Back from honeymoon UPDATED W PICS ON PG 2 and 3 & VIDEO in OP

Original post by Espo22

Jun 05, 2008 10:54 AM

and wish we were still in europe. We had the most amazing time, best vacation ever. Barcelona is such a beautiful city, the food was so good and the people were all so nice. Despite the euro its actually affordable too, we were pleasantly surprised with that. Meals were not alot at all and everything in general. Monaco was gorgeous, the place is so clean and just amazing, the food was amazing but it is a bit expensive but luckily barcelona wasnt so it evened out a bit lol. Everyone was real nice there too. In monaco I had the best pasta ive ever had, best ice cream, best pastries, french fries, panini and just food in general. Its funny though because most of the people there were italian and we felt as if we were in the italian riviera instead lol. Everywhere we went there were italians all around us. Also alot of english and german tourists, and some americans, saw alot of young americans there.

Before the honeymoon DH didn't have much of an interest in going to europe. I was a bit nervous about him liking it, i kept saying once he got there i know he'll like it but still was nervous. Well even i was surprised with how much he loved it, he was saying he wanted to move to europe lol, even now he tells everyone how its so different and such a different lifestyle, alot more laid back. He even asked me if i would consider moving there for a year hahahahahaha its histerical to me. We both honestly were so sad to leave we didnt want to come home yet.

I put up alot of pics on myspace, theres 301 of them hahaha. I know some don't have myspace, so ill upload the pics on LIW another time sorry.

Hope all the rest of the may brides had amazing weddings and cant wait to see your pics

HONEYMOON PICTURES

video of casino square in monaco

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=35595612

Espo22 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 04:03 PM

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Posted by Eternalyyourz

I hope you had a great day and a great honeymoon!!

thank you and same to you

MrsD71208 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 04:04 PM

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Welcome back! Glad you had a good time. I'll be seeing you on the NW boards in 36 days!!!

thank you so much...well i havent gone there yet hahaha but wow your day is coming so soon

Tell me about it! It snuck up on me! I just looked at your pics...they are all so gorgeous! I bet it was so surreal seeing that all in person! Can you imagine that people from Europe come HERE to see NYC.....what do we have compared to that? lol

yeah it really just sneaks up on you, its crazy

thank you so much. I know its like WOW what a difference. But to them i guess its different hahaha.

I guess. I wanted to ask you...how did your RD favors go over? I'm dying to try one and was wondering if you've gotten any feedback on them.

Espo22 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 04:05 PM

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Welcome back! Glad you had a good time. I'll be seeing you on the NW boards in 36 days!!!

thank you so much...well i havent gone there yet hahaha but wow your day is coming so soon

Tell me about it! It snuck up on me! I just looked at your pics...they are all so gorgeous! I bet it was so surreal seeing that all in person! Can you imagine that people from Europe come HERE to see NYC.....what do we have compared to that? lol

yeah it really just sneaks up on you, its crazy

thank you so much. I know its like WOW what a difference. But to them i guess its different hahaha.

I guess. I wanted to ask you...how did your RD favors go over? I'm dying to try one and was wondering if you've gotten any feedback on them.

i didnt get them bc although the listing was $10 for 10 of them, when i asked how much for 50 of them it was $400 so not worth it for just 50 of them ya know

CNC4eva3402 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 04:15 PM

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Welcome back!! Those pictures are amazing..I can't stop looking at all the buildings!! Soo beautiful!!!

Espo22 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 04:16 PM

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Posted by CNC4eva3402

Welcome back!! Those pictures are amazing..I can't stop looking at all the buildings!! Soo beautiful!!!

thank you so much

thats how i was, i kept looking at all the buildings, sculptures in the street, everything looked beautiful.

Princess Cut Bride Posted: Jun 05, 2008 04:18 PM

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Amazing pics Denise! You and Joe look great in all the pics! I would be sad to have to leave such a beautiful place too!
I know what you mean about the motorbikes. That's how all of Europe is! If I remember correctly my cousins( who live in Italy) got their 1st one when they were like 13 or 14!

Espo22 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 04:24 PM

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Posted by Princess Cut Bride

Amazing pics Denise! You and Joe look great in all the pics! I would be sad to have to leave such a beautiful place too!
I know what you mean about the motorbikes. That's how all of Europe is! If I remember correctly my cousins( who live in Italy) got their 1st one when they were like 13 or 14!

thank you so much. Joe kept talking about moving there

yeah in spain they used scooters more.

its funny bc we were looking out on the balcony in monaco and i said 'what do you think is all the way down there and he said its italy and i said no its not and started laughing at him. Then i looked at our map and saw that the border to italy is right by the ports which we were at the day before, if i would've known i would've gone there hahahaha. The next day i woke up and said lets go italy but he said i was crazy ...although the ladies at this cafe next to us were talking about going to italy after their meal but one said she wasnt sure if she wanted to go bc she went that week already, oh well we'll save italy for another time hahahaha but seriously more than half the ppl there were from italy, everywhere we went and sat there were italians all around us.

Liana Posted: Jun 05, 2008 05:28 PM

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Denise, great pics! Glad you had so much fun!
Welcome back!

Cutechef729 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 05:32 PM

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Yay Denise!! I am looking at the pics now! They are amazing! We are going to Europe too-I can't wait. I definitely will check out the AX rates. Glad you had a great time!

Espo22 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 05:35 PM

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Posted by Cutechef729

Yay Denise!! I am looking at the pics now! They are amazing! We are going to Europe too-I can't wait. I definitely will check out the AX rates. Glad you had a great time!

Thank you

where in europe are you going. YES please do, it will help you, i mean when we exchanged dollars at a rate of 1.97 to $1.00 it killed us. If i would've known i wouldve exchanged all our AX travelers checks at the airport but we were told they charge more but it was the opposite and with ax like i said they dont take commission out of it. Its bad enough the rate is 1.56 i think now but funny thing is in europe you dont even get that, its an even bigger difference. And if we would've known we wouldve gotten more in travelers checks. CC isnt bad either, at the end of our stay in monaco when fh paid with his debit card he saw the exchange they gave him and they give you the best rate they can find, whatever the exchange is that day they get the best rate for you.

Espo22 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 05:35 PM

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Posted by Liana

Denise, great pics! Glad you had so much fun!
Welcome back!

thank you so much

Princess Cut Bride Posted: Jun 05, 2008 05:44 PM

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Amazing pics Denise! You and Joe look great in all the pics! I would be sad to have to leave such a beautiful place too!
I know what you mean about the motorbikes. That's how all of Europe is! If I remember correctly my cousins( who live in Italy) got their 1st one when they were like 13 or 14!

thank you so much. Joe kept talking about moving there

yeah in spain they used scooters more.

its funny bc we were looking out on the balcony in monaco and i said 'what do you think is all the way down there and he said its italy and i said no its not and started laughing at him. Then i looked at our map and saw that the border to italy is right by the ports which we were at the day before, if i would've known i would've gone there hahahaha. The next day i woke up and said lets go italy but he said i was crazy ...although the ladies at this cafe next to us were talking about going to italy after their meal but one said she wasnt sure if she wanted to go bc she went that week already, oh well we'll save italy for another time hahahaha but seriously more than half the ppl there were from italy, everywhere we went and sat there were italians all around us.

Aww that's so cute! You definitely have to go to Italy! If you enjoyed Spain and Monaco you'll LOVE Italy! Does Joe still have family in Calabria?

jenlen Posted: Jun 05, 2008 05:44 PM

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I love the pics!!!! we would have loved to go to europe if it weren't for the Euro boo...

can't wait to see more of your pro pics!

Espo22 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 05:48 PM

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I love the pics!!!! we would have loved to go to europe if it weren't for the Euro boo...

can't wait to see more of your pro pics!

well if you are considering it for the future then definitely go to spain bc even with the Euro it is affordable. We would go to dinner and get so many things and on average our dinner was about $40-50 euro and that was us being pigs and getting several plates, drinks and coffee at the end. We were shocked how even with the euro spain was affordable. We even did some shopping which we didnt think we would do. DH got this european type sneakers, more dressy sneakers and he paid $40 euro for them. I bought a dress for $30 euro and a shirt for $22 euro at the mall. Then i bought 5 shirts and paid $50 euro for them. Our hotel included breakfast but we never woke up for that. Theres cafes everywhere and for lunch we'd do that, sandwiches were like $3 euro. Fh even would get a big plate of fried eggs with sausage and other stuff and was like $7 euro.

Espo22 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 05:49 PM

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Amazing pics Denise! You and Joe look great in all the pics! I would be sad to have to leave such a beautiful place too!
I know what you mean about the motorbikes. That's how all of Europe is! If I remember correctly my cousins( who live in Italy) got their 1st one when they were like 13 or 14!

thank you so much. Joe kept talking about moving there

yeah in spain they used scooters more.

its funny bc we were looking out on the balcony in monaco and i said 'what do you think is all the way down there and he said its italy and i said no its not and started laughing at him. Then i looked at our map and saw that the border to italy is right by the ports which we were at the day before, if i would've known i would've gone there hahahaha. The next day i woke up and said lets go italy but he said i was crazy ...although the ladies at this cafe next to us were talking about going to italy after their meal but one said she wasnt sure if she wanted to go bc she went that week already, oh well we'll save italy for another time hahahaha but seriously more than half the ppl there were from italy, everywhere we went and sat there were italians all around us.

Aww that's so cute! You definitely have to go to Italy! If you enjoyed Spain and Monaco you'll LOVE Italy! Does Joe still have family in Calabria?

i know i was hoping we'd go for our 1 year but seems like we might do alaska instead. So we'll see when we can do it. Most of his family is here but he does have very few family there, not alot but some i think. His aunt who lives here does have a house on the water she uses as a vacation home so they go there too alot

Princess Cut Bride Posted: Jun 05, 2008 05:53 PM

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Posted by Espo22

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Amazing pics Denise! You and Joe look great in all the pics! I would be sad to have to leave such a beautiful place too!
I know what you mean about the motorbikes. That's how all of Europe is! If I remember correctly my cousins( who live in Italy) got their 1st one when they were like 13 or 14!

thank you so much. Joe kept talking about moving there

yeah in spain they used scooters more.

its funny bc we were looking out on the balcony in monaco and i said 'what do you think is all the way down there and he said its italy and i said no its not and started laughing at him. Then i looked at our map and saw that the border to italy is right by the ports which we were at the day before, if i would've known i would've gone there hahahaha. The next day i woke up and said lets go italy but he said i was crazy ...although the ladies at this cafe next to us were talking about going to italy after their meal but one said she wasnt sure if she wanted to go bc she went that week already, oh well we'll save italy for another time hahahaha but seriously more than half the ppl there were from italy, everywhere we went and sat there were italians all around us.

Aww that's so cute! You definitely have to go to Italy! If you enjoyed Spain and Monaco you'll LOVE Italy! Does Joe still have family in Calabria?

i know i was hoping we'd go for our 1 year but seems like we might do alaska instead. So we'll see when we can do it. Most of his family is here but he does have very few family there, not alot but some i think. His aunt who lives here does have a house on the water she uses as a vacation home so they go there too alot

Alaska sounds nice too!
The beaches are gorgeous in Italy ...that would be great to stay right on the beach! Something to look forward to!

Espo22 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 05:56 PM

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by Princess Cut Bride

Amazing pics Denise! You and Joe look great in all the pics! I would be sad to have to leave such a beautiful place too!
I know what you mean about the motorbikes. That's how all of Europe is! If I remember correctly my cousins( who live in Italy) got their 1st one when they were like 13 or 14!

thank you so much. Joe kept talking about moving there

yeah in spain they used scooters more.

its funny bc we were looking out on the balcony in monaco and i said 'what do you think is all the way down there and he said its italy and i said no its not and started laughing at him. Then i looked at our map and saw that the border to italy is right by the ports which we were at the day before, if i would've known i would've gone there hahahaha. The next day i woke up and said lets go italy but he said i was crazy ...although the ladies at this cafe next to us were talking about going to italy after their meal but one said she wasnt sure if she wanted to go bc she went that week already, oh well we'll save italy for another time hahahaha but seriously more than half the ppl there were from italy, everywhere we went and sat there were italians all around us.

Aww that's so cute! You definitely have to go to Italy! If you enjoyed Spain and Monaco you'll LOVE Italy! Does Joe still have family in Calabria?

i know i was hoping we'd go for our 1 year but seems like we might do alaska instead. So we'll see when we can do it. Most of his family is here but he does have very few family there, not alot but some i think. His aunt who lives here does have a house on the water she uses as a vacation home so they go there too alot

Alaska sounds nice too!
The beaches are gorgeous in Italy ...that would be great to stay right on the beach! Something to look forward to!

yeah it would be a cruise and i hear the cruises are good to alaska, well we'll see where we are financially at the time of the trip to see if we'll go, same with italy i guess we'll see when we can do it. But it would be great to see, it is supposed to be beautiful in alaska and something you dont see often.

when i go to italy i will gain so much weight, i will probably eat pasta for breakfast, lunch and dinner hahahaha. In spain i didnt gain weight but in monaco i did lol, the pasta at our hotel was so amazing, i had it a few times. Well after we did find out our chef was italian so maybe thats why hahahaha, and im not a big ice cream fan but seeing the ice cream by this one place everyday i had to try it, luckily i waited until my last day there to try it bc i would've been having it all the time while we were there, it was the best thing ever.

deb08 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 06:02 PM

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wow- they are some really awesome photos!!!so glad you had a nice time! welcome back!!! and congrats again

Cutechef729 Posted: Jun 05, 2008 06:05 PM

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Posted by Cutechef729

Yay Denise!! I am looking at the pics now! They are amazing! We are going to Europe too-I can't wait. I definitely will check out the AX rates. Glad you had a great time!

Thank you

where in europe are you going. YES please do, it will help you, i mean when we exchanged dollars at a rate of 1.97 to $1.00 it killed us. If i would've known i wouldve exchanged all our AX travelers checks at the airport but we were told they charge more but it was the opposite and with ax like i said they dont take commission out of it. Its bad enough the rate is 1.56 i think now but funny thing is in europe you dont even get that, its an even bigger difference. And if we would've known we wouldve gotten more in travelers checks. CC isnt bad either, at the end of our stay in monaco when fh paid with his debit card he saw the exchange they gave him and they give you the best rate they can find, whatever the exchange is that day they get the best rate for you.

We're going to Dublin and Paris and other parts of France. I still have some more research to do but it's going to be really affordable in France at least because FH has a friend who is lending us his apartment for the week we're in Paris. We've really lucked out so far. Plus, we have our own tour guide anytime we want haha. These pictures just make me want to go that much more. Such amazing places!