Brussels For our last day in Belgium (read our other Belgium blogs: Ghent and Bruges), we decided to check out Brussels. We had been told ahead of time that Brussels was only worth one day on our itinerary, if that. Since we were flying out of Brussels the following morning and since it is such […]
Ghent We started the day off by taking the train from Bruges (read the Bruges blog) to Ghent. There is no need to book tickets ahead of time. We showed up at the station, bought our tickets, and were on a train within 10 minutes. It was a short trip, taking only half an hour, […]
Bruges With a full day ahead of us (and the journey from Paris to Belgium behind us), we decided to start the day off with a free walking tour from a company called The Legend of Bruges. Our tour guide, Simon, was excellent and kept us entertained with amazing stories, facts, and legends from the […]
Paris to Belgium We had a wonderful stay in Paris (read our blog post Jardin des Plantes, A Day of La Seine, Cafes, and Art, and The Eiffel Tower, Cathedrals, and Gardens), but we made a small mistake. During all the stress of planning and researching the European sights and then actually going to all the […]
Versailles: Versailles is on everyone’s itinerary when they travel to Paris, so you might be a bit surprised it has taken me 4 trips before I actually made it here. And, we were lucky enough to share the experience with some friends from Chicago! Getting to Versailles from Paris is easy. Take the RER C and […]
Paris, France Today was another full day in the wonderful city of Paris. On the agenda: Musee de l’Orangerie and Sacre-Coeur. Starting the day off with hot chocolate and a pastry is great. Starting the day off with hot chocolate and a pastry from Angelina is just the epitome of French breakfast! The hot chocolate is […]
Paris, France We had a very packed day ahead of us for our second day in this lovely city of Paris (including the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Saint-Chappelle, and Luxembourg Gardens), so we made sure to get up early and hit the road at 9a.m. The first stop was the very famous and awe-inspiring […]
Paris Nisheet arrived in Paris early this morning! I’m so excited to share this part of my journey with him as Paris is one of my all time favorite cities. Here is our day in pictures. We had a lot to catch up on since we had been apart for 2 weeks and 3 countries, […]
Today I made the train trip from Lyon to Paris, explore the Jardin des Plantes, and got ready for Nisheets arrival in Paris tomorrow morning! I’m so excited! Train to Paris I took the train again, but this time I had a second class seat. It wasn’t too much different from the first class except […]
Lyon, France Lyon, France is often overlooked as a vacation destination, but is definitely worth a stop. Perhaps just a short stop though. And try to come during the summer instead of October to see the city in its best weather. It is a 5 hour train ride north of Nice, France. That might sound […]
