy my backpack is considering how little I thought I put in there -- if I don't come back with muscles of steel, I'll be sorely disappointed.
Right now I'm incredibly excited and nervous at the same time. Maybe 'nervous' isn't quite right; more like edgy, the kind of feeling you get before a job interview, when you've got all your senses on high alert. Add a nice swift punch to the stomach and a general sense of dread that I've forgotten to hide all the bodies well enough, and that's where I am right now.
I didn't quite get everything done before we left like I had planned, like this website. In fact, the blogging software seems to have broken on me as I switched over to our new domain (think Bill & Ted's, by the way). I'll have to work on it from the Internet cafes in Europe when I'm not quite so rushed.
Gotta dash now. I'm already starting to realize how much I'm going to miss my friends and family, but I bet that'll pass once we find much better friends and families in Europe.
Wish us luck!
Posted by Brian at May 18, 2003 10:00 PMHey Markus,
Site looks great! Glad you two made it there alright. The tenth picture on the page (no caption :p ) looks wicked...where were you when it was taken? Bring me back a few German beer caps, or labels or someting real small, and mobile...and cool....and Germanic, ....or Dutch, heh. Take it easy and have fun you merry backpackers.
Mike
Posted by: Mike at May 24, 2003 06:50 AMThe tenth picture is in the Bourse, in Brussels. It's the stock market area of town and there's a large, wide stairway leading up to the exchange overlooking several major intersections. Made for some great people watching.
-Brian
Posted by: Brian at May 25, 2003 07:25 PM