Steph's version of Tom's trip

While I wish my dear hubby could have the time and presence of mind to write a cool summary of his trip to Europe, it just isn't in the cards at the moment. He has his hands full with:

• Trying to pull $4800 cash out of the bank to pay for a year's worth of rent in cash (this means many many trips to the ATMs as you can imagine...
• Trying to repair one car and sell two others
• Trying to deal with the fact that my credit card number has been stolen and is being used all over our great nation (which means we can't use it to get out cash...see#1)
• Trying to find his cell phone that was lost (and found, thank you Lord!)

So, here I am telling you second hand what I've heard about his trip.

A few things in brief:

1. Only one guy had worn western clothes before. They went to the fancy malls before leaving and got TOTALLY outfitted in very cool/expensive clothes (= Everything this one guy wore matched.

2. They were really sensitive to anything Tom said to others about the their country. Tom wasn't expecting this

3. They wanted to eat food they knew - they aren't exactly adventurous. (McDonalds and Turkish food)

4. It took a great deal of convincing to get them to take a train instead of renting a car in Europe!

5. Contrary to popular opinion, they did not go "hog wild" so to speak, while away from their country. They still prayed, did not drink or smoke or visit any ladies.

6. They don't like to loan money (they'd rather give it to you) - even just to tide you over until you find the next ATM.

7. Tom's buddy said it was boring after Tom left the group to come home (-; The rest of them went on to Paris.

8. It became clear pretty fast that they were really going to rely on Tom to help them get around. He was happy to oblige since they were paying the majority of his expenses.

9.They got to go handgliding! That was a lifetime goal for time and the guys loved it.

10.They walked on a glacier in Switzerland!

They visited Italy, Switzerland and then Tom came home while they went on to Paris. It sounds like it was a really good time together. You just can't replace the mystery of how road trips bring you closer together to people!

Well, I wish I could say more, but we'll have to call it quits here. I'll upload some more pictures

though.