The Making of a Southern Belle

Vespa Tour

Some beautiful scenes in Florence!



















Our cool rides!




















The guys and our tour guide










The vineyards were beautiful even when they were bare!

























Olive trees







This was one of my favorite parts of the whole trip. I was a little nervous about driving through the city but it worked out just fine. I stayed close to our guide and let him watch for all of the traffic. Our tour was 8 hours!! We were so tired at the end of the day but saw some unforgettable scenery. We took some very curvy roads up the hills and back again. I had to drive slower than the guys would have liked. They claim that 70mph seems to be a good speed but 62mph was the fastest I dared to go;) It seemed to work fine for me especially since I didn't lay my bike down on a curve!

Desserts are my favorite!!!!

So many flavors to choose from...of course, I chose chocolate!!!








Do you see anything that doesn't look delicious???









Check out this hot chocolate! It was more like melted chocolate in a cup.

Sagrada Familia

These are some pictures of a church that is being built in Barcelona. It has been in the works since the mid to late 1800's. It was absolutely beautiful. Here are a few pictures of it. Be sure to click on the pictures to take notice of the details.

A Few of My Favorites

This is not Michaelangelo's Sistene Chapel because you cannot take pictures in there ;)
Didn't that sound redneck??!!







In the Vatican Museum













At the Collesium in Rome















Just loved this cross! Blue skies in the background-Perfect!










The door of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

We are home!

Thad and I were so blessed to have the opportunity to go to Europe. We went to meet up with our friend Johnny and visit places we had always dreamt of. It was so much fun! I posted a few pictures while we were away so family at home could see some of what we were seeing on our trip. My plan is to share our trip and pictures on the blog. So if this is interesting to you...stay tuned. If this does NOT interest you, then you may want to stay away for a couple of weeks. Boy, do I have tons of pictures to share. If I find that I can't get them all on here,then I will just post them on facebook.
I am so thankful that the kids did great while we were away. Even more thankful for the babysitters that took such good care of them;)

Beautiful Barcelona!!!

This picture is a glimpse of a beautiful church being built in Barcelona. I'll post more pics of the church when we get home.









Thad and me in front of the palace. Great art museum inside.










The Olympic stadium in Barcelona. See that line?? An AC/DC concert!!!!!










Pueblo Espanola- so beautiful!










The small street where we stayed!! Barcelona was beautiful. So much to see and do! Loved it there and would definitely go back!!!

To Be Continued----

Don't despair....there will be more pictures when I can get a better internet connection and more time to put them on...

Ciao!