Yearning to Yodel in Europe

Dear Family,

For those who have been following our blog, I applaude you. For those of you who have not, I encourage you to do so at jennyandjonny.blogspot.com , and I give you a brief update of our whereabouts and activities here.

Jenny and I have been in Europe for the last six days, and we plan on being here for another five weeks or so. Thus far we have eaten raw French beef, stayed in Europe's #1 rated hotel (as judged by Travel and Leisure Magazine), and perused the world's largest collection of sub-saharan butterflies. Aside from the raw beef and a bartender who tried, unsuccessfully, to charge me twelve dollars for 16 ounces of Sprite, everything has been very pleasant. As I'm sure Scott Sr. and Liz can tell you, coming to Western Europe after India is kind of like going to Minneapolis. *** In case you're wondering, I gave half of the glass of Sprite back to the bartender and paid only 4 dollars - it was an unpleasant experience for Jenny, myself, and the bartender.

Our itinerary included and includes stops in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland (with potential yodeling in the Bernese Oberland), Italy, Catalonia, Portugal, and the UK. While we have a pretty good list of things to do in those countries and regions, we welcome any suggestions, particularly for London and the surrounding environs. Post them in a comment here, or send them to jonathan.spendlove@gmail.com .

We love you guys and look forward to hearing about all of your adventures this summer.

Take care,

Jonny and Jenny