Wednesday, June 24, 2009

endless dreams

Now that I've graduated from college, my dreams seem endless. Traveling remaining on the top of the list. First destination: Europe. Specifically, Italy, Greece, United Kingdom and France. My goal here is to capture a list of the places and things I'd love to see when we get there. So, here it goes.

Goal: Experience the cuisine, history, and environment of the European countries.

Italy
  • Venice
  1. Gondola ride
  2. Saint Mark's Basilica
  3. A day on the islands: Murano, Burano
  • Rome
  1. Colosseum
  2. Vatican
  3. Roman Forum
  • Milan
  1. Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology
  2. The Duomo
  3. Saint Mary of the Graces (The Last Supper)
  • Sicily
  1. Temple of Concord
  • Sardinia
  1. Budoni-beaches
  2. San Teodoro-beaches
  3. Stintino-beaches
  • Calabria
  1. All about the amazing beaches and beautiful waters
  2. Praja a Mare beach
  3. Blu Grotto, one of the caves on Dino Island, Praja a Mare
Greece
  • Santorini
  1. Oía, Cyclades-known for the sunsets
  • Athens
  • Skiathos
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  1. Highlands
  • England
  1. London-Tower Bridge, Tower of London, London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, St. James Park, Double Decker Bus, Abbey Road
  2. Bath-Georgian architecture
  3. Canterbury-cathedral
  4. Liverpool
  5. Wiltshire-Stonehenge
  • Ireland
  1. Dublin
  2. Countrysides
  3. Caves
  4. Gardens
France
  • Paris
  1. Louvre
  2. Eiffel Tower
  3. Notre Dame Cathedral
  4. Luxembourg Gardens
  5. Arc de Triomphe
  6. Versailles
  • Normandy
  1. D-Day tours
  2. Cathedrals
  • Bordeaux
  1. Wine Country
  • Nice
  1. Beautiful beaches
As you can see my ambitions are quite large. I think this will take two or three trips. Great adventures to come!