Independent Travel

Back from independent travel and still exhausted from the trip. We made a quick tour through Paris and tried to see several projects, though we were unsuccessful when it came to the LeCorbusier work. At least it made for some good memories. On our way to Villa Savoye the people on the bus were so nice, practically holding our hands to take us to our destination. However, it was past closing time by about half an hour and Kevin almost got eaten by the guard dog. There’s more, but it’s one of those “you had to be there” stories.

London was perhaps my favorite city we visited. It helped that the weather was beautiful and clear the whole time we were there. I can’t really explain it, but the atmosphere of the city just felt right. We were able to visit several works, and it was so easy to get around by bus or the metro. We also took a walking tour and caught the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace. Our tour guide was great; he had a ton of fun stories to tell throughout the tour.

Copenhagen was TOO EXPENSIVE. Eight dollars for a coke or a fifty dollar bucket of chicken is just ridiculous. It definitely made me miss my free refills from home. However, there was a lot of great architecture there and we even got to go to the BIG office and see their working environment.

I can’t believe it’s only been a week since we got back. I feel like the trip was weeks ago. I’ll be excited when classes start wrapping up though so that I can rest and enjoy Barcelona.