The trip to Europe, including EF, turned out to be an enjoyable experience :) It was my first time ever across the Atlantic. Our trip took us to Paris, the Netherlands, to EF, then back to the Netherlands again.

In Paris, we got to check out a bunch of the landmarks (and get some pretty pics). Plus we got to do fursuiting near the Eiffel Tower! That was great. One night, we went out to this restaurant called the "Au Chien Qui Fume" (The Smoking Dog). It was all canine themed and the food was excellent. We tried out the foie gras, after chickening out on getting escargot, hehe.

While in Paris, we got to stay with Timduru for a bit. He was an awesome host:) I liked the area of town he was in. Very pretty.

During our stay in the Netherlands, we stayed with Dukefawks who lived in a port town north of Amsterdam. It was interesting seeing just about everyone there riding their bikes everywhere along those narrow streets. We also tried pickled herring, which is a popular dutch treat. It's basically a raw fish you eat. They have fish carts that sell 'em, similar to the way we have hot dog stands here in NYC. I liked it ^^

Of course, we visited Amsterdam for a bit, including a stroll down the Red Light District during the afternoon - what an interesting place, heh. Would be more interesting if there were guys in those windows, but I digress ;) We passed by a place called the Banana Bar there. I'll leave it to your imagination to figure out what they do in that place (!!!)

Also visited a coffee shop. I tried something called "Special Cake" and it's quite interesting. Think chocolate muffin, but more ;) An interesting first experience with that to say the least! Wouldn't mind trying something like that again sometime.

Then we have EF. What an awesome con that was. It was so wonderfully social. Everything is set up so that most of the con is in a central area. It really makes the con better when you can just hang out in a certain area and run into people like that. It's really the location that makes or breaks a con and EF definitely has a prime spot in that right now. The hotel is on a hill that looks over the town - the view is amazing.

It also helps that there's a bar and place for food right there too. The bar was used quite a bit for sure. There was even free German beer at one point - craziness! I really had a good time there. Hopefully, we can make it to the one next year.

Thanks to all the old friends I hung out with and the new ones I met during the trip. You're what helped make it memorable :)