Some confirmed suspicions

Before I left for the trip, I received numerous lines of questioning on different areas...most of my answers came straight from guidebooks I had been reading for pointers, so I'll fill you in on the suspicions that have been confirmed...thankfully.

Food....typical question.....what will you eat? My typical answer.....food from a market...ya know...grab a bite here and there. For all of you who know my...fondness for food....this suspicion has been confirmed. Baguettes are the best friend of anyone trying to travel across Europe cheaply. Unlike our tidy, sliced Wonderbread, the bread here is freshbaked in every Supermarket across the land....and cheap....it comes in a long thin loaf that can easily be combined with about anything for a cheap meal...thus far my baguettes have been paired with meats, cheeses, butter, soup from the train station vending machine....we all sported a loaf weaved through the straps of our backpacks today, although Cory wins the award for "most obviously backpacking through France" for his baguette being paired with a half bottle of Calvados, a hard liquor distinct to northern France made from apples....often equated to an apple brandy....the taste being best equated with cheap whisky....when mixed with applejuice last night, it wasn't too shabby.

Sleeping....typical question....where will you sleep? Hostels? My typical answer....camping. Typical response to that was generally a slight disgust at the thought of sleeping on the ground for two months. Camping is indeed plentiful and cheap....but splitting things four...and six when we had our two travelmates...has opened up other options. We have...paid for camping....free camped in a field......stayed six to a hotel room....cheaper because the hotel thought there were only two....a cute young couple played by me and our travelmate Irene....enjoyable, excluding the fact I wouldn't date a loud, annoying chickadee like that for a monthly stipend.....Kevin slept in a ferry station.....he and the ladies didn't trust our Irish friend Martin....we slept in a bungalow last night, which was reminiscent of a churchcamp simple structure....and tonight...a chalet.

The bar this free internet is located in closes in a few minutes. I will post and head back to our chalet for some cards and comfortable sleep now....possibly more to this post tomorrow....the time difference is wild......it is 10pm right now.....and maybe 4 back home? Crazy...the body adjusts within a day though....and with our current amt. of walking..sleep comes quickly.....I enjoy Europe and dream of Indiana......still my wonderful home.