Trip to Europe 2009

I just returned from a really great trip to Europe, I went to Barcelona, Paris, Rome, Florence, and Venice. I went with my friend, Becky, and we were gone for a total of 3 weeks. We did a lot, saw a lot, ate a lot, and sweated a lot. It was great!!!

A few things from the trip that I will never forget (in no particular order)

1. Barcelona's nude beach. I think that's really enough said, but the day before we actually went to the beach we had a little extra time, so we thought that we would go check it out. We were in our clothes, and just kind of walking around. We noticed some topless women, but that didn't really come as a surprise. We went down to walk in the water, and as we walked, we came to a part of the beach that was almost all naked people! Talk about awkward. Not really an enjoyable experience...there were some funny moments, but really, most people just need to keep their clothes and swimsuits on.

2. Getting pooped on. in Paris. It's just really hard to forget poop falling from the sky and landing on you.

3. Eating over 17 pizzas. The week that we were in Italy I ate pizza for every meal, and I had a couple before we went. My favorite was hot dog pizza, or pizza viennese, but unfortunately I didn't find it until the next to last day.

4. The crepe man by Notre Dame. By far the best crepes in all of Paris...I think I ate about 7... He remembered me, and one day we chatted a bit and he told me to come back, so I did about a week later and he still remembered me and gave me a free bottle of water!!! I have a huge crush on him.

5. Sagrada Familia. After seeing Macchu Picchu, Sagrada Familia became the thing that I most wanted to see in the world. It was pretty amazing. I'm still not sure what my next travel dream is going to be...

6. Movie theater in Rome. You get assigned seats, and there's a bathroom in each theater!

Of course there's plenty more, but those are the first that I thought of....all the pictures do a better job of telling about our trip!