"The World's Most Famous Ceiling"
Patricia calls the ceiling "spellbinding" and I must admit I agree with her! I mentioned the Sistine Chapel in the Rome, Italy post so this will be a short post. I really believe this was one of the top 5 things in Italy we saw. I don't know much about religion but felt like after looking at the Sistine Chapel I knew the story of the Creation. Which seems fitting since most art back then was done to teach the illiterate masses the stories in the bible.
Safe travels! ~Neely
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Paris, France
"'If one of us dies,' the husband told his wife, 'I shall move to Paris.'" Sigmund Freud
I was only 18 when I visited Paris so naturally what I remember is champagne and wine! And boy did I enjoy both! Paris was the first place in Europe that I visited and I fell in love! I remember being told how rude the French would be but I remember nothing of the sort! But then again I was bubbly on bubbly! I vaguely remember some of the things we did so I will list those I remember. Otherwise, you'll need to check with my friend Jenny on what I did, after awhile I gave her my camera and I stayed on the bus to sleep. It's probably now that I should mention how important sleep is to me. I would sleep 12 hours a night if I could!
The Arc de Triomphe. Located at the end of the Champs-Elysees. You can climb 200+ stairs to the top of the Arc, but I didn't... instead I spent time shopping on the Champs-Elysees. Which was quite fun for a small town American girl in Paris.
The Eiffel Tower. Gypsies meeting area I am sure. Hold your wallets and valuables close because there are thousands of gypsies begging for money and sending their kids out to pick your pockets. We stood in a long line to climb to the top, which gave these gypsies plenty of time to target us. Luckily, I walked away with all my possessions. The view from the Eiffel Tower is worth the long wait in line though- since it's the tallest building in France you can imagine how much you can see! I am sure most people find it cliche but I loved it! I am pretty sure when anyone thinks of Paris they think of the Eiffel Tower!
The Louvre... Well let's be honest, the Mona Lisa! She really is pretty but she's pretty small! I think I was more taken in by all the sculptures! So many sculptures - amazing! I would love to go back to the Louvre because I can promise you I didn't appreciate it like I would now!
Notre Dame... large church! I didn't climb to the top, mostly I just walked around the church- inside and out. Another thing I don't believe I appreciated at the time but would now. I will however still send my teenage kids to Europe if the opportunity is there- because this is when I realized I wanted to see and do bigger things!
Safe travels! ~Neely
I was only 18 when I visited Paris so naturally what I remember is champagne and wine! And boy did I enjoy both! Paris was the first place in Europe that I visited and I fell in love! I remember being told how rude the French would be but I remember nothing of the sort! But then again I was bubbly on bubbly! I vaguely remember some of the things we did so I will list those I remember. Otherwise, you'll need to check with my friend Jenny on what I did, after awhile I gave her my camera and I stayed on the bus to sleep. It's probably now that I should mention how important sleep is to me. I would sleep 12 hours a night if I could!
The Arc de Triomphe. Located at the end of the Champs-Elysees. You can climb 200+ stairs to the top of the Arc, but I didn't... instead I spent time shopping on the Champs-Elysees. Which was quite fun for a small town American girl in Paris.
The Eiffel Tower. Gypsies meeting area I am sure. Hold your wallets and valuables close because there are thousands of gypsies begging for money and sending their kids out to pick your pockets. We stood in a long line to climb to the top, which gave these gypsies plenty of time to target us. Luckily, I walked away with all my possessions. The view from the Eiffel Tower is worth the long wait in line though- since it's the tallest building in France you can imagine how much you can see! I am sure most people find it cliche but I loved it! I am pretty sure when anyone thinks of Paris they think of the Eiffel Tower!
The Louvre... Well let's be honest, the Mona Lisa! She really is pretty but she's pretty small! I think I was more taken in by all the sculptures! So many sculptures - amazing! I would love to go back to the Louvre because I can promise you I didn't appreciate it like I would now!
Notre Dame... large church! I didn't climb to the top, mostly I just walked around the church- inside and out. Another thing I don't believe I appreciated at the time but would now. I will however still send my teenage kids to Europe if the opportunity is there- because this is when I realized I wanted to see and do bigger things!
Safe travels! ~Neely
London, England...
"The man who tires of London tires of life. For there is in London all that life can afford" Samuel Johnson
When I am going through all the places in the book I have visited before this blog- I am just going in order of the book- since I am HORRIBLE at remembering the dates I visited these places. Hopefully moving forward this blog will help me keep track of when I visited where.
The first stop in the book for me is London, England. Ryan (my husband) and I visited London on our way back to the states from Italy. We unfortunately didn't get to spend much time there- so hopefully I will be blogging about this place again soon!
We started our day in London on one of the double decker bus tours. Seriously- who doesn't secretly want to ride in one of those double decker buses? Well, not me anymore! We ended up standing in long lines trying to get on and off the buses- it was a mess! The buses are packed! We thought it was the best way to see the most- since we only really had 1 full day in London. We were probably right but I would have rather beaten our own path. I hate to tell people not to do these tours because some people love them- but it wasn't the right choice for us!
One MAJOR London suggestion and Patricia suggested it- so I got to mark London off in the book- is "a night at the theater". We saw "Wicked". AMAZING! I love broadway shows and this one was just great!
Another thing that is a must to do in London is fish-and-chips and a pint at the pub. I am a huge fish-and-chips fan... I mean I (currently) live in Alaska, we eat halibut and chips all the time! I was surprised to find my fish in London included the bones and skin. I am not sure if this is common but I will say I like my fish-and-chips with no bones and skin. The pint was great though!
I wish I could have done more shopping, seen Buckingham Palace and had a good curry. However, those will be listed in my next blog post about London.
Safe travels! ~Neely
When I am going through all the places in the book I have visited before this blog- I am just going in order of the book- since I am HORRIBLE at remembering the dates I visited these places. Hopefully moving forward this blog will help me keep track of when I visited where.
The first stop in the book for me is London, England. Ryan (my husband) and I visited London on our way back to the states from Italy. We unfortunately didn't get to spend much time there- so hopefully I will be blogging about this place again soon!
We started our day in London on one of the double decker bus tours. Seriously- who doesn't secretly want to ride in one of those double decker buses? Well, not me anymore! We ended up standing in long lines trying to get on and off the buses- it was a mess! The buses are packed! We thought it was the best way to see the most- since we only really had 1 full day in London. We were probably right but I would have rather beaten our own path. I hate to tell people not to do these tours because some people love them- but it wasn't the right choice for us!
One MAJOR London suggestion and Patricia suggested it- so I got to mark London off in the book- is "a night at the theater". We saw "Wicked". AMAZING! I love broadway shows and this one was just great!
Another thing that is a must to do in London is fish-and-chips and a pint at the pub. I am a huge fish-and-chips fan... I mean I (currently) live in Alaska, we eat halibut and chips all the time! I was surprised to find my fish in London included the bones and skin. I am not sure if this is common but I will say I like my fish-and-chips with no bones and skin. The pint was great though!
I wish I could have done more shopping, seen Buckingham Palace and had a good curry. However, those will be listed in my next blog post about London.
Safe travels! ~Neely
And so begins my quest to see all 1,000 places before I die...
My father says that I'm always on the first bus out of town and he's very right. I have always wanted to see new places and new things and I try to take advantage of any opportunity to do just that. I love watching the travel channel, so it feels like everyday I am visiting a new place. Mostly I think "why is Samantha Brown doing Neely Brown's dream job?" So Travel Channel- if you are ever reading this- please hire me! haha.
I started reading "1,000 Places To See Before I Die" when I took a job that sent me all over the USA for weeks at a time. I found I had nothing to do in these random places across the country on the weekends and so began my quest to visit all 1,000 places. I still have SO MANY places to visit but hopefully I have plenty of time left in my life to visit them all.
This blog is basically my travel journal. I am not a writer so any spelling and grammar errors- please look over. If you can't ignore them, I suggest you ignore this blog. :) Since I am starting this blog a couple years after I started my quest to visit all 1,000 places- some of my posts will be my memories of visiting places in the book. I will try to post pictures of these places along the way but honestly- I am horrible at uploading pictures... I am actually horrible about finishing projects I start- so we'll see how long this blog even lasts.
Please join me on my journey to visit all 1,000 places before I die!
Safe travels! ~Neely
I started reading "1,000 Places To See Before I Die" when I took a job that sent me all over the USA for weeks at a time. I found I had nothing to do in these random places across the country on the weekends and so began my quest to visit all 1,000 places. I still have SO MANY places to visit but hopefully I have plenty of time left in my life to visit them all.
This blog is basically my travel journal. I am not a writer so any spelling and grammar errors- please look over. If you can't ignore them, I suggest you ignore this blog. :) Since I am starting this blog a couple years after I started my quest to visit all 1,000 places- some of my posts will be my memories of visiting places in the book. I will try to post pictures of these places along the way but honestly- I am horrible at uploading pictures... I am actually horrible about finishing projects I start- so we'll see how long this blog even lasts.
Please join me on my journey to visit all 1,000 places before I die!
Safe travels! ~Neely
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
