What I Learned in Europe: Take One

• Do not count on your flight leaving on time… be prepared for at least a 5 hour delay
• Never take Starbucks for granted
• Italy is too good for Starbucks
• You may think you know some Spanish, but you really don’t
• German really isn’t a romantic language
• Attitude varies, some people laugh (or scowl) in your face while you’re looking at your phrasebook, others ask you outright in English if you need help
• Oxygen really does decrease when you go up an Alp, believe it or not
• It is warm when you go up an Alp on a sunny day, even though they are snow-covered mountains
• Swiss chocolate … really is amazing

Speaking of chocolate ... it is the end of August - normally it gets pretty damned hot, but right now, there is a pretty cool breeze blowing in my window. Thus, time for hot chocolate. Wonder if I have any Swiss Miss (no, I did not find any of that in Europe)