My parents came to visit for the first week of June, and I met them in Paris for the first four days of their visit. Unfortunately, the weather was quite chilly, even for June, but it was still an amazing visit. We got to see almost all of the major sites and got to take a cool open air bus tour of the city and a riverboat cruise through the city. We also got up early one morning to beat the crowds and see an amazing view of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower. It was definitely the most memorable vacation I have ever had with my parents and I really enjoyed it!
 |
| Me right before we went into the Lourve. I didn't realize this was the museum from the Da Vinci Code until I saw the glass pyramid! |
 |
| Dad & I at the Louvre |
 |
| Inside..it actually wasn't horribly crowded |
 |
| Well...we saw her..time to go! |
 |
| Mom & Dad on a pretty staircase in the Louvre |
 |
| Next stop..Notre Dame! |
 |
| Mom & I outside Notre Dame Catherdral |
 |
| View of the Eiffel Tower from a nifty bus tour |
 |
| Mom & Dad at Luxembourg Palace |
 |
| Mom & I at Luxembourg Gardens |
 |
| Super Excited! |
 |
| Luxembourg Palace & one of the guards |
 |
| Arc de Triomphe |
 |
| We had to walk up these to get to the top... |
 |
| Mom & I outside the Arc, I had to steal Dad's hat because it was so windy! |
 |
| This might be the coolest functioning clock I have ever seen! |
 |
| Mom & Dad |
 |
| The Family... |
 |
| Awesome view of Notre Dame from a boat tour |
 |
| Musée d'Orsay from the boat tour |
 |
| Eiffel Tower from the river |
 |
| Conciergerie |
 |
| I'm under the Eiffel Tower!!! ("Shopping in Paris!!!" -BJ) |
 |
| The tower at sunset |
 |
| Twinkling! |
 |
| From the top of the tower. |
 |
| Basilique du Sacre-Coeur |
 |
| Eiffel Tower from the Basilique du Sacre-Coeur. I climbed up on top of a huge fence for this photo |
After Paris, my parents took the train back to Torino with me, where we met up with BJ. Dad got his pizza, mom got her shopping, and we all went to the Egyptian Museum and the Royal Palace. We walked around the city quite a bit and just enjoyed seeing what all Torino has to offer.
 |
| BJ & I by the Po River |
 |
| Mom & I in the round a bout near our dorm |
 |
| Mom, Dad, & I |
 |
| Dad snuck an awesome picture of the Royal Palace Ballroom |
 |
| BJ & I overlooking the city |
While my parents were visiting Torino, we took a day trip to Cinque Terre and were able to see 4 of the 5 cities. The weather was great and we had some amazing views of the ocean, cliffs, and cities themselves. The trains were packed with tourists like ourselves, but the cities weren't too crowded and they were definitely breathtakingly beautiful. Plus, BJ, Mom, and myself were adventurous at lunch and had some amazing seafood!
 |
| BJ & I in Riomaggiore |
 |
| Beautiful Riomaggiore |
 |
| Mom, Dad, & I in Riomaggiore |
 |
| BJ in Riomaggiore |
 |
| Another view of Riomaggiore |
 |
| Mom & Dad in Riomaggiore |
 |
| Mom in Manarola |
 |
| Me in Manarola |
 |
| Lunch in Manarola... definitely the best and most interesting fish I have ever eaten in my life! |
 |
| Bj got seafood pasta... none of us expected it to look like this! |
 |
| Mom & Dad in Manarola |
 |
| BJ in Manarola |
 |
| Me in Manarola |
 |
| View from Corniglia |
 |
| BJ & I in Cornigila. If you look closely you can see Manarola between us |
 |
| Me in Vernazza, our last stop in Cinque Terre |
No comments:
Post a Comment