Ellie & Greg's Travels Around The World

We just got married in April 2014 and are now backpacking around the world for 5 months!

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June 4-13, 2014

Hong Kong 

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May 31 - June 3, 2014

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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May 31 - June 3, 2014

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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May 27-30, 2014

Cappadocia, Turkey

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May 28, 2014

Cappadocia, Turkey

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May 26, 2014

Pamukkale, Turkey

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May 24-25, 2014

Ephesus, Turkey

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May 20-24, 2014

Istanbul, Turkey

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May 20-24, 2014

Istanbul, Turkey

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May 19, 2014

Dachau, Germany

"May the example of those who were exterminated here between 1933-1945 because they resisted Nazism help to unite the living for the defence of peace and freedom and in respect for their fellow men."

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May 16-20, 2014

Munich, Germany

Englischer Garten (English Garden) is one of the largest urban parks in the world. Here you can attend a tea ceremony at the Japanese teahouse, grab a hefeweizen in the Biergarten at the Chinese Pagoda, or even surf on a man-made standing wave in a river! 

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Beer, Ritter, and Bratwurst. Hello Germany!

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May 15-16, 2014

Frankfurt, Germany

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May 14-15, 2014

Cologne, Germany

Hostel Die Wohngemeinschaft, "Tom" room

How often can you say you slept in a boat bed? What a wonderfully creative and beautiful hostel! Loved our stay there.

http://www.hostel-wohngemeinschaft.de/en/home.html

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May 14-15, 2014

Cologne, Germany

The Cologne Cathedral was started in 1248 and not finished until 1880.  It was the tallest building in the world from 1880 to 1884 when it was surpassed by the Washington Monument.  During WWII, despite heavy bombings of the city, the cathedral remained largely intact.  The spires were said to have been used by Allied pilots as a major landmark on missions deeper into Germany. 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2284701/The-world-war-Aerial-photos-reveal-apocalyptic-devastation-Europe-weeks-VE-Day.html

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May 7-14, 2014

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

There are actually more bikes than residents in Amsterdam! As of Feb 2014, the latest estimate was 811,185 inhabitants vs. 881,000 bikes. And this is in spite of the infamous tradition in Amsterdam called "throw the bike in the canal." This happens so much that the Dutch government has to pull thousands of bikes out of the canals each year aka "bicycle fishing."

http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/2290-how-many-bicycles-and-cars-end-up-in-amsterdams-canals 

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May 7-14, 2014

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Rijksmuseum. Stedelijk Museum. Jewish Historical Museum. Rembrandt House. 

At the Rembrandt House museum, the house that Rembrandt lived and worked in was refurbished to appear as it did when he was there in the 1600's. Every detail was meticulously chosen. Even the door frame was painted to look like marble, as faux-marble door frames were in fashion then. The lives of painters from centuries ago usually seem so distant and hard to imagine, but while walking in this house, one feels much closer to understanding the passion, inspiration, and creativity of the great man.  

In this house you also get an overwhelming sense of how much work it took to make enormous 5 meter paintings like Rembrandt did. He had to make everything from scratch including the canvas and paint.  In fact, this was only possible because he had so many apprentices, but that means that this type of creative work was only available to a tiny fraction of the population.  The genius of Rembrandt was lucky to make it down to us through history, but think of all the geniuses that never had a chance because they didn't have the means. It's exciting to live in today's digital age where technology like camera phones make it possible for so many more people to express themselves creatively.