View of san gimignano. So beautiful! We had a private driver take us in a Mercedes mini van. A little vino tasting, incredible views and world class gelatto! Great day... now running out for more pizza or lasagna
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Tuscany wine tasting
View of san gimignano. So beautiful! We had a private driver take us in a Mercedes mini van. A little vino tasting, incredible views and world class gelatto! Great day... now running out for more pizza or lasagna
Friday, September 24, 2010
Leather jackets?
From 320 euros to 230 for 2. Still no deal! Lol maybe another day. Ariel was told she was Nicole Kidman's sister. Priceless. Ariel Kidman...
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Day 2 - Paris
Paris - we woke up at 9 and felt amazing with no jet lag! Thank you supplements :)! The hotel was quite interesting... we had a tiny room with its own sink and a shared bathroom down the hall. The shower was on a timer to conserve water which began to become annoying after some time. But the beds were comfy and the room wasn't too loud.
Our first idea of the day was to take a bus tour to get oriented with the city. We saw these open double Decker busses everywhere and at first it seemed as if they never stopped! Luckily we found one and got onto the yellow open tour' bus complete with an audio guide... a pretty good deal. We saw around 15 sites such as the opera, the louvre, the royal palace, notre dame, the eiffel tower, moulin rouge, sacre coeur.... and plenty more. Our favorite spot was the sacre coeur, well not the church itself but the square next to it. There were artists and restaurants galore! All the sketch artists wanted to draw ariel and one even said "10 minutes I make u beautiful." Lol his English wasnt very good. Here we found the best macaroons. I tried to get one but their minimum was four. We tasted coconut, chocolate, vanilla, and caramel. Why these aren't every where like froyo in America I don't know, but man were they delicious. As night fell we grabbed dinner in the square and people watched as we ate French onion soup and a smoked salmon salad.
Our decision was to see the eiffel tower all lit up at night. By this point we were pretty good at the subway which BTW we need in san Francisco because it takes u everywhere. We hopped off and there it was lighting the sky, the eiffel tower. As we walked towards the tower there were 100 or so little blankets laid out with the same merchandise everywhere. 5 keychains for 1 euro! The only inexpensive thing in Paris. We decided to wait in line to take the elevator up to the top where it was freezing and windy yet beautiful at the same time. You can see all of Paris and beyond. The best part about the eiffel tower was the light show that I never knew existed. There must have been 20,000 lights blinking at once. The whole crowd ooo'd making the experience even more spectacular. After scaling the eiffel tower we made it to the bottom and found ourselves a crepe stand. Ohhhh baby... nutella, bananas and ice cream; messy but sooo worth it. With our sticky fingers we brought out our cameras to take a picture of the light show that happened at 9 and 10 each night. Hopefully we got some great shots. What a first day.
Our first idea of the day was to take a bus tour to get oriented with the city. We saw these open double Decker busses everywhere and at first it seemed as if they never stopped! Luckily we found one and got onto the yellow open tour' bus complete with an audio guide... a pretty good deal. We saw around 15 sites such as the opera, the louvre, the royal palace, notre dame, the eiffel tower, moulin rouge, sacre coeur.... and plenty more. Our favorite spot was the sacre coeur, well not the church itself but the square next to it. There were artists and restaurants galore! All the sketch artists wanted to draw ariel and one even said "10 minutes I make u beautiful." Lol his English wasnt very good. Here we found the best macaroons. I tried to get one but their minimum was four. We tasted coconut, chocolate, vanilla, and caramel. Why these aren't every where like froyo in America I don't know, but man were they delicious. As night fell we grabbed dinner in the square and people watched as we ate French onion soup and a smoked salmon salad.
Our decision was to see the eiffel tower all lit up at night. By this point we were pretty good at the subway which BTW we need in san Francisco because it takes u everywhere. We hopped off and there it was lighting the sky, the eiffel tower. As we walked towards the tower there were 100 or so little blankets laid out with the same merchandise everywhere. 5 keychains for 1 euro! The only inexpensive thing in Paris. We decided to wait in line to take the elevator up to the top where it was freezing and windy yet beautiful at the same time. You can see all of Paris and beyond. The best part about the eiffel tower was the light show that I never knew existed. There must have been 20,000 lights blinking at once. The whole crowd ooo'd making the experience even more spectacular. After scaling the eiffel tower we made it to the bottom and found ourselves a crepe stand. Ohhhh baby... nutella, bananas and ice cream; messy but sooo worth it. With our sticky fingers we brought out our cameras to take a picture of the light show that happened at 9 and 10 each night. Hopefully we got some great shots. What a first day.
Day 3 - Paris
We headed out to versailles which we knew would be crowded due to the hordes of people on the 30 minute train ride from Paris. As we walked up to the palace via cobblestone walkway we noted just how huge the palace really was. Inside we used audio guides that told us the stories of kings and Marie "let them eat cake" antoinette. The palace was impressive however the crowds were not. Also some famous anime sculpturer decided to put his art on display making an odd clash of history. Once out of the palace we went out back to the sprawling gardens over a mile long equipped with 20 foot hedges, statues, fountains, and maze like paths. All and all lots walking and a house a little bigger than what we are looking for.
In the afternoon we headed back to people watch in the square of montmatre but of course this was after a 2 hour nap! There we had wine and beer outside a restaurant while an artist finished a painting in the rain before our eyes. That's dedication. From here we meandered down to pigalle which was filled with bars and scandalous sex shops. This is where moulin rouge is located and you can get a ticket for only 130 euros! Here we enjoyed happy hour drinks and planned the nights events which included jazz at a swanky jazz club on rue de lumbard. Totally amazing. Our night came to a close as we savored the saxophone melodies and subwayed back to the hotel.
P.s. sorry no pictures yet :(
In the afternoon we headed back to people watch in the square of montmatre but of course this was after a 2 hour nap! There we had wine and beer outside a restaurant while an artist finished a painting in the rain before our eyes. That's dedication. From here we meandered down to pigalle which was filled with bars and scandalous sex shops. This is where moulin rouge is located and you can get a ticket for only 130 euros! Here we enjoyed happy hour drinks and planned the nights events which included jazz at a swanky jazz club on rue de lumbard. Totally amazing. Our night came to a close as we savored the saxophone melodies and subwayed back to the hotel.
P.s. sorry no pictures yet :(
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Day 1 - the loooong trek to paris
24 hours later and we finally made it to Paris! It first started off with our plane turning around from the runway due to unknown baggage on our plane. That delayed us by a whole hour which in turn made the whole flight miss their connection. Luckily Ariel and I were able to watch the new karate kid to pass the time on the flight! After that we slept for 7 hours, thank u neck pillows. Once in Frankfurt, we were put on standby and yes we stood by as the plane left to Paris. The next plane was at 845 vs the original 4 o'clock flight out and for this one we had actual tickets. We were relieved that we were actually in the air and out of Germany. It's 12:30 and we made it to our hotel in Paris. YES. Big day planned tomorrow, we are thinking about taking a bus tour in the morning before seeing the museums. We seriously can't wait. Nothing too interesting for day one but we did make it in one piece.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Trip Itinerary of the Eurotrip!
- Depart Sept 14 7:04 pm: San Francisco: Lufthansa > Frankfurt 3:00 pm
- Frankfurt 4:00 pm > Paris/Degaulle 5:10 pm
- Paris (3 days: 15th – 18th)
- Venice (2 days: 19th – 21st)
- Cinque Terre (2 days: 21st – 23rd)
- Florence (4 days 23rd – 27th)
- Rome (3 days: 27th – 30th)
- Home
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