Finally, an overview of my trip thus far

It has been a while since my first post, and I feel like its almost impossible to catch up on all the things that I have done since then. I have been in 5 different countries, and over 10 different cities. I will share a few pictures from my travels and probably go into more depth about Rome, where I have been staying/studying for the last 3 weeks.

Leisha and I traveled from London, to Amsterdam, Berlin, Basel, Geneva, Siena, Sorrento and finally landed in Rome on August 21. I cannot believe that I have been gone so long! Here are a few pictures from the backpacking portion of our trip...

L O N D O N


People waiting for the bus in London


The London Eye, the Thames, and a souvenir vendor seen from one of the many bridges.

A M S T E R D A M


Architecture in Amsterdam.


Bikes are huge in Amsterdam. I love this type, also.



B E R L I N

At the Gauklerfest


At the Berlin Wall

B A S E L

Flea market in Basel

V I T R A

While in Basel, we went to the Vitra museum, which is actually just across the border in Germany. There was a special Eames exhibit in the Zaha Hadid fire house.

G E N E V A

On Lac Leman.



At the United Nations Building.


S I E N A

This is in the baptistry in Siena.


At the Palio! This is just a small section of the crowd...



S O R R E N T O

This is actually not in Sorrento, but at the beach in Amalfi.


Sorrento lemons, from the garden outside our hostel.

And from there, we went to Rome... which will be a different post.