Seville, Spain

Our last Spanish trip was to Seville, Spain.  We saw a Spanish palace and the cathedral where Christopher Columbus is buried- which just happens to be the 3rd largest in the world.  We also toured the old city and my favorite, Plaza de España.  

One of the really neat things about Spain is the constant tie of religions together.  The jewish star is woven into this lattice above, which is connected to a Catholic chapel. 

Tomb of Christopher Columbus.  Prettttty dang cool.

Christmas lights in Sevilla!

My room-mate and I!

Plaza de España- a Star Wars episode was filmed there!

Deja Vu... Paris Again

Travel in Europe is cheap.  So cheap, that when a proposed weekend trip to Paris & Disneyland Paris comes about, it's nearly impossible to turn it down... even if you've already been.  Don't get me wrong, I don't mean that all trips are going to be under $200 or some other incredibly low amount.  But in comparison, it would be physically impossible for me to ever travel like this again.  So...

We went back to Paris. 

Inside Notre Dame at Christmas time

Walking along the Seine... Wearing a fascinator... Proudly.

I will forever be in love with the Eiffel Tower.

The Lock Bridge!  Lovers write their names on a lock and then lock it onto the bridge, throwing the key overboard.  

Although this is a terrible picture, its a photo of the fountain Anne Hathaway's character throws her cellphone into at the end of the movie, "The Devil Wears Prada."

The Italian Adventure- Rome!!

There really aren't even words to describe Rome.  I never thought I would like it as much as I did.  From the incredible architecture and history to the food, fashion, and landmarks- Rome really was as good as people say it is.  

Some of the highlights from this trip were seeing such famous places- The Pantheon, the Colosseum, the Trevvi Fountain, and even a cat sanctuary in the midst of Roman ruins.  So cool!

The Italian Adventure- Vatican City

A little note: I'm actually back home, in America (eeep!) But since I'm a little behind on blogging, I'm going to go ahead and finish up with my travel posts.  Thank you for sticking with me through my terrible blogging!  

Today is part 2 of my Italy trip.  Although Vatican City is technically it's own country- the smallest in the world, it's hard for me to mentally separate it from Rome.  

 St. Peter's Basilica

The Swiss Guard still keep Vatican City safe.  We learned that all of these guys, despite their somewhat jester-like dress, are Swiss war-trained soldiers, with no wives or kids, that are between the ages of 18 and are Catholic themselves.  Pretty hard-core if you ask me.

The inside of the Basilica.  In person, it feels SOOO big.  A picture could never do it justice. 

Fun fact- Only the Pope can celebrate mass under this.

Inside the Vatican Museums... The ceilings were as much of an exhibit as anything!

No pictures inside the Sistine Chapel, so this was as close as I could get.  

We saw the Pope!!!