Simon and Katie's European Travels

Paris, France, Day eight

Our last full day in France, and for our trip! We had planned to go to Versaille today, so we made...

Sep 23rd

The gardens of Versaille stretching into the distance

Sep 23rd

Paris, France, Day 7!

Our apartment was across the road from Invalides, where Napoleon is buried. The huge building was...

Sep 23rd

Katie and one of her Nutella crepes for the day…

Sep 21st

Simon at Sacre Coeur

Sep 21st

Housewife in training (even on holidays) ;)

Sep 21st

Napoleon’s Tomb

Sep 21st

Paris, France, Day six

After shopping yesterday, we thought it was about time we headed to some museums for a bit of...

Sep 20th

Painting of some chick.. Hehe ;-)

Sep 20th

Katie at Musée d’Orsay

Sep 20th

Simon and The Thinker…

Sep 20th

Paris, France, Day five

We woke eager to find the Aussie pub for Simon to watch the Collingwood preliminary final. After...

Sep 19th

A successful day shopping. What financial crisis?

Sep 19th

Katie very happy outside the Louis Vuitton flagship store on...

Sep 19th

Arc de Triomphe

Sep 19th

Place de la Concorde

Sep 19th

Katie eating her snails

Sep 19th

Paris, France, Day four

We woke to our first hint of blue sky! Is that a rarity in Paris? Simon went and found us some...

Sep 19th

Paris, France, Day Three; Lunch @ Le...

After a relaxing morning we prepared ourselves for our first outing to the Eiffel Tower and lunch at...

Sep 18th

Paris, France, Days one and two

We were faced with a long train ride today, first from Berlin to Cologne (Köln) and then swapping...

Sep 18th

Simon very excited about eating the delicious...

Sep 18th

Katie and some tower (with a hint of blue sky!)

Sep 18th

Katie and Pont Neuf

Sep 18th

Simon at Notre Dame

Sep 18th

The Eiffel Tower sparkling at night! Sooo pretty! :)

Sep 17th

View of Paris from Eiffel Tower! Didn’t have to queue...

Sep 17th

The delicious menu of the day :)

Sep 17th

Katie at Le Jules Verne with the best ever fresh mint...

Sep 17th

Heading to Eiffel Tower for lunch

Sep 17th

One of many bretzels eaten in Deutschland… Yum!

Sep 15th

Berlin, Germany, Day Three

We got up early (again! Why do we do it!) and headed into the city (grabbing the first of our...

Sep 15th

Brrrrr Berlin, Germany, day two

We awoke to a typical Berlin day; cold and rainy. Max temp of 14… bit of a shock to the system...

Sep 15th

Artwork on the Berlin Wall (the East Side Gallery)

Sep 14th

Katie at the Brandenberg Gate

Sep 14th

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Sep 14th

Katie standing in both East and West Berlin (where the wall...

Sep 14th

Simon at the Berlin Dome

Sep 14th

Mmm… Weißbeer!

Sep 13th

Berlin Philharmonic concert hall

Sep 13th

Berlin, Germany, Day one

Stuffing our backpacks full once again, we went with Jase and Grace (and Ruby) into town to catch...

Sep 13th

Heiße Schocolade in rainy, cold Berlin… Mmmm :)

Sep 13th

Watching Esko play with the Berlin Philharmonic- wonderful!

Sep 13th

Milan, Italy, Day two

Poor Grace had to get up and go to work today, while the rest of us had a leisurely morning before...

Sep 12th

Galleria, Milan

Sep 12th

St Mark’s Square, Venice

Sep 12th

The Casanova room!

Sep 12th

The vineyards of the Chianti region, Tuscany

Sep 12th

Venice, Italy, day two

We started the day by getting a water bus to the nearby island of Murano, where the famous Venetian...

Sep 12th

Baking under a Tuscan sun

Sep 11th

The pool and the view, Tuscany

Sep 11th

Relaxing by the pool in Tuscany

Sep 11th

Delicious lunch in Montefiorelle with Fernando

Sep 11th

The proposal hut

Sep 11th

The stunt ring

Sep 11th

Newly engaged!

Sep 11th

Sunset drinks at Castello di Montegonzi, Tuscany

Sep 11th

Cafe in Siena

Sep 11th

Dinner at Ponte Vecchio, Florence

Sep 11th

Venice, Italy, Day one

Still sad to be leaving, we packed our bags and left Castello di Montegonzi. We headed back towards...

Sep 8th

Tuscany, Italy, Day three

Time to relax a bit. The trip so far has been a blur of dashing between airports, hotels and...

Sep 8th

Gorgeous Tuscany, Italy, day 2

We got engaged!!! What a lovely evening last night! I’m soo soo happy! Simon did a great job...

Sep 6th

Tuscany, Italy, Day one

Morning in Florence saw us straight to the train station again, this time heading to Siena. We got...

Sep 6th

Florence, Italy

Tuscany! Ah, so beautiful! We got the train from Rome to Florence this morning… was only about...

Sep 6th

Rome, Italy, day 3

After not achieving much from our early start yesterday, we took things a little slower this...

Sep 6th

Simon inside the Colosseum, Roman forums

Sep 3rd

The view from the cuppola of St Peter’s

Sep 3rd

Rome, Italy, Day two

Rising early, we set off for the Vatican Museum, trying to beat some of the crowd and get an easy...

Sep 3rd

Ruins in and around the Roman Forums

Sep 3rd

Ruins in and around the Roman Forum

Sep 3rd

The Colosseum

Sep 3rd

St Peter’s Basilica

Sep 3rd

St Peter’s Square and Basilica

Sep 3rd

Katie at the Trevi fountain

Sep 3rd

Rome, Italy, Day 1

The flight we were taking from Madrid to Rome was scheduled at 6.50am. With a 30 minute taxi to the...

Sep 2nd

Day 2 in toasty Madrid, Spain

It is so hot here! My skin tingled as I walked around in the sun today… that can’t be...

Aug 31st

Palacio Real, Madrid

Aug 31st

Madrid, Spain, Day one

Our bus left San Sebastian at about half past midnight, and the idea was to get some sleep beore...

Aug 31st

San Sebastian, Spain, Day three

No rain in sight so we hit the beach. Started a bit cloudy, but within an hour or so it was perfect...

Aug 31st