plans for london & paris… eek!

i can’t believe it’s almost time to go. we’re leaving in 5 days… 5 days! gil and i started dreaming up this trip before we even got married… then, instead of taking a traditional honeymoon when we got hitched we started a travel fund… a fund for plane tickets, hotels, historical sites and lots of food and trinkets. a whole year of saving, planning, researching and preparing is almost over. we’re headed to london and paris for our {honeymoon/first anniversary} and i’m so excited i can hardly stand it.

we’re SO ready for a vacation… and ready for some quality one on one time. all i can think about is wandering cobblestone streets, listening to british accents and staring at my handsome husband over brie and baguette under the eiffel tower. i’m ready to leave my regular  routine, work, and technology behind and just explore. i’m not taking my phone or computer so don’t forget about me… i’ll be blogging again as soon as we return! and i’ll have LOTS of photos! we’ve made a lot of tentative plans, but only in list form because spontaneity reigns! here are some of our plans so far…

plans for london:

• all the great landmarks: big ben, parliment, tower bridge, buckingham palace etc.
• windsor castle {omg! a HUGE bucket list check off… if you know me or our bunny then you know my obsession with england’s tudor history.}
• the tower of london {we’re spending our first night at the Tower Hotel… we asked for a window with a view!}
• the eye of london
• we’re heading to chelmsford to stay with friends for the weekend and i can’t wait to visit cambridge!
• westminster abbey.
• and whatnot.

plans for paris:

• we’re staying at La Belle Juliette in Saint Germain des Pres… supposedly one of the most stylish areas, overflowing with paris’ oldest literary cafes. {i’m sure i’ll be photographing every piece of cane back i can find.}
• the eiffel tower
• the louvre
• the palace of versailles {omg. can’t wait to visit marie antionette’s estate}
• the catacombs {oh my!}
• notre dame
• and more whatnot.