We had a blast in Europe for Sebasatian's and Antje's wedding! We flew into Amsterdam and took a short train ride into the city of Utrecht where the wedding festivities took place.
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We stayed there two nights and had a blast seeing all of our Dartmouth friends. The wedding reception took place in a castle in the countryside, with a moat and all! The guests had to cross a small drwabridge to get into the castle. It was so beautiful! Sunday we left for Amsterdam for 2 days and one night. We enjoyed the Anne Frank house, the Van Gough muesuem, and the canals of Amsterdam. They had a floating flower market with all the recently cut tulips that was neat.
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The next day we left in the evening for Paris. We took a 4 hour train ride and arrived at midnight. After some stumbling around on cobblestone paths and pulling our luggage around we finally found out hotel. We stayed in the cool Latin Quarter area of town and loved it! There were tons of outdoor cafes, restaurants and bars all around. It was a very busseling part of town and we were glad to have chosen that area. Mark met us in Paris for our last two days there and we all had a great time walking around the city, sightseeing.
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We visited the Louvre, Luxembourg Gardens, the underground catacombs, Notre Dame, Arc de Triumph, and the famous Champs de Elysee and of course the Eiffel Tower. We all agreed one of our favorites was sitting at a sidewalk cafe drinking wine under a tent while it rained out. The Eiffel Tower was pretty spectacular as well especially when it was lit up at night. We loved Paris and it's one of our favorite cities in Europe!
...more pictures in our Photo Gallery