It is actually October 31st, 2005 right now, but I'm posting our trip to London, Rome, Florence and Paris in December 2003 (yeah, I know I'm a little late writing this).
This was our first trip together to Europe and we had a fantastic time. It was definitely a busy trip since we went to London, Rome, Florence and Paris all in the matter of two weeks, but we had a great time. The biggest event from this trip is the fact that we got engaged in Rome (in Piazza Navona, to be specific). It is also the trip when we fell in love with Italy: the art, the food, the people and the history.
Ironically, it was the trip to Paris that would also provide a defining moment for us. It was the first time that I visited the Business Objects offices in Paris. Little did I know at the time that we would move back to Paris just a short year later (in fact, we arrived back in Paris exactly one year later (almost to the day) .
The photos from the trip are here:
London
Rome
Florence
Paris
Highlights from the trip:
- Getting engaged in Piazza Navona in Rome
- The Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica
- Colloseum, Pantheon, Trevi fountain, Via Veneto
- David, Uffizi, Florence
- The food in Rome
- The Louvre
- Tour Eiffel, Musee D'Orsay, Pompideau Center, Sacre Coeur, Latin Quarter
- Rue de la Roquette and Bastille in the evening
- Walking around the Seine and Champs Elysees
- Baguettes, wine and fromage in Paris
Dates - September 2003
Went to Calgary for Shahebina and Karim's wedding. We stayed with Shaheen and Karina and had a great time... really tired at the end though :)
We tried some interesting Indian dancing this weekend and had a blast (go figure). I think we'll try to take Mom and Dad out some time... I think they'll love it.
Dates - September 2003
Went to Kelowna with Nadya... we only got to spend one real day because we had to fly off to Calgary for a wedding. We did get to visit some vineyards though -- Mt. Boucherie, Gray Monk, Quail's Gate and Mission Hill -- We got a private tour of Mission Hill.
Dates - December 2002
Our trip to Mexico got off to a rough start as our hotel reservations didn't work out as planned. I did manage to hook us up with a place at the last minute though (the night before we left).
We had a great time! Spent a lot of time on the beach, went to Squid Roe for New Years and generally had a nice relaxing vacation. I'm going to miss the laid back life... but I guess we have to get back to our real lifes (and school).
Nadya is also starting a new job now, so we'll both be busy with new things. I'm glad we were able to move on from Kronofusion so quickly. It should be an exciting year!
