Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Superlatives

I just love Paris
Abby on her birthday at Versailles
Enjoying my 4 wheeler in Mykonos


Its 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. 

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Prague

John Lennon Wall
The Cathedral at Prague Castle 
The astronomical clock
I don't know what this sign is trying to tell me...?


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Berlin

Sorry life has been very crazy and left no time for posts.  Berlin was awesome...don't believe me?  Look at these pictures:
Charlottenburg Castle
  Victoria Park
Brandenburg Gate
Parliament