Arrived safe and sound

I am currently in the small town of Vilseck in Germany. It is mostly a US military establishment and my friend Alex Allen's parents live here and work for the US in some sort of capacity. I took a train from the Frankfurt Airport to Nurenburg, and then from there to here. The trains are quick and relatively reliable, especially with a Eurail pass which I have. Luckily, I was able to figure out a german phone card, otherwise I would be sleeping in the trainstation... I called them up from Nurenburg, and they picked me up at midnight german time. Since I had no other method of communication, it was a good thing that it worked out! Most people here speak English to some extent which is good for me, but it takes away a little bit of the foreign feel. As soon as I have some more exciting pictures I will post them. But it went off without a hitch, I went from vancouver washington to here in about 20 hours, which ain't bad for halfway across the world. Due to the rest I got on trains planes and automobiles I am actually not jetlagged as much as expected, and got a good night's sleep. I am heading to Hannover for some soccer action on thursday, and then to Munich. Look at my itinerary or send an email at garynfox@gmail.com to get a copy or send a suggestion. There are people from literally all over the world here to see their respective teams play, although I have not seen too many people sporting USA gear. Go figure since we lost the opening game...