July 15 Paris Up again at 7:30 AM uggggh, Paris is exhausting! We had a succulent breakfast and then hit the road for the Eiffel Tower, today was the day that Joshua would achieve his life goal of climbing the tower. We got to the tower at 8:45 AM and the line to climb theContinue reading “Climbing the Eiffel Tower and roaming the streets of Paris…. with kids.”
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Never go to Paris on Bastille day.
Edit note: This is a series of originally private memoirs from my family trip to Europe. Click here for the start of this series. 28 Days in Europe with the kids July 14th Bastille Day in Paris Up at 7:30 for Breakfast and then off to the Louvre. We got there at 8:30, half an hourContinue reading “Never go to Paris on Bastille day.”
La Ciotat- Marseilles- Paris
Okay, I am semi-recovered from the Paris portion of our trip. It has taken two full days of spoiling by Colleen and Falco to return me to my normal self. I will now try to catch up. The next few posts will be about our four days in Paris. July 13th. La Ciotat to Paris.Continue reading “La Ciotat- Marseilles- Paris”
Four Days in Paris
We arrived in Holland last night at 8:25 PM. We left Paris by train and flew through Northern France, Belgium and Holland. The train system is wonderful and so relaxing compared to driving. I will write about the rental car nightmare in Marseilles shortly. I am totally and forever changed by the France experience, itContinue reading “Four Days in Paris”
Toronto-Barcelona
Edit Note: October 5th 2017. Seven years later, I feel my blogging skills have improved, just saying…. The flight from Toronto – Helsinki was pretty uneventful with a lot of sleeping and severe Finnair service. When we arrived at Helsinki Airport we were struck by the number of Finns sitting in the lounges drinkingContinue reading “Toronto-Barcelona”
Review of Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton, Jamaica.
So it has taken me a while to write this review. My family and I spent Christmas in Jamaica this year and we had a GREAT time, the weather was great, the countryside beautiful, the Jamaican people are incredible, but my review of Grand Palladium is not glowing. The Grand Palladium is made up ofContinue reading “Review of Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton, Jamaica.”
Swimming at Wailua Falls – Kauai
Wailua Falls, located on the East side of Kauai was so alluring that we visited it twice. These waterfalls are extremely easy to access, you can literally drive right up to the top of them. After we got out of the car and looked at the bottom of the falls we could see people swimming… wayContinue reading “Swimming at Wailua Falls – Kauai”
Queen’s Bath, North Shore Kauai
I heard about Queen’s Bath from a friend of mine. It is located on the north shore of Kauai in Princeville. It is pretty hard to get to and I would not recommend a visit for people with kids under 7 or Adults who are not strong hikers. On the day we went it was aContinue reading “Queen’s Bath, North Shore Kauai”
Breakfast in Kauai, Hawaii.
Kauai is one of the places in the world that you really do have to see to believe. I had seen it before, I just didn’t know it. Jurassic Park, The Descendants, Soul Surfer and many other movies have used Kauai as its setting and it is obvious why. Kauai is absolutely beautiful. This was myContinue reading “Breakfast in Kauai, Hawaii.”
Hiking in Banff. AKA how many times can I say… “Wow! This is beautiful!”
Lucky me! I was able to visit Alberta and even more lucky I got to visit the incredible Banff National Park. I have travelled to Calgary, YYC, on business many times but this was the first time I was able to visit the Mountains and WOW, was I ever blown away. Here are a fewContinue reading “Hiking in Banff. AKA how many times can I say… “Wow! This is beautiful!””
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