We Fell in Love with Vienna

"Do you speak German? No? Here, you can have the menu with just pictures." - Waiter

"I just spent 8 euros on half a kilo of cubed coconut... totally worth it." - Meg at Naschmarkt

"Doe- a deer, a female deer; Ray- a drop of golden sun..." - little Japanese girl dancing around a fountain in Volksgarten wearing her floral dress and her hair up in buns

"I'm really not a big fan of Gothic cathedrals." (One trip around and inside St. Steven's Cathedral later) "I LOVE GOTHIC CATHEDRALS!" - Brendan

We Got Lost in Venice

"I'm so glad that I have an 8 GB memory card for the camera!" - Meg


"Where is Megan? She was right behind me and then we turned the corner and then... aw... she's taking another picture of an alley/window/planter/clothesline/dock/bridge." - Brendan


"Tranquillo" is what we were told by our waiter after waiting some 20 minutes for the check. We waited an additional 10 minutes after he said that as well.

We Were Struck Awe in Florence

 

"This is a great moment. Fresh bread, cheese, apples and pear juice. Sitting on the steps of a cathedral in Florence. Life doesn't get much better than this does it?" -Meg


"Oh, hey, thats cool, the map shows that we pass by this neat looking cathedral on the way to our hostel. Awesome. Hey guys, that must be the cathe... (gasping for air after having you breath taken away when stumbling across the Duomo for the first time... and second time... and third time...)" - Brendan

"What is that box connected to the back of The David's leg for? Oh, it has something to do with the frequency or... you guys (Meg, Eric, Aura Maria) are all sleeping aren't you?... in the Accademia... starring at David's rear." - Brendan

We Explored Rome - Day 2

Memories of Rome


"Best Hot Chocolate EVER!!!!" - Meg


"And this is the new wing... It was built in the 1500's." - Ginevra 
"Ohhhh....new."  - Brendan


"Where's Megan?....Taking a picture of an alleyway. Of course." - Brendan

We Explored Rome - Day 1

 
Memories of Rome "Halls and halls of gorgeous artwork. Some of the best in the world. Even the ceilings are breathtaking. One day is not enough time to appreciate the Vatican... I wish I didn't feel so dizzy. The artwork seems to be dancing in front of me... Finally! We made it to the Sistine Chapel. The pictures did NOT do this justice. This ceiling is enormous! Oooohhh! A BENCH!! I must sit down for just a minute....CRAP!!! I fell asleep in the Sistine Chapel! I am sitting under a timeless masterpiece and I fell asleep! Darn you jet lag!" -Meg
"We took some directions from two Fathers to get to a market, which they said was called GS but is was really called CF. Any-who, they said that if we were up for it we should keep going after the market and a few kilometers farther up would be a majestic lookout over the entire city of Rome.So we found the CF, or GS, and decided that we were up for the hike and kept on trekking until we reached a road that had enough room for one person and one on-coming-car-at-high-velocity. We squeezed through the street as we thought that this was probably the joke the fathers play on non-catholics.Finally we made it to the top of the hill which had a lovely park but... no view, only very tall trees. It was pretty, but not what we wanted. Slightly disappointed and very tired we began our long hall home, but we dared not walk back down the alley of death and chose what appeared to be a much more enjoyable and safe way down the hill. As we made our first turn on the path down we got a glimpse of that majestic view of Rome the father mentioned.The view was stunning. Apparently someone messed up on giving or following directions, but I think it would be bad luck to blame it on the father." -Brendan

"Hmmm...I think I will use the sheets I packed tonight..." -Meg

Graduation

BACHELOR'S DEGREE: CHECK!