Euro Trip plans

My euro trip dates were confirmed last week. I would be in Germany from Jan 9th to Jan 29th. 3 weeks of training for me and Kenny. We were planning to go visit Netherlands(Amsterdam), Italy(Milan) and France(Paris) while we are there. We will have free time only during the weekends and wld have 2 weekends to freak out. The 1st weekend we were planning to visit Amsterdam and cover Paris and Milan over the next weekend. Pat and Juan are insisting that we spend more time in Amsterdam(u know why :)) ). Germany, Italy, France and netherlands being Schengen countries, I would not need to apply for an Italian, French or a Dutch visa since my German visa wld be good enough. We r planning to buy the Eurail Select pass which allows us to visit 4 adjoining countries for any 5 days for 2 months. It wld cost me $269(Youth pass) and Kenny $340(he is over 25). But since Viscom wld pay us $820 for food, we have decided to spend 400 of that money on food and spend the rest of it on travel :). So basically our whole trip wld be funded by Viscom(think I wld have to spend around 100 more if we eat lavishly).

Went to the German consulate today for a business visa. It was very hard for me to understand what the german security guard at the door was telling me. (He spoke so much like arnold scwazanegger). He asked me if I had the "egzactly 34 dolla fo viisa feis". The funny thing was he also had a hard time understanding what I told him. Carsten was right, germans find the asian accent very confusing. Then I went to the counter where an old german lady behind a 3' glass window checked all my papers. I had kept all my papers exactly as the consulate had mentioned on the website but I had forgotten my photos in my car. When I told her that she said "So you think you are very organised don't you" with a sarcastic smirk on her face. Had to run down cause the consulate wld close in 10 minutes. Gave her the photos and she asked me to return on thursday to pick up my visa.

So have 2 visas on my passport - US and German(Schengen). In a yrs time will have a Canadian, Mexican and a Brazilian visa too. Lot of travel..lots of fun .. I LOVE THIS JOB