Concert

Just got back from sunday mass and remembered I did not post yesterday!

Last night I went to a Concert of a favorite singer of mine - SAWA

Picture is blured - it was taken with my phone

Sorry!

Concert was amazing!

Here is my favorite song from this CD

Holdays & Wedding Dates

I hope everyone's holidays were well ♥

Christmas I spent with Satoshi and his parents, and today we went to visit my family.

My Mom, Dad, Sister, Brother-in-Law, and Nephew ~ we went out for dinner all together.

My Nephew is so cute!

I love children

Me and Satoshi talked lots since returning to Japan

and we have decided on a date for our wedding.

June 21st, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all ♥

I hope you day was/is enjoyable!

EUROPE TRIP ~ ITALY DAY ②

Oh what a joyus birthday!

Seeing the pope perform mass was amazing!

Something I will never forget!

I didn't take pictures of the service because it didn't feel right

But I took pictures after!

Right after the service we stayed in St. Peters Basilica

So Beautiful!!
Then, of course, off to the Sistine Chapel!!
I have seen it before, last time I was here, but I still am amazed at the beautiful art!

♥ Michelangelo's Pieta ♥

We left Vatican for a while, getting things to eat and shopping, but I had to go back to take a photo of St. Peters at night ♥

It will be my last photo of Europe for this trip

We leave tomorrow about noon, and its a long flight back!

I will write soon maybe after I sleep!

EUROPE TRIP ~ ITALY DAY ①

So sorry! Did not post last night, so will be 2 posts today!

I am posting quick, because we are traveling to Vatican in just a little bit to see the pope for Sunday Mass ~ a Special 4th Advent Mass ♥

Flight was nice

Lunch was very good!

After arriving at the hotel, we went for Gelato! ♥

So yummy!

We also went to Cornaro Chapel ♥
Very beautiful

Of course, Trevi Fountian!
Me and Satoshi made a wish
♥
Can you guess?
Also the Pantheon!


Also Colusium (spelling?) but it was raining so no pictures as we did not stay long :(
But We have both seen it before so it is ok :)


I will have pictures later tonight of Vatican!


Cannot believe today is my last day in Europe :(
Also my Birthday!!
But I don't want to get old!
Parties when i go back with friends will be exciting though!

EUROPE TRIP ~ PARIS DAY ④

Last day here in Paris!

Tomorrow we fly to Rome!

♥

This morning we went to Basilique du Sacré-Cœur.

It was a nice day, so many people were there!!

After that we headed to Galeries Lafayette, stopping at Pont Alexandre III on the way!

Galeries Lafayette is HUGE!

Offically my favorite place to shop!!
So many brand name ♥
I bought WAY to much! HahaYou can see items on poupee girl ---->

After dinner, we went to see the Notre Dame

There was a Christmas tree outside!
Decorated so beautifully!


Of course, what is most famous in Paris?
EIFFEL TOWER!
So amazing at night ♥
More pictures on facebook soon!

EUROPE TRIP ~ PARIS DAY ③

Today was Museum day!

First we went to Musee d'Orsay.

It is in an old train station!
So beautiful!

We also had lunch in the restaurant there

After lunch, we did a little shopping and headed over to Napoleon's Tomb & Museum!

So Amazing!

After that, we went back to the hotel for a bit and had dinner.
But of course ~ We had to go to the most famous Museum in the world!
The Louvre!

Satoshi said it was much better at night, so that is when we went,

and he was very correct!!
The pyramid is sooooo cool!

EUROPE TRIP ~ PARIS DAY ②

So many pictures today!

Today we toured some churches!

They are Satoshi's favorites to show me ♥

Morning we went to La Sainte-Chapelle!

Possibly one of the most beautiful chruches I have been to!

The art is so amazing ♥


Many Stained Glass windows tell stories of the bible! The Uppper Chapel was filled with them!
But my favorite was the lower chapel for our mother, the blessed Virgin Mary

After La Sainte-Chapelle, we went for lunch and to Boulevard Saint-Michel!

Then, off to the Paroisse Saint Germain des Prés!

Also very beautiful, but not my favorite.

Last but not least!

The famous Saint Sulpice!

It has an amazing alter!

It is the center of the large room.

We also seen the Rose Line of course!

Tomorrow is a day of Museums!

The Lourve, Musee d'Orsay and Napoleons Tomb!

EUROPE TRIP ~ PARIS DAY ①

Paris! ♥

City of romance? Maybe ♥

The plane trip was good, short and relaxing.
After we arrived we had lunch at the hotel.

After lunch we headed to the Paris Opera house!
So beautiful there!

The inside is so amazing!
Satoshi told me many stories about the Opera House ♥



After visiting the Opera House we had dinner at a restaurant,

and walked down famous Champs-Elysees! It was decorated so pretty for Christmas!
(You can see the Arc de Triomphe in the back of this photo!)

I took this photo at Place de la Concorde at the Fountian.
We also seen the Obelisk of Luxor which was so amazing ♥





I did not take a picutre ~ But we also seen the La Grand Roue - a famous wheel that paris has on display every Christmas ♥


Satoshi is so happy to be back!
We might visit a few of his friends on thursday!

EUROPE TRIP ~ LONDON DAY ⑤

Very late post! We leave for Paris in the morning! Satoshi is very very excited to go back!

Today we slept in then went for morning tea at a cafe down the road! It was so yummy!

We spent most the day shopping, my favorite was Harrods!!

Their Christmas display is so wonderful! It is like the perfect movie department store ♥

I bought this bracelet after we left Harrods we walked around.
I found a vivienne westwood store!
I had to buy a momento!

I also bought some bags at harrods!




and of course candies!!




I'll post again once we are in Paris tomorrow!

EUROPE TRIP ~ LONDON DAY ④

This morning me and Satoshi went to chruch, and met my friends Heather & Sarah there.

When I went to school here, I stayed with them and their parents.

I had contacted them a few weeks before we left, and they invited us to their church.

It's a very lovely church, such nice people.

After church, Satoshi felt confident to do some exploring on his own (he wanted to go to some bakery's ect!) and me Heather and Sarah went to their house for a bit!

Isn't their house lovely?

They are very close sisters, both attending London University and living together in London!

Sarah is studing interior design, and Heather is studing Graphic Design

Both very artsy girls!

After their place, we drove 2 hours to Alcester where we lived during High school so I could visit my old host parents and get to see the town again!

Thats where I took the picture at the top - when we where in her parents back-yard!

After a few hours in Alcester, we traveled back and picked Satoshi up from our hotel and went out for an early dinner at a nearby restaurant that Sarah and Heather both liked very much.

The food was very yummy!

Tomorrow is our last full day here - I will spend time shopping!

For sure I am going to Harrods!