Kim and Aaron's 2008 European Vacation

Kim and I recently took a 2 and a half week vacation to France and Italy as a combined birthday present to each other. We packed a lot of stuff into our time over there. Here is our itinerary so you can get an idea:

• May 1 - Fly from Seattle to Frankfurt
• May 2 - Take train from Frankfurt to Freiburg and meet up with Stephanie; drive to her apartment in Colmar
• May 3 - Day trip to Strasbourg to visit the city and see some old friends
• May 4 - Driving tour of the Route des Vins near Stephanie's apartment
• May 5 - Take the train from Colmar to Basel to Milan to Genoa to Monterosso in the Cinque Terre region of Italy
• May 6 - Hiking along the trail connecting the cities in Cinque Terre
• May 7 - Day trip to Pisa
• May 8 - Take the train from Monterosso to Milan to Venice
• May 9-10 - Explore Venice
• May 11 - Fly from Venice to Paris
• May 12 - Walking tours of Montmartre and Ile de France
• May 13 - Day trip to Versailles
• May 14 - Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower; visit the Orangerie and the Louvre
• May 15 - Go to the top of the Arc de Triomphe; visit the Musee d'Orsay
• May 16 - Fly from Paris to Copenhagen; kill 7 hours during a long layover; fly from Copenhagen back to Seattle and collapse in a heap at home

Here are links to sets of pictures we took along the way:

• Strasbourg
• Colmar and the Route des Vins
• Cinque Terre
• Pisa
• Venice
• Versailles
• Eiffel Tower
• Louvre and Orangerie museums
• Musee d'Orsay
• Arc de Triomphe
• Miscellaneous Paris pictures

We'll write up some stories of different parts of the trip in future posts as well. For now, we hope you enjoy the pictures.