a journal of our travels through europe. also follow my boyfriend Taylor’s blog at http://the-ends-of-the-earth.tumblr.com/Tumblr (3.0; @europeabroad)http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eebc2KBo1qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eebc2KBo1qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eebc2KBo1qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eebc2KBo1qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eebc2KBo1qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eebc2KBo1qd2gtpo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eebc2KBo1qd2gtpo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eebc2KBo1qd2gtpo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eebc2KBo1qd2gtpo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eebc2KBo1qd2gtpo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Prague! Definitely an awesome place! very different from anything i’ve ever seen.  It’s really quiet and clean and there are interesting buildings to look at everywhere you turn :) it’s like 29387 degrees today also.</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/22254494618http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/22254494618Wed, 02 May 2012 15:47:35 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g97aSO41qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> the ferry from athens to naxos<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g97aSO41qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> and we're off! <br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g97aSO41qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> one of many greek islands<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g97aSO41qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> night time in the mediterranean<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g97aSO41qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> taylor @ a marble quarry with a statue<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g97aSO41qd2gtpo6_500.jpg"/><br/> old abandoned castle-thing<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g97aSO41qd2gtpo7_500.jpg"/><br/> a view<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g97aSO41qd2gtpo8_500.jpg"/><br/> another view<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g97aSO41qd2gtpo9_500.jpg"/><br/> it was very hot and sunny...got a tan!<br/><br/> <p>The last few days we’ve been at the Greek island of Naxos. It was extremely pleasant, quiet, warm…. just all around relaxing.  I got to work on my tan and eat a lot of good food ;) Now we are back in Athens and we have one day left here before we leave for Eastern Europe! so that meanss shopping tomorrow! </p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/22077374937http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/22077374937Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:41:31 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gmsO4Uo1qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gmsO4Uo1qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gmsO4Uo1qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gmsO4Uo1qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gmsO4Uo1qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gmsO4Uo1qd2gtpo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gmsO4Uo1qd2gtpo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Athens! We got to Athens last night (after staying up for 24+ hours….) and its amazing! It’s really hot.. and the food is really good. These are pictures from the Parthenon </p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21782302243http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21782302243Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:08:51 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gh4N0f51qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gh4N0f51qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>some other photos from Tunisia </p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21782189931http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21782189931Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:05:28 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gg4ng6r1qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gg4ng6r1qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gg4ng6r1qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gg4ng6r1qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31gg4ng6r1qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Here are some photos from Tunisia :) we took a short trip down here to visit a good old friend of mine here on an exchange program with her school! The place was amazing; a mixture of Mediterranean culture, Arabian culture and some African, but more in the south. The weather was great; nice and warm. We bought some hand-crafted Berber tribe things to bring home, and tried a few new (delicious) foods :) definitely had a great time here! </p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21782171150http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21782171150Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:04:52 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31g9sXJjM1qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The David.</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21782042774http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21782042774Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:01:04 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2w0n5zLRd1qd2gtpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Flying into Tunisia:)</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21574454260http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21574454260Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:35:29 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qr1eHCdH1qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> more ruins (couldn't fit in other post)<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qr1eHCdH1qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> view of old city pompei and new.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qr1eHCdH1qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> flower i found<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qr1eHCdH1qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> wearing said flower..<br/><br/> <p>just continued from the last post.. </p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21391194630http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21391194630Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:20:02 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqvcAXIr1qd2gtpo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> she's so drunk<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqvcAXIr1qd2gtpo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> amalfi coast/mt vesuvius <br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqvcAXIr1qd2gtpo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> ruins in the city<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqvcAXIr1qd2gtpo4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> outside this gigantic hotel/mall<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqvcAXIr1qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> spanish castle/construction on metro<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqvcAXIr1qd2gtpo6_500.jpg"/><br/> pompei<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqvcAXIr1qd2gtpo7_500.jpg"/><br/> pompei<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqvcAXIr1qd2gtpo8_500.jpg"/><br/> 2000+ yr old marble mosaic floor, pompei<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqvcAXIr1qd2gtpo9_500.jpg"/><br/> 2000+ yr old wall, pompei<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqvcAXIr1qd2gtpo10_500.jpg"/><br/> pompei<br/><br/> <p>so I haven’t really been updating much - sorry parents! - we had taylor’s cousin and her new husband out last weekend and hung out with them, which was great! while they were here we went to see the leaning tower of pisa :))  but it rained the whole time, and the monday and tuesday after so…there wasn’t a whole lot to do! but yesterday we took the train down to naples (napoli) and had a great time. it was just 1 day but we saw a ton of cool stuff. when we got off the train we didn’t really have anything planned so we just walked. we got hassled by like 4 different guys to buy new iPhone 4s’s, which was weird. one guy pursued us on his motorbike and every time we said no, he would ride ahead of us like 50ft and ask us again… it was hilarious. we walked for like 2-3 miles and got tired of it so we found a nice cheap little hotel and dropped our stuff off.  we were right on the coast in naples, and across the bay we had a great view of the amalfi coast (picture posted). right next to our hotel was a perfectly preserved 15th century spanish castle left over from the conquistadors when they planned on making naples a walled-off city….who knows how that really went. there’s tons of ruins throughout the city, just walking around in every day life - it’s so cool.  there will be an apartment building on your left, supported by a 2,000 year old wall that used to belong to a church or a blockade wall or something, and it’s just normal those neapolitans! but the coolest thing was next to that 15th century castle, (in the picture, you can see the construction fencing?) they were digging a tunnel underground for the Metro system they are putting in; however, this is taking Naples FOREVER because every time they dig, they find ancient ruins from the roman empire.  so, in this giant hole in the ground where they are digging for the metro station, there is a whole like, underground town.  they are going to encase it in glass and make the metro station a station/museum! how thrifty! </p> <p>so anyway, the next day (today!) we took a little train over to pompei; which is, if you don’t know already, the city that got annihilated by mount vesuvius in the year like… 76 AD. there are still bodies almost perfectly preserved from the incident (as pictured!) we wandered around there all day and saw some really amazing stuff.  those of you who know me well know that i love all that really ancient history :) and that was that for napoli!</p> <p>we took the train home to florence, and on the way there was a train broken down on the tracks and we had to stop the train for like an hour and rescue all the people D: </p> <p>the end.</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21391036400http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21391036400Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:16:00 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2imxoi6KY1qd2gtpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It’s been raining for days!!!…</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21139357408http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/21139357408Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:10:36 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28148cdIp1qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> on a bridge over a canal<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28148cdIp1qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> from the water-bus!<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28148cdIp1qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> kelp bedss<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28148cdIp1qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> cool stencil<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28148cdIp1qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28148cdIp1qd2gtpo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28148cdIp1qd2gtpo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28148cdIp1qd2gtpo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28148cdIp1qd2gtpo9_500.jpg"/><br/> again from the water bus :)<br/><br/> <p>venice!!! much fewer freaks than the one in LA. its amazingly beautiful here!</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20784123727http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20784123727Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:43:00 +0200veniceitalyriverboatbridge<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20niqHg5h1qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> taylor in front of agustus's giant head<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20niqHg5h1qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> michaelangelo - torso<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20niqHg5h1qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> super cool arch<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20niqHg5h1qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> sphinx<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20niqHg5h1qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> priceless egyptian marble sarcoughagus<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20niqHg5h1qd2gtpo6_500.jpg"/><br/> sistine chapel michaelangelo<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20niqHg5h1qd2gtpo7_500.jpg"/><br/> sistine chapel michaelangelo<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20niqHg5h1qd2gtpo8_500.jpg"/><br/> 4000 yr old obelisk<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20niqHg5h1qd2gtpo9_500.jpg"/><br/> us very hungry waiting for lunch<br/><br/> <p>went to the vatican today! it was a mess of people since its easter weekend but… saw the sistine chapel, and a bunch of michaelangelo’s work. definitely worth it. </p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20533353041http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20533353041Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:06:00 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20nctrfP41qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20nctrfP41qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>outside of the coliseum. one side of it, unfortunately, is covered in black pollution - because during the fascist period (with mussolini) he built a road that went right next to it….so all the car pollution turned it black. very sad </p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20533177921http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20533177921Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:02:53 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20n5pYxNs1qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> apartment building with grape vines<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20n5pYxNs1qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> inside the coliseum <br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20n5pYxNs1qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> roman ruins<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20n5pYxNs1qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> more ruins, with flowers <br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20n5pYxNs1qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> circus minimus <br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20n5pYxNs1qd2gtpo6_500.jpg"/><br/> ruins<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20n5pYxNs1qd2gtpo7_500.jpg"/><br/> ruins that still have writing after 2kyr<br/><br/> <p>finally got to see the coliseum - been wanting to see it since i knew it existed. also, i didn’t know that there was so much of ancient rome left in the city on display; made me very happy </p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20532990116http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20532990116Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:58:00 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmolxCoo1qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmolxCoo1qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmolxCoo1qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmolxCoo1qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmolxCoo1qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmolxCoo1qd2gtpo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmolxCoo1qd2gtpo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmolxCoo1qd2gtpo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Boboli park - look at it on a map…. its huge! and its uphill. we walked up the side (as shown in one of the pictures where I turn around at the top. photo doesn’t do this hill justice) and when you get to the top you have an amazing view of florence, and the mountains behind it. also, flowers!… its been in the 70s all week; awesome weather.</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20242572750http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20242572750Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:09:54 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmguIKZ61qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmguIKZ61qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmguIKZ61qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmguIKZ61qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmguIKZ61qd2gtpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmguIKZ61qd2gtpo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmguIKZ61qd2gtpo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmguIKZ61qd2gtpo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>some photos from around Florence .. buildings, bridges, rivers and the like.</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20242301001http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20242301001Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:05:16 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rmeprfBt1qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>funny street performer we saw today… harassing all sorts of people - even old people with cains, it was great. scared a few of them pretty bad hahah</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20242208467http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20242208467Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:04:01 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1qs7eC5EX1qd2gtpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Sunset over Florence</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20217515054http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20217515054Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:11:38 +0200sunsetflorence<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k6i5rD481qd2gtpo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k6i5rD481qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k6i5rD481qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k6i5rD481qd2gtpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>the weather forecast…. harsh… also our cute new place … totally in love with it.  it’s dark out right now otherwise i would post pictures of the views, but I will do that tomorrow.  that door down that staircase is the front door! and behind it is another steep staircase 3x as long as that one! italians must be tiny!… its like a long narrow cave entrance to a big amazing apartment! also, italy has different sirens than the UK and France. </p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20019163402http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20019163402Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:37:00 +0200florence<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k69soi1e1qd2gtpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k69soi1e1qd2gtpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k69soi1e1qd2gtpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>On the train to Florence today…some amazing scenes.  Unfortunately all photos had some window glare. can you spot the giant medieval castle at the base of the mountain??</p>http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20018923881http://europeabroad.tumblr.com/post/20018923881Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:32:00 +0200franceitalytrainmountaincastle