March 22, 2012

Charms

Every city or almost every city I decided to buy a charm representing them. I now have them in a shadow box and they each hold a memory. Here they are.
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Top row: Madrid, Avila, Avila, Segovia, Segovia, Cordoba, Seville, Seville
2nd row: Granada, Toledo, Barcelona, Barcelona, Cannes, Rome, Pompeii, Pompeii
3rd row: Sorrento, Capri Island, Florence, Florence, Pisa, Cirque Terre, Milan, Verona
4th row: Venice, Venice, Paris, Paris, St. Malo and Dinan and Mont St. Michel, Mont St. Michel, London, London
5th row: London, Stonehenge, Bath, Bath, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oban

Madrid couldn't find anything better
Avila a Saint of a Church I went into.
Avila a Saint of a Church I went into.
Segovia I visited a Castle.
Segovia I visited a Castle.
Cordoba I went to a Islamic Mosque/Church so I found a charm that had certain aspects.
Seville bullfighting was famous there, but I went to one in Madrid.
Seville a Madonna as in Virgin Mary.
Granada reminded me of windows in the Islamic grounds.
Toledo - this piece was the staple of what they do in Toledo. They take small pieces of metal string and tap it into other metal to make a design.
Barcelona found in Park Guell it was a pair of earrings.
Barcelona I got a deal so I got another one, it reminds me of the tile.
Cannes this is citrine the sunshine, light tan sand, the blond hair of stephanie's mom.
Rome the country of Italy.
Pompeii popular thing, but finally found a design I liked has stars in it.
Pompeii famous thing. They carve outside shells into faces.
Sorrento chili peppers are good luck.
Capri Island jumped off a boat of the island into the Mediterranean sea.
Florence famous bridge in florence called the ponto vechio
Florence this is the area that Pinocchio story was written.
Pisa leaning tower.
Cirque Terre saw 5 cities by boat which were connected by one road for hundred of years this sea shell remind me of it.
Milan found one...luckily.
Verona it say romeo and juliet in italian.
Venice gondola ride.
Venice the only thing I could afford of murano glass.
Paris from a pin.
Paris from a earring reminds me of the art I bought.
St. Malo and Dinan and Mont St. Michel saw 3 cities for this in the first one didn't think I would find one at the other cities.
Mont St. Michel I did find this one, which was the place I really wanted to see.
London first London theatre play I saw.
London double-decker buses. LOVE 'EM!
London crown because of the royals.
Stonehenge
Bath roman replicate coin found at gift shop at the roman baths.
Bath crest.
Edinburgh country flower the thistle.
Glasgow bagpipes.
Oban saw a ferry open in the front and ate delicious seafood.

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