Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Matt & Angela's Wedding. In a cave!

Mercedes & Laura

me and Mercedes

me, Matt (the groom), and Mercy

Jennifer, me, and Mercedes

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Sophie & Sebastien's Wedding!

La famille Jatiere, outside of the Mayor's Office after Sophie & Sebastien's civil ceremony.

Sophie & Sebastien, officially married by both the state & the church.

The Cathedral in Amiens, where Sophie & Sebastien's religious ceremony took place.

The North American contingency at Sophie & Sebastien's wedding, in front of the City Hall in Amiens.

Friday, July 15, 2005

Rouen, home of 1 zillion churches

A plague graveyard. It had carvings all along the wooden beams.

St Joan of Arc Church

This is the spot where Joan of Arc was burned. Somehow I doubt it had all those flowers then.

The light show at the Cathedral. They used Monet's paintings of this cathedral as their inspiration for the light show.

Fire twirler before the Cathedral's light show





Cathedral -- Front view

The Cathedral in Rouen

Thursday, July 14, 2005

I know no slogans for Poland, alas

The main square in Krakow.

The dragon of the Dragon's Den fame. This guy breathes real fire!

Amanda in the Dragon's Den.

Me in the Dragon's Den in the Wawel. (Note the sweater, purchased in Brussels. That thing came in handy.)

The palace courtyard at the Wawel.

The crypt inside the Cathedral.

Krakow as seen from the Cathedral's bell tower

The Cathedral in the Wawel in Krakow.

Congress Hall in Warsaw

Warsaw

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

We ate mussels in oh, well, Antwerp.

Our first night in Brussels, we were eating dinner on a patio. All of a sudden, there was a parade going by! It was some national holiday of Belgium... the waiter told me it is to remember farmers from the 13th Century. So the parade is a bunch of people in Middle Ages type clothes.

Rubens's house in Antwerp.

Me in Antwerp. I can't remember what this statue is!

Bikes parked outside of the train station in Antwerp.

Manneken pis. Why is this a famous statue/fountain? I have no idea. But they even have little outfits to dress him in.

Brussels. The skyline. It was an incredibly gloomy day, and it poured for most of it.

This is the Palace of Justice in Brussels. At least according to the woman walking her dog.

Me and Mandy in Brussels. It was freezing that day! I had to buy that pink sweater since I didn't bring any long sleeves with me.

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Au Champs-Elysees Na Na Na Na Na (and other parts of Paris, too)















the world's largest Louis Viton suitcase!















the Arc de Triomphe















My favorite fountain!















Pere Lachaise Cemetary















Sacre Coeur




















Notre Dame



















Amanda at the Eiffel Tower.