Pre Flight-Drinks!
27 de maio de 2024, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Arrived safe and sound at our first stay
28 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Seine walk and Musée d’Orsay
28 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Jet lag is a mindset!!! (Kidding, we are very tired but powered through). Such an exciting day getting to share my favourite museum and restaurant in Paris with Thomas. ❤️ A highlight for us todayLeia mais
Descending to the Land of the Dead
29 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
This morning we took the metro south and did a tour through the French ossuary AKA the Catacombs. Learned about the underground limestone quarries, and the history of the millions of dead that liveLeia mais
Eiffel Tower afternoon and French dinner
29 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
After a needed nap and some errand running to fix our blunder of bringing the wrong adapter (oops!), we went to the Eiffel Tower in the authentic Parisian gloom and rain…
We ate a lovely FrenchLeia mais
Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur morning
30 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Got to share one of my favourite places in Paris with Thomas this morning! Stopped at a fromagerie and a few other stores for a yummy lunch at home.
Centre national d'art et de culture Geor
30 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Modern art museum one minute from our Air BnB in the 4th arrondissement, near Les Halles. Neither Thomas nor I took a picture of the outside of the building, but it is worth looking up to see itsLeia mais
Waltz outside the Louvre
31 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
On our way to Versailles this afternoon, but took a detour to walk through the Louvre Gardens on the way to our train station to see the "second most extravagant building in France". So many littleLeia mais
Tour - Private Apartments in Versailles
31 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Here we got to visit the private apartments of the King (Louis 14, 15, 16) before Louis Phillipe turned the Chateau of Versailles into a museum.
ViajanteApparently Louis the 16th was really into studying geography in that room, hence the atlases
Walk through Chateau of Versailles
31 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The rooms with marble covering the walls and painted ceilings were very typical of Louis the 14th before Louis the 15th changed to a more white wall aesthetic.
Gardens in Versailles and Petit Trianon
31 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Some pictures I missed from Thomas’s phone of in the chateau as well. Swipe to the end to see a surprise guest appearance!
Out with friends in Paris
31 de maio de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Lyon bike tour
1 de junho de 2024, França ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Thomas bought a new leather belt! Our lovely guide Bruno took us around all the must sees in Lyon and organized a little wine and cheese tasting. We saw the Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvière andLeia mais
ViajanteThe hair nets were a fashion statement to be sure, but we were wearing communal helmets, so a good precaution
Taylor Swift Eras Tour!!
2 de junho de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
What a PERFORMANCE
Boys Night Out in Lyon!
2 de junho de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
While the ladies went off to see Taylor Swift, Dad and I went for a delicious dinner in the culinary capital of France. We started at a bar recommended by our Parisian friends with a great view of theLeia mais
Old village in Lyon
3 de junho de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We got to see silk worms hard at work! You can see a medieval open sewer in one of the photos with a plaque. Found a new sign I need in my French classroom…
Bonus pictures from our Lyon walk
3 de junho de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Arrival to Rome and Colosseum
3 de junho de 2024, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Bongiorno !
Wow… is the colosseum ever colossal… HUGE. Could apparently accommodate 50 000 to 80 000 people. I attached my notes from the tour at the end.
ViajanteI forgot to mention in the notes that the ground that you see in the center is where they would keep the animals. Like a kennel (not much space at all). There was a floor over it that was the arena. You can see a small replica at the one side. It was covered in sand because a) it had more grip and b) it absorbed the blood well so was easy to clean. They would have slaves with bowls at the ready to collect parts of the animals that were severed and throw them out into the crowds. Imagine an elephant foot or a lion leg being thrown up towards you!!!
ViajanteGlad to see you found the 🌞. Interesting to see the inner workings of the Colosseum
Roman Forum
4 de junho de 2024, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After the Colosseum, our lovely tour guide brought us up Palatine Hill to see the remains of the Emperor’s mansion which, miraculously, had integrated plumbing!? We then walked down the hill andLeia mais
Foodie afternoon!
4 de junho de 2024, Itália ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After the colosseum we were talked into the most delicious meat and cheese board at the local butcher to help us decide what kind of groceries we wanted to buy, and after a quick nap we headed off toLeia mais
Pantheon, Trevi Fountain & More!
5 de junho de 2024, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A slow morning lead to a busy afternoon in the Rome city center! We started at the Pantheon, a Pagan temple turned cathedral with an impressive domed roof. We took a short walk to the Trevi fountain,Leia mais
Picnic, parc and pretty clothes
7 de junho de 2024, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Not a ton of pictures today, but we met up with Meghan and Rebecca for a lunch picnic before their colosseum. Lauren and I left to go explore Villa Borghese. Lots of beautiful sights and surprisesLeia mais
Train Day to South Italy
7 de junho de 2024, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Travel day today! We took trains from Rome to Naples, and then from Naples to our new place in Meta (Near Sorento)
Path of the Gods
8 de junho de 2024, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Today we learned a valuable lesson about the consistency of Italian public transit (or lack thereof…) and eventually made our way to a gorgeous hike along the Amalfi coast. The bus showed up oneLeia mais
Lemon Grove and Ruins Swimming
9 de junho de 2024, Itália ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Our day started just outside of Sorrento touring a lemon grove and trying their artisanal Limoncello, distilled lemon, and extra virgin olive oil. We learned that they graft the lemon branches toLeia mais
ViajanteThought that might have been the breakfast of champions!