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 […]
I have definitely been neglecting the blog the past few days. Last weekend I not only said farewell to Barcelona, but I also said goodbye to my dear Nana. It was a tough decision for me, but with the support of my family I have decided to not go to her funeral and continue on my […]
I know I haven’t posted much about Nice yet, and I promise I will get to it. But today I took a day trip with hostel peeps to Monaco and Menton, so that’s what I’m going to focus on right now. Monaco Getting to Monaco from Nice is a breeze. You can either catch the […]
This one is for my Nana. Nice, France.
Montserrat I spent today away from Barcelona at a place called Montserrat which is a mountain top monastery in the Catalonia part of Spain. Getting there can take a little bit of time (just over an hour for the train alone), but it is so well worth it. To get there, you first need to […]
