Adios Summer!

Summer is unofficially over here in Europe. It is perfectly common for Europeans to take the whole month of August off completely to travel and vacation with family and friends. We even came across businesses, small shops or hotels looking completely deserted with signs posted on the door saying "closed for August." I think Europeans have it right with this one. Who wants to work when the days are long, the sun is shining and the ocean is constantly begging to be jumped into? However, once the first of September came it's back to work, back to school and back to responsibilities. The tourists are few and far between, the beaches are somewhat deserted now, the shops are back in business on regular schedules, the days are getting shorter and the rain has been gracing us with its presence. The last 2 days have been gloriously sunny though, with an almost-fall feel. We are enjoying our last week in San Sebastian with long walks throughout the city day and night, runs along the coast, Sean surfing, and me beach lounging with a good (or really cheesy) book.


And...we have a big adventure planned! We leave here next week and head to Paris. I adored Paris the first time in the midst of the coldest winter of my life and am looking forward to being back with slightly nicer weather. From Paris we go to Brussels for a night for some waffles, then Amsterdam for a few days to witness what is known as the most liberal city in Europe, then we fly to Prague for a few days, Berlin for a few days and Munich for a few days. I am really excited to see some completely different cities and some new countries.