Jon and Andrea

We're Back!

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:21:40 -0400

We’re back in the US just in time for the 4th of July! You can browse through all the pictures from our trip or trip or take a peek at some of our favorites. There are even a few video clips in the mix! (It will take me some time to edit the longer video so stay tuned)

cheers,

A&J

Switzerland Rules!

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:57:12 -0400

Yesterday we took the train from Paris to Interlaken via Bern. Paris and London were great but it’s been nice to get a break from the big city crowds. Interlaken is absolutley beautiful and is nestled between two lakes connected by a small river. This is the only place I’ve been that ranks higher than Colorado in terms of having experiencing a wide variety of outdoor activities in an inspiring environment. Our hotel is traditional, which is nice but the computer here is also traditional (old) and doesn’t agree with our camera. In a way it’s a good thing because we’ve taken a lot of good pics so far and it would be hard to select only a few. We’ll post a link to all the pics when we get back to the US or maybe from Rome. Tomorrow morning we head by train to Zermatt to see the Matterhorn!

Recommended by a friend, we walked up a lot of steps to reach...

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:25:13 -0400

Recommended by a friend, we walked up a lot of steps to reach the Sacre Coure and had a great view of Paris. Afterwards we wandered around the Montmartre region and ended up at a cafe.

Here we are at the Louvre. Yes, Jon checked out all the Da...

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Here we are at the Louvre. Yes, Jon checked out all the Da Vinci Code related stuff including a trip to St. Sulpice the day before.

On our 1st day in Paris we took a stroll along the Seine River.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

On our 1st day in Paris we took a stroll along the Seine River.

Later that evening we decided to check out the city of lights...

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Later that evening we decided to check out the city of lights after dark…which required some patience because it didn’t get dark until 10pm!

Waiting until dark was worth it. We shared a bottle of wine on...

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Waiting until dark was worth it. We shared a bottle of wine on a boat tour down the Seine River.

It looks like an OCTA bus made it across the pond. We spotted...

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

It looks like an OCTA bus made it across the pond. We spotted it at Trafalgar Square!

After spending the day in Oxford we headed to the South Bank of...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:41:43 -0400

After spending the day in Oxford we headed to the South Bank of the River Thames and checked out the London Eye, Parliament Building and Westminster Abbey capped off by dinner at Wagamama.

We went punting down the river Cherwell and enjoyed a bottle of...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:39:05 -0400

We went punting down the river Cherwell and enjoyed a bottle of Oxford Vineyard Dry Sauvignon Blanc. Despite being my first time we made it quite a ways down the river and were able to spend some time at the Victoria Arms pub and picnic gardens. Of course that meant a pint of Fullers for me and more wine for Andrea. ;)

Took the bus to Oxford today and stopped by the Stanford House.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:35:46 -0400

Took the bus to Oxford today and stopped by the Stanford House.

Dinner at St. James Tavern

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:08:25 -0400

Dinner at St. James Tavern

Tonight we ate at St. James Tavern in the Picadilly Circus area...

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:58:25 -0400

Tonight we ate at St. James Tavern in the Picadilly Circus area of downtown london. We were so hungry that we have no pictures of the steak and ale pie, lasagna and garlic bread we ate but I managed to snap a shot of the empty pint of Fullers used to wash down the meal. Mmmmm!

The view from 2 Hyde Park Square. It took us quite a while to...

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:55:00 -0400

The view from 2 Hyde Park Square. It took us quite a while to find our lodging in London. Nobody seemed to know where Hyde Park Square was and when they did we still needed to ask for additional directions along the way. We easily found Hyde Park, Park Circle, Hyde Park Corner but not Hyde Park Square. Let’s just say it felt good to finally find it and dump our bags.

Picture of Dublin taken in the air from an aer (lingus) airbus.

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:50:29 -0400

Picture of Dublin taken in the air from an aer (lingus) airbus.

"Pardon me but where do we queue up for the security check?"

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

“Pardon me but where do we queue up for the security check?”

- English man in security line at LAX

That’s a pretty big suitcase… a pretty big empty...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:03:39 -0400

That’s a pretty big suitcase… a pretty big empty suitcase considering we’re leaving for Europe tomorrow. Guess what I’m going to do right now. Pack? No way. I still have time to squeeze in some softball before filling up big red. See you in a few hours. ;)