Hotel Du Saussay Itteville

The famous battle at Villers-Bretonneux occurred between 23-24th April in 1918 when the German advance on Amiens ended in the capture of the little town.  The Australian Divisions recaptured the village in a battle that left a fond memory of Australia within the tiny hamlet and the town is literally a commemoration to Australia. 
The Villers-Bretonneux Memorial is the Australian National Memorial erected to the memory of all Australian soldiers who ...

... 4 to 5 floor blocks in the rest of Paris. We realised why we were on our own when we saw that the lifts open at 10am and we had arrived at 9:30am. Close to 10 a few more turned up but nowhere near the number of people at other sites in Paris. We had been sitting on the steps waiting and enjoying the view back toward the Arc de Triomphe in brilliant sunshine. Then it was up in the lift. Not as scary as it ...

... ether, with some expectation that no smart bugger is going to diddle you for all you're worth. And faith that an assurance that a confirmation will be sent by email, is really a statement of intent, that a confirmation may be sent, if we get time, and if we think it's important, and if there is no soccer on that day in Spain. So we travelled to Charles de Gaulle Airport without tickets, but hopeful that they would be there when we arrived, and do you know, they were!

I wasted my whole day walking back and forth, looking for my parental unit. My plan was originally to see the Musee Guimet. Sadly, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WASN'T OPEN ON TUESDAYS! DAMN! From there it went down hill; I won't even bother talking about it. Two useful things I did learn today, despite the crappiness of the day: Cabbies will go the ...

... the road from the Lourve) where many works of art by the most famous artists are housed but found that we were just too exhausted to do it justice. We left promising ourselves we would return on our next visit to France in July. After meeting up with Jim, we walked to see the Pantheon, stumbling across the University along the way-another incredible architectural masterpiece. The Pantheon and it's surrounds are beautiful, again we didn't know which way to look ...

... to Orly. BEWARE: It drives very fast, and with a heavy bag on your back, it's hard to stand upright! Thankfully, we arrived in time at Orly airport, but the queue to Warsaw with Norwegian was very long. We bought excellent sandwiches and made it to the gate. Thank goodness for more comfortable seats than the ones on Transavia! Arriving in Warsaw, I changed some money, and we then easily found the cheap bus into the centre of the city ...

... anyway. The wind was blowing quite hard and it was very chilly as we took in the view from the 2nd tier. The tower is an amazing structure, and I guess I just never would've gotten tired of marveling at it or the view. We stopped on the first level before going back to ground zero, but never fear....we had shared our kiss on the Eiffel Tower!! Heading back to the hotel, we stopped at a small market to stock up on some picnic supplies. RT had ...

AWESOME breakfast this morning that came along with the room: coffee (with warm milk to make lattes), croissants, baguettes, cream, granola, and toast..I know it doesn't sound that great but I'm a college student so give me a break! We hit up the Louvre so as to escape the crazy lines we envisioned, AKA the film Euretrip, and got in surprisingly easy. It was a pretty great way to begin our spring trek. We hit all the major ...

... day with a little romance! It's definitely our favourite part of Paris and it sure helped - it was a great way to finish the day. Although of course by now we were running a bit late... Glenn strikes again! Quickly grabbing our bags, we hopped back on the metro and then onto a train to the airport. Luckily, we had good connections and got there with plenty of time. Checking in, we then caught our flight back to Madrid to continue our trip - our one night in Paris a night never to forget!

... lighting that can be compared in all types of photography. However, I have to think about a bigger picture when I am in Italy, Spain and Greece because I am shooting for nostalgia and to unsettle the past. Lighting sets the mood of any photograph, and can act as a character or a feeling or both. I have studied and noticed where each takes place, and I think that time of day is going to be most important for my shots in Italy. My photography in Spain is going to be a nice ...