Greetings to all once again! This is the part of the trip where things get a little CRAZY. As many of you know, I have split up from Sarah and Tim for two weeks of travel by myself, with my sister, and with my momma! Then once November 24th arrives, we will meet back up for a wild and crazy last week of backpacking through Greece! So with that said, I have a bit of an update for you all – though I am quite sleepy and could REALLY use the rest…I have decided instead to stay up an extra hour to show you a few pictures…
We loved our stay in Paris…Margaret Howell was a blessing to us, more than words can describe. She was gracious enough to let us stay with her for about a week, and there was great conversation and great food and our own comfortable beds!!! Her house was a 25 minute bus ride outside of the city, so it was nice to be a bit away from the busy nightlife when we did not feel like taking advantage of that! Which we really did not ever…since it was a VERY expensive city. So here are a few pictures from our stay…pretty general important things we saw, a picture from my birthday party under the Eiffel tower, and a few more! Enjoy
PARIS
This is Sarah and Tim excited to head out and see Paris, the city of love, specifically Sarah was VERY excited.
This is at the Notre Dame…this is Tim being creepy and me seeming uncomfortable.
Blah blah blah... Tim took this photo so THANKS TIM!...wherever you are....
This is at my birthday party…Naomi (our Washington friend) was kind enough to train over to Paris for the night to drink wine with us under the Eiffel Tower…it was magnificent! We look crazy, I will admit it.
Free Museum Sunday! Big lines...
Just kind of a weird weird picture.
IN ROME
This is for Ed Smyth - Happy now?! Im addicted.
This picture holds extreme significance - First day in Rome and I decide (since my hostel is located within 5 minutes of the Vatican) that I might as well walk to the Vatican to see what is goin on. So I get over there and there are THOUSANDS of people outside, and just as I reach the big crowd, I see on the big screen they have up that the Pope is being wheeled around in his little cart deal, and he is greeting everyone! So the first day I get to Rome, I found it QUITE fitting that I was able to see the Pope…from quite a distance but I still could see him! Fun, huh?
Ancient Roman ruins....
Sunset - BEAUTIFUL
The Colosseum at night...
Melanie Joy arrives! (My sister)
Italian architecture...
FLORENCE
whatever the heck this big church is...
YAY! Its 2 am my time right now as im writing this....im running on empty...so im going to write as little as i can. So if you are curious as to why i am writing so little, that is why.
This is a famous bridge in Florence…it used to be filled with meat shops…now it is filled with very expensive jewelry shops…I especially liked the bridge because the shops jet out from the side of the bridge about 5 feet, so it gives the bridge a bit more character. Might be hard to tell from the picture…Well that is it for now, I will write more in a few days about more specifics. But I am very tired. But I hope you appreciate the quick update, email me people! I miss emails!!!
Love and Blessings!
