Bethany Lamb

Back in the US! Infected with Swine flu..possible.

2009-04-29T22:07:00.000-07:00

Well we're back! There was so much that I saw and experienced it's hard to tell about all of it so I'll just write a little about one of my favorite places. I LOVED the Coliseum!! I didn't realize how huge it was until I was inside of it, It's massive! I just loved how old it was and I liked thinking about what it was like back in it's prime. Standing inside I could just imagine tons of people cheering on the Gladiators as they fought lions! It just blew my mind that humans thought of that building design and built such a unique structure. Did you know that they could fill it with water and they would have battle ship fights in there? They also could cover it to protect them from rain and sun...Amazing! Rome in general is just breath taking. I loved the small and intimate setting of the city and the people were surprisingly very nice. I'm not playing favorites but Rome is defiantly a place I would visit over and over! Well in later news, I came back sick and I'm convinced I've got Swine Flu. Everyone keeps saying I'm just tired from the trip and laugh at me but they won't be laughing when I'm the first American to die! Haha I really am sick but I'm starting to feel better so I'm guessing I lucked out and Survived the Swine.

2009-04-17T10:42:00.000-07:00

At the Parthanon in Athens

Zeus's Temple

Driving on the opposite side of the road..A little crazy!

First Fish N Chips experience

There's no place like Rome!

2009-04-09T02:30:00.000-07:00

Rome has quickly become one of my favorite
places! With Gellato and Pizza on every corner who wouldn't love this place. We are staying in a small town just north of Rome called Ladispoli (they have a Black Sand beach which is so beautiful) We are staying with a member here, Her name is Cecilijae or in english Cecylia. She is so great, all 90 pounds of her, and she mothers us like you wouldn't belive! We just love her and the fact that she speaks english is even better! We have been so busy here trying to see everything. The first day we saw the Vaticane, Sistine Chapel and Trevie Fountain(we both tossed in coins for good luck!) Yesterday we did the Colossium and St. Piedros where Michaelangelo's Moses statue is. I'm pretty sure that I'm walking off all the Gellato I've been eatingbecause we walk everywhere! I just love the history here and the italian language is so beautiful. I'm sad that we are leaving though because there is still so much I would love to see. Cecilijae said we can come back anytime we want but next time we have to bring our husbands...haha so typical! We leave tonight for Greece and I'm so excited to go to the beach! OH before I forget...here's something everyone should know before coming to Italy. The first day we got here we set out looking for pizza. It was 6pm on a monday night and we couldn't find a pizza place that was open. NO PIZZA IN ROME..WHAT!? We finally found a place that was open and due to our lack of knowing italian and Maria(the cashiers) lack of knowing english, our order of 1 slice of pepperoni and 1 slice of cheese came out as follows: 1 medium cheese pizza and 1 medium pizza with peppers. When we got home we asked Cecilijae and she just laughed at us! Pepperoni in italian is Peppers...Salomie is pepperoni. Haha those people probably thought we were nuts for ordering pepper pizza! Haha but know we know! Hope everything is going well for you guys!

Much Love!!!

P.S. Mom, if you want to see more pictures check out Michelle's blog at mscottie.blogspot.com

2009-04-04T08:35:00.000-07:00

Paris, Denmark and Germany

2009-04-04T08:22:00.000-07:00

Heya! So we have been traveling for about a week now and let me just say that sleep is a rare thing to experiance. We are on the go all the time, we want to make sure we see EVERYTHING we can. In Paris we went to the top of the Eiffel Tower, toured the Louvre, The Palace of Versailles and Notre Dame. Paris provided us with really good gellato and crepes and some perfect photo opts. We woke up at the crack of dawn to catch our train to the airport where we flew to Copenhagen. It was the coolest place! We took a canal tour of the city which was so fun. We saw the home of Hans Christian Anderson and the Famous Little Mermaid statue. From there we boarded a train to Hamburg where Michelle's mission companion AvaDaliah and her husband picked us up. We have been chilling here with them; it's been nice to have a down day. Now we are on our way to watch conferance(AvaDaliah's husband is Bishop and really wanted us to come see the building) We leave for Rome on Monday morning and we are so excited!
Lots of Love!

Bon Voyage!

2009-03-28T13:25:00.000-07:00

Hello All! I have finally created a blog so that you may all enjoy being a part of my life to the fullest! Tomorrow my friend Michelle and I start our trip. We are leaving here at 6am and driving to California. Then we leave on Monday morning to London and that's where the 28 days of intense traveling begins! Our basic itinerary is: Paris, Denmark, Germany, Rome, Greece and London. I feel like we will be running a lot to catch flights/trains and to get in all the sights. We're going to be exhausted but it's going to be worth it. I'm just glad I get to do this while I'm young and able! I'll try to keep this updated as best I can and I'll post some pictures of our adventures! See you all in about a month. Au Revoir!!!