Ibis Aulnay Sous Bois Aulnay-sous-Bois

... their significance: · Adelaide Cemetery - Here was the original resting place of the Australian Unknown Soldier, until he was exhumed and laid to rest at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. · Le Hamel - The town of a massive battle. Led by Monash it was a great victory for the Allies who defeated the Germans in 93 minutes. This is also the site where the Red Barron was shot down. · Lochnager Crater ...

Hey Guys!! I'm back in Madrid! After 15 days of traveling to 9 cities in 5 countries, I'm exhausted. The combination of walking, getting lost, and climbing monuments like the Arc de Triomphe, the Notre Dame, and the hill to the castle in Budapest made the trip feel more like an endless workout ...

... Tower, and around the courtyards of the Louvre? Another favorite memory was walking across the Pont des Arts (a pedestrian bridge across the Seine) to see it lined on both sides with groups of friends seated on picnic blankets, eating and drinking wine as they watched others doing the same. I'm guessing that many a romance has been started there. Speaking of wine, I ...

... city. So now I must say Au Revoir (good bye) and move on to the next place, Sweden. It is said to leave here but I am excited to go to Helsinki, Finland on the 1st, and then I'll be in Chicago on the 9th (Barcelona in between from the 5th to the 9th). I'm not sure when I'll be back in Iowa but hopefully that weekend. Je t'aime, AMY

... Victor Hugo in his semi-fictional work which made Qazi Modo so famous. After crepes and coffee at Cafe du Chocalat across from the cathedral, we climbed the tower all the way to the bell. It is almost dinner time and we are heading out now to walk down Champs Elysees to Tularie Garden and then to Le Bouquinistes for dinner.

... in such an amazing building was truly exciting and Andy reflected over his favourites over a coffee and croissant at the cafe. Then it was off to the Sacre Couer via the metro (which we used to get everywhere) and climbed up the steps to the panoramic view of Paris. After 3 days of clear blue skies, wonderful sights, delicious food and awe-inspiring art we climbed aboard the Eurostar headed for London, and bid au revoir to the city of romance.

... the Louvre was the relative lack of English descriptions (even with the audio guide). Since the Orsay collection is much smaller more of the art was explained in English, which really helped a newbie like me. Again it was stinkin hot, but still welcome. From what I hear the UK is still under water. Instead of trying to elbow my way into Notre Dame I decided to go to the highly recommended St. Chapelle, an much smaller church but ...

... kivimassa ja keltainen ruoho peittyy puhtaan valkoisen lumen alle. Eilen oltiin Misan kanssa pari laskua laskemassa perusreittiä. Minä lähinnä ulkoilemassa ja jalkoja totuttelemassa ja Misa uuden lajinsa treenauksen parissa eli miehellä on uudet tellut alla. Tämä päivä kuten edelliset illatkin on menneet täysin 24H:n parissa sillä se koukuttaa pahasti...ihana tapa releilla! Huomenna ehkä puuterikäännösten huumaa tiedossa ja sen mukaista raporttia tietenkin...

... art but I was so excited to see them in person. But really the waterlilly paintings were awesome and they were set up so they (4 paintings) completely enclosed the room. After that I treated myself to white chocolate ice cream (glace) and walked down to the Louvre. I wandered around mainly looking at the palace itself, which I enjoyed more than the artwork it contained. I did go see the Mona Lisa; since being warned that it was so small and such a let down I ...

... it was just something we had to do while in Paris. I got to see the Mona Lisa up close, and didn't have to wait very long to get to stand there for a while. It was nice being at the museum at night, not many people! There's no way that you would be able to see that whole museum in totality in one day, or even one week. There are so many things to see, it's crazy! It was almost overwhelming, so we were ready to leave when they kicked us out. As we left the Louvre, we met up with ...