Sunday, July 6, 2014

Europe Q & A

These questions/answers were written by Mom & Ryann on the long plane ride home.  I took them directly off Ryann's blog. It was fun reading them and remembering everything!

Some questions have multiple answers. (Answers (with questions) are at the bottom)

1. Who tripped the most times?

2. Who almost got ran over by a bus in London?

3. Who bought the most bottles of water?

4. Who gave the largest tip on the trip?

5. Who had the highest lunch tab on the trip?

6. How many churches did we visit on the trip?

7. What did Dad say when he saw Elmo in the confessional?

8. Who walked the slowest?

9. Who had to run all over Rome to find a bathroom?
*Bonus* How many times did we see him/her dart between the streets of Rome while trying to find one?

10. Who didn't even try the Vockingworst?

11. Who almost always preferred to take the elevator instead of the stairs in our Rome hotel?

12. How many people had an oyster in their pocket or purse?

13. Who hit his/her head the most times in the Mary K Hotel (Utrecht)?

14. In which country did we see the most cats?

15. Where would you most likely find those cats?

16. Who took the most pictures?

17. How many pictures did we take all together?

18. Who ordered the largest beer at dinner in Rome?

19. What was the name of the man in the orange suit?

20. Who ate the most black licorice?

21. Who bought two leashes in Utrecht?

22. How many steps did we have to climb in Rome to get to our rooms?

23. How many people lost their AC the first night in Rome?

24. Who stayed in "The Greenhouse" at the Mary K Hotel?

25. Who stayed in the "Workshop" at the Mary K Hotel?

26. Who stayed in "Lofty - A" at the Mary K Hotel?

27. Who stayed in "The Master Bedroom" at the Mary K Hotel?

28. *Bonus* Who stayed in "The Study" a few days later after the rest of us left the Netherlands?

29. Who was looking for Desitin after returning from the Vatican tour?

30. Who ate the most candy on our trip?

31. Who can't handle drinking two glasses of wine?

32. Who twisted their ankle the most times?

33. Who bought the most dresses?

34. Who wore the most dresses?

35. Who bought the most expensive dress?

36. Who brought multiple matching dresses and never wore them at the same time?

37. Who ate fish & "chips" in London?

38. Who likes to eat salmon for breakfast?

39. How many of us went to confession in Rome?

40. Who didn't have too many sins to confess because he/she had gone to confession a couple of weeks earlier? *Hint* He/she had a sin to confess that involved the air conditioner. :-)

41. Who told the priest her husband was next in line for confession?

42. Who told the priest his wife had gone in just before him?

43. Who thought he saw three suckers while walking to the Colosseum in Rome?

44. Who likes sparkling water (water with "gas") the most?

45. Who ate the most beef jerky?

46. Who asked the most questions during our trip?

47. Who walked the fastest?

48. Who tried sleeping on the floor in Rome because he/she was too hot (after the AC broke)?

49. Who bought the most rosaries in Rome?

50. How many people does it take to get a 70 lb. suitcase up the steps of the Mary K Hotel?
*Bonus* Whose suitcase was it?

51. Who bought a fan to cool down?

52. How many water bottles did Laura have in her backpack?

53. Which has the most congestion? The tube, the train or the metro?

54. Whose debit card didn't work the first day of the trip?

55. Who got locked out of their account at the ATM because they tried entering their PIN too many times?

56. Who was the quietest on the entire trip (never made a sound)?

57. Was the Pope in Rome while we were visiting?

58. Was the Pope at the Vatican when we were visiting?

59. What was the name of Dad's uncle?

60. What was the name of our tour guide in the Vatican?

61. How many umbrellas did Michiel buy in Amsterdam?

62. What is a fashion "no no" in Holland (and other European countries)?

63. How did Michiel's wife spot Neil & Ry at the airport in Amsterdam?

64. Who was suffering from chapped a**?

65. Who likes plaid shirts?

66. Who had (2) 5 Euro bills fall out of his/her pocket while walking in Rome?

67. Who had the heaviest suitcase?

68. Who liked rocks the most on the trip?

69. Who drank the most coffee?

70. Who drank the most Coke?

71. Who played cards on the flight to Europe?

72. Who ordered Caprese salad every night for dinner in Rome?

73. Who fell asleep on multiple flights before the airplane even took off?

74. Who did Michiel take pictures of sleeping on the bus to Zeist?

75. Who played cards on the floor our last night in Rome?
*Bonus* What card game was it?

76. Who walked in the pouring rain in London without an umbrella?

77. Whose plane had to land in Dublin, Ireland due to a medical emergency on board?

78. Who had to buy new shoes in the Netherlands because his/her feet hurt?

79. Who wore out a pair of Crocs while on the trip?

80. Who bought new shoes after coming home from the trip?

81. Who liked watching football (soccer) the most?

82. Who brought Elmo along on the trip?

83. Whose pocket did Elmo ride in throughout Europe?

84. Which restaurant did we visit the most overall during our trip?

85. What gift did Laura & John give to Uncle Frans?

86. How many cowboy hats did Sarah bring?

87. Who didn't like to be in pictures?

88. How many pictures did John take with his phone?

89. How many different card games did Ry learn to play on the trip?

90. Can you guess who taught Ry the card games? :-)

100. What do you call a bicycle parking lot in Utrecht?

101. Who bought magnets everywhere we went in Europe?

102. How many band-aids did Mom have on her toes?

103. Who lugged the heaviest bag around everywhere we went?

104. Who was in the "pictures" that were on many of the buildings in Rome?

105. What percentage of Italians are Catholics?

106. What is Neil's favorite picture from Utrecht?

107. Who bought a painting of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome?

108. Who bought the most Christmas ornaments on the trip?

109. Who met a couple in the Munich airport who live just down the road from them back home?

110. Who rode on the top of a red double-decker bus in London?

111. What mode of transportation did we use to get from the the airport to our hotel in London because we didn't have any pounds?

112. Who dropped & broke a camera at the Tower of London?

113. Who panicked after getting on the tram, thinking he/she lost his/her luggage in the Chicago airport?

114. How many pounds of popcorn did we buy in the Chicago airport on the way to Europe for 4 people?

115. Who enjoyed the hot, sunny weather in Rome the most?

116. Who got black licorice taken away from him/her?
*Bonus* who took it away?

117. How many movies did Neil watch on the flight home?

118. How many movies did Dad watch on the flight home?

119. How many pounds did we have when we arrived at London's Heathrow Airport?

120. How many pounds did we have when we left London's Heathrow Airport?

121. Who had a sore buttocks after the long flight back to Chicago from Rome?

122. What was the first thing Dad & Neil did in the Chicago airport after going through customs?

123. What was the first thing Mom & Ry did in the Chicago airport after going through customs?

124. How much was a cup of coffee in the airport in Rome (in Euros)?

125. What did Neil wear home from Rome?

126. On our last full day in Rome, who screamed when he/she walked past a crumbled newspaper on the ground.
*Bonus* Who echoed that scream?

127. Who tripped so loudly going up steps in Rome that Neil thought it sounded like a bomb going off?

128. Who said, "Don't walk straight." to Neil?

129. Who twisted his/her ankle in the Wakefield Tower?

130. Who said, "Partheon" instead of "Pantheon?"

131. Who ate the most Vockingworst (and actually liked it)?

132. Who didn't like the Vockingworst?

133. Who said, "It's the vockingworst thing I've ever had!"

134. How many minutes were we told it would take to walk to Uncle Frans's house from our hotel in Utrecht?  How many minutes did it really take?

135. Who had the best understanding of the Celsius temperature scale?

136. Who had a swing in their hotel room in Utrecht?

137.  Who told Neil & Ry to watch out for mopeds when they arrived in the Netherlands?

138. Who told Neil not to wear "Jesus sandals" in the Netherlands? 

139. Which airport had the highest security measures?

140. Which airline was the best?

141. Which airline was the worst?

142. Who was our tour guide for our walking tour of Rome?

143. Who fell in the median while we were crossing the street in Rome?


**Answers**

1. Who tripped the most times?
 Who knows?  All of us tripped multiple times.

2. Who almost got ran over by a bus in London?
 Neil & Dad

3. Who bought the most bottles of water?
 Neil

4. Who gave the largest tip on the trip?
Dad ~ 30% in London at Taylor Walker's

5. Who had the highest lunch tab on the trip?
Mom & Dad and Laura & John at Cafe Moretto in Rome ~ 88 Euros

6. How many churches did we visit on the trip?
Too many to count!
 
7. What did Dad say when he saw Elmo in the confessional?
 "What did the priest say?"

8. Who walked the slowest?
Ry

9. Who had to run all over Rome to find a bathroom?
Neil
 *Bonus* How many times did we see him/her dart between the streets of Rome while trying to find one?
Three

10. Who didn't even try the Vockingworst?
Ry and maybe John

11. Who almost always preferred to take the elevator instead of the stairs in our Rome hotel?
 Neil (so he wouldn't get sweaty)

12. How many people had an oyster in their pocket or purse?
 Four ~ Mom, Dad, Neil & Ry (oyster card for the tube in London)

13. Who hit his/her head the most times in the Mary K Hotel (Utrecht)?
 Ry

14. In which country did we see the most cats?
 The Netherlands

15. Where would you most likely find those cats?
 Roaming around in a bar

16. Who took the most pictures?
 Ry

17. How many pictures did we take all together?
 4,001

18. Who ordered the largest beer at dinner in Rome?
 Neil

19. What was the name of the man in the orange suit?
 Daniel

20. Who ate the most black licorice?
 Dad

21. Who bought two leashes in Utrecht?
 Sarah

22. How many steps did we have to climb in Rome to get to our rooms?
69

23. How many people lost their AC the first night in Rome?
 Six (all of us because we blew the circuit) 

24. Who stayed in "The Greenhouse" at the Mary K Hotel?
 Mom & Dad

25. Who stayed in the "Workshop" at the Mary K Hotel?
 Sarah

26. Who stayed in "Lofty - A" at the Mary K Hotel?
 Neil & Ry

27. Who stayed in "The Master Bedroom" at the Mary K Hotel?
 Laura & John

28. *Bonus* Who stayed in "The Study" a few days later after the rest of us left the Netherlands?
 Sarah, John, Marie & Maggie

29. Who was looking for Desitin after returning from the Vatican tour?
 Neil

30. Who ate the most candy on our trip?
 John & Laura (Dad was a close third)

31. Who can't handle drinking two glasses of wine?
 Mom & Ry

32. Who twisted their ankle the most times?
 Neil

33. Who bought the most dresses?
 Laura

34. Who wore the most dresses?
 Ry

35. Who bought the most expensive dress?
 Sarah (for a wedding she had to go to in Spain)

36. Who brought multiple matching dresses and never wore them at the same time?
Laura, Sarah & Ry
 
37. Who ate fish & "chips" in London?
Mom, Dad, Neil & Ry
 
38. Who likes to eat salmon for breakfast?
Mom
 
39. How many of us went to confession in Rome?
All six of us
 
40. Who didn't have too many sins to confess because he/she had gone to confession a couple of weeks earlier? *Hint* He/she had a sin to confess that involved the air conditioner. :-)
Dad
 
41. Who told the priest her husband was next in line for confession?
Laura

42. Who told the priest his wife had gone in just before him?
Dad

43. Who thought he saw three suckers while walking to the Colosseum in Rome?
John, after seeing Laura, Mom & Ry with umbrellas we bought to shade us from the sun
 
44. Who likes sparkling water (water with "gas") the most?
Mom
 
45. Who ate the most beef jerky?
Neil

46. Who asked the most questions during our trip?
Mom
 
47. Who walked the fastest?
John
 
48. Who tried sleeping on the floor in Rome because he/she was too hot (after the AC broke)?
Dad
 
49. Who bought the most rosaries in Rome?
Mom (well over 25 if you include the pack of 12 she bought)
 
50. How many people does it take to get a 70 lb. suitcase up the steps of the Mary K Hotel?
*Bonus* Whose suitcase was it?
Two ~ Mom & Sarah (Dad had already gone to bed & Neil and Ry weren't there yet.)  The suitcase was Sarah's.

51. Who bought a fan to cool down in Rome?
Mom
 
52. How many water bottles did Laura have in her backpack?
Three (and they were full!)
 
53. Which has the most congestion? The tube, the train or the metro?
The metro (in Rome)
 
54. Whose debit card didn't work the first day of the trip?
Neil
 
55. Who got locked out of their account at the ATM because they tried entering their PIN too many times?
Mom (because she was trying to use a credit card, not a debit card)
 
56. Who was the quietest on the entire trip (never made a sound)?
Elmo
 
57. Was the Pope in Rome while we were visiting?
Yes
 
58. Was the Pope at the Vatican when we were visiting?
No
 
59. What was the name of Dad's uncle?
Uncle Frans
 
60. What was the name of our tour guide in the Vatican?
 Giovanni

61. How many umbrellas did Michiel buy in Amsterdam?
 5

62. What is a fashion "no no" in Holland (and other European countries)?
 Wearing white crew socks with shorts

63. How did Michiel's wife spot Neil & Ry at the airport in Amsterdam?
 Neil's white crew socks with khaki shorts

64. Who was suffering from chapped a**?
 Neil

65. Who likes plaid shirts?
 Dad

66. Who had (2) 5 Euro bills fall out of his/her pocket while walking in Rome?
 John

67. Who had the heaviest suitcase?
 Sarah

68. Who liked rocks the most on the trip?
 Neil

69. Who drank the most coffee?
 Dad

70. Who drank the most Coke?
 John

71. Who played cards on the flight to Europe?
 Mom & Ry

72. Who ordered Caprese salad every night for dinner in Rome?
 Mom, Laura & Ry

73. Who fell asleep on multiple flights before the airplane even took off?
 Ry ~ twice

74. Who did Michiel take pictures of sleeping on the bus to Zeist?
 Ry

75. Who played cards on the floor our last night in Rome?
*Bonus* What card game was it?
 Laura ~ solitaire 

76. Who walked in the pouring rain in London without an umbrella?
 Neil & Ry

77. Whose plane had to land in Dublin, Ireland due to a medical emergency on board?
 Laura & John

78. Who had to buy new shoes in the Netherlands because his/her feet hurt?
Dad & Sarah
 
79. Who wore out a pair of Crocs while on the trip?
Dad
 
80. Who bought new shoes after coming home from the trip?
Dad, Mom, Neil & Ry
 
81. Who liked watching football (soccer) the most?
Neil
 
82. Who brought Elmo along on the trip?
Ry
 
83. Whose pocket did Elmo ride in throughout Europe?
Mom's
 
84. Which restaurant did we visit the most overall during our trip?
McDonald's (1) London--Mom, Dad, Neil, Ry & Sarah
(2) Utrecht--John & Laura (3) Utrecht--Michiel
 
85. What gift did Laura & John give to Uncle Frans?
University of Arkansas baseball hat
 
86. How many cowboy hats did Sarah bring?
5
 
87. Who didn't like to be in pictures?
Michiel (John was a close second)
 
88. How many pictures did John take with his phone?
Two

89. How many different card games did Ry learn to play on the trip?
Three ~ Gin, 500 Rummy & Solitaire
 
90. Can you guess who taught Ry the card games? :-)
Mom
 
100. What do you call a bicycle parking lot in Utrecht?
A bike cemetery
 
101. Who bought magnets everywhere we went in Europe?
Neil
 
102. How many band-aids did Mom have on her toes?
Three (blisters)
 
103. Who lugged the heaviest bag around everywhere we went?
Ry (camera bag)
 
104. Who was in the "pictures" that were on many of the buildings in Rome?
Mary, the Blessed Mother
 
105. What percentage of Italians are Catholics?
98%
 
106. What is Neil's favorite picture from Utrecht?
A bicycle against a brick wall
 
107. Who bought a painting of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome?
Mom & Dad and John & Laura
 
108. Who bought the most Christmas ornaments on the trip?
John & Laura
 
109. Who met a couple in the Munich airport who live just down the road from them back home?
Mom & Dad
 
110. Who rode on the top of a red double-decker bus in London?
Mom & Neil
 
111. What mode of transportation did we use to get from the the airport to our hotel in London because we didn't have any pounds?
A red public double-decker bus for free
 
112. Who dropped & broke a camera at the Tower of London?
Mom; the screen was cracked, but the camera still worked!

113. Who panicked after getting on the tram, thinking he/she lost his/her luggage in the Chicago airport?
Mom; Our luggage had already been checked through. :-)

114. How many pounds of popcorn did we buy in the Chicago airport on the way to Europe for 4 people?
4 1/2 pounds ~ 2.5 lbs. caramel and 2 lbs. cheddar cheese

115. Who enjoyed the hot, sunny weather in Rome the most?
Ry

116. Who got black licorice taken away from him/her?
*Bonus* who took it away?
Dad ~ Mom took it away from him

117. How many movies did Neil watch on the flight home?
Four (Noah, Anchorman 2, Bad Grandpa & 300: Rise of an Empire)
 
118. How many movies did Dad watch on the flight home?
Three
 
119. How many pounds did we have when we arrived at London's Heathrow Airport?
Zero

120. How many pounds did we have when we left London's Heathrow Airport?
 Zero

121. Who had a sore buttocks after the long flight back to Chicago from Rome?
Dad ~ because his jeans rode up while sitting in the middle seat
 
122. What was the first thing Dad & Neil did in the Chicago airport after going through customs?
Buy a hamburger
 
123. What was the first thing Mom & Ry did in the Chicago airport after going through customs?
Go to the bathroom
 
124. How much was a cup of coffee in the airport in Rome (in Euros)?
 15 Euros according to Dad

125. What did Neil wear home from Rome?
White crew socks with his khaki shorts :-)
 
126. On our last full day in Rome, who screamed when he/she walked past a crumbled newspaper on the ground.
*Bonus* Who echoed that scream?
Mom, because she thought it was dead bird.  We had already seen one.  Ry was walking behind Mom and screamed, too.

127. Who tripped so loudly going up steps in Rome that Neil thought it sounded like a bomb going off?
John
 
128. Who said, "Don't walk straight." to Neil?
Dad, after Neil kept hurting his ankle.  Dad told him to walk with his feet out like he does.
 
129. Who twisted his/her ankle in the Wakefield Tower?
Neil
 
130. Who said, "Parthenon" instead of "Pantheon?"
John
 
131. Who ate the most Vockingworst (and actually liked it)?
Dad
 
132. Who didn't like the Vockingworst?
Everyone else including Michiel
 
133. Who said, "It's the vockingworst thing I've ever had!"
John
 
134. How many minutes were we told it would take to walk to Uncle Frans's house from our hotel in Utrecht?  How many minutes did it really take?
Ten minutes / Almost an hour

135. Who had the best understanding of the Celsius temperature scale?
Neil
 
136. Who had a swing in their hotel room in Utrecht?
Mom & Dad
 
137.  Who told Neil & Ry to watch out for mopeds when they arrived in the Netherlands?
Sarah
 
138. Who told Neil not to wear "Jesus sandals" in the Netherlands?  Michiel
 
139. Which airport had the highest security measures?
Munich
 
140. Which airline was the best?
Lufthansa (British Airways was a close second)

141. Which airline was the worst?
Vuelling
 
142. Who was our tour guide for our walking tour of Rome?Fulvia

143. Who fell in the median while we were crossing the street in Rome?
Dad

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