Queenkv’s Eurotrip Photoblog

first posted on the Medill Global Blog
My honey and I went to Rome.
Here’s the Vatican City.

We went to Mass….here’s me looking holy….

St. Peter’s Basilica

One foot in Rome and one foot in the Vatican City….crossing the border…baby!

I think St. Peter has the most kissed foot in the Vatican City.

Then we went to the Colosseum

A nice family […]

…found this in Paris….Thank God we have some French people who have seen the light…

the first set of pix was posted on the medill global blog

The server asked: “….viande ou formage?”
Then he looks at my confused American face…and asks again: “Meat or cheese?”
Fondue was tasty.

Dueling cameras!!!

You have focus on twirling just the right amount of formage on to your bread piece. You also have to make sure your meat […]

Mark said hitting all these “tourist” spots is like being on a Scavenger Hunt….that’s pretty close.
We managed to cram in more sightseeing in the past few days….
So far, my biggest thrill is from this tiny bookstore….according to one web description, you can see it from Norte Dame.

This is the site of Sylvia Beach’s bookstore. Ernest […]

I posted this on the Medill Global Journalism Blog
Many things to love about the Lourve….
It’s home to an amazing collection of art work and archelogical treasures. It’s easy get there by Metro (get off at Musee du Louvre and NOT Lourve-Rivoli). It’s also easy to buy tickets at the ticket vending machines. It’s like buying […]

I filed a report from the 11th arrondissement….it’s on l’Op�ra Bastille…what do you think?
In addition to interviewing 19 people in my shoddy French, for this story….I also flagged down fifteen people for another survey:
“Si vous �tiez am�rican, pour qui votierez-vous: Kerry ou Bush?

Kerry: 10
Bush: 3
Neither: 2

I wonder how people from the other arrondissements responded.

We visited Normandy on Friday. The Tom Brokaw Foundation funded the trip.
It was one long bus ride….
Normandy is a province of France. The name comes from the Vikings - after they invaded. They were called “North Men” or “Nor Men.” Caen is the capital city.

This is me - walking through the American cemetary with […]

There are many musicians out in Paris. It’s like having a soundtrack follow me on my way to school and on the way back….
At the Chatelet Metro station, I can find a jam session next to the Relay newspaper stand. According to one Medill student, these performers need a license to play inside the station.

The […]

We end up going out for lunch and making dinner at home. We found some tasty spots in our neighborhood….
like Moroccan cusine…

Many places have a forumale midi - meal specials for the noontime/dejuner periods. This Indian restaurant had a forumale midi for about 10 euros that included naan, chicken tiki and vin.

The chicken tikki was […]

We found this cute place by Les Halles….off the Boulevard de Sebastpol.
Tasty kafta sandwiches…my new favorite fast food…Last night, we found a Lebanese stand that sold kafta to go. Yummy.
We also had some hookah loving - 7 Euros for the hit….and it lasted a few hours. My first hookah.

Mark said his Berkeley roomies were connoisseurs […]