Thursday, July 25, 2013
The view from the top of Mount Rachais
I hopped on a train to Grenoble today, and took a 4 hour hike to the top of this mountain!
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
The view of Annecy from the Château
The town was incredible. On the inside it was like a mini French Venice. And next to the lake (one of the cleanest lakes in Europe) it felt like you were on the Riviera.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
Rare Greek Sculpture
I went on a tour of the Muse des beaux arts in Lyon today (in English.) They said if the museum was burning and they could only save one thing it would be this. As there are only a few other living examples of sculpture from this early in Greece.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
My amazing meal at a traditional Bouchon
Steak and potatoes like I've never had them before... And that looks like pumpkin pie bit it is actually lemon tart and it was incredible.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Free concert last night
I went to a picnic and free concert with some couch surfing people last night. The music was a great band that mostly played funky covers of popular songs. The square was wild with people dancing and drinking.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Sanfermines parade and us in our outfits
Everyone wears white shirts, white pants and a red scarf. This is me, Zoe and our new friend Phil, who teaches history at a high school in Texas.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Dejeuner en apartment
All picked out fresh from the market on rue mouffetarde! The cheapest and my favorite way to eat.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
More of Pingvellir
The pipelines you see are running from the geothermal power plantd. Iceland is the greenest country in the world because 99% of its energy is renewable!
Pingvellir National Park
The first picture is where the first forms of Icelandic government took place. Chieftain's from across the land would come here and the law speaker would stand on top of the rock and resolve issues, and recite the laws. It is also the divide where the north american plate is splitting away from the European plate.
Geysir!
Fun fact, this is geysir's name is....geysir. All geysir's get their names from this one, it is an Icelandic word.
Me at the top of a short hike next to the geysir.
Gulfoss!
This is the Gullfoss waterfall. It had two levels to it, and incredible rock around it. Much better than Niagara!
Hobbit house!
Not really, this is actually a traditional icelandic church. They were built this way because of warmth, they don't make them like this anymore since the invention of heating.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
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