Victoria: It’s 12:00 Somewhere Jul 23: HOMEWARD BOUND! Jul 22: Last day for my shoes. Thank you, shoes, you have been good to me. Jul 21: abbey at Holyrood Palace Jul 20: Edinburgh Castle Jul 19: Greyfriars Cemetery, Edinburgh Jul 18: Tomatin scotch whisky tour Jul 17: getting ready to find Nessie, Loch Ness Jul 16: Highland Games, Inverness Jul 15: long, rainy car ride to Inverness Jul 14: finishing up tree top ropes course, Lake District Jul 13: The original Benjamin Bunny, Beatrix Potter collection, Lake District Jul 12: playground at Brockhole, Lake District Jul 11: driving up to the Lake District; notice fleeting blue sky Jul 10: Medieval Festival, Tewkesbury Jul 9: looking at view from Broadway Tower, Broadway, the Cotswolds Jul 8: Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds Jul 7: testing out Tudor beds in Mary Arden’s farm, near Stratford-upon-Avon Jul 6: walking in Stratford-upon-Avon Jul 5: quick lunch while our clothes are in the dryer Jul 4: in Camden market, London Jul 3: enjoying walking tour in London Jul 2: a Mad Hatter in Oxford on Alice’s Day Jul 1: at Royal Observatory, Greenwich, with Alegra and Maria Jun 30: props from “Imitation Game,” Bletchley Park Jun 29: Warner Brother’s Studio Tour: Harry Potter Jun 28: yeoman warder tour, Tower of London Jun 27: Lewis Chessmen at the British Museum Jun 26: lunchtime on the Eurostar heading to London Jun 25: heading into the catacombs in Paris; improvising for missing letter “t” Jun 24: Musée d’Orsay Jun 23: pianos in public spaces so anyone can play Jun 22: Phantom tour of Palais Garnier Jun 21: giant soccer ball hanging from Eiffel Tower Jun 20: tour of the Louvre highlights Jun 19: dragon slide, Parc de la Villette, Paris Jun 18: bike tour of Versailles Jun 17: making perfume Jun 16: in Auvers-sur-Oise following in the steps of van Gogh Jun 15: dining room and kitchen, Monet’s house, Giverny Jun 14: after a week in the Loire Valley, on the road again; maybe we will find sunshine? Jun 13: finishing fencing lesson Jun 12: rain, rain, go away… Jun 11: at the chateau in Blois Jun 10: on our way to lunch in Amboise Jun 9: equestrian show at Chambord Jun 8: working on kid’s questionnaire, Chateau de Cheverny, with Carolina Jun 7: heading to Loire Valley to pick up Carolina! Jun 6: quick game before lunch Jun 5: last gas in Belgium before heading into France Jun 4: coloring time Jun 3: chocolate in Brussels Jun 2: The Atomium! Brussels Jun 1: tour of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam May 31: multi-media tour at Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam May 30: great tour guide (Remmie) with delicious cheese, Amsterdam May 29: bike tour, Zaanse Schans May 28: filming cheesy < 3, Volendam May 27: street in Alkmaar May 26: Universum-Bremen (science museum) May 25: Juice stand in Bremen market May 24: buying our souvenir key chain, pen, and Christmas ornaments, Hamelin May 23: Pied Piper tour, Hamelin May 22: Tierpark (zoo), Sababurg May 21: park at Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel May 20: playground with water features, Waldeck May 19: rainy work day May 18: Hansel and Gretel house in Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel May 17: wonderful lunch with Gundula and Werner in Rothenburg May 16: singing to server to get free beer in Rothenburg during the Meistertrunk festival May 15: heating up grill for bbq at Bonoan home May 14: lunch with Bonoan family, Stuttgart May 13: Mercedes factory tour– a little late because no photos allowed inside May 12: driving to Stuttgart (rainy days make everything green) May 11: snack time, Neuschwanstein May 10: at bell foundry/museum, Innsbruck May 9: fun at Swarovski Crystalworld, Austria May 8: bought souvenir photo of slide into salt mine May 7: brass and wind outdoor concert series, Salzburg May 6: Sound of Music gazebo, Salzburg May 5: Penalty for not getting Austrian toll sticker before we got to Austria 😦 May 4: finishing up “Treasure Hunt” tour in Venice May 3: biking in Lido, Venice May 2: a little bit of homework on a rainy day May 1: cold, rainy day making our way to Burano, Venice Apr 30: getting what turned out to be worst haircut ever Apr 29: kids’ club director Jordan waiting for lunch Apr 28: driving along coast in Croatia Apr 27: cold and windy day in Dubrovnik Apr 26: cold and windy day at Achilleion Palace, Corfu, Greece Apr 25: wrestling at Ancient Olympia Apr 24: tour of the Acropolis Apr 23: lunchtime for cats at Ephesus Apr 22: Santorini Apr 21: arriving in Crete Apr 20: day at sea Apr 19: Vesuvius as seen from Pompeii Apr 18: in line to board ship Apr 17: gladiator school, Rome Apr 16: tour at Roman Forum Apr 15: “secret” passage between Vatican and Castel Sant’Angelo Apr 14: BEST NOON PHOTO EVER! (enlarge to see the flame of the noon cannon) Apr 13: line to go up to the cupola of the Duomo Apr 12: Campanile in Florence. Wish you could hear the bells. Apr 11: Secret Passages tour at the Palazzo Vecchio Apr 10: putti in the Pitti Apr 9: crowds at the Uffizi Apr 8: audio book on drive to Italy Apr 7: lunchtime in Nice Apr 6: looking for lunch, Aix-en-Provence Apr 5: “…la vie en rose…” Apr 4: view from our Airbnb Apr 3: disputing mini-bar bill–I swear we didn’t take anything Apr 2: Parque Ciutadella, Barcelona Apr 1: cold, rainy tour in Park Güell, Barcelona Mar 31: at Gaudí’s Casa Milà, Barcelona Mar 30: driving to Barcelona Mar 29: crossing bridge to parador after morning tour Mar 28: packing to leave Sevilla Mar 27: responding to letters from classmates Mar 26: our friend Eric gets directions to kayak tour Mar 25: view from our hotel; slow start today Mar 24: la Giralda, Sevilla Mar 23: detour to Gibraltar Mar 22: bicycle-powered merry-go-round in Granada Mar 21: view from the Alhambra Mar 20: baby needs new shoes…didn’t find any Mar 19: playing on Gulliver Mar 18: walking in Valencia (falla in background) Mar 17: getting our car for the next 100 days Mar 16: at Reina Sofia Museum Mar 15: tour of the Prado with Across Madrid Mar 14: walking tour, Madrid Mar 13: Degas at the Thyssen-Bornemiza Museum Mar 12: making our way to Madrid Mar 11: train to Tokyo Mar 10: Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Mar 9: in Takashimaya elevator on cold, rainy day in Kyoto Mar 8: garden in temple, Kyoto Mar 7: getting dressed for samurai practice Mar 6: Chionin Temple garden, Kyoto Mar 5: in Hakone Mar 4: stream in Hakone Mar 3: Girls’ Day in Tokyo Mar 2: Nagano’s snow monkeys Mar 1: at slanted house, Edo Wonderland Feb 29: lunch at Ghibli Museum Feb 28: Tokyo, Sensoji Temple Feb 27: going to Tokyo Feb 26: Shanghai lunch Feb 25: Shanghai city model in Urban Planning Hall Feb 24: driving past Starbucks in Suzhou Feb 23: pollution seen from train out of Beijing Feb 22: Hong Qiao Pearl Market Feb 21: hot pot lunch in Beijing Feb 20: the Great Wall Feb 19: bullet train to Beijing Feb 18: with reproduction soldiers Feb 17: arriving in Xian Feb 16: iPhone parts round trip to their birthplace Feb 15: How badly do I need to go? Feb 14: cooking lunch Feb 13: on the Li River, Guilin, China Feb 12: explanation as to why our flight was delayed one hour Feb 11: game of Bananagrams before afternoon tour Feb 10: lunch time Feb 9: riding bus in Hong Kong Feb 8: Hong Kong homework time Feb 7: Siem Reap airport Feb 6: Bayon Temple, Siem Reap Feb 5: driving in Siem Reap Feb 4: fish pedicure in Phuket Feb 3: on way to sea kayak tour Feb 2: lunch break in Andaman Sea off Phuket Feb 1: taxi in Chiang Mai Jan 31: outside of Chiang Mai Jan 30: Patara Elephant Farm Jan 29: delayed flight to Chiang Mai Jan 28: throngs getting into royal palace, Bangkok Jan 27: on way to airport Jan 26: Chinese Heritage Museum Jan 25: Singapore Botanic Gardens Jan 24: driving in Singapore Jan 23: goodbye motorhome Jan 22: 1st aid station at Scenic World, Blue Mountains, after run-in with leeches Jan 21: lunch at macadamia farm Jan 20: Port Stephens dolphin watching Jan 19: lunch in Yamba Jan 18: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Jan 17: driving and organizing photos Jan 16: Fraser Island tour Jan 15: driving; didn’t see one Jan 14: snorkeling in the Whitsunday Islands Jan 13: on way to Whitehaven Beach Jan 12: a long drive Jan 11: Great Barrier Reef Jan 10: Kuranda Skyrail Jan 9: Driving in Cairns Jan 8: waiting for shuttle bus at Ayers Rock Jan 7: camel express at Uluru Jan 6: flight to Ayers Rock Jan 5: rainy day at Taronga Zoo Jan 4: bus stop in a rainy day Jan 3: Tobruk Sheep Station Jan 2: lunch at Sydney Opera House Jan 1: Bondi Beach, fun and cold Dec 31: Sydney: “Forgotten Songs,” street art commemorating birds lost due to urbanization Dec 30: Sydney Tower Dec 29: the day we skipped as we crossed the international date line Dec 28: ten-hour layover in LA Dec 27: packing again; Christmas gifts don’t fit Dec 26: Baby, it’s cold outside. Todd and girls skiing. Dec 25: on way to go snowtubing Dec 24: Todd and girls skiing; I’m still planning Dec 23: McCall; inside is nice and warm Dec 22: on plane to Phoenix then to Boise Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading...
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This is my favorite feature on the blog. I love seeing a piece of your day, every day. I’m really enjoying your adventure!
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