Eurotrippin'

Yes, yes loyal reader(s?), i am still alive. Things have just been extremely busy over the last weeks. First I was in the states for a bit where i got caught in the storm of the century. At least, that's what 12 inches of snow feels like when the town only has 2 snowplows. Thank god i grew up in the northeast otherwise that might have stopped me from getting around. Upon returning to Europe i had 2 more weeks of work before my America visitors arrived. My (not so) little bro (Mike), cousin (Krissy) and a family friend (Matt) came over for a week long visit last Friday. In true Corrigan family fashion, Ma Corrigan did an excellent job of organizing the trip for everyone else and hardly a minute was left to chance. Well, more accurately everyone came prepared with Eurail passes, money and a list of things to do..but that was sufficient. We hit the slopes one day, hit the town a few nights, spent some time in Venice, almost got mugged in Milan, rode allot of trains and pretty much saw everything one could hope to see in one week.

I couldn't get the whole week off work, but i did tag along down to Venice. You may be asking, Corrigan, what did you think of Venice? Well for anyone who hasn't visited it is what i envisioned the quintessential Italian city: tiny coffee's, lots of Italians, wine, pasta, old, artsy...zou get the drift. Its also one of the few cities in the world whose streets are actually waterways. I say one of the few because even though i don't know of any more at the moment, there's got to be at least one more out there. Water taxi's, water buses, water mail delivery, water garbage pickup...everything and everything that would normally be accomplished on land must be accomplished via water. It makes for some interesting sites and pics. I wont bore you with too much commentary except to say it was a great visit and break from the norm.

Here's a few pics from the trip. Krissy got a bunch too, but due to some cable compatibility issues i wasn't able to copy them before they left. Its too bad too because Krissy got some great shots including at least 2 videos that are Youtube worthy. As soon as i get a copy, I'll post'em though. Without further adue, the Corrigan's/Smith spring break, two double-o seven.

Oh, one more thing. I must have got this link from 4 or 5 different people, but i thought I'd share it for anyone who didn't see it. Here i am thinking i live in a neutral peace loving country, then this happens. F'in swiss. Guess I'll have to start locking my doors.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17425047/