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Europe Trip: Vienna, Austria 🎡

Quest Rating:  🎡 🎡 🎡 🎡 🎡 Featured Guest: Costandi (past roomie)  Animals Spotted: None that I can think of. I heard birds though at 3-4AM! haha. 🐦   Weather: Higher 50/60s. Nighttime, no wind.   Environment: Vienna was so cool! We were only there for 12 hours due to our layover haha.  It felt like we were the only two people awake and we had the whole city to ourselves! We went to a few bars and a breakfast place. Those were delightful.  Food: Kebab, currywurst, breakfast bakery items, beer, coffee πŸ˜‹ Fun Facts: Vienna is nicknamed "The City of Music" ♩𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅀 Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss were born in Vienna!  Vienna is also nicknamed "The City of Dreams"  Snow globes were invented in Vienna ❄ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crystal’s Nature Quests! (@crystals_nature_quests) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crystal’s Nature Quests! (@crystals_nature_quests)

Europe Trip: Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France 🏰

Quest Rating: πŸ°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’° Featured Guest: Costandi (past roomie)  Animals Spotted: Doves I think. Not a lot of animals seen.  Weather: Higher 50/60s. Sunny!  Environment: Bougie, absolutely stunning. So much art, gold, and details everywhere you look.  The gardens were my favorite part! So beautiful. 🏑πŸͺ΄πŸ₯€ Food: None, we sped ran the castle. No time for food! :D  Fun Facts: Versailles is enormous; It has 700 rooms, 2,000 windows, 67 staircases, and 1,250 fireplaces! The gardens alone cover 800 hectares.  The Hall of Mirrors has 357 mirrors. πŸͺž Let them eat cake! πŸŽ‚ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crystal’s Nature Quests! (@crystals_nature_quests) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crystal’s Nature Quests! (@crystals_nature_quests)

Europe Trip: Paris, France! πŸ—Ό

Quest Rating: πŸ—ΌπŸ—ΌπŸ—ΌπŸ—Ό Featured Guest: Costandi (past roomie)  Animals Spotted: French bulldogs!   I love them! πŸ’“  Weather: Higher 50/60s. Sunny!  Environment: Paris reminded me of Chicago a little bit. Mostly due to it feeling like a city city; Crowded, city traffic and smells haha. It's also interesting how the city is laid out! From the Eiffel Tower, the city looks grided out, made up of triangles from above.  Food: Crepes, bakery items, chocolate, ratatouille, wine!  πŸ§€πŸ· Fun Facts: The Eiffel Tower was supposed to be a temporary structure. It was created for the 1889's World Fair.  Paris's nicknames are "City of Lights" or "City of Love".  πŸ—Ό View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crystal’s Nature Quests! (@crystals_nature_quests) Notre Dame! ⛪  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crystal’s Nature Quests! (@crystals_nature_quests) View this post on Instagram ...