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La Dolce Vita Series: School Days at a Museum
A perfect setting to study, write and work.
Copies of Venus de Milo, an ancient Greek statue from 130-100 BC. (We were so lucky and got to see the original during our anniversary trip to Paris, France a few months ago.)
It is inspiring to see and sit amongst so many beautiful pieces of art.
One of my absolute favorite pieces, Nike of Samothrace. I fell in love with her years ago during an art history class in college. I can’t explain it, but she is so beautiful to me. We also got to see the original in person during our anniversary trip to Paris, France a few months ago. (Scroll down to see the original.)
The original Nike of Samothrace (190 BC), displayed at the Louvre in Paris, France.
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La Dolce Vita Series: Location, Location, Location!
In last week’s Friday Fun post, I told you guys we were planning to go to Paris, France, to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Well, we went, and we had an AMAZING time! We walked around the Eiffel Tower at night (the lights started to sparkle right as we walked underneath it…so magical), took a river boat tour along the Seine River, saw the Cathedral of Notre Dame, spent the afternoon at the Louvre Museum (saw the Mona Lisa, Athena Nike of Samothrace & Venus de Milo…my three highlights), relaxed by a large fountain in a beautiful park, walked along the Champs Elysees, ate plenty of French food and enjoyed just walking around Paris and taking in the city. It was the perfect first anniversary celebration, in the city of love and lights!
One of the great things about living in Italy is being so conveniently located to other European countries. It took us less than two hours to arrive to Paris. Breakfast in Rome, lunch in Paris…not a bad day. 🙂
Another great thing about Rome is having access to low cost airlines, such as Easyjet and Ryanair. The hubby and I both were able to fly to and from Paris for only around €100. That’s about €50 each for a round-trip ticket. Pretty incredible!
We can’t wait to decide when our next travel will be. We are already talking about other countries we would like to visit soon.
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La Dolce Vita Series: Surreal Moments
As I’ve mentioned before, the hubby and I like to ride bicycles around the city. One of my favorite places to ride is next to the Tiber River. It’s so nice and quiet along the river. At times, I almost forget there is a big, bustling city carrying on right above us.
On this particular day, we stopped to take a drink of water from our bottles (that we filled from one of the public fountains in Trastevere, which you can read about here), and watch the ducks interact with each other as they swam by. As we were getting ready to hop back on our bikes, a saxophone player all of a sudden appeared and starting playing a beautiful song. I had to ask myself, “Ummm, is this really happening?” The moment felt surreal. Although I know differently (I think), it was like he was there just to serenade us as we enjoyed the lovely afternoon.
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