Nice, Pisa & Florence
Today started as usual – bread, croissant, juice and coffee. However, Jenn, Spencer, Liz, Kate, and Gail (a teacher from the Pennsylvania group) and I decided to catch the sunrise over the Mediterranean Sea....
Category: Travels
Avignon, Nice & Monaco!
We got on the road early this morning, with our first stop at Avignon. The sun finally came out as we toured the Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes) where seven Popes served...
Adios Spain, Bonjour France!
Today began with a 6:30am wakeup call. Everyone looked tired as we ate the same breakfast as yesterday. At 8am, we boarded the bus and left Barcelona, headed for France! Though the majority of...
Barcelona – Day 4
We started our morning with a breakfast of fresh croissants, butter, strawberry jam, orange juice and the equivalent of honey smacks cereal. Kendra, Jenn and I also had café con leches to help get...
Zaragoza to Barcelona
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s amazing to me that last year Kendra and I got to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Vienna, and this year we are celebrating in Zaragoza and Madrid. Today was a day...
Holy Toledo!
Today was another phenomenal day. We woke up early and after a tasty European breakfast of fresh croissants, crusty rolls, juice, and coffee, we headed out for a bus tour of Madrid. The architecture...
Hola Madrid!
After landing on time this morning, Madrid welcomed us with beautiful, sunny weather. It was a nice change from the colder temperature of home! Our tour guide, Jesus, met up with us as we...
Driving home from S.C.
We split the ride back into two days – mostly it was uneventful, but I did write the following two letters on the way home: Dear West Virginia, It’s only 3 inches of snow....
Heidelberg and Home…
The last day in Europe was cold and dreary, which perfectly mirrored how we all felt about leaving. We had a beautiful ride through Germany’s Black Forest on the way to Heidelberg. Our first...
Luzern and Mt. Pilatus
Today was AMAZING! We decided to go into Luzern early because the sky was overcast and we figured it wouldn’t be a good view on top of Mt Pilatus. That was the best decision...