As Notre Dame students left campus to spend spring break at home with family or perhaps in search of a little sunshine at a Florida beach, those students studying abroad in London took off for their spring break as well.

Many took off, quite literally, on planes for locations around Europe and beyond.

This week, those students returned from their travels, on which they collectively visited almost 50 cities — from traditional locations like Rome and Paris to more obscure cities in China and Morocco.

Several Observer staff members studying in London were among the students traveling on spring break trips and upon their return, blogged about their experiences, which can be found to the right.