Paris, All At Once

Here are pretty much all the pictures from the day we arrived in Paris. A beautiful afternoon walking through Paris, dinner at a fabulous little restaraunt where we had to order in French and it was the most amazing food; Paris knows how to cook food. Our first glimpses at the Eiffel Tower, the city as a storm began to came in, and a picture of the whole Paris group after a 25 minute walk though Paris in the torrential downpour that ensued. It was a great day.

The Littlest Parisian

|| Music: Electric Guest : This Head I Hold ||

I made friends with a really cute French baby at a park in Paris.

She kept running over and getting closer until she finally just ran right into me.

Hugs from Parisian babies are probably one of my favorite types of hugs.  (Sorry American babies)

Venice is Sinking...Today.

|| Music: Paradise --Coldplay ||

Well, Venice is sinking.

And they're really not kidding about that.

San Marco flooded one night during our stay.

I was walking Shawna back to her hostel and was going to grab coffee and sit for a bit before heading back to El Piave. However, when I got there, there were some areas where what was normally cobble stone was above-ankle-deep water. Went back to the hotel, and headed back to San Marco with some of the others who wanted to see it, too.

Venice from the Top

|| Music: Kaleidoscope -- Geographer ||

We were constantly on the top of tall things in Europe.

The beautiful views were pretty constant up high.

Though Venice had the most interesting people on top of said tall things.

UNDAPANTS.

|| Music...er...Youtube: Boy Meets World ||

Gotta love it.

Prof Adorable

|| Music: 17 -- Youth Lagoon ||

But seriously, how cute are these professors.

Stace. Susie Q. Ian.

Venezia

|| Music: Life's A Happy Song -- The Muppets ||

I spent about 4 hours going through pictures yesterday.

I love editing photos, but sometimes it can make you a little crazy knowing it's beautiful outside.

But I watched the newest Muppet Movie while I worked. So all was well.

I love this one. I miss the group. I even miss Venice. Didn't see that one coming.

Rome Antics

|| Music: Go -- Civil Wars ||

The rooftop (it's always rooftops) of the hotel we stayed at in Rome had this amazing terrace.

Considering our hotel was practically off the map, and you almost needed a map to get around our hotel, it was a decent go-to meeting spot. There were a couple nights we hung out with some friends we met from Hanover College from Indiana. The Judson crew and the Hanover kids mixed seemlessly, and it was beautiful. A bunch of strangers having fun and being friends. No awkward get-to-know-you phase, just uninhibited acceptance from the others. It was community, and finding a little piece of home in the middle of Italy.

More Firenze

|| Music: All Kinds of Time -- Fountains of Wayne ||

Roamin' the streets of Florence.

#thatawkwardtrevifountain

That awkward moment when you wake up and find yourself in the middle of strangers' wedding photos....

Trevi

Trevi Fountain needed some swag. Thank God Austin was there.

Pantheon

Not my least favorite place in the world.

After spending a whole day in the space outside the Pantheon, I became a firm believer in non-park urban outdoor community spaces.

 We need that in America.

Beach Boys

|| Lost in My Mind -- Head and the Heart ||

Free day in Rome. Went to Sperlonga. Made some friends. Got some sunburn.