europe, part II — the final countdown?
It’s my first reasonably slow day at work in a couple of weeks, hence the avalanche of photos. Here are some of the ones I didn’t think were worth sharing back when I posted the first batch–in other words, here are all the ones with me in them…heh.
Glass windows at Dulles in D.C.
Aaron and I working hard unloading the car…
The remains of airline meals…surprisingly not that bad. Maybe they roll out the good stuff for international flights?
Our hotel room in London was very small. We’re still very jetlagged at this point and getting ready to venture out into the city.
A London gang sign I picked up at Paddington station. Actually…vertical space is a very important quality to me in a home. Or a hotel room.
Paris now. Dorothy and I sitting on the steps at Sacré Cœur watching the pigeons poop on tourists.
Ivy in Montmartre.
Pubs and side streets.
The real Moulin Rouge. It actually looked like a reasonably classy joint, if the aspect of the folks lining up to get in was any indication.
Waiting to meet up with friends outside the subway station before dinner.
Tourism is big business in Montmartre.
Germany. I took lots of pictures in the Porsche museum, but I’ll spare you all but two. The little cube of metal above, given the right amounts of coolant, oil, and fuel, will crank out 450 hp on command. That’s cool to think about.
There was a car with its bodywork cut in half. Aaron and I ogled it for a good while.
The Mercedes-Benz museum now. The reason I’m showing you this car is because it was the Pope’s limo.
The Pope used to sit there. Whoa.
Near Interlaken in Switzerland on the way to Lauterbrunnen. Mountains and water.
Another view whilst hiking in Lauterbrunnen.
An alleyway in Como, Italy.
Flowerboxes and shutters in Italy. Imagine living in one of those apartments.
At the helm of our trusty Euromobile. The car performed remarkably well, even in spite of getting backed into a gate in France. But that’s a whole other story…
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Do you ever just want out?
Oooooooooooooh.
I like your pictures. They make me want to go to Europe even more (is that possible? perhaps).
And yes.
your photos are amazing! thanks for posting them :) my favorite is the one from your hike in switzerland. i’m ready to pack up and go!
[that’s a yes for me too…]
It’s kind of funny, but when Kristi and i take pictures i have to consciously remember to try and get some with us in them. Hence, almost every single one of our trip pics are beautiful landscapes, houses, nature, cultural scenes, etc…and none with us in them to prove that we were actually there as well. Quite amusing, really.
Kristi and i are planning a UK trip for this June. Two or three weeks, depending on how other things turn out. I’m really looking forward to it.
(Well…it depends. I’m perfectly happy stuck in a few things…but, generally, ‘out’ is what most people in our culture need… ;-P)
Thank you, Erica :) I’m ready to go back…I’ve always been ready.
I think you guys need to develop the subtle art of getting other people to take your picture. It’s certainly not something I’ve mastered, but I’ve known people who were very good at it.
Cool about the UK trip. Where will you be staying? London? And more importantly, will you try your hand at a RHD car? :)
Thanks Em :) Hope you’re having an awesome day!
We’ll probably start in London, but definately travel up towards Scotland and Ireland as well. I’ve been to london, but i really want to see more of the island. It’s not going to be a crazy sight-seeing adventure, but rather a more leisurely experiential journey, you might say. Pick several places, stay there a 2 or 3 nights and go wherever we feel like during the day. Just make time to take it all in, you know. Really get to enjoy it. If we feel like we’ve done all we want to at a certain place we’ll move on, but if we wish to stay somewhere else a little longer, we’ll stay. That’s kind of the John way to travel. Make plans but keep them open to change. I like to stay in one place long enough to really get a feel for it.
And we definately need to get a digital camera for the trip. I really dont want to be lugging that old nikon around the whole time…
We’ll probably travel by train for the most part, but i think renting a car is the way to go in ireland. I wouldnt mind the challenge. St. Thomas was like that, and i seemed to get used to it fairly quickly. But we’ll just have to wait and see…
I dont like talking to other people, if i can help it. Mebbe i can trick Kristi into aquiring that particular skill. Or we can just take jo along as our own personal photographer. ;-b
It’s amazing how memories fade – I had almost forgotten the charming little London ‘flat’ and the magnificent architecture of Paris and the rugged beauty of Lauterbrunnen…I hope we can go back in the not too distant future.
Me too, very much so. I think it’ll really hit us when we put together that video… Which we should do soon :)