Paris.

Spring Break 2012 = PARIS.
So great.
For the first and only time at BYU, I will have a Spring Break.
Even though they didn't really call it that,
And it wasn't really spring time weather,
It was still a Spring Break.
Paris is just as romantic as people make it out to be.
Except it was me and 34 other girls.
Still.
I had such a blast.
Spent a great time at one of the most romantic cities on Earth.
And fell in love with the Eiffel Tower.

Our first view of the Arc. Did we run out in the middle of the street for this picture? You bet.

The Arc de Triomphe.

The top of the Arch with the Eiffel Tower in the distance.

Mothering picture? This little girl is SO cute.

View from the second tier of the Eiffel Tower.

Love these women.

Beautiful.

Notre Dame.

Concergerie? No worries. Just where CD sets some "A Tale of Two Cities."

The Centre de Pompideau. Modern art at its finest.

Pantheon.

Louvre Lovin.

Seine at night.

..chelle..

Prague.

Best.
City.
Ever.
(besides London).

If you ever get the chance to go to Prague,
Or just ever want to go to the prettiest city alive,
GO.
I cannot even begin to tell you how pretty the city is.
How they've kept the majority of the city as old 19th century buildings.
How much they value art- old and new.
How they've kept their streets and sidewalks as cobblestone.
How there are multiple bridges over the Vltava River, including the famous Charles Bridge.
How big the castle is.
How beautiful the views are.
How much fun I had with my Praguemates.
How many memories we made.
How much I wanted to stay forever.
How much I love this city.

This is the view down the Charles River towards the edge of the Old Town. All the buildings look like this.

View of the Old Town from the top of the Astronomical Clock tower.

The view of the Prague Castle at night.

Us. The Charles Bridge (the prettiest bridge in all of Prague). Our backpacks (except Patrick. He was the only one brave enough to leave it in the hostel).

Gorgeous view of the Old City.

Obviously I loved this place.

Town Square.

The stairs were so little. And everything was freezing.

Beautiful skies. And weather. And place.

..chelle..

Neglect.

There has been some major neglect to the blog.
I apologize.
So.
Just to catch you up to speed:

We went on our first overnight trip to Stratford/Oxford.
Birthplace of Shakespeare.
Saw Taming of the Shrew.
Went to the college (Oxford is AMAZING).
Saw some cute men.
Went to Warwick Castle.
And stayed at the cutest B&B ever.

We celebrated our one month anniversary of living in London by attending an Oscar Wilde play.
Too great.
Time is flying by so fast here I can't even stand it.

Travel week came and went! (FYI: Travel Week = Spring Break)
Our destination was beautiful Switzerland.
If you ever need a vacation, I suggest going there.
AMAZING.
We spend a day in Zurich,
Then headed up to Interlaken, (a town at the base of the Alps),
Grindewald, (a town IN the Alps),
And then back to London Town.
I loved every day of it.
We stayed in the sketchiest hostels,
Got 3 hours a sleep a night,
And LOVED it.

Theatre Monday continued with Madness of King George.
So good.
Great play with great people.

Valentine's Day.
Usually my least favorite day alive.
I had A BLAST this Valentine's Day.
We spent it at the Tate Modern Art Gallery in the afternoon.
And then headed off to The Vow for our V-Day date.
That's right.
24 girls taking over the Vue Shepard's Bush theatre.
Channing and I had a great night.

Wales/Bath/Stonehenge was our second night getaway.
Rainy the entire week.
Seeing some hot springs since the 1700's were great.
Climbed some rocks.
And had a great getaway.

I promise I'll be a better blogger...
Next up:
Phantom of the Opera tomorrow.
Midterm week.
And in 5 days, this girl is PRAGUE BOUND.
..chelle..

Dover.

This week consisted of:
Walking the Whitehall: the administration area of the UK Government and British royalty. Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street are located here.

Trotting the Temple: considered "Legal London," this area is a justice and political center of the city. It also is home to the Temple Church, modeled after the Holy Sepulcher.

Dover Day: Saturday trip to Dover's white cliffs, Dover Castle, and good old Canterbury and the cathedral, where my main man Thomas Becket was martyred (European Studies 336 paper holla!).

Watchin' the Wicked: enough said.

Next up: Stratford and Oxford.
..chelle..