Monday, October 27, 2008

First Ten Day!!

From Vienna to Geneva, to Paris, to Dublin, to Amsterdam, to Brugge and then back to Vienna there are just too many stories to fit into one blog in the amount of time I have. It was a fabulous trip. I went with 5 other girls which I was a little worried about. Girls tend to have a lot of drama and I HATE that kind of drama, but it worked out really nicely.
We spent 8 hours in Geneva waiting for our next train so we couldn't do much there. Next was Paris and it was sunny every day we were there. I saw my favorite artist Renoir's paintings which made me really excited and feel like a nerd. I admit though, and embrace it. We also saw Notre Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower. After Paris we flew to Dublin and spent the two shortest days of my life there!! I have to go back, I love Ireland so much and two days was just not enough. We took a day trip out into the country side to a place called Kildare, where we got a private tour of a cathedral that was closed. It was so amazing!! At about 6:30am the next morning we flew back to Paris and got on a train to go to Amsterdam. Our hostel was in the Red Light district. It wasn't my favorite place but we took a bike tour on the only rainy day of our trip and luckily got to see more of the city and some of the country side. Then we headed off for Brugge, which is called the Venice of the North. It was beautiful, we took a canal tour and ate Belgian waffles. Mine had strawberries and whipped cream.... SO good! Our train ride "home" to Vienna was from 7am to 9pm. I get so restless on those trains, but it is worth it. I am really tired and I have a lot to get done before I go to Italy on Friday!!





1 comment:

Unknown said...

Brooke,
I went on Cascade's Vienna trip in 1999. It was one of the best semesters of my life. Take is all you can, with pictures and travel. Share God with all you come in contact with and never let an opportunity go by. If you see any of the missionaries there (the Lockwoods or the Hensals) please give them my love. They are there because we were all on the same team in '99. I'll pray for your safe travel!
In Him,
Amy (Coate) Redelsperger