Well, I've had the good fortune to have been to LOTS of interesting places. Maybe not as many as some people and there are still many more on my "bucket list". But the Spring of 1997 I was a Senior at birmingham-Southern College and I needed 1/4 credit to graduate. A professor was offering a one-week trip to London and Paris for less than $2000 and if we wrote two papers on the Louvre and the British Museum we could earn 1/2 credit. Having ALWAYS wanting to go to Europe, I jumped at the chance!
It was no doubt the trip of a lifetime...I think I only slept six hours the whole week. I was determined to make the most of my time and I didn't want to miss a thing! There was a lot I didnt GET to see but I promise I didn't MISS much! lol And the icing on the cake was that my best friend got to go with me! And I hope this makes up for not being able to post a picture of her the other day.
This is me and Amy with a little British tour guide named Philip. Oh I have a weakness for British men! Those accents drive me wild! He was a sweetee! And this is one of my favorite pictures of me and Amy. I can't believe how young I looked!
Big Ben, Tower Bridge, St. Paul's, the British museum, Hyde Park, the theatre district...there was so much more I would have liked to have seen but we were only there three days. Maybe one day we'll go back...lol
Paris! Oh it was BEAUTIFUL!!!
the famous Louvre. I didn't care much for it. I went in, saw the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo and left. I spent more time at the Musee de la' Orange (I'm sure I botched that name...Anne you can correct me!) but that is where a lot of Monet and Renoir's (my fave) work is.
Since I missed getting to go to Strawberry Fields, Liverpool and Abbey Road when I was in London, I was not about to miss a visit to Jim Morrison's grave. LOVE the Doors. And yes, I believe he's really dead!
I have SO many stories from this trip, so many memories that I will treasure forever. In my opinion, you really need to step outside the borders of the USA at least once in your life. Don't believe everything you hear about other countries--go see it for yourself. This same year, I really wore my luggage out. I went to Mexico and New york as well--all within a few months of each other actually! Maybe one day I'll get to go back but I'd also like to go to Africa, Scotland, Italy and Japan. There is so much beauty in the world and I want to see it all!
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