Here's Abi pretending to enjoy the company of her belle-mère and probably actually enjoying her dad. London sort of snuck up on us. We didn't do much planning because the plan was really just to spend time with Steven's daughter and (harshly) judge her partner. Since we didn't really consider London as a place, we …
Author: Susan
Susan AKA Sue, AKA Aunt Susie: I am a former journalist and teacher at semi-loose ends who is still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I am restless and determined. I love a challenge.
Things I like: photography, yoga, mountains, a great book, exploring, music.
Things I am not so keen on: standing still, gray days, coconut
It’s not goodbye, it’s see you next August (we hope)
On Saturday, we said goodbye to Seuss the cat (and Paris) again, but we didn't let a moment go to waste in those last few days, so I'm going to pretend we're still there and save London for the next installment. On Thursday, we took what we thought would be our last long stroll in …
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Greetings!
I say that not just because I love having you here, but because we have learned one incredibly valuable lesson that has made our travel easier and allows us to make small connections with other people: Learn how to say "Thank you" in the native tongue. "Hello" is great also, but thank goes a long …
The Final Weekend
We crammed a lot into a 12-day trip. We are both tired and happy. I forgot how exhausting tourist travel can be. Don't want to miss anything! Speaking of that, as I mentioned, Saturday, we were going to head to Sintra. I had read that the train leaves every 30 minutes. Hmmm, that turned out …
The Final Leg: Lisboa
Wow, this trip went fast! We arrived in Lisboa (Why do we call it Lisbon? A one-letter change just for the sake of it? Anyone know the real answer?) Thursday evening and hit the ground running. Our AirBnB host suggested a fado restaurant just a few blocks away, so we settled in and headed over …
Madrid in a Day and a Half
We had a very short stay in Madrid. We arrived in the late afternoon Tuesday and were gone by Thursday, but we packed in the fun. We had debated going on to Toledo from the train station, but decided we had had enough train for one day. Instead, we dropped our luggage, and decided on …
Gaudi Day
Can't go to Barcelona and not Gaudi. Sunday we hit the highlights: Park Güell and Sagrada Familia. We knew we had to go to the park, but didn't really know what to expect. It's beautiful and there's even some shade. Very important in the almost solstice day sun. Jake rides and escalator when there are …
24 Hours to Barcelona
Plus, a busy Saturday Door-to-door for my nephew Jake, that is. He took and early flight from Chicago Midway to Dulles. I met him there, so we were both early since Steven is still on grandpa duty and he didn't want to get stuck in DC traffic and not be at daycare on time. Then, …
The Old and the Restless
Gratuitous bear statute pic for the granddaughter. Somewhere near the DC zoo, but I don't think it has anything to do with the zoo. Surprise! We're restless in our apartment in Baltimore, so Friday we went to DC to wander around, but first we had a very important errand. We visited the Polish consulate to …
Pardon the Interruption … It’s Family Time
When we last left off, we had arrived in Florida. We spent Mother's Day there with Steven's mom (Hi Mom!!), Aunt Es and Robin (Hi to you beautiful ladies, too). On Monday after Mother's Day, we began the 15.5 hour drive up to Baltimore for our granddaughter's birthday. She's 2 and the cutest baby ever. …
Doing It On The Road 