On the morning of Day Three, we headed out for a 2.6 mile hike (round trip) to see Laurel Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On the scenic drive over, we had to stop at several viewing stations to take in the grandeur of the Great Smoky Mountains. Isn't it stunning?!? In case you've… Continue reading Great Smoky Mountains Fun – Laurel Falls and Dixie Stampede
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Great Smoky Mountains Fun – Dollywood and Christmas Place
My Mom is in town visiting, so the five of us decided to indulge in a mini getaway last weekend. We enjoyed our 2014 Chattanooga trip so much (I just realized I never blogged about this!!!), we decided to head back to Tennessee, this time to the Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg area. We drove in… Continue reading Great Smoky Mountains Fun – Dollywood and Christmas Place
Paris Hilton Opera
I've been meaning to write this post for a while now, but have been seriously lacking in motivation. It has been raining for five straight days. FIVE!!!!! I'm desperately craving sunshine and blue skies! But anyway, I wanted to highlight one of the hotels on our Europe 2017 tour... The Hilton Paris Opera. Can you… Continue reading Paris Hilton Opera
Europe 2017 – London
Oh, Day 9. Had we known we'd get stuck in a rain and hailstorm, we may have burned the candle at both ends the night before. Maybe. The DH said it best, "How else would you have known you were in London if it didn't rain?" Up to this point, we'd had great travel weather… Continue reading Europe 2017 – London
Europe 2017 – Paris and London
We spent the first half of Day Seven in Paris. Top of our list was the Musée d'Orsay. The museum was a former railway station, inaugurated for the 1900 World Fair. It housed a luxurious hotel and grand reception room. Many of its original features have been maintained. In my opinion, the building itself rivals… Continue reading Europe 2017 – Paris and London
Europe 2017 – Paris
On the morning of Day Six, the four of us said goodbye to the DH's Aunt, and along with his Mom hopped the Thalys to Paris. We arrived around lunchtime, dropped off our bags at the hotel (more on that in another post), and got straight to it. Musée de l'Orangerie Our first stop was… Continue reading Europe 2017 – Paris
Europe 2017 – Brugge
We spent Day Five in Brugge, the Venice of the North. It is so known because of the number of canals winding through the city, rich in beauty and history. A canal tour would have been ideal, however, like the canal tour in Gent, it would have been in multiple languages which was overwhelming for… Continue reading Europe 2017 – Brugge
Europe 2017 – Brussels
Day Four was one of my favorites! The jet lag was wearing off and we managed to leave the hotel before they began lunch preparations (HUGE!!!) to spend the day in Brussels. Our main goal was to visit The Atomium and Mini Europe. Anything after that would be icing on the cake. Fair warning, this… Continue reading Europe 2017 – Brussels
Europe 2017 – Gent
Did ya'll know that nearly everything is closed on Sundays in Belgium? Perhaps I've been living in America too long, but I was really surprised by that. I found it a little strange for a nation that describes its churches as monuments to do so, but it provided the perfect opportunity to slow down and… Continue reading Europe 2017 – Gent
Europe 2017 – Antwerp
We had a bit of a late start on Day Three. Jet lag was setting in big time! However, we were out of the hotel before noon and headed to the train station for a day trip to Antwerp. I am still amazed by the architecture of the train stations in the cities we visited.… Continue reading Europe 2017 – Antwerp
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