Europe 2007

Yet another reason why living in Europe is better than N. America

May 29, 2011
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This weekend we have been experiencing, yet again, more extraordinary weather. Yesterday we joined a group of friends on a walking tour of some of the vineyards just across the border in Switzerland. It was an open tasting day for several of the wine makers, and there was plenty of wine for the tasting. Obviously [...]

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Siena, Italy pt3

June 14, 2010
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No trip to Italy would be complete without at least one picture of a Ferrari! This was the first of two we saw while away. This one was parked in front of the Duomo in Siena. I overheard a father tell his ~10yr old son to stand by it so he could take a picture. [...]

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10 things we learnt in Europe

October 15, 2007

Alcool? The legal age of drinking in at least Switzerland is 16 for beer and wine, and 18 for all other alcohol. This makes sense to me. I didn’t see or hear any drunk or rowdy teenagers around and I’m guessing it’s because drinking isn’t as cool when everyone is allowed to do it. MMM [...]

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Home at last

October 14, 2007

After over 27 hours of continuous travelling, the three of us FINALLY made it safely back home. We left our Rome suite at 4am (after waking up at 3:00am! phew) in a taxi that was racing around the city at 150km/h to get us to the airport. We have confirmed that drivers in at least [...]

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Vatican Publicity

October 12, 2007

-Judah and I in front of the Basilica. -Judah ignoring the beautiful dome, instead interested in the camera! -View from the top of the dome! -I think Judah was the only one up there that wasn’t exhausted from the climb. -Daniel next to some well dressed Swiss guards. -The rain outside! -Judah enjoying his view. [...]

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The Holy Roman Empire

October 12, 2007

I would like to begin this post by saying that if you are planning on visiting Rome or anywhere, bring a baby! It is a huge life saver. You instantly get to bypass all line-ups, even the four hour ones into places like the Vatican museum! Okay so let me back track a bit. Our [...]

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When in Rome…

October 11, 2007

-The three of us at the Colosseum. -The the forum ruins across the street from the colosseum. -in front of some of the few pillars at the forum that are still standing. -The Pantheon. -The Trevi Fountain. -Oops out of order…the Forum ruins again. -Where Caesar was stabbed! Ouch!! -Someone’s happy at the Circus Maximus. [...]

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A roman holiday

October 11, 2007

Rome October 11 Today we explored Rome! Wow, it’s amazing. We decided to check out the Roman archaeological sites and basically did a walking tour of the city. Our first stop was of course the Colosseum! It’s so BIG. Things always look smaller in pictures. I guess it could be compared in size to the [...]

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