When Mother was Sick...

If I was famous...

I may or may not of said these things in the last hour-

"Tanner, I really need you on the Bongo drums!"

AND

"Famous guitar players don't wear large coins around their necks!"

These Are A Few Of My FAVORITE Things

Austria- it has my vote as the prettiest place I visited!

Proudly sporting my Y of I colors

I love the yellow house!

My cute little snail friend. I think I named him Fred but they wouldn't let me keep him.

The Salt Mines!We dressed in these white suits to slide down these wooden slides! Sounds weird but was totally awesome!

There was an underground lake, a creepy video, and ceilings low enough to make you glad you weren't a giant.

And Yes, I make the same face in EVERY picture.

The Eagle's Nest

This is the view but it is blocked by the clouds!

The Sound of Music Gazebo. Much smaller in real life. Now I can see how Lisel leaped across the benches- even in high heels.

More Sound Of Music places. If you have seen it, you will recognize it!
We are cool in our VANS!

The cemetary that they may have filmed for the Sound of Music. Maybe. Everyone was kind of unclear on that point.

I think this was before all 50 of us held hands, skipping around the fountain sing "Do-Re-Mi" at the top of our lungs. Crazy Americans.

Cute little dwarf/gnome things. This would also be before we talked to the crazy drunk man who kept insisting that we spoke German.

Me looking thoughtful.

Mauthausen. A sobering experience.

Czech Republic! Prague! I loved Prague!

287 steps to the top of this tower.

In KFC. Everyone else had these sick chicken sandwiches from a vendor that made them sick. I even felt bad for not eating something local.

The first disappointment of a clock. I have no words to describe it.

Making another wish(I think it is the patron saint of Prague). I made a lot of wishes on this trip

The Stairs of Death!! The concert at the tops was worth it!

Because it looks like he's leaning...

Ahh, the Leaning Tower of Pisa

I am pretty sure this was the most overrated of all the sites I saw. It was hot, no walking on the grass, and there were people everywhere trying to sell stuff. Not my idea of fun.

Florence was beautiful. The streets were wider and everything just seemed calm. This is the view from Michelangleo's hill. You can see all of Florence from the top.

Tara and I smiling on Michelangelo's hill.

View of the Uffizi Gallery from the bridge. They have some amazing paintings in there. "The Birth of Venus"- it was way bigger than I was expecting. I saw the most beautiful picture of Mary and Elizabeth there.

Gates of Paradise

Awesome Mosaics in the baptistry

Kira, Me, Carly, and Megan.

(that is my cute hat I bought at the flea market)

We found this cute park down from our hotel. It was fun to watch people come walking their dogs and just hanging out.

More Sweet Mosaics

I think my whole Europe experience was defined by food. This pastry was so delicious. The old man who sold it to me was so cute- he even said Ciao Bella. Obviously he was charmed by my poor attempt to speak Italian!

One of the Oldest Universities in Europe.

The boat ride to Venice! It was raining!

Me on a bridge in VENICE!!

In front of this church people let the birds crawl all over them. I didn't probably because I was raised by my mother. They could of had diseases!

Magnum Bars! The Best!

Gondola ride. Expensive but totally worth it!

Carly and I with our Vans!

Megan and I being cute on the Rialto bridge. Lots of fun shops with glass and leather books! Loved it!

Parting shot of Venice!