WPSD in Europe!!

June 30, 2009
No Internet service in this hotel either. L
 We woke up in Rome this morning to a beautiful view of a mountainside. Breakfast was served early because of our jam-packed tour of Rome. We were off at 8:00 am.
 
The first stop was the Colosseum. As the bus pulled up to the arena, the entire [...]

June 29, 2009
Off to Rome! On our way, we got some exciting news. We were stopping in Assisi to visit the Basilica of St. Francis. Bruno informed us that we would be getting our own tour by one of the Franciscan Monks! This is very rare that an EF group gets to do this, so [...]

June 28, 2009
 After 14 hours on the night train, we are now in Italy.
 We arrived at 7:30 in the morning by the night train. We did have a chance to freshen up on the train before starting our day in Florence. We would have given anything for a shower. We dropped off our [...]

June 27, 2009 
It was our last day in Paris, and we were off to the night train to Florence, Italy. Nobody knew what was about to happen. 
We left shortly after breakfast to tour Paris one last time. First, we went to Notre Dame. We were unable to enter the church today, but for good reason. [...]

June 26, 2009
Bon Jour.
Sad news came from our tour guide, Bruno. Michael Jackson passed away last night. The kids and staff are upset and shocked. People in Paris are mourning him today.
 
Well, our day was the busiest we had so far! We started with a guided tour of Paris on a coach bus. We were [...]

June 25, 2009 We rode the Eurostar this morning from London to Paris. What a neat experience! We traveled under the English Channel. After traveling in the morning, we dropped our luggage off in the hotel. We then had free time to have lunch and sight see around the center of Paris due to our rooms [...]

I just talked with Aaron and all is well in Europe. The hotel they have been staying in did not have internet access so they have not been able to update this blog. The group has been in Paris the last few days and have had a wonderful time. They have been busy from 8:00 [...]

Hello to all of our family and friends back home!
Today, we really had a great time touring London! We started with seeing the royal palaces. First, we watched the guards march and stand at attention at Prince Charles’s home, St. James Palace. We got our picture taken with them, and most of us tried to [...]

Today, we had our first tour of London. After arriving from a very long flight, we dropped our bags off at our hotel. Our tour guide, Bruno, showed us how to catch the train and hop on the “tube” all the way to London Tower and London Bridge. We loved the castle and all of [...]

We have arrived in London! We spent our Monday traveling from Pittsburgh to Chicago and from there to London. We arrived at 9:45 in the morning on Tuesday. There are photos of our travels below.