Well folks, we’re sitting in the Heathrow Airport about to board our flight home to Atlanta, and we’re not sure where the time has gone. It seems like yesterday we were in the Atlanta Airport writing our first blog post, getting ready to start the adventure of a lifetime! Three months later, we can’t quite put into words the experience we’ve had, but we’ll do our best to share it with you through stories and pictures.
Over the past two weeks, we’ve been travelling independently around Europe, getting a small taste of the continental life. I explored Munich and Salzburg with Olivia, then travelled to Rome and Florence with my sister Allison (YAY!), and ended my journey in Brussels where Mary Grace and Olivia surprised me with a day trip to Paris!! The highlights of my trip were definitely the Sound of Music Tour in Salzburg (a dream come true!), eating lots of pretzels in Germany and gelato in Italy, spending wonderful time with my sister, and watching the Eiffel Tower twinkle at night with wonderful friends!!! I was fortunate enough to travel through parts of Switzerland and Italy, with stops in Geneva, Zermatt, Milan, Florence, and Rome! Although the Continent has its treasures, we were still relieved to come “home” to London, a place that we have both come to know well and love.
We spent our last few days in London getting into the Christmas spirit, exploring the Southbank Christmas Markets, visiting Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland, riding our first double decker bus together, and attending the Annual Norwegian Christmas Concert last night! While it is bittersweet to leave this place, we are incredibly excited to see all of you, our friends and family, and to spend the Christmas holidays in the warmth of our homes! We know that someday we will be back to London because there is so much more to be seen and explored here; perhaps next time, we will even bring some of you with us!
Thank you so much to all of you who have kept up with our travels, endured our often lengthy blog posts, and shared this experience with us! It has been a great deal of fun keeping you informed, and it is with great sadness that we write this final post. So for the last time…
Your Truly,
Thomas and Julie
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| Riding a double-decker bus on our last day!!! |
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| at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland! |
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| warm Christmas punch from the Southbank Christmas Market! |
