Don't Panic

Greg: let me help you out here buddy: here are some answers to your questions:

>Do we have everything we need?

no

>Do we have enough money?

no

>How will I keep track of all my stuff when I'm over there?

I'll probably have to do it for you.

>How much will I miss my friends?

What friends?

>Will I get sick of Brad and ditch him while he takes a poop at the Vienna train station?

Will I poop in the station or on the train? Will I poop while the train is moving or at the station?

>Should I bring underwear?

yes

>Will Brad's grosly overgrown hair discourage Sweedish blonde girls from talking to me?

Hmm...

1) Sweedish blonde girls see my hair.
2) They like it.
3) They talk to me.
4) They like me.
5) I recomend leaving you alone.
6) They agree.

...yes

>How long will it take before we get traveller's diahera?

You always have diahrea, so not long.

>Will large quantities of beer fit into our budget?

Do they sell Presidents Choice Pilsner?

>Should I bring my teddy bear?

no

>If I don't, who will take care of my teddy bear?

dad

>These are some nervous questions that I ask myself in the days leading up to our trip. Does anybody have some advice on these topics?

yes

>I'm a worried koop right now.

me too

Panic Attacks

Do we have everything we need? Do we have enough money? How will I keep track of all my stuff when I'm over there? How much will I miss my friends? Will I get sick of Brad and ditch him while he takes a poop at the Vienna train station? Should I bring underwear? Will Brad's grosly overgrown hair discourage Sweedish blonde girls from talking to me? How long will it take before we get traveller's diahera? Will large quantities of beer fit into our budget? Should I bring my teddy bear? If I don't, who will take care of my teddy bear?

These are some nervous questions that I ask myself in the days leading up to our trip. Does anybody have some advice on these topics? I'm a worried koop right now.

Introducing...

ANNE MARIE!!!



So Anne, you have red hair.



You got that nose ring from your mom?



You have a blog.



You are joining the koops in Paris for hot French data transfer.



Ok then.



Meet Anne Marie, our travel buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!































So Anne, you have a black eye?

9 days to go

Three months is a long time! Long enough to loose touch with what is going on at home, with friends, etc. But there is always facebook. Nasty facebook. I can't quite seem to figure out what is so addicting...

Congrats Greg! You got an ISIC card. Cheap museems for you!

We decided that a night out would help us prepare for 3 months of nights out.

Hi Dustin!

Homeland: The Netherlands

I went to visit Grandma last night to find out a few things about my family and our homeland. We stayed up late, looked at lots of old pictures, tried to read Dutch, and talked about who is still around and worth going to visit while we are in Holland.

Congratulations Mark!! You win top prize. Grandma loves you and thinks you're great! And that works out nice since we are coming to see you!

I learned all sorts of things from Grandma: how many siblings she has, how many siblings Grandpa has, their names, birthdates, children. I even learned the names of my Grandma's Grandparents: Joannes Voet and Johanna Hermsen, and Cornelis van Mourik and Maria Benschop. Those are the names of my great-great-grandparents!!! Not that most of you cared about that...

I also learned that Zeist and Bunnik are going to be valuable places to go visit. It turns out that the same church that my Grandparents were married in, has the graves of many of my family members in the cemetary in the back! Nifty.

So we're going to see where we come from. I know that I come from these people...


...but I guess I want to see where and how they lived. Nifty.

I'm getting excited. Very Excited. I need to learn how to say excited in Dutch. I should learn how to say hello first I guess...

The Itinerary

Here is a look at where and when we are going to be. Please note that this itinerary is not definate as both Brad and I do plan on meeting tall Sweedish blonde girls which may hold us up for a day or two!

May 7- Depart Calgary on our Trans-Atlantic flight. May 8- Arrive Amsterdam International Airport

Holland May 9- Amsterdam May 10- Amsterdam May 11- Amsterdam May 12- North Holland (Volendam, Zaanse Schaas, Marken) May 13- North Holland (Volendam, Zaanse Schaas, Marken) May 14- Uttrecht May 15- Uttrecht May 16- Haarlem- Leiden and the bulb fields May 17- Haarlem- Leiden and the bulb fields May 18- Day Off

Germany May 19- Cologne May 20- Rhine River Excursion May 21- Heidelberg

Luxembourg May 22- Luxembourg (Anne Arrives in Paris) Belgium May 23- Brussels

France May 24- Paris May 25- Paris May 26- Paris May 27- Versailles May 28- Rouen May 29- Caen May 30- Beaches of Normandy GREGORY'S 24th BIRTHDAY! May 31- Bayeux June 1- Mont St. Michael

Spain June 2- Barcelona June 3- Barcelona June 4- Seville June 5- Seville June 6- Cordoba June 7- Granada June 8- Travel Day/Day Off

France June 9- Carcassonne June 10- Carcassonne June 11- Avingon June 12- French Riviera June 13- French Riviera June 14- Travel Day/Day Off

Italy June 15- Cinque Terre June 16- Cinque Terre June 17- Florence June 18- Florence June 19- Venice June 20- Venice June 21- Rome June 22- Rome June 23- Rome June 24- Rome June 25- Naples June 26- Pompei June 27- Capri June 28- Amalfi Coast June 29- Travel Day/Day Off

Greece June 30- Travel Day/Day Off July 1- Athens July 2- Athens July 3- Athens July 4- Metora Area July 5- Metora Area July 6- Thessaloniki July 7- Thessaloniki July 8- Travel Day/Day Off July 9- Travel Day/Day Off

Bulgaria July 10- Travel Day/Day Off July 11- Travel Day/Day Off

Romania July 12- Travel Day/Day Off July 13- Travel Day/Day Off

Hungary July 14- Travel Day/Day Off July 15- Travel Day/Day Off

Austria July 16- Vienna July 17- Vienna July 18- Vienna July 19- Salzburg July 20- Salzburg July 21- Salzburg/Day Trip July 22- Travel Day/Day Off

Switzerland July 23- Switzerland July 24- Switzerland July 25- Switzerland

Germany July 26- Munich July 27- Munich July 28- Dachau July 29- Neuchweischen July 30- Eisnach July 31- Leipzig Aug 1- Leipzig Aug 2- Dresden Aug 3- Wittenberg Aug 4- Berlin Aug 5- Berlin Aug 6- Berlin

Remaining……. Aug 7-Aug 8

Aug 9- Depart Europe, Arrive Canada the same day.

Two Weeks Left

Well, since I haven't given the address of this here hot blog to anyone, no one has read it. Gosh this blog is smokin.

Two weeks until we leave. I hope you enjoy the countdown display.

I don't know what to pack. I'm bringing a back pack and a camera for sure. Everything else is negotiable. I really don't know what kind of underwear to pack. What about shorts, pants, shirts?

Should we bring sleeping bags?

So far, we have our flights booked, Eurail passes, insurance, ISIC cards (Greg do you have an ISIC card?), and hostel cards. We don't need Visas for this trip: we have a maximum of 90 days in the European Union without having to get a Visa. That means that we need to spend about 5 days in places like Switzerland, Bulgaria, and Romania. We have a couch surfer lined up for when we get to Switzerland, and a long lost cousin to put us up in the Netherlands. We have one night booked at Mont St. Michel, and other than that it looks like we are winging it. Not too bad - about 5 out of 95 days are covered.

Getting pumped!

The Beginning

Greetings fans!

Thanks for checking us out. The Two Koops are pretty darn hot and you know it! So if you want the latest Koop news, and you want it hot, then you'll check back here often.

Ouch we're hot.