TRIP OVERVIEW

here is my top 3 and bottom 3 of all three trips...
so much happened while Cass was here and i only had the genious idea to keep a journal of it starting in Paris... so that is to come but as for everything else you get pictures and the best and the worst :)

ENGLAND
top three:
- on the sunday we went to all major tourist attractions and for lunch we stopped at a cute pub along the thames... we had lunch and just relaxed
- camden on the saturday... it was a beautiful weather the entire time she was here... and it was so chill
- taking her to the george on the saturday night, we had cocktail pitchers and relaxed on the patio

bottom three:
- having to work, and take livy out with us: it as fun and all but it limited us for the 2 days we had her
- the tuesday Cassie went on a day trip and I was alone with the girls... i was lonely
- the shopping day... it was fun but it was our last day and i was soo tired and had no money so i just carried cassie bags and got jealous!

hilarious highlight:
- when cassie got shit on by a piegon in the park
- when cassie and all my friend got together for dinner and drinks wednesday night... the convo got hilarious



VENICE
top three:
- finding the most peaceful spot on our last day and just relaxing in the sun by the water
- our gondola ride
- visiting the island of murano and burano

bottom three:
- having to pay 5 euros for a coke because the price wasnt on the menu
- the rediculous line for the basillica (we didnt even wait in it)
- not getting a hot guy to drive our gondola

hillarious highlights:
- cassie getting shit on AGAIN by a piegon haha
- cassie buying a illegal D&G bag
- seeing a gondola driver pick his ass while passing by us



PARIS
top three:
- sainte chapel: walking in and getting blown away by the stained glass... i almost said shit in the church
- finding our cute bar/pub in montmarte the first time, it was so cool
- sitting on the steps in montmarte in front of the bacillica listening to the music
(bonus) - watching the effil tower light up at night

bottom three:
- being to tired at points to hold up a conversation
- hurting my back
- finding our cute bar/pub the second time and drinking far to much

hillarious highlights:
- cassie studdering on the word consider for like 5 goes before she actually got it right
(cassie found more things funny in paris, my luck wasn't on my side lol)



I HOPE THAT IS GOOD, ENJOY MY PARIS BLOG - ITS MORE DETAILED!

PARIS JOURNALS

IN PARIS I KEPT A JOURNAL OF EVENTS SO I COULD KEEP IT AND POST IT IN MY SCRAPBOOK AND BLOG THEM... SO HERE IS WHAT WE DID!
(IVE ADDED AUTHERS NOTES IN CAPS. AFTER SOME ENTRYS... A REVIEW)

April 11th, 2009

Its monday morning and our first DAY in Paris starts now... but getting here was a journey in itself! Our flight from Venice got us in at 11:00pm! Of course we weren't in the airport till 11:45, we ran across the airport only to hop on the last train that night. Then after being total tourist we got off at a random stop with our fingers crossed and asked these 2 employees, who were no older than 20. They were the frist nice frenchies we met. They tired their very best English and helped us out. Only to send us on a rat race because all the trains were on there last run. AND Paris has 14 metros, 4 trains and 5 rail lines! Also all gates are protected by a glass door and a metal bar you need to open with a ticket... which we didnt have and thats where nice frenchie #2 comes in. This nice woman saw us without our tickets and scanned her card in the exit door... opening the glass so we could hop the metal gate. Now why didnt we get a ticket? Its not our fault the office was closed, it was 1:00am by this point. Now we knew we were 5 mins away from our room byt were sooo lost we asked a couple on there way home for help... they proceeded to walk with us to our hostel, along the way giving us tips and advice on Paris. NICEST WOMAN EVER! Only to get to our hostel who usually close its dest at 12:00... to be shutting its gate, we knock knock knocked... bag bag bagged and were HOME SWEET HOME at 2:00am! We got so much luck, now Cassie is finsihed up getting ready and we'll head into the city!

April 11th, 2009 (evening)

What a first day... WOW! With a great end too! Cassie and I just called Dan and Mom/Dad for 3.90 Euros. The first sight of Paris we saw was the Arc Du Triphume (sp), amazing! It blows all London momuments out of the water. From there we walked through posh town to get to the Effil Tower, which was also crazy but not as nice. After seeing the monuments we decdied to spend the afternoon in Montmarte (home of Moulin Rouge). Along with shops we found this amazing basilica that had at least 200 steps up to it! Once we entred it there was an African man and groupies jamming while at least 200 onlookers listened. They had guitars and bongo etc., we watched for a solid 1.5 hrs BEST EVER! After a little more roming we found this cafe/bar that had happy hour... what a "HAPPY" type... cocktails = 6 EUROS with at least 3 shots. It was so chill, we're gonna go back for a later night Wed, when we left they were evening doing salsa. So that day with that ngiht = BEST FIRST NIGHT EVER!

LITTLE DID WE KNOW AT THIS POINT THAT THOSE SAME FABULOUS COCKTAILS WOULD MAKE US SICK 2 NIGHTS LATER... HAVENT BEEN THAT DRUNK SINCE I WAS LIKE 19!

April 12, 2009

OMG im so exausted, Cassie and I even decided to reschudule a few things (1 thing) because we just weren't up for it. I dont know how anyone can backpack for month(s). I have really started to appricate how i'm doing it; having a central home base in Europe. Its been 5 days and were beat... but we're just gonna get a good/great sleep tonight and start 110% tomorrow. Today was a bit of an annoying dayy because we heard about this 'cool' shopping area The Passages so we were pumped and it was like a glorifed mall. But oh well everyday cant be THE BEST but we did make it to the catacombs, after an hour wait in line, but it was worth it! Its 130 steps in a spiral down to caves wehre the remains of 3 million people lay. Its freaking creepy; but so cool (got some good pics!) I dont know how people are constantly travelling (unless its like an all inclusive vacay), but I'm in Paris... only live once!

I REALLY ENJOYED WRITING ABOUT THE STEPS... MAY SHOW HOW UNFIT I AM!

April 14th, 2009

So I skipped writing on the 13th because we were to bsuy with our heads in the toliet to function. Yesturday we had another great day, with a memorable ending. We went to Notre Dame top, which meant climbing 422 stairs in an upward spiral! OMG Paris is one freaking stair after another. But it was well worth it, in line we ended up meeting Amanda and Katy a mother and daughter from Sydney! They made the line go so much quicker, and we exchanged emails! From that we went to Sainte Chapel, WOW it was breath taking... so overwhelming (a new personal fav) it cant even be described. Beside it was the jail where Mary Antoinette (sp) was kept in for 76 or 86 days before she was sentence to death! We ended our site seeing at The Lourve. Then came to our demise... happy hour round two, so mcuh fun but got a LITTLE out of control and consquently made us have a very low key day today. We only went out from 12 - 5 shopping, which was enjoyable, but it took all our energy. We had to coem home for a nap till 8 then we just went out for dinner and now are in bed again. Tomorrow is our last full day here, were gonna take full advanage of all our hours!

April 16th, 2009

And so its come to an end... our baga re packed and we are catching a plane back to England tomorrow, and were ready to go. Travelling vactaions are draining, but so amazing. To end our trip we went and watched the Effil Tower light up. Those are the best moments; free just enjoying your surrounding feeling completely free and relaxed. it even so happened that for the frist apx. 10 mins it twinkled. We were busy in our last day we went back to Montmartre and found a spot wehre artist sell and creat there work...and before that we went shopping by St. Denis basilica and I got sweet sweet heels!

IT WAS A QUICK END BECAUSE I WAS SO TIRED AND DIDNT WANT TO WRITE LOL!

(cassies add on...)
*sign* Where has the time gone?!?! I waited for what seemed like ever for this trip to arrive and tonight is the end of an unforgetable trip! I got to expereince SO many amazing things. This expereince has brougth me closer to Jenn unbelieable - unfortgetable!!! Great times - great buys - great sights - great all around! We ende with the Effil Tower light show and a crepe! My only hope is to have another sister/friend trip in the future... maybe Sydney Australia to visit Katy and Amanda!

IT WAS A GREAT TIME... AND IM MISSING IT ALREADY!
XX

MISSED YOU ALL, HOPE THIS SHOWS YOU HOW MY PARIS WEEK WAS A LITTLE!

my first visitor

CASSIE IS HERE TOMORROW!

First and for most, Im sorry that this is delayed, i've been starting to get hate mail (cough dina cough) so Im giving my fans what they want... one more blog before Cassie comes. Now I may be able to squeeze one more in before Venice and Paris but dont hold me to it... you'll just have to wait in anticiapation until our return on the 18th!

Since my last post Sara and David have gone back to work and life with the girls has gone back to normal... well as normal as a day in my life is here. Its such a drastic change between having the parents here and not having them, its rediculous. We are still having problems with Olivia stealing... which came up again yesturday so thats in the middle of being sorted out and Bell is doing fine. I ended up taking her to nursary today when I got home from lunch duty because she was crying and David didn't want to deal with it, so he "asked" me to take her. Im no longer good at hiding my thoughts on the matter I think, but I think he takes my hostility as not wanted to take her but its more towards my pure shock at his lazifare parenting. Im trying my hardest with Livy, shes hard to get along with A LOT of the time but she need love and friendship so I am working on constantly telling myself shes an unhappy child and I need to do what I can to fix it!

Rita and I had a splended weekend together... since the family was gone we had the house to ourselves all weekend which was romantic. Saturday we found a Borough Market, which is found under London Bridge station and its an all FOOD market and its huge. OMG we were in heaven... we bought our lunch and dessert of course and sat at Southwark Cathedral and ate it. We are still both not eating chocolate for lent so that was killing us again, but its doing very well, and I havent had it in sooo long! Then we found this cute pub the Ale and Pie and it was really nice, Im hoping to take Cassie sunday on our adventures. We also ended up trying out a new bar called Oxygen. We didn't want to go out in Central London but we tried Old Street another 'hip' spot but it was all like trans and electric so we left ... fast. Oxygen played sweet chart hits like we like em but the venue wasn't the best, we won't be going back, and there was a lot of creepers who didn't give up easily!

Welp... thats my life, you all know the most exciting part, and I cant freaking wait for her till tomorrow. Im going out for nanny night tonight just so im not up waiting and waiting... only 3 hrs of work tomorrow until I head out to get her.

It will be the longest 3hrs EVER!

LOVE LOVE LOVE
have a fabulous easter.
<3