Sorry for the hiatus (USA trip stats & Europe info)

During our USA road trip (January 18th-March 12th 2010) we traveled 11,067 total miles, touched 27 different states, 11 state capitals and both national and state parks. Our favorite city was Los Angeles, CA and our favorite food was a small Russian bakery at the Fisherman’s wharf in Seattle called Piroshky Piroshky. We stayed at Holiday Inns and Crowne Plazas most often, and our favorite places to stay were Hyatt Place, Stay Bridge Suites, and the Millennium Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. Our new favorite deli style café is the Paradise Bakery and Café, and while on the road, we practically lived at Whole Foods. We are really enjoying ourselves and hope that we can inspire others to go out and see the world. We apologize for the hiatus and our failure to update the blog recently. We began our European journey with a 14 day cruise on the Norwegian Gem from New York City to Venice, Italy, with stops along the way in Ponta Delgada and Lisbon, Portugal, as well as in the Spanish cities of Cadiz and Malaga. The internet connection on the Gem was extremely expensive and slow, so we did not post blog entries during the cruise. After docking in Venice, we will begin our 5 week excursion across Europe and will meet up with our brother Travis in Paris for the last two weeks. Here come the first Europe posts. Hope you enjoy.