Before I go anywhere, I always look up travel tips. I believe it's important to avoid certain cultural faux pas if possible. Also, by learning travel tips, you are ensuring your trip will go much smoother. After spending the week in Paris, here is what I learned: ESSENTIAL PARIS TRAVEL TIPS Getting around If you [...]
Our last full day in Paris was spent mostly in Versailles. A lot of people told us to set aside a full day (or two) to visit Versailles. If you are traveling with children, I can see why Versailles wouldn't be the destination to spend a full day at. It's a lot of walking, looking [...]
Day 4 was hands down, my favorite day. The next time I go back to Paris, I would want to see a lot of different sights, but I would repeat this day. We took the metro to Montmartre, which is a hilltop district that used to be the home of artists like Picasso and Dalí. [...]
Day 3 in Paris was very interesting. On the evening of our 2nd day there, the metro strike began and continued into our 3rd day. Since we stayed right outside of Paris in Saint-Ouen, walking was definitely out of the question. Our saving grace was the existence of scooter rentals. Paris has a lot of [...]
I call Day 2 of Paris the "look at pretty things" or "boy, that's a lot of stairs" day. In the morning, we took the metro to the Eiffel Tower. We bought the stair access tickets that took you to the 2nd floor. Part of the reason why I decided to forego the elevator access [...]
Last September, Ian and I spent a week in Brussels & Paris for our wedding anniversary trip. I have been meaning to post about the trip, but life is hectic. While it is embarrassing that it's almost 1 year later that I'm writing this report, I bet there are a lot of you itching for [...]
Back in September, Ian and I went on a week-long European trip to celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary. Funny story, we've never had good luck on our anniversaries, on our first wedding anniversary, Ian ended up in the emergency room due to a case of viral vertigo. On our second wedding anniversary, our dog got [...]
It's hard to drive on the I-76 through Philadelphia and not miss the gargantuan building that is the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This museum is seriously impressive, boasting two floors filled with various collections ranging from Impressionist paintings to arms & armors collection to a Japanese garden. Full disclosure: as much as I love museums, [...]
I'm finally getting a slow week after a few weeks of work and hosting visitors. Finally I'm able to look through the photos I took of the places I visited and compile them into a post. Up first - East Passyunk. Despite living in Philly for 2 years now, this was actually my first time [...]
The thing you need to know about me is I really enjoy a good observation deck. As much as I have a fear of heights, I absolutely love staring down at a cityscape and taking it all in. Sure, it's a bit "touristy", but it's always on top of the list of any city I [...]
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