BEST of EUROPE 2005

: Name: Marti; Location: South Carolina, United States

I use the blog format to share digital photographs and scrapbook layouts with my family. My husband, Bob, and I have three sons (two are identical twins), three daughters-in-law, and twin granddaughters. We moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to South Carolina in December 2005 and it was the best thing we ever did.

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Thursday, October 13, 2005

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Friday, August 19, 2005

Best Moment Runner-Up

Scrambling to get a Photo Together

Near the Champs Elysees

Paris, France

Best Moment

A Good Luck Kiss

Rialto Bridge
Venice, Italy

Best Bus Tour

The Royal Castles

Munich, Germany

Best Icon

Leaning Tower
Pisa, Italy

Best Breakfast

The Royal St. Georges

Interlaken, Switzerland

Best Hotel Room View

Gasthof Simony

Hallstadt, Austria

Best Waterways

The Grand Canal

Venice, Italy

Best Fountain

Trevi Fountain

Rome, Italy

Best Night

Gondola Ride
Venice, Italy

Best Palace

King Louis XIV's
Versaille, France

Best Plaza/Piazza/Platz

St. Mark's Square
Venice, Italy

Best "James Bond" Train Compartment

The Train from Rome to Pisa

Italy

Best Hotel Bathroom

Hotel Torre Guelfa

Florence, Italy

Best Hotel Room

Hyatt Regency-Madeleine

Paris, France

Best Chocolates

Mozart Chocolates

Salzburg, Austria

Best Wine

Piazza del Campo

Tuscan Hill Country

Sienna, Italy

Best Coffee Shop

The Piazza Near the Academia Museum

Florence, Italy

Best Hotel Balcony

The Tower

Hotel Torre Guelfa

Florence, Italy

Best Balcony From Our Room

Il Piccolo di Piazza di Spagna

Rome, Italy

Best Surprise

Stephanie's Phone Call
Interlaken, Switzerland

Troy & Connie's twins arrived: Tiny Justine Marie and Lauren Ann, our first grandchildren, were born 10 weeks early in Chicago.

Best Beverage

Beer

Hofbrauhaus
Munich, Germany

Best Pizza

Venice, Italy (Marti)

Paris, France (Bob)

La Borsa, Florence, Italy (Bob)

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Best Gourmet Boutique

Fauchon's
Paris, France

Best Art Gallery/Museum

The Louvre
Paris, France

Best Train Station

Munchen International

Munich, Germany

Best Gardens

King Louis XIV's Palace

Versaille, France

Best Street Market

Rue Cler
Paris, France

Best Walkway

Chateau Chenonceau

Cher River

Chenonceau, France

Best Music

The Orchestras

St. Mark's Square

Venice, Italy

Best Country Village

San Gimignano

Tuscan Hill Country

Italy

Best Restaurant Ambience

Zauner's

Hallstadt, Austria

Best Countryside

Outskirts of

Salzburg, Austria

Best Cathedral

Melk Abbey

Melk, Austria

Best Dessert Runner-Up

Cheesecake,

Babbington's Tea House,

Spanish Steps,

Rome, Italy

Best Dessert

Best Sight

Twinkling Eiffel Tower

Paris, France

Best Elevator

Il Piccolo de Piazza de Spagna,

Rome, Italy

Best Check In

Royal St. Georges

Interlaken, Switzerland