Greek Acropolis

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Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Fun in Rome

Ok, so I'm chilling in rome, not really doing much when I see this car parked in what we in America would think is an impossible spot... We would see it and never even consider putting our car within that space, no matter how small the car is, but behold, here they just shove cars wherever there is four feet of open pavement. Anyways, I just love seeing cars parked like this so I thought I should share the awesome parking skills these Italian drivers have.

Anyways, I thought I would take some time to share some pictures of some of the amazing places we have been to as a group so far. Some of my favorite pictures so far have been taken at night. Let me just say, Rome is beautiful at night. Many of the tourists have tucked themselves in closer to their hotels so that means that places like the Coliseum and the Spanish steps are not so overrun with people and you feel a little more like a local than a tourist. I have to say, if you want to go to the Coliseum, which is an absolute must, go at night, before you plan on doing the tour, and just take it in in a more peaceful setting. Same thing goes for St Peters, if you go at night it is beautifully lit up and hardly anyone is there. Seriously my favorite moments of this trip are when we explore at night. Anyways, here are some pictures!



Oh on a side note, there are these fountains here that are all over the place that just continually run and it's some of the best water in the city. Its always really cold and fresh and we never have to ration our water! Yup so I included a picture of one of them below.

(just in case anyone is wondering, I did take all of these pictures myself)

Saturday, March 3, 2012

The place of dreams


I'm going to Europe!!!! I can hardly believe it myself! I'm starting this blog as a sort of journal for my whole experience of the trip, from the planning stage, onto the actual travel and sight seeing! I have wanted to go to Europe since I was really little, something about it has just fascinated me. Its full of history and there is a Romantic air about it. (romantic in the literary sense). I've wanted to experience first hand what Percy Shelly was trying to describe when he wrote about Mont Blanc. I want to see with my own eyes the remains of the once great Roman Civilization. I want to see the cities and locations that inspired poets like Lord Byron, playwrights like Shakespeare, and novelists such as Mary Shelly. I am excited to see the place of peoples dreams and the inspiration to so many ideas and stories. As I plan and learn more about the places I will be going, I will share and post. I cannot wait to get planning!!! 




(the picture above is of Chamonix, Mont Blanc, in France)