Feeling only slightly better I reluctantly woke up and with the help of M got ready to travel to Madrid. We took a taxi to our train station and boarded a 3 hour train to Madrid. For two countries being so close, France and Germany, they have very different cultures. This is easily noticed when… Read More Madrid Day 1 – Travel Day
After spending the night out in the cold and already feeling crappy we all woke up the next morning feeling like death. We decided to take the day off and just stayed in and watched movies all day. Fortunately we felt a little better by dinner time. We went to a nearby restaurant for steaks… Read More Paris Day 3 – Sick Day
Our first full day in Paris we woke up early and left for Sacre Coeur. I wanted us to get this done on the first day because it is not my favorite place. The church is not in the greatest neighborhood and if you are not careful, it is very likely that someone is going… Read More Paris Day 1 – Sacre Coeur, Saint Chapelle, and Shakespeare & Co
~Travel Day~ We all got up and packed for our transition to Paris. I gave the pup a few pats before we were on our way out of our AirBnb. M drove us all down to Paris and we checked into our next AirBnb. Heres the thing about AirBnb’s, some places may look mediocre online… Read More Normandy Day 4 – Travel to Paris
Merry Christmas Eve! Our Christmas Eve was a little different from our traditional 7 fish. We woke up to some coffee & croissants. Played board games and just relaxed. I made Herbs de Provence quiche for lunch and M made a delicious French sausage/tomato soup with rice for dinner. Food is big in our family.… Read More Strasbourg Day 4 – Christmas Eve
Merry Christmas Eve Eve! We got dressed early and started on the markets. We bought cookies, stocking stuffers, hot wine, and warm Aslace noodles(a favorite of mine). My mother even found a manger for her nativity scene. Our shopping day ended with some hot coffee. For dinner we ate at another favorite restaurant of ours,… Read More Strasbourg Day 3 -Shopping and Comfort Food
Unfortunately, on the train from London to Strasbourg half of our team was hit with a terrible cold. This watered down the activities we got to enjoy in Strasbourg. Luckily we were all at our home so we were a bit more comfortable. Strasbourg day 2 consisted of some light shopping and ordering pizza. Not… Read More Strasbourg Day 2 – Recovery
It only seemed appropriate to spend our first day in Strasbourg eating our way through the Christmas market. We started off with the farmers markets. There is a nice sized market near our place where you can buy meat, cheese, Chinese food, and bread. We sampled a bunch of items but ended up with a… Read More Strasbourg Day 1 – Christmas Markets & Cheese
Travel Day. yay. We packed and went to a nearby cafe for some traditional English Breakfast. Then checked out of our charming AirBnb and into the train station. We traveled by train from London down through Paris and east towards Strasbourg. Once we arrived in Strasbourg we quickly showed my parents our apartment and left for… Read More London Day 7 – Travel Day & Flams
Our last day in London was a tough one. My mother had desperately wanted to get photos taken with Santa at Harrods. Unfortunately, she had been looking for reservations online since October and they were completely booked. She talked with my aunt who was able to get a photo without a reservation, so we thought… Read More London Day 6 – Rejected by Harrods and Harry Potter during the holidays
