{"id":2709,"date":"2013-06-13T12:20:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T19:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtw4four.com\/RTW4Four\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2013-06-13T12:21:48","modified_gmt":"2013-06-13T19:21:48","slug":"a-week-worth-wanting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtw4four.com\/RTW4Four\/2013\/06\/13\/a-week-worth-wanting\/","title":{"rendered":"A Week Worth Wanting"},"content":{"rendered":"

With only one week left on our trip (if there isn\u2019t a strike at the Athens airport), here is my Week Worth Wanting list of seven things for Europe (France, Switzerland, and Greece).<\/p>\n

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  1. THE PASTRIES. In all three countries we\u2019ve visited, the pastries have been to die for<\/i>. From the chocolate chip twists in Semur-en-Auxois to the chocolate-coated baklava in Rethymno, and everything in between (including pain au chocolat<\/i>, giant cinnamon rolls, apple pastries, Chocolate Kiss Brownies, chocolate porcupines, and a giant pretzel), we\u2019ve enjoyed just about every mouthful of pastry that we\u2019ve swallowed.<\/li>\n
  2. THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING-NESS. Although the language barrier proved almost too much in Semur-en-Auxois, in Greece, Switzerland, and Paris we\u2019ve found plenty of people who speak English, the closest language to our vernacular (which is American).<\/li>\n
  3. THE HISTORY. Greek civilization goes way, way back\u2014especially when compared to that of the United States. France is also home to many historical sites, and played a role in many key European happenings, including the French Revolution and World War Two. Notre Dame (the Parisian one), the Eiffel Tower, and Arc de Triomphe are, in my opinion, the most notable French monuments. The Parthenon and Acropolis, as well as Knossos Palace on Crete, are the famous Greek sites that have been patronized by this family.<\/li>\n
  4. THE SCENERY. In Switzerland, we woke up to the sight of Staubbachfall pouring down a cliff every morning and seeing glacier-covered mountains just down the Lauterbrunnen Valley. In Greece, when eating supper in a restaurant, we see beautiful sunsets. And France\u2019s mustard fields are not to be overlooked.<\/li>\n
  5. THE CATS. Seriously. In Morocco, the cats were, well, quite mangy- and rabid-looking, but in Europe they all seem quite sane (if not tame). They are very social and don\u2019t mind being petted in the least. Actually, they mind if you don\u2019t<\/i> pet them.<\/li>\n
  6. THE FOOD. France\u2019s food may not have lived up to expectations, but our first night can never be forgotten: we had pizza for the first time in over a month. In Switzerland, the Bombay Chicken Pizza at Hotel Oberland was the<\/i> best pizza I\u2019ve ever had, barring frozen pizza (seriously) at home. Greece\u2019s food has continued to amaze and fatten us.<\/li>\n
  7. THE WIFI. Every place we\u2019ve stayed in Europe has had wi-fi. This, of course, was planned, but you don\u2019t know if it\u2019s actually going to work until you get there. It\u2019s worked in every place so far and will hopefully work on Crete until June 18, the day we fly to Athens.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Au revoir, auf wiedersehen, \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03bf, and<\/p>\n

    Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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