Return from a Cultural Paradise

After a missed connecting flight and being stuck in Philly for a night, I’m finally back from Europe! Boy, what a trip. It was amazing, to say the least. I have about 20+ gigs of pictures to sort through, but I did get to pick out a few of my favorites last night.

This place is called The Hamlet and it’s part of the Versailles palace grounds. It was one of my favorite places in Europe. Doesn’t it look ethereal? This mini village was Marie Antoinette’s personal retreat on the grounds.

Barcelona by night. This was outside the National Art Museum of Catalonia.

And Barcelona by day. Outside the same museum, this is the view below.

Of course, the lovely Tour d’Eiffel. It was lit up in blue to commemorate France’s leadership of the EU.

The beautiful Louvre. I could spend days wandering aimlessly in this place.

On a riverboat cruise on the Seine, the sun was setting and I captured this shot of Notre Dame in the background. Paris is my favorite city in the world. I could live there.

Lastly, a picture in the Barcelona metro station. We took lots and lots of metro and I didn’t miss my car one bit.

Of the three cities Hubs and I visited (Paris, Madrid, Barcelona), I highly recommend Paris and Barcelona. Madrid was nice, but the other two cities were really my favorites. I’ve been really busy ever since we got in, but it’s good to be back. More to come soon!:-)

8 comments

pinky - September 17, 2008 - 9:29 am

yay! you’re back! the pictures are beautiful. can’t wait to see more

Cindy (junco513) - September 17, 2008 - 1:20 pm

What great photos! I love the vivid colors. Did you do any post processing, or the colors really looked like that?

I finally made the big purchase and got me a dSLR. After much research, I ended up also getting the Canon XSi.

jenny - September 17, 2008 - 1:43 pm

your pictures are amazing!!! very professional looking :)

Mariam - September 18, 2008 - 11:46 am

Gorgeous photos! I just spent a few weeks in Europe, including Paris, and your pictures transported me back. I haven’t been to Barcelona yet but it’s at the top of my list and I’m newly inspired!

janie - September 18, 2008 - 2:20 pm

Miss you tons! MY GOODNESS gracious, your pictures are absolutely amazing! I am ubber jealous! You are so master skilled! Please teach me pretty please :o )??

Zoe - September 19, 2008 - 11:18 am

Beautiful pictures!! The first 2 are my favorite. The 1st one looks like a painting!

Tara - September 19, 2008 - 10:13 pm

Your photos are spectacular!!!! Hope you had a great trip.

Janet - September 24, 2008 - 9:28 am

*sigh* your pictures make me want to get a digital SLR!!

i love all the pictures, from the first two having a magical ‘disneyland’-like quality to them, to the geometric configuration of the pools surrounding i.m. pei’s pyramid a la louvre, to the plum-hued sunset over the river seine.

paris and barcelona, how i miss you both!

welcome back!

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