London:
- sitting in OXO Tower for not your afternoon tea and remembering the moment I had booked the reservation and realizing it was happening.
- dropping into a random house party and asking to use their bathroom. Which they were totally cool with!
- driving over the Tower Bridge on the way back from an amazing night out.
Paris:
- an accordion player playing La Vie in Rose on the Metro
- sitting on the steps of the Sacre Couer
- being overwhelmed with emotion in the Notre Dame
- seeing the sun streaming through the stained glass of the St. Chapelle and feeling my heart pounding it was so beautiful.
- having an absolute blast with a group of guys from Wales at a bar one night
- dancing the night away at an Irish bar by the Moulin Rouge
- Looking out at the view from the little balcony at our air bnb.
- partying with the Irish at lunch by the Eiffel Tower
Venice
- seeing the canals for the first time and realizing that Venice looks EXACTLY like all the pictures.
- sitting by one of the smaller canals, eating apertivo and writing postcards
- ordering my first cappucino in Italian at the bar and having no clue what I was really doing.
Florence
- happening upon a beautiful opera singer and an accordion player and just sitting and listening.
- eating one of the most delicious meals of my life. Pesto gniocci and steak.
Siena
- Sitting in the piazza and writing in my little travel journal
- sitting on one of the city walls and watching the people go by.
- ordering cappucino each morning at the same place.
Rome
- seeing the Colosseum for the first time at night
- feeling and seeing the history while walking the Roman Forum.
- having a most wonderful dinner our last night in Europe.
- walking alone one night down to the ruins and hearing a wonderful singer/guitar player.
Such an amazing trip. I'm already dreaming of more and trying to find ways to keep my sense of wonder, focus on the present, and confidence that I felt when I was over there.
