Europe Part IV - Trip Video

nanci and i didnt travel much when we were younger, and wanted to do as much as we could before we had a kid because we didnt think we could do it once we were parents. but the more people we talked to, we realized that it is totally doable! if you want to see any pictures of the trip, just click on PARIS, ROME, or NYC!

this trip was more than an adventure, but a learning experience for us. there were times when i questioned whether this was a big mistake. when we were at notre dame in paris, aiden had a total breakdown and would not stop crying for over an hour straight. and another morning we woke aiden up to head out for the day and he just started crying and yelling NOOO NOOO NOOOOOO! it was tough and we debated just staying in the hotel some days to let him rest. it really made me think we were terrible parents for dragging this kid to foreign countries for 14 days!

overall, aiden was a trooper and did very well. looking back there are probably a few things we might have done differently, but that is all part of it. in general, having kids is definitely tiring and lots of work... just getting out the door can be a challenge. it makes it really easy to stay home and rest, but nanci and i dont let that get in the way of doing the things we dream of. we plan to go on another trip sooner than later! much thanks to our friends the delarosa, the malik, and the sherman families, who gave us so many travel tips and really inspired this whole trip! another big thanks to the taleon family, juice, claire, danny, tamara and scott, for spending time with us and making the trip so much more fun! plus aiden LOVED hanging out with olivia, i think he was so excited to be with someone his own size! also gotta give a shoutout to our awesome travel agent KATIE!

aiden, hopefully when youre older you can watch this and know you had a great time on your first international trip! many more to come, cheers!!!

Europe 2012 from anthony barrera on Vimeo.

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if youre curious what the different things in the video are:
00:42 - eiffel tower
00:52 - arc de triomphe
00:58 - champs elysee
01:05 - charles de gaulle etoile / arc de triomphe
01:07 - top of arc de triomphe
01:12 - palace of versailles
01:16 - palace of versailles garden
01:20 - eiffel tower lawn
01:23 - louvre pyramid
01:31 - the mona lisa
01:35 - paris pantheon
01:40 - top of montparnasse tower
01:42 - siene river cruise
01:50 - notre dame
01:57 - top of notre dame
02:01 - tuilleries central fountain
02:03 - st chappelle
02:05 - arc de triomphe
02:07 - paris bus tour
02:09 - eiffel tower at night
02:16 - juice surprising nat and michelle at their hotel
02:22 - vatican museum
02:27 - sistine chapel
02:31 - st peters square
02:33 - inside st peters basilica
02:42 - colosseum
02:48 - palatine hill
02:50 - roman forum
02:54 - trevi fountain
03:08 - roman pantheon
03:14 - midtown manhattan / radio city music hall
03:17 - times square
03:27 - the big piano, fao schwartz
03:30 - staten island ferry
03:33 - the great lawn, central park
03:39 - times square