Home again

We arrived last night, and I am so not ready to deal with reality. But it was sure nice to sleep in my own bed and have Tim Horton's coffee this morning.

I hacked and coughed my way through my 6 hour flight from Iceland while a rude American woman with a huge double chin glared at me everytime I made a sound. Really! Did she think I wanted to be sick?

Here's some lessons learned from our travels:

• public transportation rocks in Europe
• bring nice shoes for going out
• don't order anything off the menu if you can't read it
• the Canadian Dollar is stronger than the Swiss Frank, so spend away!
• Never travel with small children
• Don't get sick
• Italy's toliets don't have toliet seats--appreciate the nice ones in Germany that self clean
• see the Eiffle Tower at night
• make sure you figure out the currency before you start buying stuff--especially when you almost buy fingerless mitts in Iceland for $58
• Travel with your sister--they have to talk to you when you get home