European Vacation

We'll start with London. We arrived at our hotel and were pleasantly surprised. We had a 1 bedroom suite. It was a nice hotel located in Notting Hill, which was a lot like being in Newport with the little cafes and shops just next door. We took advantage of the tube and buses. It was so easy to get around. After checking in and cleaning up, we set off armed with a map and a basic agenda. We went on the London Eye, saw Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, the changing of the guards, the crown jewels, the Tower of London, London Bridge, the British Museum (the Rosetta Stone), Big Ben. We admired the architecture, the history of it all. We ate some great food - Moroccan & Indian. We had an ale at a pub. We caught a show, Monty Python's Spamalot with Tim Curry. Our short trip in London was over before we knew it... Sunday morning we boarded the Eurostar bound for Paris.

We were in complete awe in Paris. The building were amazying. Not that I didn't really know before, but the trip just proved it even more. I am definitely more of a history person than an art person. Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate art and I found it absolutely amazing to see the works from Rodin, DaVinci and more... But I can breeze through a museum and be happy... Now looking at the building and touring the palaces left me in complete awe. We did the abridged tour at the Louvre, the DaVinci Code tour. It was really neat and it led you past the more famous pieces. We saw the Mona Lisa, Madona on the Rocks, Winged Victory and more. We started off our trip atop the Eiffel Tower. The view was amazing. We tried to fit in most things on day two... We started off at the Louvre continued on to Notre Dame and finished the day with a walk on the Champs D'Elysee ending at the Arc de Triomphe. Our last full day we decided to head out to Versailles. Oh mon dieu! That is all that I can say. After that we hit Hotel des Invalides. Then the trip was over before we knew it...

It was a whirlwind vacation, over before we know it. Three days in each city was not long enough. As we walked along we kept saying, "next time we visit..." Visiting Europe was a dream come true for me, and to do it with him made it even better. I cannot wait until next time. I'll post all of the pictures on Flickr.