The Return of Sarah Bellum

May 6th, 2008 at 2:00pm |

Hey Everyone,

Well, I’m back from my European trip. I had a fabulous time, saw lots of pretty statues, historically significant sites, and was able to fill all of the European Beauty Brains book orders. We still have some books from the first print run available so if you’re interested be sure to get your copy soon. We’re going to have to do a second printing and the original print runs will no longer be available (for all you collectors of rare works out there).

Ok, now that that is out of the way, my trip was incredible. I’d never been to Europe before and it was an amazing experience. My first stop was in Famous spot in london London. We had a lot of orders from the UK so it made the most sense to go here. Besides, I really wanted to see London. The castles, the bridges, the royals. It was so exciting. I walked through Hyde Park, then along the Thames. Saw Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Parliament, Big Ben, and the Tower Bridge that I kept calling the London Bridge.

You can see all my pictures here.

I loved London and highly recommend going. However, be warned that the food isn’t great and everything costs about double what it does in the United States.

After a week of exploring London (which involved mostly shopping and going to late night clubs like Koko) I was off to Paris. I just had to see Paris being this close. I hopped on the Eurostar and was there 3 hours later.

I have to say it was wonderful!! I love Paris! I know some people haven’t had such lovely experiences but I believe that Paris is one of the most beautiful, romantic, interesting and fun cities I’ve ever been. I spent days visiting museums, seeing sites, shopping and eating in cafes. The nights were spent at chic restaurants, clubs, and some pubs. I had a wonderful time at a place called “An American Bar” where I finally got to talk with other English speakers. My French is super rusty (took it in high school) and while it was fun to say things in French, it’s so taxing for this Beauty Brain.

The people in France were great too. I don’t know how they got the reputation of being rude because I found everyone rather pleasant. There was a lot of smoking which I could do without, but people were polite. The food was incredible. One of the things that made me smile most was just walking the streets of Paris and seeing all the people just eating these long loafs of bread. It really happens. And there are lots of protests. Streets get closed, people are yelling, and the rest of the crowd just walks by. You just don’t see that here in the states.

If you ever get a chance to go out to Europe you must visit Paris and London. Again, you can see all my pictures here.

And if you want to send us pictures of famous places where you brought the Beauty Brains book, we’d love to have them and will post them on the blog.

Ok, back to work.

Toodles,

Sarah

PS. I do have to say, it’s nice to be back. Traveling is tiring.

Have you ever been to Europe? Where is your favorite place? And where is the best shopping? Leave a comment and let the Beauty Brains community know.