It's a Privilege to Pee

Did you know that in Europe you have to pay to pee at most public places? If you know me at all, then you can understand how poor I will be by the end of this trip. I quite possibly have the smallest bladder known to mankind. 

Nevertheless, it is obviously still 100% WORTH IT to be here. Come on people lets be real. All the money in the world couldn't buy these views. Only a Holy God could create such beauty. 

WOAH. Hang on, I'm going to go worship for... the rest of my life. And that will not be enough. Thank you Jesus. Unimaginable wonders.

Our group trip has just ended, which means I no longer feel like a 14 year old high schooler being herded around Europe. 

At least we're a pretty good looking herd...

One of my favorite parts of our group travel was the tour of Chateau de Chillon--a CASTLE in Switzerland. It is exactly the type of castle I envision myself living in once I become a princess. Maybe it's for sale? I will now bombard you will pictures from the castle.

Sitting outside waiting for our tour

View from the street 

View from the very top tower

Banquet hall

Window in one of the banquet halls

view from the back (MOUNTAINS)

Cool mustard yellow sign that I wanted to take with me.

Open up the HEAVENS!

Reflections

This is Lord Byron's signature. He visited the prison and wrote a poem about it called "Prisoner of Chillon". 

Here are a couple pictures of Lauren C Davis and I outside the castle.

Here comes our BOAT to take us to the Rhine Falls!

The Rhine Falls were pretty CRAZY. People everywhere. Everyone speaking a different language. Major tourism going down. However, I managed to video the falls and take a couple pictures. Then I scurried away from the masses.

WATER WATER EVERYWHERE

Our second to last stop on the trip was in Verdun, France. None of WWI was fought on American soil, but for Verdun, WWII is still very present. There are trenches, bullets, shards, and holes in the ground everywhere. 

 Trenches

This was a bullet that our tour guide found in the ground. 

Speaking of our tour guide... Isn't she cute? Sweetest french woman I've ever met! (Also one of the only french woman I've ever met) I planned to take her home with me. And steal her red hat. Fret not, neither of those plans came to fruition.

Overall, we traveled 2,700 kilometers and went to 7 countries in 5 days! What does this mean? Lots of time on the bus. Lots of sleeping. Lauren and I were convinced that there were sedatives seeping out of the vents because we had an extremely difficult time staying awake on the bus. Proof:

Only Lauren C Davis would be able to comfortably sleep in this position. Impressive. 

The last stop on the trip was at the memorial for Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Belgium

You can catch a glimpse of our herd there on the right side.

Here we are on top of the tank. 

And now we will FLY to Italy! More to come! Thanks for joining the ride.