at charleston airport before we left.JPG
courtney getting her daily exercise in!.JPG
me and lindsey cleaning our teeth!
we made it! on the gatwick express.JPG
on the gatwick express.JPG
British currency = Pounds sterling.JPG
the tube.JPG
"Please mind the gap between the train and the platform".JPG
our tube stop.JPG
our hotel in London.JPG
russell square.JPG
russell square neighborhood.JPG
"Friend at Hand" Pub and Restaurant.JPG
green park in front of Buckingham Palace.JPG
"Red carpet" leading in to Buckingham Palace.JPG
getting to Buckingham Palace.JPG
gates to Buckingham Palace.JPG
Buckingham Palace.JPG
me at Buckingham Palace.JPG
Buckingham 4.JPG
Buckingham 3.JPG
guard in front of Buckingham.JPG
no guard changing the only day we had the chance to watch! bummer!
gaurds processional in front of Buckingham Palace.JPG
statue in front of Buckingham 2.JPG
the famous telephone booths.JPG
pub where we ate fish n' chips.JPG
first pub experience in london
fish n' chips!
St. Paul's Cathedral.JPG
door steps to St. Paul's Cathedral.JPG
me in the courtyard of St. Paul's Cathedral.JPG
the doors of St. Paul's are HUGE!.JPG
statue in the gardens of St. Paul's Cathedral.JPG
John Wesley statue.JPG
John Wesley.JPG
Saint Chrysostom in the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral.JPG
view from the top of St. Paul's.JPG
we walked up over 400 stairs to get to the top of St. Paul's!.JPG
St. Paul's from the Millenium Bridge.JPG
Me and Lindsey in front of St. Paul's cathedral
Millenium Bridge dedication.JPG
Millenium bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral.JPG
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.JPG
rickshaw, london-style.JPG
phonebooth and me
ready to go out our first night in London!.JPG
night tour of london districts.JPG
Leicester Square, where a lot of movies premeire.JPG
pretty building in Leicester Square.JPG
Picadilly Circus.JPG
Cupid in Picadilly Circus.JPG
Lindsey, me, and Courtney in London
girls in london
Me, Jen, Chris, Courtney, Lindsey, Lauren, Nikki
Chris, Nikki, and Lauren- all from NY
Stonehenge.JPG
Stonehenge 2.JPG
Stonehenge 3.JPG
Stonehenge 4.JPG
Stonehenge 5.JPG
Stonehenge 6.JPG
Stonehenge 8.JPG
Stonehenge 9.JPG
Anna Louise, Courtney, & Lindsey at Stonehenge.JPG
Courtney, Anna Louise, & Lindsey at Stonehenge 2.JPG
Stonehenge 10.JPG
Anna Louise holding up Stonehenge!.JPG copy
Anna Louise holding up Stonehenge!.JPG
Courtney holding up Stonehenge!.JPG
Stonehenge 11.JPG
"Heel Stone" at Stonehenge.JPG
"Slaughter Stone" at Stonehenge.JPG
Bath.JPG
Pretty flowers everywhere!.JPG
The Abbey at Bath.JPG
Me getting some water from the well.JPG
The Abbey.JPG
Us at the Abbey.JPG
The Abbey from standing in the Roman Baths.JPG
british people hang these flowers from every corner!.JPG
The Roman Baths.JPG
the Roman Baths from the 2nd tier.JPG
lots of statues.JPG
Roman Baths come from a natural hot spring.JPG
looks really realistic... NOT!.JPG
Cornerstone that was originally made at Roman Baths, then used at a church for 100s of years, then returned to the Baths.JPG
Head of Minerva the goddess.JPG
tile floors at Roman Baths.JPG
tombstones at Roman Baths.JPG
Coffins at Roman Baths.JPG
Aqueduct from the Roman Bath.JPG
pretty good plumbing at the Roman Baths!
Me at the Roman Baths.JPG
Courtney, Anna Louise, & Lindsey listening to our "Zack Morris" headsets at the Roman Baths.JPG
Courtney about to take a dip at the Roman Baths.JPG
Me displaying the beautiful waters at the Roman Baths.JPG
Roman Baths.JPG
Roofing at Roman Baths- made of hollow material to make it lighter- great engineering!.JPG
Always something fun to watch in public areas....JPG
"The Circus" at Bath.JPG
Courtney Anna Louise, & Lindsey at Royal Crescent Museum in Bath.JPG
Susannah will be happy to see this!.JPG
Sidestreet in Bath.JPG
Typical Post Office in London.JPG
Courtney having an Absinthe martini in London.JPG
Anna Louise, Lindsey, and Courtney at a Brazilian Bar in the Camden Section of London.JPG
Edgar, Me, and Eddie, our Brazilian friends we met in the Brazilian Bar.JPG
Courtney with Eddie's hat.JPG
Spitball fight with some Brazilian guys
We had a spitball war- notice the spitballs plastered to Edgar's glasses!.JPG
riding bikes in Camden in London
All of our Brazilian friends- it looks like Courtney has a moustache!
Late night at Dianna's
Courtney prepared to eat her escargot!.JPG
escargot has arrived!.JPG
Tower Bridge.JPG
Tower Bridge in London.JPG
Tower of London.JPG
view of the River Thames.JPG
the London Eye.JPG
Westminster Abbey.JPG
supposedly we aren't allowed to touch the horses.... haha!.JPG
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Trafalgar Square.JPG
getting onto that lion was NOT easy!.JPG
Anna Louise, Courtney, & Lindsey on a lion in Trafalgar Square.JPG
another view.JPG
Big Ben.JPG
London Eye.JPG
007 was buying tickets for the London Eye too!.JPG
support system for the London Eye- notice how the poles are only on one side!.JPG
suspended ferris wheel! almost scary....JPG
London Eye riding carts.JPG
London Eye at the top.JPG
Time in the London Eye
Lindsey, Anna Louise, Brian, Omar, Courtney, & Ross.JPG
Lindsey, Anna Louise, Brian, Omar, Courtney, & Ross in the London Eye.JPG
River Thames.JPG
view from the top of the London Eye.JPG
"statue" of a wizard.JPG
us getting "knighted" by the wizard!.JPG
us getting knighted by the wizard.JPG
again, us getting knighted by the wizard.JPG
another statue.JPG
mime.JPG
human statue...notice his left hand- he's giving it away!.JPG
okay, sure, put the glove back on NOW!.JPG
get back on your pedestal!.JPG
Puppy for adoption! Actually it was this creepy middle-aged man....JPG
Brian, Omar, Lindsey, Me, Courtney, Ross
London Eye and River Thames
A cool sandwich shop all throughout London and big cities in the US.JPG
Notting Hill.JPG
The ONLY dental practice I ever saw!.JPG
Portabello Road and Market in Notting Hill.JPG
This actually holds a candle to my mom's flowers at home!.JPG
Portabello Market.JPG
Brian used to work at Bovis in the U.S..JPG
seriously, read that advertisement for BURGER KING! haha.JPG
Absolut Icebar London
Our parkas look like they are from star wars!
Icebar with friends
Look at our cups! made of ice!
IceBar- even the cups are made of ice!.JPG
Icebar time!
Icebar telephone booth
Icebar- eating the telephone booth
look at those parkas!
icebar london
our friends at Icebar
Look at my glove!
Icebar!
Crazy gals at Icebar
Dover, UK, a port from where we rode a ferry to France.JPG
Ferry ride to France
breakfast on the ferry from United Kingdon to France
kind-of looks like my doggie.JPG
Off the coast of France in the ferry.JPG
monument dedicated to fallen French soldiers.JPG
Parisian underground = Metro
"Gene Loleeve" street
Our hotel in Paris.JPG
"Thank you for your visit".JPG
a very nice looking bathroom lady in France.JPG
first night in Paris
Courtney, L.JPG
The menu: One hot plate, one dessert, and one drink- almost like Ryan's!.JPG
me in front of the Arc du Triunfo.JPG
some plaza in Paris.JPG
pretty fountain.JPG
a gift from Egypt to Paris.JPG
National Music Academy.JPG
they have this delicious creamy honey...better than words can describe!.JPG
Raining in Paris!
Our tour guide of Palace of Versailles.JPG
Palace of Versailles bird's eye view.JPG
Palace of Versailles- front room.JPG
some of the original furniture.JPG
in the Palace of Versailles, there are tons of gold plated things!.JPG
pretty ceiling picture.JPG
Louis XIV, who built Palace of Versailles.JPG
Louis XIV.JPG
Louis XIV on his horse.JPG
The king's bed- pretty sweet accommodations!.JPG
The king's "alarm clock".JPG
notice the "hidden door" that took the king directly to the queen's room.JPG
a replica of the king's throne.JPG
Louis XIV- notice his high-heeled shoes- he had over 500 pairs because he was short! Also, he loved to show off his legs!.JPG
gold everything!.JPG
Louis XIV in battle.JPG
"Hall of Mirrors" in Palace of Versailles.JPG
The chandeliers were gorgeous.JPG
more chandeliers- angels this time.JPG
chandelier again.JPG
the mirrors stood opposite the windows to bring in light.JPG
hall of mirrors.JPG
The Roman goddess Diana (Artemis in greek mythology) in the Palace of Versailles... "Artemis the goddess of the hunt and the wild and protector of the vulnerable".JPG
The only original chandelier in Palace of Versailles, still made with the original crystal.JPG
the queen's bed.JPG
her furniture and "jewelry box" in the far right corner.JPG
queen's bed.JPG
the queen's waiting room- still has the original furniture.JPG
Marie Antoinette.JPG
upholstery on original furniture.JPG
a gift given to Napoleon from China-the whole thing is porcelain!.JPG
In the Palace of Versailles: "The Coronation of Napoleon"- this is a reproduction by the original artist...when he painted the second one shown here, he painted it from memory! It looks exactly the same as the orignal (in the Louvre), execpt that the girl in pink in the lower left was originally all in white.JPG
Napoleon, "the worker bee".JPG
Marie Louise, Napoleon's 2nd wife.JPG
the garden at the Palace of Versailles.JPG
Napoleon.JPG
Hall of Battles.JPG
painting in Versailles.JPG
nice horsey.JPG
battle heroes.JPG
napoleon.JPG
Us at Palace of Versailles
outside of Palace of Versailles.JPG
part of Palace of Versailles.JPG
The Louvre.JPG
Louis XIV- he basically owned this whole city!.JPG
Musee du Louvre.JPG
Me in front of the Louvre.JPG
Courtney in front of The Louvre.JPG
louvre bottom of pyramid
"Wings of Victory".JPG
"Wings of Victory"
Crucifiction of Jesus.JPG
John the Baptist.JPG
Courtney and Mona Lisa.JPG
Me and Mona Lisa.JPG
Mona Lisa! It was actually smaller than I expected.JPG
Mona Lisa.JPG
"Coronation of Napoleon" in The Louvre (remember the reproduction is in Palace of Versailles).JPG
Coronation of Napoleon.JPG
Coronation of Napoleon
La Venus de Milo.JPG
Sphinx in the Louvre.JPG
Me acting like a "Faun".JPG
Diana (Artemis) in The Louvre.JPG
Me in my favorite pose.JPG
I made friends at The Louvre.JPG
Oops! His nose fell off!.JPG
Anna Louise, Lindsey, & Courtney at the Louvre.JPG
Too bad you can see her real body behind the statue!.JPG
Look a blonde girl from the 18th century!.JPG
Lots of ancient heads.JPG
Look! More ancient heads!.JPG
Courtney, what are you doing? We didn't get the memo....JPG
Hall with lots of famous jewels and royal memorabilia.JPG
jewels.JPG
crowns.JPG
Bust of Anna Louise
walk like an egyptian....JPG
we went to ancient Egypt in The Louvre!.JPG
sexy egyptian!.JPG
King Tut!
Walk like an Egyptian!
Courtney, Lindsey, and Anna Louise in the Louvre
In the Louvre again
hanging out with our buddy in the Louvre
paris ferris wheel
Me in front of River Seine.JPG
a palace on River Seine.JPG
a church behind the Louvre- Eva Longoria and Tony Parker just got married here!.JPG
second dinner in paris- very good eats!
most places in Europe serve their wine in carafes.JPG
I was just tasting it to make sure it was okay!.JPG
This man played a lot of American songs on the piano for us!.JPG
I tried the French beer, "1664".JPG
Ferris Wheel in Paris on the River Seine.JPG
Omar, Anna Louise, and Brian in the ferris wheel in Paris
If you EVER wondered what a French moustache looks like....JPG
The Moulin Rouge.JPG
YUCK! Irish Car Bomb
I won!
STORY: This is when I tried to take an Irish-car-bomb...I had Irish Cream spilled all over me! I'm such an idiot!.JPG
Thank goodness Courtney had her Tide pen!.JPG
Notre Dame.JPG
tons of nuns and priests everywhere!.JPG
entrance to Notre Dame.JPG
window in Notre Dame
Latin Quarter of Paris
Latin Quarter of Paris 2
I had some delicious Pommes Frites!
Espresso time!
French Espresso is the best!
We ate dinner here one night- DELICIOUS!
Our Menu at Le Petit Chatelet
Duck at Le Petit Chatelet- the best dinner ever
Our entertainment on the Metro one night- "Somewhere over the Rainbow"
Eiffel Tower Sparkle show at night
Eiffel tower at night
Eiffel tower at night 2
We hiked the stairs up the Eiffel Tower!
A very interesting knife holder....JPG
Eiffel Tower.JPG
Me and the Eiffel Tower.JPG
We climbed the stairs of the Eiffel Tower- here is a view of the garden out front.JPG
River Seine from the Eiffel Tower.JPG
Arc de Triunfo.JPG
Arc de Triunfo
Arc de Triunfo 2
The traffic circle around the Arc de Triunfo has 9 streets entering into it, and no painted lanes! No insurance company in Franch will cover you while driving in the circle!.JPG
Eiffel Tower
Champs Elysees.JPG
Champs Elysees leading into the Arc de Triunfo.JPG
Peugoet Cars of France.JPG
Lunch on Champs Elysees
lots of little collectable shoes- I would wear some of these!.JPG
Angelina choclatier- the most divine chocolate I've ever eaten!.JPG
the best chocolate ever! In Paris!
We love Paris! It took us a while to actually find those shirts!.JPG
Train trip- a little wine makes a nice ride!
overnight journey from paris to rome
Train trip from Paris to Rome
Esso in Rome.JPG
Aurelia Antica Hotel in Rome.JPG
Our hotel in Rome.JPG
elevators only big enough for one!.JPG
The Vatican 2
Vatican.JPG
Vatican ceilings are painted to appear 3D.JPG
look at that hallway!.JPG
Ceiling artwork at the Vatican.JPG
Ceiling artwork in the Vatican.JPG
painting in the Vatican.JPG
God tests Abraham in asking him to sacrifice his son, Issac.JPG
Jesus painting in the Vatican.JPG
it took FOREVER to get to the Sistine Chapel!.JPG
God giving life to Adam.JPG
Sistine Chapel
the Vatican.JPG
the Duomo (St. Peter's Basilica).JPG
The Vatican grounds.JPG
me in the Vatican.JPG
Lindsey in the Vatican.JPG
Vatican city.JPG
St. Peter's Basilica.JPG
me in Vatican city.JPG
Courtney in Vatican city.JPG
Us in Vatican city in front of St. Peter's Basilica.JPG
first night out to eat in Rome- we all got pasta of course!.JPG
first dinner in Rome
beginning of the pub crawl.JPG
order of events for our night-tour/pub-crawl.JPG
Yellow Bar in Rome- before our Pub crawl
Yellow Bar in Rome- Me, Jen, Nikki, and Lindsey
Lindsey, Lauren, and Courtney.JPG
hotel Bernini.JPG
our tour guide for the pub crawl.JPG
fountain by Bernini.JPG
all the famous people stay at this hotel in Rome, at the top of the Spanish steps.JPG
Spanish Steps.JPG
Spanish steps in Rome
Trevi Plaza, location of Trevi Fountain.JPG
Painted window above Trevi fountain where they say a ghost appears to fall out, according to legend.JPG
Trevi Fountain.JPG
Trevi Fountain at night.JPG
Artsy bum.JPG
our first bar in Rome.JPG
Chicken eyes game!.JPG
this guy was singing American songs with a very bad accent!.JPG
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The Pantheon.JPG
Courtney was holding hands!!!.JPG
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"cat sanctuary" Roman ruins where a lot of cats hang out.JPG
Cats everywhere!.JPG
The Colosseum.JPG
Original name for the Colosseum: Amphitheatre Flavium.JPG
Roman soldier
Cross at the Colosseum.JPG
Our tour guide at the Colosseum.JPG
Colosseum.JPG
Colosseum- it used to be all white, but polution has turned it brown.JPG
In the Colosseum
In the Coliseum
Roman ancient village next to the Colosseum.JPG
Arc in front of the Colosseum.JPG
Colosseum- 2 stories beneath the playing field floor.JPG
ancient village next to the Colosseum.JPG
Roman ruins.JPG
sanctuary at the Roman ruins.JPG
notice the rope marks near the top of the columns.JPG
me hanging out in the ruins.JPG
Courtney making a day in the ruins.JPG
pretty ancient sanctuary.JPG
pretty.JPG
Museum of Rome.JPG
Viva Italy!.JPG
"Look at THAT THING".JPG
Cat Sanctuary sign.JPG
Cat hanging out in the ruins.JPG
Piazza Navona.JPG
Me at the Pantheon.JPG
Courtney at the Pantheon.JPG
This guy looks mad that the pigeon is there! The pantheon used to be a pagan temple before it became a church, so there are lots of scary fountains out front.JPG
Basilica Pantheon.JPG
Open air ceiling at The Pantheon.JPG
one grave in The Pantheon.JPG
another grave at The Pantheon.JPG
the altar at The Pantheon.JPG
we were the last of that day to sign a book in remembrance of the two men buried at The Pantheon.JPG
Courtney with her pasta! Wait, she's not really in her underwear, right?.JPG
handmade bags at Il Gancio.JPG
She signed my bag right there in front of me!.JPG
the work table at Il Gancio.JPG
Il Gancio.JPG
Gelato time!
Trevi fountain.JPG
St. Peter's basilica.JPG
St. Peter's Basilica- The Duomo.JPG
changing outfits so we can be allowed to enter St Peter's (no shoulders or knees can show!).JPG
The Pieta in St. Peter's Basilica.JPG
ceiling in St. Peter's Basilica.JPG
the Duomo at St. Peter's Basilica.JPG
the duomo.JPG
the altar at St. Peter's Basilica.JPG
statue of Jesus at St. Peter's Basilica.JPG
statue in St. Peter's Basilica- notice how people have literally rubbed the foot away when praying there!.JPG
Courtney at St. Peter's Basilica.JPG
Me at St. Peter's Basilica.JPG
Saint Apollonia is considered to protect those undergoing dental sufferings.JPG
dinner at Hostaria del Moro in Trevastere.JPG
On our way home, we flew over Greenland.JPG
Greenland.JPG
