Vincent Yanez Articles
Venice, Italy – It Doesn’t Matter Which Road You Take #16Episode Sixteen: Venice
Green Gum, a Boat Race and the Oldest Men in the World
The canals of Venice are like the streets of Florence, each one demands a
photograph be taken. We arrive midday and sit upon the steps of the train
station. Chris says they remind him of the Spanish Steps, with all the
people hanging out, except [...]
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It Doesn’t Matter Which Road You Take #15Episode Fifteen: Florence
David, Karaoke and a Room With A View
The train stops and the sign outside says “Firenze”, but the station looks
somewhat odd. I remember reading that the main station is located in the
heart of the city, but this surrounding countryside looks like an Italian
version of Deliverance. Two girls with packs ask us if this [...]
Episode Fourteen: Rome
The Pope, Confession and a Coin Toss
We are on an overnight train to Rome. My light does not work so I am forced
to neither read nor write. I would use this time to sleep, but they insist
on barging in every half-hour to make sure that we still have the tickets
that we had thirty [...]
Episode Thirteen: The French Riviera
Stinky Cheese, Dr. Scholls and Unfriendly ATM’s
We are not really lost, just thinking that we most likely will not make our
train to Nice on time. We take the train into Basil, but arrive five minutes
after the overnight train to Nice has left. The punctuality of the European
rails is great unless you [...]
Episode Twelve: Bavaria Revisited
Guns, Gummy Bears and Huge Pretzels
We arrive at the Termond’s house four hours later than planned. We found out
that it is possible to catch a train from Kempten to Waltenhofen, but it
only leaves once a day. We are on it and have been deposited about a
half-mile from their house. It is [...]
Episode Eleven: Prague
Kafka’s Grave, Bob Marley and Little Bird
We are on the overnight train to Prague. We did not book a bed car, mainly
due to the fact that neither of our fathers is the CEO of any major
corporations, thus our funds limit us to riding coach. We are in a regular
coach car that is [...]
Episode Nine: Munich
European Washers and Apple Vendors
We wake up the next morning and pack our bags for Austria. Actually, we are
stopping in Munich first, but saying that we are packing our bags for Munich
does not sound as poetic for some reason. Either way, we are excited to be
stuffing our packs with newly washed clothes. [...]
Episode Seven: Holland
Van Gogh, a Nazi Rally and The Clapper
Walking the streets once again, we find ourselves in areas so full of people that it takes us a good half-an-hour to go a block. It is nothing but a sea of heads walking in every direction and breathing alcohol-laced breath on each other. We [...]
It Doesn’t Matter Which Road You Take #6Episode Six: Crossing the English Channel
Sir John Gielgud and the Stuffy, French Water Hostess
The trip from Edinburgh to London is pure hell.
We don’t leave the station until one in the morning and the train car we are in happens to be occupied by a group of fifteen high school kids who are not old [...]
