Although it has been six years since the last time either Jenn or I were in Paris it feels like we never left. This city is full of wonder and magic and beauty. Every corner we walk by either Jenn or I is pointing at amazing architecture or a cafe we want to try. Its so easy to just get lost in the wonder that is Paris. 

It's hard to imagine that as I type todays post, to the right of me I can see the Eiffel Tower glittering in the Paris skyline. But that's getting ahead of myself. This morning marked the end of our stay in Rome and the beginning of the end for our Epic Europe trip. We woke up this morning at 6:30AM and got ready for our flight from Rome to Paris. We originally wanted to use Uber to get to the airport but our guy never showed. We didn't have much luck with Uber in Rome. So instead we used a taxi and that might not have been the best turn of events. Our driver was one of the most insane taxi drivers we've ever had. A couple of times he was clocking in over 100mph in a pretty good rain storm. There were so many near accidents on the way to the Rome airport I don't even want to think about it. 

With over two weeks on this epic Europe adventure we were bound to get some bad weather at some point. I mean it is November after all. In fact when we got into Istanbul the weather forecast called for rain both days in Istanbul and every day but one in Santorini. And yet we made it 14 days without a drop of rain on our heads. We woke up this morning to a crazy down pour of rain followed by a ton of lighting. We later found out that the city of Rome was on a "red weather alert" which is their highest level. Most schools and government buildings were shut down for the day as they expected up to 4 inches of rain.

If you asked Jenn and I why we love coming to Europe one of our top answers would be food. We're both self-confessed foodies. But if you're reading this you already know that because every daily recap comes jam packed with pictures of the food we eat. So Jenn thought we love wine so we did a wine tour in Santorini and we love food we should take a cooking class in Rome. And so that's exactly what we did. 

Have I mentioned how much we both love Venice? If not then I will reiterate it again here, we absolutely love Venice. We woke up this morning with huge grins on our faces. Its the first time all trip we've gotten up right away under our own will-power to go out and enjoy more of Venice. At around 8AM we were ready and went down to the first floor for breakfast. The Aqua Palace had a pretty nice spread for breakfast. The normal staples of eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese, deli meat, fruit, and pastries. We loaded up for breakfast in their nice little dining room and then headed out to an absolutely stunning morning. 

We made a last minute decision, we decided that we were going to make a slight detour on our Epic Europe Trip 2014. We decided while in Rome to tag on a train ride to one of our favorite places in the world, Venice. We set our alarm for 7AM and packed up an overnight bag and were off to celebrate 11 years together in Venice, Italy. Slightly different then the parking lot of Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, CA where it all began.