paris, je t'aime....

the louvre

the sunniest day in weeks!!

Le Penseur...Auguste Rodin

the gardens at the Rodin Museum

look who i found.....

maaaa, popperelli, and myself on the eiffel tower

pere lachaise

i spy with my little eye....a lynny penny!!
(green purse)

goob

jim morrison's grave

anybody home?

foggy london town...

the chunnel....weird

not so foggy london town

urban planning office in london

ooooo.....awwwww...cool models

the british museum

the elgin marbles!!

...so amazing to see

The Laban Dance Center... Herzog and de Meuron

The Tate Modern....Herzog and de Mueron too

it's art...

tempting

the eye!

30 St Mary Axe...

aka...the gherkin

this is where the scene when Harry Potter buys his wand was filmed...true story

the coal hole! for some fish and chips and a pint before heading back to Paris

dublin!!

oh so happy

sneaking in through the back door at the guinness brewery...literally, the back door

cj says thumbs up to guinness

aw.....the motherland

brilliant!!

representing

chili chili chili

just hanging out at some cathedrals and chateux in the loire valley...

chateau chambord

coffering and spiral staircase in the interior

ew......pretty

so the story behind the rolling stone tongue (yes, your eyes didnt deceive you) is that mick jagger just bought a chateau in france, and its kind of a joke that he'll never come to this one. i didnt really get it. french humor.

emily and mari, my roommates!

crazy ole craig with his ukulele
(ps he has the same birthday is me)

the gardens at chateau villandry

Le cher river.....like the singer haha

painting that was in an exhibit in a chateau by Oliver Debre......im officially putting it on my christmakkuh list

the gardens at chateau de chenonceau...not too shabby
(besides the awkward egg bush)

and somehow at every place we went to....

...we managed to find a playground.

chateau de chenonceau

a little frolicking down the treelined path. thanks to brian.

i dunno why but i wanted to sing david bowies 'golden years' like in a knights tale.

heel clicker!!

this kitchen was huge mom. seriously, i couldnt get a picture to justify it.

lord i was born a ramblin man!

oh the loire

field of sunflowers

chartes cathedral

pillars of the earth

we jambing... yes those statues are called jambs

in the interior

sweet vaulting, huh?

and yes....we got to go in the roof. how cool is that?? right??