The Shortest Tour of Europe Part 1

While it was hard to leave Florence, we made the adjustment a little bit easier on ourselves by planning a quick tour of Europe to end our adventure. Although these posts are very late, we wanted to wrap up our blog with one last update and some fun pictures, of course. We have now been home for a while, and we are both adjusting to the real world again. Every once in a while, we call each other to talk about how we probably should have stayed longer! :)

Barcelona
We spent the majority of our time in Barcelona checking out Gaudi's architecture and drinking (or should we say eating?) Spanish hot chocolate which is similar to warm chocolate pudding.

Madrid
In Madrid, we got a walking tour of the city from Jess' friends Anne and Javier, a native of Spain. Then we went out for tapas with Javier's wonderful and very fun family.

Paris
We both LOVED Paris!!! There was so much that we wanted to see so we decided to take a tour bus around the city so we could see it all. After that we enjoyed the most amazing steak and fries ever! We ended the trip by visiting the Eiffel Tower at night where we got to see the twinkling blue lights.

The Shortest Tour of Europe Part 2

Glasgow
Glasgow was such a treat as we got to spend time with Laura and her family. What wonderful people and hosts they are! They cooked amazing food, provided tasty wine, and danced to U2 until the wee hours of the night with us. Scottish people really know how to have a good time!

London
Katherine, Allie's old pen pal, was our hostess in London, and she totally hooked us up! After the standard sight-seeing was complete, she got us into London Fashion Week and took us out to the bar scene with her friends. It was so much fun!

Dublin
Our time in Dublin turned into a girls' weekend because Allie had the flu. Luckily, we were staying with Felicity and Shane who cooked for us and provided all kinds of fun movies to keep us busy. Unfortunately, we did not get to see all of Dublin, but we did enjoy a great lunch at an Irish pub.

Prague
Prague was our last stop on the shortest tour of Europe. We had the least time here, but we managed to check out all of the essential touristy spots including the famous clock. We also got upgraded to a suite in our hotel so we took advantage of the luxury during our stay.