Paris & Rome



On top the Eiffel Tower

The last few weeks have been complete chaos. I find it hard to go back and blog about things that happened a long time back. I know, two weeks isn’t very long but the amount of things we’ve experienced makes it hard to sum them up.  Having said that I’ve decided to give a brief description about Paris and Rome and share a few of my favorite pictures.

Paris was short and sweet! We spent only two nights in Paris leaving us not much time for touring. Our top two things to do were The Eiffel Tower and The Louvre Museum. If time permitted Lucas wanted to see the Arc de Triumph, which we did get to see the night we arrived. The next morning we went to the top of the Eiffel Tower which was remarkable. I do have to say I did not find it romantic one bit! It was the best view of Paris we could ask for, but not romantic. After our climb to the top we immediately headed to the Louvre. Top on our list was to see the Mona Lisa painting. Both Lucas and I were not impressed with the painting. We’ve seen so many amazing pieces of art that make the Mona Lisa look plain and boring. The bullet proof glass, ropes to keep you at a distance and mobs of people around didn’t help much. However, we were impressed with the Louvre. You could get lost in the museum it’s so huge! We spent a few hours there and didn’t see close to everything they have. That evening when it was dark outside we headed back to the Eiffel Tower to see it all lit up. That I would put in the romantic category. It’s so huge and they do a great job lighting it up, it really is beautiful. Throw in a couple meals, a lot of walking and that about wraps up our Paris trip.

 

 

Outside the Louvre Museum. Immediately after taking this picture we got drenched by a heavy rain fall

 

Rome is another story! We spent 8 long & expensive nights in Rome. Most of you know we had plans all along to meet my family in Rome for my cousin Michael’s Ordination as a Deacon. One of the best parts of Rome was having someone else do all the planning. My aunt Theresa put in a lot of work to make our week in Rome an experience we’ll never forget. We saw many churches, art work, the Pope, Coliseum, and of course the Ordination! Theresa also had a few day trips planned where we got to see things outside of Rome. We ended our busy week with a relaxing trip to the ocean on our last day. We sat on the beach and soaked up as many rays as possible on the beautiful sunny 85 degree day.

 

Saying goodbye to my family was a bit emotional knowing it’s going to be a while before we see them again. Although after such a busy schedule of touring we were ready to get to the next farm in the relaxing country side of Italy. What we didn’t realize was all that touring would make us soft for our most labor intensive, slave driving farm to come.

Lucas & I at Michaeal's Ordination in St. Peter's Basilica

Lunch in Assisi with the Fam



Walking the cobble stone streets in Assisi