Europe: Rome pt. 2

And finally, finishing out the Europe tales of this summer. It's all really exciting I know. Especially since the tales of Turkey are still coming. Get pumped people.

Again, made even more awesome because of Dan Brown's writing. Or visa versa. Probably the latter one.

In conclusion, this was just a once in a life time trip. There's no other way to put it, because I really can't explain how wonderful this experience was. I can say that it fed my thirst for traveling even more. Overall, I'm just so thankful that I got to travel across Europe with a ton of students and some of my best friends. It will truly be one the experiences that I will remember for the rest of my life.

Europe: Rome pt. 1

Roma in a day = definitely not enough time. Unlike real life however, I will be covering Rome in 2 days. Lucky you.

What is this beauty?! I think I was literally in shock the whole time I was in St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican in general.

Apparently I composed myself to take one picture though. But don't let this fool you, I really did just stand in awe.

Rome was magical in a sense. I really just couldn't believe all the history that I was standing on. However, the thing that made this just an over-the-top experience for me was the fact that I read Angels and Demons a few weeks later. For those who don't know, it is set in Rome. It was just a really unique experience to read a fictional book but KNOW where all the events were 'taking' place and KNOW that I had been standing there just a few weeks ago.

Europe: Welcome to Pompeii!

So I realize that I never actually finished my Europe Series on the blog world. Fail Krystal. However, lucky for you all, I've remembered and I'm determined to finish. 

So this is Pompeii. 

I really can't get over how amazing these people were - modern day geniuses, by our standards. I mean, would you think to put marble pieces in the ground to reflect light at night? It's simply ingenious, the city in its prime must have been jaw-dropping.

Like seriously? They had multiple building stories? Santa Barbara doesn't even allow multiple stories in a building. Lame.

This is obviously not Pompeii. But Pompeii was our last day on the Amalfi Coast before we ventured to Rome. So really, I just wanted to share the beautiful coastline with you. Because it was just magnificent after a hot, dusty day in Pompeii.

Leaving!

Well, almost. Leaving on Tuesday, so soon! And I have like a million gazillion things to do before then. But I'm so excited! Thought I'd share my joy with the rest of the blog world :) Next time promise, I'll tell you about the new super cool phones that I can't figure out.