Lots of pictures and video-- France, Italy, Oxford
Hello to everybody! Sigh. Just got back from springbreak and have a mess of pictures and video to show everyone. Here are videos from my hike along the Thames river in Oxford, Stonehenge and Bath, and also hopefully the gondola ride in Venice. And Italy and France pictures of course.
Italy was just lovely. I adore the little streets and the scenery and the villages tucked into mountains. Venice was amazing to explore and we only had a little while in Rome but it was awesome to see the Collosium and the Pantheon.
me and dad at the river seine in Paris
me and my parents at the Notre Dame. Too bad we didn't see the Hunchback or go into the catacombs!
Mom and I at the Lourve museum.
Mom andf I at the arc'de Triumph. I do believe we are standing in the middle of the street.
My attempt to be taller than the Eiffel Tower.
Joining the party in Venice. Every year around March the whole city launches a huge festival of masks and ball gowns and huge celebrations. we only missed it.
I'm going to eat the WHOLE thing (I did really)
Me, Hannah, Laura, Annabelle, Lillian and Mareesa on the island of Giudecca outside our hostel
us again outside one of the 200 little bridges in Venice
at the gondola dock
we went to Lido beach, the original "Venice Beach". I can't tell you how happy we were to get to ocean and sand and warm weather. here's pocky napping in my bag at the beach.
me and Laura on the beach
Me and gelato! I love gelato. we had it almost every day and one time we had it for breakfast. this was caramel, nutella and chocolate and vanille! heaven in a cone.
Me, Hannah, and Annabelle on our gondola. What a way to travel!
Jumping high in Gubbio. I adore this little city. it was so cute and all the little streets were perfect for wandering.
Lillian, me and Laura in the streets of Gubbio.
I want to take this vespa home
the scream
...
outside the basilica of st. frances. Amazing buildings in Gubbio!
going up the basket-lift was kinda scary but wicked fun. It was this little contraption you stand in to take you up the mountain--similar to a ski lift but at the same time not. Here's lily and I screaming with excitement/terror.
the view at the top
don't look down!
Laura and I not freaking out
us at the Roman forum outside of Gubbio. It was crazy overrun with flowers but still pretty awesome. all of the arches and stairs were still here and we had lots of fun climbing over everything.
bottom to top: hannah, annabelle, lily, laura, me
Me on the walk back to Assisi from Spello. a three hour walk but the scenery was worth it!
Mareesa and I on the "Red brick road" between the two cities.
I'm about to fight this angel at the Sistine Chapel in Rome
Lillian and I at the Sistine Chapel
Me and Bryant outside Vatican City (notice the huge walls that seperate it from Italy)
Tammy and I outside Vatican City
Hannah, me and Annabelle at the Collesium.
outside San Pietro's square.
trevi fountain. make a wish!
Collesium again!
Hanging out with the gladiators
Italy was just lovely. I adore the little streets and the scenery and the villages tucked into mountains. Venice was amazing to explore and we only had a little while in Rome but it was awesome to see the Collosium and the Pantheon.
Click to view me and dad at the river seine in Paris
me and my parents at the Notre Dame. Too bad we didn't see the Hunchback or go into the catacombs!
Mom and I at the Lourve museum.
Mom andf I at the arc'de Triumph. I do believe we are standing in the middle of the street.
My attempt to be taller than the Eiffel Tower.
Joining the party in Venice. Every year around March the whole city launches a huge festival of masks and ball gowns and huge celebrations. we only missed it.
I'm going to eat the WHOLE thing (I did really)
Me, Hannah, Laura, Annabelle, Lillian and Mareesa on the island of Giudecca outside our hostel
us again outside one of the 200 little bridges in Venice
at the gondola dock
we went to Lido beach, the original "Venice Beach". I can't tell you how happy we were to get to ocean and sand and warm weather. here's pocky napping in my bag at the beach.
me and Laura on the beach
Me and gelato! I love gelato. we had it almost every day and one time we had it for breakfast. this was caramel, nutella and chocolate and vanille! heaven in a cone.
Me, Hannah, and Annabelle on our gondola. What a way to travel!
Jumping high in Gubbio. I adore this little city. it was so cute and all the little streets were perfect for wandering.
Lillian, me and Laura in the streets of Gubbio.
I want to take this vespa home
the scream
...
outside the basilica of st. frances. Amazing buildings in Gubbio!
going up the basket-lift was kinda scary but wicked fun. It was this little contraption you stand in to take you up the mountain--similar to a ski lift but at the same time not. Here's lily and I screaming with excitement/terror.
the view at the top
don't look down!
Laura and I not freaking out
us at the Roman forum outside of Gubbio. It was crazy overrun with flowers but still pretty awesome. all of the arches and stairs were still here and we had lots of fun climbing over everything.
bottom to top: hannah, annabelle, lily, laura, me
Me on the walk back to Assisi from Spello. a three hour walk but the scenery was worth it!
Mareesa and I on the "Red brick road" between the two cities.
I'm about to fight this angel at the Sistine Chapel in Rome
Lillian and I at the Sistine Chapel
Me and Bryant outside Vatican City (notice the huge walls that seperate it from Italy)
Tammy and I outside Vatican City
Hannah, me and Annabelle at the Collesium.
outside San Pietro's square.
trevi fountain. make a wish!
Collesium again!
Hanging out with the gladiators