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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Passport to...England and France




Aaahhh, what a wonderful end of summer this has been....it's so hard to describe the past two weeks in Europe: how relaxing, how beautiful, how inspiring. how different life is. So many new experiences, so many monuments visited, so many small moments that were very special. Instead of writing about each one, here's a partial list:

  • Touring Kensington Palace
  • Eating ice cream on the grass outside Kensington Palace
  • Listening to Big Ben chime
  • Visitng the chapel in Westminster Abbey that holds the coffin of Queen Elizabeth I and the one that holds the coffin of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Riding the Eurostar
  • Eating at La Fregate with its view of the Louvre
  • Carousals in Paris
  • Standing under the Eiffel Tower
  • Wandering through the catacombs under Paris
  • Touring Notre Dame
  • Eating ice cream each evening while strolling through the cobblestone streets of Paris
  • The half day tour of Versailles
  • Seeing the tunnel where Princess Diana died
  • The funfair outside of the Louvre with the great log ride
  • Crepe stands with nutella
  • Walking two miles to see the Eiffel Tower light up at night
  • Visiting the Pont Alexander bridge
  • The Place de la Concorde and standing on the spot where Marie Antoinette was executed
  • A train ride through the middle of England
  • Eating breakfast at the Muffin Man every single morning we were in London
  • Standing on a bridge over the River Avon, feeding swans
  • Shopping in Europe!!!

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