Previous recaps, in case you’re interested: Day One – Paris via London Day Two – Versailles and the Latin Quarter Day Three – Four Corners, Four Views of Paris Day Four – Naples, Pompeii and Sorrento After our most delicious meal in Europe so far, we slept comfortably and were excited to wake up to […]
Tidbits and Treats
A Mountain Magical Weekend
Late last week, my mom and I had the chance to defend our title at the 2013 Mountain Magic golf tournament! This marks the third consecutive year that we’ve been partners (read 2011 and 2012 recaps here), and it was as fun, exhilarating and exhausting (in a good way) as ever. We arrived at the […]
Europe, Day Four: Naples, Pompeii and Sorrento
Recaps so far: Day One – Paris via London Day Two – Versailles and the Latin Quarter Day Three – Four Corners, Four Views of Paris Though we were sad to say goodbye to Paris, we were very excited for the next leg of our European adventure: Italy! On Easter morning, we woke up bright […]
Europe, Day Three: Four Corners, Four Views of Paris
Recaps so far: Day One – Paris via London Day Two – Versailles and the Latin Quarter Looking back on our third day in Paris, I’ve learned two things. First, that we have a tendency to pack our days to the brim (thank you, decent walking shoes). Second, that we managed to explore four corners […]
Europe, Day Two: Versailles and the Latin Quarter
After arriving in Paris later than expected, we debated whether we should still devote an entire day to Versailles. With so much on our list to see in Paris, we started to think it might be better to spend the morning at Versailles and head back into the city for the afternoon instead. Then we […]
Pause
If there was such a thing as a pause button on life, then I definitely hit mine yesterday. From the moment I received a news alert on my phone regarding what had happened in Boston, I could not take my eyes away from the television. Even with conflicting reports, I was glued to the screen. […]
Europe, Day One: Paris via London
Hello there! Happy Monday! Today I’m excited to share the first day of our European adventure with you. Just in case it’s helpful for anyone who is also planning a trip, we created our itinerary through a combination of: Tips from family and friends Internet sites like TripAdvisor, Yelp and Hotels.com Guidebooks from Frommer’s and […]
Jet Lagging For Joy
Hello there! Long time, no blog. I hope you all are well and have been enjoying the start of spring! We arrived home from our European adventure last night and dutifully forced ourselves to stay up until our normal bedtime. Well, at least we tried to force ourselves – ultimately we collapsed into bed about […]