..one more off the list....bags packed!!!

When I was moving to London,many of my friends envied me saying that now I would be able to tour most of Europe...deep in my heart I had this secret dream of seeing all of Europe!!

That was quite a dream...most countries in Europe are expensive destination. Plus UK's not the part of Schengen treaty , the extra burden of getting a Schengen visa makes it all a task that needs a lots and lots of planning.

With a small baby, travelling would be a distant dream...I thought.....so that summer I wanted to see as many places in Europe as possible.

Swiss was the first European country we saw that summer.Had applied to Swiss embassy for the Schengen visa that summer, had got a multi-entry visa for three months.

The top destination Swiss was already covered...The beauty of Swiss is known to all! There aren't words to describe the beauty of this country.Its simply breathtaking...and also a very expensive destination!

..the next country that we toured that summer was Italy.Saw the beautiful "eternal city" Rome, and I knew why its one of the top tourist destinations of the world.The most enchanting was the Trevi fountain, never saw anything so beautiful.

The Ancient Rome had a haunting charm about itself the Colosseum, the Roman and Imperial Forums, the Pantheon were all breath taking.Saw the world famous St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican city , still remember climbing the 320 steps to the top of the Cupola..and view from the top made it all worth climbing those circular stairs!

Went to the much hyped City Of Venice.Visiting Venice was a dream...but it's one of the places that didn't live upto its expectations...frankly speaking the city is overrated....but the Venetian masks aren't..got a feathered masquared mask from Venice

..one of my prized possessions.Oooh and did see the Leaning Tower Of Pisa too! Quite amazing is the tilted tower!

Two countries visited...big hole in the pocket ..yet the greedy traveler inside me wanted more... so what next?But ofcorse the City Of Love - Paris.

Hmnn..but it wasn't that easy..needed some cajoling for "The Hubby" to give in :-)
After some sweet talks , convincing and more convincing hubby dearest gave in and my dream came true!!

Endless tourist spots, the city has more than one can imagine Notre Dam, Louvre - MonaLisa , Eiffel tower ,Montamartre, Arc de Triomphe,Champs Elysees , Pantheon, Moulin Rouge all done..done ..done!!!

Well I didn't think of any more trips that summer ...it was July end, summers were almost over but more importantly the Schengen visa had expired.So for then Europe had to wait..but I did seen enough of it to take it off my list!