Road trip time!
Since I’m headed on a little mini-vacation this week to Orlando with Stephanie, I thought it’d be fun to share My 5 Favorite Places in the World (so far):
Category Archives: Europe 2011
Europe Part 6: Stonehenge & the Bitter End
Missed the previous recaps? Check ‘em out:
Part 1: Dublin – Guinness, Guinness & more Guinness.
Part 2: Paris - Seine River Cruise, Adventures in French Cuisine, Creme Brulee
Part 3: Bon Anniversary - My birthday in Paris, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysses, the Louvre & Tiffany Pearl Earrings
Part 4: Bon Voyage Paris & English Afternoon Tea – McDonald’s & Wine in front of the Eiffel Tower & Afternoon Tea in London
Part 5: Wicked in Westminster – Wicked on London’s West End, Buckingham Palace, Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey
On our last full day in London, we scheduled a morning jaunt out to Stonehenge. We boarded a bus & rode for nearly two hours out into the English countryside to be greeted by one of the most amazing & mystical landmarks:
Europe Part 5: Wicked in Westminster
One of the biggest things I wanted to do in London was go to a theatre production on the West End. I’ve always wanted to see Wicked & it happens to be on a long-term run at the Apollo Victoria theatre. Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
So I threw on a dress, some heels & my faux-fur shrug & we grabbed a taxi headed for the West End.
Europe Part 4: Bon Voyage Paris & English Afternoon Tea
On our last night in Paris, Brandon & I decided to do something so incredibly us – Grab a bottle of vino, some McDonald’s & park our butts in front of the Eiffel Tower (seriously, I know I have an obsession. No need to point it out):
Europe Part 3: Bon Anniversary
I promise I’ll get back to food blogging & recipes soon. I’ve got a few recipes up my sleeve to try this weekend, but until then, I’m going to continue to be an attention whore about my Europe trip.
Our second day in Paris was actually my 27th birthday. The day was perfect, despite waking up with an allergic reaction due to a foreign feminine hygiene product. Yeah. Not fun. But moving on…
We started our morning by hopping on the Metro & heading over to the Arc de Triomphe:
Europe Part 2: Paris
Upon our arrival in Paris, we could only think about one thing: Food.
After we checked into our hotel, we walked to the first little café we could find. The waiter spoke broken English & I speak very broken French, therefore I knew whatever ended up on our table would be a surprise. He suggested I get the special & I shrugged my head & obliged:
