Europe Photos

Well, I made it back - safe and sound after an eight hour and then four hour flight. I'm almost back on California time and glad to be home. I miss having so much to do and discover, but I'm with family and friends now and get Christmas - so it all balances out, huh?

Like I mentioned, I took around 4,000 pictures - I'd love to go over them in person with everyone. But if you just want the abridged visual journey through my trip, I think I posted a slide show into the blog - and you can access the online album from there (by clicking on a photo or however).

Again, thanks for all your prayers, thoughts, advice, loaned gear, and interest in my Europe trip. I enjoyed it that much more thinking I'd get to share it with you all.

Coming home

I am somewhere over the Atlantic as I write this - at first i was eager to get home (I still am) - but being in Paris again made a part of me want to stay - even without the energy for it.

But I'm ready for the USA. Europe is great - but I probably could never live there long term. There's just something a out America that makes it better (family and friends are a big part too!).

Last last night in Paris

Went to a Christmas market (they're big in Europe) - got some shopping done, had a ton of great food and really enjoyed the atmosphere.

Traveling

Just traveling back to Paris to catch my flight home tomorrow. Lots of boring travel - but I'm exhausted and ready to get back to the USA.

Also, fanta is super popular here.

I was sick - but now am better

My stomach got real upset yesterday afternoon - tried to nap and missed out doing anything else in Florence - oh well - I'll be back someday.

I'm feeling much better today - maybe it was the awesome camomile tea I had last night - it was at some chic gipsies cafe in Florence. The tea had actual camomile flower heads in it - it was about 7 dollars but worth every euro. Seriously, it was the beat camomile tea I've ever had.

Gusta pizza

Pretty darn good pizza - all this for only 10 euros!

Uffizi

I am done with museums - yay! The Uffizi was brutal being tired, lame and starving - but I soldiered through. Oh, the name of that other museum was Bargello - Italian is all Greek to me.

I wish I could have taken pictures, but they yell "no photo!"