I just love ParisIts really over...hard to believe. Here are some highlights:
Best Beach: Pink beach, Crete Greece
Best Accommodations: Mambo Tango, Barcelona Spain
Best Wine: Verrazzano Chianti Classico
Best Beer: Raspberry beer, Brussels
Best Street food: Gryos in Greece
Best Shopping: Paris, France
Best Day Trip: Irish Countryside
Best Day Trip from Florence: Cinque Terre
Best Coffee: Sant' Eustachio Rome, Italy
Best Looking guys: Stockholm, Sweden- all tall blondes!
Best Gourmet food: Paris, France
Best Public Transportation: Paris, France
Best Festival: Oktoberfest Munich, Germany
Best Parks: Stockholm, Sweden
Best Architecture: Gaudi Barcelona, Spain
Best Museum: Jewish Museum, Berlin, Germany
Best 10 euro spent: Leather purse at a vintage store in Paris
Best Gelato: Old Bridge Gelateria, Rome, Italy
Best Bookstore: Shakespeare & Co. Paris, France (vintage copy of Wuthering Heights!)
Best Group: Chloe, Casey, Karina,-Switzerland
Best Jewelry: Greece
Best Piazza: Republica or Signoria, I can't decide
Best Stained Glass: Church of Our Lady, Zurich, Switzerland by Marc Chagall
Best Tour: Irish Countryside
Best Birthday: Abby's Valentines day birthday in Paris
Best Party: End of the year party at Kaplans
Best Bread: Paris, France
Best Holiday: Thanksgiving, we made it a holiday
Best Encounter: Our Australian friends in Brussels
Best Means of Transportation: 4 Wheelers in Greece
Best Connection: The owner of our hotel in Crete helping us rent a car because we weren't old enough!
Best Market: Zurich, Switzerland
Best Water: Random spicket found during walk up to Neuschwanstein Fussen, Germany
Best Souvenir: Assorted Mugs from Brussels, Barcelona and Berlin
Best Boutique Store: Luisa Florence, Italy
Best Vintage Shopping: Paris, France
Best Castle: Neuschwanstien Fussen, Germany
Best Weather: Amalfi Coast, Italy
Best Ethnic food: Anywhere but Italy.
Best French Fries: Belgium
There are some things that I can't choose between, like my favorite church or picture, there are just too many good ones. There aren't words to sum it up or a sentence to convey the whole year, because it was simply amazing.
