I´m safe... so no worries

The last couple of places haven´t had internet cafes so this was the soonest I could update you all. I am currently in Gent typing on some Turkish keyboard, so you will have to excuse any weird spellings or random punctuation. I think I´ve caught most of them though...

The last couple of days have been cool. Luxembourg was pretty! I think Salzburg, Switzerland and Luxembourg would be the places Dad would enjoy as they seem to be the most scenic places in Europe that I´ve seen. But before I continue, let me answer some of your questions:
I watched someone go zorbing (I could not get myself to pay 300 CHF to be pushed down a hill in a ball.)
Yes that is me in a tye-dye dress. (And yes I am wearing a bra!)
Yes I´ve been on the look out for Dennis...
No chocolate from Switzerland survived the last heat wave in Stuttgart and (darn) it had to be eaten. But if you ever see a hot Chilli chocolate bar from Lindt, they actually are quite yummy.
Yes, the sink has a good story but that will have to wait for later.

Okay so back to wassup.
Frankfurt: cool to see the mix of old and new buildings, but it rained all day, and it was a holiday. (No one could explain what they celebrate on Pennecost Day... Do any one of you know?)
Luxembourg: had a sweet BBQ for Neighbour´s Day and is a beautiful city
Vianden: the castle has been rebuilt and the movie George and the Dragon was filmed there, but other than that there was NOTHING TO DO! I met a writer from Let´s Go!, there and he said it was a nice place... to skip. But it was the only place free in Luxembourg that night.(the country only has 5 hostels)
Gent: cool city! Lots of second hand stores, backeries, Aussie Ice Cream Stands (even the Aussies don´t know why their ice cream is so popular when the stuff here is better and cheaper), and canals. My hostel is right next to an old castle/torture museum! The sketches were way too graphic for my taste...

I sent post cards to Ans and Wim from Basel. They both had people email me! It looks like Wim´s secretary thinks I´m coming June 2 instead of June 3, so I might go there tomorrow. I will look at some train schedules, and then call Wim tonight. He gqve me pretty good directions via train to get there.

The store ower is starting to give me weird looks, so I´d better go.
Love you all, and I promise to update you again soon.
Andrea