http://keelyanne.com An American vlogging in Europe. Tue, 27 May 2008 15:47:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Barcelona's view on male-female relationships I wrapped up my two-week adventure with a trip to Southern Europe, for the first time. I was joined by my co-worker/friend Jen for some relaxing and sight-seeing in Barcelona. We met up at our apartment, perfectly situated in Old Town Barcelona, dusted off our 20-phrase ... http://keelyanne.com/2008/05/days-12-15-barcelona-spain/   A smattering of my German colleagues, nice outfits, guys!   So this post will be short, since the majority of my time in Munich was spent hanging out in the Waggener Edstrom office and getting to know my German colleagues better. The train ride from Rožnov to Munich was a painful 11+ hours, ... http://keelyanne.com/2008/05/days-9-11-munich-germany/ Keely, Silvie and Lucy at a traditional Czech restaurant in the Wallachian open-air museum Saturday morning, I took the 3h30m train ride from Prague to Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (just called Rožnov there), a small town (18.000 people) in the far east of the Czech Republic (near the Slovak border). I was met ... http://keelyanne.com/2008/05/days-78-roznov-pod-radhostem-czech-republic/ Self-shot on the Charles Bridge in Prague My train from Berlin to Prague was delayed and did not get in until 2 pm, and once I got ready to go out and explore, it decided to start pouring rain, so I spent most of the first day relaxing in my cool ... http://keelyanne.com/2008/05/days-56-prague-czech-republic/ Yikes!   My last day in Stockholm was a typical Swedish day -- rainy and grey. I was able to fully explore the Royal Palace, including seeing the ridiculously spectacular changing of the guard. Check out the video to get a general gist of this daily occurrence.    Stockholm: Changing of the Guard from Keely ... http://keelyanne.com/2008/05/days-34-stockholm-sweden-and-berlin-germany/ Amazing Swedish delicacy I have compiled a menagerie (if you will) of highlights from Stockholm to give a nice sense of the sights. Enjoy! The Best of... Stockholm from Keely Johnson on Vimeo.   Here is a brief video with my take on the city and a side note on the Royal Palace's Museum ... http://keelyanne.com/2008/05/stockholm-sweden-a-beginners-guide/ The Swedish hipster prototype   If hipsters had a Mecca, Stockholm would be it. Forget Gangsta's Paradise, this is Hipster's Paradise. I attribute it to the fact that you combine a group of depressed people (the guy at the music store told me all Swedes are depressed, hence their music), a love ... http://keelyanne.com/2008/05/stockholm-sweden-hipsters-paradise/   Well, my Swedish experience is half way through, and has been pretty great so far. I took the cheap flight route, which meant waking up at 4 am in Frankfurt, taking a 2 hour bus ride to the Hahn airport, then flying Ryanair to Skavsta, which is a 1h40m bus ride ... http://keelyanne.com/2008/05/days-23-stockholm-sweden/ My perfectly German meal Well, my trip has officially commenced. I landed in Frankfurt with no problems, except that I am still getting used to the whole "swing the 30 lb. backpack over your shoulders" thing. I am hoping to come back with super strong arms, but more likely will come ... http://keelyanne.com/2008/05/day-1-frankfurt-germany/     Of the many trips I have made to Europe, I had always done two things, 1. been with someone else and (likely because of that) 2. never met a lot of new people. This time things are different, I am taking a two week semi-backpacking trip all over Europe and ... http://keelyanne.com/2008/05/a-mark-a-mission-a-brand-a-scar/