Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Wedding Wednesdays: Honeymoon Ideas (Part 3 of 4!)

Z - I do ideasThis week we have the third installment of Honeymoon Ideas. We’ve already gone over “Tropical” and “Local”. Now we have a few places on the other side of the Atlantic!

For Part 3 we have:

Transatlantic!

Italy

“Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life”

Kelly S honeymooned with her hubby in both Italy and France. About Italy, she says: “We got to enjoy the beautiful black sand beach, the delicious homemade pasta, and the excellent wine.”

 Italy - Map

Activities and sights to check out include: Rome (ancient monuments, medieval churches, beautiful fountains, museums and palaces, excellent restaurants and nightlife, the Vatican), Venice (most beautiful and romantic city, Piazza San Marco, wandering along the canals), Florence (Medici palaces and gardens, famous paintings and sculptures, Duomo, Baptistery), Milan (stylish shops, galleries, faster pace, artistic and cultural heritage, La Scala), Naples, Verona, Turin, and more!

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Christine M visited both Italy and France as well last October for her honeymoon. About Italy, she says “breathtaking, your eyes don’t stop!”

For more info on Italy, visit here.

Paris, France

“Paris in the Springtime”

Kelly said about France: “We went to Paris because I always dreamed of going there for my honeymoon. We loved all of the history, the sightseeing and of course, the food.”

 Paris - Map

Activities and sights to check out include: Luxemburg Gardens, Notre Dame Cathedral, The Louvre, walking tour of the Marais, The Eiffel Tower, Moulin Rouge, Montmarte, Bateaux Mouches Paris boat tour, Champs-Elysées and the Arc du Triomphe, Rue Mouffetard, Pantheon, and more!

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Christine M who also visited France says “ROMANCE, ROMANCE, ROMANCE! The landscapes/views are amazing!”

For more info on Paris, visit here.

China

“One World, One Dream”

 China - Map

Activities and sights to check out include: Beijing (Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven), Hangzhou (China’s “Paradise on Earth” full of gardens, tranquil temples & pavilions and historic streets), Qingdao (most famous for their internationally exported beer, Tsingtao), Shanghai (Yu Garden and Bazaar, The Bund, the French Concession, Xin Tian Di, Jin Mao Tower) and more!

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For more info on China, visit here.

Australia

“There’s Nothing like Australia”

 Australia - Map

Activities and sights to check out include: Sydney (spectacular harbour, world famous Opera House, wander the streets of The Rocks, kayak under the Harbour bridge, walk the sea-sculpted cliffs from Bondi to Bronte), Melbourne (famous shopping precincts, cute cafes, swanky bars, secret art spaces and off-the-beaten-track boutiques), Cairns (snorkel and dive at the Great Barrier Reef, white water rafting, Daintree Rainforest), Brisbane (cruise down the Brisbane River, ride a bike through the City Botanic Gardens, abseil the cliffs of Kangaroo Point), and more!

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For more info on Australia, visit here.

Mediterranean Cruise

“A Feast for the Senses”

Lea M and her hubby took a Mediterranean Cruise for their honeymoon last September. She says: “The best part about the cruise is that you get to see so many amazing places, and your hotel moves with you. You never have to worry about what to eat because they have everything you could imagine. We viewed the trip as a once in a lifetime opportunity - who knows the next time we will be able to take that amount of time off and have the money and the health to travel Europe like that.”

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Ports of call range from: Barcelona Spain, Nice France, Florence Italy, Rome Italy, Dubrovnik Croatia, Venice Italy, Split Croatia, Naples Italy, Athens Greece, Mykonos Greece, Ephesus Turkey, Provence France, Amsterdam Holland, Bruges Belgium, Vigo Spain, Lisbon Portugal, Gibraltar UK, Cherbourg France, and more!

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For more info on Mediterranean Cruises, visit here.

 

Where did you go for your honeymoon?

 

Stay tuned in a few weeks for part 4 of Honeymoon Ideas!