I'm Home

Hello!

I'm home, as you can see, from Europe where I had a wonderful time exploring the wonders of France and Spain. I don't want to go into too much detail but I'll pop down a quick itinerary so you can get an idea of what all I did:

Friday, March 25: Leave Calgary at 9 p.m. Calgary time
Saturday, March 26th: Arrive in Paris at roughly 5 p.m. Paris time (via Heathrow airport)
Sunday, March 27th: Notre Dame cathedral, bus tour of Paris city centre, the Louvre, Seine tour on the Bateaux-Mouches
Monday, March 28th: Loire Valley - Chateau Amboise, Chateau Chenanceau, Notre Dame at Chartres
Tuesday, March 29th: Montmartre- Sacre Coeur, Versailles, top of the Eiffel Tower
Wednesday, March 30th: Train to Toulouse- Shopping and dinner at a Medieval restaurant
Thursday, March 31st: Bus to Barcelona, Museau Picasso, Las Ramplas for shopping
Friday, April 1st: Bus tour of Barcelona, Park Guell, Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo, Mediterranean Sea
Saturday, April 2nd: Bullet train to Madrid, Plaza Mayor
Sunday, April 3rd: Museo del Prado, Bus tour of Madrid, Royal Palace, Flamenco show
Monday, April 4th: Park near our hotel, Toledo- Cathedral, synagogue, forge
Tuesday, April 5th: Segovia- Castle, Cathedral, Aqueduct, and finally some other town I never caught the name of where we visited another cathedral
Wednesday, April 6th: Fly back to Calgary

Overall the trip went very well. I have to admit one of the most memorable things aside from the sites we visited was our tour director, Guillaume. After adding him on Facebook I discovered that he is 42 years old. He is a charismatic person, very funny, and quite attractive for a Frenchman. I won't go into too much detail, but he will likely be the basis for a character at some point in the near future. I'm trying to build his story before he gets pushed too far to the back of my mind.

So, all in all I'm home safe and sound and I had a wonderful time. I came back with 1100 pictures and videos, only because I forgot my camera on the last day so I didn't get pics of Segovia and the other place.

Talk to you soon,
~Alexandra