Sunday, March 28, 2010

Easter Best




We broke out the new Easter wear because next Sunday is General Conference for our church, so we won't be attending our regular ward. Today, in sacrament, we had our Easter program.

I can't help but boast over my handsome boys and my beautiful daughter!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Be Able To Say

“I’ve rubbed noses with the gargoyles of Notre Dame.”
“I’ve been where gladiators fought.”
“I’ve eaten chocolate mousse on the Arc de Triomphe.”
“When in Rome, I did what the Romans do. . . . I bought Italian shoes!”

LONDON ROME PARIS FLORENCE
10-Day Tour
April 7 – April 16, 2011

• Round-trip airfare from SLC
• 3-star hotel accommodations
• Breakfast and Dinner daily
• Overnight train cabin
• Airport shuttles
• Historic/cultural/artistic expertise
• Museum and site entrances
• City and museum tours
• EF Tour Director
• Travel Insurance
• Packing and travel tips

This 10-day tour includes all the above for only
$3159 (Students) or $3494 (Adults).

Ever wondered why The Mona Lisa is the world’s most famous painting? Or what the big deal is about the Sistine Chapel Ceiling? Or why Michelangelo’s David is 18’ feet tall and not life-sized? Want to go to The Louvre, but don’t know what to look at once you’re there? Are you dying to see Italy, but not sure how to navigate the Italian rail system on your own?
. . . . Then this is the trip for you!



LONDON - SITES AND ACTIVITIES
The Strand
Trafalgar Square
Leicester Square
Covent Garden
Big Ben
Houses of Parliament
Picadilly Circus
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle – Special Tour

PARIS-- SITES AND ACTIVITIES
Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Arc de Triomphe
Eiffel Tower
Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa”
Notre Dame
“Venus de Milo”
Montmartre
Latin Quarter
The Louvre
croissants, crepes, et chocolat (magnifique!)
The Palace of Versailles, Special Tour


FLORENCE–SITES AND ACTIVITIES
Michelangelo’s David
Piazza della Signoria
Galileo’s tomb
St. Lorenzo Market
Florence Duomo
Michelangelo’s tomb
Uffizi Museum
Gates of Paradise

ROME–SITES AND ACTIVITIES
Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Pantheon
Colosseum
Excavations beneath St. Peter’s
St. Peter’s Basilica
Palatine Hill
Vatican Museum
Roman Forum
Michelangelo’s The Moses, The Pieta, and a climb through his dome at The Vatican (St. Peter’s)
Trevi Fountain (most magnificent fountain in the world- see “Three Coins in a Fountain”)
Bocca della Verita (“Mouth of Truth” made famous in the movie “Roman Holiday”)

$95 deposit to secure your place April 15, 2010
$385 due May 15, 2010
April Tour: balance due Dec 1, 2010.

Space is Limited. To Reserve your spot, email me today! ballerinabiker@gmail.com and I'll let you know how to enroll. You can do it right online and even make monthly payments!!!

I hope you join me! It's gonna be a BLAST!

Monday, March 1, 2010

SWAMPED!

I have about 45 papers to grade by 5:30 tonight, and I have a meeting I have to go to now. I don't know how I'm going to get through all of these!

So, why am I blogging? Good question!

HA!