Saturday, July 24, 2010

Trip Final Analysis

Now that our trip is over we decided we would analyze and rank different aspects of our trip. Overall, we loved the trip. It was so much fun and was a great educational experience about the world. Plus, it was great seeing mom and Loel and touring the Netherlands/Belgium with them – it was definitely a highlight of the trip.
Since Em and I sometimes have different tastes, we are including top ten lists from both of us. Note that there are many famous/popular museums that we didn't get to, for instance the Tate Modern or the British Museum and etc., so this list is just of the sites that we visited.

Brad’s Top 10 Places
1. Gimmelwald/Interlaken, Switzerland
2. Cinque Terre, Italy
3. Amsterdam, Netherlands
4. Salzburg, Austria
5. Paris, France
6. Rome, Italy
7. Broek in Waterland, Netherlands
8. Bruges, Belgium
9. London, England
10. Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Emily’s Top 10 Places
1. Bruges, Belgium
2. Gimmelwald/Interlaken, Switzerland
3. Salzburg, Austria
4. Amsterdam, Netherlands
5. Cinque Terre, Italy
6. Paris, France
7. Rome, Italy
8. Broek in Waterland, Netherlands
9. Luxembourg, Luxembourg
10. London, England

Brad’s Top 10 Sites
1. St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
2. St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
3. Centre Court, Wimbledon
4. Coliseum, Rome
5. Eifel Tower, Paris
6. Pantheon, Rome
7. Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
8. Hellbrum Palace, Salzburg
9. Versailles, Paris
10. Arc de Triumphe, Paris

Emily’s Top 10 Sites
1. Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
2. St. Peter’s Basilica, Vaican City
3. Centre Court, Wimbledon
4. Pantheon, Rome
5. Versailles, Paris
6. Coliseum, Rome
7. Eifel Tower, Paris
8. Gazebo (Sound of Music Site), Salzburg
9. St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
10. Duomo, Florence

Brad’s Top 10 Meals
1. Pesto pasta and buffalo cheese pizza, Venice
2. Fruit parfait and fresh squeezed orange juice breakfast, Broek in Waterland
3. Pesto pizza, Corniglia, Cinque Terre
4. Fish Ravioli, Monterosso, Cinque Terre
5. Rijs Toffel, Zootimier (Netherlands)
6. Schnitzel dinner, Delft
7. Tomatoes and Mozzarella, Innsbruck
8. Savory pancakes, Amsterdam
9. Salmon, salad, crème brulee, Paris
10. Sausage dinner, Salzburg

Emily’s Top 10 Meals
1. Pesto pasta and buffalo cheese pizza, Venice
2. Mozzarella and tomatoes, Innsbruck
3. Pesto pizza, Corniglia, Cinque Terre
4. Rijs Toffel, Zootimier (Netherlands)
5. Savory pancakes, Amsterdam
6. Fruit parfait and orange juice breakfast, Broek in Waterland
7. Gyro and Fries, Brussels
8. Ravioli dinner, Monterosso, Cinque Terre
9. Schnitzel dinner, Delft
10. French onion soup, salmon pasta, chocolate mousse, Paris

Brad’s Top 10 Gelato Flavors
1. Coconut
2. Lemon
3. Vanilla
4. Straciotella
5. Mint
6. Ferrero Rocher
7. Grapefruit
8. Mango
9. Bacio (chocolate and hazelnut)
10. Peach

Emily’s Top 10 Gelato Flavors
1. Lemon
2. Coconut
3. Bacio (chocolate and hazelnut)
4. Hazelnut
5. Pineapple
6. Pistachio
7. Mango
8. Strawberry
9. Mint
10. Chocolate

Brad's Top 5 Museums
1. Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
2. Dutch Resistance Museum, Amsterdam
3. D’ Orsay Museum, Paris
4. Louvre, Paris
5. National Gallery, London

Emily's Top 5 Museums
1. Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
2. Louvre, Paris
3. D' Orsay Museum, Paris
4. Dutch Resistance Museum, Amsterdam
5. National Gallery, London

Our Top 5 Least Favorite Sites
1. Baths of Diocletia, Rome
2. Concierge, Paris
3. Mozart House, Salzburg
4. Roman Museum, Rome
5. Choco Story, Bruges

5 comments:

  1. (Dustin) this is very helpful as we plan our trip - thanks!

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  2. Wow guys, we feel kind of honored - to be in so many of your top ten places, and especially to be in so many of your top ten meals!!! Wow, we must have eaten well in Belgium/Netherlands! And to have both the museums we saw in Amsterdam be in your top ten!! We feel honored. Hopefully this will make lots of people want to come see us and eat with us!!! I want to share this with the Brubakers.

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  3. That is so awesome you guys got to go so many places! Ryan and I have done a lot of those exact same things and I'm always telling couples they should go travel before they have kids cause they'll regret it later if they don't. What an amazing trip! Buffalo mozzarella was totally our favorite too! But wow, you must have eaten a lot of gelato to have TEN favorite flavors! (This is Emily's cousin, by the way.)

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  4. I am so jealous!!! That is awesome that you were able to do that together. I love that you started a blog too! I can't wait to read more! Em your hair has gotten so long and pretty--I love it!
    -Bethany

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  5. Just found your blog. Sounds like you guys are having a wonderful time! We need to catch up at some point!

    http://theweakestpen.blogspot.com

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