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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Sam's Europe Trip

I had the privilege of spending some time in Europe the past couple of weeks. I went with my mom, my little brother Colton, and my little sister Paityn.  We were also traveling with my mom's good friend and her three teenaged kids - Zach, Havana, and Hailee.  Here are some pictures from the trip!
 Paityn and Colton in Rome, Italy


 This isn't a great picture of me, but it's too cute of Colton and Paityn to not post!
 Fontana di Trevi - Rome, Italy
 Paityn, my mom Deborah, and Colton

 The view from our hotel, Hotel Eden
 St. Peter's Basilica - Vatican City





 The Filarete Door entering St. Peter's Basilica - one of the few original pieces left today!
 Peter's upside-down crucifixion 
 No matter how many pictures I took, I could never in a million years capture the beauty in this place.  It was breathtaking!



Pietà by Michelangelo  

 Altare della Patria - Rome, Italy

 The Colosseum - the Roman's extracted iron and lead from all over the building when it was no longer in use






 View of the Temple of Venus and Roma from the Colosseum in Rome, Italy

 Temple of Venus and Roma

 Roman Forum and Palatine Hill


 Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Santi Luca e Martina 
 Museo Centrale del Risorgimento 


Apparently it is a rarity to see a sky such as this at this time of year 

 Cordonata
 Colton, Paityn, mom, and our tour guide at Cordonata - Rome, Italy
 My mom (right) and her friend Tonya
 Too funny! 
 Paityn had a crush on our doorman at Hotel Eden
 On our first night aboard the ship - Norwegian Epic - we met Chris, who lives just a few minutes away from my family in Georgia

 Zach, Havana, Tonya, and Hailee - Pisa, Italy

 Colton

 No title needed!  :)




 Colt in front of Piazza del Duomo in Pisa, Italy


Not a spectacular picture, but here is an example of my life through the view finder.  When taking pictures, this is the only thing I can see - this small window.  What I didn't see was Colton standing just to my left, and directly in front of the horse.  Poor Colton - the horse completely ran into him!

Opéra Municipal - Marseille, France
 Zach and Colton in France
 Paityn and Havana in France
La Samaritaine - Marseille, France 
Havana 
 Paityn and I in Marseille, France


 It took me a while to get this shot!
Paityn, myself, and my mom onboard the ship 
 The Foxes! Havana, Tonya, Hailee, and Zach
 Paityn and Colton in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Sa Forodada - Palma de Mallorca, Spain 
 Sa Forodada


 With our tour guide



 Driving through Mallorca - you could reach out on either side of the car and touch the buildings!


 La Seu Cathedral - Palma de Mallorca, Spain
 A 5,000 year old olive tree! Way cool
 La Seu Cethedral - Mallorca, Spain

 My beautiful sister Paityn

 Barcelona, Spain
 Administración de Aduanas de Barcelona - Barcelona, Spain
 Monument to Columbus - Barcelona, Spain
Galleria Umberto I - Napoli, Italy 
Piazza del Plebiscito - Napoli, Italy

We had a really great trip overall.  Having spent the most time in Rome, I can easily say that Rome was my favorite.  My sister is now convinced that she belongs there and is ready to pack up everything and move, hehe.  There is beauty all over all of these places! I hope to one day return.

3 comments:

Kelsey said...

How was the pizza and italian food in Rome? :)

Anonymous said...

Happy to hear you had a good time in Europe.
Lets see some more when you all are here next time.
There are so many places you'd also like, e.g. Florence, Venice, Verona in Italy, Paris, Nice, St. Tropez in France and a lot more ...
Michael

take a look through my eyes said...

You guys are gorgeous. Seriously. Paityn!! I miss her!
Looks like you had a blast.