Last Set of Flats!

Madrid!

One of my best friends who came to Indiana when I was in high school to study for a year is from Madrid, Spain.

So naturally one place that I have always wanted to see is Madrid, and I got to spend an amazing 4 days there.  Not with my friend but that's ok I got to see where she lived so I am happy.

 

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain.

It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous in the European Union after Paris and London.

During the end of the Middle Ages, Madrid experienced astronomic growth as a consequence of its establishment as the new capital of the Spanish Empire.

Madrid is a major centre for international business and commerce. It is one of Europe's largest financial centres and the largest in Spain.

Madrid is the most touristic city of Spain, ahead of Barcelona, and the fourth-most touristic of the continent.

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Pampeii!

When my friends and I went to Naples we took a day trip to Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii.  

Mt. Vesuvius was a nice little hike to the top and I could really feel the burn.  It was really amazing and you could see all of Naples and the surrounding area's beautifully.

Vesuvius was a name of the volcano in frequent use by the authors of the late Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire.  Its collateral forms were Vesaevus, Vesevus, Vesbius and Vesuvius.

Mount Vesuvius has erupted many times.  The famous eruption in 79 AD was preceded by numerous others in prehistory, including at least three significantly larger ones, the best known being the Avellino eruption around 1800 BC which engulfed several Bronze Age settlements.

The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania

The town was founded around the 7th-6th century BC by the Osci or Oscans, a people of central Italy, on what was an important crossroad between Cumae, Nola and Stabiae.

Pompeii was one of a number of towns located around the base of the volcano, Mount Vesuvius. The area had a substantial population which grew prosperous from the region's renowned agricultural fertility. Many of Pompeii's neighboring communities, most famously Herculaneum, also suffered damage or destruction during the 79 eruption.

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Napels!

So me and a few girls really wanted to go to Naples to see a bit of the southern part of Italy, and let me tell you that it really is a different part of Italy.

The people there are very happy and family oriented, and really just seamed happy to be alive.  I really enjoyed my time there and one day hope to visit again.

Naples is the capital of the region of Campania and is the third largest city in Italy.

The historic city centre of Naples is the largest in Europe.

Within its administrative limits, Naples has a population of around 1 million people, but according to different sources its metropolitan area is either the second, after the Milan metropolitan area, with 4,434,136 inhabitants according to Svimez Data.

Naples was the most bombed Italian City of World War II.

The city is also known for the pizza, which originated in the city first, with the first pizzas originally fried and later on baked in the oven.

Capri

Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy.
 

The etymology of the name Capri can be traced back to the Greeks, the first recorded colonists to populate the island. This means that "Capri" was probably not derived from the Latin "Capreae" (goats), but rather the Greek "Kapros" (wild boar).

This is me dipping my toes into the beautiful blue ocean in Capri such a beautiful island!

Capri is served by ferry or hydrofoil from Naples, Sorrento, Positano or Amalfi as well as by boat services from the ports of the Bay of Naples and the Sorriness Peninsula. 

 

Naples is served by two ports, Mergellina and Molo Beverello. Molo Beverello has a higher frequency of departures and a larger selection of boats than Mergellina.

 

Paris!

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, is situated on the River Seine, in northern France

In 2009 and 2010 Paris has been ranked among the three most important and influential cities in the world.

Paris is the most popular tourist destination in the world with 45 million tourists annually, 27 million of whom are foreign visitors.

Paris is considered today to be one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in Europe.

Paris' museums and monuments are among its highest-esteemed attractions; tourism has motivated both the city and national governments to create new ones.

Paris was one place that I did not think I would enjoy being that it was such a popular destination and all.

I really found Paris to be very interesting and full of life!

I would defiantly come back to Paris in order to see all the museums that I have not seen!

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Sistine Chapel

When I was twelve and I learned about the live of Michelangelo and all of his work, I realized that the one thing that I had to see before I was gone from this world was the Sistine Chapel.

To me the Sistine Chapel was something of a memo to the world.  A memo that you can say what you want and force me to do things that I never wanted to be apart of, but instead of calling it quits I will finish what was asked of me and I will do it in a way that you will praise me in the end for what I have done.

I thought that this was something of a memo to myself and since then I have taken this to heart, and I have really focused on what I can do in order to make it in this world.

Michelangelo inspired me to prove myself to this world, and until I do I will work harder then most people.

The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, at the commission of Pope Julius II, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance.

Rome!

One place that I have always talked about going to is Rome.  I have always felt that culture and the history in Rome really stood still.

The Art in Rome is just something that I have always seen as a live changer, and I loved how it changed my life.

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city, with over 2.7 million residents.

Rome's history go's all the way back to two and a half thousand years.  It was the capital city of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, which was the dominant power in Western Europe, and the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea for over seven hundred years.

During the 15th century the Italian Renaissance moved to Rome from Florence.

The Renaissance period changed Rome's face from the very beginning, with works like the Pietà by Michelangelo and the frescoes of the Borgia Apartment.

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Fashion Design's!

So after I made a choice based off of my thumbnails, I designed a few outfit's!

These piece's will be my main piece's for this line!

Just to show you how well each piece works with each other I created a separate sheet with all the piece's mixed and matched.

More Thumbnails!

Just a few more thumbnails!

Interlaken, Switzerland!

So like I said before I spent this weekend in Interlaken, Switzerland enjoying the great outdoors and people watching!

Interlaken is located between Lake Brienz to the East, and Lake Thun to the West in the area called Bödeli.

The Aare River flows through the town connecting the lakes.

Interlaken is located at 1,870 ft above sea level.

One of the main attractions is the mountain peak of Jungfrau it is 13,642 ft above sea level, and the Jungfraujoch railway station 11,319 ft which can take you to Jungfrau peak.

Interlaken is a destination for backpackers throughout the year. Interlaken has numerous backpacker-friendly hostels and companies providing guided services in skydiving, canyoning, hang gliding, paragliding, and skiing.

Venice2!

During the 20th century, when many artesian wells were sunk into the periphery of the lagoon to draw water for local industry, Venice began to sink. 

It was known that extraction of the aquifer was the cause. 

This sinking process has slowed since artesian wells were banned in the 1960s.

However, the city is still threatened by more frequent low-level floods that creep to a height of several centimeters over its quays, regularly after certain tides.

Some recent studies have suggested that the city is no longer sinking, but this is not yet certain; therefore, a state of alert has not been revoked.

Venice is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world!