tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639765353979529302024-02-19T07:53:01.745-08:00Towns and VillagesHihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-20332678088410814842016-07-18T15:06:00.000-07:002016-07-18T15:06:11.964-07:00The Sound of SalzburgBudapest - Vienna - Salzburg<br />
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Part 3: Salzburg<br />
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The last of the three-day trip was spent in Salzburg, Austria, home of the Sound of Music! We had the option to pay for a Sound of Music movie tour, to view various spots from the film, but I opted out in order to explore the city on my own.<br />
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You can imagine how much the tiny town of Salzburg boasts its reputation as the site for the Sound of Music -- it was shown throughout the city!</div>
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Such as on this pig!</div>
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The beautiful Salzach River, which flows through the city.</div>
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Later, we would hike the hillsides up to the Hohensalzburg Castle, and then to a brewery run by monks, seen here!<br />
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But first, Salzburg is also the birthplace of Mozart, so there was a lot of Mozart paraphernalia everywhere. I think his home where he grew up was around this street?<br />
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Mozart, Mozart, Mozart...<br />
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and his home!</div>
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Before the hike, we explored the main city square.<br />
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And thus began the hike to the top!</div>
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It was a long hike, I promise. We saw many towers and archways and old stone, just tastes of what was to come.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hey it's me!</td></tr>
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Fortress, this way!<br />
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After many long years, we made it to the top!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">city through a barred window</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">city through a window tampered with by Ron Weasley</td></tr>
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After the fortress, we headed over to the Augustiner Braustubl, or the run-by-monks brewery!<br />
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To be perfectly frank, the beer was much too dark for me, but the meat was very welcome in my stomach.<br />
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After the brewery, we trekked back down for some final, picturesque views.<br />
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And thus, my three-day journey to Budapest, Vienna, and Salzburg was complete. But my time with Prussia had just begun...Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-2966025760331522632016-07-18T12:06:00.001-07:002016-07-18T14:10:34.518-07:00Vienna (Austria, not VA)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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Part 2: Vienna<br />
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So my Budapest post was practically completed back when I remembered everything I did; this is the first fresh post, nicely removed from March 2015, so forgive my old lady memory.<br />
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The day after Budapest, our bus left nice and early to Vienna, Austria. I remember it took us unusually long to check into our hostel, so we had plenty of time to explore. We quickly came across the bar, boasting jägerbombs galore, and this necessary sign I will be putting up everywhere I go:<br />
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The late morning was spent in a wonderful Austrian market,<br />
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Our trip to the market was followed by the typical walking tour through the city.<br />
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Remember when I was talking about St. Stephen's, and to wait for the Vienna post? Here is St. Stephen's Cathedral, not to be confused with Budapest's Basilica:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gotta love those icons</td></tr>
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What Budapest doesn't have, however, was the Spanish Riding School, aka HORSES!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another blurry walking photo ;(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">even the weather is the same as Budapest OKAY IM OBSESSED WITH BUDAPEST WE GET IT</td></tr>
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Here is the Hofburg Imperial Palace, the former imperial residence,<br />
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and the Vienna Parliament Building, I believe (thanks, Google Image Search!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">alright, but you sense the cities' similarities, right</td></tr>
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On a more exciting note, you can't visit Vienna without trying the famous Viennese <i>Sachertorte</i> at a renowned cafe!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">said Viennese <i>Sachertorte</i> <3</td></tr>
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Funny enough, we went shopping in Forever 21, about as Viennese as you can get, but where I got this great coat and a swimsuit I always wear!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">really, this is just proof I was there</td></tr>
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Our evening in Vienna was spent at <i>a</i>, not <i>the</i>, Vienna Opera House, where we listened to a delightful symphony, accompanied by ballet!<br />
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Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-78011403084001389922016-07-18T11:17:00.000-07:002016-07-18T11:17:27.346-07:00Budapest ControlBudapest - Vienna - Salzburg<br />
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Part 1: Budapest<br />
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At the beginning of March, I went on a three day trip to Budapest, Vienna, and Salzburg. This was one of my less eventful and exciting trips, which I think can be attributed to the repetition of big, old cities. Out of the three, however, Salzburg was my favorite. Sound of Music, anyone? But first let me take you briefly through Budapest.<br />
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Our walking tour began with a beautiful synagogue,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hi I'm a beautiful synagogue</td></tr>
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followed by the Hungarian State Opera House, which we unfortunately didn't get to venture into:<br />
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The main attraction of the day was St. Stephen's Basilica in central Budapest! Not to be confused with St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna - but I'll get to that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">she's a beaut</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> ^ this guy though </td></tr>
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This was super cool though: this reliquary (read: box) houses the Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen! It was withered and decrepit (think: Dumbledore in the 6th).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">better than any of my gingerbread houses</td></tr>
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From there, we explored the main part of the town, including Freedom Square, where we saw many cool monuments such as this one...or so I thought.<br />
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This somewhat recent monument depicts an eagle (symbolizing imperialism) swooping down and snatching Hungary out of the hand of Gabriel the Archangel. This was supposed to be in remembrance of the victims of the Nazis, but is seen more as a rewriting of history showing Hungary as innocent in the Holocaust.<br />
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For this reason, there were several small protests at the base of the monument.<br />
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Anyway, in the middle of Freedom Square is the Soviet Red Army Memorial obelisk,<br />
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The last bit of Freedom Square is Imre Nagy, the Communist leader of an uprising to free Hungary’s Communist project from the Soviet Union.<br />
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Then we set off for the Hungarian Parliament Building!<br />
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We then faced the Danube River, with the other half of Budapest on the other side (I believe that is Pest, and we were in Buda).<br />
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The Shoes on the Danube River is a monument for the Jews killed by a fascist leader. The victims were forced to take off their shoes and were then shot at the edge so that their bodies would fall into the water. :(<br />
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Then we crossed over the Chain Bridge to Pest!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ugh what a pest</td></tr>
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Pest wasn't as cool as Buda, I think.<br />
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Trinity Square featuring an obelisk of, well, the Holy Trinity!<br />
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A Hungarian police car, too cute to be taken seriously.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cute little salt turrets!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">is this a postcard?</td></tr>
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Oh yeah, here's proof that I was there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">awkward hands: a memoir</td></tr>
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That night, we walked around the city a bit, but we were too tired to go too far.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">clearly my photo skills are sublime</td></tr>
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Also that night, we went to the famous hot springs in Budapest! This is the metro we took to get there, complete with NYC subway tiles.<br />
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I didn't bring my phone into the springs (sorry if I got you excited for half-dressed swimmers), but believe it or not, we ran/swam into a George Mason alumnus! The world is much too small.<br />
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At last, the long-awaited Spring Break post! On Friday the 20th of February, three friends and I boarded a train to Zurich, Switzerland. We rode right through the Alps, which was cool, I guess.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I spy the Alps!</td></tr>
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After several hours, a couple naps, and too many corn nuts to count, we arrived in Zurich. We stayed in a relatively cheap hotel considering how unbelievably expensive everything is in Zurich/Switzerland (caveat: I WILL bitterly bring this up a hundred more times).<br />
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On the first of two days in Zurich, we explored the town and cried at the exorbitant prices.<br />
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We had plans to eat dinner at a Mexican restaurant, but after walking a solid half hour outside the center of the city, we discovered that a simple burrito cost 35 francs (read: 35 euros) (read: $39), so it was back to the center of town for us. We finally gave in and ate at a semi-expensive Vietnamese restaurant, which was actually fantastic.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pad thai, anyone?</td></tr>
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Also, check out how cool their currency is! Despite it having a disgustingly horrible conversion rate to anything.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">is that you, john lennon?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this one has cool music notes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lefty's like "wf did you just say boy"</td></tr>
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The next day, we had the hotel's surprisingly decent breakfast including my favorite cheese in the world...SWISS!!<br />
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On Saturday, we checked out Lake Zurich!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">he was mooning us, ha ha</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">im not a buoy, im a girl!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">poems should be written about this tree</td></tr>
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There were several mini towers of very precariously-placed stones on the banks; it's a wonder the freezing and strong wind didn't topple them over.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heart?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so zen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">such Lake Zurich, very Alps, much Swiss flag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hey it's me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">imagine living between the Alps and Lake Zurich?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a painted photo</td></tr>
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When we had sufficiently frozen our rear ends off, we toured old town Zurich. First, we came across this darling bookstore straight out of Harry Potter:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">super rare</td></tr>
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I picked <span data-reactid=".2f.1:3:1:$comment10200347710331847_10200347714651955:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".2f.1:3:1:$comment10200347710331847_10200347714651955:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".2f.1:3:1:$comment10200347710331847_10200347714651955:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".2f.1:3:1:$comment10200347710331847_10200347714651955:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0">up a collection of Oliver Goldsmith's works from 1889
and the next addition to my growing collection of Oscar Wilde!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YOl6WppI93yy7sb0kC_K6XLNLaLdgRvJSrCroji3uSzPDv9uzS8fC-8t92I1ggeiEjBcGtm38AMNRCwgHcRnTql0oktXnddOe0mVmC6HLcN5vsAmHz5wkPx2FCtH9Tg7-ncnhPhK8mE/s1600/IMG_5021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YOl6WppI93yy7sb0kC_K6XLNLaLdgRvJSrCroji3uSzPDv9uzS8fC-8t92I1ggeiEjBcGtm38AMNRCwgHcRnTql0oktXnddOe0mVmC6HLcN5vsAmHz5wkPx2FCtH9Tg7-ncnhPhK8mE/s1600/IMG_5021.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">good luck climbing that</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cherry houses</td></tr>
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I snapped a whopping total of one picture inside of Grossmunster, much to the chagrin of my fellow tourists who were obeying the "no photos" rule. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just look at her sassy hand gesture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">awful picture of the outside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ah there it is</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grossmunster across the way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the center of Zurich</td></tr>
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<span data-reactid=".2f.1:3:1:$comment10200347710331847_10200347714651955:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".2f.1:3:1:$comment10200347710331847_10200347714651955:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".2f.1:3:1:$comment10200347710331847_10200347714651955:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".2f.1:3:1:$comment10200347710331847_10200347714651955:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0">At a food stand (did you remember to note it?) I swear to you we ate the most delicious wiener or something godly, which included onion crisps, pickles, and some creamy white sauce from heaven:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wait you don't even understand</td></tr>
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We also ran into the Swiss version of Carnivale, we decided. There were lots of strange figures dressed in strange garb playing strange music and selling strange but delicious food.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nice outfits, goofballs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not quite as stylish as the Venetian Carnivale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">praise the truffles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">those boxes cost around 100 francs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">don't mind if I do</td></tr>
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The second and last night in Zurich, a food crisis struck again: the Thai restaurant we were headed to turned out to be a dinky little Thai spices shop. At that point, we were in the dark, rainy streets of the sketchy part of town, so we dodged into a little Mexican place with overpriced, scantily-filled quesadillas. Yay!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Object in Photo is Smaller Than It Appears</td></tr>
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We decided to treat ourselves with grocery-store-cafe food, including spring rolls, tater tots, chicken nuggets, and shokata (elderberry&lemon) Fanta. Consider us queens!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">no judgment pls</td></tr>
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And don't forget our freshly-bought truffles!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">come to mama</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh sweet baby truffles</td></tr>
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Some of the flavors I had were: sangria, cherry liquer, caramel, pistachio, hazelnut, cappuccino, Bailey's, etc. They were divine.<br />
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At entirely-too-early-o'clock the next morning, we boarded our train from Rumlang, a borough of Zurich, back into the city center...which is when it decided to snow!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not now pls</td></tr>
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Since the Zurich section is ending, I won't even give the metro system the attention it seeks, but I will say that EFFICIENCY IS WHAT I MISS MOST ABOUT AMERICA. The metro trains only came once every half hour (what?) and a one-way ticket was 7 francs (what??) and there was no way to confirm your ticket so it was a huge waste of money (what???). Don't worry, the last day we rode for free. We paid our fair share, I decided :)<br />
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We took the fast train from the center of Zurich to . . . Paris!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tired but excited in the train (bathroom)!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Maigret and the Hotel Majestic" by Georges Simenon, which takes place in Paris</td></tr>
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Early Sunday afternoon, we arrived in Paris!!<br />
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Our hostel was in Montmartre, an artsy and hipster district outside the heart of Paris. And thus continued the series of unfortunate events. The hostel, admittedly pretty cheap, was more than disappointing. Our private room was on the top floor, and smelled like musty construction workers...possibly because the workers were still renovating the room while we were in it? Not to mention the scaffolding right outside our window, where intensely loud drilling took place every morning at around 8. Did I include the stains and hairs on our blankets, or the broken toilet? Anyway...<br />
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The location was still admittedly great. The Basilica of Sacre Couer was only five minutes away, so that was our first stop, along with our first authentic crepes!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our view from the outside cafe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a little too rough to function</td></tr>
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This prohibited picture received decidedly the loudest tongue "tut" I have ever heard in my 20 years. B-b-but, Saint Michael's my guy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">300 steps later...</td></tr>
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And don't forget the macaroons we drooled over:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wow this picture is worse than I remember</td></tr>
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We will now have a moment of silence for the best restaurant I have ever had the pleasure of dining at.<br />
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We feasted at a highly recommended fondue restaurant right up the street in Montmartre, called Le Refuge des Fondus, which offered either bread & cheese or raw steak to cook yourself in a vat of boiling oil, accompanied by a (baby) bottle of wine...<br />
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all preceded by a brilliant array of appetizers and a sweet white wine.<br />
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We had the good fortune of sitting next to two lovely chaps on a business trip from California who made the dinner that much more enjoyable.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cheese, love, meat, heaven, potatoes, dreams, sauces, afterlife, oil</td></tr>
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Crying (literally) of excitement, we finally got to see the Eiffel Tower up close for the first time!<br />
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I went to Mass that evening at Sacre Couer in the rain, and if you forgot how many stairs there are, let my deadened calves remind you.<br />
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Entering the very pretty Les Invalides, a collection of military museums and such, featuring Napoleon's tomb!<br />
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We then walked a long ways to the Eiffel Tower, passing by the aforementioned Pont Alex 3,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">impending storm can't dampen our spirits</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nope not even that!</td></tr>
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Surprise! It did! We were absolutely bombarded with a wicked hail storm, forcing us to run for cover into a charming cafe where we spent entirely too much money on a single piece of chocolate cake.<br />
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Time to head back? Never! We were so close to the Arc de Triomphe we just had to go.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">soaked to the bone</td></tr>
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That night we dined like royals on steak frites and red wine that was oddly warm, but I wasn't about to argue about wine to a French man.<br />
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Here, we didn't know it sparkled :')<br />
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The next day, Tuesday to be exact, we had a light and delicious breakfast at Costa (flashback to London)!<br />
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Then we set off for the Catacombs for the second time. Little did we know, it wasn't enough to simply arrive at opening time (9
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">giant clock!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">decidedly the coolest picture yet</td></tr>
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We saw some cool Monet and undoubtedly other famous works, but since pictures aren't really allowed, there's a cool thing you can do which is called Google. Anyway, next stop on our journey was Versailles!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">welcome welcome welcome</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">grandiose to say the least</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hey there's me</td></tr>
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Surprise surprise, it rained! This forced us to hold off on the beautiful gardens and stay cooped up inside the Palace with dozens of angsty tour groups, successfully ruining our experience. No really, it was that bad. Here are some pictures nonetheless.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mini replica?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ft. TOUR GROUPS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">each room a different color</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ornate yeah yeah</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hall of splendor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bed of wonders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hall of very important busts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blue skies won't you stay awhile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">smart people with umbrellas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">alright this was cool I guess</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dead fountain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">now this was exquisite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mm much dead grass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">such ancient beauty</td></tr>
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I know it sounds bad, but really, well...it was bad. We made a joke out of everything though, which remained with us the rest of the incredibly unlucky week. Example: "I hoped it would rain all week," or "Why wouldn't we miss the metro by a second" or "I'm glad this pastry shop is closed today." It was a fun way to remain positive while slowly dying inside.<br />
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One highlight of the city of Versailles was an adorable bakery with the most amazing bread and pastries to date.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HOW CAN THEY GET THIS BIG</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">salivating even now</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">have I said enough?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pleased at last</td></tr>
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After returning to Montmartre to explore a bit,<br />
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we again had dinner at the fondue place!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the ever-delicious appetizer drink</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the cheapest yet most dry and delicious red wine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">raw steak just itching to be cooked</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">creamy spicy tasty lovely</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">followed of course by complimentary white dessert wine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">happy babies!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cheers to babies!</td></tr>
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This night, we had wine overlooking the Eiffel Tower, and it was beautiful and surreal and not photographed. Trust me, it was great.<br />
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Then came Wednesday, a day trip to Brussels, Belgium! We woke up nice and early to take a Megabus, which we absolutely could not find, into the city.<br />
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Of course, it rained on and off all day as we explored the city.<br />
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The famous "Pissing Boy" statue, properly known as Mannekin Pis:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretty cute though</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">waffles galore!</td></tr>
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Wonderfully, my phone died halfway through the day, so the remaining pictures are stolen off the Facebook of my dear friend/traveling partner Jennifer.<br />
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We quickly mastered the Brussels metro, which we took to see Mini Europe and the Atomium, both of which were closed for the winter. Interestingly enough, the outdoor pools/baths were open. Hmm... <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atomium from afar</td></tr>
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Grand Place was pretty though:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so grand</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">again, smart people with umbrellas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rainy and sad as it is</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">love the bits of gold to brighten it up</td></tr>
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And of course we couldn't leave without mussels from Brussels!<br />
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The restaurant we were planning on going to was closed on Wednesdays. Yep, you read that right. Only later did we discover on Wednesdays, its sister location was open. What?<br />
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Mussels were eaten anyway, don't worry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">eat me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">apparently fries are also famous here?</td></tr>
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Last but not least, Belgian chocolate (found everywhere!!) was purchased and quickly devoiured. We got to hand-pick each one too!<br />
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Thursday was the day to end all days (and not in a good way). It all began with our pre-scheduled trip up the Tower.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">only clouds as far as the eye can see</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trying to remain optimistic!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this isn't so bad!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nope.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my personal favorite</td></tr>
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Here are the heights of all the place I had been, in contrast to the Eiffel Tower:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">represent!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHwgkOaw_N4NCjixkHZGYmuS4iOuKFBh5gDnLYBHUw7F1cPwMB4j3t6MhZVGPmVOfgG1llM2SzBxvrYpMPkrNnPcTb-2Wh2JuqydI7R83_l4sxOzMnHERN2yLN39QuzZ9MtnQ0HKbYIM/s1600/IMG_4829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHwgkOaw_N4NCjixkHZGYmuS4iOuKFBh5gDnLYBHUw7F1cPwMB4j3t6MhZVGPmVOfgG1llM2SzBxvrYpMPkrNnPcTb-2Wh2JuqydI7R83_l4sxOzMnHERN2yLN39QuzZ9MtnQ0HKbYIM/s400/IMG_4829.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not so big are ya ben</td></tr>
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There was no point in staying long, so we sadly descended once more.<br />
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Instead, we headed to a recommended cafe which served croque madames, but...it was closed. For 10 years, as the neighboring building receptionist told us (but how did our friend go last year...?)<br />
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No matter, no matter. We'll just have hot chocolate at another recommended cafe!<br />
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Nope. Under construction. How who why when HOW WHY WHY WHY WHY.<br />
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Alright, fine, remain positive, let's go to this super crowded cafe, it must be good! Let's see here...a piece of toast for 15 euros? Sandwich for 30? Bottle of Magnum for 450?! Nope nope nope nope nope. We kindly excused ourselves (now THAT was an awkward explanation to the waiter). Cheap Americans, that's us.<br />
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I guess that's what happens when you choose a random metro stop and it happens to be the highly posh district of <span class="st">Saint-Germain-des-Prés.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">even the metro stop is fancy.</td></tr>
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<span class="st"> Eventually we happened upon a non-touristy cafe where they only spoke French [insert awkward ordering here] where we finally feasted on croque madames.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yum.</td></tr>
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<span class="st"> After getting off the metro and walking the wrong way for about 20 minutes, we finally arrived at the Lock Bridge. It was a little anticlimactic, but that's alright.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">thar she blows!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BjVucCddWjFm3fY0HjZPJOZjyALZGGhkE8kXPOV6RjsfakTL4VluF2e8IDbrec9L9k4m6Z-bE71dLfDP2sGhA8VYN8bxOTWe9iY-6i4CIs107XICc6zxpG62Z15D1x4xyWRBP27q4u8/s1600/IMG_4845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BjVucCddWjFm3fY0HjZPJOZjyALZGGhkE8kXPOV6RjsfakTL4VluF2e8IDbrec9L9k4m6Z-bE71dLfDP2sGhA8VYN8bxOTWe9iY-6i4CIs107XICc6zxpG62Z15D1x4xyWRBP27q4u8/s400/IMG_4845.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on we go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EPi_cv9cok_q4i2CnkAB6foksVKbHdaH0zdf7YIHpf9oEjT4nkfv0J0wvHcRreG0OizALAY7wR22EOUWi7EWgqoKN3meo-cY0qrwNGnI2UssT9crVh42PkEDRMkBTpuet0SBAC7d7NY/s1600/IMG_4840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EPi_cv9cok_q4i2CnkAB6foksVKbHdaH0zdf7YIHpf9oEjT4nkfv0J0wvHcRreG0OizALAY7wR22EOUWi7EWgqoKN3meo-cY0qrwNGnI2UssT9crVh42PkEDRMkBTpuet0SBAC7d7NY/s400/IMG_4840.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">locks on locks on locks</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LQwJQ8w6v36E4xq5yA0LWVOBa2Ie5C5B9D8MRT_YhErWCNxiLNmyb1eA0DiGtFVe22uIS2Mom79SJhP37es0ak2mTE2fmKnrWetmOLPHJ5aW-eYzkqWFK1owfzYBD8sDQcDqOble0g0/s1600/IMG_4841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LQwJQ8w6v36E4xq5yA0LWVOBa2Ie5C5B9D8MRT_YhErWCNxiLNmyb1eA0DiGtFVe22uIS2Mom79SJhP37es0ak2mTE2fmKnrWetmOLPHJ5aW-eYzkqWFK1owfzYBD8sDQcDqOble0g0/s400/IMG_4841.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh look more locks</td></tr>
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On the main part of the bridge, it is all boarded up to prevent more locks from being attached, because the bridge has become way too heavy to support all of the locks. In fact, each year they have to detach some of the locks so the bridge doesn't collapse. RIP hundreds of relationships. Also, whoop-de-doo for all your happiness and love. My boyfriend was 3800 miles away at this point. I hope all your relationships fail (just kidding, I'm just bitter).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkYyfsacI2lV06VmEy3BZRsZsLU3vskn2AJdzko0BSabNjq2aimEJCWFBk9OHIu4nUdkgA3ZvyAJyXbDTtqZaixQYahiWd5wtYOaHAHjJPpEC4scTOYBgPwcvqTaLZjpL__ShxngzkM8/s1600/IMG_4844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkYyfsacI2lV06VmEy3BZRsZsLU3vskn2AJdzko0BSabNjq2aimEJCWFBk9OHIu4nUdkgA3ZvyAJyXbDTtqZaixQYahiWd5wtYOaHAHjJPpEC4scTOYBgPwcvqTaLZjpL__ShxngzkM8/s400/IMG_4844.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">where's my boyfriend?</td></tr>
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<span class="st">Then we went to the Louvre!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>/\</u></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ain't she a beaut</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yippee! I love art! (lol)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">or am I just pretending</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretend away!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ugh it's so cool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">well, that's all folks</td></tr>
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Art lovers (louvres?), don't be mad, but that's all we really came to see. I assure you, we're not the only ones! The Louvre is just so gigantic that we were immediately overwhelmed. We only spent about two hours in here, just fooling around and trying to soak everything in. Maybe another day when we're not exhausted.<br />
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Outside of the Louvre, we wandered around the Place du Carrousel, which was pleasant:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">darn you cloudy tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nice and puddly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (ft. carousel!)</td></tr>
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Next on the agenda: Notre Dame!<br />
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Some type of Gregorian chant and worship was going on, which was super super cool and surreal. <br />
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This was definitely in the top 3 of my favorite churches visited abroad. Understandably so, I think.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back of the altar!</td></tr>
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Which is when it started to rain (from our eyes probably).<br />
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PARIS IS CANCELED, WE CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE, LIFE AND EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING SUCKS, GOODBYE FOREVER.<br />
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You think I am being over-dramatic? I assure you, if you had been there and experienced that much misfortune in one week, you would be pushed over the edge as well.<br />
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Drying our tears, we stomped through the rain (in drenched socks and shoes) to eat duck at yet another recommended restaurant, where the service was bad and the waiter worse. The duck, at least, was scrumptious:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Jennifer, eaten by Jennifer</td></tr>
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Finally, we headed back to the hostel in utter defeat,<br />
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but not until we had yelled (quite seriously) at the Eiffel Tower and at
Paris for treating us so badly when all we had done was love it.<br />
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Thus begins our last full day in Paris. After one last coffee from Costa,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><3 thanks Costa</td></tr>
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we arrived an hour before opening at the Catacombs #determination. It was unbelievably windy; that was the coldest I ever was on my entire semester abroad. Not to mention they opened late (darn those French).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in we go...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what awaits us?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cool sculpture, cool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nice architecture underground, alright</td></tr>
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And then....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">six.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">million.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">skeletons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><3 ???</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">:O</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">t</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">!!!!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bones upon bones upon bones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">for two kilometers</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAEomHFQuRWIGk9Q2-e_9BIlVXKbmZsZyiA3mTR7FHPSqRNPxhBgBDFLugTQEx5gnT7fILl9qCqQ40OhZZAdTATgIQ35bvVMKo4YJzGc4Uga1d9UfJZ2ULpE0vc9EjS6YBTXf0Og7AjM/s1600/IMG_4924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAEomHFQuRWIGk9Q2-e_9BIlVXKbmZsZyiA3mTR7FHPSqRNPxhBgBDFLugTQEx5gnT7fILl9qCqQ40OhZZAdTATgIQ35bvVMKo4YJzGc4Uga1d9UfJZ2ULpE0vc9EjS6YBTXf0Og7AjM/s400/IMG_4924.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
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Definitely one of the coolest parts of our trip, as morbid and creepy as it was. Mind was blown.<br />
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After we had regained our eyesight above ground, and our sanity and appreciation of life, we once more went up the Eiffel Tower, this time taking the stairs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">up we go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first platform!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finally, the view we were looking for</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PARIS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at last!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">:)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">:')))</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we made it!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ha ha, here I am</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just too happy for the view</td></tr>
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Then we had a bit of a photo shoot, taking advantage of the rare day of sunshine! I decided to keep several of the imperfect ones to show how bad I am at taking pictures (it's just the reality, folks).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ugh, I hate Paris</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just kidding it's great!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of my faves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it's candid I-I swear!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wait, how do I photo again?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what a perfect day!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">no wait we love it!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paris is our friend :')</td></tr>
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Now that you're sick of seeing me, let's get back to business. We set off in search of savory crepes, but wouldn't you know it, the targeted stand stopped making them at noon, because that makes sense. Never mind that, we found BETTER savory crepes closer to Notre Dame:<br />
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And whaddayaknowit, the belfry was open!! Yay!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victor? Hugo? Laverne?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ah, Paris</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretty cool eh</td></tr>
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We actually ended up "getting stuck" at the top (for some reason they wouldn't let us go back down for awhile? Who knows) but that was alright.<br />
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We also saw the iconic side of Notre Dame:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hurray!</td></tr>
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After shopping a bit in the area, we got a delicious dessert called Caroline!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it looks just like me!</td></tr>
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Eating this on the curb, we watched a lady trip and faceplant. Oh boy, it was hilarious. Sorry, lady.<br />
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We must have gotten some bad karma from laughing at that lady, because we drank bad champagne by the tower that night, and the fondue place closed early. We ended up eating the worst kebabs of our life at the only place that was open.<br />
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Walking through Montmartre at 1 AM, where we were whistled at through clouds of weed, was just the cherry on top of a perfect week. Oh, Paris.<br />
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Saturday morning, we were kicked one last time by Paris by a rude baker who gave us the wrong type of baguette. Disgruntled and incredibly ready to leave, we took a bus to Beauvais Airport, flew to Pisa, discovered my macaroons were crushed, took a bus to Florence, and vowed never to return to Paris again (just kidding, can't wait to go back).Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-61772982525433603162015-03-05T11:50:00.002-08:002015-03-05T11:50:42.110-08:0020th in RomeHappy 20th birthday to me! For my birthday, falling on Friday the 13th, I planned to meet my sister in Rome.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ciao Santa Maria Novella</td></tr>
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It all began the morning of my birthday on a local train to Rome. If you are confused about the concept of regional trains, they hit every medium to large train station along the way, so this was a solid 3.5 hour train ride.<br />
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I arrived in Roma Termini, essentially the most confusing train station in all of the world, and immediately discovered there was no free wi-fi in the whole dang place. This made locating my sister, flying in from London, just a tad more difficult. I eventually made contact from outside a hotel down the street, getting pleasantly heckled as I urged her to run and save me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sorella!</td></tr>
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Despite our being exhausted from travel, we set out for coffee (duh) in the late afternoon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first sighting of St. Peter's</td></tr>
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We found ourselves at the top of the Spanish Steps, which has a lovely church called Trinita dei Monti that we sidestepped into. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dramatic lighting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and you can't forget the main bae (sorry)</td></tr>
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We cheated and didn't actually walk up the Spanish Steps, but we at least walked down.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">empty stairs, not pictured: swarms of vendors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">steps & the famous Via del Corso</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">thrilled not to have gone up</td></tr>
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At the bottom of the steps is the Barcaccia Fountain, from which we saw other people drinking; monkey see monkey do right?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Ugly Boat"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the freshest water in all of italy</td></tr>
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The Trevi Fountain was under construction like everything old and cool in Italy, so that was a huge bummer, but we could look at pictures on the screen of it in its full majesty, which was basically the same thing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I actually only came for the movie</td></tr>
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Then we stopped by the Pantheon, which Natalie geeked out about of course #historynerd<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">alright it was pretty cool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what even is history</td></tr>
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We ate too many cannoli outside a cafe overlooking this cool thing, with the most dangerous roundabout/road/patch of cement I have ever seen.There were no painted lines yet somehow everyone survived driving at 50mph?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">color me impressed</td></tr>
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We passed by the Roman Forum, another #historynerd site,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ruins and rocks</td></tr>
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And we came across this hunky dude:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it was colossal!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure what this is, but there I am, and it was outside our chosen cafe</td></tr>
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In our hostel was the world's smallest elevator, yet somehow we still managed to fit all our bags and the hostel owner in it. Italians and their lack of personal space.<br />
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On day two, aka Valentine's Day, we went on a date with God! It was off to Vatican City for us.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Pope is here!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Pope AND my sister are here!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the tourists are here too!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Pope AND the tourists!! oh wait that's us</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Basilica is guarded by saints and clouds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">giving my papal speech to all my avid supporters</td></tr>
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Following the trend of everything cool being closed, the tomb of JPII and the Pieta were closed off behind curtains because the Pope was saying Mass for and with all his cardinals the next day, so they needed a place to change. Gotta do what you gotta do, I guess.<br />
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A worker opened the curtains for no more than ten seconds, I kid you not, in which time I snapped this beauty:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ha ha, gotcha</td></tr>
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You can see the curtains literally being pulled back closed. It was a race against time!<br />
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Of course, the inside of the Basilica was beautiful beyond compare.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at least I wore my bowtie</td></tr>
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While Saint Pope JPII's tomb was closed off, there were other tombs of popes/saints/cool people (that weren't in the crypt):<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of the Pope Innocents?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">somebody else?</td></tr>
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Not to mention this list of the deceased popes,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ft. sister's face</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sassy saint asks, what's up with these sinners?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of the chapels probably</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but I don't wanna leave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">can you spot the swiss guard?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here, I'll help you out!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">they think they're so cool (they are)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Pope was probably hiding amongst the statues</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Peter's at sunset</td></tr>
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After spending all day with the Pope just meters away, we had had an excellent date. More of the city was seen, including yet another river, my favorite thing to see! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the feline Tiber</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there's a storm coming harry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ivy-covered houses (madeline?)</td></tr>
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On Sunday, our last day in Rome, we got up nice and early to stand in St. Peter's Square and pray the Angelus with Pope Francis!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">he waves hello!</td></tr>
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He was so cute and lovely and waited for the crowds to finish their chants and chatter before he addressed us again. Did I mention he was so cute? We thought so.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">he blessed us! we're blessed!</td></tr>
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Afterwards, we went to Mass at Santo Spirito / Divina Misericordia right around the corner from Saint Peter's Square.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mini St Peter's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St Faustina and the Divine Mercy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">relic of JPII and a gorgeous portrait</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not to mention a replica of Our Lady of Fatima statue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me and my homies</td></tr>
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It was obviously incredibly cool. This picture was taken by Natalie despite being heckled by the typical aggressive vendors. No grazie. No grazie. No. BASTA!<br />
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Lunch was eaten outside a cafe in Vatican City where we had the most sub-par cannoli known to mankind.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretty good coffee, though</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ft. my new Roman headband</td></tr>
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Selfie with the colorful candy streets of Vatican City!<br />
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If I told you how close I was to missing my train, you wouldn't believe me. Okay stop begging, I'll tell you. 15 minutes before my train was scheduled to depart, we were waiting at some foreign metro stop. 10 minutes away, we were lost in the basement of Roma Termini. 5 minutes til, we were literally tripping up the stairs to the platforms. I basically jumped on a moving train (exaggeration). And thus ends my exciting birthday weekend in Rome!Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-55305546924333971992015-02-09T05:49:00.002-08:002015-02-09T05:49:57.298-08:00Czech This Out!On the last weekend of January I set out on a 12-hour bus ride to Prague, Czech Republic. Czech it out! (sorry, had to get it out of the way)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you think she's sad?</td></tr>
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My all-too-thrilled face at 7pm on the private bus. The first half of the trip was spent watching funny, dumb movies, and the latter spent in an uneasy doze. Did I mention I was deathly sick this weekend?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just want not to watch dumb movies anymore</td></tr>
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As you can tell, my happiness quickly diminished. Here is a forlorn update at a rest stop in maybe Austria?<br />
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Finally, finally, we arrived in Prague!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">can't you tell?</td></tr>
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First we checked into our super hip hotel, Fusion Hotel. It was right in the center of the city, oh and super hip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">v<span class="st">í</span>tejte! (welcome!)</td></tr>
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We had a quick breakfast at the hotel, our first taste of Czech cuisine,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">that sausage though</td></tr>
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and then it was off to a walking tour of the city. Our first stop was Wenceslas Square:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">please take this time to sing the song quietly to yourself</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hello good king wenceslas</td></tr>
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If you didn't laugh at my opening joke, there's still time!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ha ha, hahaha, these are my people</td></tr>
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Then we scoped out the Old Town Square, which was lively and historical and fun:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from the Astronomical Clock to Our Lady before Tyn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a fraction of Hogwarts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I couldn't stop watching it (laugh)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Lady before Tyn, in true gothic medieval form</td></tr>
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Like I mentioned, the square was filled was a variety of street hooligans featuring:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">giant bubble blowers!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">backside of a real live human band</td></tr>
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Our tour brought us briefly to the St. Charles Bridge, of which we will see more later.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gothic medieval is KEWL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Thames, the Arno, and now the Vltava</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I see you, Prague Castle!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the queen and her castle</td></tr>
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Then it was time for lunch at a quaint pub/brewery where we had to pay for the live music, which was an accordion player. Whatever you say, eastern Europe.<br />
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I felt it was more or less necessary to try an authentic Czech beer, because Czech Republic is actually the #1 drinking country in the world. Touche, Czech.<br />
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In the Czech Republic there are two choices of beer: light and dark. Girls are traditionally supposed to have dark beer, because it is said to be, well, endowing. The only thing I got endowed with was a stomachache. Beer, it's been fun, but I think I'll leave you up north.<br />
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One of the traditional cuisines is goulash, which my Nonna has perfected. I ordered Goulash a la Two Cats, which was probably a bad sign from the start. Let me tell you, this was nothing like my Nonna's.<br />
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It was warm and savory and bready, but with my stomach operating at half-capacity being sick and all, it got old real quick.<br />
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Speaking of being sick, we thought it was as good a time as any to check out the Museum of Torture!<br />
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This lovely lass was being burned at the stake for being suspected as a witch. What was lovelier was the constant screaming recording, it felt like we were really there, which is what anyone would want.<br />
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This was the best part of the whole museum, it reads:<br />
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A satirical picture of an objective court.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">no thanks</td></tr>
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This was an unpleasant widely used method, something about weaving victims' limbs through the spokes? Also that innocuous collar-stick hanging out over there.<br />
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Then there was this lovely scene from the Princess Bride,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Humperdinck, humperdinck!</td></tr>
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And finally, a scene out of one of my nightmares. Thank you for your invaluable time, Prague Museum of Torture.<br />
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To lighten the mood, we climbed the Astronomical Clock Tower!<br />
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Okay you caught me, we actually took this sweet elevator, Hunger Games style, to the top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">am I back in Italy?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">addressing my loyal subjects below</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my castle off in the distance</td></tr>
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The first day ended with a dinner full of goulash and heavily carbed foods. The night was a blur because I think I was actually dying from whatever cursed virus I contracted.<br />
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The next day began with a friendly dusting of snow!<br />
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We had another guided walk to a couple destinations in the morning, the first of which was Saint Charles Bridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gold and black against a grey snowy sky</td></tr>
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The majority of the beauty of Prague can be attributed to the gothic medieval style of all the ancient buildings, but what stands out to me is the color scheme of the architecture and city. I love the contrast of the grunge and gold, which can be seen along this bridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">closer, my castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh yeah, there were other people there too</td></tr>
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We then got see the famous John Lennon wall!<br />
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The wall is where people have been painting comments and pictures since the 80s. However, some harebrained art students in November on the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution painted the entire wall white and wrote WALL IS OVER. Goodbye, history. Don't worry, it lives on in mutilated spirit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">slowly coming back to life</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the wall is not over</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">long live the wall!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wait...THAT'S NOT THE BEATLES</td></tr>
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I did laugh at this piece of paper with the words "WE DON'T NEED NO EDUCATION" written on it. Nice try, Pink Floyd.<br />
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We hiked our way to Prague Castle, but not before stopping to devour the classic Czech/Slovakian dessert called trdelnik, referred to by us as turtleneck. It's a warm delicious sweet bread with sugar and oftentimes internally spread with nutella. Mmm.<br />
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Turns out Prague Castle is actually more of an estate with old palaces and churches and buildings. What you think of when you picture Prague Castle is actually St. Vitus Cathedral.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catholics do it best -- motto of European architecture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">towering ceilings</td></tr>
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I'm not even sure what this is but it kinda looks like an extravagant cradle. I think it is probably the grave of someone or something holy.<br />
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This chapel was super cool as well, whatever it might have been:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Vitus growing from the trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so grunge, so beautiful</td></tr>
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Right next to the cathedral is the Basilica of Saint George, another one of my personal favorites.<br />
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Here you can see the bones of Prince Vratislav I, who apparently was the father of Wenceslas!<br />
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We wandered around a bit, coming across the banks of the river and also some friends from London! At least here, the Queen won't come out brandishing her scepter or whatever she might brandish for touching Precious.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my frandz!</td></tr>
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Speaking of Franz, the famous or otherwise Franz Kafka is from Prague, but unfortunately we didn't have enough time (or money) to visit his museum, although we did get to see some lovely rotating statues.<br />
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Wandering around aimlessly was just as fun as going on guided tours. We made more friends! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know where my luck is</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretty kitty won't you come out to play</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fun trams on ziplines (or something)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">see you tonight</td></tr>
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We caught a sneak peek of the club we were going to later that night!<br />
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The biggest letdown of the weekend was that we didn't get to see the Old Jewish Cemetery because it is closed on Saturdays for sabbath. This tiny cemetery is packed with over 10,000 hedge stones for solely Jews. What's sickening is that the graves go as many as 12 people deep, bringing the count to over 100,000 bodies, most of them unmarked and forgotten.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our view from the gate</td></tr>
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Before we continue, I feel it is only necessary to relive my traumatic adventure to church with you. Since nobody wanted to go with me, I was on my own in a foreign country in a foreign city (obviously) and a huge language barrier. What better time to blindly follow a list of directions at 6 at night?<br />
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Never fear, I made it safely to the church with about five minutes to spare. Then the real trouble began. In Europe, many of the churches are adorned with giant iron or wooden or whatever doors, which you're never really sure are actual doors that open or...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not sketchy in the slightest</td></tr>
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Here I was on the side of the church. Not pictured: giant iron "doors". I wasn't even sure if I was allowed to touch them, so after making sure the coast was clear, I awkwardly pushed these looming fakes. Either they were locked, or I'm a total idiot.<br />
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I considered asking a man smoking down this pictured alley, but then I reevaluated my life.<br />
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I frantically walked halfway up the street to a cafe before I decided I could do it myself. I had made it this far. WE WILL GET TO MASS!<br />
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Luckily, I spied a lit doorway at the end of this creepy alley, which led to.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">is this a trap</td></tr>
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...a pitch black series of corridors, clearly the church cast in utter darkness but for another meager light at the end of the hallway. With fire in my heart (or panic), I sped through the murky waters.<br />
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I tried every door, and time and time again they led to empty, dark rooms. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the light at the end of the tunnel</td></tr>
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JESUS! THERE HE IS! I'M COMING!<br />
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Turns out Mass was in the back chapel, an itty bitty room with no more than ten people that clearly didn't know the responses. That's okay, because it was in English! Yay!<br />
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Anyway, I got a pretty view of the city at night on the long way home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Charles across the Vltava</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it's practically Disney World!</td></tr>
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As a reward for getting to Mass, we enjoyed a night out on the town. Kidding about the reward, although I was pretty proud, not to mention happy to be alive.<br />
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Our hotel had a cool bar called 360, named as such because the bar slowly rotates!<br />
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Then it was off to the coolest place in town, an ice bar! Get it? Sorry.<br />
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We were only permitted to stay 25 minutes, because, well, we'd probably freeze to death otherwise. They gave us coats and gloves which was nice, but I would have preferred a beach bar or somewhere I could feel my fingers. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was actually a frozen statue too</td></tr>
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The pub is attached to the largest club in Central Europe, consisting of five stories, each with its own music theme (oldies, R&B, etc.)<br />
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I didn't take any more pictures, but it was very, very cool for being a club. I liked the oldies floor the best, because it had a calming vibe and only a bar. We met some surprisingly kind and interesting guys from the UK, there for a bachelor party, so I felt right at home. ("You know my sister? Natalie? She lives there!") <-- didn't actually happen<br />
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The next morning, we packed our bags and headed back onto the bus for another 12 hours. This time, however, we got to enjoy the aesthetics of our journey, which took us right through the Alps!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ft. my arm sleeve b/c I am the world's most inadequate photographer</td></tr>
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I've never been happier to come back to touristy, packed, polluted, warm, wonderful Florence.Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-58462450526858355242015-02-02T14:43:00.000-08:002015-02-02T14:43:23.097-08:00Tuscan Wasteland by the WhoHello dearest readers, I apologize for the week's delay but I have been very near death (basically) with the influenza or something similar that one catches overseas. Never fear, I will now bore you to death with details on my adventure last week to a wine tasting in Chianti!<br />
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It all began with a bus ride through the hilly countryside. I had for some pretentious reason assumed that we would be taking another private bus to our destination; however, this was not the case at 7:30 in the morning as we boarded...prepare yourselves...a city bus.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh sure, impress me with your view</td></tr>
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It is imperative to understand that Italian city buses (and indeed most of Europe I would presume) are not the same as a luxurious Greyhound as in America. It was humid, moist (everyone's favorite word but oh so applicable here), and packed with gypsies. Yikes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">displeased by the peasantry I was treated as</td></tr>
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Upon reaching the top of the windiest roadiest hill known to Tuscany, we set off on foot for a "light, easy hike." I don't know what fit planet the writers of the program's brochure live on, but we feeble humans tend not to consider six miles uphill hiking a "light, easy hike." False advertising 101. Thus begins the montage of barren Tuscan wasteland (just kidding, it was beautiful).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">once there were olive trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">many, many vineyards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and there were also humans in these vineyards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and they liked to look at dead vineyards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the dead vineyards liked to look at them too</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not to mention old houses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and progressively aging humans</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and tangles and tangles of deceased plantry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and here is where Jesus prayed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and here is where the scantily clad vines earn their living</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is probably a painting</td></tr>
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At long, long, long, long, long, long, long my fingers are tired last, we reached the summit of Mount Everest!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">slamma jamma panorama</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">happy I didn't have to pitch myself over the edge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I considered it though</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">where the heavens meet the living meet the dead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in the distance, some random mountains topped with snow!</td></tr>
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This entire hike, by the way, was through the section of Chianti called Greve (similarity to "grieve" is not overlooked).<br />
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Then came the fun part of our journey. We attended a fancy schmancy wine tasting at a prince's house! His name was Lorenzo Something-Noble and he first showed us his family's cellar and how they make their wine and spiders hanging from the cellar and that ended my tour.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my one picture of glory</td></tr>
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After being briefed on how to properly enjoy the "tannins" and "flavors" and "aromas" that "wine" offers, we devoured the many pastas and bread lathered in homemade olive oil. Oh sweet heaven. The wines we tasted included: Chianti Classico, which can only be called such if it is from one of the ten villages that meets some hefty standards; San Giovese, which is only from the section of Chianti we were in; Super Tuscany, a mix of something or other; a fourth, which I couldn't remember (can you blame me at this point); concluded by Grappa, a liquor made from the skins of white grapes that tastes like a cross between tequila, whiskey, and bleach. My favorite part was the olive oil.<br />
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When we were all out of our minds drunk (kidding again), we got to explore a little more of the town. I came across this coy little pathway,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am slenderman</td></tr>
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which opened up to this secret view!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">were you there the whole time?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">moving in immediately</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">essentially trekked this entire landscape</td></tr>
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I sum up the day and Tuscany with this final picture through a fence.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'M TRAPPED (just kidding)</td></tr>
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Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-79986256763933364542015-01-19T12:30:00.000-08:002015-01-19T12:30:24.378-08:00Vedo VeneziaAh, sweet Venice. Where to begin. Perhaps with waking up at 6 in the morning to trudge through the rain to the train station? This is where we met up with our program and boarded the "luxury" bus for a 3.5 hour ride to Venice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">soo luxurious</td></tr>
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Our tour guide and program leader, a hilarious man named Frederico, put on The Tourist (which takes place in Venice) to get us cultured.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">great hills for sledding</td></tr>
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The countryside between Florence and Venice was absolutely beautiful, but then again, so is Angelina Jolie (back to the Tourist).<br />
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After a frightening/hilarious incident where the bus driver tried to take us down under an overpass and completely scratched and damaged the roof of the bus but still attempted to make it while it sounded like the ceiling was caving in, eventually resorting to backing out while the scraping pierced our ears, we ran to the Santa Lucia station to catch our train into the heart of Venice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm coming for you my love</td></tr>
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A short ride later, we popped out...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in Venice!!</td></tr>
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First thing's first, on to a water taxi ride to our first destination.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our fearless co-captain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hello my pretties</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">goofy and unashamed (ok a little ashamed)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm actually walking on water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">definitely an important building</td></tr>
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It was a bit irksome because each water taxi seated 12 and my roommate and I somehow got split up into the taxi with your typical college girls (see: ashamed selfie). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i h8 college girls</td></tr>
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Nevertheless, we disembarked shortly and were on our way!<br />
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Behold, Piazza San Marco!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PIGEONS</td></tr>
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Piazza San Pigeons, really.<br />
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I don't think I got a picture of it but Frederico informed us that the stacked-up table-looking things were "runways" for when there is high tide and/or flooding, so that the people can continue on their way! He said we all become models then.<br />
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Here is the front of St. Mark's Basilica, where there are (replicas of) the horses from the Sack of Constantinople! Enjoy, mom:<br />
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And of course, a selfie with the horses to make mum proud.<br />
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Then it was off to a private glassblowing exhibit, over the bridge and through the canals.<br />
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The glassblowing exhibit was probably the coolest thing I've ever seen. The maestro made a vase in about 5 minutes and we all cried for lack of our own talents. There was also this giant copper horse which again, mum would appreciate:<br />
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We went on a brief walking tour through the city, during which we saw the oldest cafe in Venice, Caffe Florian, built in 1720!<br />
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Santa Maria del Giglio, or Saint Mary of the Lily, or the Building that is Pretty.<br />
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Then came the main event...a gondola ride down the Grand Canal!<br />
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Our wise and hip gondolier.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palazzo Barbarigo ft. fellow gondolier</td></tr>
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Our gondolier kept chatting up this above gondolier, hardly paying attention to us and more importantly, our gondola. This didn't make me as nervous as the other gondolier talking on his cell phone. Masters of their trade, I guess.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">faces of disbelief as he casually rows one-handed</td></tr>
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The most unconvincing smile possibly ever known to man (come on, it was cold).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">down a narrow canalley, patent pending </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh no not her again</td></tr>
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Frederico then took us to a leaning tower,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">awk</td></tr>
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and to a secret tower of Pisa,<br />
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Did I mention we spent a good chunk of our day shopping for masks for Carnivale? Well, we did. High and low, near and far, we must have gone in every mask store (impossible). At long last, I found my perfect mask!<br />
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I took two horrible last-second photos to try to convey the absolute chaos that is inside mask shops. The options are endless and of course when what you think is your fated mask turns out to cost 500 euros, perspectives change.<br /><br />
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Then of course it was time for a photo shoot by the water. I like these because at first it says hey, I'm in Venice...<br />
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but then it quickly turns into HEY I'M IN VENICE!!!!!!<br />
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And if you weren't already convinced of the beauty of Venice,<br />
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But we couldn't leave without having a bellini, which originated in Venice!<br />
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<br />Did I mention Venice is beautiful yet?<br />
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Pay-to-enter bathrooms. NO!!!!Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-68671111569011475662015-01-17T13:40:00.001-08:002015-01-17T13:40:14.349-08:00Flitting Around FirenzeThis week was filled with beautiful sights and roaming the city
outdoors! The weather has been lovely and even when it's raining, it's
warm and, well, Italy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I actually painted this picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this one too</td></tr>
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We hiked a very, very long time up a giant hill to get to the prime look-out spot in Florence.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via monte delle croci (mount of crosses)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the tourist spot immediately ruining it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ciao Firenze!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69UI6ajxOytKDo-RhUdoPvLBvJBIHYcGXniOW_XqNKPlwboi7G6CwO-S4Qj04ps07Xyf7jzao1AfhxN1iuO2lHkRLhqgU0dGGfHCQcsSucWVLuf1hxveMPcFetC4Pmvnm1T_il5Wqfzw/s1600/IMG_2764.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69UI6ajxOytKDo-RhUdoPvLBvJBIHYcGXniOW_XqNKPlwboi7G6CwO-S4Qj04ps07Xyf7jzao1AfhxN1iuO2lHkRLhqgU0dGGfHCQcsSucWVLuf1hxveMPcFetC4Pmvnm1T_il5Wqfzw/s1600/IMG_2764.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Arno is beautiful, arno, right?</td></tr>
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love this shot. It's hard to capture everything in pictures but it was a
gorgeous day (sunny, 57 degrees) and the view was marvelous. We could
practically see our house from here!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sorry I spoiled the view</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3YZ_Ot_Uxj78ebMLErqMOr5oYbl10V5d96EJvBaW0flfO5KdCCh1v2G6wfAM6iEj_FVvYu3cpbG46pK3InelVa_LRfERRIJ1M9mMfhNPce5KQkNnq9BiAbh8pXZ4tisc2aGqvavEaac/s1600/IMG_2770.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3YZ_Ot_Uxj78ebMLErqMOr5oYbl10V5d96EJvBaW0flfO5KdCCh1v2G6wfAM6iEj_FVvYu3cpbG46pK3InelVa_LRfERRIJ1M9mMfhNPce5KQkNnq9BiAbh8pXZ4tisc2aGqvavEaac/s1600/IMG_2770.JPG" height="276" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the countryside and the city meet again</td></tr>
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By
the way, this little outlook is called Piazzale di Michelangiolo. Maybe
because Michelangelo actually painted this scenery onto earth? Just
kidding that was God.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ft. small blue man awalking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm actually obsessed with panoramas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stealing the view one more time</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1URVgMCiqetj3qxZQtIKuyinjy96MRkLQDRRB0YyVlAXEI7-2M8p5clv5PscrPm7ppvW6ikO8LEf_zcagrVxRrrvNUB4A2ExdsgPINO9LzQkEFXGJyrXak8n-OZigYIy4wOh2OxhhAmc/s1600/IMG_2777.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1URVgMCiqetj3qxZQtIKuyinjy96MRkLQDRRB0YyVlAXEI7-2M8p5clv5PscrPm7ppvW6ikO8LEf_zcagrVxRrrvNUB4A2ExdsgPINO9LzQkEFXGJyrXak8n-OZigYIy4wOh2OxhhAmc/s1600/IMG_2777.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">love me</td></tr>
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In this piazza is a replica of the David. It's not quite as nice...he's all green and dirty.<br />
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Believe it or not, it was the best burger, fries, and coke I have ever
had. Sorry America, you're doing your own cuisine wrong.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzNqWPdCBbpMU1Y8_B-l9G_DsTBIEznkkx9absdGKt9HpUwYdTbWponSZqFE9iXLu4P5Jd0qRth-HDhTtVtZVlTK6nghTo_OyfyKoP-rgyG4riB-QHsdt1tChaABol2jcWFh0snF2jNQ/s1600/IMG_2791.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzNqWPdCBbpMU1Y8_B-l9G_DsTBIEznkkx9absdGKt9HpUwYdTbWponSZqFE9iXLu4P5Jd0qRth-HDhTtVtZVlTK6nghTo_OyfyKoP-rgyG4riB-QHsdt1tChaABol2jcWFh0snF2jNQ/s1600/IMG_2791.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">even the Cokes are tall skinny models</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">food of the gods, god of the foods</td></tr>
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<span id="goog_72164968"></span><span id="goog_72164969"></span><br />Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-36511773749811202012015-01-11T14:32:00.000-08:002015-01-11T14:32:12.759-08:00Benvenuti a Firenze, ItaliaCiao from Florence, Italy! I can't believe I'm here!<br />
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My trip abroad began poorly with a delay due to some horrible engine problem, and continued when the Italians next to me on the plane assumed I could translate the English announcement for them. I thought I was in the clear when I finally landed, when my worst nightmare came true: my baggage never came around the belt :'( Which, of course, was traumatizing. This was only my second flight ever.<br />
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After a sad night sleeping in the jeans I had worn on the plane, contacts freshly discarded and teeth unbrushed, I was in Italy! Yay?<br />
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The first day began with a tour around Firenze. Here are some random "look how cool the streets of Italy are!" pictures I snapped whilst walking.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">emerging from the apartments</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">right onto the Arno!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sidewalks made for stick people</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is something I think</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first sighting of the Duomo :O</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an English movie theatre we're saved</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first sighting of Santa Croce! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of many bridges</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">is Italy real?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">real cool, you mean!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ft. Perseus</td></tr>
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Then we all got excited prematurely when we saw these cool statues, which are all fake. That makes sense since they're all outdoor.<br />
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This was in Piazza della Signoria, outside Palazzo Vecchio.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the view from Ponte Vecchio</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">speaking of, view of Ponte Vecchio PM</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first italian meal, of course</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first italian dessert, of course (tiramisu, anyone?)</td></tr>
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But let me show you where I live! I live in a darling homestay with a darling family with a darling roommate. Our room has a darling terrace!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paradiso!</td></tr>
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On Saturday, we went to see some museums! Our first stop was the Bargello.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cool hallways pt 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Bargello is known for its statues, I've heard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cool hallways pt 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the birds by alfred hitchcock</td></tr>
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I love this one because if you look closely, you see she has her people in her robes!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it's esp cool to be Catholic in Italy</td></tr>
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I know it looks like a million pictures, but I've only chosen my favorite pieces of art and scenery for your full and undivided attention (basically).<br />
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I liked this one a lot as well. It's called something like Saint George Killing the Dragon, Saving the Princess. Pretty Mario/prince-like.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">thank God for glasses cases b/c these feet are clumsy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saint Anne, Madonna, Jesus</td></tr>
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This was a special one as well, because of my sister Veronica's middle name being Anne and the confirmation saint of one of my best friends, Veronica!<br />
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Then it was back to Santa Croce!<br />
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Each day basically consists of walking across bridges over the Arno and running into hundreds of stellar churches.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beautiful even on dim days</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arno sure beats the Thames</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">defying gravity</td></tr>
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There's a plethora of street art, normally on walls or more tastefully on street signs, but this is a cool circus happening on one of the side streets!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">did I mention the zucchini pizza?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">or the endless churches?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't even remember the names of them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but I do remember this one!</td></tr>
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Welcome, my friends, to the Duomo!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">e piu grande</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duomo and dummo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am but a midget</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">endless beauty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">distorted duomo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">basically the sistine chapel</td></tr>
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But my favorite part of Florence Cathedral is this gem I happened across (a cross?):<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretty church, but wait...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE HEAD OF AN ORC???</td></tr>
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Truth is I have no clue what that is, but I really hope I'm not boring you all (mom). There's a lot to do in Firenze! Need some comic relief?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">:D</td></tr>
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At long last, we finally made it to the Galleria dell'Academia! AKA, where the David is. But also where a mini music museum is!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old upright bass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old violins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old clarinets (represent)</td></tr>
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Then it was on to the real deal! We pretended to enjoy the various artwork (just kidding it was amazing),<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">too dramatic to be naked</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just kidding it's beautiful</td></tr>
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When all of a sudden we rounded a corner and...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ciao bello, sorry I kept you waiting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">he is magnificent, he is naked</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">he is chiseled, he is nude</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">basically the same height</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">roomie and I, clearly thrilled</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought it'd be hilarious to take a selfie with him</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">butt he didn't mind</td></tr>
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Today's Mass was an adventure. After showing up at our chosen church, Santa Trinita, right down the road, we discovered there was indeed no mass at 11AM as presumed. We trotted to our backup, Santi Michele e Gaetano, but after an excellently-worded question in Italian (c'e una messa oggi? I know, I'm a pro), we learned there was none there either. We wandered through the streets until we happened upon the Basilica di San Lorenzo, where I utilized aforementioned question to a guard not letting anyone inside. Turns out, only mass-goers were allowed in! Hip hip hooray!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">now if only I could understand Italian mass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Lorenzo Basilica from San Lorenzo Market!</td></tr>
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After mass, I went to my first ever European football game, Fiorentina v. Palermo!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ft. my director of studies, rain-proof</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">packed stadium (over where it counts)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sitting in the cheap seats but hey <span class="st">€9</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wearing my freshly haggled team scarf (I promise it's purple)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we won!!!</td></tr>
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I have to say my favorite part of the match was watching the obscene hand gestures from both our crowd and the scant away crowd. Even if I can't understand what they're saying, I get the gist.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiorentina!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiorentina!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiorentina!!!</td></tr>
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The day and week ended nicely with aperitivo, essentially Italian happy hour with a buffet of appetizers, and a famous Italian drink, Aperol Spritz!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mmm</td></tr>
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Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-30543916441173168532015-01-08T09:12:00.000-08:002015-01-08T09:12:16.986-08:00London Ta-Ta-ing (Final Day)My final full day in London was Tuesday! My darling sister took off work to show me the town. First, we went to the Eye to see if we could catch a ride. The journey there included my favorite, the Golden Jubilee Bridge!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh wait, coffee first</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beautiful London</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eye like you</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Eye and Ben are friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me too guys!</td></tr>
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Unfortunately, the Eye is closed for millions of years (a week), so we satisfied ourselves with pictures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lion's hair & coffee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">still coffee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SO PERTY</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trying to sneak on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">every. last. drop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben's on fire!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><3</td></tr>
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Then we made our way over to Big Ben one last time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><3 <3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><3 <3 <3</td></tr>
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While walking to Mass at Westminster Cathedral, we happened upon some friends of the Queen!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hi friends!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">let me feed you (just kidding that's illegal)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it glows with fanciness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'ello Queen!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm coming in!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just kidding I'll stay over here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JUST KIDDING COMING IN</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">please don't shoot me</td></tr>
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After we had successfully pestered the foot guards from afar, we headed to West End one last time, not before indulging in "proper hamburgers":<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">strawberry oreo milkshake??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sisters!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">flesh-colored sisters!</td></tr>
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I finally got to see...MY FAVORITE MUSICAL OF ALL TIME!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh it's the phantom of the opera</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">excellent position to jump on the chandelier</td></tr>
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The next morning, after a failed attempt to get a full English breakfast, it was off to Gatwick Airport! We took a train to take a plane. It was a sad moment but it's off to Italy for me!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ready for security to bust me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm easy to spot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">off to my next adventure!</td></tr>
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<br />Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-9038535082110989722015-01-08T00:37:00.004-08:002015-01-08T00:37:49.132-08:00London Drawing (Day 9)The last few days have been crazy to say the least, so I'm a bit behind. SORRY AVID READERS! (mom) <br />
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On Monday I ventured around by myself one last time. I went to the Tate Britain because art is a thing people like.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what's that?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh I see!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lawning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yawning </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pish posh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">definitely the minor demographic</td></tr>
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Typically, art can be really boring if you're not graced with the "third eye" or "attention span", so what I have composed for you today is "Fool's Art", or "Spiced-Up Art" (patent pending).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">before.... (SUCH BEAUTY)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after! (WHAT CHEER!)</td></tr>
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They also had this spacious hall with these strange geometric blocks? Ooh art:<br />
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After I got kicked out (just kidding), I saw the best art I had seen all day! (just kidding)<br />
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When Natalie got off work, we had dinner at a quaint Italian cafe (are you starting to see a trend here) called La Cafe Divina:<br />
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Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-16401741597077214032015-01-04T15:27:00.001-08:002015-01-04T15:27:37.879-08:00London Yawning (Day 8)The final days of London have begun! The feast of the Epiphany was well-spent and well-caffeinated. After Mass, my sister and I got coffee (always) at the Coffee House,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">coffee please</td></tr>
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that included a cool quote:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I honestly need more coffee</td></tr>
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We caught a bus to Shoreditch where we spent the afternoon and too much money at Spitalfields Market.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">possibly my favorite statue ever</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">no, really</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you've goat to be kidding me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not as cool as the goat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stars in your multitude</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scarce to be counted</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">filling the darkness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IT'S ALWAYS CHRISTMAS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with order and liiight (ok I'm done with les mis)</td></tr>
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When our pockets were empty and hands full of bags, we went to see La Boheme at a local theatre in the back of a pub:<br />
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What's amazing was that after a couple scenes, they ushered us out and into the pub for a scene change...except that the scene change was really the next scene taking place at the bar! The actors sang in the crowd and climbed the bar and flirted with the audience (terrifying) but it was quite entertaining and unique and I can never go to a show again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">la boheme hem I'm talking here</td></tr>
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Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-31982201064273450692015-01-03T18:26:00.001-08:002015-01-03T18:26:06.779-08:00London Applauding (Day 7)Today it was rainy and cold and everything I expected London to be (wonderful, lively, polite). First and foremost,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">any demon barbers out today?</td></tr>
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After a very long commute, we finally arrived at Notting Hill,<br />
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where we (well, I) immediately got a UFO-sized crepe!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a crepe!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">greedy-eyed and cold</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cold, wet, and happy</td></tr>
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Portobello Road actually winds for about two miles, so there was lots to see (don't think we actually walked the whole road). What was really cool was we saw where George Orwell lived! Remember that building I said was in Batman? Well, apparently ol' Georgie modeled the Ministry of Truth off it. Cool, amirite?<br />
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After we were chilled to the bone, we hopped on the tube to Leicester Square. And when I say we, I mean Natalie, because some slow-as-molasses hoodlum got in my way and I missed the train. Crying, crying, crying for the rest of my life. It's okay, we were reunited at the next stop, but I saw you laughing, guy-who-caught-the-train.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ft. fast sister who catches all trains</td></tr>
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Once at our destination, we spotted a delicious restaurant in Chinatown called the Golden Phoenix where I ate the most delectable duck plucked right from the pond.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wait, what's he having</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mmm, stuffed</td></tr>
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We went back to the same cafe we had coffee and tiramisu, this time indulging in a cappuccino:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">praise the Italians</td></tr>
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Did I mention we managed to scrounge up two cheapo standing tickets to a full house of Les Mis? Well, we did! And off we went.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">!!!!!!!!</td></tr>
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If you were unsure what standing tickets are, they're last-minute tickets given to procrastinators (or spontaneous people) to stand in the back of the balcony. For the price we got, I'll take it any day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not a bad view for <span class="_Tgc">£13</span></td></tr>
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Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), it was amazing beyond compare. The stage floor rotated; need I say more?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we are not miserable</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm actually part of the play</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and I thought I had a big head</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm seeing triple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our photographer is fired</td></tr>
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Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-39801738899602858572015-01-03T17:26:00.005-08:002015-01-03T17:26:41.601-08:00London Malling (Day 6)Yesterday I spent the morning with my uncle who lives here in London! We don't get to see him very much because he's big and important, so this was a very exciting day. He decided to show me around Camden properly, because I'm a fool and don't know how to get around the city.<br />
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Our first stop was Camden Lock, on the Regent's Canal:<br />
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From there, we toured Camden Market. It was busy and maze-like and bohemian and probably the coolest thing I've seen yet! We went to a section called Stables Market.<br />
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Then we headed to the British Museum. Before we got there, we saw this building which was apparently in Batman!<br />
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We met up with his fiance in Covent Garden, where we got some delicious cupcakes! I tried a banoffee cupcake (banana and toffee), which was quite good.<br />
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Then they abandoned me at Embankment, so I was off on my own again. I set off across the Golden Jubilee Bridge,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">naked tipi</td></tr>
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and made my way to the foot of the London Eye!<br />
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The line went all the way to America so there was no way I was doing that, but I crept my way over to it anyway.<br />
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I did have a lovely view from the banks as well:<br />
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Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-81873410856886054392015-01-01T18:11:00.000-08:002015-01-01T18:11:00.044-08:00London Crawling (Days 4 & 5)Happy New Year from London! Yesterday started off quite nicely with a bite to eat with my sister during her lunch break, which we had at Jubilee Place in Canary Wharf. We ate at Le Pain Quotidien, where I actually ate just last month with my other sister in Alexandria!<br />
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After we gorged ourselves, Natalie went back to work for another hour while I walked around the mall. When she was finally done working, we headed to the underground to get downtown, but not before seeing her monstrous building looming overhead:<br />
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We decided now was a fine time to see a show on West End, so we made our way to Shaftesbury Avenue to check out the shows. On the way, we passed by the South Bank where the NYE fireworks would be displayed: <br />
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Too bad you had to buy a ticket to watch up close. Boo!<br />
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We stopped by Her Majesty's Theatre where The Phantom of the Opera was playing (only my favorite musical of all time), but the house was full :(<br />
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So you can bet we'll be seeing it this weekend!<br />
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We did happen to see this on the cast list:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan Gosling's Polish cousin?</td></tr>
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Instead, we found discounted tickets at the Phoenix Theatre for Once!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've only seen it once</td></tr>
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We bought our tickets and killed time by dining at this supposedly Italian restaurant. The waiters all spoke in Italian, but the focaccia? Less than impressive.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">strange plates with tumors, too</td></tr>
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We couldn't just eat dinner without having dessert (we ARE Italian), so we found another Italian cafe to wash it down with some coffee and tiramisu:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this should be all meals</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it's not an addiction, it's a lifestyle</td></tr>
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Once our bellies were content, we returned to the theatre to enjoy a lovely production of Once with Ronan Keating. The stage setup was interesting, because the entire (small) cast remained on the sides of the stage when they were not in the scene, either sitting or playing their instruments. They also did their own set changes! My favorite part was when they sold ice cream at intermission. Second dessert and a show, mmm.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">small theatre, loud pre-show</td></tr>
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After the wonderful production, we raced home, changed into suitable NYE outfits, and caught a train to Camden Town. For the last half hour before 2015, we strolled along the streets, spying strange costumes and rowdy celebrations. After one bad decision to go to central London to catch some of the fireworks, where we were stuck like sardines in the streets, we decided to turn in for the night. And by turn in, I mean feast on pizza, eggs, and ice cream all from the comfort of our bedroom.<br />
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After sleeping in for hours and hours, Natalie made us a delicious breakfast which was understandably gobbled up before any pictures could be taken. Then we hit up Mass at Westminster Cathedral!<br />
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We saw Mockingjay in Leicester Square after, which is when it started to rain, but such is London.<br />
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Busy busy busy day. My sister suggested I go to Camden Town, so that is what I did. Of course, the only thing I had planned was to see the Camden Underworld, a super hip music venue (where, for example, Radiohead has played), which I immediately saw upon exiting the underground, thus exhausting my agenda.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">can Radiohead play there now?</td></tr>
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From there, I wandered down side streets, passing through St. Martin's Gardens,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lovely trees really</td></tr>
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<br />passing by the Jazz Cafe, which has apparently hosted Lana del Rey,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">should Lana really be considered jazz?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dodgy shadow innit</td></tr>
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I finally took a break from all that walking, when a little girl immediately asked me why I was sitting on a wet bench. Good question, little girl, good question. Maybe 'cause my feet are falling off my body?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">holding back tears of relief</td></tr>
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After my feet were secured to my legs, I wandered into the Avenue Gardens:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cute old couples everywhere</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">if only everything wasn't dead</td></tr>
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Keep in mind that the entire time I was goofing around, I was subconsciously trying to find Primrose Hill, which my sister had mentioned. From here, I found these pretty gates beckoning me in, the Jubilee Gates,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">don't mind if I do</td></tr>
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which led me to Queen Mary's Gardens!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I see dead plants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yes I was actually there</td></tr>
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Fair warning, there's a number of "selfies" in an attempt to prove to my future self that yes, I was really there. The pains of traveling by oneself.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trying to fit in with the pigeons</td></tr>
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I made my way up to this secret (probably not) hill atop a waterfall where I had a pleasant view:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">am I in the Magical Legend of the Leprechauns?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm Queen of the Gardens!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">am I taking pictures right</td></tr>
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I passed by this cool fountain and only when I was this far from it did I realize it was probably important and I should document it. This holds true with about every picture that has a name or description.<br />
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This happened to be the Triton Fountain! Is that important?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ssssso close</td></tr>
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which led me to this very lovely, very lovely indeed stretch called Holme Green:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shouldn't this be a golf course by now? oh wait, that's only in America</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a hairy whomping willow?</td></tr>
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there it was!! Looming over the town right in front of my eyes! Primrose Hill!<br />
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I forced myself to hike up this hill, promising myself hours of respite upon reaching the top. Look who followed me there!<br />
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After hours of hiking (practically), I made it to the top! It was worth the view. Take a look (as if you had a choice):<br />
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Alright, maybe it's not the best picture, but I could see the Eye and the Shard and all sorts of things!<br />
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After I tumbled down the hill, I was tempted to end my day early at a mere 2 o'clock. The sun was going down, my feet had detached miles ago, I'd seen all there is to see I convinced myself...when I forced myself to press on.<br />
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A short 10 minute walk later through Chalk Farm, I stumbled, exhausted and footless, into the underground, finally on my way home. But why wasn't I getting off my stop?? I decided now was as good a time as ever to get off on a promising stop called London Bridge!<br />
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The stop was, coincidentally, under the Shard!<br />
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Misfortune strikes, however, because any and all tours were sold out. Next time, I guess. I trekked over to the real London Bridge, pretty unimpressive really:<br />
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But at least I got my first view of the Tower Bridge!</div>
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but still I was eons away. Luckily the view wasn't too shabby:</div>
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Somehow along the way, I happened to run into the Tower of London,</div>
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which is where I had my first (and possibly last) fish and chips!</div>
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It was actually pretty good. Would I prefer a hamburger? Probably. Would the British? Probably.</div>
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At least I ate to a lovely backdrop!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yay to having my head!</td></tr>
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Then came my first and only picture I asked somebody to take of me, because how could I not? Actually, he was trying to take a selfie, so I asked if I could help him out, thinking I'd quickly ask him to do the same for me. Well, he didn't need help. Cue return of the awkward git that is me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did it!</td></tr>
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Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-52589337981428305752014-12-29T14:13:00.000-08:002014-12-29T14:13:50.194-08:00London Sprawling (Day 2)After not enough sleep, I was off to explore the city while my darling sister went to work. The day started off nicely by my leaping onto the tube, incurring audible gasps from the crowded space. I didn't think it was that close, but maybe the doors aren't as forgiving as the metro's. I hadn't really planned anything for the day, except to see the HQ of BBC, but I immediately went the wrong way on Oxford Street.<br />
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After walking around aimlessly but happily, I came across St. Christopher's Place,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my levitation skills at work again</td></tr>
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and after a quick coffee stop I found myself at Cavendish Square Gardens,<br />
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where I wandered off to All Souls, Langham Place,</div>
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Unfortunately, you have to book a tour in advance, and they weren't even running tours this week. At least I got a snazzy pamphlet.</div>
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Feeling nevertheless confident, I hopped back on the tube and hopped right back off at King's Cross:</div>
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I walked down this quaint boulevard with chapter book pictures, most importantly this one:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">brb I have to go cry now</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was not pleased</td></tr>
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Wiping my tears, I strolled along the Regent's Canal, ---><br />
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<br />Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932472735110693298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63976535397952930.post-25444818092261885192014-12-29T12:58:00.003-08:002014-12-29T12:58:59.169-08:00London Calling (Day 1)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I flew out of Dulles on 27 Dec. at 6PM. Of course, I barely got past security (almost) because I never signed my passport. Thanks, TSA. Anyway, my very first flight was semi-delayed about 30 minutes, so I had to wait to board by myself, until a very loud sir complained he might not make his connecting flight to London. Instant friends! The flight adviser person assured us we would, so I wasn't too worried. Finally we boarded! The plane was tiny in the sorry-I-just-breathed-on-you kind of way, but luckily, I had a window seat, so I got to see everything there is to see at 7 at night (lights!) It was a short one-hour trip to Charlotte, NC. I booked it across the airport to my next gate, with Very Loud Sir huffing behind me. This 8:50PM flight was delayed about a half hour as well, so needless to say I got a coffee. The next plane was huge! After quickly realizing I was in the wrong seat before the correct passenger had a chance to embarrass me, I was off. 2 movies and 2 hours of sleep later, I arrived at Heathrow Airport, into my sister's waiting arms! Yay London!<br />
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After an hour or two of the Underground (yay!) and hauling luggage (boo), Natalie and I arrived at her cute little apartment in central London. We took a quick nap, nearly overslept, and went to church at St. John the Evangelist. Then it was out to eat for a quick bite of chicken pie at my very first pub, The Nags Head. Mmm.<br />
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This was followed by a lot of walking, stopping to peruse the Apple Market,</div>
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where we met Paddington,</div>
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Then it was over to Leicester Square,</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more like BEST(er) square </td></tr>
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followed by Piccadilly Circus:</div>
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Silly Paddington followed us all the way to Downing Street (hello Prime Minister!) </div>
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Then came my first sighting of Big Ben and this annoying picture:<br />
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Shortly after, I spy with my little Eye...</div>
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Then we got up nice and close to Big Ben,</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it chimed it chimed!</td></tr>
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Which is when I snapped this picture and realized I was really in London!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Ben to the London Eye</td></tr>
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Thus ends day 1 in London (leaving out a scary encounter with a couple of mimes)!<br />
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