I have no talent for creative writing, so some pictures and notes from a pretty awesome month are scrabbled below. I also have no talent for web design, but I'm working on it right here!

Leg 1: Spain

• 36 hours is a long travel day, left me plenty of time to walk to Queens for a bagel though
• Mallorca rocks
• Congrats Carolina and Joe!
• Running tour! I should have been doing this years ago

Will have to make it back to Spain, barely scratched the surface but was excited to slow things down a little

Leg 2: Southern France

• Trains are awesome, I miss trains
• Arles, France: Home of Van Gogh for a time. Truly an awesome stop, even for a less than avid art fan. Van Gogh's life is fascinating, I highly recommend visiting and reading up on him before
• Cliff jumping with some new friends. Not sure any moment surpassed this one for the rest of the month
• The city of Cassis. Another 10/10 stop, great place to hike, eat, and jump off big rocks outside of Marseilles

Leg 3: Paris

• No one does McDonald's like America does
• On a run at the Louvre, Harry was one of the main attractions
• I learned to like this city a little too late, being in the middle of things was probably worth the coin
• A couple of great Americans at Versailles
• I know nothing about architecture, but Europe helped me develop an appreciation. Everything here just looked cool

Leg 4: Dover + London

• Forgot to book a train, so we found a bus and a Ferry!
• The White Cliffs of Dover, cool spot and even better little town
• The watering hole of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis, defunct now but pretty sweet
• Little sneak peek of 10 Downing Street

Leg 5: Germany

• Hofbrahaus in Munich, birthplace of the Nazi party apparently. Pretty crazy moment
• Worked had for a Radler at the top of the Eagle's Nest, also surreal
• Stopped into Salzburg to check the Austria box; will have to get back!
• German food... interesting!

Leg 6: Switzerland

• Day trip to Grindelwald, just unbelievable. Lord of the Rings-esque
• We put up for the nicest lodging we could afford in Interlaken. Couldn't put up for all the neccessary tent poles, so we made due
• Lots of fun lakes to jump in! For any future visitors, save on the Interlaken stop and go just about anywhere to find a beautiful lake and mountain at half the price.
• Interlaken has a parasailers (/general commoditization) issue

Leg 7: Como + Milan

• Home of Star Wars, James Bond, and Danny Ocean: Beautiful Lake Como
• They made the house of gucci real, which I thought was super cool
• More architecture!
• This ossobucco changed my view on food, cooking, and the best cuisines in the world forever

Leg 7: Florence + Pisa

• Party time on the hill!
• Such a beautiful city, I cannot wait to return
• Cities pinwheeling out from central monuments like Florence's Duomo is amazing to me. Florence is a great place to just walk the streets
• Pisa, what an odd city and odd monument. Very cool from a physics standpoint for me, not as much from a cultural one

Leg 7: Rome to Home

• Who knew there are multiple awesome beaches outside Rome? Awesome break from the city! Meat and cheese for dinner was a move I learned too late, but would soon use again
• I like to imagine taking my dog out for a walk every morning like this one
• The trevi fountain is my favorite monument (?), bar none, I could stare at it and stuff my face all day and night
• The sun set on this trip too soon. I was ready then, more than ready, but man I'd love to have extended it. There's probably a lesson for me there