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Deb and Ginos Wedding Day

On Saturday, July 26th our wonderful friends Gino and Debbie had a wedding.

We had such a fun time with them celebrating.

The wedding day turned out beautiful and sunny.

The whole day and night was a blast and it was such a nice wedding.

We are so happy for them.

Here are a few photos from the day and night...

France

We ended the trip in Paris! We found a restaurant and tried escargot (snails). It actually was okay, most likely because of the yummy basil sauce it was in. We saw the Eiffel tower lit up at night and decided we had to go up. It was well worth it and the views were amazing.

We saw the Notre Dame Cathedral and went inside to see how beautiful it is. We saw the Eiffel tower again, this time during the day. We went to the Louvre museum and saw the real Mona Lisa. The museum is huge and we spent two hours and still saw less than half the museum. The last night we went to dinner and had some yummy French wine and had a blast celebrating our journey together!

For more photos from our trip click here!

Switzerland

Switzerland is a beautiful country. Mountain peaks are always visable and you can hear cowbells in the distance. The picture to the right is the view we had from our balcony of our hotel. We stayed at the same hotel that I stayed in three years ago with my sister.

We spent the morning in downtown Lucerne. We walked around the town, went in stores, ate yummy Swiss chocolate while sipping on lattes in an outdoor cafe. Lucerne is famous for its Lion monument and very long covered bridge.

We took a cable car up 10,000 feet to the top of Mt. Titlis. There was snow everywhere and the air was thin making it harder to walk fast. We threw snowballs at eachother in July. We went into a glacier cave. There were paths that went through it while fun lights changed colors.

At night we went to a Swiss folklore show. There was yodeling, Swiss horns, dancing, beer, and fodue. We had a great time and were laughing, singing, and yodeling the whole way home.

Germany

In Germany we stayed in Cologne. We went to the Dom Cathedral. It was the most impressive cathedral either of us has ever seen. It may even be the most impressive building we have seen. You walk down the city streets and then 'bam' you see this enormous church. We had trouble taking pictures of it because of its size.

We took a ferry down the Rhine River in Germany. The views were amazing. We drank white wine on the top deck while enjoying the view. There were many beautiful castles to see and the weather was fantastic!

Holland

We went to two different places in Holland. The first was an outdoor museum with working windmills, clog and cheese making, and a farm. The second was a quaint fishing village.

At the first stop called Zaanse Schans we watched clog making from wood. It was really cool to watch and I bought my own clogs to take home. We tasted cheese that is made there. The air smelled of chocolate and I wanted to eat the air! There were cows grazing in the fields. The windmills were the best part. They were beautiful. We went inside one and saw how they work. We climbed up to the top, which I thought was a bit scary. The blades were enormous when you stand next them and they are going around and around. It was such a once in a lifetime experience of Holland!

The second stop was the fishing village called Volendam. The village was on a harbor. We walked the streets and went in a couple of the stores. Our tour guide told us that the food to try is the Herring. The way to eat it is by taking a raw piece of Herring, covering it with onion, holding it up by the tail and taking a bite. I would never eat it. Dwight tried it. I took a video of him eating it too! He said it was okay but then his face after shows that he didn't really think so. We went out to lunch on the water and tried gelato for dessert.

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a city like we have never seen before! We went on a canal boat ride which was great. We got to hear about the city and see the house boats and homes along the canals. We walked the streets around the canals and found Ann Franks house. The whole city smelled like pot and there was a huge variety of people around. We had lunch in a downtown square outside under an umbrella. We had a 'surreal' view of the buildings and people. We ate Kroquets which is a fried meat/gravy dumpling served with french fries and mayo.




We walked the red light district. It was very interesting to see the women in the windows. They posed like mannequins and were all sizes, races, and ages. We ended our day at a cafe with Weiss beer with lemon ring on a canal under an umbrella.

London

We have returned from a wonderful trip to Europe!! We had such a fantastic time and saw things we never knew we would see. I am going to do separate blogs for each area we visited so that it is easier on me.

Our trip started in London. In London Dwight was my tour guide because he has been there before. We bought subway day passes that made everything easy to reach. We stayed in a hotel called the Thistle Euston, which was close to the subway station. We had a tiny little room which we actually enjoyed because it was unique.

While sightseeing and saw the London Eye - a huge ferris wheel. We went to Piccadilly Circus, Houses of Parliament, Harrods, Princes Diana's castle, a couple beautiful parks, and Buckingham Palace to see the changing of the guards.

We took a boat ride down the river Thames to see the Tower Bridge lit up at night and the Tower of London. I was amazed at how much fun we had without a tour guide. We had a blast using the map and subway system. We ate at the Baltic restaurant which serves only Polish food. We had Pirogi and dumplings.

We also went to an English pub for traditional fish and chips that the UK is known for. We bought wine and cheese and enjoyed it in our little room. We loved hearing the English men on their cell phones calling people 'Cheeky Monkey' and 'Falking Wanka'.

Our 1 Year Anniversary

Our first Anniversary was such a special celebration. We had reservations at Gibbet Hill, the place we were married a year before. The restaurant had sent us a gift certificate for dinner on our anniversary. We had such a yummy meal! We took a couple photos outside of the restaurant and on the deck where our cocktail hour was at our wedding. I recommend eating at Gibbet Hill, the food is amazing.

We came home and drank 'real' champagne out of our wedding flutes. We watched our wedding ceremony and ate our cake top!.. It was so fun and we really do feel lucky to have eachother.

And they lived happily ever after..

Jill and Marty are married!!!

Our families couldn't be more excited. Everything was beautiful, amazing, fun.. remarkable..

The rehearsal and dinner were very nice.. Here are some photos from that night..

We ended up having nice weather for the big day. We showed up early to get some pictures taken. The ceremony was beautiful. I knew that Jill and Marty were meant for eachother but my thoughts were confirmed when I saw the two of them say their vows. It was so sincere and loving. During cocktail hour friends and family rode the chairlift to see amazing views. It was one of my favorite parts of the evening.