So how was Europe?

I think the words I would use the most to describe the trip would be: "Eye opening". I am going to post some pics and vid soon, but now I am just going to write some random paragraphs of some of the first things that come to mind. I played three dates in Dublin and three in London. Then I went to Paris and visited some of the greatest Art museums in the world. Playing the gigs was great, but more than that was meeting the people and experiencing the culture. When I got to Dublin the first thing I noticed was how much better raw food tastes over there. Eggs, Vegetables, Meats, etc. The air in Europe definitely tastes and smells cleaner over there (something I realized when I got back home). Not once in Europe did I ever hear anyone playing their music obnoxiously loud while driving in their car. Here is one of my favorite antectdotes about my recent trip: I had just finished playing a gig in dublin and was sitting talking with some kids who where partying in the audience. One of them was very interested in my guitar playing and he asked me about guitar players that influenced me. I talked about a number of players and when I brought up The Edge from U2 he asked me if U2 was as big in the US as they are in Europe? I assured him that they where. He chuckled and said "You know it's funny. We Europeans think of ourselves as the center of the world stage, but we forget about our cousins in the States. I laughed and told him. "That's funny, because most that's what most Americans think".