We flew from Paris by way of STL through DC. We barely made our connecting flight in DC. Luckily the plane had TVs with movies, music, TV shows to help us make the 7 hour flight fly by.
We made it to Paris at about 11am on Wednesday and proceeded to walk around discovering some of the sites . . . .
I just have to say that the French are not known for their food . . .this was our first meal
With little time to explore Paris, Thursday of our trip, we hit up some of Paris' well-known hot-spots: La Tour Eiffel, La Louvre, Notre Dame and our personal favorite was the Moulin Rouge Show: Ferie. C'est magnifique!
Our favorite thing about Paris had to be the show we saw at the Moulin Rouge called: Ferie. If travel plans take you to Paris, I think this show is a must. Joe even enjoyed it too!
Next we traveled to the south of France to a town called Avignon. Our friends Allison and Rene were married in the town called Chateauneuf de Pape at a winery named Chateau Fines des Roches. It was absolutely picture perfect. The wine and food were amazing and we got to meet lots of great new people from all over the world!
Seriously . . . .is this place not just gorgeous?
After celebrating the wedding, we took several trains including an overnite train to make it to Rome. Below is a picture of our digs on the overnite trains. It was kind of dirty but definitely an experience. I'm not sure I could convince Joe to do it again.
Rome was FANTASTIC! We absolutely loved taking in the sites . . . .the Colosseum, Vatican City, Trevi Fountain and of course ate lots of pizza, pasta and gelato!
Above, our first meal in Rome - a welcome change from the food in France.
We also took a day trip from Rome to the Island of Capri. Capri is known for it's lemons, and shoes. Sandals are made in mere minutes by a man with just a few leather straps, some nails and a sole. Of course I needed a pair!
We also took a tram ride up to the top of the island that had amazing views!
We had a fabulous time in Europe!
