We did get to California before the reunion started so we took the opportunity to have a little family day. We drove down to Vallejo to go to Six Flags. This is actually the first time we’ve ever taken the
Country #5 – England, Part III
Stratford-Upon-Avon (Thursday/Friday): Even though Stratford-Upon-Avon is technically in the Cotswolds, this deserves a post of its own, as it’s famous due to being William Shakespeare’s birthplace. Although, we started our day by riding the bus out to Warwick where we
Country #5 – England, Part II
Cotswolds (Wednesday): The Cotswolds of England basically consist of the countryside of England with their rolling hillsides (‘wolds’). We had a tour guide, Tim, to drive us around and give us some historical background. What we truly got was an
Country #5 – England, Part I
Bath (Tuesday): Monday night we took a night ferry from France to England. It was great to travel while you slept – you didn’t have to do anything. When we woke up in the morning we were getting ready to
Country #4 – France, Part II
Normandy (Monday): This was by far the most emotional day of our trip, but it was wonderful! Mom tried to tell us it was by accident she planned our trip to Normandy on our own Memorial Day in the U.S.,
Country #4 – France, Part I
Paris (Friday/Saturday/Sunday): We took an early flight to Paris Friday morning where we caught the train and subway into the city. In NYC and other large cities, you become used to seeing budding musicians in the subway and on the
Country #3 – Germany
Munich/Bavaria (Wednesday): We left Salzburg, Austria and took a train to Munich, Germany. The Munich train station was very big and the first thing we had to do when we got there was find a ‘water closet.’ When we found
Country #2 – Austria
Salzburg (Tuesday/Wednesday): We flew into Austria early Tuesday morning and the view from the airplane window while we were landing was amazing! It was so lush and green! This was just the beginning of our love affair with that country!
Country #1 – Italy
I have to begin by saying that for 2+ weeks in Europe, this is all I took – a carry-on, a sweat shirt, and my satchel. [mygal=europe_bags] I actually packed everything I needed to and had a lot of extra
Weekend Getaway, Day 3
Saturday we got going right away so we could get checked out of our hotel and meet Cathy for breakfast. When we were at Cornell, Cathy was our neighbor and quickly became a part of our family. She is an