Me: So Abbie & Mike just got back from a really cool 3 week European vacation. One stop was to see this crazy leaning tower. ;-) Here are a few more pics...
Their first stop was Ireland…they visited Mike's sister, her husband & 2 kids. Mike's brother-in-law works for Intel & has a work exchange in Ireland for 15 months (they return to the states in June).
They toured much of the Irish countryside. This old stone building has a "deal making" post out front. See the hole at the top of the post? When two people each put their thumb through the hole and touch thumbs…they've made a deal!
After Ireland came Paris & the Eiffel Tower.
And the Louvre (they saw the Mona Lisa & other famous & amazing art).
Then off to Switzerland & the Matterhorn (doesn't this pic look old-timey - I like!).
Snow and glaciers and...
yummy fondue while viewing the Matterhorn. (now that's lovely!)
Next stop Venice. They said Venice was their favorite place.
Bob & I were in Venice several years ago and I have a Murano Glass necklace that we bought on Rialto Bridge (shown in above pic).
After Venice was a 2 day stop at the Cinque Terre. This was a favorite trip of ours…Bob & I hiked the 5 villages of Cinque Terre. Colorful homes all along the cliffs of the Mediterranean.
Vernanzza - Bob & I rented a boat right here (I feel like we're reliving our trip) :-)
Abbie & Mike spent 2 days in Vernazza & Corniglia (one of the other seaside villages).
After Cinque Terre, Mike and Abbie visited Rome plus London before heading back to the United States. They packed in a ton and checked off some top tourist attractions. It was fun to hear about their time and see so many wonderful photos!
Like this one…isn't this a beautiful cathedral.
Hope you all had a great weekend. Good night!
Really enjoyed the pictures....looks like they had a wonderful vacation!
ReplyDeleteYes, they did a great job of touring so many top spots and visiting museums and other interesting places.
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