Well I'm here in Japan on a two week adventure...partly military and partly fun..it's what you make of it...I could never imgine being here I feel so luckly that I have been given this opportunity, to discover yet another world...Our time here is almost up and I have to say I'm excited, people don't realize how challenging it is to function everyday (24 hours) with the same people...oh, let me be the first to let you know its unreal..you really get a sense of who people are....well they're kicking me off this thing..so talk with you all soon....ps can't check spelling thanks

So the next morning we arrive in Rome we are here for the next three days.....so the first day we were so exhausted so we take a walk and finally find a post office great because I've got a package I need to send home...lots of film yeah baby...after that we grab a bite to eat and back to the hotel I end up passing out for the whole day .... from about 2:30 or 3:00 till the next day I was tired...the only thing Nikki got up to use was the phone and get something to eat...but never got any food....and back to bed....we were exhausted...must have been the Oktoberfest catch up...okay next day we wonder around all day see the Collousem which has a pack of cats that attack when you want to pet them....they are actually the cutest things and the whole city is littered haha (no point intened) with them.....all colors, sizes and personalities.....besides that we also wandered over the olde cite...haha  now this I have to say was amazing...really cool...its all beat up, and goes into the walls of the mountain...looks like its being excavated...woooow....so on to what Nikki refers to as "The Spanish Steps" here at this point I realize Nikki's wonderful sence of direction....and remember Nikki has been to Rome before haha.....later after some postcard shopping we noticed those were not the spanish steps those were the spinich steps....of Rome....haha I'm just full of laughs tonight....okay so we're moving on...we also saw the Trevi Fountain and fought our way to take a pic in the front...made our wishes by throwing 2 coins in the water 1 coin I think is a donation for the up keep of the fountain in disguise it must be run by demorcrats...haha  it also stormed like you wouldn't believe we took a nap in the day and had to run across the street in the pouring rain where the rain had also seeped into the restruant...and god said let there be thunder and lighting....the food was aweful of course as I think all of Rome's food is....the next day we put on our "holly roller boots" and wandered on up to the Vatican...very cool extra bonus its free....its actually very cool and a must see when you come to Rome...so Nikki got mad at me because I was making her go inside....but we worked it out...did some purchases at the HR store (holly roller) and went back to dip the rosiares ???? in the holly water...yeah baby my finger burned off but don't worry the crosses are okay...also Nikki would like me to tell you she has developed a very unhealty addiction...okay brace yourselves...they sell MARS BARS here....and she's very depressed and has been hording them wherever we go...in the middle of the night I hear the krinkle of the wrapper as she stuffs them down her face...in the morning we have found rats licking the chocolate off of her fingers as she lays in a bed of wrappers and she's passed out with a smile on her face...and you know what they say chocolate is a cure for...haha  Okay back to business....so after the Vatican we venture on out...to try and find some food...which seems to be an issue...checked out the shopping nothing really exciting...so tonight we're on a train for Sicily......next day we arrive in the wonderful city of Palermo....yeah exciting...we don't have lodging...so the nice lady in the tourist office helps hook us up....we end up getting right to the hotel no problem 7 minutes and oh yes ...we have a private room with a bathroom...can I get a hell yeah....we're extreamly tired as the train ride was hell the ticket master woke everyone up in our cabin at 3 in the morning....what the hell was she thinking...Nikki tried to explain that she was cold to the ticket master and she only spoke I-talian, and I was trying to say I needed a blanket also but I couldn't even talk so I looked retarted and Nikki looked cold and crazed..Nikki was screaming cold as she shivered her body and sign langued blanket....it still makes laugh...so anyways we sleep till about 1:30 and take showers and hit the road oh what an experience...first of all slut Nikki decides she wants to brake laws and wears some mid thigh shorts which is unexceptable....everything was closed for thier siesta....food issue again and looks you wouldn't believe I don't think they have seen knees before.....oh and the blonde hair and blue eyes...and perhaps my bald head.....so we're really scared at this point everything and everyone is crusty....and giving us bad looks.....shady eye syndrome....so before dark we jaunt back to the hotel for safety.....with nothing but shitty cold pizza bread...but before we get in we think ahead and grab some coloring books to keep us occupied....with the MTV......in Italian....mind you its only about 6:30pm oh what night.....next day we're excitied maintaing our opptimisim...there were tons shops we'd like to check out....okay dirty looks again...and no shorts today....shops suck..and people are not friendly....we eat another cold lunch and head back to hotel for another siesta.......sleep till about 2:00 wake up and realize we need to "ESCAPE FROM SICILY" we make a mad dash to the train station...no stops inbetween....we get a train out at 6:00 run to hotel and grab bags...paid for that night but we don't care...this town is absolutly ugly....it's people are mean and rude...and they don't want tourist there...its absolutly unpleasant....so we're on our way to Florence....see you there...Escape was successful  Sorry about the mis spellings...

So we arrive in Venice that evening...it was amazing to come out of the train station and the first thing you see is the water..your right there, its unreal especially with the distinctive Venice odor of the water ways...haha but no worries we jump on the water bus which is really cool...on to venture out to our hotel...so we're looking for the B&B Rota okay they told us the wrong stop at the train station...so back on the water bus one stop to the famous Rialto Bridge...pretty cool they have all kinds of really cool shops but the suns coming down we just need to get to the hotel...so after about 4 times back and forth of the Rialto Bridge, directions from the two girls, the gelato girl, the two police officers, the baker, the restruant fellows, the lady in front of the Chinese Restruant and the baker finding us on the street an hour or so later he decides to walk us to our destination...and let me tell you there would have been anyway by any means we would have located this place without someone showing us the way...as the plack on the door was as small as a name tag on a shirt and of course I didn't have my glasses on for what...so we find the place oh yeah...private room finally...and Gustavo he's a cutie...so we drop our bags off...and out to eat we arrived in Venice at about 7:00 and finally left to eat at about 9:30 that whole time we were looking for our hotel....haha so we go to the restaruant that helped us out of course...and the waiters are beautiful...our likes my hair...and he is the hottest guy I have seen in Europe....yeah baby...besides that dinner was awesome and we proably appricated it a whole lot more since we haven't eaten all day....so back to the hotel to pass out...next day we drop our stuff off at the train station...and out into Venice....wow what can I say but it was beautiful....we walked all over and of course as everyone does in Venice we got lost all day...bought some cute little Venician glass figures for my Moms...and Nikki bought some really expensive glasses for her new condo...nice purchase but those have to be sent home special delivery...she's thrilled.....we feed the nasty ass pigeons in Saint Marcos Square...can you say nasty...nasty nasty....I didn't want to do it but I promised our friends we met along the way I would and they owe me...for that one...they are really flying rats...we got pics of both of us doing it and one Nikki the flying is attacking her hair in which he got stuck in, it was a trap for those nasty animals....Saint Marco's square is awesome but a bit expensive for KT the bigga figga....but they do have a little concert going on with 3 different little mini orchestra I hope thats right.....but its awesome they play one right after the other for about 2 hours its nice because the sun is coming down....we end up leaving the square and onto the main train station area to catch our train....we wonder around a bit more and jump on an evening train.......out of Venice oh it was beautiful all the water ways and secret passes...its no wonder you get lost all day...but what a place to get lost...we were actually just discovering the undiscovered...next we're on our way to Rome.....

Okay so the next day Andrea took me to the train station....tried to get some food but I couldn't bear to try to keep it down...so sat there miserible and beging God that if he would make me feel better I'd never drink again...God knowing me, kept strong with his punishment...so on to Amsterdam....24 hour train ride with a transfer in a small town I can't remember the name in France and another one in Paris...here I have to take the metro to get to the other station...fun...not bad as Paris metro is great....so I arrive late at the hostel due to getting off in Rotterdam....not Amsterdam...haha its about an hour outside of Amsterdam..jumped on the city transit...and lucky I didn't have to pay for a ticket...its that good karma kickin in haha....so I met a nice gentlemen who liked my hair and so we conversated at bit...he also had no hair....haha  So, I finally get to Amsterdam and on to the hostel only about a 10 minute walk not bad as my bag is weighing a ton by now I can't figure out way but its really happening....so when I get to Durty Nelly's Irish Pub and Hostel...what's a real hostel without a pub....so the hostel here is a bit shady haha but they change your sheets everyday..nice...so I go upstairs and Nikki is passed out...so I wake her up and we're off....checking out the town..I have to say it reminded me of Broadway in San Francisco, with a lot of opportunity to smoke and choke....so we found the Red Light District..it was interesting its a lot more touristy than anything...its not all shady as there is so many people there its like Peir 39 with hoes from different area codes...so they also have tons of really cool stores, I love those tourist stores...but just to look I'm too cheap to buy anything...but they have all kinds of different artist stuff...we end up in a cool club...kinda interesting place but the beer was cheap and it tasted good really light....I think the alcohol content was shady...but they were 1 € haha you like that.....so we had about 5 a piece...oh and it was strange in the bar as for a margority of the time we were the only girls the ratio of men to women out there is great thanks guys...haha....anyways so the next day we're able to do a jump on jump off water bus to all the major sights in Amsterdam...we managed to see the only windmill in Amsterdam's city center and the Van Gogh Muesuem....nice but not extordinary....they said that they are all originals as I find this hard to believe as some of the paintings were signed by someone else...what they meant I don't know I don't think Mercury is in retrograde...haha...so after that Nikki opted to check out the Anne Frank house...I didn't to cheap but she said it was great...one thing about Amsterdam watch out for the mad bicyclist....they are mad and will run your ass over in a heart beat....haha and Nikki for some odd reason loved to walk in the "BIKE ONLY" lane...so on to Oktoberfest.....yeah baby Munich here we come...had great overnight train seats....remember not all trains are created equally...haha  So we arrive find our hostel and we were able to take a shower before check in yes....bonus....so after that I met this guy from the Marines hottie of course...and he tells us about Mikes Bike Tour....awesome awesome awesome..it was so much fun 4 miles in 4 hours and you get to finally be the mad biker with the bell....ring that bell till your hearts content...the tour guide was great and we made a stop at one of the largest beer gardens in the world that can hold up to 8,000 people on a good day.....so we got some beer and some grub and they food in Germany is awesome best food I've tasted yet even better than the Italian food I heard was so great....so we meet this really cool couple Al and Candice they are so cute so all of us wander up to Oktoberfest...we end up going to the Lowenbrough, and the famous Haughbrough....houses so by the end of the night we've had a total of 3 liters a piece..oh and first a bit on Oktoberfest it is huge its like Great America, rides galore...and food coming from every where you must have the roasted chicken and the cholcolate covered strawberries which I must say only cost 3.50 oh yeah....okay so we end up wandering back to the hostel....how we got back is a miricle...as Nikki almost got us lost.....and having drunkin conversations along the way and the Germans looking at us like we're big ol fools.....but no worries we're leaving the next day...so back at the hostel I decide I'm sick stright to the bathroom for me....puking my brains up....so I think I pass out while I'm puking because I wake up and can't figure out where I am or how I got there...my senses come back safe...great so out to my bed...all of a suden I hear puking sounds sure enough Nikki is puking on someone else's bed nice....so I get her to the bathroom and she is puking for awhile....so back to sleep yes as these 3 guys were laughing there asses off at us but no worries I gave them dirty looks haha....so I have to give my bed up as I can't let the individual who owns that bed sleep in it....so I opt for the floor what you do for friends 10 minutes later Nikki is puking in her own bed...after some dispute Nikki wanders back into the bathroom to give some more prayers to the porcelin god...sucker....so she wakes up the next morning with puke on her shorts and in her underwear we're still wondering about that one....anyways I'm puking all morning something unreal.....but no worries...11:00 train and we're passed out in two seconds flat.....thank god...on to Venice....to be continued.....

Okay guys sorry I have to start over...my mistake I just looked back at the date of my last entry....okay so let me start on the 7th of Septemeber...I left for a tour with Haggis Bus Tours this is a 7 day tour that left London we went and saw Aveburry all the magical stones...not to big of a deal but exciting just the same one rock in particular is actually in the shape of a horse's head..don't worry I took a picture just in case you don't believe me...then we went on to Bath can you say awesome...totally a cute little town with all kinds of nice things to do...the people are great and the town is extreamly clean...a bonus...haha I've met the coolest people on this tour I am the only American among us untill we reached Bath and Cathy and Kathy got on they were from LA:..and no offense to Southern Californians but I have to say I've met quite a few on this trip and I have to say I love Northern Californians haha....I'll be right back as my computer is going to shut off...uhhhh Okay Okay....anyways...so after Bath we traveled between the Welsh and English border and let me tell you, if your planning a trip to England you must I repeat must go to Wales.  Wales has the most beautiful countryside I have yet to see and the people are amazing...by now we've stopped at a bunch of little towns and in each town lies a church and a castle so we all decide which one we want to see as they are all beautiful but the same...remember this for your adventure....haha they are all very interesting and you guys I have about 10 rolls of this so don't worry you won't miss out....haha  anyways we wind our way up through the countryside and stop in a town that's not even on the map and stay for the night we're somewhere in the North of Wales I believe the tip of the Snowdonia Mountains...we end up crashing here and have a BBQ at this little country house...in Wales....it was amazing there was nothing in the town except for small roads the bus barley fit through...and sheep...I saw all kinds of rainbows the first on my trip, and don't worry I was making my wishes...the next day we traveled through the Snowdonia Mountains and this by far is the most breathtaking senery I have seen and still till today nothing has been the same...they have waterfalls coming down these mountains made of slate...and to top the morning off, I saw a billy goat starting to climb one of the mountains...we also saw another one along the road..the guide said it was unusual to see the goats...I took it as a sign as I'm a horoscope believing indivudual and I am a Capricorn...so it was an extra bonus for me....we stopped to have coffee if you drink it along one of the Lakes, it was cold but still awe inspiring....as the fog was just lifting off of the water, and the water was actually a nice tempeture...so we travel up through the Lake District which is also beautiful but I have to give it to Wales they are the best.....and eventually end up in Edinbourgh, Scottland...and this place is cool nice night life and tons to do...first haircut as I needed one really bad....myself and the crew are getting wasted in the hostel bar both nights...rough....the next day..as from 6-8 happy hour occurs and 1 pound shots oh yeah and of course they had free passes for shots so I worked extra passes for everyone...haha we all became friends with the bartender of course the most important person in the bar so by the last night because I had been tipping so much...which was not a lot the bartender bought me a "Yagger Momma" can I say fucked up haha...oh and of course where they have Karokee I spelled that wrong sorry...Katie will be there of course I sang my signature song....Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire".....I was representing for all the professional singers of the world this time I think I actually sounded good...might have been the booze...haha...okay so after that we do a long ride down the Noth part of England stopping in Sheerwood Forest for a trought in the woods however everyone was hung over and we had a new tour guide who sucked....major complaint....but we drive on to the south of England and North of Wales I can't even tell you what city but its a big one...no one goes out tonight as everyone is tired a couple of us wander down to the hostel bar where we are the only ones in there...I end up puking in the middle of the night I can't decide if its from the 1 pound beer that was out dated or the food my LA friends made....but I was sweating and everything...strange...but okay...lived haha...after that a tromp back down into London...I stay for 3 days and met more people from Cali however they are from the North oh yeah....big pimpin...they are both very cool and going to stay and work in London..hopefully...haha  I call my new friend Billel and we go out with his friends and have a couple of beers....always a good time with Billel says he's coming to California he wants to become an actor....and I think he'll make it.....so after this I have had enough of good ol' England....on to Paris France.....so I opt for the cheepest way no eurostar for KT the bigga figga and as I'm a friend of the bus lines haha....I took the bus down to Dover and got an awesome glimpse of the Dover cliffs at Midnight with the moon full and shinning bright along side the cliffs an amazing sight...so we jump on the ferry and the bus too...pretty cool...and 1 hour later we're docking in Calis France everyone boards the bus again and another 4 hours 6:30 in the morning and we're in Paris...Paris was cool I actually only did the day there and left on an evening train to Carcassone, France....but I saw everything trust me 2 rolls later...haha I actually did the Eifil (? spelling) Tower 1st teir only as I'm terrified of heights....but it was amazing...cool view...and I was actually really impressed by the people they were really quite nice...unlike popular belief....I also saved this woman my good deed she left her wallet in the bathroom, and so I made the attendent run and get her....I felt really good...good karma...coming my way haha....oh and the weather was great....there was this fountain I was hanging out at and everyone was putting there feet in the water it was great ...and the tower was behind me....oh and everything in Paris is expensive even more so in the grocery stores wow,......reality check...okay so on to Carcassone France can you say sooooo cool....can't wait to show you guys those pics....if you stay in the right spot you actually stay within the walls of the castle I was lucky enough and didn't even know what I was embarking on, very romantic stop the weather was awesome and its like they have this little world within the walls....its all tourist stuff but so cool....and its just a one day or two day trip just to relax as there is no nightlife...but sometimes thats more important....the people are nice and they even have a cute little post office that has really nice people that work there....so a for sure stop its got a 360 degree view of the main city which is also very cool.....photo opp......haha okay so next day morning train to Castelleon Spain, actually stayed in Bennicasim which like I told you before is about 10 minutes away....I stay for a week my first day we got to go to my friends friends bachlorette party so cool...these guys they new were actually stripping in the bar for all of us it was so cute...we ended up going to a couple of bars and dinner really late but was great a fried patte sandwich...yummmm and some awesome salad...and of course Sangaria.....and we also went dancing which was tons of fun.....papay chulo was playing all over.....very nice....after that we just lounged at the beach all week, her brothers were really cool and same with her parents....so they also had this fiesta going on all week in the city center....with live bands and lots of cheap wine....but that was cool we went on the last day, and it was so much fun...we went with her friend Willy and Perfecto...two awesome guys.....we had so many bottles of cheap rose colored wine but it was only like 6 euros yeah...and it tasted great...we danced even the guys and they even played Mana oh yeah....it was crazy inside the tent everyone was jumping up and down just having a blast....so the next day I shaved my head so I have no hair and it looks great, I took some sticker pics and put them on the postcards so I hope you guys enjoy them haha....I was completly hung over but so worth it....we all cried that night just because we were that drunk fools for no reason but it sure felt good oh Perfecto didn't...haha he's perfect though....I'll be right back

Okay guys sorry about not writing it just gets a little hard but I am back by popular demand...and I hope you guys will be mad for long...anyways I think I left off in Spain or something...so here goes I arrived in Castelleon Spain and met up with my friend Andrea, I actually stayed in Bennicasim which I believe is about 10 minutes south or north of Castelleon....its absolutly beautiful...and my friend rocks as she had a place right across the street from the beach it was actually my beach for the week I was there..I will be right back internet is free here so I have to pass on my computer 20 min limit...

Hey guys whats up...sorry I haven't wrote in a couple of days in fact I don't even follow the dates...anyways besides that I've been doing so much mostly going to the party's and every night you can find some kind of party...I save my money all day and drink at night it really works well...other than that, I've seen every sight I was slightly hung over yesterday so touring sucked I was falling asleep on the benches at the National Muesuem (Free) haha but it was cool I also fell asleep on the bathroom toliet so that was interesting also...I've met some really awesome people and 1 beautiful guy last night we're sopposed to be going out tonight so we'll see I've got to give him a call and you better believe I'm calling he's so hot...you just don't know and that cute English accent...also I went Salsa dancing last night it was so much fun..you know you go 5000 miles just to Salsa dance...kinda ironic you know...well besides all that I'm going to the Dali today...it has an exhibit on Marilyn Monroe I think that will be interesting...they also have a Bond Street Stop out here on the underground something different....One of my friends is also coming out she just e-mailed me it's Nicki can you guys believe it....I can't wait I think we'll be able to get into some kind of Trouble...haha well you guys my minutes are running out...so untill tomorrow...I love you guys...oh and I found my way home last night at about 230am...you guys would be proud...

Katie

Hello fellow friends...so here goes yesterday evening was my first night out...I went to a couple of the local pubs for some drinks...mental note drink early as the bars out here without a special club license close at 11:00pm...but of course I was able and willing to suck the beer down fast...with a good ol' shot of a red-headed slut haha England now has a new shot...besides that I walked all over, and I in the evening I had my cute sandles on and the cobblestone streets out here don't accomodate with that its hard to be sexy in this country...haha As for today I met this girl at the hostel so we've been sight seeing all day...we took one of those bus tours and I managed to fall asleep as to no surprise to myself I woke myself up by hitting my head on the metal bar attached to the seat...funny besides that the tour is good but it's loooooong let me tell you...I ate Italian food for dinner and it was fantastic...as for everyone telling me the food sucks I have to disagree as even the Indian food I had yesterday was awesome...they also have these little stores just like Trader Joes, but smaller and they have some kick ass sandwiches for like a pound and a half...which let me tell you is cheap for out here because the exchange rate sucks big time.  I saw the Parliment and tomorrow I'm taking the grand tour of The Tower of London...its so cool from outside and I got a student discount oh yeah that's what I'm talking about..oh and I'm going to try to go to a show tomorrow night its called "We Will Rock You" and the tickets are about 24 pounds...not much for out here...we're also going to go to the Dali museum and a couple of other things along the river Thames I think I spelled that right...it's just like Peir 39, but its stuff you have to do.  The weather tonight was (is) absolutly amazing...I was waiting outside this one art exhibit for my friend, and I was gazing at the Parliment from across the river and it was so awesome as the sun was setting on the East that was a trip...also I took a pic with the red cute telephones....so thats one for the books...tomorrow I'll take more as all I had was one of the disposible ones today....well I'm running out of minutes so talk with you guys tomorrow...as internet access is so easy here with all these cafes...take care and I love you all.....

Katie

Hey Guys....so here goes Day One the flight was awesome.....oh, but I'm feeling really tired as I didn't get much sleep last night...I also met a |German girl so I now have a place in Germany to stay for whats the majic word "FREE|" now thats exciting...I also met this other guy from Los Angeles...so we hung out today running through a bunch of sights I saw BIg Ben and the Parliment...and "T" Square | can't spell...sorry but I have never seen so many people want to take pictures with pigeons...its amazing like they've never seen them...they were letting them fly all over them (hello, infested) but to each their own....also at the "T" Square they have pigeon police so people can't feed them...sorry...but it was entertaining...the hostel works, but the bathrooms...you have to keep pushing this button to keep[ the water running in the shower...other than that...for the first day |'m starting to get so tired so I've got to go, oh and London is really expensive and looks a lot like San Francisco....almost exactly...the location I'm staying at is a cross between the Tenderloin and Haight Street... so keep that in mind if your coming to town...Camden Street kinda shady..haha well  guys I'm starting to swing here at the computer...so till later have a good one...

Katie

Hey guys....so here goes the last entry from the US...I'm leaving my house in about 15 minutes and I'm off....how exciting...I think it's finally hitting as I can hardly write this entry...finding just the simplest (?) words to write ....so I'll get on line asap...and let you all know how London is ...we'll see if I can get to my first hostel....see you all soon and keep in touch...

Katie