Sweden, Denmark, France, and More!

        As most of you friends know, I am currently on a month long voyage across Europe. Flying into Oslo, I spent my first week in Norway. Check out my blog from Norway here. From Norway, we traveled to Halsingborg, Sweden. There we stayed with two more family friends. They showed me some nice places to run near the ocean! The first day, we toured the city and ate some amazing food. That evening we took a trip to a very unknown area by the sea. There we explored the amazing raised bridges and towers built out of drift wood and beach trash from the ocean. 

Many Feet of Wood

Looking Down

      The following day we took a boat ride to an island and hiked around. That evening we went to a pier on the main land.

Lighthouse and Pier

Big Thanks to Ib and Inger for treating us on this part of our trip!

Our next stop was a day spent in Copenhagen, Denmark. We toured the main church and then set out on a beautiful boat tour. One of the things that amazed me so much about this city, is the amount of bikes you would see. Every street corner had at least 30 bikes, none locked up. Its so cool how everyone uses this for transportation. 

Beautiful City

Every Street Corner

Following Denmark, we took the night train from here to Basel, Switzerland and Germany. Here we met with my uncles friend Marcus. He showed us around the Swiss half for most of the day. That evening we went to the German side. Here we ate some dinner, watched the soccer game, and then went into the cathedral after hours. Marcus is an Organ player here so it was very cool to see him play with no one else in the dark church! 

No Border Patrol!!

Beautiful Organ!

The next morning, we took a 6 hour train ride to Paris, France. Even though I slept most of the ride, it was beautiful out side. When we arrived in Paris, it was raining. First thing we did was purchase metro passes and check into our apartment. That after noon we took a tour into Notre Dame. There we explored the great cathedral and climbed to the top.  

Notre Dame Cathedral

View From Above

After an amazing dinner, we went to the landmark Paris is most known for, The Eiffel Tower. 

From the Bottom

From the Top

And Yes, of course we climbed it.

For our last day in Paris, My cousin and I spent the morning at the Louvre. We saw almost every single piece on display while taking in some of the art that interested us. 

My Favorite

Yes, we saw it. 

That afternoon, we visited the cathedral on the hill over town. This one was beautiful and also had an amazing view over the city. 

One of the highlights for me was this evening. My cousin and I rented bikes that you can return every two blocks and then grab a new one when you want. We rode through the city like crazy heads and saw the amazing sunset. 

Paris, You will be missed.

       The following morning, we hopped on a bright and early 6 hr train to Barcelona, Spain. This was yet another beautiful scenic ride. We checked into our room in Barcelona and it started to rain. That evening we visited the La Sagrada Familia. This is one of the most beautiful churches I have ever seen. So much thought and work has gone into it. 

Ceiling Inside

Beautiful La Sagrada Familia

Our main day in Barcelona, we toured the city with out 'Hop on, Hop off' Bus tickets. We were able to see a lot which was very cool!! That evening we took a trip out of town to have dinner with some more family friends! It was a very nice dinner with a very nice family! Thanks!

The City

Cristina, My Cousin, and I

Now we headed to the Dali museum!

Classic Dali

My Favorite Piece by Dali.(Look Close)

The Main Theater

From Dali's museum, we took a train to La Ciotat for a full day at the beach the next day! We arrived late that night.  The next day there, we encountered high winds and stormy weather. This was not fantastic beach weather. Instead, we explored the town. I woke up feeling a little sick so I laid low this day. It was very nice to sleep in! One of the coolest things was the night market. This market was right on the harbor and started at 9pm and ended at 1am. 

Harbor

Night Market

Now we are headed to Turin, Italy for a week with our amazing friend Mimma and her family!

Thanks everyone!