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Harry enjoys foam sword fights. This picture says so much, yet so little

A better view of the cathedral. Maybe you can see the coloring that betrays the war damage?

The Blessed Mother, my LG’s Pilgrim MTA, and some Lourdes water from Daniel :)

Waiting for the bus in the rain is no fun, though

The kneelers were PADDED. Take note, other churches of Europe.

Jesuitenkirche

This isn’t today, it’s from last week. The weather was really nice today… unlike last week.

Some of my lovely send-off crew

The majestic Rhine!

I couldn’t find a picture that accurately showed the amazing communities that support me on a daily basis, but this one of me, John, and Mike emphasizes how HAPPY my friends make me!

My bus ticket and map of the bus and tram lines

(a small interjection: USA USA USA! So excited for tomorrow’s game!!)

Bundle 1

Check out all those sistas!

You can kind of tell that these girls were pulling little sailboats in the Bächler…

This is where the royal guards used to stand

The scarves, when folded into squares the size of the bundles, didn’t add much bulk to the stack

The magical duffel was able to accommodate all of this plus some!

Here’s a view from Marienplatz!

A night on the town in Perugia… craaayzay.

And this girl! We met at a Covenant Mass, a few days later bought John Mayer tickets together out of convenience more than anything else, six months later went to work at the Pines together, and in 5 months we’ll be roommates!

a huge face…

Token Brandenburg Gate shot in Berlin. Yay Germany!!!

My engineer father trying to figure out the purpose of the dam

One completed bundle

Poland 2011. I’d had this colorful skirt for at least a year before I left for Europe, but I’d never worn it because it seemed too daring. But suddenly it matched all of my shirts and it was super easy to fit in a suitcase. Instant hit!

I wrapped my belts around the small duffel (which is filled with underwear, socks, tights, and camisoles) to compress it and fit more clothes into the suitcase.

You may know me, Mike, and John as the smash hit indie folk band 3 Birds & Bangs. Be on the lookout for our forthcoming album.

Franziskanerkirche

I already miss these girls!

Mid-bundling process

See it? :)

a dragon…

Leonie’s birthday brunch. We aren’t this blurry in real life, promise!

THE KING

Dancing bears, painted wings, things I almost remember…

Come to think of it, this is kind of a winner of everyone. Kyle, if you happen to read this, please accept my heartfelt apologies.

Mission accomplished!

The Frauen Kirche: The dark stones are the original, prewar stones. The light ones are new.

Probably hard to see because of the lighting… sorry. Aren’t the different architecture styles interesting? The middle building is part of the Schloss (castle) and the Catholic Church is on the right.

This tree, specifically, reminded me of good ol’ Big Sandy… activity trees, anyone? Pines on the mind

In this picture, I’m not actually throwing a coin… I used up the coin for the first picture, which didn’t come out very well. And no way was I throwing away another .01 Euros!

After Pope Benedict officially beatified JPII, they unveiled this portrait. There were Polish flags EVERYWHERE.

A pear tree; because it was pretty

The cathedral in Freiburg was easily the biggest church I’ve ever seen… crazy.

Io and I are pretentious

A reminder of His love for us on a hike in the Black Forest, Spring 2011

I wish I had a better picture to substantiate my claim. Any Pennsylvanians want to weigh in?? The houses really do look strikingly similar!

St. Leodegar

Bundle 2

Me and Io: so pretentious, so Plan II

The view FROM the Spanish Steps… I knew, I decided to shake it up a bit. Check out those beautiful flowers and the huge crowd! Love it

In these images, Mary is surrounded by the apostles and Christ is generally seen in the heavens, accompanied by a child representing Mary’s soul.

Michael Noriega is a firework

Der Schloss Meggenhorn

Got ’em!

Das Museum

Procession after mass at St. Paul’s Basilica, my favorite of the churches we saw

a castle…

I was convinced that this was the Pantheon, but that is completely and totally incorrect. How embarrassing, hopefully Plan II will take me back in August

Study abroad, past and present

I chose sweaters of various colors, cuts, and knits to create the most flexibility during fall, winter, and spring. Totally foreign for this Texas girl!

In front of the Spanish Steps! Note the awesome backpack

3 castles along the Elbe

In the Hofbräuhaus! So touristy… No, I did not eat there

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