Human Bingo -- Euro Style

Hey avid blog readers! Welcome to a special edition of our blog, straight from one of the most gorgeous places we´ve ever seen -- Salzburg, Austria! What´s so special about this blog post, you ask? Well, read on...

The following is a list of "firsts" that one or both of us have experienced during this trip (besides listing the obvious firsts like being in Italy for the first time. Nothing too blog-worthy about that...at least in itself). We´re talking about stuff you might find in a game of Human Bingo--that annoying mixer game where you have to get peoples´signatures beside crazy or unexpected stuff they´ve done. Here goes...

Nelson & Terri´s FIRST Experiences On This Trip (In Chronological Order!)

- being in London for gay pride day
- being evacuated from a terminal at Heathrow in London due to a suspected terrorist threat
- staying the night at Heathrow
- shooting an interview for a BBC field reporter while on evacuation from a Heathrow terminal
- being helped by an Italian man off a ferry boat
- swimming in the Mediterranean Sea without bathing suits (we didn´t have any with us, so...when in Rome...OK, actually we wore capri pants)
- intentionally ordering anchovies on a pizza (Nelson)
- buying a pair of yellow shoes (Terri)
- getting shaved by a barber (Nelson again)
- getting shaved by a barber in the Cinque Terre, Italy (ditto)
- shaving my own face with a straight razor (N of course)
- eating a pig´s knuckle


BONUS! Movies We Want To See Again Because Of Our Trip
- The Italian Job
- Gladiator
- The Merchant of Venice
- Run Lola Run
- The Sound of Music (duh, we´re in Salzburg)
- Children of the Corn (actually we don´t really want to see this one, but there was a lot of corn being grown in both Italy and Germany)
- Casablanca ("we´ll always have Paris...")
- Enemy at the Gates (and various other war films...Nelson only)
- Amadeus (see comment beside The Sound of Music above)

There, that was fun, wasn´t it?

In other news, we are really enjoying Salzburg. It is one of the most beautiful places we have ever been. This morning we went to the fortress and saw the sights there, took some amazing panoramic pictures from high above the city (which you will have to wait to see, unfortunately). We are missing Alexander´s smiles and laughs (Colin & Marlene´s 7-month-old son), but still having a great time! Tomorrow it´s off to Vienna. Looking forward to that as well.