We made it to Venice on Thursday after driving through the snow-capped Alps! It was a sunny June day, yet we drove through some snow showers en route! The mountains are so gorgeous. Our bus actually drove right up one of the mountains and then down again-- the most direct route from Zurich I suppose. I've got a bunch of pictures! Venice itself is incredible. Took a train to nearby town of Padua yesterday to see some of Europe's oldest churches and univer...

In a restaurant in Zurich that actually has free wireless! Yesterday we drove for about 8 hours to get here from Paris. The scenery on the way here was nice, lots of hills and cute little houses. Such a drastic change from Paris! Just got into the downtown part of the city a little while ago, bought an delicious fruit cup from a street market! The architecture is so different here-- it's actually more modern than I expected. We're going to the Kunsthaus (mod...

I`ve spent the last 3 days walking around Paris, exploring everything! It so beautiful! Everywhere I look there`s another amazingly unique and gorgeous building! Been to Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Paris Opera House, Louvre, Musee Dorsay, Musee Rodin, Grand Palais, Jardin du Luxembourg, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, some jazz club, Latin Quarter (here right now by Pantheon), night cruise on Seine River. Going to Pompidou Center and Sacre Coeur tonight. Eaten...