We were lucky enough to have two weekends in London and we packed the second one as full as we could. On Friday night, Abi, Laurens, Sue & I went to London’s Chinatown for a relatively early dinner at Joy King Lau. We ordered about 10 different dishes all of which were yummy and managed …
Category: Travel
Ground Control to Major Tom
This was our last weekend for this trip to Paris as we are heading to London next Saturday. Friday night we decided to try a Mexican restaurant near Montmarte cemetery in the 18th arrondissement. The place had good reviews on Google but we are quite disappointed. The food was at best mediocre, the drinks were …
Re-bonjour Paris
Wow, it has been over a month since our last post. Sorry dear readers. We spent July in Chicago visiting our friends and family and so there didn't seem to be much to write. We have a love/hate relationship with that city. What we love: our friends and family, the food, the food, the food, …
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, …
Planning time
I have a new spreadsheet, I am so excited! We are now planning our next trip; seven months in South and Central America. We will be leaving in early October and expect to be back in early May. Our plan is to stay for six plus weeks in each place as that seems to give …
Back in the USA
Plus a weekend in Belgium We flew back to the US yesterday with little to no drama. Just a short delay at JFK and a bit of confusion about how to get from one terminal to the next. Delta wasn't exactly clear about the process, but we made it. We stayed at the Sheraton at …
Doing It On The Road 