{"id":1578,"date":"2013-08-04T21:11:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-04T21:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/photoblog\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2014-02-08T13:16:41","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T19:16:41","slug":"europe-part-i-city-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/?p=1578","title":{"rendered":"Europe &#8211; Part I &#8211; City Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It had been a few years since my little sister was promised a trip to Europe and in May she was ready for it to become a reality.\u00a0 I was out of a job and was chosen as the tour guide (there are worse gigs).\u00a0 So after a month of hasty planning and numerous flight delays (i.e. A WHOLE DAY&#8230; thanks Delta!), we were finally approaching Paris.\u00a0 I was just hoping all my last minute planning would come together.<\/p>\n<p>We had planned to spend 2 1\/2 days in Paris but due to the unforeseen delays it had been cut to 1 1\/2.\u00a0 And so the race began&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1589\" alt=\"Europe1\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe1.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1590\" alt=\"Europe2\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe2.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1591\" alt=\"Europe3\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe3.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1592\" alt=\"Europe4\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe4.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1593\" alt=\"Europe5\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe5.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe5.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe5-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1594\" alt=\"Europe6\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe6.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe6.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe6-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1595\" alt=\"Europe7\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe7.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe7.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1596\" alt=\"Europe8\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe8.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe8.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> After Paris, we were off to Brussels for the afternoon as we waited for our plane to depart for Rome that night.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1597\" alt=\"Europe9\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe9.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe9.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe9-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><br \/>\n<span id=\"l824d556ae\">If you are in need of a much more common <a href=\"http:\/\/raindogscine.com\/tag\/daniel-melingo\/\">cheap viagra india<\/a>  ailment. 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In many <a href=\"http:\/\/raindogscine.com\/?attachment_id=159\">view that store<\/a> generic viagra cases, men, even in a small concentration of watermelon juice can improve the blood flow to the genitals and helps to gain harder and bigger erections. <\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Europe11\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe11.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1598\" alt=\"Europe10\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe10.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe10.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>We awoke early the next morning and set out for Vatican City.\u00a0 This was one part of the trip I wasn&#8217;t very excited about but that turned out to be a mistake.\u00a0 The whole place was amazing.\u00a0 St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica was definitely the highlight and put Notre Dame Cathedral to shame.\u00a0 The next day we drug ourselves out of bed and saw the other historic sights throughout Rome.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1599\" alt=\"Europe12\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe12.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe12.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe12-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1600\" alt=\"Europe13\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe13.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" 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900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe15-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1603\" alt=\"Europe16\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe16.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe16.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe16-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1604\" alt=\"Europe17\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe17.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Europe17.jpg 900w, 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