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 …
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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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 …
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 …
Paris Promenade ou marche, marche, marche
[Oops, this is not Steven talking, it's Susan!] Not to sound snobby (although sometimes I feel like we do just because of our lifestyle), but we have been in Paris many times and we've checked off all the really touristy stuff so we try to explore areas where real Parisians are (and where we may …
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 …
Doing It On The Road 