Endless custard pastries, ornate tile murals, colorful buildings, and coastal vistas. This isn’t just the stuff of dreams (minus the stairs and hills it takes to access said coastal vistas), it’s Lisbon! Our first weekend trip of our semester abroad in London, this departure to Portugal was a much-needed escape from cloudy days and a…
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Hallo from Berlin!
Guten tag, readers! I’m writing from across the pond in Germany (Or is that England? Whatever). After my summer in San Francisco, I didn’t have much time before I jetted off to Europe for a semester abroad in Berlin. Though I’ll be here until December, I’ve already tried to knock out some of the more…
Swiss Wonderland: Our Last Day
Bon voyage! Sunday morning we took a ferry across the Vierwaldstättersee (we’d like to think Derek Shepherd would approve). It offered spectacular views of mountains and lakeside villas, some of which could be considered castles. Luckily, no one got seasick, although Georgia was on the verge. For our day’s excursion to Mount Pilatus, we took…
Swiss Wonderland: Day 5 & 6
DAY 5 Another day, another excursion to the top of a mountain! During the first half of our 24 hours, we headed up to the mountain Jungfraujoch. Or as Ellie declared it, the “Eiffel Tower of Europe.” It’s an establishment with the whole nine yards: stunning panoramic views, an ice museum, and of course a…
Black and White and Red All Over
Ahh, Zermatt. We were not disappointed by the town cradled under the base of Switzerland’s jewel, the Matterhorn. For our last day in the village, we took to the streets for a photoshoot. For dinner, we whipped out some looks inspired by the colors of the red flower boxes all over ‘Matt (we’re on a…
Swiss Wonderland: Day 3 & 4
DAY 3 Yep, time for another excursion. We started the day off in power mode by going up the Alps’ “must-see,” the Gornergrat. When it comes to this mountain, size really does matter: this bad boy stands at 10,000 feet above sea level and gave us a panoramic view to write home about. We topped…