Last in a series of photo galleries covering the team's trip to Europe.

June 2, 2005

Danielle Herndon (left) and Meg Henican with an unidentified Prague soldier after (allegedly) receiving a smile and wink from him in response to their famous cheerleading routine. Adrianna Stasiuk, Kelly Burrell, Danielle Herndon, Meg Henican, and Ellen Heintzman in front of St. Vitus' Cathedral in Prague. Carolyn Cooper, Ashley Tarutis, athletic trainer Chantal Porter, head coach Debbie Brown, and Kelly Burrell on the Metro in Prague (which was much easier and less crowded than the Metro in Rome).

Kelly Burrell, Lauren Brewster, and deputy director of athletics Missy Conboy riding a horse-drawn carriage past the National Library in Vienna. Connor Brown, Carolyn Cooper, Ellen Heintzman, Lauren Brewster, and Ryan Brown in front of the National Library. Heading back to the hotel from the internet café where she wrote her journal, Kelly Burrell is enamored by a poster of the incomparable Rod Stewart - who, unfortunately, did not arrive in Vienna until June 15, well after the Irish were gone.

The team poses with Maribor tour guide, Brook Coulter, who played volleyball at California and recently completed her club season in Slovenia. The Irish posing on the Rialto Bridge in Venice. Adrianna Stasiuk, Danielle Herndon, Ashley Tarutis, and some gelato on one of the many bridges throughout Venice.

In Pesaro, Italy, a glance out the window of the Hotel Rossini - where the Irish stayed - yielded this breathtaking view. Adrianna Stasiuk, Lauren Kelbley, Ashley Tarutis, and Meg Henican savoring their tartuffo before it ended up on the ground of the Piazza Navona in Rome. Ryan (left) and Connor Brown, sons of Irish head coach Debbie Brown, after throwing coins into the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

An action shot of assistant coach Robin Davis chucking coins into the Trevi Fountain ... one to return to Rome, two to find love in Rome, three to get married in Rome (according to tradition). Ellen Heintzman, athletic trainer Chantal Porter, Carolyn Cooper, assistant coach Robin Davis, and Lauren Brewster on the Spanish Steps in Rome, doing some people watching. Thanks to Notre Dame's Fr. Bill Seetch, the Irish were able to take in a papal audience in St. Peter's Square.

Athletic trainer Chantal Porter, assistant coach Robin Davis, Lauren Kelbley, and Ashley Tarutis in St. Peter's Square before the papal audience. Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square, shortly before giving a papal blessing to "The Women's Volleyball from the University of Notre Dame." It's 5:45 a.m., and the Irish are off the U.S., after saying goodbye to tour guides Cory and Christa in the lobby of the Hotel Assisi in Rome.