when in ROME....

ok, its been toooooo long since i have posted...i am now feeling overwhelmed by allll that i want to fill you guys in on!! Let me briefly run down the last day in paris...Versaille was phenominal, i was in awe the entire time!! the art, the archetecture, the gardens were all beautiful...the only part that was a bit of a letdown was Marie Antoinette's estate...but candice and i got a few laughs out of her bathroom:) last night in paris was a bit chaotic...trying to find a phone card, getting a hold of hanna and then we topped it all off with one more delectable crepe! yum

onto switzerland at 6 am on monday...............CHAOS!! candice and i thought we had given ourselves plenty of time, but we ended up running full speed (with backpacks on) to catch the train. the condustor was blowing his whistle, the people in front of us were running too, and we were frantic. it reminded me of home alone...hysterical!! turns out we made it, wew! everyone on the train was staring at us. good times.

when we made it to zurich i was sooooo excited to see hanna AND her blond hair was the first thing i saw when i was stepping off the train. we went strait to this gourmet market that her sister sent her too and we got the goods to make fondue. you guys...we had a FEAST!!! i'm talkin four kinds of meat, cheese, tons of veggies and amazing wine and champaign. Oh, and did i mention that her sister's house had the most amazing view of the alps. geez, candice says we're the luckiets backpacker and i would have to agree. hanna truly outdid herself and we had a grand ol' time:) after sleeping in the next day, we made another gourmet meal for breakfast and went for a drive to see switzerland. i pretty much fell in love!! it was so gorgeous and clean!! we took this train up one of these mountains which was great...breathtaking views. our last night in the switzerland house consitsted of more great fondue, wine, champaigne, convos....

ok, i know i'm bombarding you with a ton and it just keeps getting better!!!! we got to rome last night and i thought i was going to die when we got to hanna's sisters apartment. WE COULD SEE OVER LIKE ALL OF ROME YOU GUYS!!! candice and i were like little kids screaming and jumping up and down!! the collesseum was so beautiful all lit up at night and we had it in clear view. homemade raviolis, wine, gelatto was delicious then back to the "penthouse" for homemade lemonchello (made by hanna's sister and her boyfriend). AHHHH, i think i'm dreaming!!
thank you guys for checking in....i wish i could talk to you all and share every little detail with you!! but, i love and miss you guys...hope all is well back home!

BROOKE!! what up!! heck yeah i've been counting steps...writing them down ion my journal too:) 4.2 km at blarney's castle, and 8.9 km so far today!! oh and i actually counted the steps up to the top of st. peter's basillica (sp?)......549 stairs!! give sammy a kiss for me!!