The season of visitors :)
>> Monday, May 30, 2011 –
Family + Friends,
Life in Madrid,
Travel,
Visitors
*warning, photo heavy posting!*
Starting in March of this year, we've had a parade of visitors (and lots of travel as well)... I always intended to do posts for each of them, but in the getting ready for visitors, then hanging out with them, then recovering and preparing for the next ones, I've gotten a bit behind! But, we've been incredibly lucky to have lots of people coming over this way to see us :)
(Adam somehow found some superwoman models @ MAC cosmetics one day, and this photo was too awesome not to post)
While Adam was here, my Uncle Steve and Aunt Pam graced us with their fun presence for about 2 days. And my cousin Andrew came for about 24 hours! They were on their way to southern Portugal to hang out with Andrew's girlfriend & family.
Then, I met my mom in Amsterdam for a couple of days!!! Woohoo for visiting the motherland :)
At the Keukenhof outside Amsterdam
She and I came back to Madrid for a couple of days...
Bullring in Seville
The Mezquita in Cordoba
After Seville, we came back to Madrid for a few days (She toured museums & the city, and Brian ran a marathon, we went to a bullfight). The Tuesday before Easter, our friend Zack came to town, and then the four of us headed to Italy.We started in Rome...
Inside St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican City (dang blurry photos...)
Inside Vatican City
Touring the inside of the Dome @ St. Peters
Inside the Roman Forum, with a view of the Coliseum in the background
In front of the "wedding cake" - Victor Emmanuel Monument
Then went up to Tuscany to stay at an incredible winery and tour the countryside - Greve, Chianti Wine, Siena...
Sitting on the Ponte Vecchio
On top of the Duomo in Florence
From Florence, my mom headed off to Paris for a couple of days, and we brought Zack back to Madrid with us. We hung out here for a few days, then all went up to a northern state in Spain, Asturias, for some outdoorsy stuff - hiking, eating, kayaking (thus the awesome wetsuits below)
AND, we're finally up to speed -- Brian's cousin Todd & his wife Shannon arrived on Friday morning, and we spend the weekend eating and drinking our way through Madrid. They're off to Barcelona this morning, but we're meeting them up in Paris later this week.
It was raining, and we were in H&M. Why not try on awesome glasses?
The season of visitors is far from over - we're so excited to see Ross & Amber (and go to Norway with them!), then Ben, Chelsa & Aubrey, then maybe Meg, then Z & family, and then the precious Nattie over here in the coming weeks! Woohoo, it's going to be busy & awesome!
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