Europe is eating my money. I knew this would happen, but dear GOD everything is expensive here. I went to get a hot chocolate at a local cafe yesterday and it cost 5.80 euros. Are you SERIOUS?! That's insane. All of the attractions/monuments/touristy things are generally pretty reasonable (or similar to what you would pay in the U.S.), but the cost of food is ridiculous. We've finally started catching on to the whole grocery shopping phenomenon (instead of eating out for every meal), but you can't buy very much at once because the refrigerators are small. I want to buy shoes (and many presents for my lovely friends), dammit, not just croissants and crepes.