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Mediterranean Cruise - Port 4</div>
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Santorini, Greece</div>
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October 10, 2011</div>
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I had heard so much about Santorini and was really looking forward to our day at this port! Unfortunately, we had rainy, cold weather, but we made the best of it by eating and shopping a lot!</div>
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Brian and I had a leisurely morning on the ship and rode a tender to the island, where we could choose to do one of the following:</div>
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1) Ride stinky, wet donkeys up a steep hill in the rain</div>
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2) Walk up a steep, muddy steep hill covered in donkey poop</div>
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3) Pay to ride a gondola</div>
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Drum roll....we'll take what's behind door number 3!</div>
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When we reached the top, we found several walkways that looked just like this:</div>
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So we started to wander from alleyway to alleyway to find stores that struck our interest. There was lots of great shopping in Santorini! I quickly figured out that I had not dressed warm enough for our day on the island, so my shopping priority was to find warmer pants. I quickly found some cute ones on sale and was a happy camper.</div>
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We love what we found in this store!</div>
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We quickly figured out that if you went into restaurants in certain areas, you could get some great views!!</div>
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I want the place with the swimming pool : )</div>
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As I came to realize that sun was not going to be in the cards for us today, my goal quickly became to experience some delicious traditional Greek food and drinks.</div>
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This place was a great start : ) YUM - gyros!!</div>
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Rejuvenated from gyro deliciousness, Brian and I continued our walk. </div>
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We ran into Janet and Stefan again and had a lot of fun shopping for jewelry. Turns out Santorini has some pretty expensive stuff. We were tempted but did not cave. Instead, we went for happy hour at this pub!</div>
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Where there were funny sayings like this on the walls...hahaha</div>
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I still felt like our Santorini experience was lacking something, so we asked a couple of shop keepers where they like to eat, which is how we landed here!</div>
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It was a tiny restaurant tucked into a strange part of town, but we LOVED it. We ordered a bunch of traditional Greek appetizers and some delicious wine. It was the perfect end to our rainy, cold day in Santorini.</div>
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The cruise ship was having the typical cruise luau party at sunset, but we figured we'd get a MUCH better view of the sunset from the top of Santorini. So we staked out a spot on a westward facing balcony and waited for the magic. While waiting, the donkeys made their way home after a long day of work, hauling cheap tourists up a muddy hill. Poor donkeys...I don't look very sympathetic though.<br />
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Gorgeous sunset!</div>
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As we rode back to the ship in a tender, this was our view</div>
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Despite the bad weather, we had a great time in Santorini and accomplished our dietary goals!</div>
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Katakolon, Greece</div>
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We had beautiful weather to wander about the small fishing town of Katakolon! </div>
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There was only one main street, but Brian and I found a unique jewelry shop where we enjoyed great conversation with two Greek women. We talked about the Greek economy, their political situation, education...we learned all kinds of interesting things about Greece. The jewelry in the shop was so beautiful! Brian and I picked out a gorgeous gold ring for me. It's a replication of the Gordian Knot, and I love it!<br />
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Janet and Stefan had surprised us with massages on the ship in the afternoon. It was a wonderful treat!<br />
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Our day in Corfu started with some rainy weather. And Brian and I chose to walk to town, which wasn't the prettiest in the beginning. But once we found the old town, we had a great time exploring. We made our way to the top of the town's fortress for some great views!</div>
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We ran into Stefan and Janet while I was buying baklava</div>
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Enjoying the last views of Corfu as we sailed away</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-52429507293271992462012-10-28T23:30:00.002-04:002012-10-28T23:30:24.624-04:00Cruise with Janet and Stefan - Dubrovnik<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our first stop on our cruise was Dubrovnik. We started the day by wandering the streets of the old town, looking in shops, and enjoying the outdoor market!</div>
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After our walk around the wall, we found a restaurant with a great view and delicious food for lunch!</div>
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Brian and I stopped for coffee in this alley after lunch.</div>
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After a fun day of walking around the city, we enjoyed a great evening on the boat</div>
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We had a wonderful time cruising on Holland America's ship, Noordam, for a ten day adventure in Eastern Europe with Stefan and Janet! While we loved all of the ports that we visited, we also had a blast hanging out on the ship, and in good cruising form, gorging ourselves with one delicious meal after the next. Here are some highlights from our time aboard the Noordam:</div>
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Stefan's Dad came to America on a Holland America ship, the Maasdam. </div>
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Day 1 in the port outside Rome, excited to cruise!</div>
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The port was about an hour away from downtown Rome, so Stefan and Janet arranged their transportation in advance. However, Brian and I decided to take the risky route - the "figure it out on the fly" in Italy is always an adventure : ) We rode the Metro to the main train station and rode a train to the port. The below picture was taken after we found Stefan and Janet on the ship, all excited to be on board!<br />
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Enjoying the view? Just excited to be on vacation!</div>
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View of Greek islands in the distance from the boat</div>
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Most evenings we went to the crow's nest for great views and happy hour!</div>
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Brian and Stefan enjoyed some intense games of oversized chess. Janet and I enjoyed watching with cocktails : )</div>
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Our table for the cruise</div>
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Formal Night</div>
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Our amazing waiter for the cruise</div>
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After Brian and I had been in Rome for a few days with Anne and Steve, Bri's parents came into town to explore the city with us. On their first day, we met them at their hotel with all of our friends and walked to an amazing rooftop restaurant for lunch. It was a lot of fun to introduce Janet and Stefan to our friends and to hang out as a big group.</div>
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After lunch, we continued our scooter adventure with Anne, Steve, and Betsy, but we met up with Janet and Stefan for the dinner we had been anticipating all week. Anne and Steve love this restaurant and were so sweet to make reservations WAY in advance for our group.<br />
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Excited to consume lots of delectable food and wine!</div>
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This picture doesn't do the restaurant justice - the lights were very dim, so all of the bright colors came across as chill and quirky. And the food did not disappoint. I think we all had at least three courses of food and five courses of wine : ) It was a wonderful last night with Anne, Steve, Elizabeth, and Betsy.<br />
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The next day, we explored Rome with Janet and Stefan!<br />
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We went to the top of the Il Vittoriano for a beautiful view of Rome. The problem with the great view was we couldn't decide what we wanted in the picture! So we took a few : )</div>
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Before our Mediterranean cruise with Brian's parents, we met some friends in Rome for a pre-vaca vacation : ) We rented this room at a bed and breakfast that was conveniently located very close to the Rome metro and served us a little medley of breakfast foods every morning on this little cart. And it was a great place to crash in the evenings : )</div>
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When we arrived in Rome and finally made it to our hotel (metros were closed, buses were confusing...it was basically Italy), Brian and I were starving! So we walked down the street and found a fun Irish pub. We found the perfect table outside and had a great time considering how long our day had been!</div>
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And then it was time to make dinner plans. Did we want to go to a nice restaurant? Eh, we were pretty grimy from a day of tromping around Rome, and we were too tired to make it home to clean up...So what to do? How about have all you can eat appetizers and wine on the rooftop of the guesthouse of the US Ambassador of Italy? Now that's a plan!</div>
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Buying the supplies!</div>
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So on to the Ambassador's property! Anne, Steve, Brian and I were on the guest list for the evening (so cool) because Anne's friend, Elizabeth, lives in the Ambassador's guest house. Brian and I met Elizabeth and her friend, Betsy, that evening, and we all had the best time chatting, getting to know each other, snacking, drinking, and enjoying the view of Rome's skyline from Elizabeth's rooftop terrace.</div>
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We had so much fun driving around Rome together. Betsy was amazing - she had never driven a scooter before and decided to learn and brave the streets of Rome with some of the craziest drivers in existence - Italians! She did great. We had a ball. We made important stops like one for a delicious rooftop lunch, one for gelato after lunch...</div>
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Also, another fun bonus, Brian's parents came into town on this day, so they were able to meet Betsy, Anne, and Steve, and they joined us for lunch!</div>
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Anne and Steve - so cute on their scooter! Who could be s-cute-r? hahaha</div>
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Betsy rockin' out in Rome!</div>
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So as we Romed (haha) the streets, we'd just drive up on amazing things. Like this...Oh look, the Vatican! I love this picture so much.</div>
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That night we all met at this wonderfully unique restaurant. It's one of Elizabeth's favorites, so it was a perfect place to end our little vacation with new and old friends. And Brian's parents joined us for dinner, too! We, of course, ate way too much and enjoyed every second of it. </div>
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What a fun trip! Anne and Steve are great travel buddies for Brian and me, and we're so lucky to have them as friends! </div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-8621346969957960862012-04-04T11:37:00.009-04:002012-04-04T16:00:41.447-04:00Oktoberfest 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">September 24-25</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; ">Brian and I attended Oktoberfest in 2009 and 2010, so we went back and forth on whether or not we wanted to go one last time in 2011. But when we found out that Jeremy and Katie would be there, that made the decision to go an easy one.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; ">We woke up at 4am on Saturday morning to miss the traffic on the drive to Munich, so we arrived around 9am. Our room at the hotel wouldn't be ready for a few hours, so we changed into our dirndl and lederhosen in the hotel bathroom and then went for a walk downtown.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; ">On our stroll, we passed the bridge that led to the Oktoberfest fairgrounds, and this is what we saw:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uvI8s3KL6b4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">We stood and watched for several minutes, and the flow of people did not let up! And 99% of the people walking across the bridge were dressed in dirndls and lederhosen. I love Oktoberfest!</span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">While we were walking around Munich, Katie and Jeremy called to let us know they were already in a tent and had a table. And the tent was filling up quickly! So Brian and I made our way to the Hippodrom tent. When we arrived, Katie and Jeremy's table was full, but Brian and I kind of squeezed onto the end of the benches and got ourselves a beer! </span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEish7HeBF8jh10kRADL_lzMAA2ECDp4zUuLaa6j0v27aZqGVqMYmtfqqgR6Ip8STGcev5yFXY13T6luGEIQOV_LXGkMipMxR_bE2JJSzxtGvtsAwXLBGAYMQ6O0hx5uTGDtVqMpyHTwtBg/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727577367966225570" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left; "><span ><span style="font-size: 16px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span ><span style="font-size: 16px; ">We had a blast hanging out with Katie, Jeremy, and Jeremy's dad. We also got to know the guys at our table, who worked at a small brewery in Belgium. </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; ">Bri and Jeremy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vq7bQu_U9jxMGf2WQ92wQziA6x-VZLmZ9smAlAo9yIOTPHYMuQM0sWLBmHsjVlFmyNB721Gs6-uC4duLkbJgR8GaR62VVLJOcG9Na96MsVjnD1ph_YWBPVmSbpl4RnPk3FzQ9FIcl2U/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727577378646404050" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One funny story from our table - Katie and I were chatting, havin a good ol' time. I noticed out of the corner of my eye that a guy was stumbling toward our table, and I looked up in time to see him "Prost!" (or "Cheers!") with the guys at our table and slosh a ton of beer right into my eyes! I love beer, but it does not feel so good when in contact with your eye balls. After the burning sensation went away, we had a lot of laughs about it. But learn from my experience - if you're sitting amongst a large group of drunk individuals, do NOT look up when people are slamming their glasses together :) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Katie and Me</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-GpUQDtoswgn_0KGt0HzSd487rGt8EFNAmzKJWLLkz1-albPgSIR9z5GcL3whIw-yDzRpINvEy0cbSDGZvANv1d36CBuE0zExmklfWyQr_OnU0ZBUp29W9dCYnR7WRHhae4_oKc3Dh4/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727577383644871122" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Around 2pm, Oktoberfest tents are cleared out to make room for the evening crowd, so we had to leave the Hippodrom. But we weren't done having fun, so we walked to the Hofbrauhaus! </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir95nwJq5BGzdK9bcZmKmBoD0uvREV5eov7Jja0rKkoR4gKArhnyer9ZC0wCE_-BBtsM6EibZCQmTUP4RAALI-aOW-Tdx3XT8UIGsMpqJj_2Dyf21MaD5CdghsmSwvItr1EDqtGsZqcaE/s1600/5.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir95nwJq5BGzdK9bcZmKmBoD0uvREV5eov7Jja0rKkoR4gKArhnyer9ZC0wCE_-BBtsM6EibZCQmTUP4RAALI-aOW-Tdx3XT8UIGsMpqJj_2Dyf21MaD5CdghsmSwvItr1EDqtGsZqcaE/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727577403781291042" /></a><br />It was a gorgeous day, so we found a table in the courtyard and ordered some more beer and food.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBraQfIwvzJ3Bf0PKNpPeIgURekZ_v88gU8QXgKymLb-hqx4d81RQYSwEVamfOPHFgzbdH0NnetycsFJJ5yjhOMuunccWscETwHJ8JPHiUQSoFU0vrgJr05xgPSP6bMwp0CQafkcgCyUM/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727577391401246738" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>After HB, it was about 8pm and our early morning was starting to catch up with us. So we thought we'd go back to the hotel for a quick nap and then we'd go out again! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the street outside HB</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmA4O6-HlH3HAoZr8t7VdIlUkvIk6LdrRZe7m-FJNDSA-lghIXqDWWn2JA1Ox68QEGhxI_h08V5gKNMOTQjU8c_Th1L_JQeXo416FFgTccZQ7TvntJf0UfiQ01Vm5oMexlhEzLiQ3fqQM/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727593969378224450" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>It was a lofty goal - and as you can probably guess, we ended up not going out that night :)</div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning, we woke up around 9 to have breakfast at our hotel and to do some sightseeing in Munich before driving back to Frankfurt. The hotel breakfast was so delicious! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBraQfIwvzJ3Bf0PKNpPeIgURekZ_v88gU8QXgKymLb-hqx4d81RQYSwEVamfOPHFgzbdH0NnetycsFJJ5yjhOMuunccWscETwHJ8JPHiUQSoFU0vrgJr05xgPSP6bMwp0CQafkcgCyUM/s1600/4.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marienplatz</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-GpUQDtoswgn_0KGt0HzSd487rGt8EFNAmzKJWLLkz1-albPgSIR9z5GcL3whIw-yDzRpINvEy0cbSDGZvANv1d36CBuE0zExmklfWyQr_OnU0ZBUp29W9dCYnR7WRHhae4_oKc3Dh4/s1600/3.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil37o0b_mTBaWNOclLDyGrPCosIGykJZLCXo9-0yM9JW1D9sSGkEUXEcAwj7SDWu9OGAYqNAvAFicqG3zaimvZuKdmkv9HgOUjxh3Oz6FegEdsxwsyddsrQg1CKGc27-he46tkb38l2fc/s320/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727593957449164370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our favorite Munich beer garden</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vq7bQu_U9jxMGf2WQ92wQziA6x-VZLmZ9smAlAo9yIOTPHYMuQM0sWLBmHsjVlFmyNB721Gs6-uC4duLkbJgR8GaR62VVLJOcG9Na96MsVjnD1ph_YWBPVmSbpl4RnPk3FzQ9FIcl2U/s1600/2.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu7fwGSln_s1dmNvR2IKI9nM2XiKsBfSoVDwgO33UR-NKhIO670G8BHSOLsPfHUt0w4Y9I_OiQ57YWDE9FuxJKmH5f-4VM8A-F6evfo2TkoBIFY7wqVYqp6TFzSYXQ0SYo0NWXtu_6_Q/s320/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727593555336346498" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuQVfPYof4V2CF-B86UfpqDxNpfzIVEJDgXiqzkq6tVIZ_R1mWkANWGY8GWWLl9Jw2vr-GUxkLe5qYIa5M0tUYbHCrH1O4yCPG4wEl14PBu0OIimk6TJ0mWMs0_W9RDAhZ88g3hsw76g/s320/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727593549759734514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /><br />After lunch, we got in the car with the intention of driving back to Frankfurt. But we didn't make it very far because we saw BMW World and decided to make a detour. I'm so glad we did! The displays and museums were really impressive. And it was family day, so admission was free!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Inside the main showroom where current BMWs are displayed</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwnPM4SKLXTEeA277JT2bS6fRp4lwjFzA9QRQQDfNRznmxF-H0oWpXeP0yHimS4X_FMbO4ARQeKPHPlY9lG2FnPNH_2bSl5zQZgvxVIO87ovnyj1TzMdVHGjzJlbYpfYlCJ7ideCGjhI/s1600/11.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwnPM4SKLXTEeA277JT2bS6fRp4lwjFzA9QRQQDfNRznmxF-H0oWpXeP0yHimS4X_FMbO4ARQeKPHPlY9lG2FnPNH_2bSl5zQZgvxVIO87ovnyj1TzMdVHGjzJlbYpfYlCJ7ideCGjhI/s320/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727593544881099106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the walk to the museum and super classy with the grand piano in the background :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3mVI4wAp0ZOLo_E3TD3Pi7PYuroueG5y4Pi-22YSshHf97xTrM7_ds7OaHxDMAYnix44vQp3Xy8U3-B6Ec5RAYc9j6ugFDZT9TSXiFqS6JYp4wvWbkG1Qiq5Vmn6_NtSFn-gpjVAYEA/s1600/12.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3mVI4wAp0ZOLo_E3TD3Pi7PYuroueG5y4Pi-22YSshHf97xTrM7_ds7OaHxDMAYnix44vQp3Xy8U3-B6Ec5RAYc9j6ugFDZT9TSXiFqS6JYp4wvWbkG1Qiq5Vmn6_NtSFn-gpjVAYEA/s320/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727593537047194130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cruella DeVille's car?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUB4dAYbsdTmMqgJanrukGhISObSR2l3c0UstKvQkzl3ih4npkDzrCU05ExYzjzyWFWPPZtBtQSmVq-qB1EGy89Tz19alJtbw9PbblabBpXJvgubNocivHAPz_DYS1gP_OkdLWowckL14/s1600/13.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUB4dAYbsdTmMqgJanrukGhISObSR2l3c0UstKvQkzl3ih4npkDzrCU05ExYzjzyWFWPPZtBtQSmVq-qB1EGy89Tz19alJtbw9PbblabBpXJvgubNocivHAPz_DYS1gP_OkdLWowckL14/s320/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727593531310287970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Unique way of displaying cars</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5F0TP2dTt_0tkalKF3_RyNHA8eLfa8VZkP_BrRpC65uWqd3FUevZnxqJ4Ngn6hN8thZBTxXF9sLJLzzgjHCL86GluiGlpZiPyJ2ZCKVSGdnieI63Hwr1EQBKelUUW8IqcDSKVCI4geA/s1600/14.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5F0TP2dTt_0tkalKF3_RyNHA8eLfa8VZkP_BrRpC65uWqd3FUevZnxqJ4Ngn6hN8thZBTxXF9sLJLzzgjHCL86GluiGlpZiPyJ2ZCKVSGdnieI63Hwr1EQBKelUUW8IqcDSKVCI4geA/s320/14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727591985870364514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Another cool display of all of the past BMW car emblems hanging in the air</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz8suD39XIiILEFCV_jdUsm9kNF0SVgmZ8sWNv7d1br-Dsfe_bR-gUtz3GLj5-CE3DXNw7X6BKZ07s2XWxhBvaBNHZLQPuW38q3ToPP5mvdf3Y1WLnyIytcch38jFeZ7W1ai-RUFwpeE/s1600/15.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz8suD39XIiILEFCV_jdUsm9kNF0SVgmZ8sWNv7d1br-Dsfe_bR-gUtz3GLj5-CE3DXNw7X6BKZ07s2XWxhBvaBNHZLQPuW38q3ToPP5mvdf3Y1WLnyIytcch38jFeZ7W1ai-RUFwpeE/s320/15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727591978372772514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Brian's favorite display</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAuF01GDkjSyM_3E4-JFoTq5Ksu0KEwkublJ4YaxwReJIbz0h00WTNaBEcolKx_35VoTatBvisCNIRl0STmZR7WQhCLSZ54vJQdqis4WCNMrPLv6YLT2LS_w3ntPf5C6r8ZSS00w5cig/s1600/16.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAuF01GDkjSyM_3E4-JFoTq5Ksu0KEwkublJ4YaxwReJIbz0h00WTNaBEcolKx_35VoTatBvisCNIRl0STmZR7WQhCLSZ54vJQdqis4WCNMrPLv6YLT2LS_w3ntPf5C6r8ZSS00w5cig/s320/16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727591968985331858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">James Bond's car</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDEvVSE-pGtG2Acy3QgilgfdZrFXELt9CznRHFWzBtHM-F11Ub02gCOd0mTqCfUG4h7_iPPtzTFk5kEXFTcWCuPPGgZysH0d9PJm951Ax4nUvdn3T3WbR8voZSx4_1trcV0aIdQDVnG8/s1600/17.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDEvVSE-pGtG2Acy3QgilgfdZrFXELt9CznRHFWzBtHM-F11Ub02gCOd0mTqCfUG4h7_iPPtzTFk5kEXFTcWCuPPGgZysH0d9PJm951Ax4nUvdn3T3WbR8voZSx4_1trcV0aIdQDVnG8/s320/17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727591955457702322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the earliest motorcycles made by BMW</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCQXo7FidObz9pviBt2wD3E0ilhHStw0UUEOFq7awMUrJQ1tBwzv8rf8WJkzfek0l_58-KPg9xpq1P9WKuq_SsdBmdZDLlxp_55-TbBEke7qjpmMPOnyd2DTyB1lZrmkISLFpEkw489A/s1600/18.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCQXo7FidObz9pviBt2wD3E0ilhHStw0UUEOFq7awMUrJQ1tBwzv8rf8WJkzfek0l_58-KPg9xpq1P9WKuq_SsdBmdZDLlxp_55-TbBEke7qjpmMPOnyd2DTyB1lZrmkISLFpEkw489A/s320/18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727591950387716674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After BMW World, we drove back to Frankfurt, and we were definitely satisfied with our last Oktoberfest experience!</div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEish7HeBF8jh10kRADL_lzMAA2ECDp4zUuLaa6j0v27aZqGVqMYmtfqqgR6Ip8STGcev5yFXY13T6luGEIQOV_LXGkMipMxR_bE2JJSzxtGvtsAwXLBGAYMQ6O0hx5uTGDtVqMpyHTwtBg/s1600/1.jpg"></a></span></span></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-8689793344483884992011-11-26T16:38:00.041-05:002012-03-20T09:07:12.101-04:00Mom & Dad Visit!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">31 August - 12 September</span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center"></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center">Through a friend at work, Brian found a great house to rent in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Tropez">St. Tropez</a>. We couldn't believe that we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to spend a week on the beautiful southern coast of France! The house had two bedrooms, so we thought it would be fun to invite another couple to come along. It just so happened that my mom and dad were planning to visit us this summer, and the week of St. Tropez worked perfectly for them! It was going to be my dad's first time in Europe, and I couldn't wait to share this trip with him and Mom.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center"></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center">So Mindy and David flew in early in the morning on 31 August. I couldn't wait to see them at the airport and start their fun time in Germany! I brought them back to our apartment and got them all settled in for the day while Brian and I went to work.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center"></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679434411517177858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8YA8tx8h_U5nZ5ADvkcHuN_yvNs5NmbSjEdrgKW2Sp4gRdZ6KOdW_9dDuMCkH7DgNH8GDnmcQTQQLRS-o0gvBepVpUayWfkN6kJ2mEHy4LTqsrzv2u0BtlfoH9N8BcurELguO08urjhs/s320/1.jpg" /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; ">They had a gorgeous first day in Frankfurt, so they went for a walk through our favorite park.</span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679434398486806290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWM9Etou74M4OBhyVrzM_c2VryRF6knU9Odhw8PljRUMuoTYt0ZESqWAUuhiFU2MDWHzErJ57XF0Y9tN8HxJ7tf0w2A4mQpCfsvyPkLX0ujUyr1DKBrH7UVQABMDYCxdZM2eiV6IhEYe9/s320/2.jpg" /></div><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">After work, Bri and I met them back at our apartment, and we all walked to Feldbergblick's - a nearby restaurant and beer garden - for dinner. It was a perfect evening to eat outside!</span></div><p></p><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679434394623599234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJxO2J2P0Ve_DOilCckZueolKV_WeTnwZRszgdlqlcoR6hpdWiHtXRhD-2GeJQryAqxdP5ge__CB89GJtx9yQPXzoZDN7nIRbtQk9mX70xMxF9A2Zh13NfeYZ-BR6C3Pk8HFBkdUhCmTK/s320/3.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695247493180515682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6eCaxJnKvi0irVRYI36SUqH7tGWILxmYdVEeHszZRvEp_0Bk7I7ci4Iaf7nJ_WnOOGBdSRYjE57wJTYI2iG5TcfZrckxKCidIa1EDbjV5PJAVwfrp36RlQCwXnvOZ3TkOXk2_hFb5bk/s320/IMG_4034.JPG" /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; ">The next day Bri and I had to work again, but we had something really special planned for that evening! We had gathered a group of about 12 coworkers to join us and my parents on a bier bike! My parents have always loved riding bikes, so we thought this would be the perfect way to tour Frankfurt.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center">We listened to music, drank beer, and rode all around Frankfurt! Brian and I dressed in our lederhosen and dirndl for the occasion :)</div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="center"></div><a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRERccPZy9cZwjqTBTYdqL_QZv2zQQONArqGKxmiUk-CW6XsWyrZcvaUQyKB6c5yY6WVBaEkX6ZASkbZChP08fdRBSJbyQJlN9dQ1q14ziZ0YU0ppQ36ODGYqmyAHXToT1B7HfbBO01ds/s1600/Bier+bike+-+6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694901751090360098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRERccPZy9cZwjqTBTYdqL_QZv2zQQONArqGKxmiUk-CW6XsWyrZcvaUQyKB6c5yY6WVBaEkX6ZASkbZChP08fdRBSJbyQJlN9dQ1q14ziZ0YU0ppQ36ODGYqmyAHXToT1B7HfbBO01ds/s320/Bier+bike+-+6.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">The pedaling crew</div><a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjliFbmwXw9zUie6z9bVv_SAAxo3eZzSY6CxIhkBy9xksqHjkkNA8FT_ptkExa_QmhAtj6ApWTB3B2C75Ynic7htzRsaabg3M9WivRrzuqbB3GPJs8blXjBfVRgH1Z4rUrt8PgGWGBn24v/s1600/Bier+bike+-+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694901728522308690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjliFbmwXw9zUie6z9bVv_SAAxo3eZzSY6CxIhkBy9xksqHjkkNA8FT_ptkExa_QmhAtj6ApWTB3B2C75Ynic7htzRsaabg3M9WivRrzuqbB3GPJs8blXjBfVRgH1Z4rUrt8PgGWGBn24v/s320/Bier+bike+-+4.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOie8iBcGJkP6Ccnsl4w3czv9elT_GOKTBjnVDilJ96apzLaWcnrAoAyZuExvaER4gF7XoBzu85UEBsSsuxUTucomNmswhgIw9ywsSIXaUiPhwRoYTDR8G0vUzTGxXMXiZn0HlSOBNcF4/s1600/Bier+bike+-+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694901713668833122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOie8iBcGJkP6Ccnsl4w3czv9elT_GOKTBjnVDilJ96apzLaWcnrAoAyZuExvaER4gF7XoBzu85UEBsSsuxUTucomNmswhgIw9ywsSIXaUiPhwRoYTDR8G0vUzTGxXMXiZn0HlSOBNcF4/s320/Bier+bike+-+3.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGUrnn1FhjFbjYJmUEVwljpmwjVCVzSlL42ylF-dtOrLibk-03i6qeS8MuWDFoxV8URsWVKKRICkvWINFTZqT5OZvidHHucrupqDkLwfaQpLWC_6ZjI8d-rwcnRyO6FqtqBQ28r3xdVmG/s1600/Bier+bike+-+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694901700668519762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGUrnn1FhjFbjYJmUEVwljpmwjVCVzSlL42ylF-dtOrLibk-03i6qeS8MuWDFoxV8URsWVKKRICkvWINFTZqT5OZvidHHucrupqDkLwfaQpLWC_6ZjI8d-rwcnRyO6FqtqBQ28r3xdVmG/s320/Bier+bike+-+2.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXRd_YD5NcUPkT9K0cqRC4JncZv26tuH8LhD0oEMQcmbpmWWk_z9Y7ghO0hMoeQcg9cpz4kaew7t6zQyiHA6t5i9AhAXH1cgh4qmiGztdTGooOlrQH53j5ibqzBh_MGtWNDdMLQT6oNA6/s1600/Bier+Bike+-+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694901695496488850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXRd_YD5NcUPkT9K0cqRC4JncZv26tuH8LhD0oEMQcmbpmWWk_z9Y7ghO0hMoeQcg9cpz4kaew7t6zQyiHA6t5i9AhAXH1cgh4qmiGztdTGooOlrQH53j5ibqzBh_MGtWNDdMLQT6oNA6/s320/Bier+Bike+-+1.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 100%">We had another beautiful night with a great sunset! Here's the view we had of downtown Frankfurt as we pedaled over a bridge.</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlmlMfBA-9wy0G2ORlo00n4AUT-sOzmFOE193QJuBpGnG5lYltBwN8A6ZE6kIa6ra1NKeo7BGGb9VZQG1vyFzsnYF7NjMq2XrDNjuJOixDbn2z27sUN1R9AMfJiNF8tapHyXZoXzBqhnq/s1600/4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679434129187978322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlmlMfBA-9wy0G2ORlo00n4AUT-sOzmFOE193QJuBpGnG5lYltBwN8A6ZE6kIa6ra1NKeo7BGGb9VZQG1vyFzsnYF7NjMq2XrDNjuJOixDbn2z27sUN1R9AMfJiNF8tapHyXZoXzBqhnq/s320/4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; ">The next day, we left work a little early to come home and load up for our vacation! Brian rode the motorcycle, and Mom, Dad, and I were in the car for the first leg. First stop - the Black Forest!</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPY33gos7p8lBbK1212dou7GNxd-6P9UP-_iRMy_1ibeFUfkpuNOJ8mUWlRYyoH7jcug-ufBbf8an8eyzX8oUAxDfeuxmUeFjix3f3bPxdOwwSCxKeeBs5bqt2kpCZA4s6_ozJyUU-Xvt/s1600/5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679434113689135650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPY33gos7p8lBbK1212dou7GNxd-6P9UP-_iRMy_1ibeFUfkpuNOJ8mUWlRYyoH7jcug-ufBbf8an8eyzX8oUAxDfeuxmUeFjix3f3bPxdOwwSCxKeeBs5bqt2kpCZA4s6_ozJyUU-Xvt/s320/5.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Checking out the view on our drive through the forest</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEQDhJHVSWJJSiw_FAA-T7abBuH3CWzIMw2zEOwIQc7feCOCUDuwAbWDlXVUR68NZ8RlXi_3sxzSqNtXPYqk51v-vvkjBqJaNzsJ103Yn37MSUJVTIBl-nxkYyzrCdLlMromKNHU3DUFw/s1600/6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679434112255682066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEQDhJHVSWJJSiw_FAA-T7abBuH3CWzIMw2zEOwIQc7feCOCUDuwAbWDlXVUR68NZ8RlXi_3sxzSqNtXPYqk51v-vvkjBqJaNzsJ103Yn37MSUJVTIBl-nxkYyzrCdLlMromKNHU3DUFw/s320/6.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElxNhZlaPPIh-9KXUqQyZwsV-PzGn3ha1BqcHje73PwhU6FhS8rdSHYPIm75a3xfXOge_MySDXEGnE63jxCjg0bCrO1E4YHqrUdHS_9HwvFQBdMvL2eO8mOh_UrnitWjHHDdJHcYhCgnL/s1600/7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 104px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679434098124094546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElxNhZlaPPIh-9KXUqQyZwsV-PzGn3ha1BqcHje73PwhU6FhS8rdSHYPIm75a3xfXOge_MySDXEGnE63jxCjg0bCrO1E4YHqrUdHS_9HwvFQBdMvL2eO8mOh_UrnitWjHHDdJHcYhCgnL/s320/7.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Our first B&B - Gasthaus Hermann</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqlKpEV-DRaBje3wQu03744Ofr6q08Q5Zvc9d-FeIFNg8Df75ZzyCJWyqbebIM2aKxQBr32RwtUGl_iIF8Sxmv4oExyePfIgfWaSX12A8dLfIUYyykQdFtXVVeBhwtExJ4Y-VMUQDR47f/s1600/8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679434097058536786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqlKpEV-DRaBje3wQu03744Ofr6q08Q5Zvc9d-FeIFNg8Df75ZzyCJWyqbebIM2aKxQBr32RwtUGl_iIF8Sxmv4oExyePfIgfWaSX12A8dLfIUYyykQdFtXVVeBhwtExJ4Y-VMUQDR47f/s320/8.jpg" /></a><br />That night, we toasted to our first night of vacation together at a tiny restaurant down the street from our B&B. We drank local beer and had a great German meal.</div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">The next day, we had a big breakfast and prepared for our drive to Lake Como, Italy.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695265651488210450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPYbwQpOf4IGBhtnySPkP56E3rJGzGNgpubCjSQqBzSwBJxft-ZkZ90EGBx8YB71vaWUUdmi65OqZL1ZTYR2Oexc8Op_8vFgezefdM0lk93EW6x-SUVgDQ3xs39pKyE0iUzTj-HJKx-c/s320/IMG_4051.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="left"></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " align="left">And it was a perfect day for Mom's first motorcycle ride with Bri! I'm so glad she agreed to experience seeing Europe from our motorcycle.<span ><u></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MRxqgZAmi82SN7f2WwTC5YTbn8zkr8FC3NoNiiBV_FM14y08FQbEeOFqSsUW19IzRID_Wi3cG4k3I8_YxSn4eZsk0D-LeYakTHIak-OjtjQ1J77ByraeH9Mbylw9uH9TuFyuS2a_MPoy/s1600/9.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433749329368770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MRxqgZAmi82SN7f2WwTC5YTbn8zkr8FC3NoNiiBV_FM14y08FQbEeOFqSsUW19IzRID_Wi3cG4k3I8_YxSn4eZsk0D-LeYakTHIak-OjtjQ1J77ByraeH9Mbylw9uH9TuFyuS2a_MPoy/s320/9.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Mom and Bri in the Black Forest</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKavKQr1mJ8nezw9OG6BxXExVZkBvGUcXbhcI_2AyTHqYIUvPk3E8RQDnAQtVtsthTM6XaXTosqBCnqR6OXsojisrXc4iCOshnWqpccpRQsuiwtq7rzU3hr0qXKYatGOS-lFnceEwp3Sus/s1600/10.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433742203626546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKavKQr1mJ8nezw9OG6BxXExVZkBvGUcXbhcI_2AyTHqYIUvPk3E8RQDnAQtVtsthTM6XaXTosqBCnqR6OXsojisrXc4iCOshnWqpccpRQsuiwtq7rzU3hr0qXKYatGOS-lFnceEwp3Sus/s320/10.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">After 3 or so hours of driving, we took a break for lunch.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoqSaWs6Eeqc_8Naj3H_28nCzJSNYqDRqmCpywYejgUZaC6IpWg6xDEFR-ANCRb_SbBfCDjsv0A6YLWMfzFReV5sCx4ujN2JY4G-TOeTykHclA9hh-N2KwriZc4loie54U7wQeWSPuSno/s1600/11.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433729744975714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoqSaWs6Eeqc_8Naj3H_28nCzJSNYqDRqmCpywYejgUZaC6IpWg6xDEFR-ANCRb_SbBfCDjsv0A6YLWMfzFReV5sCx4ujN2JY4G-TOeTykHclA9hh-N2KwriZc4loie54U7wQeWSPuSno/s320/11.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Getting closer to Lake Como!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTEZYHKJ-qSLWMPO96ouMobTGhPmbyCfW3htCMT28jzQayff01fS1BH6eMeHbO3aYwueiMeyieh-nQbFgqe_H1ogRzKqUz7UR04Ug_oDtlO6GcVnvcP2CcsIJkA5LIUCWs32hVEle6X0j/s1600/12.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433718006232930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTEZYHKJ-qSLWMPO96ouMobTGhPmbyCfW3htCMT28jzQayff01fS1BH6eMeHbO3aYwueiMeyieh-nQbFgqe_H1ogRzKqUz7UR04Ug_oDtlO6GcVnvcP2CcsIJkA5LIUCWs32hVEle6X0j/s320/12.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; ">Because it was such a gorgeous Saturday, there was quite a bit of traffic going through the Alps, so Bri found an awesome road that was completely empty!</div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Brian leading the way through a mountain pass</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJXOgEHuN9lkMSJKtJHwdd8-NvXL_3rs5UmvPkonupmJTRwLBFkUNn_hTbXLHHc0zsFahAlX4O9uDhxzqGLw3kBBj55UHcCvY4GZ5hkLwU4sKt_yB6qVr1oHUnU2Q5leApkbkkJrV4os/s320/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721964876116390002" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px; " /><div><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Twisty and turny<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWbM8QwDTjU6eRPZ8bOPegdQb9hD6A09VkPsGh_nYWDoch9ZkTa5XWyV8zWXpLovfraIdMp3whYK_eDRv3M8cFwl8S6_ynERSfqowVcRBSGwgtaYB3svZUlInahTJmqbAxx100cetwNJl/s1600/14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433386596532338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWbM8QwDTjU6eRPZ8bOPegdQb9hD6A09VkPsGh_nYWDoch9ZkTa5XWyV8zWXpLovfraIdMp3whYK_eDRv3M8cFwl8S6_ynERSfqowVcRBSGwgtaYB3svZUlInahTJmqbAxx100cetwNJl/s320/14.jpg" /></a></p><div align="left" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; ">We arrived at Lake Como as it was starting to rain, and as soon as we unloaded the car, it began to pour! Luckily, we had lots of yummy snacks and drinks, so we hung out in Mom and Dad's room until the rain stopped. Our B&B hostess was so sweet, checking in with us to make sure we had enough to eat and drink. She even offered to cook us dinner! When the rain stopped, we ventured out to see the town and drink some Italian wine.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; " align="left"></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; " align="left">Cafe where we sat outside and had wine</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsG1HEerxTtIDfPSYLsqm8BYSPHD4DCFM_DCLu5ea-EgJxcRq2w0z74zxkeITsOX21RBGAQvc2zqvlUPVpdufr_vHEYspEGFUCe3w7J-DYH07dr82OXpib25cntaSW2bafsR0QUddgaXs/s1600/15.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433376341271090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsG1HEerxTtIDfPSYLsqm8BYSPHD4DCFM_DCLu5ea-EgJxcRq2w0z74zxkeITsOX21RBGAQvc2zqvlUPVpdufr_vHEYspEGFUCe3w7J-DYH07dr82OXpib25cntaSW2bafsR0QUddgaXs/s320/15.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Fireworks over Lake Como as we drank wine</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X-nUkMDHbnt6IYH7Rgia_x2Pf5dUFU_3sjl469nkt0-SODWkR3yvJU4Kf71UF-34i-Da7F68EtzNUwfRpwSA0-3pFxCgZ9eUANrH9SFqVWfgvFdzkxcpAZ5or014F-9SWqL5byGJdEjl/s1600/16.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433370570513826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X-nUkMDHbnt6IYH7Rgia_x2Pf5dUFU_3sjl469nkt0-SODWkR3yvJU4Kf71UF-34i-Da7F68EtzNUwfRpwSA0-3pFxCgZ9eUANrH9SFqVWfgvFdzkxcpAZ5or014F-9SWqL5byGJdEjl/s320/16.jpg" /></a><br /><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">The next morning, it was a little hazy and rainy, but the view from our B&B was still great.</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTevtdQB0MsWUCKUniUPKeW2i_rkVNYiigJpa4pb7cCP9_BT9NIzbsmRfbVQ7L0safooMAt5J26XW-CKnGa5PfczHaToCDpra-Z6fC9trzQQsDudXThfRjy1BdrfvrtnvJvtUBTKcZ6FT/s1600/17.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433361513617298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTevtdQB0MsWUCKUniUPKeW2i_rkVNYiigJpa4pb7cCP9_BT9NIzbsmRfbVQ7L0safooMAt5J26XW-CKnGa5PfczHaToCDpra-Z6fC9trzQQsDudXThfRjy1BdrfvrtnvJvtUBTKcZ6FT/s320/17.jpg" /></a><br /><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Mom, Dad, and I took a walk around town to see what we could find, but it was quiet since it was Sunday. </span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">View of our B&B from the road</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YLdHD4l6vOlAaFuTRa_75YQjZtrMLTjZQkIRQUWpVzZDNhhKj5DMFvSpXGn_DCKRR3KVL7PuqK8x1O-620_214LGiJyW7vQvGJke3mhVzyP4i11of7Lhyphenhyphen9mj9AB4h4n2aLFxk3TdgVkH/s1600/18.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433360069585794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YLdHD4l6vOlAaFuTRa_75YQjZtrMLTjZQkIRQUWpVzZDNhhKj5DMFvSpXGn_DCKRR3KVL7PuqK8x1O-620_214LGiJyW7vQvGJke3mhVzyP4i11of7Lhyphenhyphen9mj9AB4h4n2aLFxk3TdgVkH/s320/18.jpg" /></a><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YLdHD4l6vOlAaFuTRa_75YQjZtrMLTjZQkIRQUWpVzZDNhhKj5DMFvSpXGn_DCKRR3KVL7PuqK8x1O-620_214LGiJyW7vQvGJke3mhVzyP4i11of7Lhyphenhyphen9mj9AB4h4n2aLFxk3TdgVkH/s1600/18.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Breakfast time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvsAvSUeCW3JILmx1tkjgOgc-Gv4mhYfmz9yIA_qoeLbzD2hYLhwPUyfw0lweV-cNFVYPBPbo5DWojUDHOj-JM9PC9bOK5_QSOcfYYa1fsONODYDZGxpUVgyEpBjOABoTw2pfL_7JnAyN/s1600/19.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433025543789282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvsAvSUeCW3JILmx1tkjgOgc-Gv4mhYfmz9yIA_qoeLbzD2hYLhwPUyfw0lweV-cNFVYPBPbo5DWojUDHOj-JM9PC9bOK5_QSOcfYYa1fsONODYDZGxpUVgyEpBjOABoTw2pfL_7JnAyN/s320/19.jpg" /></a></p><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Love them!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFp9MC-8dGzfy5Xw330FjyZZkuPDXbO6SbkE-0INgtkGPzVzKZ9bjWhcOy0prJoLK40wgKo_hHvDxg75Qmg8Qkx0Ja3Ovd3YXuS560PINpVP0icb8gsIiycF1n-BeBxV02RQkcJYhJZFcG/s1600/20.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433017266388146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFp9MC-8dGzfy5Xw330FjyZZkuPDXbO6SbkE-0INgtkGPzVzKZ9bjWhcOy0prJoLK40wgKo_hHvDxg75Qmg8Qkx0Ja3Ovd3YXuS560PINpVP0icb8gsIiycF1n-BeBxV02RQkcJYhJZFcG/s320/20.jpg" /></a><br /><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">On Sunday, the drive from Lake Como to St. Tropez was quite rainy. But Bri kept an upbeat attitude on the motorcycle while we followed behind in the car. During one of our driving breaks, we bought some supplies for dinner that evening - pasta, cheese, bread, tomato sauce, olive oils - yum!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">It was cloudy until we reached the coast, and then the sun came out! It was like the heavens opened and said, "Welcome to St. Tropez!"<br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">We found our little house, and it was perfect. It was just the right size for two couples looking to relax.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">The kitchen and dining area</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679428607211421666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOS8a8VujFWfwXZ_QFX-7rP_j4fSng4H_-Z-KnBcVZHBLmmTng4xQCLf5ZD01ZBjKnm1ZGyTc3_z9BjtM4yXjElpEUvB5mrVhWPlDsEYIqJYcJYc8y_V0fMJEjs64XVj4GMabC9u8jlZX/s320/58.jpg" /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Once we unpacked the car and bike, we were ready for dinner! I made stuffed pasta shells with the ingredients we had purchased earlier, and we added some fresh basil from our garden. We sat outside on the patio and enjoyed our first of many delicious meals in St. Tropez. We couldn't believe we were there!</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Day 1 in St. Tropez involved renting bikes for the week and then riding them to the beach. We expected a nice, leisurely ride, but we found hills, cars, and distance really crashed our biking party :) Despite the unexpected obstacles, we made it to Pampellone beach and enjoyed a relaxing day in the sun. After riding the bikes back into town, we decided that we had biked enough so we wanted to return the bikes. I'll just say that instigated a long discussion with the bike rental shop :) We did get our money back in the end, though, thanks to my husband's patience and negotiating skills.</div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">After we returned the bikes, we went to the grocery store to pick up supplies for the next few days and made our way home to cook up some dinner!</div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Tuesday was St. Tropez's market day, so we drove into town to wander around the market. It was a little cloudy that morning, so it was a great time to hang out in town. All of the booths were great - they had everything from delicious cheeses and olives to cute clothes and cool art.</div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679428640023300898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaC68ibcHQIN_to3p4eqw1u5EUxTR3IEHPEAT9V9qgzcerMt2NOUsHuAVgTQouLXiah1j2iFsb8DMFtAWb6Q57HSqcW_94LuYzqzaJH66SDodT4Lx3CcS_ViPPhV5aRsyjtVGbKRuwUbwj/s320/55.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEcMJAQnKe8e-Z68uVNp4THNoYrjFZPt88C5hwpTvWMmzMclCQPrz8iw3Vse5r5rhcEYw8RenvFoI-PipkKKx7iTEHShqzfh6UsEcL9NEYopZOWCDkMjC7-8fLJD935s-cZM-t-fGURw/s320/56.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721964881615292994" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">After the market, we were driving back to our house and found a winery that Brian's coworker had told us about. However, we missed the turn to get into the parking lot, so my creative husband found a "back entrance". It was a small dirt road that appeared to only used by tractors, but my dad ran ahead, scoped it out and found it would lead us to the winery! So as we made our way along this dirt trail, we came to a clearing where a little old French man was tending to his tomato garden. He looked at us like we were crazy and started to walk toward us, so Bri stopped the car, partially expecting a French scolding. We showed him our empty wine jugs and tried to explain with hand gestures and the little French we knew that we wanted wine. He was very excited about this and was about to send us on our way when my mom pointed at his tomatoes and smiled her big Texas smile to compliment his gardening. He then proceeded to cut several delicious tomatoes from his garden to share with us! It was a really funny encounter. </div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Anyway, we made it to the winery and found the large vats of wine that had been recommended to us. We did a little tasting, were very happy with the wine, and bought two 5 liter jugs of wine for 25 euro total! What a deal for delicious French wine.<br /></div><br /><div align="left" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Bri and Dad testing out the wine</span></div><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCiiH68nA_uw3a55TFyOyt4tM88-bjhSt72927rSwqIe4of_GnXMxwCTpdrOagasqPp_bSGq965RCkmjauhsFcnnHilQmanFeso8Ns6QdZuEgAfHVawmTNhyDCY4b8IqO9wgEtNgbdEYv/s1600/21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679433008404809746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCiiH68nA_uw3a55TFyOyt4tM88-bjhSt72927rSwqIe4of_GnXMxwCTpdrOagasqPp_bSGq965RCkmjauhsFcnnHilQmanFeso8Ns6QdZuEgAfHVawmTNhyDCY4b8IqO9wgEtNgbdEYv/s320/21.jpg" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679428627631836562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWbRVFxnEbkr-4M5jQXyG4Nu1w41d6tZ80AtkRD62wlxdownVsk6kQ4jtklYvj6lj0nLbhyphenhyphenviyPr5pz4JV8u330QnmcCVjpLxJVs0ZPK5Cl7Osr15P_OuSObhMo6FOIc_QB4PhTMiOZFk/s320/57.jpg" /><br />We ate lunch back at the house, and by then the weather had really cleared up, so we decided to try a new beach that afternoon. Bri had looked on our GPS and found what appeared to be a really secluded beach that wasn't too far away. So we set off on another journey that involved beautiful views, several dirt roads and several dead ends, but we eventually made it to a great beach.<br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Gorgeous view on our drive to the beach<a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvqKbVPHmV57z2PxhVRrAoXH-uSL94huVA8Zh4CS6bMgYuCCKcLSuFV0AXRD_Rv44gKSId28cJ9kJlgtG9R4OoYixvuWAGi6kHT4F6Ei5imF9_dLKyceFF37Os_QcXNSgmWpyNNKvYDFk/s1600/22.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfG4pcgy15Vr5Pp107qAhZhda1PRy2DZ_1FXx1ew81iBs9NUisC9XgY0OqQZl70YkCVZswOt7dSf_-c5NHzauaq2kJ6KfHpHgD-vbbiLOSKacqnxlhMmTTcWNTRQltixncLb2b6lpBC94j/s1600/59.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679428603786547138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfG4pcgy15Vr5Pp107qAhZhda1PRy2DZ_1FXx1ew81iBs9NUisC9XgY0OqQZl70YkCVZswOt7dSf_-c5NHzauaq2kJ6KfHpHgD-vbbiLOSKacqnxlhMmTTcWNTRQltixncLb2b6lpBC94j/s320/59.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; ">This beach was unlike anything I had ever seen. It had an awesome trail along the coast that led to a sandy beach on a peninsula, so we were surrounded by lush bluffs and bright blue water. </div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nBW5F8_s9bg2Cr8GVUfs9KjGzj1kMzRE8aaz1xQrjPuAw9I-0QeQqj4kBpg-PirdZkMRMWExQb6Nc2wykuVYA9DNv-OpzRW6CF-g_XewrBKlSWWAJ1-R8RlcrgfaHIafcmF9tyAnihVO/s1600/60.jpg"></a></span><a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hNCwYJWWo82yLOj9mTxRRCO0b2_E-1GDH-FigBZmVMwTRBFK2yXbpGyry6mFAKZHtjl9ZxkOLxyJzDErSwAuOJLn9v_XkQ72Kehre5w8g-AqkkLsRWkps1ZZenKid7_QhtoxvvsfyQMw/s1600/61.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679432055999604562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuzVP73WRMHvCfM3ovtpju_UzEdYIZdLyJWRXEkdmEJRMfKCgdOx_NzqcvNeaO01iei2JAtT2EgPxHFZT88_mVQ9k7yVsWfdY1GfU3ukiT1yIBoHPOf5Kn1_o09GnkRZMDDXh7p2kSbIG/s320/25.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">That evening we feasted on our purchases from the St. Tropez market - cheeses, olives, fresh veggies - and of course, wine! After dinner most nights, we enjoyed several fun rounds of the game Apples to Apples. Wine and that game go very well together :)</span><br /><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">On Wednesday morning, Bri had the fantastic idea to experience a sunrise. So we woke up REALLY early, packed up a full breakfast, and headed to the Pampalone beach again for a sunrise I'll never forget.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfvz6kgo-wVcWCFAPpg20XAUafLJnq-Np_lHJpK-E-cmWedKVQ7D8fcpZbhs_SiDAMpIK0aCBvzfI4y0AdcbUpBHcRHRcIQkDQUSmGNZsSpvKtFmv7hcrRdnn0w2kXDv-gFgEzxQqx3HY/s1600/28.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679432025262281778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfvz6kgo-wVcWCFAPpg20XAUafLJnq-Np_lHJpK-E-cmWedKVQ7D8fcpZbhs_SiDAMpIK0aCBvzfI4y0AdcbUpBHcRHRcIQkDQUSmGNZsSpvKtFmv7hcrRdnn0w2kXDv-gFgEzxQqx3HY/s320/28.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 320px; display: block; height: 179px; cursor: pointer; " /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEBfOGugy1RhFkBTrKGREGXZzol7a9LRXVagrjRP_0CFPu7WpDBgIjaDt5cq9chxjYxPkNKtTcYMiJC4wU9BpPcrazE2M8hTo5CylbDai_JLI1-DFY_EuBnKbRxzA7SA8mU3OIOcGhBf8/s1600/65.jpg"></a></span><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">We had the entire beach to ourselves, and as the sun rose over the water, the sky turned all shades of purple, orange, red, and yellow. We felt very lucky to have seen the sunrise that day, because the rest of the mornings we had in St. Tropez were more cloudy and did not have the dramatic colors we experienced.</span></span></p><p><span ><br /></span><a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OFzyzzNRpSr92GyBltwjlm7f10WOH54TdityG7e-Jry4xiBurk8f26twgEgEez4m5VFawyE4Gmf_BcV3VFIQKAxlwYQ-OgfAAjC6kVnjgfgLM6_jLWzpCOfI5SKRhYnbjmrVMtTD6zzv/s1600/26.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679432051511445554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OFzyzzNRpSr92GyBltwjlm7f10WOH54TdityG7e-Jry4xiBurk8f26twgEgEez4m5VFawyE4Gmf_BcV3VFIQKAxlwYQ-OgfAAjC6kVnjgfgLM6_jLWzpCOfI5SKRhYnbjmrVMtTD6zzv/s320/26.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvciw0kSGamarF3iR60br71Ad8jeV9Qa72q0NXAs85oR7B74yDadLc2hihyuGEAzOWTAGAHi6_GW4IaSYm6Q7MSO4BDJNBRlGbXyuiPqoJo0La9GYj5QJahA6aYh1ntr3CnzXiiCdZPjk/s1600/27.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679432031454079122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvciw0kSGamarF3iR60br71Ad8jeV9Qa72q0NXAs85oR7B74yDadLc2hihyuGEAzOWTAGAHi6_GW4IaSYm6Q7MSO4BDJNBRlGbXyuiPqoJo0La9GYj5QJahA6aYh1ntr3CnzXiiCdZPjk/s320/27.jpg" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEBfOGugy1RhFkBTrKGREGXZzol7a9LRXVagrjRP_0CFPu7WpDBgIjaDt5cq9chxjYxPkNKtTcYMiJC4wU9BpPcrazE2M8hTo5CylbDai_JLI1-DFY_EuBnKbRxzA7SA8mU3OIOcGhBf8/s1600/65.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679427232775819522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEBfOGugy1RhFkBTrKGREGXZzol7a9LRXVagrjRP_0CFPu7WpDBgIjaDt5cq9chxjYxPkNKtTcYMiJC4wU9BpPcrazE2M8hTo5CylbDai_JLI1-DFY_EuBnKbRxzA7SA8mU3OIOcGhBf8/s320/65.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 180px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer; " /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "></span><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Once the sun rose, it was a little cloudy, so Mom and I walked the entire length of the beach while the guys took naps and read. Later that day, the sun came out for another perfect day at the beach.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQkKLdB65qhy0XVhI8u7w8UM-3yB0m2tDimz1AtLxvn0nMB62zDj0sReHHGwiOWiUE3E-rlSEmlCuKP23kwxf5CtwYtMfmmbUgYy4gKSfcsiQtXOXN3HRLDdNhRhvVJFRA22yjGPHM4YG/s1600/66.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679427221918175554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQkKLdB65qhy0XVhI8u7w8UM-3yB0m2tDimz1AtLxvn0nMB62zDj0sReHHGwiOWiUE3E-rlSEmlCuKP23kwxf5CtwYtMfmmbUgYy4gKSfcsiQtXOXN3HRLDdNhRhvVJFRA22yjGPHM4YG/s320/66.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">On our way home from the beach, we stopped off at this little restaurant on the side of the road for some lunchtime snacks. I love French bakeries!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5ncsScm1BzxSLjauDm0DuAaQGMGMp0HBhyphenhyphenpaK-PZM5QWniLdeif-IBtlQL1dqM6RaEOm39zYCnaYShskq0GZmR-e0630jkqu2RgvzDhVcz7TsE-UX67SGMRyvo2wzeqQuHCIuc1yDrms/s1600/67.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679427217865740402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5ncsScm1BzxSLjauDm0DuAaQGMGMp0HBhyphenhyphenpaK-PZM5QWniLdeif-IBtlQL1dqM6RaEOm39zYCnaYShskq0GZmR-e0630jkqu2RgvzDhVcz7TsE-UX67SGMRyvo2wzeqQuHCIuc1yDrms/s320/67.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">While Mom and I showered and got ready, Bri and Dad took advantage of our cute little yard at our house.</span><br /><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfydW1kus1ZquN5ky75JS-Dy6TKL1nLmzNAZFUerQusLDSfZ1w2xZjLMt9tKF5gsC0FO0p9wTKXFsiVkulg_U8_wa5M1OXX4dqqLTWpvZTHAdZDHyhSkNRHvf-LTIv7-G8KOOzAKtjlRNN/s1600/69.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679427204435568018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfydW1kus1ZquN5ky75JS-Dy6TKL1nLmzNAZFUerQusLDSfZ1w2xZjLMt9tKF5gsC0FO0p9wTKXFsiVkulg_U8_wa5M1OXX4dqqLTWpvZTHAdZDHyhSkNRHvf-LTIv7-G8KOOzAKtjlRNN/s320/69.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">That night we went into town to see what St. Tropez was like. We found the biggest yachts, nicest cars, and most expensive clothing I've ever seen. For all of that fancy schmancy stuff, it was a really cute, quaint town!</span><br /><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbFYCz4Kj9hQhu_cQ6fWvLq-ZFxsCa-RfRMLPlMEt0LpRj6KUmt2mG9HgoVeh8oKfANBXDExYspY8eGru6OaTOM1JTOvPUvne8ZJGlCYfBoSiCuG6hk9IkXi0-2paAa0ACSyYDNQvbg8F/s1600/29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679431354750523762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbFYCz4Kj9hQhu_cQ6fWvLq-ZFxsCa-RfRMLPlMEt0LpRj6KUmt2mG9HgoVeh8oKfANBXDExYspY8eGru6OaTOM1JTOvPUvne8ZJGlCYfBoSiCuG6hk9IkXi0-2paAa0ACSyYDNQvbg8F/s320/29.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMXROM-AgkC01YPTQlK5m8IMVyMLsJs3_uiUQzNGM5PV6y6tWP82lMQui7M-hoNuzwx4siV9zMR8JuTdR5iBKNhLZz_qxVZFOxamUp15Ua6Mje4-2MeCW6BxUvJFMfMHfqmLM87larCr1/s1600/70.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679427198834102722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMXROM-AgkC01YPTQlK5m8IMVyMLsJs3_uiUQzNGM5PV6y6tWP82lMQui7M-hoNuzwx4siV9zMR8JuTdR5iBKNhLZz_qxVZFOxamUp15Ua6Mje4-2MeCW6BxUvJFMfMHfqmLM87larCr1/s320/70.jpg" /></a> Mercedes Batmobile? I think it was.<br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGXldWb835PM2RfLQepHqLcxlFq4rgBu-eKvrW_ZjcQZE9Pni4eEaAIDcOh-u7cL2ChP9zA0B73v1nuZV_QLeZcvhb_XvMP3XR4v6HVq4dO6xAk-KxdT8UWow6PCFwFBoGdpShKGhuTY2/s1600/30.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679431333881525682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGXldWb835PM2RfLQepHqLcxlFq4rgBu-eKvrW_ZjcQZE9Pni4eEaAIDcOh-u7cL2ChP9zA0B73v1nuZV_QLeZcvhb_XvMP3XR4v6HVq4dO6xAk-KxdT8UWow6PCFwFBoGdpShKGhuTY2/s320/30.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">View of the bay from St. Tropez. I think a lof of the yachts had an anchor at least this bi</span>g</div></span><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0Vakys0mP6tQih5P5H-oSi716EbBoAhObMYyrcgrecdfxigFdrEzl0MnswB3Xn2fi4zFQ5siHsL_AKL2llNQMmLpIR_j-1pwwLHyEOK5W55-b88t5j71ORsVMdX8Fg9wWk3YujuZiEH3/s1600/71.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679426792189693890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0Vakys0mP6tQih5P5H-oSi716EbBoAhObMYyrcgrecdfxigFdrEzl0MnswB3Xn2fi4zFQ5siHsL_AKL2llNQMmLpIR_j-1pwwLHyEOK5W55-b88t5j71ORsVMdX8Fg9wWk3YujuZiEH3/s320/71.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnWpxvl4SwIcu7JpZKbPyyKqdbfZRn0nX0TO87NwYL4bRftvNwr2FyS-v9s8BC9F9oV8kxgz927Q6dDLbRk50HEM7gvsT50sZhgXOLXIQz6QSJQl-xhVBqffdglplQm6Grx9nw37Zce86/s1600/31.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 197px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679431326770042706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnWpxvl4SwIcu7JpZKbPyyKqdbfZRn0nX0TO87NwYL4bRftvNwr2FyS-v9s8BC9F9oV8kxgz927Q6dDLbRk50HEM7gvsT50sZhgXOLXIQz6QSJQl-xhVBqffdglplQm6Grx9nw37Zce86/s320/31.jpg" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">That night, we sat outside and had dinner at a restaurant in the town's main square.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">On Thursday we traveled to a new beach for more relaxation :) I don't think it's possible to find a bad beach on that peninsula - we loved each one, and it was fun to take in some new scenery!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Before heading out to the beach, Bri and I added our St. Tropez sticker that we had purchased the night before to our trunk. I can't remember if I've mentioned this in previous blogs, but Brian and I buy a bumper sticker everywhere we go to add to our collection in our trunk. It has been fun to search and find a sticker that we feel best represents that vacation, and it's a neat reminder of all of our experiences.</span><br /><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyDNGCh-uf-YGGyTe0CJpuygn9ErrPzW-8IvGee0wTs5IUzi4_v8EFIRTqA1dzVTEgoQmkPGrU-XzjaAleCJhrOamIskSqR_R8zZ6aKc9iiSFf0JavVfzn1jUlweXQKxPX5kXS1w8fCTz/s1600/32.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679431311547152866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyDNGCh-uf-YGGyTe0CJpuygn9ErrPzW-8IvGee0wTs5IUzi4_v8EFIRTqA1dzVTEgoQmkPGrU-XzjaAleCJhrOamIskSqR_R8zZ6aKc9iiSFf0JavVfzn1jUlweXQKxPX5kXS1w8fCTz/s320/32.jpg" /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "> Anyway, back to the beach! I remember Thursday as jellyfish day :) Poor Bri figured it out the hard way for all of us - he was stung twice on his back. Needless to say, I didn't swim much that day. The jellyfish were really unique and colorful, though - we got to see some that kids had caught in nets on a nearby pier.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluXqh8G-uiN2o9Auvu3oOQujYCZWJgiOsfe1FwylfaMVxDlUQzCoRfYa9aRUesNodfeHQL-S03WLsQWWmnL5Cy3EkNr89qTWM76uwtA5U4RCrWUD5XASYl5WU0wjQlLAftN2Kow0aQAkw/s1600/33.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679431303412165154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluXqh8G-uiN2o9Auvu3oOQujYCZWJgiOsfe1FwylfaMVxDlUQzCoRfYa9aRUesNodfeHQL-S03WLsQWWmnL5Cy3EkNr89qTWM76uwtA5U4RCrWUD5XASYl5WU0wjQlLAftN2Kow0aQAkw/s320/33.jpg" /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Later in the afternoon, Brian and I decided to go on a little sailing excursion. So we rented a catamaran from the French version of Bruce Willis and set out for an hour of peaceful sailing. Bri had only taken me sailing one other time, so I learned a lot from this trip. I think his ability to sail is quite attractive :) and I appreciated his patience in teaching me! The wind really died down toward the end of our time, so it took us awhile to get back to shore, but Captain Bri made it happen!<br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxUiLuXMMRPyB7J8_YG9uplTRk3S_hIXTQx5ghyUsWk4o3vcLJ6HlSAdNzJs9LGXBhKx5eZZ612Utuu7RQC1QDYAri-LuhluCNuyyf8ax0SD0gsxZAMqC4aQTbSKiF7n2iIAehYrR-Cvq/s1600/34.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430976346900098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxUiLuXMMRPyB7J8_YG9uplTRk3S_hIXTQx5ghyUsWk4o3vcLJ6HlSAdNzJs9LGXBhKx5eZZ612Utuu7RQC1QDYAri-LuhluCNuyyf8ax0SD0gsxZAMqC4aQTbSKiF7n2iIAehYrR-Cvq/s320/34.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLtQ9C4SckBJAwS10YdHyWA8lntagv3CFemDeV9mlfBKcO91-C2PEDAwtjiyWgdk0cEbpTN3lqpDiUoKsB-t7XHCzN9wrZxa9sYI9Wt-qpZkZVJHr3qK6k0aydDBfuMEGNS_ugQpHK39V/s1600/35.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430958072012738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLtQ9C4SckBJAwS10YdHyWA8lntagv3CFemDeV9mlfBKcO91-C2PEDAwtjiyWgdk0cEbpTN3lqpDiUoKsB-t7XHCzN9wrZxa9sYI9Wt-qpZkZVJHr3qK6k0aydDBfuMEGNS_ugQpHK39V/s320/35.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">On Thursday evening, we had reservations at a restaurant that had been recommended by Brian's coworker, and we were so thankful for the recommendation because we NEVER would have found this place! It was basically a house with a huge patio in the middle of some farmland. When we pulled up, we weren't even sure we were in the right place!</span><br /><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWlo6RVXZ3B7nlr2Q9PIu_UdQFrQ2Xwfl0f8JB1nZvi3NGL-qC7jN-3arIDYF-wW0zO0-0mPraG8Lh8jFJYIu9rZLZpIX7wnCjf5L8lhzhjyH4saJBrRItKzzLuUe1o1myGEuzI7RP2Bq/s1600/72.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679426780281784258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWlo6RVXZ3B7nlr2Q9PIu_UdQFrQ2Xwfl0f8JB1nZvi3NGL-qC7jN-3arIDYF-wW0zO0-0mPraG8Lh8jFJYIu9rZLZpIX7wnCjf5L8lhzhjyH4saJBrRItKzzLuUe1o1myGEuzI7RP2Bq/s320/72.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">This restaurant served all you can drink local wine and had a set menu each day. It was an incredible experience, sitting outside on such a beautiful evening and eating some of the best food we've ever had. I was so glad my parents were there to enjoy it with us!</span><br /><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc-CcJPKA2n7QFVs2inA94Pgi1-8KwuUMi7IruU8qoDdUTqWwsrYY4J4UGoay4JUkAq8jrEe51wmj_5vh_p24zm0eP7yVcpWedDEyG0Er0QyvmlieI0k_AJFn8BXHTS3a8i67l1S_cizD/s1600/73.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679426770768994290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc-CcJPKA2n7QFVs2inA94Pgi1-8KwuUMi7IruU8qoDdUTqWwsrYY4J4UGoay4JUkAq8jrEe51wmj_5vh_p24zm0eP7yVcpWedDEyG0Er0QyvmlieI0k_AJFn8BXHTS3a8i67l1S_cizD/s320/73.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5d4GPLn_tJ226JBHA__e-oBtSj4ofF7cyREKyVLGejQ1yM_hDWKarSHqUAWhi2f8SUKAVQnCPLvaVcN93_tsA4MMLETcsiGIZMo9SqCcsjVrhypAZe0i2HbkAPi0oAmAmYWPAHN-TBDby/s1600/36.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430950428000322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5d4GPLn_tJ226JBHA__e-oBtSj4ofF7cyREKyVLGejQ1yM_hDWKarSHqUAWhi2f8SUKAVQnCPLvaVcN93_tsA4MMLETcsiGIZMo9SqCcsjVrhypAZe0i2HbkAPi0oAmAmYWPAHN-TBDby/s320/36.jpg" /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsD0d9o1bDUrP6EdQaYvYK38QyGZ6k-xx1zLYsb_Hxl3h4GOakEw6Xu1K-Eek7oQeqTx1rLl58yxGSiXz7i8vpcRTQSQkzhd06cziJP8SoU971ZWjpNE-4Y8b6uYzN9O8332eT_71Bq34-/s1600/74.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679426751142824770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsD0d9o1bDUrP6EdQaYvYK38QyGZ6k-xx1zLYsb_Hxl3h4GOakEw6Xu1K-Eek7oQeqTx1rLl58yxGSiXz7i8vpcRTQSQkzhd06cziJP8SoU971ZWjpNE-4Y8b6uYzN9O8332eT_71Bq34-/s320/74.jpg" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">On Friday morning, Brian and I woke up early to go on a morning motorcycle ride. We had enjoyed driving around the peninsula in the car, but we both really wanted to experience it from the motorcycle. The sunrise, fresh smells, and views made for a perfect ride through the countryside.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIuIyKcE7pIfERonXxVDyXykh1TggGiJe2wwfolRSj40GWj0GLPnwK7CjPflMkUsR1O2zR6IrCVpl5E0nCoKBS_nVrCGTXffc-y7-7mMLAVy-zicX-qC-rQ3RZrnjOf5iXnt_QrER7Ux-/s1600/75.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679426742915018178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIuIyKcE7pIfERonXxVDyXykh1TggGiJe2wwfolRSj40GWj0GLPnwK7CjPflMkUsR1O2zR6IrCVpl5E0nCoKBS_nVrCGTXffc-y7-7mMLAVy-zicX-qC-rQ3RZrnjOf5iXnt_QrER7Ux-/s320/75.jpg" /></a><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Artist community set in the hillside<a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN_9xveSXQ-hfTFrBs6OEgtZzMyy-UvuUh6AZKxIJa8MN4SL-yCowfglLGo3rGRcB5YD3avmernR2dBBkGezE2rzIN7Yw90hsb6MIB5ehXfmZ5w4SsKMIFpnfUxmZxXV2yOlwv_xSkqsE/s1600/76.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679426220419173410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN_9xveSXQ-hfTFrBs6OEgtZzMyy-UvuUh6AZKxIJa8MN4SL-yCowfglLGo3rGRcB5YD3avmernR2dBBkGezE2rzIN7Yw90hsb6MIB5ehXfmZ5w4SsKMIFpnfUxmZxXV2yOlwv_xSkqsE/s320/76.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Harbor in one of the larger towns<a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTjiAp_MsDrRmXXYpyy23C_MRzv0StfGfp2V1NDW5WHRccUBp68S3zTCJ5kIH61CRoh_sGAzBXEyNYpQHkmrIo-XxiOLZnHQu5RwMBCaQV0wxtvYq2C10Z0huvUsjI5AAdp_PClpkDP4z/s1600/77.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 103px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679426215893675298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTjiAp_MsDrRmXXYpyy23C_MRzv0StfGfp2V1NDW5WHRccUBp68S3zTCJ5kIH61CRoh_sGAzBXEyNYpQHkmrIo-XxiOLZnHQu5RwMBCaQV0wxtvYq2C10Z0huvUsjI5AAdp_PClpkDP4z/s320/77.jpg" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">When Brian and I got home, we jumped in the car with my parents for one last day at the beach!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">On our way, we passed this tractor filled with grapes</span></div><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqBuiujmbCi-VfPtaFB2DLb2dw8N6MeN0Cwv4iLg_oDwaJkjG4H_N237j5bhcSrT4FH60CdUfmWv5BsAgqKzODbxb2CRY6svmVPPjNkQZCMlQxppPkkMUjVemIul0a2_TCo67OZJNAZVK/s1600/78.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679426212533398914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqBuiujmbCi-VfPtaFB2DLb2dw8N6MeN0Cwv4iLg_oDwaJkjG4H_N237j5bhcSrT4FH60CdUfmWv5BsAgqKzODbxb2CRY6svmVPPjNkQZCMlQxppPkkMUjVemIul0a2_TCo67OZJNAZVK/s320/78.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">In order to get to the beach, we had to drive over a pretty big hill, and at the top, this is what we saw</span></div></span><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlBOmtY2iRkOVJp3K20pgOtWExmwnvHSmoJRGHQbRvJUV_G1_U0l640xPL6m11ICS6z6f79svzVmGv5RRjylZpjHTHlOwm4UzX-q57yGVETjKCOd20MEFRmFyQaL4dFYybqsf7uo2x-L-/s1600/37.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 125px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430939889629378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlBOmtY2iRkOVJp3K20pgOtWExmwnvHSmoJRGHQbRvJUV_G1_U0l640xPL6m11ICS6z6f79svzVmGv5RRjylZpjHTHlOwm4UzX-q57yGVETjKCOd20MEFRmFyQaL4dFYybqsf7uo2x-L-/s320/37.jpg" /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJJWVAu-j1ae-9rUtvHt9Aa_au7DMqZ31lnT1pmjDW6cK2bfddCwn87D1dTWuDwgJdcJDO3BREMZQv9-i0tIfECgGaobz1iV_unb0LpNQBS0pJd8jgNzwvQ8I2YJ92TFgFnrMXAMdWI9U/s1600/79.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679426199579288706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJJWVAu-j1ae-9rUtvHt9Aa_au7DMqZ31lnT1pmjDW6cK2bfddCwn87D1dTWuDwgJdcJDO3BREMZQv9-i0tIfECgGaobz1iV_unb0LpNQBS0pJd8jgNzwvQ8I2YJ92TFgFnrMXAMdWI9U/s320/79.jpg" /></a></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEzmhsugSGeR0qCA1PZ-jzwyNJTr17_tOeyc78hcgoOm7JFSbcrmDwCHRkcmzL7P4o9XAvcauH0mCq4heC2lXQhQqN3TT0cGYIukTbUIE3Zz-f9JMoKF0mGKP10p2EQOOW7qFU8PcyhXU/s1600/80.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679426195524638578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEzmhsugSGeR0qCA1PZ-jzwyNJTr17_tOeyc78hcgoOm7JFSbcrmDwCHRkcmzL7P4o9XAvcauH0mCq4heC2lXQhQqN3TT0cGYIukTbUIE3Zz-f9JMoKF0mGKP10p2EQOOW7qFU8PcyhXU/s320/80.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">We saw lots of people with these cute little beach chairs that looked so comfortable, but when we tried them out, we realized Brian is a little taller than the average French beach-goer :)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pfIlkUHHIhaEjyC8wrA6Igc7O4JFsQCb8uzxL_ubzzg412nC7i8OkkvvzamZ8qq4u_IFYrUpy91KzYx8XqObJVZwVMA_nGGOfUSopR5_LkI4usBDQGAl26zo-SvzXkT7EEXcsUls5M3o/s1600/81.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679425709750490210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pfIlkUHHIhaEjyC8wrA6Igc7O4JFsQCb8uzxL_ubzzg412nC7i8OkkvvzamZ8qq4u_IFYrUpy91KzYx8XqObJVZwVMA_nGGOfUSopR5_LkI4usBDQGAl26zo-SvzXkT7EEXcsUls5M3o/s320/81.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;">A towel works much better!</div><p align="left" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvFlckwmkJmBXbFsqd0igs4aosgDRle71Ym727hjsQQalFaeqUV57N0-SQicVravU_jK0ScyA7uwZRyU3epO-_JLSXk4JtJ8IRWP-yFVTcOW50M7EFlxDdv5pEs58eKbifZOeBuGrnMR_/s1600/82.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679425704418612098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvFlckwmkJmBXbFsqd0igs4aosgDRle71Ym727hjsQQalFaeqUV57N0-SQicVravU_jK0ScyA7uwZRyU3epO-_JLSXk4JtJ8IRWP-yFVTcOW50M7EFlxDdv5pEs58eKbifZOeBuGrnMR_/s320/82.jpg" /></a></p><p align="left" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Friday was much windier than the day Brian and I sailed, so B wanted to give sailing another go. This time my dad went with him! My mom and I were trying to take pictures, but before we knew it, they were just a speck on the horizon. They were cruisin' fast!<a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5tQMuuV8ZN_KXCFIa4B2LgMtSgMPLHYoR3r7DsNewzMhQCXlelLsg107QuB5Kjt4K0pTx9uJUbiRdVVULA2rNv7gmlHazzHny0wh2-GhqkVFKWadZZXhKEDiRf4JwbYyEI_WfYFx6IV1/s1600/38.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430936001785234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5tQMuuV8ZN_KXCFIa4B2LgMtSgMPLHYoR3r7DsNewzMhQCXlelLsg107QuB5Kjt4K0pTx9uJUbiRdVVULA2rNv7gmlHazzHny0wh2-GhqkVFKWadZZXhKEDiRf4JwbYyEI_WfYFx6IV1/s320/38.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv9ZwG2tvVzKgk5kxVrW88-SBZO_YdVtPYDmUZuIkmbjZLKPWIOHbEAqAmyG3p60o1lmbc1UJXVOMD4OSNlitdQOKgUcLSBOxGBWlhWsjtxUic3oN2ThXmJi3MKJQMbExNruQ5_T-CW-p/s1600/39.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430597137016210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv9ZwG2tvVzKgk5kxVrW88-SBZO_YdVtPYDmUZuIkmbjZLKPWIOHbEAqAmyG3p60o1lmbc1UJXVOMD4OSNlitdQOKgUcLSBOxGBWlhWsjtxUic3oN2ThXmJi3MKJQMbExNruQ5_T-CW-p/s320/39.jpg" /></a> </p><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">We soaked up all the sun we could since it was our last beach day. And then we made our way back to the house to get ready for our last night out in St. Tropez.</span><br /><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">View on the way home<a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpaeOOL4oJRCp9wEY3PGIkNPIJwkLJStdeOAKxe2_2cThyphenhyphenvRZGfzT5kjRFAfbqkjIEobVY5_SPJWuneUIbJn1bENTdJ2tkRdwnA1ocQFJhcpCGTRF9R_jEhxWWeYt2L9ppHddW6T6ojDJ/s1600/84.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 117px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679425692253063170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpaeOOL4oJRCp9wEY3PGIkNPIJwkLJStdeOAKxe2_2cThyphenhyphenvRZGfzT5kjRFAfbqkjIEobVY5_SPJWuneUIbJn1bENTdJ2tkRdwnA1ocQFJhcpCGTRF9R_jEhxWWeYt2L9ppHddW6T6ojDJ/s320/84.jpg" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">So the plan was to go back to Pampalone beach to one of the MANY restaurants/clubs along the water. That beach is supposedly one of the biggest clubbing hotspots in the world, and my mom nad I were determined to see someone famous :) Much to our dismay, everything had closed only a couple of nights before for the season! Nothing was open, so my encounter with a celebrity will just have to be at another time and place.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">So, we headed back to town to see if we'd have any luck there. Maybe get invited to a yacht party? We had no such luck, but we the yachts at night were definitely a sight to see. And we did see Georgio Armani's yacht, which was just absurdly huge. He must be compensating for something :)</span><br /><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3duPafovrjyxJ15CxACwG5BQClP8Quv3ZS3qYFKVe6fkRq_qP51UfpF80NEizXXV9x_OhmlPq_8QbwNJuaN-W-ZMpMQyhzvpeZLjZh_WVMxPyjALtTmpboHNtpiONxMypawO47QsbKddM/s1600/85.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679425682352029650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3duPafovrjyxJ15CxACwG5BQClP8Quv3ZS3qYFKVe6fkRq_qP51UfpF80NEizXXV9x_OhmlPq_8QbwNJuaN-W-ZMpMQyhzvpeZLjZh_WVMxPyjALtTmpboHNtpiONxMypawO47QsbKddM/s320/85.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwM6-AuWX0j636Wa7Zhs2ZybsrUOU4Fikp7U35jjmlI3AJjKMrgP1pnL5OeYdNRvR_YwMFOmmmUTCD5yLkyoI8Sva-WmpEOXZPpzDBIMP_JyCH4x6HwzUucB6_tm457ibXhrKQjrz7VVup/s1600/41.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430592132862498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwM6-AuWX0j636Wa7Zhs2ZybsrUOU4Fikp7U35jjmlI3AJjKMrgP1pnL5OeYdNRvR_YwMFOmmmUTCD5yLkyoI8Sva-WmpEOXZPpzDBIMP_JyCH4x6HwzUucB6_tm457ibXhrKQjrz7VVup/s320/41.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIz9FmGFGsuuHo91YVQM2thoJGiizdNAQc3e3vzP2MN6AnX2FZ_1hbumceIPuheYlHb60Y0auWs5cFNW4hlXca35KAPdHsGyTcCyWQ-8Gb9XinUpJyAWX5OVL37Uaqul8Q-vER8_jFMN_1/s1600/42.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430580015578066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIz9FmGFGsuuHo91YVQM2thoJGiizdNAQc3e3vzP2MN6AnX2FZ_1hbumceIPuheYlHb60Y0auWs5cFNW4hlXca35KAPdHsGyTcCyWQ-8Gb9XinUpJyAWX5OVL37Uaqul8Q-vER8_jFMN_1/s320/42.jpg" /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fytxyjEgXnT4kPVXvM-7yfn-QK5eA9Oaf19a21v24hxh-DqwbuzrVxPLfeKA7NS8srVg27ETn7YJR2moGvgXWFKGwEBDJPBug2XrZUqM9UF4jvYbsLMrY1TmpHjjDpQVN08WHYrq64iu/s1600/86.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679425680942611826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fytxyjEgXnT4kPVXvM-7yfn-QK5eA9Oaf19a21v24hxh-DqwbuzrVxPLfeKA7NS8srVg27ETn7YJR2moGvgXWFKGwEBDJPBug2XrZUqM9UF4jvYbsLMrY1TmpHjjDpQVN08WHYrq64iu/s320/86.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XCH5w9cdDEGgOxCbvP6CeiZcN8TqncSztiNnXGmWswF4mnBfdr75gaTXa4h4jpa3gV6JISTURbsfkZO96Ru1dk6gya2rqPMFKMlsz_m3wcrJV6-z9Lja0ccanXVS_y0LwaEoaOwVDjVe/s1600/43.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430573868079602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XCH5w9cdDEGgOxCbvP6CeiZcN8TqncSztiNnXGmWswF4mnBfdr75gaTXa4h4jpa3gV6JISTURbsfkZO96Ru1dk6gya2rqPMFKMlsz_m3wcrJV6-z9Lja0ccanXVS_y0LwaEoaOwVDjVe/s320/43.jpg" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">The next morning, we sadly packed up the car and motorcycle. It was time to leave our little home in paradise :( On the upside, we had a breathtaking drive ahead of us! On Saturday, we drove from St. Tropex to </span><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=chamonix,+france&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=xYBnT7fWIcfagQfy1aWaAg&ved=0CIcBELAE&biw=1170&bih=762" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Chamonix, France</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">, which involved two mountain passes in the Alps with spectacular views.</span><br /><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I spent the first half of the day on the motorcycle with Bri. We had a great time winding our way through the mountains, and my dad and mom followed behind us in the Honda.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr1-mpTVYhtfMOVW1Hq83OUkRJ21kPhafGPljACRAxAhruTFsqJwAwwFpbhrFyom14jV1rbC1gzot1qieOUKwwiRmUtfgD3U0EfY8LbHMsr3YlbVZTa8Pruvm0v2M-lZvafKpJCYnmCwe/s1600/87.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679424917084777154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr1-mpTVYhtfMOVW1Hq83OUkRJ21kPhafGPljACRAxAhruTFsqJwAwwFpbhrFyom14jV1rbC1gzot1qieOUKwwiRmUtfgD3U0EfY8LbHMsr3YlbVZTa8Pruvm0v2M-lZvafKpJCYnmCwe/s320/87.jpg" /></a><p><a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmibiG2CxxM2_Cwp4VgcJVJiYpQ9k_9cDLr79D0_La0GTQ7ljW8mTYh2ltJN_Zvc7u2xzPhOgtQVydiAObi_BRxzcbxsGssuS0QjIUy1s-GxsoRBljhxy9ceZIkAqjjV-YzFV-YQPnPZch/s1600/44.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430233535722162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmibiG2CxxM2_Cwp4VgcJVJiYpQ9k_9cDLr79D0_La0GTQ7ljW8mTYh2ltJN_Zvc7u2xzPhOgtQVydiAObi_BRxzcbxsGssuS0QjIUy1s-GxsoRBljhxy9ceZIkAqjjV-YzFV-YQPnPZch/s320/44.jpg" /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97ozhZ26sg00Lg6wmpi-NKclMQJpTBXgXIESjQ1jRpJkioJyaJjFMHbMNGw1A7xdASyOsmbvFGXLP5o2Cd92PtFqVViE4ZQzQFDGm7AVbiaN7dCfKZ4FFJocZBRB6xVKygaA-qMiaBjpr/s1600/88.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679424911483054258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97ozhZ26sg00Lg6wmpi-NKclMQJpTBXgXIESjQ1jRpJkioJyaJjFMHbMNGw1A7xdASyOsmbvFGXLP5o2Cd92PtFqVViE4ZQzQFDGm7AVbiaN7dCfKZ4FFJocZBRB6xVKygaA-qMiaBjpr/s320/88.jpg" /></a> </p><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Because it was yet another perfect weather day, the roads were packed - this time with both cars and bicyclists! As much as I enjoy a bike ride, the intense incline and narrow roads with cars constantly passing did not equate to anything less than an insane activity in my perspective!</span><br /><p align="left" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Some crazies making their way up the mountain</span></div><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sa0ANNoDb2ettn0BlPeTpkh3P8qAvccKWZ88uLCi-jlCP5D4m4r_R3IqnFWOMSmdyLv4b8U3XgWaY6QdIkPo9_AxNCyJWX3P_WK13JD-a0KguM_MBA7akC1rid1e09FgPvmp3-6fkfZg/s1600/45.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430217882455346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sa0ANNoDb2ettn0BlPeTpkh3P8qAvccKWZ88uLCi-jlCP5D4m4r_R3IqnFWOMSmdyLv4b8U3XgWaY6QdIkPo9_AxNCyJWX3P_WK13JD-a0KguM_MBA7akC1rid1e09FgPvmp3-6fkfZg/s320/45.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8gpmF4WRpzJYf4Dft6fc4xCTzhi4RKxKAHx0DGs3dAvBOZE_viC7qDA99JNbGtVGE4O_9MmUc2doD2LpYzvnhUil9CVXwO1vMB3RtRSL0p_ycQs4sjV1nLo4vjU9PJRqb8NKZpXpvrer/s1600/46.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430216752560994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8gpmF4WRpzJYf4Dft6fc4xCTzhi4RKxKAHx0DGs3dAvBOZE_viC7qDA99JNbGtVGE4O_9MmUc2doD2LpYzvnhUil9CVXwO1vMB3RtRSL0p_ycQs4sjV1nLo4vjU9PJRqb8NKZpXpvrer/s320/46.jpg" /></a><p></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">After the first mountain pass, we pulled over for a break from driving. And dad decided to go fishing for our lunch. just kidding - but it looks like he's getting ready to grab a fish in this picture, right?</span><br /><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSmvaNf4oq2XkTKHOLljuTRCWYBl0aEd2MTWQ_JwaeZMn-3xOcP-f78eYSts7IbJ-NY_T1zhNY8IqSQK86sFgWLAo0EN-dyULNdOECwxhNekBQWP8xkJojzTRtmgIyM4Tzjk0IRuQv5yr/s1600/47.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430208068468242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSmvaNf4oq2XkTKHOLljuTRCWYBl0aEd2MTWQ_JwaeZMn-3xOcP-f78eYSts7IbJ-NY_T1zhNY8IqSQK86sFgWLAo0EN-dyULNdOECwxhNekBQWP8xkJojzTRtmgIyM4Tzjk0IRuQv5yr/s320/47.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">The second mountain pass of the day was equally beautiful.</span></div></span><a style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMghgfsddP0Sb3CeaqOPDvSvrW0M_TRBUDqjAYnIPb_g0N1kpMEI-eCxMxpW_TpEcWRCTZHYL9CVo14FYQKvWhaHnnWS_pWh28xIHnwJ3n1EsrHG5QHebncBtq5EJ4XWpllYf_Qprwzep8/s1600/48.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 161px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679430203688683666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMghgfsddP0Sb3CeaqOPDvSvrW0M_TRBUDqjAYnIPb_g0N1kpMEI-eCxMxpW_TpEcWRCTZHYL9CVo14FYQKvWhaHnnWS_pWh28xIHnwJ3n1EsrHG5QHebncBtq5EJ4XWpllYf_Qprwzep8/s320/48.jpg" /></a><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcn4JAVArT_J38dWe9le9hI-gz484UzyMiyqjTTfG-30yLeC5HF39eUK_XEYz4D2EWHYY6VEZuVR5Mzb7909xpqAi4g3uud3TKluFSMoRx6m4lYN9DEZahyR-zS7yjy6vk6jttrOqFzYE/s1600/89.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679424896236737058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcn4JAVArT_J38dWe9le9hI-gz484UzyMiyqjTTfG-30yLeC5HF39eUK_XEYz4D2EWHYY6VEZuVR5Mzb7909xpqAi4g3uud3TKluFSMoRx6m4lYN9DEZahyR-zS7yjy6vk6jttrOqFzYE/s320/89.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd91dfnNMbj8Rxz9RNmDsp-EUtj5UF7HubhRHfpKaglRkfXX3gpfeflD79cXWGAP_s_imkCj-QKlN8Xe8YlDnIKEgSSW0MB50DS-FSuQX6hAxh5MKkWykKowIGXqUBPX0QqtdfhinCXrGU/s1600/49.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 178px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679429201405429922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd91dfnNMbj8Rxz9RNmDsp-EUtj5UF7HubhRHfpKaglRkfXX3gpfeflD79cXWGAP_s_imkCj-QKlN8Xe8YlDnIKEgSSW0MB50DS-FSuQX6hAxh5MKkWykKowIGXqUBPX0QqtdfhinCXrGU/s320/49.jpg" /></a><br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Hbcq1AQYvCmVjMwzu5CSFDnRZ61GjKrX9qr1_KoQwrDtAizKiGsRneoeVM0PKVsBOUjWLfNJzXJ2PZ52duI_mwOwEGuw0hRCHQgTCeGWuJlnd1fvZh5LcTIyeCcKI-V4W8mrVQYsVQVM/s1600/50.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679429189972569666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Hbcq1AQYvCmVjMwzu5CSFDnRZ61GjKrX9qr1_KoQwrDtAizKiGsRneoeVM0PKVsBOUjWLfNJzXJ2PZ52duI_mwOwEGuw0hRCHQgTCeGWuJlnd1fvZh5LcTIyeCcKI-V4W8mrVQYsVQVM/s320/50.jpg" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">After about 11 hours of driving, we finally made it to Chamonix! Our B&B there was just perfect. We took some time to clean up and then walked to town for dinner.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's Bri, putting out the vibe at our B&B bar</div><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdZo9Qav0y0Iud_KLBqUnVsoGZslBKjwv3F1IdOwYn9zPvLP8yKJbiPaa0JaJh0RkzcPWRqsR4tgUBOHczlhJECg1FWquIcTOwaZMlIWGf0hMK1YnjznMZiO7jsuJID80XmuThDEO5OGU/s1600/90.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679424891084028818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdZo9Qav0y0Iud_KLBqUnVsoGZslBKjwv3F1IdOwYn9zPvLP8yKJbiPaa0JaJh0RkzcPWRqsR4tgUBOHczlhJECg1FWquIcTOwaZMlIWGf0hMK1YnjznMZiO7jsuJID80XmuThDEO5OGU/s320/90.jpg" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Oh, a fire! How nice :)</span></div><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFEVh8OrxZR5fv-kNsq2dtdrUrhK3vhgX6lRNqv_Np5TUni7iorgoHa4PgaOpNk8IoBsBXLoG5oZb4itb3N8NJedq_CZBlIYPckcHIPxWBgYHEf_E09cYkiHzjmAjh9Eo-cBjgLaNZuA5/s1600/91.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679424884616864402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFEVh8OrxZR5fv-kNsq2dtdrUrhK3vhgX6lRNqv_Np5TUni7iorgoHa4PgaOpNk8IoBsBXLoG5oZb4itb3N8NJedq_CZBlIYPckcHIPxWBgYHEf_E09cYkiHzjmAjh9Eo-cBjgLaNZuA5/s320/91.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">The front of our B&B</span></div></span><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglM7Kqh3gn_W6m0Eutm3pQkWRYXWtw8RCDAJAcXA7g-0XVQb3K0g3Njbm6B4giQpNvyKWq1486TAVWA2Qo-1s0IXnSWeCvB0acjqKscHfmg8jR49PEy0VsZBJXpqSCSUanBuYtJ2rLkHMx/s1600/92.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679424257293064242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglM7Kqh3gn_W6m0Eutm3pQkWRYXWtw8RCDAJAcXA7g-0XVQb3K0g3Njbm6B4giQpNvyKWq1486TAVWA2Qo-1s0IXnSWeCvB0acjqKscHfmg8jR49PEy0VsZBJXpqSCSUanBuYtJ2rLkHMx/s320/92.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Chamonix is such a pretty ski town</span></div></span><p align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElsbhU6XtkcjEr-PHjpRz3ni6cnIYX2oeBaZvnudbCJ3DFoO6rNXnA9B0cYvWfcFqgDMOTsh4UEKX3OlXvcbp4CuPbRCLrTfxqijKsmTTfdFGsMHjcB7Y-cURnNTvEaCfVRrNiEAYkTwt/s1600/94.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679424248623388770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElsbhU6XtkcjEr-PHjpRz3ni6cnIYX2oeBaZvnudbCJ3DFoO6rNXnA9B0cYvWfcFqgDMOTsh4UEKX3OlXvcbp4CuPbRCLrTfxqijKsmTTfdFGsMHjcB7Y-cURnNTvEaCfVRrNiEAYkTwt/s320/94.jpg" /></a>And they had a cool car/van show going on<br /><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOL0TEe8uPFwcN7-JtDsTzw3Dtxgj08-0yUjXKSwRicT_Gb5-gRxxeWjdxQ4LlxYtgYUTUl3dWycSM4Ac2EXF5Mn7ptSZcG_xnNAXROp_qqn_S61VgtKyX-aP0HqIXokgtSJVUSAW6XTS/s1600/95.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679424232578614066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOL0TEe8uPFwcN7-JtDsTzw3Dtxgj08-0yUjXKSwRicT_Gb5-gRxxeWjdxQ4LlxYtgYUTUl3dWycSM4Ac2EXF5Mn7ptSZcG_xnNAXROp_qqn_S61VgtKyX-aP0HqIXokgtSJVUSAW6XTS/s320/95.jpg" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">After walking around town, we settled in for our last vacation dinner in the town square. And of course dinner was followed by crepes :)</span><br /><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFs23LP3qCQkZa3PNPau5u2_P7iVwOHffCwNBs65fmtkQvTV8xotkSDtBkewYFmVA4JX2Bh-SUDqksG6jSBb3adA8U2an3SnC_z58NInvt-oTDs7LTFzjZYIFgqr8ahZfaRghMl8BX4Ov8/s1600/96.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679424226106719586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFs23LP3qCQkZa3PNPau5u2_P7iVwOHffCwNBs65fmtkQvTV8xotkSDtBkewYFmVA4JX2Bh-SUDqksG6jSBb3adA8U2an3SnC_z58NInvt-oTDs7LTFzjZYIFgqr8ahZfaRghMl8BX4Ov8/s320/96.jpg" /></a>On Sunday, we drove from Chamonix back to Frankfurt, and then mom and dad had to fly home on Monday. They were such great travel partners for Brian and I, and I'm so glad that we will always have such wonderful memories with them of that amazing vacation!</p></div></div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-89745104775098085702011-11-19T05:50:00.014-05:002011-11-20T05:40:00.037-05:00La Rue du Vin - Riquewihr, France<div>20-21 August</div><div><br /></div><div>While I was researching places to stay for another trip, I came across Riquewihr, France, a tiny town along the Rue du Vin (French wine road) that looked like too much fun to miss. So when Brian and I had a free weekend, we booked a night at the <a href="http://www.hoteldelacouronne.com/">Hotel De La Couronne</a>, which I would HIGHLY recommend. Good price, beautiful stay.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the video Brian made for this trip that perfectly captures our experience</div><div><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28361777?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/28361777">La Rue du Vin</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4143773">Brian Rentsch</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p></div><div><br /></div><div>On Saturday, we had a leisurely morning at home, which included homemade waffles and coffee. Once we got on the road, we drove on great side roads that took us through some dense, green forests in Germany. For lunch, we stopped for some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currywurst">currywurst</a> with tons of other motorcyclists at this little restaurant in the woods. Good food, but lots of bees, so you know I was ready to get out of there :)</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGHqme66CiM4flaL7NsCkei48bKuGzuDPecGwBsyWANanYrsTvufByeBF2MFW-FsshcXQethFJ0ojlzdOF86KVB9J5WFNwBCr_bYf9LYXH8c2N5BB6sy_SjFPajEC-vE0_xQk34syBtcY/s1600/1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGHqme66CiM4flaL7NsCkei48bKuGzuDPecGwBsyWANanYrsTvufByeBF2MFW-FsshcXQethFJ0ojlzdOF86KVB9J5WFNwBCr_bYf9LYXH8c2N5BB6sy_SjFPajEC-vE0_xQk34syBtcY/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676800917402768370" /></a><br />When we crossed into France and began our journey along the wine road, the views were amazing.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the first time in our motorcycling experience, the wine road signs were much easier to follow than using the GPS. Turning off the GPS and navigating together by finding the next sign was a lot of fun!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqEVnjb4fWS-KfKdPh3TVIwGLia3uww-StUeXpROiKuHzwPHk64L_evf7rtgPn5UzIlrRu-VjEO_ChVdY3ae2Whyphenhyphenc5SFLnGzWTuVSNCnLYZzS9TRL2RFheD_y3iEnPGKfxySgvgbrQi4g/s1600/2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqEVnjb4fWS-KfKdPh3TVIwGLia3uww-StUeXpROiKuHzwPHk64L_evf7rtgPn5UzIlrRu-VjEO_ChVdY3ae2Whyphenhyphenc5SFLnGzWTuVSNCnLYZzS9TRL2RFheD_y3iEnPGKfxySgvgbrQi4g/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676800906258332914" /></a><br />The cute little towns and overflowing flower boxes made this drive one of my favorites. A lot of the towns had medieval walls surrounding them, which were very cool to see. We also had the warmest riding weather we've ever experienced - temperatures in the 80s! Here are some of pictures that attempt to capture the charm of these little towns:<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5xwJsBNmm6SX5rX6aGDswrLtTw0RbbzgjbPfqDxiDKl01BYKLmXOHWjCY8RwGHBcjBP-1x9P2xe9AjBGiqH0F55da_4RNCByx_WndFmrNzscCZvYvKCDsjY0l0DOrgxgxf1FFxgM3V4I/s1600/3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5xwJsBNmm6SX5rX6aGDswrLtTw0RbbzgjbPfqDxiDKl01BYKLmXOHWjCY8RwGHBcjBP-1x9P2xe9AjBGiqH0F55da_4RNCByx_WndFmrNzscCZvYvKCDsjY0l0DOrgxgxf1FFxgM3V4I/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676800895279690946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaGmU2nhKHIXxctBQxan014jfuMG_0gvdFvkVJAOAmPqQsDlT42ySuTB9vaJhJvQ-ds8jB0GaAJgxF10Fd3lwt2EuYHjHEwFsW-HxwzzMho74yoTpKMJaiSYqRh80h80NfDLqtJWRCFyG/s1600/4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaGmU2nhKHIXxctBQxan014jfuMG_0gvdFvkVJAOAmPqQsDlT42ySuTB9vaJhJvQ-ds8jB0GaAJgxF10Fd3lwt2EuYHjHEwFsW-HxwzzMho74yoTpKMJaiSYqRh80h80NfDLqtJWRCFyG/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676800892098492562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2V-aRlijMMptPTUbTSIB0SnNDPEeb3z_Gopzj25VLizZkk08tyNXWXLnKS92f3i3C9QQpxvPRzyhiEWYvRwQTDxgOhdyJYenGAUyqUpbjGAVcHgWvfFOeFXq4W1NxPd6lgx8NdyiQxkZ/s1600/5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2V-aRlijMMptPTUbTSIB0SnNDPEeb3z_Gopzj25VLizZkk08tyNXWXLnKS92f3i3C9QQpxvPRzyhiEWYvRwQTDxgOhdyJYenGAUyqUpbjGAVcHgWvfFOeFXq4W1NxPd6lgx8NdyiQxkZ/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676800438805692690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpq28mKBCL-o_aMbpcopJ9nZM8Ah5GbsDHYnjKTC_G3US0MAxAxfCiGNrtoyuLA1j7zJtOVZZZftxIxhzydWGzwRLqni5zwIjDxSxuXmT0fXR2_D4t1D7Ib9Y6-5pmSU9zzLqFWJaccy-U/s1600/6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpq28mKBCL-o_aMbpcopJ9nZM8Ah5GbsDHYnjKTC_G3US0MAxAxfCiGNrtoyuLA1j7zJtOVZZZftxIxhzydWGzwRLqni5zwIjDxSxuXmT0fXR2_D4t1D7Ib9Y6-5pmSU9zzLqFWJaccy-U/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676800433267780418" /></a><br />After riding through quite a few towns, Brian changed up the scenery by taking us along a mountain road. We definitely enjoyed the shade, cooler temperatures, and elevated views of the towns below!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghtnKiNottRmF5jHzV8UGR1hwcUcYySarAC_tz2qAyHm54CKCdxClef8rkPMl3hhNLNcJVejhVGiAdKnbJwa17JnvFUHO8J-kbmUXF8DcmsHXKZ8gVRMxxuaiRkMbv6uDcRn1XpiauwLh/s1600/7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghtnKiNottRmF5jHzV8UGR1hwcUcYySarAC_tz2qAyHm54CKCdxClef8rkPMl3hhNLNcJVejhVGiAdKnbJwa17JnvFUHO8J-kbmUXF8DcmsHXKZ8gVRMxxuaiRkMbv6uDcRn1XpiauwLh/s320/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676800429584339138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ORIRWdb0fruSE5IojjkI5u5TbY9IqSqnocv6VQnzYbyc3ZwNMZ-wM6rqjZhh7_AuvcAbDNqw9uR7XkOeumgOT1hMDTPbo92FP1RJkvDi_j5ibOfXJ2abiiTkk5G0Gq-FWK4F_sNy4JRC/s1600/8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ORIRWdb0fruSE5IojjkI5u5TbY9IqSqnocv6VQnzYbyc3ZwNMZ-wM6rqjZhh7_AuvcAbDNqw9uR7XkOeumgOT1hMDTPbo92FP1RJkvDi_j5ibOfXJ2abiiTkk5G0Gq-FWK4F_sNy4JRC/s320/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676800418393501618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik36FireupF545qTpaQrDVZNCmWNsHOHIt7ZdqdDiZuwq7j6CEMD3IUz8Ynwdq4KRCdFBMTxS3xHi8kLNS_Mzk4EEqHJddFl7SsFkAiJ98-SvaIkA15ReznDikFGWvfDLiq-C0zhSKcB0n/s1600/9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik36FireupF545qTpaQrDVZNCmWNsHOHIt7ZdqdDiZuwq7j6CEMD3IUz8Ynwdq4KRCdFBMTxS3xHi8kLNS_Mzk4EEqHJddFl7SsFkAiJ98-SvaIkA15ReznDikFGWvfDLiq-C0zhSKcB0n/s320/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676800413626022386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJOEQZMfkUzr3VW7_5rCxJy5CzbvKVhyphenhyphen_FJrOAcl30yY7m9bB5JWspRCgRKHFod09tQkTyOkeCgcbms41NRoJz9fWwSI6YqqmE0FzQL6tsVeVoxD6VJ1tFFo5khtdH1CStult2IrznkdE/s1600/10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJOEQZMfkUzr3VW7_5rCxJy5CzbvKVhyphenhyphen_FJrOAcl30yY7m9bB5JWspRCgRKHFod09tQkTyOkeCgcbms41NRoJz9fWwSI6YqqmE0FzQL6tsVeVoxD6VJ1tFFo5khtdH1CStult2IrznkdE/s320/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676799236414057746" /></a><br />The tour book our friend John let us borrow said Riquewihr (the town where we stayed) is the most picturesque town on the wine road, and I would have to agree! We were excited to drive into what felt like the scene of a beautiful, old French movie. And our hotel was perfect - right in the middle of town, a 16th century building that was nice, clean, and fitting with the town charm.</div><div><br /></div><div>After cleaning up, we went for a nice walk around town to explore and most importantly, find dinner!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Old Riquewihr Clock Tower</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8Fx3FwUpwO-67-1oJ9ow6kwzyezFJxTINvy5YY5e5xlMLvYyytjqQg84fDEOrla7-Pg0ez10WAvrbyNnoCHqy58GNrZNWKI7MLBGc-M5jP0g2mqG0Dhu7wgXiQ95y-odPvVhPgbYwT8D/s1600/11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8Fx3FwUpwO-67-1oJ9ow6kwzyezFJxTINvy5YY5e5xlMLvYyytjqQg84fDEOrla7-Pg0ez10WAvrbyNnoCHqy58GNrZNWKI7MLBGc-M5jP0g2mqG0Dhu7wgXiQ95y-odPvVhPgbYwT8D/s320/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676799229830290674" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">As an appetizer, we bought some perfectly baked macaroons at this shop.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBZs_w6CVH8B5BsYx_KAqcokrGcIL04H0uK1WtstuN5rAuht1I_CZSj8hw7S5w8vQy8l0BRboerNJSCClRIP9G5xOqandTDOd-CeJyF5jv8__AMCt_ABVTaVyK3oEJF9cMLYdFuM_U91F/s1600/12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBZs_w6CVH8B5BsYx_KAqcokrGcIL04H0uK1WtstuN5rAuht1I_CZSj8hw7S5w8vQy8l0BRboerNJSCClRIP9G5xOqandTDOd-CeJyF5jv8__AMCt_ABVTaVyK3oEJF9cMLYdFuM_U91F/s320/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676799225786229074" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Searching for a good spot for dinner...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XRcd51nd2IkFoOf-0rf4BSePplrcM3SsfevuO_PBTEuj_YLmU4i9yPaBzr86EWDXOI9eWUaC-no6tud62cWP4HUFP9IOgSP238vZeIdDNANKx8DMK0rSjV0NQIg5zbiCupOrFAaR38i9/s1600/13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XRcd51nd2IkFoOf-0rf4BSePplrcM3SsfevuO_PBTEuj_YLmU4i9yPaBzr86EWDXOI9eWUaC-no6tud62cWP4HUFP9IOgSP238vZeIdDNANKx8DMK0rSjV0NQIg5zbiCupOrFAaR38i9/s320/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676799206917945282" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Found one!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpl1lNfpFgv_jbxGSqurqy7OaTwt624pyRrVFFX5puKRGbUxJ3BtFJVyxQS_quB7599lMd3H-I3OMf0mAeW3o8_hpydWgje4TVswbxegRGB6214FUjnbZ1s0OO8_QUCddEKh-jgKBtiV5W/s1600/14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpl1lNfpFgv_jbxGSqurqy7OaTwt624pyRrVFFX5puKRGbUxJ3BtFJVyxQS_quB7599lMd3H-I3OMf0mAeW3o8_hpydWgje4TVswbxegRGB6214FUjnbZ1s0OO8_QUCddEKh-jgKBtiV5W/s320/14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676799205273447586" /></a><br />We found a great restaurant in a small alley that had the ambiance we were looking for. We really wanted to eat outside because it was such a nice evening, but we were also looking for a quiet place to relax. This little restaurant had all of that plus delicious food and wine! And as we were getting ready to order dessert, some street performers came into the restaurant. I know what you're thinking, because it's normally how I think of street performers. But these guys were SO good! One played the accordion and the other played the guitar, and the French songs were just perfect. You can see them at the end of the video Bri made. I was on cloud 9.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Our little alley</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl58DrnEYDV6RWj2tPJADCmqpKSMotNBZjPH-sDYjsICKK46aZgedVmbfvrQu-9CShyphenhyphenrokCgUQMNChrDZsnm7X9VFzYmwyF-I5wiJEaj5NKXXQTA3UNW1IxeQjV6i9BQaZNSvgwKWfuWA/s1600/15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl58DrnEYDV6RWj2tPJADCmqpKSMotNBZjPH-sDYjsICKK46aZgedVmbfvrQu-9CShyphenhyphenrokCgUQMNChrDZsnm7X9VFzYmwyF-I5wiJEaj5NKXXQTA3UNW1IxeQjV6i9BQaZNSvgwKWfuWA/s320/15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676798229659448786" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After we overindulged at dinner, we went on a walk around the town.</div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginXO9iAyzanuV-ju15pPrl6Auwm4YESQ26om1rbgBcYRXoL-JynGqiy1Hc2K8XHzm9KdCSNJNIVDowM3zmZXxBHCJyU4NiKiXansKrK7DoTcybK-ItPtagbDi6UghPmFe2sFSDCKL57aW/s1600/17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginXO9iAyzanuV-ju15pPrl6Auwm4YESQ26om1rbgBcYRXoL-JynGqiy1Hc2K8XHzm9KdCSNJNIVDowM3zmZXxBHCJyU4NiKiXansKrK7DoTcybK-ItPtagbDi6UghPmFe2sFSDCKL57aW/s320/17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676798217148112578" /></a><br />And then we decided to sit in the alley outside our hotel and have some more wine. When in Alsace, do as the Alsatians do! When we got there, we had the little area all to ourselves.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxsmKlWED5RvwyOlUUBp3v635_EoL_l_cBW8MN5Jw1XafFovsJrYlvc-HIXX588q9py3vBxJhHYV1GF-8IXsybcNb4IbQmCmlLkLVhyphenhyphenSCVFLppCWI40oTjI1JsomXNmIS7IxezqklR59o/s1600/19.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxsmKlWED5RvwyOlUUBp3v635_EoL_l_cBW8MN5Jw1XafFovsJrYlvc-HIXX588q9py3vBxJhHYV1GF-8IXsybcNb4IbQmCmlLkLVhyphenhyphenSCVFLppCWI40oTjI1JsomXNmIS7IxezqklR59o/s320/19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676798194813164034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdGEQJ3J9k8kTvPom5D_RpV4pQgePvPNJMjAe4drjBMmFJ4Bvz7Hv8M4tHj_ovVt9Y_ooqRQp4XjDpG5rSbcfW0CxhiG3u_p5VXvXtH6BsY1AwxNCD7VBEyyJEl4Rac0An6KiIVgwM2BQ/s1600/20.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdGEQJ3J9k8kTvPom5D_RpV4pQgePvPNJMjAe4drjBMmFJ4Bvz7Hv8M4tHj_ovVt9Y_ooqRQp4XjDpG5rSbcfW0CxhiG3u_p5VXvXtH6BsY1AwxNCD7VBEyyJEl4Rac0An6KiIVgwM2BQ/s320/20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676798189761110386" /></a><br />But then more and more people started to join us! By the end of the night, most of the tables had couples and friends enjoying wine.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We found it hilarious how small the wine glasses were in Alsace</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtre6GnXEV6akdioIBRm8olxTpS_0Z241TJigoUppX8yTzcJNLxCQ3ClGw9wq8Qn48n6gCp0s3LgkWVkFnd2MlHC8MQcwaY1-xb1IqYrv3qJTudGDb1-cStrdw47tLdfwue30Xoef-7xLY/s1600/21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtre6GnXEV6akdioIBRm8olxTpS_0Z241TJigoUppX8yTzcJNLxCQ3ClGw9wq8Qn48n6gCp0s3LgkWVkFnd2MlHC8MQcwaY1-xb1IqYrv3qJTudGDb1-cStrdw47tLdfwue30Xoef-7xLY/s320/21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676797139461883138" /></a><br />The next morning, we woke up and had breakfast at our hotel. The little breakfast area was awesome with its wood beams and rock walls. And they had great coffee, homemade granola and yogurt, French cheese, meats, and of course, croissants!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEqwps-wOLiUmIFhflo14R_TPydGu-F_xIXd3cBU5tN3M7Iud5726QhYMfN_dN6dj6MAlgBhlvFNIbJRvMX8lPodURZLFEgoSnY-HMYrqeGxO2NW4ZTL_viRg6nINx0VaQZTgz1zTcfTC/s1600/23.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEqwps-wOLiUmIFhflo14R_TPydGu-F_xIXd3cBU5tN3M7Iud5726QhYMfN_dN6dj6MAlgBhlvFNIbJRvMX8lPodURZLFEgoSnY-HMYrqeGxO2NW4ZTL_viRg6nINx0VaQZTgz1zTcfTC/s320/23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676797134648601570" /></a><br />After breakfast, it was a beautiful day, so we did some more sight seeing in Riquewihr. We found more bakeries, beautiful glass stores, antique stores, and even a cool handmade soap store. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7ZE6iEncAg0pBaE_wgLOg1HWDCZPY9CA2Pb1I_9ds3sZGBNqQ3Z2dKjfOqQWLDqlq4VFFyKvmXqm-umCo3aQ0RmgINCU7wzQjGszWZtt6ug0n_LMd8GiljP6Y701pVWeDoJwD5mc2_vl/s1600/24.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7ZE6iEncAg0pBaE_wgLOg1HWDCZPY9CA2Pb1I_9ds3sZGBNqQ3Z2dKjfOqQWLDqlq4VFFyKvmXqm-umCo3aQ0RmgINCU7wzQjGszWZtt6ug0n_LMd8GiljP6Y701pVWeDoJwD5mc2_vl/s320/24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676797114337371186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxdsGe3F1VqusOpRVtS-zFc2VWa6MJJGkHXP4erbj3gQiyHQCusmwGy7nfcXYrwEgU0e0vYeg6jqoG9Mth6TjHTU97LfrzyfoUV9UA8sCDuxJOmCoPJT1JuxktEXc_iT4cjhnKpIiqb6P/s1600/26.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxdsGe3F1VqusOpRVtS-zFc2VWa6MJJGkHXP4erbj3gQiyHQCusmwGy7nfcXYrwEgU0e0vYeg6jqoG9Mth6TjHTU97LfrzyfoUV9UA8sCDuxJOmCoPJT1JuxktEXc_iT4cjhnKpIiqb6P/s320/26.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676797113382983138" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We also made our way up into the hillside to walk through the vines.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaetzAqh405E21EQy53DFg-gkRXIodD3FV1rFUDGQfHg5wrIu-XD0GF63b9fpHDhvnm2iQJVm_lUBsjE1ybema4tq9lhvIMjRgQSpxufpT9kGah4RVn6IPcLkbkItdQW4WD7NgMD9AVxFG/s1600/27.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaetzAqh405E21EQy53DFg-gkRXIodD3FV1rFUDGQfHg5wrIu-XD0GF63b9fpHDhvnm2iQJVm_lUBsjE1ybema4tq9lhvIMjRgQSpxufpT9kGah4RVn6IPcLkbkItdQW4WD7NgMD9AVxFG/s320/27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676797108353723698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Riquewihr from the vineyards</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8TFTPKojBmgSFRMx4EQIh2-btQkQ2DrQyJoGjNbHIOl0JxLc8UeTivBbPi7G2a2dHaosqCSWCh6Byb1ujNd2S8WiaqKglxzBYphN_4EGPkV6s6vXMFO3XXHxhpuasdXDbJQzffaCOfAa/s1600/28.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8TFTPKojBmgSFRMx4EQIh2-btQkQ2DrQyJoGjNbHIOl0JxLc8UeTivBbPi7G2a2dHaosqCSWCh6Byb1ujNd2S8WiaqKglxzBYphN_4EGPkV6s6vXMFO3XXHxhpuasdXDbJQzffaCOfAa/s320/28.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676795333657521090" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">As we were walking along the side streets in town, we saw this old man standing in the doorway on the left side of this picture.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhad-EK8oHMf29M1EhGeOy7fSaNAUtKVl8PEZBLRFSu8ulxq9ZxyMYpmDaTQejV7KynMumOVABziV3rumcwzct-_aeTnVsZU9Ykk3aJt-i1LxLiEGVuLng4PUbNR-K924AgPIbdZxsCHMz2/s1600/29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhad-EK8oHMf29M1EhGeOy7fSaNAUtKVl8PEZBLRFSu8ulxq9ZxyMYpmDaTQejV7KynMumOVABziV3rumcwzct-_aeTnVsZU9Ykk3aJt-i1LxLiEGVuLng4PUbNR-K924AgPIbdZxsCHMz2/s320/29.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676795328491193410" /></a><br />He invited us in and gave us a tour of what will be a bed and breakfast, opening in December of this year. It's an old timber house that he was completely remodeling on his own, and he was very proud of it (as he should be! it was beautiful). He didn't speak English, so Brian conversed with him in German (love my husband/translator).</div><div><br /></div><div>Then it was time to head home. But we couldn't leave without buying some wine, so we stopped at Dopff au Moulin on the way out of Riquewihr to pick up a couple of bottles.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect fit in our motorcycle case!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy2nNQVRUsWahsLcq2bkbUUiJaW-OvRPjSr654QxYIPhPK0F0H1F31tq5QZkUAaBbK_8Tjn5UhlaNpLwU-5NkcafLx_bzCWKfuydtSl4NSwzZUx2L_F_eqAanKySSBQ5BHeGsGgqe0-6A/s1600/30.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy2nNQVRUsWahsLcq2bkbUUiJaW-OvRPjSr654QxYIPhPK0F0H1F31tq5QZkUAaBbK_8Tjn5UhlaNpLwU-5NkcafLx_bzCWKfuydtSl4NSwzZUx2L_F_eqAanKySSBQ5BHeGsGgqe0-6A/s320/30.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676795318882722514" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">At Dopff au Moulin</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E_aAMisIOjagHGnrXAQDdRCiXnHdg0loJlKrhpNE6Y7UF-mdCKAK9-VFOf8nOQT9SCqpOEud_dDmXIrdqBIYjFPiqf7kwrX_DulGrUN2NYtkbFI_AWgfKTsuy8are-vYfFLW222kmMTE/s1600/31.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E_aAMisIOjagHGnrXAQDdRCiXnHdg0loJlKrhpNE6Y7UF-mdCKAK9-VFOf8nOQT9SCqpOEud_dDmXIrdqBIYjFPiqf7kwrX_DulGrUN2NYtkbFI_AWgfKTsuy8are-vYfFLW222kmMTE/s320/31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676795311646512754" /></a><br />And as you can probably guess, the ride home was just as spectacular! What a perfectly romantic weekend getaway!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg0n0p_1ww2HhkHmVI2THo-j8ubf9Yg28E86YAEG_l9GkR9dAS5CemEQxJDMaEasYS_ouqOffr2YGsY7ubX7eNEqYmJRnjhkzcMh35AEIUS0PBhEgUtA6XhhI68pYPYh-HO-u2IeEQWf8/s1600/32.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg0n0p_1ww2HhkHmVI2THo-j8ubf9Yg28E86YAEG_l9GkR9dAS5CemEQxJDMaEasYS_ouqOffr2YGsY7ubX7eNEqYmJRnjhkzcMh35AEIUS0PBhEgUtA6XhhI68pYPYh-HO-u2IeEQWf8/s320/32.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676795302507400210" /></a><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2ElJndoiTTk6pXLQZbor5gqth2hSa7B91eQZrq_F41PVhNjWNxdrlbg-2RL9WOCcXRbGgUmVY6pTn_Gq249pR2nMuNjs41XJkHx_8Czz4P0xaZJt6F-u7f9nBWNwt3ygmyYs2nudX9Vy/s1600/33.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2ElJndoiTTk6pXLQZbor5gqth2hSa7B91eQZrq_F41PVhNjWNxdrlbg-2RL9WOCcXRbGgUmVY6pTn_Gq249pR2nMuNjs41XJkHx_8Czz4P0xaZJt6F-u7f9nBWNwt3ygmyYs2nudX9Vy/s320/33.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676658005551280018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaFcQE7byNOZnpnuQyGnTGjvr085A8bL19cqbvTJ7k8tHsN6ao3zzRsppALcp9QyAiokfX0KtDpWiYL1hbP62TpxuuHXKXUFX4INIKLR7OZaPjeo1m716vtAgXg4_8uPTwy8oDVUo4Lib/s1600/34.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaFcQE7byNOZnpnuQyGnTGjvr085A8bL19cqbvTJ7k8tHsN6ao3zzRsppALcp9QyAiokfX0KtDpWiYL1hbP62TpxuuHXKXUFX4INIKLR7OZaPjeo1m716vtAgXg4_8uPTwy8oDVUo4Lib/s320/34.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676657998546049810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNKw0lai2ROCK353yb0_Fg3W0WJLGI5azWzOU_OaT5eMPOH-F5uWMobnLYuKQ0zQOvuWrCcjntUD5B1xiK9QrwQ3sgsmOI_mP37xUsj_eLZdGG9UiVLdrTt8hyNv8wwwSPwalRWEll5UR/s1600/35.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNKw0lai2ROCK353yb0_Fg3W0WJLGI5azWzOU_OaT5eMPOH-F5uWMobnLYuKQ0zQOvuWrCcjntUD5B1xiK9QrwQ3sgsmOI_mP37xUsj_eLZdGG9UiVLdrTt8hyNv8wwwSPwalRWEll5UR/s320/35.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676657987478769570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL0kQ2b9K8SEkbPQgCLg_zktJ5cFudauRluCZqAwo8kZPVsbhsvge72hMp82JJmAyisAGYBkv4tnZ8N3-sdGgYpuf19GJy-dcOilPglt5J_XxwO8Qk-0IcOfKqQMD6QfAnoWduyygIjCa/s1600/36.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL0kQ2b9K8SEkbPQgCLg_zktJ5cFudauRluCZqAwo8kZPVsbhsvge72hMp82JJmAyisAGYBkv4tnZ8N3-sdGgYpuf19GJy-dcOilPglt5J_XxwO8Qk-0IcOfKqQMD6QfAnoWduyygIjCa/s320/36.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676657981904197970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1cua7v3hAVCsmz2i6oO9jP0FOTwfMoIy0CCdHImLLhgO0VCd3gZtIg5lDPWGVJhyphenhyphen02r9Ra7kKoSo4IUH_J_G3tDyNGQeGRW9N8cfeG49oHuV_5jt8dEOeUSD7eOXIO5IuQLPbeLMkr5T/s1600/37.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1cua7v3hAVCsmz2i6oO9jP0FOTwfMoIy0CCdHImLLhgO0VCd3gZtIg5lDPWGVJhyphenhyphen02r9Ra7kKoSo4IUH_J_G3tDyNGQeGRW9N8cfeG49oHuV_5jt8dEOeUSD7eOXIO5IuQLPbeLMkr5T/s320/37.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676657973407372146" /></a></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-58356820592761447922011-10-30T07:10:00.007-04:002011-10-31T17:08:49.259-04:00Vienna<div>July 2 - 4</div><div><br /></div><div>Brian had to go to Riyadh right after we got back from Andrew and Kate's wedding, so I planned a girls' weekend in Vienna, Austria over 4th of July weekend. My friend, Kim, and I flew to Vienna for a weekend of sightseeing and shopping! Instead of giving a play-by-play of the weekend, I'm just going to comment on the pics and talk about our weekend that way.</div><div><br /></div><div>Vienna is a beautiful city with buildings like this. The architecture reminded me of Paris.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczxkmrQaRqSs6ohy7W7cTfVWTs_i0Op2cg8hWsFApKmBVeGqqMTn6qlJr_pzOKk2QvwDeP_0OV5zcQ28olo2xOiQv85K4n8a0G4xJBj2f7sllSf9Y6kIfCI7BRWPB8MIF7dx6CDaasI9W/s1600/17+-+museum.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczxkmrQaRqSs6ohy7W7cTfVWTs_i0Op2cg8hWsFApKmBVeGqqMTn6qlJr_pzOKk2QvwDeP_0OV5zcQ28olo2xOiQv85K4n8a0G4xJBj2f7sllSf9Y6kIfCI7BRWPB8MIF7dx6CDaasI9W/s320/17+-+museum.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669242497333891906" /></a><br />Apparently "Melange" is a famous coffee drink in Vienna, so we gave it a whirl! It tastes exactly like a cappuccino because it has the exact same ingredients as a cappuccino. I just looked up the difference between Melange and Cappuccino, and supposedly the difference is in trivial things like toppings (which vary depending on the cafe you're at), cups they're served in, "strength of the coffee", etc. Another person said that Melange can be served anytime of day. I don't know, they seem the exact same to me : )<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4WtCISLwVzDRtkCi5IATdxTSpV0GQROBv_MskjyAgyZOb-JqzRFL_qr-uFYiUFA716-3fsoAIYmpclbiTaiRiPfLIR7X9ob-v0fkUQbSDDoZO2slO9f8w7Qy_zokKGiRQaZ4a3Jskwl9/s1600/16+-+coffee+drink.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4WtCISLwVzDRtkCi5IATdxTSpV0GQROBv_MskjyAgyZOb-JqzRFL_qr-uFYiUFA716-3fsoAIYmpclbiTaiRiPfLIR7X9ob-v0fkUQbSDDoZO2slO9f8w7Qy_zokKGiRQaZ4a3Jskwl9/s320/16+-+coffee+drink.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669242483560952610" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Rathaus (City Hall)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwhtYd4xwF7QS7YqnF5G3r5ALEPxgmSXYAbj7ET2btGLYKjLQk-owYDCbW5ygIFcBvbFcw3k6eyoFLPxY1LYlt0oiyQOr5McjOJl4wUuDoik7oR8j55Uw9OgCQE5Xk7OoUZkp-uX6oOaj/s1600/15+-+rathaus.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwhtYd4xwF7QS7YqnF5G3r5ALEPxgmSXYAbj7ET2btGLYKjLQk-owYDCbW5ygIFcBvbFcw3k6eyoFLPxY1LYlt0oiyQOr5McjOJl4wUuDoik7oR8j55Uw9OgCQE5Xk7OoUZkp-uX6oOaj/s320/15+-+rathaus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669242485802954882" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">St. Charles Church - A less-traditional looking church we found. Cool reflection pool!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwH4J5qmRxm0MsrRgS1FCxHQ4F5fg0ZAJr11b_4kFHHSWopwymeJmMtkf1THRV8KA5DRt3fDXXcmFGoxTNQbjEiTbg8gCd5X9BeJYz66KpPirD1ahCdM2uvNzBjVKnvdisIT2yA_Ciybws/s1600/14+-+inside+church.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlAPPPBJiddIXSIrKdIitbxq1gmjY7g9lXKBOdU8ypjUwcEu0k2r5yz4A4W3ZqIU1YFz3rUmVANehdn6BDk8D8mgPPblZfQUDsNGsnFoskvYWlAJu93ThEAJgGUqYzbXQ-bEo9V3W0q3b/s1600/14+-+church.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlAPPPBJiddIXSIrKdIitbxq1gmjY7g9lXKBOdU8ypjUwcEu0k2r5yz4A4W3ZqIU1YFz3rUmVANehdn6BDk8D8mgPPblZfQUDsNGsnFoskvYWlAJu93ThEAJgGUqYzbXQ-bEo9V3W0q3b/s320/14+-+church.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669242195284553314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inside the church pictured above. I liked how bright it was inside! </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwH4J5qmRxm0MsrRgS1FCxHQ4F5fg0ZAJr11b_4kFHHSWopwymeJmMtkf1THRV8KA5DRt3fDXXcmFGoxTNQbjEiTbg8gCd5X9BeJYz66KpPirD1ahCdM2uvNzBjVKnvdisIT2yA_Ciybws/s320/14+-+inside+church.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669242474657669202" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 320px; " /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Beautiful gardens! It was quite cold while we were in Vienna (the coldest 4th of July weekend I hope I ever experience - I didn't like that very much), so it was nice to see some summery flowers. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wQ8o6odBRqEaeqT3jcopzVCD-sSEJS0-nhnPndUHZ5unU4-LV-TTUocbq235_ZHjJ4H6DIKQKmalc6XlWNlckLmw1imazjppJRIUfteFrvqUqWkva78nBM8kxmvMyy54lJr4NhGyvJO2/s1600/13+-+gardens.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wQ8o6odBRqEaeqT3jcopzVCD-sSEJS0-nhnPndUHZ5unU4-LV-TTUocbq235_ZHjJ4H6DIKQKmalc6XlWNlckLmw1imazjppJRIUfteFrvqUqWkva78nBM8kxmvMyy54lJr4NhGyvJO2/s320/13+-+gardens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669242187761391266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAWIOGeQxoQTktb5IBojBtflRhnnrkaweCKqe8B2wFsRt2zWUEASXi6HIgMdjSpRArD-kjSZxgEhveK5NZg7z-7q5fT5j960IJIIvg34LSsf5zy4nSX5LbFKCyt2_M3ql6y4B4JyqWK38/s1600/12+-+coolest+flower+ever.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAWIOGeQxoQTktb5IBojBtflRhnnrkaweCKqe8B2wFsRt2zWUEASXi6HIgMdjSpRArD-kjSZxgEhveK5NZg7z-7q5fT5j960IJIIvg34LSsf5zy4nSX5LbFKCyt2_M3ql6y4B4JyqWK38/s320/12+-+coolest+flower+ever.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669242184422200786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Botanical gardens and shelter from the rain and cold for a little while : )</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMu8803qPTkQlskS73DiBl321f_JqnsDY1TFTINuigrQoOp7T71WOOIrxj3Bx-xzNOBABfjbYHc2Hf9EzDyKV2_cpPmvyaI-knlDVdRIs-I0hLcBlBUEGpCroNpCbh37wPcFJIU71e8qtE/s1600/11+-+gardens.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMu8803qPTkQlskS73DiBl321f_JqnsDY1TFTINuigrQoOp7T71WOOIrxj3Bx-xzNOBABfjbYHc2Hf9EzDyKV2_cpPmvyaI-knlDVdRIs-I0hLcBlBUEGpCroNpCbh37wPcFJIU71e8qtE/s320/11+-+gardens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669242173505380674" /></a><br />We went to Schloss (Castle) Schoenbrunn to learn a little about Vienna's history. It was also another indoor activity where we wouldn't freeze!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgAN7dYrBgJFuzbsp0xJM2LsE_J-Ocl0V8UJA_EipIbDMvVsZEsS1ARXzfHXug95TzbH3-KlwZACzWyuVdRN-Wl3iKmd30h8LC-z7pCk4y1fQDX5OnbuQTWG8XvYCglJQOo85b0RDsN4J/s320/8+-+palace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669241805303198466" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 110px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Gardens behind Schoenbrunn where Empress Elisabeth would exercise - that would be a nice backyard!</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 68px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_97Z5cgJC7y1gpqC-gSerB7uaut7Yua9XC5NKQ4UdzS97jrV1Y4bZ3m90WtVyny_7bqJQ6DNUJSHVWplkoA1sQNMzMlEmiQSszmmFOZ2zgLCWKx_RCOWkUPqkK-D8n1Wuiyjr178NX4w/s320/9+-+palace+gardens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669241808606227426" /><div style="text-align: center;">Paths in the gardens behind Schloss Schoenbrunn</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgAN7dYrBgJFuzbsp0xJM2LsE_J-Ocl0V8UJA_EipIbDMvVsZEsS1ARXzfHXug95TzbH3-KlwZACzWyuVdRN-Wl3iKmd30h8LC-z7pCk4y1fQDX5OnbuQTWG8XvYCglJQOo85b0RDsN4J/s1600/8+-+palace.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwWJ3uvPAoVfeQWyKsSd10vEwV1aaYjDWgIn8EZ-D4peocXnQCZNACtT-ecd7pBIklNnZNW2c-hfm_3i6Z1lmwTJH88tr1oY6syCSkxaPG0waliMpymaTVbKMGyfVqQZWxtQH-FySHDcx/s320/10+-+walkways.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669242170115903266" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Vienna plays operas and movies at the Rathaus plaza throughout the summer. It was a lot of fun because a lot of local restaurants had booths set up with all kinds of food and drinks! Here's a picture of the summer film festival.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1leTOoSCaUYmqNrDNw3Rh8KH5qIA3kSU8-J4D0CaPJU0mNVIYjjq66dumcrW9TCN_qdZoFZPAjfv82FLI-zVPV35K6xXAiIOnX60AleqZ0pVX1LxjSUC8ga_mu6KEAFznl838tQsBl4d/s1600/7+-+festival.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1leTOoSCaUYmqNrDNw3Rh8KH5qIA3kSU8-J4D0CaPJU0mNVIYjjq66dumcrW9TCN_qdZoFZPAjfv82FLI-zVPV35K6xXAiIOnX60AleqZ0pVX1LxjSUC8ga_mu6KEAFznl838tQsBl4d/s320/7+-+festival.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669241791785499762" /></a><br />St. Stephen's church was quite impressive! I loved the roof, which had the Austrian eagle and other elaborate patterns on it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Tnaur1dwe2K-jPmwRR49ZLWsNPvCFK2xAwoI3MPxXFuYPgxOM-084PTvsQcns-NC9V2m-P8ata8HV0gfpxk1ucQ_BAwh2USLKQUw6BQ9pqey5VhJDAG0uZ8T9031TOlRg0RYzmpoHQES/s1600/6+-+church.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Tnaur1dwe2K-jPmwRR49ZLWsNPvCFK2xAwoI3MPxXFuYPgxOM-084PTvsQcns-NC9V2m-P8ata8HV0gfpxk1ucQ_BAwh2USLKQUw6BQ9pqey5VhJDAG0uZ8T9031TOlRg0RYzmpoHQES/s320/6+-+church.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669241788185320818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Inside St. Stephen's </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpr9fa0OevW4CbC8BosPww1E9LJWcrplVJ7CWne7CC9vr0MtgH0zHpqH2zWfipZYTm0DpykNhHk4MHhvfGu2ipKy2-iz5IEkCm5ywwBxstDyoWtV_pe6C4kDyi5O5RLWVF6Ljap9FPTChd/s320/2+-+inside+the+church.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669241358167616866" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> A children's choir singing in St. Stephen's</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bE0ObMHYYZccnwY6ZTZRFb0ywsnLm3lxRKzRuxuHhwc_jKmzpi07E63DZRW4xFQWFPq_g4zi9aatjdF0mfnkYK-hSakazu_EokpjGOKNzEV66-RX9ZPR_K1gNud7BD5f0M4hrr6FVoFw/s320/3+-+children%2527s+choir.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669241361246449810" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another view of St. Stephen's</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksqoK546lOwYwW7DZQbRahtR2AYXeYA-9GPStX_LMpis3jjDkKOQC0V_lVvfb2HXjj7zCfoZvCq7P4X8hNxiWgKsimTy8ajYJcyVUl7HTVBMRrHOIZ7XwAnXStP9Fi7CF9QRZpPP22vMt/s320/1+-+church.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669241354832942274" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We found this all-natural ice cream shop that had a line out the door, so we had to try some!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-8poyCfxGYxF530DmxhyphenhyphenKnQ7SSlKz5q_1rnmd969qY8hLNIk_K7LYcz2Nl56ZxKXKRCwHdRcnbITN_QT2q4DMDzcXCLIJyoWAo-SbIh1fZYdqIYb8NuyPZ1f44vRxjEyEBifWxRYcJWO/s1600/5+-+ice+cream.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-8poyCfxGYxF530DmxhyphenhyphenKnQ7SSlKz5q_1rnmd969qY8hLNIk_K7LYcz2Nl56ZxKXKRCwHdRcnbITN_QT2q4DMDzcXCLIJyoWAo-SbIh1fZYdqIYb8NuyPZ1f44vRxjEyEBifWxRYcJWO/s320/5+-+ice+cream.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669241384688101586" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Vienna also had fun shops! We found a vintage dress store that had remade dresses from the 60s and 70s - SO adorable. They also had a Forever 21, which I was very excited about :)</div><div><br /></div></div><div>Despite the weather, Vienna was a fun city to visit!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-74961189015075091942011-10-30T04:38:00.003-04:002011-10-30T05:00:28.111-04:00Dinner with Family<div>June 17</div><div><br /></div><div>My cousin, Paul; his wife, Michelle; and their two kids, James and Nicole came to Frankfurt for a few hours, so Brian and I got to have dinner with them! They were on vacation and were so sweet to make a point to stop through Frankfurt on their way through Germany so that we could hang out. Unfortunately their train arrived later than expected, so we only had a couple of hours to get dinner. I love how I was able to spot them at the train station because they were decked out in A&M gear! Paul and Michelle both went to A&M and really introduced me to the school. Brian found a great little bier garden close to the main train station, so we all went there to eat schnitzle and catch up. After dinner, we took them on a very quick walking tour of Frankfurt's highlights and then walked them back to the train station. It felt so good to spend a few hours with family!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO0jaNr3cY9HamCMLxzoGSibWva_zUnKpYd5fGnBZuIwmmwwTdZyidzm95VYAKp_qeontxYWFpGSNOW6qD1RUfBv_ScWODxGaDXl3sCiFRYVDH6X_2Y6NObjwszRye91yt7sPQH_WUBaE/s1600/IMG_3421.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO0jaNr3cY9HamCMLxzoGSibWva_zUnKpYd5fGnBZuIwmmwwTdZyidzm95VYAKp_qeontxYWFpGSNOW6qD1RUfBv_ScWODxGaDXl3sCiFRYVDH6X_2Y6NObjwszRye91yt7sPQH_WUBaE/s320/IMG_3421.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669203748461809698" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-81386522613760064732011-08-25T17:02:00.012-04:002011-10-30T06:41:50.194-04:00Kate & Andrew's Wedding<div>June 23-28</div><div><br /></div><div>On June 26, Brian's youngest brother, Andrew, married Kate, his high school sweetheart and an all around awesome girl, so Brian and I traveled to Michigan to celebrate with the family!</div><div><br /></div><div>We did the flight home a little differently this time. On Wednesday night after work, Bri and I flew to Amsterdam and stayed in a hotel by the airport that night. And early the next morning, we caught a flight to Detroit and then onward to Traverse City. This schedule allowed us to arrive in Michigan on Thursday afternoon, so we had more time to hang out! Our flight to Detroit from Amsterdam was delayed 1.5 hours, so we BARELY made it to our connection (I left my bag with Bri and sprinted to the gate to beg the flight attendants to wait). So when we got to Traverse City, we were both shocked and relieved to see our bags had made it!</div><div><br /></div><div>On our way to the condo, Stefan took us to Don's Drive In, where we indulged in delicious American treats - malt chocolate shakes and hamburgers!!</div><div><br /></div><div>On Thursday we spent some good quality time with our niece and nephew, Alyssa and Evan. They had grown so much since we had last seen them in December! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alyssa playing with the swans</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjqzBgn2AfZ86W4lPILR1KPlfu005jWspR7afbJ-xiNhr8Do-cgcc_eaxVvCaS-dFqJbD-3YDbkX1ORi-A1FOht37kZHPs47P6RmpsummF83hOxaVP8ebLncYAh95fInRRnCytDjL4NNZ/s1600/1+-+Alyssa+w%253A+geese.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjqzBgn2AfZ86W4lPILR1KPlfu005jWspR7afbJ-xiNhr8Do-cgcc_eaxVvCaS-dFqJbD-3YDbkX1ORi-A1FOht37kZHPs47P6RmpsummF83hOxaVP8ebLncYAh95fInRRnCytDjL4NNZ/s320/1+-+Alyssa+w%253A+geese.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644905068260458274" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love family time on the deck</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRInvuqUOQIFt8-zHYp20QrotLZ6JIjmzAwMklCmJEMYSgvzIbrIQVA-qlysKf_4lEYJVZ7ligcCsjHhTK7r7tQPcB6oiJkpL9-1GmHiaInY3n67FdQ9VoEvOVrXdEJshyphenhyphenTHsOPhyphenhyphen_T9P/s1600/2+-+playing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRInvuqUOQIFt8-zHYp20QrotLZ6JIjmzAwMklCmJEMYSgvzIbrIQVA-qlysKf_4lEYJVZ7ligcCsjHhTK7r7tQPcB6oiJkpL9-1GmHiaInY3n67FdQ9VoEvOVrXdEJshyphenhyphenTHsOPhyphenhyphen_T9P/s320/2+-+playing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644905066514827106" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't he adorable??</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUV9CIp2mJQ5j7_V0MtlZT-o7xH30zAtSFCoOpy8Fppxi6BrCviWJfvAiC8J3qbsMrGMp2eGLj8kHhCoV-RekRai9KniKXqDHJY-JRH1ZDq9Q4GYpWmBS5e37IQ1BVL4xYQ_6WyKhje5DN/s1600/3+-+playing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUV9CIp2mJQ5j7_V0MtlZT-o7xH30zAtSFCoOpy8Fppxi6BrCviWJfvAiC8J3qbsMrGMp2eGLj8kHhCoV-RekRai9KniKXqDHJY-JRH1ZDq9Q4GYpWmBS5e37IQ1BVL4xYQ_6WyKhje5DN/s320/3+-+playing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644905064525291906" /></a><br />We also got to see Brian's grandma, Marilynn, and her husband, Roger, on Thursday afternoon. We hadn't seen them in almost a year, so it was nice to catch up with them.<div><br /></div><div>For dinner that night, Janet, the kids, Brian, and I went to our favorite Elk Rapids restaurant, <a href="http://www.sirenhall.com/">Siren Hall</a>. The kiddos started to get tired while we were there, so they started to get a little fussy. Janet knew exactly what to do to calm them down, so she took care of them. It was so funny, though, because to the other restaurant-goers, I felt like the kids probably appeared to be ours and we weren't taking care of them. Like Brian and I looked like slacker parents or something - haha! </div><div><br /></div><div>When we got home, we put the kids to bed, and Brian fell asleep shortly after. I wanted to stay up late to be sure I'd get on a regular sleeping schedule, so Janet and I stayed up and chatted until almost 11. It was so fun to have girl talk!</div><div><br /></div><div>On Friday morning, I went for a jog and Bri biked next to me. I love jogging in Elk Rapids - it's so peaceful and pretty! On our way back to the house, Brian and I stopped by the local bakery and picked up donuts for the kids. When we got home, Alyssa and Evan were anxiously awaiting our return with breakfast : ) </div><div><br /></div><div>That afternoon, Brian and I went to pick up his tux, and it was all wrong! He didn't even have shoes that were the same size. So we were glad that we checked while the shop still had time to get the correct tux before the wedding! </div><div><br /></div><div>Then we went to the Chateau Grand Traverse to meet up with the wedding party - let the festivities begin! Andrew and Kate had arranged for everyone to stay in one <a href="http://www.cgtwines.com/theinn.php">big chateau</a> for the wedding weekend, and I was so glad they did! Brian and I didn't know all of their friends too well, so staying with all of them gave us great quality time with everyone to celebrate Kate and Andrew together. Plus, the chateau was incredible - it had a huge wine cellar, game room, beautiful rooms for everyone, a really cool living area, and a kitchen with a huge breakfast selection! And, my sister-in-law, Alicia, was my roommate for the weekend, so we had great time to catch up.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, so Friday night, the entire wedding party went to dinner at a place called Firefly. We had an entire area to ourselves, and the restaurant was so cool - very modern. Most importantly, the food and drinks were very tasty! I sat next to Kate's friends Esra and Megan, and I loved getting to know them. After a fun dinner with everyone, we walked to a local pub. Live music, good drinks, and family and friends - you can't get much better than that! We had an awesome time! </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispzlAef3TS02NsPjjtJksfw8Kuwwhyytd_qZssMEbtnEjAkLAn2rdkZVGQR0En-Ox0cDySFpg034SwuSuozNOQugKWchn1jmibqQS-2ykkF3Aa_fPuYu9ckovarv6ZsYzNrxQnfDazR6g/s1600/4+-+Friday+night.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispzlAef3TS02NsPjjtJksfw8Kuwwhyytd_qZssMEbtnEjAkLAn2rdkZVGQR0En-Ox0cDySFpg034SwuSuozNOQugKWchn1jmibqQS-2ykkF3Aa_fPuYu9ckovarv6ZsYzNrxQnfDazR6g/s320/4+-+Friday+night.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644905060372353282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brothers</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8HiUTDS1AJGi850QlphKJabiymZ7YEkKGzjUcG9BW_ubYMzKpITrW3_o17kL01vPNTke3n8LTBF9H-z9zw_uKJeyMa1GDU9ym8ClyXZRp_Scd5KkwxHaal6v8TEZ_o_P-ATVFHTRwG5x/s1600/5+-+Friday+night.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8HiUTDS1AJGi850QlphKJabiymZ7YEkKGzjUcG9BW_ubYMzKpITrW3_o17kL01vPNTke3n8LTBF9H-z9zw_uKJeyMa1GDU9ym8ClyXZRp_Scd5KkwxHaal6v8TEZ_o_P-ATVFHTRwG5x/s1600/5+-+Friday+night.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8HiUTDS1AJGi850QlphKJabiymZ7YEkKGzjUcG9BW_ubYMzKpITrW3_o17kL01vPNTke3n8LTBF9H-z9zw_uKJeyMa1GDU9ym8ClyXZRp_Scd5KkwxHaal6v8TEZ_o_P-ATVFHTRwG5x/s320/5+-+Friday+night.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644905057761878338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and...<span class="Apple-style-span" ></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sisters!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVocUmvIg45s0PtvHJ-GqXexLxrT6cicBGBorLMY4-bz40906rWM5tpZ94QP6vsPZtjLSE4g7OS6vdTJOOX8cEtGPZIUwBlyIpbxC5Wyd0D4enosdNdWQCyJcgZkYt3EPDWEVsFjuoz-2K/s1600/6+-+sister+in+laws.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVocUmvIg45s0PtvHJ-GqXexLxrT6cicBGBorLMY4-bz40906rWM5tpZ94QP6vsPZtjLSE4g7OS6vdTJOOX8cEtGPZIUwBlyIpbxC5Wyd0D4enosdNdWQCyJcgZkYt3EPDWEVsFjuoz-2K/s320/6+-+sister+in+laws.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904746579251698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYZflBJv4KN4_gzCzoDE3GwL5tdFnpQzESb2BMLHVUHRainMqxGzxwhwBjOlK4iHJKwY6J8cusyLuvf_8Eyfm1ZF_wSIVKiTAw-WI3ZZ-irYlCsCQ9NMsErPgqvb2PPsS8Xd3WT9Jq7yD/s1600/7+-+Eric+and+Alicia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYZflBJv4KN4_gzCzoDE3GwL5tdFnpQzESb2BMLHVUHRainMqxGzxwhwBjOlK4iHJKwY6J8cusyLuvf_8Eyfm1ZF_wSIVKiTAw-WI3ZZ-irYlCsCQ9NMsErPgqvb2PPsS8Xd3WT9Jq7yD/s320/7+-+Eric+and+Alicia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904747445596098" /></a><br />We were out pretty late on Friday, but Brian and I were still a little off-schedule, so we woke up earlier than everyone else and were able to have breakfast and coffee together in the beautiful sun room. As others started to wake up, we all lounged around and Brian and I got to have great catch-up conversation with Eric and Alicia. They had recently gotten a new boxer puppy, Matilda...isn't she cute?? </div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjjR-JILZ-LmGBj_fnu2yIUcg-p9arX_SjEjhge4OO_1M_S6dmn9aZvC3-ZvZR92pljzQNwOktjQS5iaShyphenhyphenFl6SIivLWmiOwgJ-S7QBeOazHMunKfvIZz1PFSRUQmDS_BKko2iUb3doO3/s320/40+-+puppy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644902373226734114" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Saturday afternoon, Alicia and I drove Matilda to Alicia's parents' house in Ellsworth, and I got a little tour of the area where Alicia grew up. Then we went back to the condo and hung out at the pool with Chris, MaryBeth, the kids, and the groomsmen. Stefan and Janet had ordered bbq for everyone, and it was so yummy! Unless I make it, we don't get bbq in Frankfurt. It was a gorgeous day, so Stefan took us out on the boat, too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before we knew it, it was time to get ready for the rehearsal!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bride and Groom at the rehearsal</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKBuU94PAg09aejkPGw5OcuOCHYa-6_lkLqRKNwHTxwUa3TaNo66GdEyA8bPprhmzs695PURerli2MWiA6xNShHIxQnJjNlHQyQKXohFOIHSAwJ7FF8BUYM-hzMCyLPPosDEURkP1ZR1K/s1600/8+-+Bride+and+Groom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKBuU94PAg09aejkPGw5OcuOCHYa-6_lkLqRKNwHTxwUa3TaNo66GdEyA8bPprhmzs695PURerli2MWiA6xNShHIxQnJjNlHQyQKXohFOIHSAwJ7FF8BUYM-hzMCyLPPosDEURkP1ZR1K/s320/8+-+Bride+and+Groom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904741755548530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxsggEjToapvird3j7VeORDrMOl9HxNdB2Ba0jIOo1k3zK_TCL_XjfTJGEP8an_k2yHe2qPl0_BrNO0aBNAjDGeLDigIsOsIHU2TV8g_Px2aJsU4FMrBt1XSHlydeISJsWjrsGJ2iUxHX/s1600/9+-+the+girls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxsggEjToapvird3j7VeORDrMOl9HxNdB2Ba0jIOo1k3zK_TCL_XjfTJGEP8an_k2yHe2qPl0_BrNO0aBNAjDGeLDigIsOsIHU2TV8g_Px2aJsU4FMrBt1XSHlydeISJsWjrsGJ2iUxHX/s320/9+-+the+girls.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904739942610178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxJ37Ynim113amumpoKdqqJzZEw7kOD3yMxbFAEpsLVmyaLFpreC_bwddUgUKpJZNH03TDEVzPX_r8xxlznpTG0ddB9Amg4fZ_Tjr2DtRujbaGzOX9Q-3IkZECDlMQEquL6mkg_XO4tk5/s1600/11+-+rehearsal.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxJ37Ynim113amumpoKdqqJzZEw7kOD3yMxbFAEpsLVmyaLFpreC_bwddUgUKpJZNH03TDEVzPX_r8xxlznpTG0ddB9Amg4fZ_Tjr2DtRujbaGzOX9Q-3IkZECDlMQEquL6mkg_XO4tk5/s320/11+-+rehearsal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904734819124690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVfGZks3wZZr2yYZwvWBh-IIMWOZU6A-vmVgRbSOg9VkDtPAxREztfH5AXzRpXGFVVPa0idNhkNFg4MqQBHHa-VEUfBjiuzgR2tj7VrpE7PhXNRDJ1CFfsMNs1EiXkWmeKiINuuGdd678/s1600/12+-+the+guys.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVfGZks3wZZr2yYZwvWBh-IIMWOZU6A-vmVgRbSOg9VkDtPAxREztfH5AXzRpXGFVVPa0idNhkNFg4MqQBHHa-VEUfBjiuzgR2tj7VrpE7PhXNRDJ1CFfsMNs1EiXkWmeKiINuuGdd678/s320/12+-+the+guys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904426648697922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bower's Harbor Inn, where the wedding would take place the next day</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZN8hL-z5UBvZ1GtKm99JGgBxvWL0__0UCYwfEBTstEiGkvOWlP27KkZv3LO1cIgwNkQVAXBwq4IDLEf2kTOhmsNMhPl_KkVwlfRA7Y9TK4kXrfPzjfoVF-XGQhu5UbHosR76q-UiqOKK/s1600/13+-+reception+location.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZN8hL-z5UBvZ1GtKm99JGgBxvWL0__0UCYwfEBTstEiGkvOWlP27KkZv3LO1cIgwNkQVAXBwq4IDLEf2kTOhmsNMhPl_KkVwlfRA7Y9TK4kXrfPzjfoVF-XGQhu5UbHosR76q-UiqOKK/s320/13+-+reception+location.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904423979737794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDswsqzD55yzS2Zpqu-eXg4cDy2kDCEtYNMRPnNb5E58s01vdRJnrPWlOnA1SkZeIQyrJWW51SI6EIZkNxJZPeJN32lBozvDkdOe3uQfypA8hc4LoZ2RKSM6l5MXgSJv5aOkOBANnSAlqi/s1600/14+-+BK+rehearsal.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDswsqzD55yzS2Zpqu-eXg4cDy2kDCEtYNMRPnNb5E58s01vdRJnrPWlOnA1SkZeIQyrJWW51SI6EIZkNxJZPeJN32lBozvDkdOe3uQfypA8hc4LoZ2RKSM6l5MXgSJv5aOkOBANnSAlqi/s320/14+-+BK+rehearsal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904424753876594" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Rehearsal dinner at The BoatHouse</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYUKMT4ZNkmg-sTq5WaypanmSgW8E0arNn9AIh35eKX-Pfp-vRJ52W9ezkPB4W2JgPUvFEioPMXXqmL1fecEy9Uhu25BEdwhZjlbIfTwimE-vrQwgba6qfqOhOtNeAwV-e4J7we_r_Gyb/s1600/15+-+Rehearsal+dinner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYUKMT4ZNkmg-sTq5WaypanmSgW8E0arNn9AIh35eKX-Pfp-vRJ52W9ezkPB4W2JgPUvFEioPMXXqmL1fecEy9Uhu25BEdwhZjlbIfTwimE-vrQwgba6qfqOhOtNeAwV-e4J7we_r_Gyb/s320/15+-+Rehearsal+dinner.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904419603651458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1dH3zySWMSivxUagmf6jaBvyeC40WB08bkLmT1evO8QVmky8Ok3pxfsRyKSfEGz_KQpI2_gYhPtoya0z6P07dWVkvyTfCVCm-F3dgLNt5IlrkiDY1WlXqxxkcRs0BZPKupfCrq4qug-Y/s1600/16+-+Bride+and+groom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1dH3zySWMSivxUagmf6jaBvyeC40WB08bkLmT1evO8QVmky8Ok3pxfsRyKSfEGz_KQpI2_gYhPtoya0z6P07dWVkvyTfCVCm-F3dgLNt5IlrkiDY1WlXqxxkcRs0BZPKupfCrq4qug-Y/s320/16+-+Bride+and+groom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904417557292562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alyssa opening her flower girl gift - so much excitement!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwl5h4VqzjrQ8Wl7HTMqpyAd4lIKygCEG2a9kZ736Zo-H86TfuQHCOz5tYRSYkiz0c7JeXv9d6fIVEgjYYYUwbqZcY9AhHbkK73yuAcVULOAsqDLlKCUUh9De9EkVL7OjFE6R15PDhmcpB/s1600/17+-+Alyssa+and+her+present.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwl5h4VqzjrQ8Wl7HTMqpyAd4lIKygCEG2a9kZ736Zo-H86TfuQHCOz5tYRSYkiz0c7JeXv9d6fIVEgjYYYUwbqZcY9AhHbkK73yuAcVULOAsqDLlKCUUh9De9EkVL7OjFE6R15PDhmcpB/s320/17+-+Alyssa+and+her+present.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904124725961474" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Family!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKT2gdZJVMGcKn7wtDJ5rlApbHr5FwaReRxfPKTt-d-CezjA_SCddN9A1noWja-kKVXE9FPB19qDg1QzHWsMf9nSAdEHuhyITAqCwAqigkyM9u8KqUAahzlwLOhrhzfHqMcwIE5PXCxQHK/s1600/18+-+family%2521.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKT2gdZJVMGcKn7wtDJ5rlApbHr5FwaReRxfPKTt-d-CezjA_SCddN9A1noWja-kKVXE9FPB19qDg1QzHWsMf9nSAdEHuhyITAqCwAqigkyM9u8KqUAahzlwLOhrhzfHqMcwIE5PXCxQHK/s320/18+-+family%2521.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904115480072114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stefan and his brother, Christian</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ72hEgEruAudnaoZSO4PPOkAexK_69fA8Mq7Du0vQSyJmNoKGwu7bA5hhf43Cep8YmbwFrv5NUwdbUWiXJvN2d2av94ZhnPKcgevVKqrSTKqvaskO9Z_kDy0rh2mVbAY__nLGTSCk2a_X/s1600/19+-+brothers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ72hEgEruAudnaoZSO4PPOkAexK_69fA8Mq7Du0vQSyJmNoKGwu7bA5hhf43Cep8YmbwFrv5NUwdbUWiXJvN2d2av94ZhnPKcgevVKqrSTKqvaskO9Z_kDy0rh2mVbAY__nLGTSCk2a_X/s320/19+-+brothers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904112470682658" /></a><br />After the rehearsal dinner, all of the wedding party went back to the Chateau to sip on wine and relax before the big day!</div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday morning, we woke up to this out of our window! Perfect weather for an outdoor wedding! I went for a jog through the vineyards down to the lake that morning - such a gorgeous and peaceful area.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje21ArienDQZsMBRZ3bjp2Fe5bAmEUagwthJK2ontOBycEMGX3NDWoWltqZYfyubhZRAtfwaEimLXuK_zqeSB1UStLT1rb3JHU9YKLKM-BiALwR6ylEEpKbWfSNffAFcDHknBffUBsRfBH/s1600/20+-+view.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje21ArienDQZsMBRZ3bjp2Fe5bAmEUagwthJK2ontOBycEMGX3NDWoWltqZYfyubhZRAtfwaEimLXuK_zqeSB1UStLT1rb3JHU9YKLKM-BiALwR6ylEEpKbWfSNffAFcDHknBffUBsRfBH/s320/20+-+view.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904105455956546" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">At Bower's Harbor Inn, waiting patiently and with so much excitement!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRKeSMt-Qm6YEsZZkLibQyOlKhZyPkD6OfBGcNhZ6duFOpRnwvZYYjzlKA0lAj5aoSz7otcWG-p1cX16Snul8iK460LHmS0Agq6KY4kuP_OiznZp_kWlw5sursHkrKVczlc8otsfsH3LC/s1600/21+-+me+with+the+bride.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRKeSMt-Qm6YEsZZkLibQyOlKhZyPkD6OfBGcNhZ6duFOpRnwvZYYjzlKA0lAj5aoSz7otcWG-p1cX16Snul8iK460LHmS0Agq6KY4kuP_OiznZp_kWlw5sursHkrKVczlc8otsfsH3LC/s320/21+-+me+with+the+bride.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644904106269402834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful bride</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS37rMxO1prQGS7wnFPl6UfsalnNP6ay7IW8BF9DqqpkGlmAiW-J1VX8zkmePfMgaR6Bg22Gk55eXu8d4hjdM9N5pZKOiBZFpWWecz2pJ0L63LgHrXOjOQTCaSEN_zEvHsf9J4vXaw6bh9/s1600/22+-+patiently+waiting%2521.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS37rMxO1prQGS7wnFPl6UfsalnNP6ay7IW8BF9DqqpkGlmAiW-J1VX8zkmePfMgaR6Bg22Gk55eXu8d4hjdM9N5pZKOiBZFpWWecz2pJ0L63LgHrXOjOQTCaSEN_zEvHsf9J4vXaw6bh9/s320/22+-+patiently+waiting%2521.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644903719325341426" /></a><br />The wedding was so perfect! Here are some pictures of the gorgeous ceremony:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Mother of the Groom and the Groom</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy61x4uNfPCJO4plYS4FM1HP_S4_tXVQZMd-Wsi8gLKPk9N8J01DpAItq4_tGc2k-tEu7T237-b9ZWyb92SUPkGnAvHgZbpu9m1zX8SHgd2WfXGXRY0czZ3GIcF1YTSSJuZleky3LQfaiQ/s1600/23+-+Jan+and+Andrew.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy61x4uNfPCJO4plYS4FM1HP_S4_tXVQZMd-Wsi8gLKPk9N8J01DpAItq4_tGc2k-tEu7T237-b9ZWyb92SUPkGnAvHgZbpu9m1zX8SHgd2WfXGXRY0czZ3GIcF1YTSSJuZleky3LQfaiQ/s320/23+-+Jan+and+Andrew.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644903715393617746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl_m9AY2KynBs49klevUCFb8saRNzZ4G8TsGp0u_dR22VSzSwElZzz08r0FSDFnmnZY5sC_8wbocL30Y1fSndJpZZm5xmaedKcadU3BTbbvb5XYthqhMsX1jhtd79qQw1AYujWObh9h6W/s1600/24+-+E%2526A.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl_m9AY2KynBs49klevUCFb8saRNzZ4G8TsGp0u_dR22VSzSwElZzz08r0FSDFnmnZY5sC_8wbocL30Y1fSndJpZZm5xmaedKcadU3BTbbvb5XYthqhMsX1jhtd79qQw1AYujWObh9h6W/s320/24+-+E%2526A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644903709801955874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBjvKjK0kvCiew37PNeTJfAxi5wKnGfVn7apOGZ-JJ5hBM_XDnd9fn1Rbc7WNGqAb9COJ_loNqr_sXFJEbN74wDDfOm1EadZ6d-XNn5iAXd4TURiok5O9DJGceJOvFPr2awgy8SeB2C8e/s1600/25+-+Bri%2521.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBjvKjK0kvCiew37PNeTJfAxi5wKnGfVn7apOGZ-JJ5hBM_XDnd9fn1Rbc7WNGqAb9COJ_loNqr_sXFJEbN74wDDfOm1EadZ6d-XNn5iAXd4TURiok5O9DJGceJOvFPr2awgy8SeB2C8e/s320/25+-+Bri%2521.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644903708783669522" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cuties! They did so well</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EkPG0TPqyiUExBDKNUJ4BIGYykiY77Vf5J0MEMkNf9XaOstFQQEyyr0HOdnXUvhEV18wGhMP5gxPpYbgiYsFxJ0BOo5X1LfQX25BLuwpcUR-A6Ca6FWXsqiBwdj7L7RL4S_BQWyBzfiP/s1600/26+-+Alyssa+and+Evan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EkPG0TPqyiUExBDKNUJ4BIGYykiY77Vf5J0MEMkNf9XaOstFQQEyyr0HOdnXUvhEV18wGhMP5gxPpYbgiYsFxJ0BOo5X1LfQX25BLuwpcUR-A6Ca6FWXsqiBwdj7L7RL4S_BQWyBzfiP/s320/26+-+Alyssa+and+Evan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644903703987524690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLRT-ceT_XH8l6QZndzOhiTzuDrev3-vBvtvEFqg5_Dvi-7Lq3HF6e3w0N52lgaz7h7mqf0yRfCni59ZZ-zCPZlAjKDLtdjX_xPCt0g6K7NinfDW02vcD-t-e-FlzjryUzu8wV6bHUPF_/s1600/27+-+the+girls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLRT-ceT_XH8l6QZndzOhiTzuDrev3-vBvtvEFqg5_Dvi-7Lq3HF6e3w0N52lgaz7h7mqf0yRfCni59ZZ-zCPZlAjKDLtdjX_xPCt0g6K7NinfDW02vcD-t-e-FlzjryUzu8wV6bHUPF_/s320/27+-+the+girls.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644903262652492658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwVNNoMdm6jk80VZWaDBiDH4xpZZUql4y5ehjKNg2ELQFm_K9lG_ZPRfOa0ph-Xn-4Ghzs3UaI4brSkzh6NMTjm-xEmnpv4Tq4B-418YMFbRn2Y85pMo9S9nm_GDDL8E9ZaXRa6lhQGi_/s1600/28+-+marriage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwVNNoMdm6jk80VZWaDBiDH4xpZZUql4y5ehjKNg2ELQFm_K9lG_ZPRfOa0ph-Xn-4Ghzs3UaI4brSkzh6NMTjm-xEmnpv4Tq4B-418YMFbRn2Y85pMo9S9nm_GDDL8E9ZaXRa6lhQGi_/s320/28+-+marriage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644903259715870402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You may kiss your bride!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3faddemt7kyjxBTpeVcfSNK1H2XhMB-gS8a5dihzjIO7zQ8Vp0JhPm5S-l4h85yPJOiSeS3_oHjC6NT3jBc8EyMxXUncduIxtL0qAwE88IIVSqvmWnu0dFpmtNQvU3BR7oK12SRvmoWn/s1600/29+-+kiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3faddemt7kyjxBTpeVcfSNK1H2XhMB-gS8a5dihzjIO7zQ8Vp0JhPm5S-l4h85yPJOiSeS3_oHjC6NT3jBc8EyMxXUncduIxtL0qAwE88IIVSqvmWnu0dFpmtNQvU3BR7oK12SRvmoWn/s320/29+-+kiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644903257403143362" /></a><div style="background-color: transparent; "><br /></div></div><div>After the ceremony, the reception was just as wonderful! They had a jazz band that sounded a lot like Michael Buble, which I loved! The building was perfect for a wedding reception - it was elegant and warm with its dark wooden beams and great lighting. We danced, ate and were merry with family and friends. It was so great to see Omama, TK (Bri's aunt Katrine), Dave, Christian, Cindy, and their girls.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlELp-W8rlBAs1xso96io_sEndF_hEqPmLUnDZMLNEMqwPHGCk3I3iBixr2WxOE5Thzob4LeubNOE3YKjYOAq86Ol0jyDBP4K6pe9qR-frhteMG_3753ea_eUx6YyRvvsk0zniFvsn3ISK/s1600/30+-+BK+reception.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlELp-W8rlBAs1xso96io_sEndF_hEqPmLUnDZMLNEMqwPHGCk3I3iBixr2WxOE5Thzob4LeubNOE3YKjYOAq86Ol0jyDBP4K6pe9qR-frhteMG_3753ea_eUx6YyRvvsk0zniFvsn3ISK/s320/30+-+BK+reception.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644903253060672146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Signing the marriage certificate - it's official!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05uRwlZCxGFUuvbqJ3-ob2njtJc4_BIc5rVTO60Wt6WpKD7hEb42jz_xz9g514jT3rxE999MVkRFCuCz2bA_7_aIorZm-mE8wbnX-45yp8KeS7YPqLk9ib1XDt-khljI8HqQD327W9rbP/s1600/31+-+marriage+license.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05uRwlZCxGFUuvbqJ3-ob2njtJc4_BIc5rVTO60Wt6WpKD7hEb42jz_xz9g514jT3rxE999MVkRFCuCz2bA_7_aIorZm-mE8wbnX-45yp8KeS7YPqLk9ib1XDt-khljI8HqQD327W9rbP/s320/31+-+marriage+license.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644903248265081362" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Brian's mom, Omama, and dad</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoIBUe3cqtKVOKeQzsm9-v9Q6bo35DhdXVYbLq6tStq3RgCd0phhJmrIPP_TLGDceCTBAc2bxObv9QxKSjWWT1uzsKQCUIE7NwoB9izHNitdvipqhkGGPl9sObGjFdxJBEK00Q4FASR5h/s1600/32+-+family.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoIBUe3cqtKVOKeQzsm9-v9Q6bo35DhdXVYbLq6tStq3RgCd0phhJmrIPP_TLGDceCTBAc2bxObv9QxKSjWWT1uzsKQCUIE7NwoB9izHNitdvipqhkGGPl9sObGjFdxJBEK00Q4FASR5h/s320/32+-+family.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644902919405226338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzIy2KF6pddswpoFtfKWpD-WXVxcGWt_2yUUtOSn4sBPNonwYq71cN6RZqvRpwDNf8V4Bs0Ni2_QImRJkYrwMafdxJ6RHS1pXaylRqwtCUUZbX3g0jmUFDsZukwv97SG4DTt8nogix8n_/s1600/33+-+boys.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzIy2KF6pddswpoFtfKWpD-WXVxcGWt_2yUUtOSn4sBPNonwYq71cN6RZqvRpwDNf8V4Bs0Ni2_QImRJkYrwMafdxJ6RHS1pXaylRqwtCUUZbX3g0jmUFDsZukwv97SG4DTt8nogix8n_/s320/33+-+boys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644902917285724754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roger, Grandma Marilynn, Kate, Andrew, Omama, Janet, Stefan</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhih7pBLxoB_hZ-oZ1x0JEtdEKa_G_PjgRf3RToJ7UBqjU6g1uKQAzI_a864WpvhnqG6oyp3mk9RQNwCAwfMkdBJDCPdYC6ZBAz4jEDcMQ4GAMyIww0W9_RVNkAqtwTbHl4K4eVz6BG59iA/s1600/33+-+family.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhih7pBLxoB_hZ-oZ1x0JEtdEKa_G_PjgRf3RToJ7UBqjU6g1uKQAzI_a864WpvhnqG6oyp3mk9RQNwCAwfMkdBJDCPdYC6ZBAz4jEDcMQ4GAMyIww0W9_RVNkAqtwTbHl4K4eVz6BG59iA/s320/33+-+family.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644902905958541138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwaJthlCBAExCfV7aJzfnXPgoc0_vtd50jvV3Xd5Rt5DTPRnpTXgh7e1M2H9_zzPeSmiGXageGeRlNVTxI8JRi7UalYJ6zuJwu9_Z4vIYIJb_LD_16luV4VJSu9Qjk_hyphenhyphenLwFf5IUseL9X/s1600/34+-+Andrew+and+Bri.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwaJthlCBAExCfV7aJzfnXPgoc0_vtd50jvV3Xd5Rt5DTPRnpTXgh7e1M2H9_zzPeSmiGXageGeRlNVTxI8JRi7UalYJ6zuJwu9_Z4vIYIJb_LD_16luV4VJSu9Qjk_hyphenhyphenLwFf5IUseL9X/s320/34+-+Andrew+and+Bri.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644902899920513666" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Listening to the Best Man's speech. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Kyle, Andrew's lifelong best friend, did a great job - he was so funny, but it was so sweet, too. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1m1btNWFA-scunZc88G_APSowJ-f7sI252LCy2htYkwpog7tXESzzfEqpZvqthI6-YtIVZhgvh3YJge2tsHPZB7maw2lQYPEeoHGNHuq9fW-nhn6RpxpGNTN5-A53H1Zk7ZAwCSl5fxI/s1600/35+-+speeches.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1m1btNWFA-scunZc88G_APSowJ-f7sI252LCy2htYkwpog7tXESzzfEqpZvqthI6-YtIVZhgvh3YJge2tsHPZB7maw2lQYPEeoHGNHuq9fW-nhn6RpxpGNTN5-A53H1Zk7ZAwCSl5fxI/s320/35+-+speeches.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644902897117546850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Delicious, beautiful cake! Kate did such a great job with the color scheme</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwQv4hl0eoHmtOgeIz2UTxiru35n0C_gLSZo0FrMbN_zw1fDOEy_l-leAdq5KDpjk2Jhyguqk-DHUJLbZN_JElz_zNUMEDNAEj1Xc-CXFZNEkp056q-GdeSPnxP_PHIyKTaQrbZnvgAYm/s1600/36+-+cake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwQv4hl0eoHmtOgeIz2UTxiru35n0C_gLSZo0FrMbN_zw1fDOEy_l-leAdq5KDpjk2Jhyguqk-DHUJLbZN_JElz_zNUMEDNAEj1Xc-CXFZNEkp056q-GdeSPnxP_PHIyKTaQrbZnvgAYm/s320/36+-+cake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644902381083880338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First dance</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhjppYwXW7yvbon184OCX8AE_EWadG0122_vxkCyzSa3FRNtgDuhHexqF4_UcBulA2bIR5Sn9P7DeGaK50JiBk8DIKYqA2RJii18-0RfEJ53Y4ohXgHmWno8_WJKUrfsxK37djMaWu-PR/s1600/37+-+dance.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhjppYwXW7yvbon184OCX8AE_EWadG0122_vxkCyzSa3FRNtgDuhHexqF4_UcBulA2bIR5Sn9P7DeGaK50JiBk8DIKYqA2RJii18-0RfEJ53Y4ohXgHmWno8_WJKUrfsxK37djMaWu-PR/s320/37+-+dance.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644902375565763618" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sisters!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkT6sHYCK07yTdVe5sfeiqy5WdIVG4wfMWK6qd13DIXR0oLaiOF5cNdspbciBWxbdKr1tlFAeL5oKt79WTLbPzkgi3eKFOwVceHmF274aaDniBECp3sYgOgGqn-T2YsPmJ6E0VCpBCumd/s1600/39+-+sisters%2521.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkT6sHYCK07yTdVe5sfeiqy5WdIVG4wfMWK6qd13DIXR0oLaiOF5cNdspbciBWxbdKr1tlFAeL5oKt79WTLbPzkgi3eKFOwVceHmF274aaDniBECp3sYgOgGqn-T2YsPmJ6E0VCpBCumd/s320/39+-+sisters%2521.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644902371785855954" /></a><br />On Sunday night, we went on an evening boat ride with Janet, Stefan, Eric, and Alicia. Janet, Alicia, and I went into town to pick up pizza, and we all soaked up our last night together.</div><div><br /></div><div>Eric and Alicia had to drive back to Chicago on Monday afternoon, but before they left we had a family breakfast and enjoyed chatting with them one last time. The rest of the day Brian went to return tuxes and went real estate shopping with his Dad, and Janet and I went shopping in Elk Rapids. I love those little stores and always find some fun treasures : )</div><div><br /></div><div>That evening we all sat out on the deck and had happy hour, which included a whiskey tasting thanks to Andrew's groomsmen gift!</div><div><br /></div><div>Brian and I had to fly out on Tuesday afternoon, but before we left, Bri's parents took us to Black Star Farms winery and to sample some Michigan wine, which was so tasty! We actually bought a couple of bottles to bring back with us to Germany. One was an oaky chardonnay, and we also bought maple and cherry dessert wines.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjjR-JILZ-LmGBj_fnu2yIUcg-p9arX_SjEjhge4OO_1M_S6dmn9aZvC3-ZvZR92pljzQNwOktjQS5iaShyphenhyphenFl6SIivLWmiOwgJ-S7QBeOazHMunKfvIZz1PFSRUQmDS_BKko2iUb3doO3/s1600/40+-+puppy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSxtZ4-sFL8Gl1ZUUXwYuDhq8TZ-CbC6lEJXm6APpuPcVCLi4tbzY8MQao4-lCVErhBaz-xw_BZ2nC1NwW_WPVzD1iSS2OpxJ-s6ZYHZ3o6EouThjTeZ8c8VMKxVezLkDndy1VLv-wF8n/s1600/41+-+wine+tasting.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSxtZ4-sFL8Gl1ZUUXwYuDhq8TZ-CbC6lEJXm6APpuPcVCLi4tbzY8MQao4-lCVErhBaz-xw_BZ2nC1NwW_WPVzD1iSS2OpxJ-s6ZYHZ3o6EouThjTeZ8c8VMKxVezLkDndy1VLv-wF8n/s320/41+-+wine+tasting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644902367744977554" /></a><br /></div><div>After lunch at Bri's favorite sub place, Jimmy Johns, we headed to the airport for our flight home. It was a quick trip, but it was a wonderful wedding weekend!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-47306359235958917792011-08-24T14:26:00.041-04:002011-08-30T09:46:30.738-04:00England & Ireland<div style="text-align: left;">May 28 - June 5</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Ever since we bought the motorcycle, Brian and I have had the goal to ride the motorcycle through Ireland. But planning that trip was much more difficult than anticipated! The ferry websites were not the easiest to navigate, and there's just so much to see! But we picked our favorite sites and found ferry schedules that worked, and we couldn't have been more excited about the trip!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Before I recap the trip, here is the video Brian made about this vacation. It is so well done! I think it explains our vacation way better than words every could. </div><div>
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<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25020644?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/25020644">Ireland and UK Motorcycle Tour</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4143773">Brian Rentsch</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<br /></div><div>Wasn't that cool?? I don't even know why I'll try to write the rest of this, but here goes nothin! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>We woke up early on Saturday, May 28 to pack the bike and make our way to our first ferry. At this point, Brian and I have packing the motorcycle down to a science, so it doesn't take us long to get our act together :) </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Packing in front of our apartment</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-YIpuEFXgq715epJ7VNMZZsSBeXzDqWVFmhD7jNxHudeqxoF6Yt4jYN-tol6slNcvWcB10r_GRmyEbOg2lFLRHNUAcF39h38bnb8BCTWlEMDKL5iEMn1n6PNuFsVcJlZE2a_jEmhaOzY/s1600/1+-+Ready%2521.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-YIpuEFXgq715epJ7VNMZZsSBeXzDqWVFmhD7jNxHudeqxoF6Yt4jYN-tol6slNcvWcB10r_GRmyEbOg2lFLRHNUAcF39h38bnb8BCTWlEMDKL5iEMn1n6PNuFsVcJlZE2a_jEmhaOzY/s320/1+-+Ready%2521.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644511657421580146" /></a>
<br /><div>The drive started out great along small, scenic German roads. For lunch we stopped at a gas station in the Netherlands and had delicious brie and meat sandwiches with Dr. Pepper! We don't see Dr. Pepper in Europe too often, so we took advantage of the opportunity.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLG_1HBVt4hb5C_7c_jl1HyTAcjeoV9u5TuR_QMF8eP8MYaz-kTuATJWCKCGALVjE0zJw68XRHPLfNcmKXecuhKGELVdL98Qpc2yWpZ0ZhDeL2zk74xjXbrfIpuF_o-9DNN6UBJSnR9TC/s1600/2+-+Lunch+bonus.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLG_1HBVt4hb5C_7c_jl1HyTAcjeoV9u5TuR_QMF8eP8MYaz-kTuATJWCKCGALVjE0zJw68XRHPLfNcmKXecuhKGELVdL98Qpc2yWpZ0ZhDeL2zk74xjXbrfIpuF_o-9DNN6UBJSnR9TC/s320/2+-+Lunch+bonus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644511654773490834" /></a>
<br /></div><div>We made great time and pulled into the port area as it started to rain, so instead of sitting outside, waiting to get onto the boat, we went to a small pub close to our port gate and enjoyed some hot tea and a couple of games of Jenga. We left the pub at 4:45 because our gate was supposed to close at 5, and when we handed over our reservation information, the lady told us we were at the wrong port! Our port was about 2 hours away, which meant we'd never make it in time for our boat. At this point I was absolutely devastated because I thought our entire trip was ruined. If we didn't make the first boat to England, we wouldn't make it to our next boat to Ireland. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>However, we were so lucky. The boat in front of us was going to the exact same port our other ferry was going to, and it actually was going to arrive an hour earlier! I couldn't believe our luck. I had looked and looked for boats to Hull, England, and there weren't many. And there was room on the boat. Trip saved! I was still in shock for about another hour, though.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>So we got ready and had a celebratory dinner on the boat as we cruised toward England. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>We slept quite well in our little bunk room on the boat, and we forgot that we gained an hour overnight, so we were ready for breakfast an hour early. Nap time! Then we went to the ferry's buffet breakfast where they had the worst coffee we've had in Europe. The rest of the buffet was decent, though!</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As we exited the boat on our motorcycle, we saw lots of signs like this: </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGbk3tWOJho-3SVVgzPe8JbxJ_8kTeVEbOHDjVX_ELXUWRVRJUGSXtqa9z_lf3i_5lbyUVY8OMLbRerduPm1HlZ1wW8NvF0uQRGw-rYdTKvPuWjmxItnO6CnsLPcpuLBL3MvBkMWzpTqy/s1600/3+-+Drivin+in+England.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGbk3tWOJho-3SVVgzPe8JbxJ_8kTeVEbOHDjVX_ELXUWRVRJUGSXtqa9z_lf3i_5lbyUVY8OMLbRerduPm1HlZ1wW8NvF0uQRGw-rYdTKvPuWjmxItnO6CnsLPcpuLBL3MvBkMWzpTqy/s320/3+-+Drivin+in+England.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644511354995088210" /></a>
<br /></div><div>Brian adjusted to driving on the opposite side of the road really well. Maybe because we spent a year driving on the left in Pakistan? Who knows, but I'm so thankful for Bri's great driving skills.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>It was cloudy all day on Sunday, but we didn't see much rain. We started out driving on the highway, which was quite boring, but then we made our way to some smaller roads that were gorgeous.
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMT2WdFYFPXaGGe-9rDrUj7skY_5pQQ3RWq-YW8f3_mA5xAWQtPPdKCXGgMN8qjT7PqLyxCh4Si5N4RgVEEuDKDqr9lWpColX7d-c2minxe0VJR0HdIl1x5zXY2cVCl4ytDV-CS_rLfv-/s1600/5+-+Heaven+.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMT2WdFYFPXaGGe-9rDrUj7skY_5pQQ3RWq-YW8f3_mA5xAWQtPPdKCXGgMN8qjT7PqLyxCh4Si5N4RgVEEuDKDqr9lWpColX7d-c2minxe0VJR0HdIl1x5zXY2cVCl4ytDV-CS_rLfv-/s320/5+-+Heaven+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644511342568247410" /></a>
<br /></div><div>We saw cute, perfectly manicured little towns; cool architecture; lush, green hills; lots of baby animals; old rock walls; and thick forested areas.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We stopped for lunch at a restaurant called the <a href="http://www.chelfordegertonarms.co.uk/">Egerton Arms</a>, which was a super cute restaurant that had a really friendly staff and amazing food. </div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div>I was very surprised that our first meal in England was so tasty, because Brian and I both had heard that British cooking was bland.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our starter platter - warm Camebert cheese, fried mushrooms, falafel, bread, salad, olives</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xRK0lCX__9lVfx3JCxywiEC2GLJiGUamEiyF_nBBTQ2ZOE7XJpAL87anzDzOGhvSfrPnRsUu_qbqF4W_5y7PUCT5rl7SZAeFBaOnMBEsmZaPu9usTG4gOi3FR7oSKUxP-VV0uc3BoXkn/s1600/9+-+food.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xRK0lCX__9lVfx3JCxywiEC2GLJiGUamEiyF_nBBTQ2ZOE7XJpAL87anzDzOGhvSfrPnRsUu_qbqF4W_5y7PUCT5rl7SZAeFBaOnMBEsmZaPu9usTG4gOi3FR7oSKUxP-VV0uc3BoXkn/s320/9+-+food.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644510665247796098" /></a>
<br /></div><div>And we shared the lamb with potatoes and veggies as a main course. While we ate, we noticed there were tons of little kids all around us, and they were all so well-behaved! It was a great first dining experience in the UK.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Part of our drive after lunch was along a road called the Cat & Fiddle route, which was a twisty, turny road that was a blast on the bike. Then we drove along the coast, where we saw dramatic hills and signs everywhere in Welsh, which is a very strange looking language. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="hps">
<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="hps">Dyma beth</span> <span class="hps">Cymru</span> <span class="hps">yn edrych</span><span class="">!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class=""> Translated - This is what Welsh looks like! Lots of y's. </span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jLxA4BQzBwytVtz8vRAieIg055tIL1_axJiLSgvQz1uSD1dAzStDN5q4-EO1ou9nlrtnX6cwsG3oBicUfS0XOgbyjQbR9uWfFRRt8KB6aLMDk39i5VeP9oh1mGsgoGxMQjo2_pBrmXg9/s1600/14+-+restaurant.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoulvDUZ5FYk6t5LevuVFk86rnFBo_Q2awBfTNantMyHJ4Qg2b4QZWIjXFRmDR1zhfd7ltdKxSjm6QwG6MMwGKxkmJRu41o0Ml4Q-OXbJ4i-IV-nGW8HPwebyDbuaPbX9TIvRjjvCqHE0/s1600/15+-+bridge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 61px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoulvDUZ5FYk6t5LevuVFk86rnFBo_Q2awBfTNantMyHJ4Qg2b4QZWIjXFRmDR1zhfd7ltdKxSjm6QwG6MMwGKxkmJRu41o0Ml4Q-OXbJ4i-IV-nGW8HPwebyDbuaPbX9TIvRjjvCqHE0/s320/15+-+bridge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644510210238702018" /></a>
<br /></div><div>We made it to the port right on time, and it was the correct one this time! Yay! This ferry ride was only a couple of hours long, and it was a really nice boat. I napped the entire time - it was a very relaxing experience!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">B on the ferry to Dublin</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTD7kZe4CeFY2jo4jge5TVKeqBP6iP9MzFQq-J97yygC6MQ27XEUaXHdr2Ub60QykmBL3SIbKOb-HdACDsVgtVEQBrWTJFkNlMEO2KFkW5EqTiX2gLCtv27a2PU5N-aD6KDae50zcqxsT/s1600/16+-+Ferry+ride+-+bri.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTD7kZe4CeFY2jo4jge5TVKeqBP6iP9MzFQq-J97yygC6MQ27XEUaXHdr2Ub60QykmBL3SIbKOb-HdACDsVgtVEQBrWTJFkNlMEO2KFkW5EqTiX2gLCtv27a2PU5N-aD6KDae50zcqxsT/s320/16+-+Ferry+ride+-+bri.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644510206564828962" /></a></div><div>
<br /></div><div>The drive to our hotel in Dublin was very quick. We stayed at the Morrison, and we got a corner room, which was awesome.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Driving through Dublin</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZX5GMAQOlrnFvNOAMhU-rM7zmBUw1U521aD4Mp_rltJlDNt5s3PK_GwmsJwPNbbBytnoNSislKeUrEMh94d9XNhER8Ieds8mELAYwtCs_DWmAajmW7-4uDZFROI0UdeJWriTL7Deh9sS/s1600/17+-+arriving+in+dublin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZX5GMAQOlrnFvNOAMhU-rM7zmBUw1U521aD4Mp_rltJlDNt5s3PK_GwmsJwPNbbBytnoNSislKeUrEMh94d9XNhER8Ieds8mELAYwtCs_DWmAajmW7-4uDZFROI0UdeJWriTL7Deh9sS/s320/17+-+arriving+in+dublin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644510203543376402" /></a>
<br /></div><div>We quickly got ready and then it was time to explore Dublin! Dublin was everything we wanted it to be - cool Irish pubs, great food and beer, and a lot of fun. We started out by going to a "famous chipper" and got fish and chips in a paper bag. The Irish lady in front of us confirmed that this was the BEST spot to get fish and chips. Bri wished the fish was fried a little longer, but I loved it. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The Chipper</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN8JRasVlLelqJED5hUBcq4nHr3x_aR-PyR5nJHP3Ttjw79snS9fl-C-nkHnxsaYv_nEiYgWTTsuWVDZe9Glto5gNrVNXRdamrrheAfMOaCyiQ4Ra-WH9GENMbU76rzi1PjbJ8ISOtFYh/s1600/18+-+Fish+and+chips.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN8JRasVlLelqJED5hUBcq4nHr3x_aR-PyR5nJHP3Ttjw79snS9fl-C-nkHnxsaYv_nEiYgWTTsuWVDZe9Glto5gNrVNXRdamrrheAfMOaCyiQ4Ra-WH9GENMbU76rzi1PjbJ8ISOtFYh/s320/18+-+Fish+and+chips.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644509541415757154" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Streets of Dublin</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYbsDiL67HPGc6F3Tcfupje6u18FrQo45FDpoNQ95eVsyEVByblQJ59rckDTyoZbxkpROqJo6wg_8vcPlsRGlSYcAtIXkwGrxGp119Ec_er7o0yrIuPu_dFqEvucVRaRpavOuciTpKRNs/s1600/19+-+dublin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYbsDiL67HPGc6F3Tcfupje6u18FrQo45FDpoNQ95eVsyEVByblQJ59rckDTyoZbxkpROqJo6wg_8vcPlsRGlSYcAtIXkwGrxGp119Ec_er7o0yrIuPu_dFqEvucVRaRpavOuciTpKRNs/s320/19+-+dublin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644509541983727954" /></a>
<br /></div><div>Next, we went to a bar called the Stag's Head where we drank some delicious Kilkenny, Guinness, and Jameson. The bar was quite crowded for a Sunday night, and we had a blast hanging out. </div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We were a little hungry after the bar, so we went to Abrakadabra Doners, where they put chili sauce on the doner kebaps, which is so brilliant! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>On Monday morning (30 May), we slept in and then drove toward St. Patrick's Cathedral. On our way, we stopped at a little place on the street for breakfast.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Onto St. Patrick's Cathedral, which was overwhelmingly huge and beautiful.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNVhr1z5axK95NwaMfNRI3CbveX-iwqLe5HKqTacxPphdSVWvDhNClaPZypicHXunino_2zf8NH5gTLFDeaebkFEVZBHg10CIQdFq4aGQ1-qwmrKOXq-0vkTHr1dZC_rGKR93No7e7yh9/s320/23+-+St.+Patrick%2527s+Cathedral.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644508856682437970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
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<br /></span></span></div><div>We had some sun for a little while as we drove along some small roads heading to Northern Ireland. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We saw this cleverly named hair salon</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1HisLlJrBEaybKJrlvL1jMiXSTAhs7516Cy48O0P_DyOWX-lF5Wy1wxWii48IXNTkXloPxwXmTXVN6OJEEYNUNopxWrWaq4CF8o-a68T4hW01_RuGdKxOFpUGL60YibXJw1F4pX6J5ck/s1600/22+-+funny+hair+cut+place.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1HisLlJrBEaybKJrlvL1jMiXSTAhs7516Cy48O0P_DyOWX-lF5Wy1wxWii48IXNTkXloPxwXmTXVN6OJEEYNUNopxWrWaq4CF8o-a68T4hW01_RuGdKxOFpUGL60YibXJw1F4pX6J5ck/s320/22+-+funny+hair+cut+place.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644508863933395266" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We saw gorgeous coast, lots of farms, more old rock walls, and a lot more green.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNVhr1z5axK95NwaMfNRI3CbveX-iwqLe5HKqTacxPphdSVWvDhNClaPZypicHXunino_2zf8NH5gTLFDeaebkFEVZBHg10CIQdFq4aGQ1-qwmrKOXq-0vkTHr1dZC_rGKR93No7e7yh9/s1600/23+-+St.+Patrick%2527s+Cathedral.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyVMTvn-oMh4iV9K0U1yzdr4sCApyyUklEeX7UD_k5hLDKbcx-i0Ij0RJxBsjUZQ_M5k3ug-ZBR-FjLYK9zazfpbnjlqTRDPXjajvk3kJ1KSJJ3yOf3aSIN47NuL3_b7GFyfzSAn1yQUx/s1600/24+-+coast.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 74px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyVMTvn-oMh4iV9K0U1yzdr4sCApyyUklEeX7UD_k5hLDKbcx-i0Ij0RJxBsjUZQ_M5k3ug-ZBR-FjLYK9zazfpbnjlqTRDPXjajvk3kJ1KSJJ3yOf3aSIN47NuL3_b7GFyfzSAn1yQUx/s320/24+-+coast.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644508852414472242" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEnNLcsWNM8iNqv_66FTai8t7j7NqOH3kLUVpwVt23o1ZrXS5c_no92ic0zDKSOu90fxj4HvSkMi05NHO6tNupcnCf7XJoD4cbmJww04BQkDyQ5qogpRfRpYcZbuZx9DY2V1ejhyi0L7u/s1600/24+-+St.+Patrick%2527s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyLaPCQPCaPZb6wbmVLc2IKcMFPDAJxwOOMuY6vro9XigM27uIZBOjxmdXVVGR0cWNsD1ixQJC8mb6tL3f-ogp8AT30xJICWLnw_PPTGJJe4vFIaytcaoafsgg7bp9zgNpko3TB2Znk2J/s1600/25+-+hills.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyLaPCQPCaPZb6wbmVLc2IKcMFPDAJxwOOMuY6vro9XigM27uIZBOjxmdXVVGR0cWNsD1ixQJC8mb6tL3f-ogp8AT30xJICWLnw_PPTGJJe4vFIaytcaoafsgg7bp9zgNpko3TB2Znk2J/s320/25+-+hills.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644508851428652514" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ymniIwgVrEEnqQD861EunDdUgypmke8GZvedG0UPsQZxKC38JUZJ23IhXSYQBKRQowylWybAeaGP5v1P1EZj7vggJ0BLLBbgn87OvJXozSxyu_aP6EVe7fsReB0wJqx4O4V7qfocq36R/s1600/26+-+hills.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ymniIwgVrEEnqQD861EunDdUgypmke8GZvedG0UPsQZxKC38JUZJ23IhXSYQBKRQowylWybAeaGP5v1P1EZj7vggJ0BLLBbgn87OvJXozSxyu_aP6EVe7fsReB0wJqx4O4V7qfocq36R/s320/26+-+hills.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644507765225909778" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwD73A-oB6pL6323CZhpG0Vld9jpdqIqF8JhHQjIqMDZ5PYO4GZB1d38cCqq3xCFoYV65i0OSmnQM3W_WxfpL7qVGUrjLyTjpQ9a7nHjBfxU4rb3bihe16BD29_RqQGbYimMBkUFPMjxJ/s1600/27+-+hills.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwD73A-oB6pL6323CZhpG0Vld9jpdqIqF8JhHQjIqMDZ5PYO4GZB1d38cCqq3xCFoYV65i0OSmnQM3W_WxfpL7qVGUrjLyTjpQ9a7nHjBfxU4rb3bihe16BD29_RqQGbYimMBkUFPMjxJ/s320/27+-+hills.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644507757591710242" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7MWXOXa33J-2kbJ1BuwbCs89lJX4UsM4d8eLSkvvH6e6f3xxrOhXu_XP2SgJl87dxRhnhtLG8UZlZCWuAajBBotmOK8JVREaAqrOHkLAsTZJ2A2FRGzaFbPbjz6jES97CsFWkSskXVLs/s1600/28+-+road.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7MWXOXa33J-2kbJ1BuwbCs89lJX4UsM4d8eLSkvvH6e6f3xxrOhXu_XP2SgJl87dxRhnhtLG8UZlZCWuAajBBotmOK8JVREaAqrOHkLAsTZJ2A2FRGzaFbPbjz6jES97CsFWkSskXVLs/s320/28+-+road.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644507753804899586" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4douqxqKWCr5a6ESeN0PzPxqLsJzmZaQTzqLpUK-_xH9hDRKKywZEVLr6pvGlSZtcmYgE550XXzLlYs8cWe5ca5VMOkKU1JGPo4TAs-cVgoyZ9w8EpjHkIhB08UtaZmm70wfenUyp6yKI/s1600/27+-+winding+road.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4douqxqKWCr5a6ESeN0PzPxqLsJzmZaQTzqLpUK-_xH9hDRKKywZEVLr6pvGlSZtcmYgE550XXzLlYs8cWe5ca5VMOkKU1JGPo4TAs-cVgoyZ9w8EpjHkIhB08UtaZmm70wfenUyp6yKI/s320/27+-+winding+road.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644507749320961170" /></a>
<br /></div><div>As we arrived at the famous road along the northern coast, it started to rain.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m8ygSKQ1UVF7EYBxTDkX3xFg70rqRZpezFWBiB-kUs_nNdUTnByrW_AWIActVhKFK5iMyKjeUkFRr_E7syzvzgTxsCca6tg9tkJCDKnAJ-lk9ksK3Hh2PabDU-kpCnYbgJHwln_8-1f2/s1600/28+-+coast.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m8ygSKQ1UVF7EYBxTDkX3xFg70rqRZpezFWBiB-kUs_nNdUTnByrW_AWIActVhKFK5iMyKjeUkFRr_E7syzvzgTxsCca6tg9tkJCDKnAJ-lk9ksK3Hh2PabDU-kpCnYbgJHwln_8-1f2/s320/28+-+coast.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644507005758861618" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQWsAeuXKyk91aJtL9O57VEHMp5rUZy5jPOpN_0X0oiehfrzA0s5SQ4rpHt14LL5z2FNuaeCdhXYzbAzIn3Q-dpTcmaAH5j6FhI_Lr5yN8nio6GzT_Y6f68JH5dMQUwehkaYPv3uIUEdi/s1600/29+-+coast+layers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 73px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQWsAeuXKyk91aJtL9O57VEHMp5rUZy5jPOpN_0X0oiehfrzA0s5SQ4rpHt14LL5z2FNuaeCdhXYzbAzIn3Q-dpTcmaAH5j6FhI_Lr5yN8nio6GzT_Y6f68JH5dMQUwehkaYPv3uIUEdi/s320/29+-+coast+layers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644507002915487730" /></a>
<br /></div><div>So we took a break to see if the weather would roll over. Bri found a great tea room, and we enjoyed some tea, scones, and carrot cake for lunch.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoc6Xw-16dk-0cu2p_qv3vuFQQX_fVQp5i7EHnyF0XROWFPBdGApv0ouOW4tkJni57yp4niLEQa0UOP4u0BBOZMXhnWkx6OqZ9OX7lwaZ8nkBs43n2S7uD-Eei8grcfILK8ztWU-at9li6/s1600/30+-+scrumpets.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoc6Xw-16dk-0cu2p_qv3vuFQQX_fVQp5i7EHnyF0XROWFPBdGApv0ouOW4tkJni57yp4niLEQa0UOP4u0BBOZMXhnWkx6OqZ9OX7lwaZ8nkBs43n2S7uD-Eei8grcfILK8ztWU-at9li6/s320/30+-+scrumpets.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644506999999573746" /></a>
<br /></div><div>Our plan worked! The weather blew over, and we loved the ride along the coast.</div><div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-Z2SN1GlhFoX77fq-E_2XqI6KCU8EfgoORgmCL0hPWLivmBG2gfHoHmJNvp3tcuMMuqYIge4MnyOWpb0SSzFfCYru5heA_062gQSscJdHWePziMvg0pXN5LgdmtC1GqrMSkoLg5SI78D/s1600/32+-+coastal+land.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-Z2SN1GlhFoX77fq-E_2XqI6KCU8EfgoORgmCL0hPWLivmBG2gfHoHmJNvp3tcuMMuqYIge4MnyOWpb0SSzFfCYru5heA_062gQSscJdHWePziMvg0pXN5LgdmtC1GqrMSkoLg5SI78D/s320/32+-+coastal+land.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644506990988539666" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SRe4DPKZnGLtmMLyF2BlyOuYsJb-MGEB1nyE46Ingb67kqcXI0iddXhhp6L0F4MuFJX6VDWsZi7Xmc4dDw3XQJF6PuDwVWCy28V4Um7EEytsE_-eCGnCR1FZpSxA_QcCQ7L_PKk2i-NJ/s1600/33+-+tunnel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SRe4DPKZnGLtmMLyF2BlyOuYsJb-MGEB1nyE46Ingb67kqcXI0iddXhhp6L0F4MuFJX6VDWsZi7Xmc4dDw3XQJF6PuDwVWCy28V4Um7EEytsE_-eCGnCR1FZpSxA_QcCQ7L_PKk2i-NJ/s320/33+-+tunnel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644506406194208386" /></a>
<br /></div><div>Our last activity for the evening was a rope bridge. To get to it, we had a nice hike with some great views like this one.
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<br /></span></div><div>The bridge was actually pretty sturdy for a rope bridge, which made me a lot more comfortable on it.
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<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Rainbow!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVf-dx366EOwZ1qt3YeytqjoC9iXys-NtGtMag9cmn8OOeIp9HUm7MXuFk0KSdc-vaIdDm80pHt9rViNhzIhhF6XbLfPKMN5kK4vxbSsMJDGloYU8eoCdFkv-03UIG5WaZmCphthCs_FOt/s320/2011-05-30+17.47.08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644497005988540786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Bri took this picture to give a better perspective on how high the bridge was. I'll talk more about this picture in a minute :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0PJA_dF0jKtaYiefpQPAoBx9Q0CwPe1PCwPFfBXJqhLUHGTNEmNOKS8wsimDFw_u22Q8lwF0zJbdyznjh_Le8T7p7Wz9c4tyawxjKM0lN77EDek9ZH-AgwV-ulTWmbE4LXB9GTxxVcGU/s1600/36+-+bridge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0PJA_dF0jKtaYiefpQPAoBx9Q0CwPe1PCwPFfBXJqhLUHGTNEmNOKS8wsimDFw_u22Q8lwF0zJbdyznjh_Le8T7p7Wz9c4tyawxjKM0lN77EDek9ZH-AgwV-ulTWmbE4LXB9GTxxVcGU/s320/36+-+bridge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644506394372976962" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">After the bridge, the ride to the hotel was so pleasant and pretty. It was a really nice evening.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWOr3-Q7sDZ7KFtsk_fmB-OxcEjW8f1XdK0lK9wBfY04hZE8UrpjbOJUeSBfQt9xNSKdy39xLRrx4iNCTYTbIw9d0cbBHVs9Ixx419jVoS1nEy6TB6o1bgw5KEmySklxov0DXLmIb_vTr/s1600/37+-+beautiful+evening.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWOr3-Q7sDZ7KFtsk_fmB-OxcEjW8f1XdK0lK9wBfY04hZE8UrpjbOJUeSBfQt9xNSKdy39xLRrx4iNCTYTbIw9d0cbBHVs9Ixx419jVoS1nEy6TB6o1bgw5KEmySklxov0DXLmIb_vTr/s320/37+-+beautiful+evening.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644506386294574610" /></a>
<br /></div><div>We spent Monday night at the Bushmill Inn, a really cute B&B in Northern Ireland. The hotel staff was extremely nice and even gave us an upgraded room - they didn't think Bri would fit well in the bed of the smaller room :)</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Inn</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6G0KZJEZwWlWq9oMm6HGzKWV3set74loUNioLB6ustY30dWUUNuGm4XMebZKcLpSJ-utsHMIrrAdzeNtxshhUcBIqWbuUAHowuSqHpABHyvGErDds2T_ktSLNxtNXX2uTeKXbmCsmXVeW/s320/41+-+bushmills.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644504936777989330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 155px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our room</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjMKQFM2OJexlA9Y0hPPfWhY8t4OiDlPK7zwPD5hKRJ7O4BEw8sYUmnZvAbvbZ8w1rsb0IlVYfOIcYjZCF2pbeMw_q-zkt8fsphNo2_iC-oMOTVJ7MDK34cSDzBqbhMufc2VPLRA28UDf/s1600/38+-+bushmills+inn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjMKQFM2OJexlA9Y0hPPfWhY8t4OiDlPK7zwPD5hKRJ7O4BEw8sYUmnZvAbvbZ8w1rsb0IlVYfOIcYjZCF2pbeMw_q-zkt8fsphNo2_iC-oMOTVJ7MDK34cSDzBqbhMufc2VPLRA28UDf/s320/38+-+bushmills+inn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644504949949056418" /></a>
<br /></div><div>We had dinner at the Inn, which had a really nice restaurant with amazing seafood and even a Guinness soup!</div><div>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My date :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5Vw14GBbAZ4c7biZTZDtjV3irvZK3o19Ug4952sPxPap4NeQ1L0M1wqSPcYeGFKHsN8x6pTCx6JpQkjOi2VNbnoH2BBAejL3IbvLb61x2ayQdwCWudQ-obObXP1kIiED2WEk9EndOUun/s1600/39+-+date+.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5Vw14GBbAZ4c7biZTZDtjV3irvZK3o19Ug4952sPxPap4NeQ1L0M1wqSPcYeGFKHsN8x6pTCx6JpQkjOi2VNbnoH2BBAejL3IbvLb61x2ayQdwCWudQ-obObXP1kIiED2WEk9EndOUun/s320/39+-+date+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644504947289141698" /></a>
<br /></div><div>As we were finishing our meal, we saw the couple that Bri photographed on the bridge! Random. We found their table at the restaurant and offerred to email them the picture when we got home. They were quite excited about it! As we talked with them, we found they were a really cool couple, so we invited them to drink some whiskey with us by the fire when they were done eating. So after dinner, we had a whiskey tasting and then sat by the fireplace to chat with our new friends.
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<br /></div><div>We had great conversations about music, traveling, technology, and our jobs. As we talked with them, we started to figure out that the guy is a famous musician! His name is Steve Lewinson and he's in the band Simply Red. It was definitely a fun night!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>On Tuesday, May 31, we had a hearty breakfast at the Bushmill Inn and then went to see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant's_Causeway">Giant's Causeway</a>, which is an amazing formation from an ancient volcanic eruption. We hiked along the coast for a couple of hours to really enjoy the Causeway.</div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavf8SNDnKKRt7GEPtqB0wrq1CpVmzzhG73X2tRQ2HBYHrXHreG_gfC3sQWxSTUQQ2V9BTNJhAmmIbcyouAdB06piCf0sJOEyjJYQvm-jiN1SiwCUWb86PqzeFCD48r95rdXUYnkUljFpJ/s320/2011-05-31+11.21.50.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644494493717851122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwGvBe9_xs0FbBrdphE11QG89f0KG0AO6gSErQZjtd8TbIv3IYyYO1jppiil3eTWMcUNUC30Zt_m3GqpWHhRUw8Fw9GQOI42dg0qdGZS0eXcQmUF3sCtmjX6pEWVnO_05J4a-wSvU4LNf/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-24+at+8.41.44+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644495015510762930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 83px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div>Then we rode to the Old Bushmills Distillery to take a tour and buy some whiskey. The ride to town was so pretty!</div><div>
<br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNXGRcl1Q73LWJvnwz8yMWsEiEZTBj_DtKccGunwP6QYZSnW1X-jlsVwfh6gg1OCHdda43TenJ5oZinF95FKGMXlDxonwVPLrb2I6oolEzG4ZcmZeo9bfj779ceFZwNk5lQYQzzSahB2v/s320/42+-+coast.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644504073219122978" />
<br /></div><div>While at the distillery, we learned a lot about Bushmills whiskey - it's the oldest licensed distillery in the world, they age their whiskey in up to three types of barrels, and it's delicious!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatO_Sb08jKCle5rYIC-x0YWf6Y2D_qOwCcgZX3caumOgArzU-0j9HvNnP5MNB37liC0HYvRytwWbiJ67IHGU8GDqsSH6d5dG-vKRTGl24UQPbHrEzkHNFVjrEeEdCgzA5X_T9_oxYsjDs/s320/2011-05-31+12.38.31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644493989634355442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">For lunch, we grabbed a quick bite to eat at this cute little restaurant called The Copper Kettle.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqIZuNzifCvpZ2JSVbtQMB0baAwCOjfAiig-e4eJHRdLQoy_P7dCJR4Dcl2b7crmiG1_bpuyJqTHQuzHphXCjYD-26esMtq_xalIsQWG3lSYjkDLOrbeg76pFk-Xo4pBi8KkkQUr-CHfg/s1600/46+-+lunch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqIZuNzifCvpZ2JSVbtQMB0baAwCOjfAiig-e4eJHRdLQoy_P7dCJR4Dcl2b7crmiG1_bpuyJqTHQuzHphXCjYD-26esMtq_xalIsQWG3lSYjkDLOrbeg76pFk-Xo4pBi8KkkQUr-CHfg/s320/46+-+lunch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644504056749865362" /></a>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our drive that day was amazing, as usual :) Here are some things we saw!</div><div>
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<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgHFXsnoQ9b_I69qISPlvefm1NX0oiMwFKlZxlzNFfb3-dfTozmPIN6xndrrGzJsGU50NnNMJ-fIqY5gcp7Ix_pPerdVK5MZLYBQMUzbuJUpoMtmwGiBX34z8d0eCFN9DxFaCxTmu8-bp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-24+at+8.48.10+PM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgHFXsnoQ9b_I69qISPlvefm1NX0oiMwFKlZxlzNFfb3-dfTozmPIN6xndrrGzJsGU50NnNMJ-fIqY5gcp7Ix_pPerdVK5MZLYBQMUzbuJUpoMtmwGiBX34z8d0eCFN9DxFaCxTmu8-bp/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-24+at+8.48.10+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644497002554751970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 83px; " /></a></div><div>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">That night, we stayed at a hotel near a lake and had dinner at the hotel bar. We talked to this guy who works for Samsung, and he gave us recommendations on what to do during the rest of our stay in Ireland. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wednesday, June 1 was rainy, but we still saw some cool stuff! </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcn07SnOrsj76ZFQSi_p6P5kzH0Vp9FabsI0Gk1yCXhd003hE4iI_mKMI87P8p8FjvaryVsa5ox9HOBOQuMlR7vGIZ-VlPruXiv5Yto729VCmqX_r486BXlbkPai72Si5XgF6FmG9k3OU/s1600/49+-+castle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcn07SnOrsj76ZFQSi_p6P5kzH0Vp9FabsI0Gk1yCXhd003hE4iI_mKMI87P8p8FjvaryVsa5ox9HOBOQuMlR7vGIZ-VlPruXiv5Yto729VCmqX_r486BXlbkPai72Si5XgF6FmG9k3OU/s320/49+-+castle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644502871115049618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When we stopped for a break, we met another GS couple from Germany, and they gave us some great recommendations on things to see along the rest of our trip.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div style="text-align: left; ">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Break time! Traditional Gaelic whiskey cake - yum</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDziTv4I2IMM1BbXrbqrrlIdPoaNqNfv0rRxS7FbnGfyjbAQAS8vP1YW2VYTLraUGcJXISZQa9O68fNN8ED7pXqUwdvhi9CpCqP0H_OVsn64sN32jTaKKZ9A7lVpytlnzP12mir0CfsBa/s1600/50+-+break%2521.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDziTv4I2IMM1BbXrbqrrlIdPoaNqNfv0rRxS7FbnGfyjbAQAS8vP1YW2VYTLraUGcJXISZQa9O68fNN8ED7pXqUwdvhi9CpCqP0H_OVsn64sN32jTaKKZ9A7lVpytlnzP12mir0CfsBa/s320/50+-+break%2521.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644502867335960306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /></a>
<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FmuPYLYg5FgjwWhjs1KOM78FBqqKHimXxZYbHxAqeGhjKwXGrvkfNCxIPdxHfAD8ZOpzdYx-W6AL5GqPo0TkBYgcqebUFIU3OL-dsrhUw2b8ArnC7WRMTU2cAVGxNuTrD4BxNeyLdBsA/s320/51+-+break+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644502048696567618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">After lunch, we saw lots of little lakes and we drove along the ocean. Then we made it to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burren">Burren</a>, a cool rocky landscape. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That night we stayed at this B&B</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOew1jyCrVBbysZ9DipdYSD-q5nf9RedxT5Q2b6r6tO-vOUgBJcaAKEXMcSuskm4EIT4ol4XtHYPp2wCpdJv5jl1ZtenEWT-Hx8SZwX2GNoDDWmqNNmmt2DCHwfKw8I-T9k0ZjY-vd8RM/s320/58+-+B%2526B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644501245648080450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">View out of our room at the B&B</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh4s6uonx-RKJ60m1eew-zj4c56y8ijLcPY4lTKDEZeBSsmwOFX-dHAg-3IjKjHWitLGMBahxmSlQzzXXBmUuv2wpDZw3eud42JrxmURzN04K91LB-ACDzZmYA1OdadU2hmVuO2r-Prsz/s320/2011-06-02+09.01.42.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644493986051400818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">
<br /></span></span></div><div>After getting ready, we walked down the hill to Gus O'Connors Pub and had some delicious fish and chips!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>After dinner, the pub started to get more crowded, and then the musicians started playing!
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptVbL7BVLq7loeEudAgm8ubGEqCbEw5_td6Jr_6cHhjuZRsUyruhAFlGILgntDX7yiR8I045fR7vW8VEBexUhMlVmtoG37qWEMK1QQZ48i-ybT-0HpohScOHwtnxkU-CrF639vlNrfKr0/s1600/54+-+baren.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFhECkTj4tnAGLMmkuwakiu1zUZ14UzvbtKq2jqFH4orGRPrIS1s37lgcC3VZjExcajamO_djNgUddwtFF0cvf7CP7OkVCLJKTa7SFjE3IF6FoF4IBSjCIMvp5VrHNf2_705CLyljRxpR/s1600/54+-+pub.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFhECkTj4tnAGLMmkuwakiu1zUZ14UzvbtKq2jqFH4orGRPrIS1s37lgcC3VZjExcajamO_djNgUddwtFF0cvf7CP7OkVCLJKTa7SFjE3IF6FoF4IBSjCIMvp5VrHNf2_705CLyljRxpR/s320/54+-+pub.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644501263971932914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shamrocks on our Guinness!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PsM4pDD5mFGE0BYeznm1BXa6G9x7ivUBfJ_BQYBTJ5fC7c9GlRFGt9DGLSwWFSgtq4et9Z-g-bUsDE1kgFrAWJ_cex3hFQgtvlnNkatUeSq6DKrpANfzAQC43jhJBa-9iRGo79ugd_r2/s1600/55+-+shamrocks%2521%2521.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PsM4pDD5mFGE0BYeznm1BXa6G9x7ivUBfJ_BQYBTJ5fC7c9GlRFGt9DGLSwWFSgtq4et9Z-g-bUsDE1kgFrAWJ_cex3hFQgtvlnNkatUeSq6DKrpANfzAQC43jhJBa-9iRGo79ugd_r2/s320/55+-+shamrocks%2521%2521.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644501254755732562" /></a>
<br /></div><div>While we were enjoying the live Irish music, we started to talk with the people sitting next to us. First we talked to a group of teachers from Vermont, and then we met a couple of Raytheon employees from Boston. </div><div>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Our friends from Boston</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRl2Wy48Is3ntgRRA80XOI20H07Ur33v4cDPELuA9uj9I1KHYHwJm5TYohUIysfbvDfEZNPXqMahJqGLZ-R5wSjeDdreDLwzaCUpaxTRmTBIo3R6XNPwOJNNHE76P7h37Cl0pLccW_OWL/s1600/56+-+new+friends.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRl2Wy48Is3ntgRRA80XOI20H07Ur33v4cDPELuA9uj9I1KHYHwJm5TYohUIysfbvDfEZNPXqMahJqGLZ-R5wSjeDdreDLwzaCUpaxTRmTBIo3R6XNPwOJNNHE76P7h37Cl0pLccW_OWL/s320/56+-+new+friends.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644501252364135234" /></a>
<br /></div><div>Thursday, June 2 started out with a great breakfast. I had porridge with a shot of Bailey's in it, which was SO delicious! I highly recommend trying it. We sat with a group of 3 young couples from Philadelphia (all related in some way) and enjoyed getting to know them briefly. Then we went to see the Cliffs of Moher.</div><div>
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<br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOew1jyCrVBbysZ9DipdYSD-q5nf9RedxT5Q2b6r6tO-vOUgBJcaAKEXMcSuskm4EIT4ol4XtHYPp2wCpdJv5jl1ZtenEWT-Hx8SZwX2GNoDDWmqNNmmt2DCHwfKw8I-T9k0ZjY-vd8RM/s1600/58+-+B%2526B.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdFYCLt8fqmY7mVVP8Uiql9uuYYeUPPkJz5HhbH5QnQXM1hVnbXSQBdwy_9SY9E4omaufwFZ65TzbNml96YJhGHnAYajacdip2O5vdjztI7YCtFSq1G__AAppExJAoXXEF70Af2s8jJSl/s1600/59+-+BK+cliffs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdFYCLt8fqmY7mVVP8Uiql9uuYYeUPPkJz5HhbH5QnQXM1hVnbXSQBdwy_9SY9E4omaufwFZ65TzbNml96YJhGHnAYajacdip2O5vdjztI7YCtFSq1G__AAppExJAoXXEF70Af2s8jJSl/s320/59+-+BK+cliffs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644501241983831122" /></a>
<br /></div><div>After the Cliffs of Moher, Brian found some more really cool cliffs further up the coast, so we drove along those for awhile. </div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We drove to Loop Head and saw the Bridges of Ross. There were great views with mountains in the distance. For lunch, we stopped at an Indian fast food place and had doners, and we still had a long drive ahead of us! Here are some things we saw:</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of little bars with cool Guinness adds</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX05MdL4iMAhJ4ugn8UvJ2Jhg9E98EFAmkJYZDiAl4StRrVr04oBgEKSgRFh-GjahDD4c3WOgccmO3xfP7yLa7uEBVsQ0yKm-i_eVIYaZRKi88m2wOi9qYALDxQ92n4gZDB2hsjfd8IUBe/s1600/61+-+guinness.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX05MdL4iMAhJ4ugn8UvJ2Jhg9E98EFAmkJYZDiAl4StRrVr04oBgEKSgRFh-GjahDD4c3WOgccmO3xfP7yLa7uEBVsQ0yKm-i_eVIYaZRKi88m2wOi9qYALDxQ92n4gZDB2hsjfd8IUBe/s320/61+-+guinness.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644498760865556754" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Castles!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNmE_UD7XTVQdn9Q7CKc0gfJZxr-kNevk-Pf68iBtfpVKdzWOBVDVxQBD5td5IF18nVDgFQezOYIQKNnYBjkVuG4qidQFtFXCyjVS8vn0tNCJloqUSqTS2B59tMdG1MSPpMLsF4swN4rC/s1600/63+-+castle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNmE_UD7XTVQdn9Q7CKc0gfJZxr-kNevk-Pf68iBtfpVKdzWOBVDVxQBD5td5IF18nVDgFQezOYIQKNnYBjkVuG4qidQFtFXCyjVS8vn0tNCJloqUSqTS2B59tMdG1MSPpMLsF4swN4rC/s320/63+-+castle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644498758423450002" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">There were a lot of these adorable little straw roof houses</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJ-ATYcXFTOoAxQ9Up9X_fk4DLooLrozRkeFVJsY5PF-879897WG8nJ7AQ_tfiziyoOyky3t91647mS_8NQCMTzqwPLbMFAAfL-d-4ftqwiRmE1Afm8U8oo_mRp_mZFDBsSEnoeKey1s1/s1600/63+-+cute+hut.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJ-ATYcXFTOoAxQ9Up9X_fk4DLooLrozRkeFVJsY5PF-879897WG8nJ7AQ_tfiziyoOyky3t91647mS_8NQCMTzqwPLbMFAAfL-d-4ftqwiRmE1Afm8U8oo_mRp_mZFDBsSEnoeKey1s1/s320/63+-+cute+hut.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644498757052018290" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">When we were getting close to our B&B for the night, we stopped at this little stand for fresh, sweet strawberries.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YHGH2oCCDd1_1h1oro1y-gbYaNmJcVEZI9rtqjaWjsAtfNMtf8sOJYGRDWlRKT_LX5apl_alp2qq9QDGObPr4X-oDOeS1BKYZYF5hzMQmkLXtN6W1l-4fckPhaTrfdz16JnQAzV-Gaud/s1600/64+-+buying+strawberries.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YHGH2oCCDd1_1h1oro1y-gbYaNmJcVEZI9rtqjaWjsAtfNMtf8sOJYGRDWlRKT_LX5apl_alp2qq9QDGObPr4X-oDOeS1BKYZYF5hzMQmkLXtN6W1l-4fckPhaTrfdz16JnQAzV-Gaud/s320/64+-+buying+strawberries.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644498750784791554" /></a>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our B&B for Thursday night was this castle, which was built in the 1400s.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GN0TsLHQY2N0AWryUxaBwajUcb_J3PaJ9HuaoRS5qhg2j6a9AQ6k2he8uPl_EbhOFo2Ib8Tvk0F5wMp4aQ_P_RM9PTWiPHTEnLfpWV5aO8DDt46IlDb3vAEQEm-xx99sQousnl5nqNJi/s320/68+-+our+last+b%2526b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644498164472601234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">That evening, on our way to dinner, we stopped at the castle owner's driving range to hit a few balls. It was such a gorgeous evening!</div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<br /></div><div>For our last dinner in Ireland, Bri had one more round of fish and chips, and I had a steak. For dessert, we shared a Bulmers cider.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Two straws :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sTiw2-upP4Ql8Yug8RlcxzvWvBG33edLlv1saUXulJEQSn-QLDLVnMpnGi2G6-Q_YwE4KdEUFrHvuiGXGTjU8Bm6yA6UVJVqBCJDJZhS5I0Q5rJ3k5UWg_MG2i-PFNdn3OO2UWEBticK/s1600/66+-+trying+bulmers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sTiw2-upP4Ql8Yug8RlcxzvWvBG33edLlv1saUXulJEQSn-QLDLVnMpnGi2G6-Q_YwE4KdEUFrHvuiGXGTjU8Bm6yA6UVJVqBCJDJZhS5I0Q5rJ3k5UWg_MG2i-PFNdn3OO2UWEBticK/s320/66+-+trying+bulmers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644498172504149970" /></a>
<br /></div><div>As we walked home from dinner, we stopped to hang out with the cows for awhile. They were so cute.
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<br /></div><div>When we returned home, we opened one of our new bottles of whiskey and had a nightcap as we read about the history of the B&B castle - it has been a B&B since the 70s! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>On Friday, June 3 we woke up early to make it to our ferry. The B&B owners made the most elegant, delicious breakfast, complete with homemade jams, yogurt, granola, and applesauce. The stewed apples with cloves and the rhubarb with orange ginger were my favorites. The green and white china she served with was so beautiful!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>We made it to our ferry just in time - the gate closed as we drove onto the boat! We watched Runaway and Tangled on the ferry, and then we arrived in Fishguard, England. It was definitely the prettiest port we had seen so far. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>For lunch, we bought sandwiches, jammies (cookies), and Dr. Pepper (again!) at a gas station. The drive was so green, and we had the warmest weather of the entire trip.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>One of our main stops on Friday was Stonehenge, which was amazing to see. We took the audio tour, but it didn't add a lot to the experience because no one really knows why or how Stonehenge was built. We did learn that the stones are from Ireland and weigh 45 tons. That's a long way to transport huge rocks!</div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">The last part of our drive that day was great. The roads were winding and completely covered by tree tunnels, which looked awesome. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We stayed at a hotel chain called the Premier Inn that night and ate at their restaurant called the Red Lion. Since it was our last night in the UK, we ate traditional beef pies that looked like this:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GN0TsLHQY2N0AWryUxaBwajUcb_J3PaJ9HuaoRS5qhg2j6a9AQ6k2he8uPl_EbhOFo2Ib8Tvk0F5wMp4aQ_P_RM9PTWiPHTEnLfpWV5aO8DDt46IlDb3vAEQEm-xx99sQousnl5nqNJi/s1600/68+-+our+last+b%2526b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8xk0cxzZ7f4_ZhyShQheqZ4N4c0Z5Hb9DHmOA4vozIDWJGQVGW4gYfcnygUsZZYASlIE5oWCmQiw0zVaHOfwfqvne7HIdycccU7nzjRdHYbto8mkGGxAaE6kx61gt5Nuwkd71saMugfe/s1600/69+-+dinner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8xk0cxzZ7f4_ZhyShQheqZ4N4c0Z5Hb9DHmOA4vozIDWJGQVGW4gYfcnygUsZZYASlIE5oWCmQiw0zVaHOfwfqvne7HIdycccU7nzjRdHYbto8mkGGxAaE6kx61gt5Nuwkd71saMugfe/s320/69+-+dinner.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644498162439499858" /></a>
<br /></div><div>On Saturday, June 4, we skipped the hotel breakfast and grabbed scones at this little bakery, which turned out to be a wise decision. Super cute, right?</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>While we were eating by the motorcycle, an older British motorcycle enthusiast stopped by to talk with us about the trips we've taken, and he told us all about his adventures as well. Everyone we talked to on this trip was so nice!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Today, the word that we kept repeating was "Cute!" because all of the towns we drove through were perfectly manicured. We took a break at the Swan Inn because it had a nice garden in the back. The inside of the inn was really cool too - lots of old wood beams, which were super short and difficult for Brian to navigate around!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We made it to Dover early, so we went to hike around the cliffs before getting on the ferry. </div><div>
<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkF9KsgsKFFwMW6rQvp9W-0MP8UOAbCTZW3PqwxRVgPee1ncw_Ctxo__O_tBfupLAKwRpXJ6ggqsexfWuChzvHAw3nd-IvcnDA1UTf8WtyS4WRScsZHknpKl5ny-tHw6DIW0WsEpQQg2E/s320/2011-06-04+16.04.42.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644491316998363026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">For some reason, we got "VIP" access to this ferry, so we were treated to a glass of wine in the ferry's business lounge. It was pretty nice!</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkbYcIdoFOwTnrB9i8DVcFugzHMIO_caJkvN4Aqh7TRqea817bsnv5QD-35nAu3Mn6vFc3f-wSDZoIV3M_keUjuz5lhvJeyZTnyFQr6ruPyCzXftsCly5f8t4O6ic1tOG7ncQTIr8q8Mt/s1600/72+-+riding+in+style.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkbYcIdoFOwTnrB9i8DVcFugzHMIO_caJkvN4Aqh7TRqea817bsnv5QD-35nAu3Mn6vFc3f-wSDZoIV3M_keUjuz5lhvJeyZTnyFQr6ruPyCzXftsCly5f8t4O6ic1tOG7ncQTIr8q8Mt/s320/72+-+riding+in+style.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644497415357548210" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Cliffs of Dover from the ferry </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzW9fZ4vREy73xYMsMHwEB6mQ1dJrBiMWl8_MvYz9unDLZwiPpVMN5dirPEPWokm7sxOOxXUQD8uOsKJ8S6E90cqGHX2dHOHM985jEBmyCJitVYlGrkeqX_fIvXzNSNkzTpzCTZKtKLCK/s1600/73+-+cliffs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzW9fZ4vREy73xYMsMHwEB6mQ1dJrBiMWl8_MvYz9unDLZwiPpVMN5dirPEPWokm7sxOOxXUQD8uOsKJ8S6E90cqGHX2dHOHM985jEBmyCJitVYlGrkeqX_fIvXzNSNkzTpzCTZKtKLCK/s320/73+-+cliffs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644497413904614146" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: left;">We arrived in France to find I had booked our hotel there for the wrong night (whoops), so it was 10pm, we had nowhere to stay. We tried stopping at a couple of hotels to ask if they had a room available, and when we had no luck, I jumped on Expedia to see what I could find in the area. EVERYTHING was booked. It was so crazy - even in Brussels, there was only one hotel with a room available. We ended up staying at a Brussels airport hotel - we got there around 1am!</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On Sunday, all we needed to do was make it back to Frankfurt. And because we had driven a lot further than planned the night before, we were able to take our time on Sunday. We rode along the Rhine River and cruised home. What a trip!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkF9KsgsKFFwMW6rQvp9W-0MP8UOAbCTZW3PqwxRVgPee1ncw_Ctxo__O_tBfupLAKwRpXJ6ggqsexfWuChzvHAw3nd-IvcnDA1UTf8WtyS4WRScsZHknpKl5ny-tHw6DIW0WsEpQQg2E/s1600/2011-06-04+16.04.42.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-8615685399325588872011-08-23T14:55:00.010-04:002011-11-06T17:22:23.612-05:00Mckenzie and Joe's Reception in Texas!<div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " >August 4-8</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " >I was so excited to go back to Texas for Mac and Joe's wedding reception - I couldn't wait to see my favorite newly wed couple!! Which was why I was TERRIFIED when the German air traffic control people threatened to go on strike from 6am to noon on the day of my flight. My flight was at 11. All day Wednesday I was so worried! And then at 7pm everyone finally made up, and my flight was still on - Yay!!</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " >So on Thursday I had a nice flight back to Texas and went straight to Taco Bueno with the fam! It was so great to be at home and to see my family. That night we went to Pappasitos for happy hour with great friends - Mac and Joe, Lindsey and Andrew, Jen, John, Ali, Martha, and Mike and Terry were all there. I love seeing all of our great friends and having delicious margaritas! </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkT99yhZrK-8oQQu-kr_fWKGSXa-ioG-0T-7J70olMFbbxpTOxEftrjBZLTgCgvApTw1qNxDfxsKNswgqoVPzdWFZ0lNJAIQ38bLlI1Q699TVVWNAwX6oGBaYN0zhq4cvz9IqNvpXb4PY/s320/1+-+Pappasitos+Joe+%2526+Mac.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644132295979306770" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Rxo8bv87I33Pcy8IQDlbcxoO4jUAwH-911HQp8aZoCEks-Iqix4HCeVzfxChyg5Dv9ojo7HLZ6HOUlZ30vUI72_PGdPGCk_XLPrwquwQaWWmZyis-i3YYFbt-jMZCD_peAF64K1nF2_5/s320/2+-+Pappasitos+Mom+%2526+Dad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644131618694869010" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkelYkS6C_v6b0hCmp-8o4PTRyAmZrEzeHUAuZtJVpTSgsBu90tnP_fPzOY2gptwJ0D-TRfUKH3L1l45rv_idc5yaqvMFp9_ioCSs3Bn9OmDHCx87UNtl_qsScxAwcw3ighC36i6hjH7C/s320/3+-+Pappasitos+Mac+%2526+Jen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644131609101029106" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " >When happy hour was over, everyone came back to our house for snacks and more hanging out. And we got to see Mckenzie and Joe's wedding video! It was so good - made me cry! They're so perfect together.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " >On Friday morning, Mom and I woke up and went for a nice walk. Then we went over to my Aunt Debbie's house to swim with Lindsay and Noah!</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " >Noah with a little "sammich" saved for later</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9UU2DYIx52zBF5qYxebck5p8k8wD3HR9CRrWrht-WUqbwFX-o1899HMgkTyndSZGIBrBXC2UeUx9mjhQ_w8m6loUJQLGI-dJ-FPbOeRAW92664nvbHooNoN4EDQr_d8HSRGOPHrvz9ef/s320/4+-+Noah.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644131605598048754" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " >It felt so great to swim (we don't get much of that in Germany), and catching up with Lindsay and Debbie is always so wonderful! Lindsay had a list of great questions that were fun to chat about, and I loved hearing about Noah's adventures.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " >When we got home, Kelly was there!! Just in time for mani's and pedi's! Kel, my mom, and I went to our favorite place and talked while we had relaxing treatments. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " >Then it was reception time! Nails done and ready to party!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wB8o_SqRKsckFkYh1vS0cdm__Q6tyRXiVT5GmYWmU5Nrm_39any9cxO5WyEzWqlQsq-6Pr-o2dVYN-5Sjsl2XmIOKbBimBPFKxBv4MVbn3Ohw8OyDef1w1Ue3ZV8te62LUwciUHSSaZ3/s320/5+-+Sisters.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644131601333842802" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; " ><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; ">John picked up Kelly and me and drove us to Jen's house to pick her and Steven up. While Jen finished getting ready, Steven mixed up some happy hour drinks. </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd4ynYwc7JLSCFUE2AVh4Gz6ZjQ2B449KpHlq7ZMEsct6wwOoYC91JkjeCOr6izdNKE_dUg3SEWwBy_47V0diBGYj9ybVJ9NTpfYoysqa3snt6dAAmE0P4v49Xh7Qen7Wt2-4t8XBszFp/s320/6+-+HH+at+Jen%2527s.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644131602673872386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Minus the drinks, being back in Jen's house reminded me of all of the great times we had with friends at her house growing up. Such good memories!</div><div><br /></div><div>When everyone was ready, we drove to Fort Worth for the party! We were a little early, so we went to Whisky and Rye Bar for a little pre-reception Queso Fundido - awesome, I love Texas.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCcd_xRSjbsZRreYSssB5ae7jQDb6JU2PzPlf6ifWiR7Xt2j-jggIUqaGD91z7Blg2PEeoBGrp3XExJ_Pv1wIl3gf4unM0gTM_Z_ihzFCqthsHEdbbSYcFTAEyF9rWz12b-EalU14Q9NR/s320/7+-+Whiskey+%2526+Rye.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644131212680087634" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div style="background-color: transparent; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The reception was perfect!! I got to see so many dear friends, eat delicious food (and eat probably too much spectacular wedding cake), and dance the night away with family and friends to a great band! There was even a gator-off :) </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCcd_xRSjbsZRreYSssB5ae7jQDb6JU2PzPlf6ifWiR7Xt2j-jggIUqaGD91z7Blg2PEeoBGrp3XExJ_Pv1wIl3gf4unM0gTM_Z_ihzFCqthsHEdbbSYcFTAEyF9rWz12b-EalU14Q9NR/s1600/7+-+Whiskey+%2526+Rye.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom and me</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKLzZPAnRuER2Fw3DP6qcMolyXHhPRN_hhssrvnTcUn434Jt58rl8pl24H8FfeNJYRILxPAcN3_nfiiiiWstIfdF2PjjbtaOhUC9vf5DeA2b1zqxYctDfqu0ThKkfXIUYBDc5LsLCZ6TJ/s320/8+-+Wedding+w%253A+Mom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644131209563430626" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Maid of Honor Taylor and Jenny</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnC7adviVGw2-chyb8hdsCcnQB65eQIwgz2zh2IW1Cfp1rNt6YdwU3ONkW-xpzAND9WVtN3GdJvZU9fwedYE2t43CjskBCRdn-eE1GadL2x7TgheSo8NALPmwhQcXjlKlPzqB3qJI91SZ/s1600/9+-+Taylor+and+Jen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnC7adviVGw2-chyb8hdsCcnQB65eQIwgz2zh2IW1Cfp1rNt6YdwU3ONkW-xpzAND9WVtN3GdJvZU9fwedYE2t43CjskBCRdn-eE1GadL2x7TgheSo8NALPmwhQcXjlKlPzqB3qJI91SZ/s320/9+-+Taylor+and+Jen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644131207262335330" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The gorgeous Bride and me</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTtxmIB_A7MBfd6qBLD45ec46rQA4ffZNlpKiLDsYQXljP0KD-y_2YxDZxypmzyWRo0K320Qmpl28fr-ci2FVsp_Ai29FNc_zBgETcaVVvS9KHPdW5kjbLD8cAd-ST1_zZhNXhEwPI885/s1600/10+-+Me+%2526+Mac.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTtxmIB_A7MBfd6qBLD45ec46rQA4ffZNlpKiLDsYQXljP0KD-y_2YxDZxypmzyWRo0K320Qmpl28fr-ci2FVsp_Ai29FNc_zBgETcaVVvS9KHPdW5kjbLD8cAd-ST1_zZhNXhEwPI885/s320/10+-+Me+%2526+Mac.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644131202567386898" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We are fam-i-ly! Kelly, Mom, and me</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySHNhLEKsHyZxzb6KBr_Ux-uDbhIxe2lJ56dbI2ErC0ZTg5-8vlMagApMtoatABA7VwPbj9hpGEvwD2622eGs3hraZCJi1RdcZZcN-oRd-gDMpp2Ne48m3IZVdeBjVIRazOzxmP-NUlxD/s1600/11+-+Family.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySHNhLEKsHyZxzb6KBr_Ux-uDbhIxe2lJ56dbI2ErC0ZTg5-8vlMagApMtoatABA7VwPbj9hpGEvwD2622eGs3hraZCJi1RdcZZcN-oRd-gDMpp2Ne48m3IZVdeBjVIRazOzxmP-NUlxD/s320/11+-+Family.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644131200194924322" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I think this was the only time Joe stood still the entire night! He definitely danced the night away.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bride and Groom and Kel and me</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY5eBJrnlNhR6KYXjKB9lxmkfSrUiZlyAPJIzl0jyRgX7Rvz7Y7eQZNhZpZFTqCq7AzqkrByrLPE88QYCUNbqjNzhSIhQPfI86d2WxMPykT_IWau0AkzGkEfeenV-JSK7crv8EYx0s5Kh/s1600/12+-+Bride+and+groom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY5eBJrnlNhR6KYXjKB9lxmkfSrUiZlyAPJIzl0jyRgX7Rvz7Y7eQZNhZpZFTqCq7AzqkrByrLPE88QYCUNbqjNzhSIhQPfI86d2WxMPykT_IWau0AkzGkEfeenV-JSK7crv8EYx0s5Kh/s320/12+-+Bride+and+groom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644128661367532434" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">FFFL! Kristen, me, Mac, and Jenny</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbSv7QLwOhCM7WqCSRXiqyyi5AB3rXmB6smzky22Y5k6vWdcpWXZ6fG20YWYRlLyhbxPmYOqGjrTttyrQyTgVA9oMm63-JDmbQflEetwJrqpI2JrIIug_tbTXFX1Cw8Qx20x7dnmGO6Fe/s1600/13+-+BFFs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbSv7QLwOhCM7WqCSRXiqyyi5AB3rXmB6smzky22Y5k6vWdcpWXZ6fG20YWYRlLyhbxPmYOqGjrTttyrQyTgVA9oMm63-JDmbQflEetwJrqpI2JrIIug_tbTXFX1Cw8Qx20x7dnmGO6Fe/s320/13+-+BFFs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644128652498988242" /></a><br />The after-party was in Mckenzie and Joe's suite! It was a huge suite with a game room, bar, living room, and dining room that all had a great view of down town Fort Worth.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpRW1EQPGgfhaPIRusDfX15G1kC-4lD4_WE60-ZUlMI4-FKzORdJzN6Ts1lXITq2vWpYdpNC1AYXb07jCOOeLx2u-Kq2Uj8APj6voX7NHqubhrkFL0I3hgIUVvmN1o0lDT3uw3dE_7YdR/s1600/14+-+After+party.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpRW1EQPGgfhaPIRusDfX15G1kC-4lD4_WE60-ZUlMI4-FKzORdJzN6Ts1lXITq2vWpYdpNC1AYXb07jCOOeLx2u-Kq2Uj8APj6voX7NHqubhrkFL0I3hgIUVvmN1o0lDT3uw3dE_7YdR/s320/14+-+After+party.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644128654746936962" /></a><br />On Saturday, Kelly, Mom, and I went on a walk in the morning. When we got back from our walk, Dave was at the house! He had come to Arlington for the night (poor guy had to work the night before, so he missed the reception). We all loaded into the car and drove to Debbie's for another day of sun and swimming! We all had Sonic for lunch - burgers, jalepeno poppers, cherry limeades - the works! I cherished every second of our family being together, hanging out, and just relaxing.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Family time at the pool!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EINrT-R44oXxH8NoOTs81LDoXKh9HUikkvpUWJNIscB88rvV8-iHx5EBavLwYCxCiXGam6irUsOwRmGS9btcboue5OhPX5sILlKLI8ZPuTalvzm7orZ_JJn8x0L-5fu1-r9h5IzTls9C/s1600/15+-+Hangin+by+the+pool.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EINrT-R44oXxH8NoOTs81LDoXKh9HUikkvpUWJNIscB88rvV8-iHx5EBavLwYCxCiXGam6irUsOwRmGS9btcboue5OhPX5sILlKLI8ZPuTalvzm7orZ_JJn8x0L-5fu1-r9h5IzTls9C/s320/15+-+Hangin+by+the+pool.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644128651772766114" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Noah and Dad hangin' out</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPhipM039Ij0kediHNcvCH296NDArHx9i8RI8lyDPX35mJRmI4a6GUMseHQ6zr_jApl4m6Qw6s61h1UOaeZnNdYuuPHPc56EvEIw6611KHF_lnbTKud_vGnJOCBetMSIck31kXuKXwjZr/s1600/16+-+Noah+and+Dad.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPhipM039Ij0kediHNcvCH296NDArHx9i8RI8lyDPX35mJRmI4a6GUMseHQ6zr_jApl4m6Qw6s61h1UOaeZnNdYuuPHPc56EvEIw6611KHF_lnbTKud_vGnJOCBetMSIck31kXuKXwjZr/s320/16+-+Noah+and+Dad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644128133485402178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fun in the sun! Me, Kev, Kel, and Dave</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuisOi0k7F4cWWz3xpnvOX_WN5GMUakvcpFa6ElN85mCLCY4ymEHQXZV21aZae2FyGEmMAXEpnZKMt1Zl2mjYJfaJTYkU95fw6eQ4HxFMLt63Dk9P9BsqRRfJf8yDnFuAblzNVve7dJEl/s1600/17+-+Family.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuisOi0k7F4cWWz3xpnvOX_WN5GMUakvcpFa6ElN85mCLCY4ymEHQXZV21aZae2FyGEmMAXEpnZKMt1Zl2mjYJfaJTYkU95fw6eQ4HxFMLt63Dk9P9BsqRRfJf8yDnFuAblzNVve7dJEl/s320/17+-+Family.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644128128520157986" /></a><br />For dinner Saturday night, Papa, Debbie, Bruce, and Noah came over for delicious chicken grilled by my dad. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMpAVOzV3UITi0KYtbD0adrTe1mw7lAWLUUa-THhWY9x-I5ItIqxKHo6Y9yAKwX-jTEqiv2Xs8HqzTBS5nL1nB3-LtADC6rub4NzsxJ6XfEcLyEF2eT1GynnGSyrDeamzwPYcTOjWxnDw/s320/18+-+Dinner+with+papa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644128127019505346" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div>On Sunday, we had family time in the morning, and then my dear friend Catherine came over to visit for a couple of hours. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsR9UqTON8gp95O_tM4MNlUMF1dBsXj2z1U6Pg6c-bISMmNSdvKtk01BveanJI1ZFViY-8zH1q5SdSSgxlDbCKiX7G-fo8gOrNg4NlUt1WaM7Rj1D4rrsFoNpEkMFIHL8n92g4pJEIK-aN/s320/19+-+Catherine%2521.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644128120695654002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>We all went out to lunch at Boomerjack's, and Dave's parents came along as well. Gotta love Boomerjack's fried pickles! Unfortunately, Dave had to head back to Houston after lunch, but I'm so thankful that he took the time to come to Arlington to hang out while he could!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love my fam!</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaKu6dg-RBGf7NbGq306bfl_Z9f_bAOYgKiYdzHhUwYhH5RdW39uZEUNtMdYeIxcWD9oH_7RPdAJ4ECdrWTlgsQUdZ0oA7Cfr_iaHoZsfmHekWI88tLKlajz0VoLnX2TSLU0jOV3doDTJ/s320/20+-+Family+at+lunch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644128118841377490" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next on the agenda, Charming Charlies! I love going to that store with my mom and sister. It's so fun to pick up some new, fun jewelry.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That evening, we all went to the Ranger game, and John, Mckenzie, and Joe met us there. We had a nice breeze, and it was an awesome game! The Rangers were down till the 8th inning, but we came back to win it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaKu6dg-RBGf7NbGq306bfl_Z9f_bAOYgKiYdzHhUwYhH5RdW39uZEUNtMdYeIxcWD9oH_7RPdAJ4ECdrWTlgsQUdZ0oA7Cfr_iaHoZsfmHekWI88tLKlajz0VoLnX2TSLU0jOV3doDTJ/s1600/20+-+Family+at+lunch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">God bless Texas!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcVXmhnsuNODbZaPlh72ecR1YQpdQd5sLEhgnxWN0aisv3zOKl3gBkEKVEJ_CRQsLFDaNtNPgeCGepK_Tq12RZZ7n3-Tzg5rE6cxJq8wqJ80yvoN262R3odcZEcWcYmlbbnf2pTI9-vYR/s320/21+-+Texas+love.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644127773644548946" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNq1IHpYcTjRWOqL-9oJtx4r8GRDnPDH0kIwtbHgSY_lI0hIDe4jDE8mtk0-sdidvOH1BOJ6aCaa3zYJV4C3FlVOL6Qia8MiuZfaJ1P2sW5kL3xcvaVG6VsMd4WNQQqk-qYJ3b0E0KyBcl/s1600/22+-+Rangers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNq1IHpYcTjRWOqL-9oJtx4r8GRDnPDH0kIwtbHgSY_lI0hIDe4jDE8mtk0-sdidvOH1BOJ6aCaa3zYJV4C3FlVOL6Qia8MiuZfaJ1P2sW5kL3xcvaVG6VsMd4WNQQqk-qYJ3b0E0KyBcl/s320/22+-+Rangers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644127763605210402" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vyfwJLmxfOE8CZmECNR-TOUb90YWL0z8Ja0edJfgIjB_C4K31on5lK9Yv6lSTFQdhheYWGG2-gWuPwl12LwQKr5HoeTdGry2jxfk5IlukNWP1UkdNxcMkGSd96n1y5vLmXjoWEdsXlit/s1600/24+-+Rangers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vyfwJLmxfOE8CZmECNR-TOUb90YWL0z8Ja0edJfgIjB_C4K31on5lK9Yv6lSTFQdhheYWGG2-gWuPwl12LwQKr5HoeTdGry2jxfk5IlukNWP1UkdNxcMkGSd96n1y5vLmXjoWEdsXlit/s320/24+-+Rangers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644127756161028114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbq4nVDUbbhxxx1jZ2U6-GfTL-B1ji4K2Oi6gJIAuSf_TuVJqrYYQURo6TBCclKmQHN28uGigFbAsKS-vUvtKsYGUblR8HoNNUjTgFxyoEHMjApJ7wBKNN2po-8rAhnygUGU3Ev0pjomT/s1600/25+-+Rangers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbq4nVDUbbhxxx1jZ2U6-GfTL-B1ji4K2Oi6gJIAuSf_TuVJqrYYQURo6TBCclKmQHN28uGigFbAsKS-vUvtKsYGUblR8HoNNUjTgFxyoEHMjApJ7wBKNN2po-8rAhnygUGU3Ev0pjomT/s320/25+-+Rangers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644127757704393202" /></a><br /></div><div>On Monday morning, I woke up early to pack so that Mom, Kelly, and I could go on one more walk before I had to leave. But when we got home and I checked my flight status, it was delayed! Remember that strike that almost kept me from coming to Texas? Well now it was going to keep me IN Texas! I wasn't complaining :) In fact, because of my flight delays, I got to have lunch with Kev, and he brought me one last cherry limeade from Sonic! But then it was time to go. I'm so thankful I had the opportunity to come home for a few days, though. It was a fun-filled weekend, and I enjoyed every second of it!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-32132401381285998702011-08-18T16:52:00.010-04:002011-08-21T17:59:09.793-04:00Frankfurt & Munich with Jen & Steven<div>26 April - 1 May</div><div>
<br /></div><div>After Prague, Brian had to go to Munich for work, but Jen and Steven stayed with me in Frankfurt for the week! I loved having them here. They would explore around Frankfurt during the day, and then we'd hang out all together at night. It was so much fun to have my best friend and her hubby ready to hang out after work every day! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>On our first night in Frankfurt, I took Jen and Steven to the commissary (US military grocery store that has US products) in Wiesbaden so that they could stock up on their favorite US groceries that they were missing after traveling for a few months. Unfortunately, I didn't know the rules (I'm only allowed to sign in one person), so Steven had to wait outside the grocery store while Jen and I did some damage inside. That night, we came back to our apartment and Jen cooked her favorite chicken recipe for us. Oh yes - that was another added bonus of having them stay with me - Jen really missed cooking, so she cooked every night and made me and Steven all of their favorites. They were all so delish, and it was fun to learn her recipes!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>On Wednesday night, we hung out at our apartment, and Jenny made her favorite pork tacos. Wow, they were really amazing! Jen and Steven had also come to love <a href="http://thesmithtrip.com/2011/03/29/country-4-argentina/jens-argentina-2-002/">Clerico </a>(a variation of white sangria) in Argentina, so they made some of that, too. They said it wasn't quite right, but I thought it was delicious :) Jen also introduced me to one of my new favorite things that I have to be VERY careful around - Oreo Balls. Holy moly, those things are so dangerously amazing. It was obviously a great night of food, and we had so much fun hanging out all together and just relaxing.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>We went out on Thursday night with some of my friends from the consulate. We ate outside at a restaurant in downtown Frankfurt and then walked to an old German bar for apple wine and beer. The bar was in the only building in the Romer Platz that was not demolished in WWII. While we were there, we met a couple of Australians who had invented a tool used in fishing and were traveling around the world to promote it. Very interesting chaps, they were!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>On Friday, Jen, Seven, and I took another road trip to Munich to meet up with Bri for the weekend. Can't go wrong with a weekend in Munich! We cut right to the chase on the first night - dinner and beers at the <a href="http://www.hofbraeuhaus.de/de/bilder/index_en.php?gal=0">Hofbrauhuas</a>!</div><div>
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qOz5k4M23qj2GpowUay4KFfXD5zImma7HdqtqOw8ut7iSckCkBsiblLGLdJJQwaA6VahuYn4qpxh5rWYstApNFJrgYr0CjkfGY-i9uqHGkO6_ALPBsHXFXErliXog-1CcFVEd3x2-5S2/s1600/1-+HBHaus.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qOz5k4M23qj2GpowUay4KFfXD5zImma7HdqtqOw8ut7iSckCkBsiblLGLdJJQwaA6VahuYn4qpxh5rWYstApNFJrgYr0CjkfGY-i9uqHGkO6_ALPBsHXFXErliXog-1CcFVEd3x2-5S2/s320/1-+HBHaus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643372950431580050" /></a><div>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">There are no small beers in Bavaria...1 liter for everyone!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpFHJRViIDn74Pp93hDHBXB0YAfrFOCXpqoFcCYUmUUiedF8sYbQzMI0hQQEok_cxobHWBKUALKX9-urAIz2i21b4jaqce-axJmNR_XipF7tnqvfl16L9BRU9J433mCaK_bOZJodov-uM/s1600/2+-+HB+Jen+and+Steven.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpFHJRViIDn74Pp93hDHBXB0YAfrFOCXpqoFcCYUmUUiedF8sYbQzMI0hQQEok_cxobHWBKUALKX9-urAIz2i21b4jaqce-axJmNR_XipF7tnqvfl16L9BRU9J433mCaK_bOZJodov-uM/s320/2+-+HB+Jen+and+Steven.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643372945875160242" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last time we were at HB, we lost a camera to a beer. Not again!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-L7JfTNoRc2vyq66_mm-lBJbBa3MrUTzw1m3GO81_3LNJajkyB4x0Bn_swG-sl7lfN8PGA4xvPJixj8iFanDPMKStHEaI-EPddwFkcHTvCzbcfPuyLcmebAoKTf-UiIaiezZdQ3GBV3u2/s1600/4+-+HB+repeat%253F%253F.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-L7JfTNoRc2vyq66_mm-lBJbBa3MrUTzw1m3GO81_3LNJajkyB4x0Bn_swG-sl7lfN8PGA4xvPJixj8iFanDPMKStHEaI-EPddwFkcHTvCzbcfPuyLcmebAoKTf-UiIaiezZdQ3GBV3u2/s320/4+-+HB+repeat%253F%253F.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643371434275205794" /></a>
<br /></div><div>While we got ready the next day, we watched recaps of the royal wedding that happened the day before. So much commentary on all of the hats! Then we stopped by a grocery store near our hotel where we bought a few things to snack on for breakfast. We made our way downtown, and there was a festival going on in the main square. It was a gorgeous day, a band was playing - it couldn't have been better. </div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We continued wandering and found this French market.</div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cHxO46HJd7U3YmW-qqYMrmuzNgVj15JexEwPGoaBOAnmsqCsCY0XZhowGkWyqPhL_F6md1SB31r2MHtg_trQ8tRt6KLCMTH-rkPFMCGNMs7rDcMOWl8J48IUAYG-H1ddWpzB7PQRjOas/s320/5+-+Munich+market.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643371416493328802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div><div>And then we found another market plaza with tons of tables full of people eating, drinking, and having a good ol' time. So we plopped down next to a group of Germans and joined in the fun. Our new friends introduced us to this creamy, cheesy, herb-y dip that you eat with big soft pretzels and onions - it's now one of my favorite German appetizers! Apparently you're also supposed to eat pickles with it, because one of the German guys disappeared for a few minutes and returned with a giant pickle, which he proceded to force us to eat with the dip. It was hilarious!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">This guy sat down at the table next to us, so we HAD to get our picture made with him. Check out his get-up!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cHxO46HJd7U3YmW-qqYMrmuzNgVj15JexEwPGoaBOAnmsqCsCY0XZhowGkWyqPhL_F6md1SB31r2MHtg_trQ8tRt6KLCMTH-rkPFMCGNMs7rDcMOWl8J48IUAYG-H1ddWpzB7PQRjOas/s1600/5+-+Munich+market.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDprEsIRuShDb0BEQhs0aaUBg4Jhb6jt01vDxUr3ZCMIRrkf-ZpgdH5mmo_SzTbgXDe-ir9xJuOJ4VT97hRybT4Q-9ceD0aQGKyHeRNV7HxYkW84HSYARmktn2B1Fgv8ACRWtTWHSPfav/s1600/6+-+Jen+%2526+Kim.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDprEsIRuShDb0BEQhs0aaUBg4Jhb6jt01vDxUr3ZCMIRrkf-ZpgdH5mmo_SzTbgXDe-ir9xJuOJ4VT97hRybT4Q-9ceD0aQGKyHeRNV7HxYkW84HSYARmktn2B1Fgv8ACRWtTWHSPfav/s320/6+-+Jen+%2526+Kim.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643371412171580066" /></a>
<br /></div><div>So that night, there was a huge soccer game going on in Munich, so we scoped out a good bar where we could watch the game. The first half was quite exciting and fun to watch with all of the Germans in the bar, but we decided to leave for the second half. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Next on the schedule - the "big spring festival" that was going on at the Oktoberfest grounds. Everyone at the consulate where Brian was working had told him about it and how they "had reservations at a tent". So we expected a spring, smaller version of Oktoberfest. It was definitely smaller and mostly just a carnival. So Brian and I picked one ride - the one we thought looked scariest/most thrilling - and we rode that.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">On the ride with the German carnie who checked our seatbelts. Cheese!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FJTVwNIukSkD9zQq66VWb6R21kajmGd9UAxxKdJ3hcAd4k-vpf0MLFdlOyZ-oN2w5jsru_A0d8_1LepCXfdjEcrTzABSk8W76IEytAhrYeO_jHiwe7IHKb_KSdYGBHmTnFttKFHyhh-0/s1600/7+-+BK+and+Carnie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FJTVwNIukSkD9zQq66VWb6R21kajmGd9UAxxKdJ3hcAd4k-vpf0MLFdlOyZ-oN2w5jsru_A0d8_1LepCXfdjEcrTzABSk8W76IEytAhrYeO_jHiwe7IHKb_KSdYGBHmTnFttKFHyhh-0/s320/7+-+BK+and+Carnie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643371031093046402" /></a>
<br /></div><div>On Sunday, the four of us went to the Dachau concentration camp. I had not visited a concentration camp yet, so I was not sure what to expect, but I knew it would be an experience I'll never forget. We took the audio tour of the camp, which had tons of facts about the grounds, the history of the town of Dachau, WWII timeline information, and actual accounts from camp survivors. The cold, rainy day set the mood as the four of us walked mostly in silence for hours as we listened. Below are pictures we took at the camp.</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The gate to the camp with the words, "Arbeit Macht Frei" meaning "Work makes you free", a false promise to those entering the gates.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFHODRmNuc-lTWC_C9hCv72jVB4EO_sLh5T5F6_gj1MSaf74ZSWo_3_MVqsoDKoHP2A08im6HV15H8Zm6oFe3BYVL-_UtzcKFmZW4Wy15rQfPNwv0FoUHx5tuNoAD0YhXSif2SJhJxv1v/s1600/8+-+Dachau+gate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFHODRmNuc-lTWC_C9hCv72jVB4EO_sLh5T5F6_gj1MSaf74ZSWo_3_MVqsoDKoHP2A08im6HV15H8Zm6oFe3BYVL-_UtzcKFmZW4Wy15rQfPNwv0FoUHx5tuNoAD0YhXSif2SJhJxv1v/s320/8+-+Dachau+gate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643371024573534194" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6BEeMwj2faOqcHAOT2Z36w8VcBVwqgchJiIQQ5ijHeAG3ZP4Aefb7TuuYCvDS0hybKKzo47lKDvLAX-uR8-32qXnzyqw1rN9kAD2KRGLrfUFVI64YFJC0GyvzYvt4J3fL_iE8AhlNYxR/s1600/9+-+Dachau+gate+zoomed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6BEeMwj2faOqcHAOT2Z36w8VcBVwqgchJiIQQ5ijHeAG3ZP4Aefb7TuuYCvDS0hybKKzo47lKDvLAX-uR8-32qXnzyqw1rN9kAD2KRGLrfUFVI64YFJC0GyvzYvt4J3fL_iE8AhlNYxR/s320/9+-+Dachau+gate+zoomed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643371023048542338" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Outer perimeter of the camp</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8F6PSpWO40ZlPk-Yhq46CUfVb6bZ8VGnI7NWKv4psPNL64Sgi1brmPHtLxzpLu5LQJosYPSvwg7tYzl1yUty2g3JzOaSHlY81qQ1y_neaNHpOn5xLzlB4c5AUiCG1I10VvDdKJBuCvfd/s1600/10+-+Dachau+fence.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8F6PSpWO40ZlPk-Yhq46CUfVb6bZ8VGnI7NWKv4psPNL64Sgi1brmPHtLxzpLu5LQJosYPSvwg7tYzl1yUty2g3JzOaSHlY81qQ1y_neaNHpOn5xLzlB4c5AUiCG1I10VvDdKJBuCvfd/s320/10+-+Dachau+fence.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643371013849377362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Purely by accident, we visited on the 66th anniversary ceremony of the liberation of Dachau, which occurred on 29 April 1945. These wreathes had sashes across them, displaying names of the countries presenting them for the anniversary ceremony.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhEuSvOxoiUEh_e_EcrbLj9U6FPvqEix12wWXkGPuh3Z1aEYRVNlmMNlmXX7hj4soKcEANC-RunD48BQDXNq7HluNW89qznaoYQWhtwe5zWgYXArwBjG7D5SmpvFFLt64p8FOvJFeWoJB/s1600/11+-+Dachau+wreaths.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhEuSvOxoiUEh_e_EcrbLj9U6FPvqEix12wWXkGPuh3Z1aEYRVNlmMNlmXX7hj4soKcEANC-RunD48BQDXNq7HluNW89qznaoYQWhtwe5zWgYXArwBjG7D5SmpvFFLt64p8FOvJFeWoJB/s320/11+-+Dachau+wreaths.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643371009309058786" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">On the main camp road. When the camp was used, barracks lined both sides of this road.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtD1oPhJcaarsHPg4FNanSMD9wLeGLrFpyZs9R1TZCCFS_If36iKQ8t2pQg6N8tCZA_vzB0-q_2DgpOUVgei3y6JU8KlQZ5NsbgaJtw7uM3b6QIBsYyNmMOtfI1HnHbsyjwPkcqyQixw-/s1600/12+-+Dachau+road.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtD1oPhJcaarsHPg4FNanSMD9wLeGLrFpyZs9R1TZCCFS_If36iKQ8t2pQg6N8tCZA_vzB0-q_2DgpOUVgei3y6JU8KlQZ5NsbgaJtw7uM3b6QIBsYyNmMOtfI1HnHbsyjwPkcqyQixw-/s320/12+-+Dachau+road.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643370425032470834" /></a>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Mortal Agony of Christ Chapel (monument)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInoJGmRpJ2zECk5BKJcW5LWgBD7y1ijfqySbrFzc-LjcTFGPaX0HDnxEBrUj683bHLtpkQNvkN_7RcFW28pZQmH5pkb36KZGZYFuBoNcrfyikIkAneKvPS7RhWxfowd3TeJdJT3aa-bLt/s1600/13+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInoJGmRpJ2zECk5BKJcW5LWgBD7y1ijfqySbrFzc-LjcTFGPaX0HDnxEBrUj683bHLtpkQNvkN_7RcFW28pZQmH5pkb36KZGZYFuBoNcrfyikIkAneKvPS7RhWxfowd3TeJdJT3aa-bLt/s320/13+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643370417845479090" /></a>
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<br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The Jewish Memorial</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSvtQVtf9SrlzywDH1om6_MlU-W95aaCAKodqvAJie5KoqfZBv92gUJY1_AYg1N9vySB6B-ikgb5nUyKTxlktHhE03IlgdAfsVfPeNLJ-1Pwaq_NlIWTow9A1QMNt-bpLQBoqBvB08vMk/s1600/14+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSvtQVtf9SrlzywDH1om6_MlU-W95aaCAKodqvAJie5KoqfZBv92gUJY1_AYg1N9vySB6B-ikgb5nUyKTxlktHhE03IlgdAfsVfPeNLJ-1Pwaq_NlIWTow9A1QMNt-bpLQBoqBvB08vMk/s320/14+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643370413513156530" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Inside the Jewish Memorial</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEaoU9Mmy5vkRAHrEKhDrAHACK9-mCp905E8BGhN_DOLUyxxZjt3hklJDl79H0WBFmfIiQE1dNhX-7Kkfn7ehgbHg0xIxoxXDYTKlVblqRwaZZRKPeVgW-Ycg_3UAMt0zPI72bGizEcJh/s1600/15+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEaoU9Mmy5vkRAHrEKhDrAHACK9-mCp905E8BGhN_DOLUyxxZjt3hklJDl79H0WBFmfIiQE1dNhX-7Kkfn7ehgbHg0xIxoxXDYTKlVblqRwaZZRKPeVgW-Ycg_3UAMt0zPI72bGizEcJh/s320/15+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643370406015562914" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Protestant Church of Reconciliation</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhv4EPKXkgSMxKhYK2Sb0mDQa9sqFNbDjAqzqVJ0PBLSh-fauuAQ1DboRtEU7DAG1pBj9H89udk5aKC2vF9NeM9tgCHfu9FiKBf5YF0pDskIl2T-Z0kS_A3HTmPtlT7BNhsIibgg4A-aw/s320/18+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643370049538818066" />
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Inside the Protestant memorial</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6tqX3LvAcokfRuWYNtikQPrErBYN4RBO2AX6xUaX6aVsOjHNDHmJETQoblJoG8O2vJ7TjNN87-GzRZDRz_-LNCcg7xusp-xFlQk0xKl22Wx2p8qiE8UUejmg5uLwZGyUHq_jvbgM8QhO/s1600/19+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6tqX3LvAcokfRuWYNtikQPrErBYN4RBO2AX6xUaX6aVsOjHNDHmJETQoblJoG8O2vJ7TjNN87-GzRZDRz_-LNCcg7xusp-xFlQk0xKl22Wx2p8qiE8UUejmg5uLwZGyUHq_jvbgM8QhO/s320/19+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643370045955221906" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The Crematorium - the first ovens built, but they were not big enough</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0sTCcesyDOSXXj6jaiKlw1mheZ2uOor-d1SnQPv_MQ7ei54rrucdox91cLeP67UKwE6hmox3yAjjr0M5CZ4MY7tF6zz3khrLdn51QTGPiTp62i8DoB-yvX5LQ0Qk5AZoh8o7tD6Rv23g/s1600/20+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0sTCcesyDOSXXj6jaiKlw1mheZ2uOor-d1SnQPv_MQ7ei54rrucdox91cLeP67UKwE6hmox3yAjjr0M5CZ4MY7tF6zz3khrLdn51QTGPiTp62i8DoB-yvX5LQ0Qk5AZoh8o7tD6Rv23g/s320/20+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643370037749757218" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Station at Barrack X (new crematorium)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wPpXvkf0a62qaERM06eYQ0bdjlKI1EHRZ-39YvpqYzpFFbwak5M-uFo1C8iGCN8JAlujfkpC_7D1OVWy8wtQDRkrsgeq7Ceq5tfK4I2N9yz0PEPllzFCpRy-e-v6jlj93t7rP0JGqyBC/s1600/21+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wPpXvkf0a62qaERM06eYQ0bdjlKI1EHRZ-39YvpqYzpFFbwak5M-uFo1C8iGCN8JAlujfkpC_7D1OVWy8wtQDRkrsgeq7Ceq5tfK4I2N9yz0PEPllzFCpRy-e-v6jlj93t7rP0JGqyBC/s320/21+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643370035090630450" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Gas chamber at Barrack X</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9teIb4M3qTVQ4deGX8grmgnbiphK-LzIQXf2IEUzMQJQ1ueQeRtJntSqKwYLj1crHsn7khKnu0a9hxwjRdChDha2Wrkb1TLdHQ6fqrDcqCuPxJDc1P9JVHY8hiL3EBaxACthyphenhypheng7ajIQHv/s1600/22+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9teIb4M3qTVQ4deGX8grmgnbiphK-LzIQXf2IEUzMQJQ1ueQeRtJntSqKwYLj1crHsn7khKnu0a9hxwjRdChDha2Wrkb1TLdHQ6fqrDcqCuPxJDc1P9JVHY8hiL3EBaxACthyphenhypheng7ajIQHv/s320/22+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642303736651808626" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Crematorium in Barrack X</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyIOOBivSWgGZcJH3NCQqsjoQjtCEEi9hoPvb0lX5ME3UjSgVuIH3Cms7a-vzn3vM3G2XhX1Y0pIhJuJe0f2prTs62ZukeBrN_-yMJuHGZ9LoPecRocFM9xr0ad4WMsOMTvYdz9xNRdqM/s1600/23+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyIOOBivSWgGZcJH3NCQqsjoQjtCEEi9hoPvb0lX5ME3UjSgVuIH3Cms7a-vzn3vM3G2XhX1Y0pIhJuJe0f2prTs62ZukeBrN_-yMJuHGZ9LoPecRocFM9xr0ad4WMsOMTvYdz9xNRdqM/s320/23+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642303732330831634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Barrack X</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ME8ZjfGBI7rZahvlvxpvD36dWGmrtRuDIUlA1DeZP_TRjcvlTW4pmVwTxd9IbUdHR0L6IFPjFhGepxeYLzY516c-F0ojbjSEUulShfXIfoS3Bi6BuLFivBq62-T2qAq-ALW4nSv_hmxC/s1600/24+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ME8ZjfGBI7rZahvlvxpvD36dWGmrtRuDIUlA1DeZP_TRjcvlTW4pmVwTxd9IbUdHR0L6IFPjFhGepxeYLzY516c-F0ojbjSEUulShfXIfoS3Bi6BuLFivBq62-T2qAq-ALW4nSv_hmxC/s320/24+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642303729221668322" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Memorial path leading to Barrack X</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiW2-m6iEdsKbXEaeP1mSYDGIiayBzVwns5OPG8pDGXsCuVxAZFGU56-41z3D7MboMBP47P79jT8Se056icOClfpBUjlxakNyDhKdzOQnt5qwqScrWXv2V31AB21t54nMDuw7CZDVfwCmP/s1600/25+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiW2-m6iEdsKbXEaeP1mSYDGIiayBzVwns5OPG8pDGXsCuVxAZFGU56-41z3D7MboMBP47P79jT8Se056icOClfpBUjlxakNyDhKdzOQnt5qwqScrWXv2V31AB21t54nMDuw7CZDVfwCmP/s320/25+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642303722627409634" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Wreathes in front of a memorial, which shows figures of emaciated people trying to escape through barbed wire</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJk5JQpReyTahPC4jp83z1mvdhTEuZQ0NIgqF53Oh77xzNlYfu-OU58mFVjihMZ407O2r5w2_pK7fIkcwBxC1OoSW0yhUBim80s3ZfHj0yrajsxwmViCYYxcpyqAi5xpjHESLUIBlbQOf/s1600/26+-+Dachau.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJk5JQpReyTahPC4jp83z1mvdhTEuZQ0NIgqF53Oh77xzNlYfu-OU58mFVjihMZ407O2r5w2_pK7fIkcwBxC1OoSW0yhUBim80s3ZfHj0yrajsxwmViCYYxcpyqAi5xpjHESLUIBlbQOf/s320/26+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642303717891464930" /></a>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Barbed wire lining the camp</div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSq-uugXAl3fKeo5AEAbsCnS7ClqJcce7lg0phgWpiOiFedRF31Npvi_xof1QoumDsOZbij_XVqb6PQwUJ0qM5rufEV5aqlfB096qOyvQq0Yt1kI-4AXO69EjT_VyIBPkDMv2EmXEnKQhU/s320/17+-+Dachau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643370058831741794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div>This experience was so moving, educational, shocking, upsetting, frustrating - it was emotionally draining. It was so interesting to discuss all of our different perspectives on what we saw and heard. And it definitely made us all so thankful for what we have, for living in the USA, and for all that the military did during WWII.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>After Dachau, we said bye to Brian as he headed back to Munich, and we drove back to Frankfurt for a relaxing evening at our apartment.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Monday night was my last night with Jen and Steven. We walked over to a local restaurant, sat outside, and enjoyed one last German meal together. I so loved having them in Frankfurt, and I was sad that they had to leave! But I'm extremely thankful for the time we got to spend together and for everything that we experienced!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-78125516915676163282011-08-14T04:51:00.016-04:002011-08-14T16:18:29.137-04:00Prague with Jen and Steven - April 22-25<div style="text-align: left;">One of my best friends, Jen, and her husband, Steven, were on an epic 6 month trip around the world, and Brian and I were so happy that they chose to stop through Frankfurt to hang out with us! You can read all about Jen and Steven's amazing adventures on their blog <a href="http://thesmithtrip.com/">here</a>.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>So Jen and Steven arrived in Frankfurt on the Thursday night before Good Friday, so we had all planned to go to Prague for the weekend. Brian was flying back from Rabat that night, so it was just the three of us for a few hours. After I picked them up from the airport, we had a champagne toast to celebrate their arrival, and we had a great night at our apartment catching up on their travels. When Brian got back, we talked long into the night about everything! We were so happy to have our friends in town.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>On Friday morning, we woke up early to miss Easter traffic, and we had a fun time road tripping to Prague! I had read that parking in Prague is extremely expensive, so we parked our car at a train station outside the city and trained into the city. I highly recommend this to anyone thinking about driving to Prague - it was super easy and cheap!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>After we settled into our hotels, we went straight to the old town square for lunch. The Easter markets were in full swing and were so colorful!</div><div>
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<br /><div>We scoped out all of the food booths and decided that the grilled meat stands looked most delicious.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lunch spot at Easter Market</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ju1RYZgghY8LbYK6dID00wwCNEvGInj5gNKZ1_5BieCASo14J9vlKHaMhsIXXpJCa6sW6F1T7jGX8mGZyInqsDnYzxAFCHj3SDE3bIPuEP82Ekdi1fN1UJNq0iLIGJRofX486v1Cvh3y/s1600/3+-+Lunch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ju1RYZgghY8LbYK6dID00wwCNEvGInj5gNKZ1_5BieCASo14J9vlKHaMhsIXXpJCa6sW6F1T7jGX8mGZyInqsDnYzxAFCHj3SDE3bIPuEP82Ekdi1fN1UJNq0iLIGJRofX486v1Cvh3y/s320/3+-+Lunch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640643116777134658" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">BK Easter Market Fun</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmETQmQVysVWLiT1P10VRhKoQSR-sJ3T0g07BUVQAm_xWkSlcHQhEj8wwKgJ6Sf5U8FKVZsn8c1qPQYTgaudrGiThtHs7n5U-LxLkKsisPLtCuxMjY5rxxrecniY5ZbFHP0iHtAOPb5aYq/s1600/4+-+BK.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmETQmQVysVWLiT1P10VRhKoQSR-sJ3T0g07BUVQAm_xWkSlcHQhEj8wwKgJ6Sf5U8FKVZsn8c1qPQYTgaudrGiThtHs7n5U-LxLkKsisPLtCuxMjY5rxxrecniY5ZbFHP0iHtAOPb5aYq/s320/4+-+BK.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640643111893120770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved all of the spring-y Easter decorations!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNFlkIVhlEqNGGBnFa4BIRQYEKVI-PezZMEZ-xkfSPT24TVsImwipyR44J5-LCH7cakkyk0ZFM95yHq5OjA6mZ3xYD1GFf-1-fJx_7P5E4yA5y2NQ7r_JXNqOKNE5k7zrq4301aUZ-1rN/s1600/5+-+Easter+Market+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNFlkIVhlEqNGGBnFa4BIRQYEKVI-PezZMEZ-xkfSPT24TVsImwipyR44J5-LCH7cakkyk0ZFM95yHq5OjA6mZ3xYD1GFf-1-fJx_7P5E4yA5y2NQ7r_JXNqOKNE5k7zrq4301aUZ-1rN/s320/5+-+Easter+Market+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640643108994223970" /></a>
<br /></div><div><meta charset="utf-8">Now it was time to start exploring! We wandered through the streets and found lots of fun things, like painted egg booths. These eggs are real egg shells and are hand-painted with every design you could possibly imagine! They were so pretty. Steven was obviously impressed :)</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qZw4fiKwHEatq7j9e7wRcWScUtto28RnioNcv1TKxodIRHkB4wfx71Jlmoxil9ZFBg0DFfwPP0MRxIe2DrU4kyGP0fzyUtT7Wq7VO7wXf07mRCjY5eaNikrowjDn2uTG-VJDR4O2braW/s1600/6+-+Shopping+for+eggs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qZw4fiKwHEatq7j9e7wRcWScUtto28RnioNcv1TKxodIRHkB4wfx71Jlmoxil9ZFBg0DFfwPP0MRxIe2DrU4kyGP0fzyUtT7Wq7VO7wXf07mRCjY5eaNikrowjDn2uTG-VJDR4O2braW/s320/6+-+Shopping+for+eggs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640642660977340130" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We also found dessert! These pastries are famous in the Czech Republic.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfM03T6byzB3pD-7i0g5vIxTE3GA_jPRTnD7Gxlb2kZOIKJ1jMVE7UmJWgdXSFwMR4o1kWAFhWS2jBSTr79_HsVSuc8UnBV1mHIc03Y4DKhSe4Tf0vwIUfYQy2SomVtaRIFhF2ouzcud-/s1600/7+-+Czech+donuts.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfM03T6byzB3pD-7i0g5vIxTE3GA_jPRTnD7Gxlb2kZOIKJ1jMVE7UmJWgdXSFwMR4o1kWAFhWS2jBSTr79_HsVSuc8UnBV1mHIc03Y4DKhSe4Tf0vwIUfYQy2SomVtaRIFhF2ouzcud-/s320/7+-+Czech+donuts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640642662393546914" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the churches we saw had lots of gold detail and were beautiful</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeMe9zxgAcnrSiaDwHBgmUchIPfwLHdQzfB43X3H7waA5kvcC2rqA-sNSOF-D2wMoL4tpgSCEOQ3UdfhRr5CvUDQqu92o26PxZARRYGInIhon5vSemgbFcyZZpBORtOtYpuIUL9pqdVHs/s1600/8+-+Church.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeMe9zxgAcnrSiaDwHBgmUchIPfwLHdQzfB43X3H7waA5kvcC2rqA-sNSOF-D2wMoL4tpgSCEOQ3UdfhRr5CvUDQqu92o26PxZARRYGInIhon5vSemgbFcyZZpBORtOtYpuIUL9pqdVHs/s320/8+-+Church.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640642655391177906" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">As we continued walking, we found this cool old bookstore. It was fun to look through their selection of classics.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9WEZguTe78ugUxLkQZI6jn4dgDxXMYwdm9FeYZHF85Jvfji8x7BLJA7FNdEe4RA9hdavs5LMLtKgOny782OY6Z4-GiaAbYrRqSd1Jto94qpaqmNRdcMCulkkIvdS3CpCMIBjxCHjMgep/s1600/9+-+Cool+old+book+store.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9WEZguTe78ugUxLkQZI6jn4dgDxXMYwdm9FeYZHF85Jvfji8x7BLJA7FNdEe4RA9hdavs5LMLtKgOny782OY6Z4-GiaAbYrRqSd1Jto94qpaqmNRdcMCulkkIvdS3CpCMIBjxCHjMgep/s320/9+-+Cool+old+book+store.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640642651397126754" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Walking along the river - what a view!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4d7UuYw8jtjnu-IxDEDozPB4IUVl3Wwgh6Ik6jZjzPF57gzYSLLrgGnVIhqP9TD0gYWJ7M0iurmYboGZeG-ZDEe8FySfckLEAswr96SQZi-BXhKJmmm2xwyrAnj9-wSuVAHLv_HcZUI_/s1600/10+-+Prague.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4d7UuYw8jtjnu-IxDEDozPB4IUVl3Wwgh6Ik6jZjzPF57gzYSLLrgGnVIhqP9TD0gYWJ7M0iurmYboGZeG-ZDEe8FySfckLEAswr96SQZi-BXhKJmmm2xwyrAnj9-wSuVAHLv_HcZUI_/s320/10+-+Prague.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640642647938774338" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">BFFs :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtU1byNCTm7lcq76Rd06bbFFlmF3nPYdq_qUn36jq94E-KaCTd-MnFo1YLqrJ2J9FGiOpZfVkvc0QV1XIwvnwrUrrzKrsGoEA1t68hdqagee40_SDmHgx22hB41rxNVfa1lKpsiss_FRB/s1600/11+-+Kim+%2526+Jen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtU1byNCTm7lcq76Rd06bbFFlmF3nPYdq_qUn36jq94E-KaCTd-MnFo1YLqrJ2J9FGiOpZfVkvc0QV1XIwvnwrUrrzKrsGoEA1t68hdqagee40_SDmHgx22hB41rxNVfa1lKpsiss_FRB/s320/11+-+Kim+%2526+Jen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640642412534196594" /></a>
<br /></div><div>We made our way to <a href="http://en.ufleku.cz/">U Flecu</a>, which is a famous brewery and restaurant in Prague. We were really surprised by how dark their beer is, but we all really liked it! There was also a small oompa band playing, which made the atmosphere lively and fun.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>As we continued walking, we found this really cool riverside restaurant where a guy was playing well-known songs on his guitar. He could play just about every genre you could imagine, and he sounded so good! So we sat outside, watched the sun set over the river, and listened to live music. What a great evening with friends!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The next day, we met for breakfast at a little bakery and then started a full day of walking! We walked EVERYWHERE! We began our day by walking along this huge open area toward one of Prague's big museums. We decided not to go inside because it was such a gorgeous day, and we had a ton we wanted to see! But this area was really pretty with all of the spring flowers.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Then we made our way back to the clock tower plaza where the Easter markets were going on. This <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Astronomical_Clock">astronomical clock</a> is another famous site in Prague. It was built in 1410 and is the oldest astronomical clock that is still working.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we wandered our way toward <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge">Charles Bridge</a>. There were some great views of Prague from this bridge.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9j_htRCKpctclr_x6sa1FX8fUkpGnibDSJUs8rup5qvUtpr9i2j2Udgf7CZLA_TKxAxp1qsssg3JtZrYS0dj4IMEGCtk1t5sjHl7xGtcWJC146mDWof9irTtUroG55XWuvExxzkNC4aI/s1600/16+-+Prague.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9j_htRCKpctclr_x6sa1FX8fUkpGnibDSJUs8rup5qvUtpr9i2j2Udgf7CZLA_TKxAxp1qsssg3JtZrYS0dj4IMEGCtk1t5sjHl7xGtcWJC146mDWof9irTtUroG55XWuvExxzkNC4aI/s320/16+-+Prague.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640640259034818658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And there were tons of artists on the bridge - musicians playing, painters painting, and merchants selling lots of different jewelry.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUklw855bPeIfbyptPpVQc8tOQepYhIOeUCAtJS_RzJESx1Hmp5evDEVZvhexXOM3hXyKrwhxgXE3guNTUZSG3kDmL4jvtRSBmWJbP2o01_ZSMvYXV9gYObcbRGrvHW9FnUk0tT1AtL16w/s1600/17+-+Bridge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUklw855bPeIfbyptPpVQc8tOQepYhIOeUCAtJS_RzJESx1Hmp5evDEVZvhexXOM3hXyKrwhxgXE3guNTUZSG3kDmL4jvtRSBmWJbP2o01_ZSMvYXV9gYObcbRGrvHW9FnUk0tT1AtL16w/s320/17+-+Bridge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640640262214186866" /></a>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter weekend is a really popular time to visit Prague. Look at all of the people!</div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBWXUSXyIxHyRGJ9XPYrIc7IU1OIKCZIIvu-ffDsqOZQOnUy7RhLUQoi1D70epIrAx6fxAWtYWE5v-IcgZw2ZH5nbmB6JmZKjxTJ7XotmbuMvh_XgDXU85gI4dlCroxp0f-40Q3UZ1Ffs/s320/18+-+Busy+weekend.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640774806982831970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On the other side of the river, there were lots of cute shops to see. We hiked our way uphill toward Prague's castle and found more gorgeous views. Prague is a very photogenic city!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNa8JueX6isl-o_5E5rkn2uBefvhaJVeNLm7Ww3m4O8_8ygj8snpwdy4YWs9_-fdRfGQUzIYJi6NUL-nPjdt8-1v-8oCzG4A8c3tCUuOvXl0a9HpQoNTbBZLnsh0sTHduYMZcvaEroATgd/s320/23+-+Prague.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640639878664788034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 98px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague's Castle</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhFz9fCowoLfyTQ_TUwPWxwx2dkBn54_OhStyHvldhk5SqMvWwCOT_Cm8qzcODxt5I02CnPylY42svfv5Dz06RHUPGVDtxda436c2AiFVRtJste8ZIJ-tGsY6PhxqS2wWKttlogB2AjVh/s1600/19+-+Cathedral.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhFz9fCowoLfyTQ_TUwPWxwx2dkBn54_OhStyHvldhk5SqMvWwCOT_Cm8qzcODxt5I02CnPylY42svfv5Dz06RHUPGVDtxda436c2AiFVRtJste8ZIJ-tGsY6PhxqS2wWKttlogB2AjVh/s320/19+-+Cathedral.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640640250621658082" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Flying buttresses at St. Vitus</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELXigiWh3N9x3LoLGtrEzMxQQiq6iAYgUAXPj4qGPBn2RfiexnxCe9-wTyN3qsNvsiZiyF2Z4GbfYKjG8foPSm0YqYNV3QOxwAoDt2Zy7V09p8evDPlqJPVOoXO0LR1ctYbUPDwy6QHl6/s1600/20+-+Flying+buttresses.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELXigiWh3N9x3LoLGtrEzMxQQiq6iAYgUAXPj4qGPBn2RfiexnxCe9-wTyN3qsNvsiZiyF2Z4GbfYKjG8foPSm0YqYNV3QOxwAoDt2Zy7V09p8evDPlqJPVOoXO0LR1ctYbUPDwy6QHl6/s320/20+-+Flying+buttresses.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640640250666948114" /></a>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the walk continued! Back to the other side of the river.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQCfNBSduahRZJgq9L0jms1txLw3YvDZjb2kz45VkG0HAQXZRCsOymsLjO_NsLmNRli-WGwVC75TtOMqtJxtneWUpMP8dGTsvkaMmuDdviw0Bk4QtGkaUpSuyhzQ85RS33yGNjaZXRCjJ/s320/24+-+BK.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640639876656327218" />
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<br /></div><div>We went to a little store to buy a couple bottles of wine to drink by the river for happy hour and rest-our-feet-hour. The problem was both bottles tasted AWFUL - haha. So we tried mixing them together, and that made them a little better :) Oh well! Rest-hour continued, and we relaxed and watched the sun set.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The next morning was Easter Sunday! Before going to church, we had breakfast at this little bakery. YUM</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We attended Easter Sunday service at a smaller catholic church on the other side of the river. We went to the second service of the morning, so the sanctuary was already full of incense. </div><div>
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<br /></div><div>The service was really beautiful. Then we went to a couple of grocery stores to get supplies for our Easter picnic. We had cheese, bread, dip, and fruit, and we sat in a park along the river in the sun. It was a great Easter Sunday afternoon.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We went back to the hotel to clean up and get ready for our concert that evening at the Municipal House in Prague. It was such a beautiful concert hall! We got there early so we could get good seats all together, so we were able to sit in the front row of the balcony.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The orchestra was a little smaller than we expected, but it still sounded great!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpFHNvVqcRmQp8qRiECPfu7rMxx4f1pbScCYOIe7yooMLrOemFIY_gRAEcMWVYC5yRhxTcxAQjn5hZhdwoAhTkZoT-PE5BD1z9-UsMSdDD5wMasinQRojTMdo846Av59yPYEVa2-R_Rqb/s1600/29+-+Concert.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpFHNvVqcRmQp8qRiECPfu7rMxx4f1pbScCYOIe7yooMLrOemFIY_gRAEcMWVYC5yRhxTcxAQjn5hZhdwoAhTkZoT-PE5BD1z9-UsMSdDD5wMasinQRojTMdo846Av59yPYEVa2-R_Rqb/s320/29+-+Concert.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640639491176361218" /></a>
<br /></div><div>When the concert was over, it was still early in the evening. It was our last night in Prague, so we went to an Irish pub to hang out, but the music was way too loud for us to talk. So we kept walking around and found this place called Bed Bar. I think it was probably the most random place we could have gone on Easter Sunday, but we had the whole place to ourselves and had a blast!</div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div>On Monday, we checked out of our hotels, and Brian and I went to the grocery store to grab pastries for the drive back to Frankfurt. We made it back in time to grill fajitas at our apartment that evening. What a great weekend with friends!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-68166597469109354862011-07-24T10:30:00.006-04:002011-07-24T12:21:46.898-04:00Day 16: Lyon, and then time to go home!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >We couldn't believe it was the last day of the trip! Before heading back to Frankfurt, we took a few minutes to research things to do in Lyon so that we could spend the early part of the morning touring around. It was a gorgeous Sunday morning in France!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAU64FZBaryp4zIMPvQM9eayY2EgAoRxNBc8rczMFKBYihPIfU8oDRvIo3fUrhVFtBeOUK9KuXvOtRWP-ShhvnCxyKm7Wtyyq-xpX-0Y78Rw8lZwSl3OI1ot_n9H6O3tw7aX9UmFTmOl-/s1600/140.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAU64FZBaryp4zIMPvQM9eayY2EgAoRxNBc8rczMFKBYihPIfU8oDRvIo3fUrhVFtBeOUK9KuXvOtRWP-ShhvnCxyKm7Wtyyq-xpX-0Y78Rw8lZwSl3OI1ot_n9H6O3tw7aX9UmFTmOl-/s320/140.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632929080162951090" /></a>
<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >We quickly decided that we love Lyon. Much like Paris, it has a French feel with the beautiful architecture and charming cafes, but it's clean and doesn't feel as touristy.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 31px;" >
<br /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJ9dGaUvUkqtjsdLppwZQMz2Wquf2eJveQUCiTIfcgB9Su71HtNOFlMXj1nCnnYl1BauW1DRh8iJMGZfbGWLcaY-dfwg7MaEQMhacZ-zNiXSkWmZmHzGSu_Zg8o8AclVMh-zsxk5ZOz10/s1600/142.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJ9dGaUvUkqtjsdLppwZQMz2Wquf2eJveQUCiTIfcgB9Su71HtNOFlMXj1nCnnYl1BauW1DRh8iJMGZfbGWLcaY-dfwg7MaEQMhacZ-zNiXSkWmZmHzGSu_Zg8o8AclVMh-zsxk5ZOz10/s320/142.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632928425408694354" /></a>
<br /></span></div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 31px;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; ">We made our way through downtown Lyon, looking for a fun place to eat breakfast and for interesting sights. We definitely found both.</span>
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<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 31px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; " >The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourviere</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rY66iMTIoMKlI8jtp6h9NcEdjBGp_D-qeP1XJV0h40yX5-ufVhyphenhyphenha9iXnES75AnXAADGXFTSpQDMK41wxv5S_SMp6pr7gY02q7X6g98_C8LCLfslw4IdCckRSWONmjLwKFf-1TiJryt4/s1600/143.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rY66iMTIoMKlI8jtp6h9NcEdjBGp_D-qeP1XJV0h40yX5-ufVhyphenhyphenha9iXnES75AnXAADGXFTSpQDMK41wxv5S_SMp6pr7gY02q7X6g98_C8LCLfslw4IdCckRSWONmjLwKFf-1TiJryt4/s320/143.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632928417843768690" /></a>
<br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Cool old BMW</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCOTe4I9uXbtrIWfBn3o9kJA4DXYkX9jNZdT0TweOHLkVX9d5KIsCePW7w67_OBs4uzAsoXdjmRljrUXHoQshASqciyNmsgcrK_GJZn080VYXYDOu9T_-HN7PcUEcdcJEBe_bbOZwdPg3/s1600/144.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCOTe4I9uXbtrIWfBn3o9kJA4DXYkX9jNZdT0TweOHLkVX9d5KIsCePW7w67_OBs4uzAsoXdjmRljrUXHoQshASqciyNmsgcrK_GJZn080VYXYDOu9T_-HN7PcUEcdcJEBe_bbOZwdPg3/s320/144.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632928416948844098" /></a>
<br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We love traveling with a motorcycle because when you see a place where you want to stop, you just pull up on the curb and park!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsD0TtD6rVJ7XrKwdEhPhJ9QxMspcqR9GHMdwGubyAEChJqyvRuOQLZy1HWIwoQmpZCpFw15r26asHT6vemXKY-fN7JDMrCQBnkbkb4HfwOUhNVcLeg-89Mxh8F3fgsEO5oUxoJwO1EKz-/s1600/145.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsD0TtD6rVJ7XrKwdEhPhJ9QxMspcqR9GHMdwGubyAEChJqyvRuOQLZy1HWIwoQmpZCpFw15r26asHT6vemXKY-fN7JDMrCQBnkbkb4HfwOUhNVcLeg-89Mxh8F3fgsEO5oUxoJwO1EKz-/s320/145.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632928410394651138" /></a>
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >We had a delicious breakfast of almond cream croissant goodness and coffee at a little pattisserie. I was really surprised by how heavy these pastries were. They were so dense and moist and dreamy. And the coffee complimented them perfectly! A great last breakfast in France.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVjTFIAME1nscRvVLPELZVDR-Pygd7FVBP6gN_4Lvb2Fv1C6bk75F1Zg8T-MuzncNLayw-8XZU_Ggc6SEJXWMAhiWsz326U_irecsInqGLVgxIQ93VQEIoQJTdjmEnB5rDcWXtgsi0FLj/s1600/146.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVjTFIAME1nscRvVLPELZVDR-Pygd7FVBP6gN_4Lvb2Fv1C6bk75F1Zg8T-MuzncNLayw-8XZU_Ggc6SEJXWMAhiWsz326U_irecsInqGLVgxIQ93VQEIoQJTdjmEnB5rDcWXtgsi0FLj/s320/146.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632927755556421762" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZ8wmKzYlH8QjjIXYvAzxtgpkOSVtbkZSfPtrcS7G_LRNl2oqLCn-ED6F5_yrdGIWmDlqOOwKLTU8O4Bm-A3ZK6lm9SEOWpePyQ7_l8p_SHQg9uWz-mi8xpu-gpHLPNJmWe9V-JR2363c/s1600/147.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZ8wmKzYlH8QjjIXYvAzxtgpkOSVtbkZSfPtrcS7G_LRNl2oqLCn-ED6F5_yrdGIWmDlqOOwKLTU8O4Bm-A3ZK6lm9SEOWpePyQ7_l8p_SHQg9uWz-mi8xpu-gpHLPNJmWe9V-JR2363c/s320/147.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632927748461104370" /></a>
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Then we drove up to see the Roman ruins, where we took a really nice walk around this spectacular amphitheater. We were impressed by how well it had been maintained!
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<br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3p_FS9ih2i3sX6yHj_J7sss9zLAWJDrfPr43ybjuWfH_Pry8n3IDcPJRAaSr_RAYHDV05aZkqoR2jKTcksmPwgAA5N8dA0klobww9h10TIBS-pnYBgZ3rr_J9Okijn4hHOkHEHd0FwsZ/s1600/148.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_8nnFI1MtUGMfv0gLQcnibLgVc4olN6mXVqOsP7WYamCTIvaKkaobYBWiAGE87mTeU5yLZpKZQmNsbxy9rOo37p5Sb5hoDJfQyoLNe8TfYl49dk4BLUYfdIZPC46ycW2JuGA_AkG9bZE/s1600/149.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_8nnFI1MtUGMfv0gLQcnibLgVc4olN6mXVqOsP7WYamCTIvaKkaobYBWiAGE87mTeU5yLZpKZQmNsbxy9rOo37p5Sb5hoDJfQyoLNe8TfYl49dk4BLUYfdIZPC46ycW2JuGA_AkG9bZE/s320/149.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632927742792251538" /></a>
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Then we continued on toward the <meta charset="utf-8">Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourviere, where you can get a great view of Lyon.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Because it was Sunday, there was a church service going on inside. I wish we could have stayed, but we really needed to get on the road soon. The interior of the church was very ornate and beautiful.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Time to drive home! We had great weather all day. The French countryside was gorgeous, and we listened to some French radio to enhance the driving experience. French music is actually some of the best music we've heard outside of the US. There were tons of flowers in bloom, and we even got to see some cool canyons, which were an added bonus. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >When we were pretty close to home, we saw traffic ahead! We hadn't hit traffic the ENTIRE trip, and there it was on our last 20 minute stretch. Brian exited to avoid it, and we ended up taking a nice detour through the city, which actually was a fun conclusion to our epic drive. It's always hard to come home after a great vacation, so the little tour through Frankfurt reminded us that we were glad to be home. </span></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-46318120637480272252011-07-23T15:14:00.011-04:002011-07-23T17:18:26.085-04:00Days 14 & 15: Tarragona and Lyon<div>Another day of great weather! We made some last minute changes in our route so that we could drive along the coast, and that turned out to be an interesting choice :) At first it was beautiful. We found another very rich part of Spain - yachts, expensive cars, and beautiful houses built into the hills with great views of the water. That area was a lot of fun to see!</div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tempting to just stay here</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmeeNzly7sBCJJU8OnVYmSopeOM7J-drYe2X1kO-d_rPxKZYm60xt1ze2T5ina3NBG8Pp8Wj2yfX0fBPtFTamIeIJHZgsgdooWHdgwokp48KDPc5YkfMRDUSWGeyy_k11_kfprt5X394-/s320/101.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632629062435395746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 193px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The roads we saw had some really cool construction!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3b32_VaX8GC3opyIVWmFIoU0y7ScyjSimpe0cfiG7Jwjhvcb1mNo0Xl4WnHv5WwvRqQ5GALa7UBDtO1NLFx7LaKKgZb3rFHe4uPH_-kqP_QE-FPhLGLlAaSPgWMTNKB_-iEN3GeYgBrvz/s320/102.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632628846207510626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">
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<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div>We were totally lovin' the drive, and then things started to get a little weird. We were driving through orange fields, which we were used to, but we started to see VERY scantily dressed women. Oh yes, there were prostitutes ALL along this really long stretch of road through nothing but orange tree fields! Odd. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>We made it to Valencia around lunch time, so Bri found a cool restaurant on the water where he humored me with one last paella. It was so nice to sit out in the sun!</div><div>
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<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div>The rest of the afternoon, the views weren't the best, but we made great time and had no trouble finding our hotel in Tarragona. It was a nice hotel, and we were really excited about the "free mini bar", which turned out to only be a water and a soda. Haha! We ventured out and found the harbor that had a bunch of restaurants where Brian indulged in a very manly drink :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">He cracks me up! For dinner we had a shrimp and avocado salad with some calamari, which was all tasty. We had found a yummy looking gelato shop before dinner, but it was closed by the time we were done with dinner! Boo. I don't handle the unfulfilled anticipation of ice cream products well, but I somehow managed to get by :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">
<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">*Personal note: the government furlough was huge on TV at this point in our trip. We had no idea what would happen or what we were supposed to do if the furlough happened, but we briefly contemplated going back to a couple of the places we had visited!</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">
<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The next morning, we had breakfast at a small cafe a couple of doors down from the hotel. Fresh squeezed OJ and pastries always hit the spot. We made another route change today. In light of the previous day's lack of impressive views on the coastal road, we decided to head to the mountains today. EXCELLENT choice. We saw gorgeous canyons and rock formations! </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">
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<br /><div>Around noon, we stopped at what appeared to be a regular ol' gas station to fill up. When I went inside to explore, I found a cool restaurant out back with a great view! So we decided to take a break and eat a potato sandwich with grilled veggies. I was so surprised by how good it was! I was expecting gas station food :)</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gas station lunch view</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I6I2a1Ma6_o0BnU_3HLMFHDwE6hmtRBVN6OABp7QsLhU8yZsKJxMLKx7kdZMHEeUBRbuARUq3WIHYlAcwFbh1F1BuAMMTQr5KKh5298KWAcNb_s_fMDI9J-kxHNSuM0L2iS-wUyu33r2/s1600/126.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I6I2a1Ma6_o0BnU_3HLMFHDwE6hmtRBVN6OABp7QsLhU8yZsKJxMLKx7kdZMHEeUBRbuARUq3WIHYlAcwFbh1F1BuAMMTQr5KKh5298KWAcNb_s_fMDI9J-kxHNSuM0L2iS-wUyu33r2/s320/126.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632637399207021938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mmm - potato sandwich</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09-CfvkonERcREVjupPJdKRGyTjWI5GQVSk8P_DkhyphenhyphenDoLDjZIxPjd7Zv22qg7HF9p9VVU5wg7__i1Y9aw_hNsdDjgq3Nhz7tojc_QLDXTd-5bG9HCF9BYzFYXDzEh-ngr4P1GqCMmmOy1/s1600/127.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09-CfvkonERcREVjupPJdKRGyTjWI5GQVSk8P_DkhyphenhyphenDoLDjZIxPjd7Zv22qg7HF9p9VVU5wg7__i1Y9aw_hNsdDjgq3Nhz7tojc_QLDXTd-5bG9HCF9BYzFYXDzEh-ngr4P1GqCMmmOy1/s320/127.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632637397351435490" /></a>
<br /></div><div>After lunch, the views continued with all kinds of cool architecture and impressive mountains.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Our next stop was at a little cafe that overlooked a valley and cute little town. While I was in the cafe, this little girl with huge blue eyes and blonde curls came up to me and started speaking French. Cutest thing I've ever seen in my life. I wanted to take her home with me. At that point I decided I want my kids to learn French :)</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Man, that was a beautiful day. We saw so many cool forts and castles. You know you're on a good road when you see tons of antique cars and luxury cars cruisin' around. They were everywhere!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>With two hours left in our drive, we stopped at another gas station that had an impressive view of this fort built into the rock of this hill (it's on the right side of the picture).</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVIPXouheWErtNE-oJ-Radw-NpOI-iRTZw7O7J5izLBEnGDyRx07EPdAz54hFjTmtThWYCubeQi1BSaj5w9mLO9pke0prrSCN6-vwxBdAzot7btaZDurN-VG63tV1lgwhjDbTWrlR6gBx/s1600/135.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVIPXouheWErtNE-oJ-Radw-NpOI-iRTZw7O7J5izLBEnGDyRx07EPdAz54hFjTmtThWYCubeQi1BSaj5w9mLO9pke0prrSCN6-vwxBdAzot7btaZDurN-VG63tV1lgwhjDbTWrlR6gBx/s320/135.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632636921311492002" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: left;">We arrived in Lyon around 8 and went to dinner at a brasserie that was across the street from our hotel. It was a really beautiful restaurant with great food. We both had a braided roast that was served in a delicious morel mushroom marinade. The waiter recommended a local specialty for dessert, which was a tart with cream. We loved it! As we were finishing our wine, we noticed the couple next to us ordered 3 desserts, and they devoured the creme brulee. So we decided to try that as well, and we were quite impressed! It was the lightest creme brulee we had ever had. After such a huge dinner, we took a walk around the city, and then we slept really well that night!</div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-5329989344801945512011-07-18T15:20:00.007-04:002011-07-18T16:31:09.332-04:00Day 13: Beaches and Mountains<div style="text-align: left;">For breakfast, we enjoyed the largest buffet breakfast we had ever seen! Seriously, there were 5 different stations, each about the size of a decent sized breakfast on its own. Anyway, once we sat down, we couldn't stop laughing and making jokes because we were literally the only 2 people in this huge cafeteria that didn't have white hair! I wish I had taken a picture, because I know you don't believe me. I don't know how this hotel had established such an age-specific clientele, but they had done a great job at it.</div>
<br />As usual, after breakfast, we headed up and moved on out! We started on the highway, which was pretty but quite busy. So we broke away from that to ride on the coastal road. We had great weather, and the water sure was beautiful!<div>
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<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div>Then we turned inland toward the mountains. The terrain became more like a desert as we drove toward the Sierra Nevada. The mountain roads kept us very entertained with their gorge-ous views and winding roads. </div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Glad we weren't here when this landslide happened! </div><div style="text-align: center;">There were lots of sections of the road that looked like this.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVV7eioRO31LB990V6ad1CChPbVh9SD3P1xT-kS5AoWtFzyeqeIK97EaZqO-ZueBfh9mvzXEp_1SyUrShq-U_eNAtQqttsFhyphenhyphen9jy4ltBH8dwxxZcuVeGulQpo5BctMdTtYLZpUAvMFTt7/s320/59.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630788279366702642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>For lunch we stopped at a small mountain restaurant that smelled like corndogs, which made me crave corndogs, but of course they didn't have corndogs in the Spanish mountain boonies. Bri had a specialty of the area - a sausage breakfast lunch - and I had a salad and a ham and noodle soup.
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<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Later in the day, we came across a TON of bees! They were everywhere, and we were both stung by stingers that had gotten stuck in our riding gear. Yow!
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<br />We enjoyed more amazing coastal roads - the best we had seen by far. It was so remote and the water was sooo blue, and there were lots of pretty white developments.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cool bridge hidden in the cliff by the water</div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKo-6WjvmyOrX4biDTyLzifZpN9qxn2JeTFTvA7ptqG4_RiKG0GbUavR7_80pupnnsWLr-Xuub5EDvIEy_tHtSvhAMSoI4_dIn-Ulfa1kN8CwMUM2FiRlv_BhO7lXzEqm4LlafYDjo6lLw/s320/70.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630782028802066626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 120px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
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<br /></span></div>It took us forever to find our hotel that night. We were staying at a newer hotel, which was nice, but the signage wasn't quite established. So we drove around for about 20 minutes (which after a full day of driving, 20 minutes is a long time!) and then tried to call the hotel to figure out where it is. The front desk lady was so funny - she couldn't convey where they were located and then got frustrated and hung up on us! When we finally found the hotel, we enjoyed drinks and dinner at the hotel and relaxed the rest of the evening!
<br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-74513978112574689312011-07-01T09:50:00.016-04:002011-07-17T07:17:38.801-04:00Days 11 & 12: Southern Portugal<div style="text-align: left;">We packed up our clean clothes (yay!) and made one last pastry stop in Lisbon. Mine was delicious, but poor Bri accidentally got one with chorizo in it - ew! As we got on the road, we had a pretty route planned, but we really wanted to get to the beach quickly. So we rode on the highway the entire way, and it was SUPER windy that day! On a motorcycle, wind is WAY worse than rain, so it wasn't the most fun ride. And because of the wind, our allergies really started acting up, so we stopped at a local pharmacy to get some "Claritine". It definitely helped!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><meta charset="utf-8">For lunch we had sandwiches at an Intermarche, which is a chain grocery store. Brian got some more Jordan almonds for dessert, and we continued on to our hotel. When we arrived, we quickly figured out that our beach day was not going to go as we had hoped. It was super cloudy and the wind was CRAZY!
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<br />To make the most of our time on the coast, we went on a long walk along the cliffs. <div>
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<br /></div><div>We made it to a little harbor, so we stopped at a bar for sangria and took shelter from the major winds! Then we walked further and found a bar right on the beach that was empty and had a great view of the huge waves (obvious result of the gusty atmosphere). We sat and talked and relaxed and just enjoyed the view!<div>
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<br /></div>When it was time for dinner, we asked the front desk for a restaurant recommendation, and the lady suggested a place that we found but it was closed! Nice. So we continued down the road and found a great hotel restaurant. I guess our hotel didn't want to suggest that we give another hotel business? Oh well, at least we found a good place! We each had the catch of the day (sea bass) with veggies and potatoes and Douro white wine. It was a really tasty, refreshing dinner.
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<br />That night we didn't sleep well at all! The winds just got worse through the night, and the hotel sounded like it was breathing. It was squeaking and creaking and moaning - it was so loud! We just kept thinking, is the bike going to tip over? What happens if it blows over and is damaged? Sleepless nights are no fun!
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<br />The next morning, we had breakfast at our hotel's coffee shop. We really needed coffee after that night! And, I had a life-changing morning - I tried a banana :) I've always hated bananas, but I really wanted a piece of fruit, and that's all the hotel had. So I grew up, gave it a shot and actually liked it! Anyway, we quickly loaded the bike and hit the road. Our first stop was at a car wash to spray off the bike. It was completely covered in sea salt and bug guts from the day before, and it was beyond disgusting. So Brian got it all clean and ready for another day! He fits into the Corley family well :)
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<br />We rode to Alvor, a cute town that had awesome beach cliffs. We had found the town in some books we perused the day before at a little tourist shop, and so we had made plans to stop through. However, we really had no idea where to go once we got to Alvor other than towards the water. Brian found this really cool, remote, sandy trail that led us directly to some great views of the ocean.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We had a great time exploring the coast, but then it was time to get on the highway and make some tracks. The highway was very enjoyable today because of all of the fresh orange tree smells! They were in full bloom and smelled so sweet.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>For lunch, we stopped in Seville, Spain. And it was 90 degrees! Woohoo for heat!<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Driving into Seville, we saw lots of cool buildings and architecture</div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84Q19F9JZElA7HKjNPFvAkQ483KBDp4fY-H0S7x6bJqF8nrnDiYbcaP3o_hukXTqkUX2NCTC6H5TeLiiHVp-2tnnEv7GEdMh3VljMa3nbLNwlNrzxsa03Jd1XY7Faf_JRGpR7-yO2Jgf4/s320/21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630265796936298162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span><meta charset="utf-8"></div><div><div>Bri continued in his excellent navigation record (even with crazy one way roads) and found a deli/ice cream parlor with a parking spot for the bike by a table that was right next to a cathedral and a castle! We had great sandwiches and shared an ice cream dessert that had toasted ice cream on top. It was kind of a nerve-wracking lunch, though, because we had several people warn us about our motorcycle gear getting stolen, even though we were literally sitting right next to the bike. We kept an eye out while we ate, just in case.<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></span></span></span></div>From Seville, we took a great road to Ronda, Spain that wound through farm hills, sunny green pastures, and beautiful mountains. <div>
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<br /></div><div>After Ronda, it was a little windy, but we had some of the best mountain scenery that was complimented by strong smells of pine. It was so refreshing.</div><div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div><div>As we were leaving the mountains, we saw some of the most gorgeous mansions. I felt like we were in a luxurious part of California. I didn't get any pictures of the mansions, but here's what the view looked like as we drove along the coast. </div><div>
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<br /></div><div><meta charset="utf-8">Once we reached the coastal towns where we planned to stay, we were quite disappointed with what we found. The towns along the water were pretty junky and just felt trashy. We hadn't booked a hotel for the night - we had figured it would be easy to find one at the beach. There were plenty of vacancies, but the hotels were disgusting and loud and were not cheap. Around 9pm, we finally ended our search for a place to stay. We settled on a quiet hotel that was clean and had a safe parking garage for the bike. The catch to this hotel - seriously, ALL of the residents were age 60 and up. We thought it was hilarious!<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even though there was an older customer base, the view was still nice!</div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCS-rFu80vqKHVkEllbzXFKgikWz59Oks-QqPVSz9Nitg3QtpKxeo2herbPnl1Gv7saoJBhInUqHe_WxullDCbRAJ1aBkiUxKDMsJN_lUyB3NHUDbyUcaAwaSgolgaql32IrLEkN9GeJ_N/s320/36.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630266655011785426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div>It was late, but we still hadn't had dinner, so we washed up and walked around the area looking for a place to grab some food (obviously our hotel restaurant had been closed since 7pm - haha). We ended up eating at the Fat Fajita, a Mexican food restaurant in Spain that was showing British soccer, had Australian waiters, and had American flags on the table cloths! This random restaurant in combination with our elderly hotel made for one hysterical night. We had fajitas at the Fat Fajita, and they were alright :) After dinner, we went back to our hotel and crashed!<div>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Fat Fajita </div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv-4v2kwMeQ5eVTlMgzZIske_WHt-bRfgjYJKmBa6LCne9hE3P9GHvAIEFXxfk7rLnQEQn69K9EvoGxYSBnJISy2ggMUZXOG5A0QZrpdQyswVjIlaPZZBq2OL9bdlZfmlWn_4WYasbmPp/s320/37.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630266657987253858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-91223727946323655712011-06-18T12:43:00.014-04:002011-07-17T06:20:13.325-04:00Days 9 & 10: Lisbon<div style="text-align: left;">We had a great ride into Lisbon and were so excited to be in the city. Our hotel was in a great spot, and we were ready to start exploring! But first things first - we needed to do some laundry. The hotel was going to charge 2 euro for a pair of socks, so we wanted to do it on our own. Free internet made a google search very easy to discover that Lisbon does not have laundromats! We looked at TripAdvisor to get recommendations on how to do laundry in Lisbon, and we found a "laundromat" around the corner. What we ended up finding was a dry cleaner that was going to charge the same amount as the hotel. Darn! Next stop - the closest hostel. The first one we tried had a washer and drier, so we spent a few hours doing laundry there. While we waited, we enjoyed drinks at the Sheraton Sky Lounge and took in the views of the city!</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This cracked us up - on our way back to our hotel from the hostel, a couple on a GS1200 Adventure (like our motorcycle) pulled up next to us and asked us for directions. They reminded us of a Spanish version of ourselves - the husband couldn't remember the name of the hotel where they were staying (the wife and I just looked at each other and smiled) and they had riden through all of the same areas in Portugal that we had gone through. We met the Spanish BK!</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After laundry, we were ready for some food. We found a great recommendation on TripAdvisor, so we made our way to that restaurant.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful streets of Lisbon</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh850RLz0yXZ-ZsXVZm-rWzMysx4NbMWVGgJBchYWGEVGYGebmb3pigAacdY2Jh5f7ZAspt7C19-PcXK-TZ1Iuc_qyW1cbVMT_kxFq-hvUlx0zbLj89JCUHwRXE8kcE4eH-hWPSWHy01ndM/s1600/Blog151.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh850RLz0yXZ-ZsXVZm-rWzMysx4NbMWVGgJBchYWGEVGYGebmb3pigAacdY2Jh5f7ZAspt7C19-PcXK-TZ1Iuc_qyW1cbVMT_kxFq-hvUlx0zbLj89JCUHwRXE8kcE4eH-hWPSWHy01ndM/s320/Blog151.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619619658785925506" /></a>
<br /><div>When we arrived and checked the menu, we saw the "restaurant" was actually a wine bar that only sold cheese and dry meats. That was not going to satisfy our extreme hunger, so we started to walk around the area to see what else we could find. We lucked out big time and found a really cool, eclectic restaurant that had all of these levels, and we got a great table with a gorgeous view of the city. And then the food....wow. Delicious wine, perfectly grilled steak with cheese sauce, quiche, and veggies. And the dessert was a fabulous conclusion - creme brule that tasted like a combination of regular creme and keylime pie. </div><div>
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<br /></div><div><meta charset="utf-8">The next day was tour Lisbon day! And we had perfect weather - woohoo! We started off with some delicious pastries and then found a camera shop to get a new SD card for our camera. I hated feeling restricted in how many pictures I could take! It's amazing how digital cameras have spoiled me like that.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Anyway, once our camera was ready, we headed to the tour office to buy day passes on the standard city tour double-decker buses. They aren't Brian's favorite, but he was so sweet to go along with it for me. I really wanted to see the whole city, but we only had one day, so the bus was the way to go. And, I was really excited because the passes also covered trolley rides as well!</div><div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<br /></div><div>Before we jumped on our first bus, we had some business to take care of - snacks :) There was a candy shop close by, so Brian bought some Jordan Almonds, and I got some dark chocolate covered ones.</div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div>Then we were ready! Our first few attempts at getting on a trolley or bus failed because they were all full! Apparently a few cruise ships were in town for the day, so there were tons of tourists everywhere. Brian came up with a great idea - we'd walk to a place where people would want to get off the trolley so that we could take their seats. He's so smart!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We walked to one of the main churches and hopped right on a trolley! Let the sight-seeing begin. We loved learning all about the city's history and seeing its cool architecture.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We ended our tour at a patio that overlooked the city and the river. We grabbed a couple of beers at a little grocery store and sat outside to enjoy the view.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Then we walked to Saint George's Castle. It was huge and had some great views of the city.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah, we got Brian an ice cream before going to the castle :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xtBKBiO9VQPm4wQGRAoAcHkIt1jfP88uG97dmf9tLV6-ttF5KQFPig8_E1TG9b2kDmvMWQPhqwYMq7lputfXcIvCephameUa9aw0L9CK-6ASZNay4Fpyrt2XH026u09KSDdkbXTnqJCO/s1600/Blog176.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xtBKBiO9VQPm4wQGRAoAcHkIt1jfP88uG97dmf9tLV6-ttF5KQFPig8_E1TG9b2kDmvMWQPhqwYMq7lputfXcIvCephameUa9aw0L9CK-6ASZNay4Fpyrt2XH026u09KSDdkbXTnqJCO/s320/Blog176.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619614752418174994" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The courtyard area was so spacious and green.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVEpkzBWcWRkdzudEZ3h7QY85jsv7sxjW-9yJw84prJFWNmomwjQfOu9m4EvEQDn56Q1rGkFv6B8NkafKXGGomFwjr1o1GzsvPA-VEOGSHu9dWh_HkDTV26t15-4rotuYCwgfuiiFeQNg/s1600/Blog177.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVEpkzBWcWRkdzudEZ3h7QY85jsv7sxjW-9yJw84prJFWNmomwjQfOu9m4EvEQDn56Q1rGkFv6B8NkafKXGGomFwjr1o1GzsvPA-VEOGSHu9dWh_HkDTV26t15-4rotuYCwgfuiiFeQNg/s320/Blog177.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619614742712941010" /></a>
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<br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">What an artsy shot captured by Brian - haha</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9jBeQGH13q0nFMxPtenxkVwFr8FGYOV-oYyHoMjHhKzO6TfO5V0lWLkAtA89fxqxi5Q8x0TwZdUaUrW44MBmttr1Q6MKnvWFtZ9xi_t4emwEyCOYeVw8wCG-Q3jh1BNMnWzX9hsoG9dB/s1600/Blog181.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9jBeQGH13q0nFMxPtenxkVwFr8FGYOV-oYyHoMjHhKzO6TfO5V0lWLkAtA89fxqxi5Q8x0TwZdUaUrW44MBmttr1Q6MKnvWFtZ9xi_t4emwEyCOYeVw8wCG-Q3jh1BNMnWzX9hsoG9dB/s320/Blog181.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619607442796320194" /></a>
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<br /></div><div>After our castle fun, we went to a fun area we had seen while we were on our bus tour. It was a marina with lots of different restaurants and bars. We had happy hour outside at an Irish pub and soaked in the last bit of sun.</div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div>Then we found this great seafood place for dinner. We got to pick out our fish and sit by the window to watch the sunset. We both had the Portuguese King fish, great grilled veggies, potatoes, and ridiculous chocolate cake with Port wine. I am currently salivating just thinking about it :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our dinner spot</div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTq4xMX4fcxqHNRGqLuSAjB7KxeuGc_sXQgjGL06T5YKDOHoKyFA0mwkIzpFcMTp7VVtZwCcZN9xnrSF2phKO3bG9dYGa_uELQiUYfHESYBG8S7KPtuY3pk_KTRpaoeAOtNyO1py_0YmCK/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630263086470643458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The red fish is the Portuguese King fish</div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LzQdyDGPh_XXDCMsBrk6WRpAXlqkZLRZwKLk4IV0YH8mnrrh8FdliMv__t8LtZqIOecLVoF_ko60HPcoeTHX3C3xoWR2yrJMuBNjZXYwlykIk2N4VGPbPtUoI9nPHaf1_u0o_uE_nRVu/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630263072520682994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our spot by the window<meta charset="utf-8"></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QlqHPSZRZk3iN7YQT2LpVYn4VAXgOtBnUeqsamiqPxR4cqSYH0mL-LZqcD30QyxEC-ocSnT42MJx-hEXCUOaJAYHmRT-Z2qMC6IWOz0T6-P7RzCZKsb1FilHzu4g9v8wh72xlSKU3TuN/s1600/Blog189.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QlqHPSZRZk3iN7YQT2LpVYn4VAXgOtBnUeqsamiqPxR4cqSYH0mL-LZqcD30QyxEC-ocSnT42MJx-hEXCUOaJAYHmRT-Z2qMC6IWOz0T6-P7RzCZKsb1FilHzu4g9v8wh72xlSKU3TuN/s320/Blog189.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619606107631866946" /></a>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The oh-so-amazing chocolate cake and wine</div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtHhYoy2KlolXPKSay44_3tDkhUDyzB3kytmIckp9GUzabn1GZ4hpOcrJGrfsSjHmHax6cH8Q_De1jKOUg6EF3i39lBcMMvuA6I-K3XWNf3xTrHS2BXmB8CCxlGdplq1onKnrqAv6jvvM/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630263080893811410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">And that concluded our time in Lisbon! We would love to go back and visit sometime - it was a great city!</div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-9557507731361735942011-06-11T03:57:00.011-04:002011-06-14T17:14:06.078-04:00Days 8 & 9 - More Portuguese Fun!<a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/04/motorcycle-trip-france-spain-and.html">Intro to the tour</a>
<br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/04/days-1-2-frankfurt-to-troyes-to.html">Days 1 & 2 - Traveling to Bordeaux</a>
<br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-3-saint-emilion-france.html">Day 3 - St. Emilion</a>
<br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-4-traveling-from-french-to-spanish.html">Day 4 - Rioja</a>
<br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-5-and-6-western-spain-and-portugal.html">Days 5 & 6 - Western Spain and Portugal</a>
<br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-6-porto-portugal-aka-more-wine.html">Day 6 - Porto</a>
<br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-7-happy-anniversary.html">Day 7 - Anniversary</a>
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<br />Day 8's drive started out a little lame, but then we started to see some fun terrain! We drove along this TINY road through a river valley. I almost expected the road to turn into a hiking trail at anytime, and I think we had to duck at least 3 times to avoid tree branches!
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<br /><div>After the valley, we continued with some great views! </div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We enjoyed a super cheap lunch in a teeny town's pastry shop - pizzas and huge pigs in blankets. Yum. Then we hit some rain, but we found shelter under some trees on our way up a mountain! It was funny because we had no idea how huge this mountain really was, though. We just kept riding up and up. We went above the clouds - there was snow on the ground and it was super cold! Then we hit the highlight that cracked me up - there was a Portuguese ski resort at the very top! It had to have been the worst ski resort in the world. There were rocky patches everywhere, and it was raining! Most of the skiers were in panchos. Hilarious. Wondering why I don't have any pictures of this? Because apparently I had taken too many videos and our SD card ran out of space! I was very unhappy!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>We made it down the mountain and to our hotel for the night in a small town called Castelo Branco. Brian spent some time going through the camera and making some more space for our next day of riding - he's the best!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Day 9 was another rough start! Coffee that tasted like metal (we're huge coffee people, so that almost ruined the morning!), not the best night sleep on a hard bed, and highway driving with super strong winds. We spent the highway time making great Bed and Breakfast plans as a potential option for our future - putting our thinking helmets to good use!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div></div><div>Then, as we arrived at the coast, we found a really popular, fun road. Tons of motorcycles, convertibles, and road bikes! So as we started that drive, I had a feeling it was going to be beautiful. </div><div>
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<br /></div><div>It looked a lot like the California coast - so gorgeous!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>We stopped for lunch at a pastry shop with a view. Cool cliffs! </div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Then it was on to Lisbon! We drove by lots of places that look like this (again, caught it just in time for the palm tree to be centered in the picture - haha).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">
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<br /></div><div>And I was really surprised to see tons of people surfing! I bet that water was freezing.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>The scenery on our drive to Lisbon was awesome! I'll save our Lisbonian...Lisbonym...Lisbonite adventures for another post, though! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SArl6Sr9zsYIozhVmAkI-Sa6bpY8KaWiKZe1m5EE20r7tgAKi7IQaMPzSqnwuG7gT4V8_nzh859595MoY82E3xG1XvreNwAVSK6Ecf7D-JeMFBFPpsq_F7fM7W-U2uuIfKG9IE_g1j75/s1600/Blog142.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-70126203356294913252011-05-25T16:06:00.009-04:002011-05-25T17:09:21.464-04:00Day 7: Happy Anniversary!<a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/04/motorcycle-trip-france-spain-and.html">Intro to the tour</a><br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/04/days-1-2-frankfurt-to-troyes-to.html">Days 1 & 2 - Traveling to Bordeaux</a><br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-3-saint-emilion-france.html">Day 3 - St. Emilion</a><br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-4-traveling-from-french-to-spanish.html">Day 4 - Rioja</a><br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-5-and-6-western-spain-and-portugal.html">Days 5 & 6 - Western Spain and Portugal</a><br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-6-porto-portugal-aka-more-wine.html">Day 6 - Porto</a><br /><br />Day 7 was our 4 year anniversary! I had told the B&B owner that this was our anniversary, so she really took care of us - for breakfast we had homemade cressants (which were delicious), homemade tomato jam (which I had never had before, but it was so good), and eggs.<br /><br />We had noticed the day before that our motorcycle headlight had burnt out, and we figured that a big city like Porto would be the perfect place to buy a new one. I casually mentioned to our hostess that we needed a new headlight, and she gave us perfect directions to a BMW motorcycle dealer! She really was the best - I hope we go back to Porto sometime to stay there again.<br /><br />The headlight seemed like it would be an easy fix, but it kind of turned into an ordeal. Let's just say - thank goodness Brian knows his motorcycle. We tried to just buy the light so that B could install it. The mechanic insisted on installing it himself. Brian watched him and noticed he broke the fixture. The mechanic tried to tell us it was fixed, but Brian knew better (love my man). Bri was obviously unhappy, so the owner of the shop came out. After a lot of talking and some frustration, the mechanic ended up fixing the fixture and installing a component that will keep it from breaking in the future, which is a good thing. All for the cost of the light bulb, which was only like, 20 bucks. So it turned out great, but it took some effort to get there!<br /><br />So then we were on the road! And oh, what a GORGEOUS ride we had planned for that day. It was Douro River valley day, which is a famous for its beauty and Port production. <br /><br />First of all, the weather had really warmed up, which was so nice. B and I wore t-shirts and shorts under our motorcycle gear, which was a fun change from needing to layer up a bit more. And from the beginning of the day through the end, we were constantly in awe of our surroundings.<br /><br />The plant-life started out very jungle-y in the morning. It was so green and lush and everything smelled so fresh! The road was awesome - just a two-lane road, winding along the river.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3I62zXnnzRstgDPoVHHu_Q7q4zy3ML0njOzxAg-BFfeXAdiL4Ki_zyHWE3RYDq3b7U_yXdOgME11C-zLhoSTDdGhIiVa25OWa9y8uX8EAP9h7W1x9QmppesYzutkitkak6Ud1Mb7aRu5r/s1600/Blog100.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3I62zXnnzRstgDPoVHHu_Q7q4zy3ML0njOzxAg-BFfeXAdiL4Ki_zyHWE3RYDq3b7U_yXdOgME11C-zLhoSTDdGhIiVa25OWa9y8uX8EAP9h7W1x9QmppesYzutkitkak6Ud1Mb7aRu5r/s320/Blog100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610750175173718610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the jungle!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6y04uuhG-HQ9Ib5CmlrZhHM3RS2NYVD5qs1PRmhwnSLtoPGtq3ymaICWi7DSfWoGlwOhcuA4eEv_bcKbTUbJm4MyK7mey8h5p9RbyCAq8LOFrVDQvb1zrm9m9ayF2RgS8nNSCOOEu4O5/s1600/Blog101.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6y04uuhG-HQ9Ib5CmlrZhHM3RS2NYVD5qs1PRmhwnSLtoPGtq3ymaICWi7DSfWoGlwOhcuA4eEv_bcKbTUbJm4MyK7mey8h5p9RbyCAq8LOFrVDQvb1zrm9m9ayF2RgS8nNSCOOEu4O5/s320/Blog101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610750176354837426" border="0" /></a><br />Then the roads started to climb - when I thought we couldn't go any higher, the road just kept on going! When I looked out over the valley, I felt like I was looking out the window of an airplane! Then the road ran along the ridge of the hills - back and forth, twisting and turning, taking us through the cutest tiny towns, and giving us views that kept taking our breath away.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs3U7_9-V3ZigtWrMlT-kb7neILq0oTo2Dnat2EysDPCSEcaWgZPKpuQJhBka5Lh4Btj7tjhkOCnYHLyPUTMeSO2lLbqDi2xZNZ3Dv9VRX6OsTPvJesTojIgSApHPWIMFUnmO8lnnr4IW/s1600/Blog102.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs3U7_9-V3ZigtWrMlT-kb7neILq0oTo2Dnat2EysDPCSEcaWgZPKpuQJhBka5Lh4Btj7tjhkOCnYHLyPUTMeSO2lLbqDi2xZNZ3Dv9VRX6OsTPvJesTojIgSApHPWIMFUnmO8lnnr4IW/s320/Blog102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610749844483693090" border="0" /></a><br />There were SO many farms in this valley. A lot of them were growing trees that looked like this one - all in full bloom!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiZhZvYBqVDTZHRpgaosUQ-hPsWyH_9ebQ9PQwRPZ-WvEJRlGdGAHUwq0ZZy6LZY4Pc84Iegid2e65avGYaVCNohGhGy4mnJ6yiTfmIa5dz2yQPX0mmyqkWaRxxIalZA_tMZy_YYaukJ7/s1600/Blog103.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiZhZvYBqVDTZHRpgaosUQ-hPsWyH_9ebQ9PQwRPZ-WvEJRlGdGAHUwq0ZZy6LZY4Pc84Iegid2e65avGYaVCNohGhGy4mnJ6yiTfmIa5dz2yQPX0mmyqkWaRxxIalZA_tMZy_YYaukJ7/s320/Blog103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610749836497246546" border="0" /></a><br />Side note: I am terrible at timing pictures while we're driving. I'll think, "Oh, good view!" and I'll go to take a picture, and I'll capture the tree or sign or wall just <span style="font-style: italic;">after</span> the view that completely blocks the view. More than likely, the picture above was one of those pictures, but it does show the type of tree we saw a lot of!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qEUEppvxKq5vw9Am300wwgmlIHRs8T7dNEVHyTi8O-uZ2b0OGVB9N_0_4oF9zrJ9X-LC1p1BnsWKaCofUntUY42-4I7AvLS3mUsSD5VnCaFPw1qZM-AuKph3kIEmJJf7bxL77GqOcrj2/s1600/Blog104.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qEUEppvxKq5vw9Am300wwgmlIHRs8T7dNEVHyTi8O-uZ2b0OGVB9N_0_4oF9zrJ9X-LC1p1BnsWKaCofUntUY42-4I7AvLS3mUsSD5VnCaFPw1qZM-AuKph3kIEmJJf7bxL77GqOcrj2/s320/Blog104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610749832238618226" border="0" /></a><br />Anyway, so we just kept following the river all afternoon! It definitely became more arid as we continued inland from Porto. For lunch, we stopped in this small town on the river that had this view.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Fisherman heaven<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNs7mCqRhu2AfumwbcSjc6LWEhMZHbJje2vzZfY9Ju5el-xNhNikEgyupRDlJLI4Y8ibkg9DomdGBMClOEZbWWpQK-8VuOjGpbBjRHy7Slp6SLI1lpoWkI3BgT4Oxeob660DcdgKGwoWH/s1600/Blog105.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNs7mCqRhu2AfumwbcSjc6LWEhMZHbJje2vzZfY9Ju5el-xNhNikEgyupRDlJLI4Y8ibkg9DomdGBMClOEZbWWpQK-8VuOjGpbBjRHy7Slp6SLI1lpoWkI3BgT4Oxeob660DcdgKGwoWH/s320/Blog105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610749821847054082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa68A3RyX3fsu16qOWG9tA0rxXKXTNM9TyC69ydrOwBm6Av8nBOeg9-2AX6ngoBTIvc_a72pfvTwGuN9IhmEI2mghUgb2M61v_SR378vdnEdV-Mvk8dvxmYfvdnBe6YFI_W4tYa0RZyZU/s1600/Blog106.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa68A3RyX3fsu16qOWG9tA0rxXKXTNM9TyC69ydrOwBm6Av8nBOeg9-2AX6ngoBTIvc_a72pfvTwGuN9IhmEI2mghUgb2M61v_SR378vdnEdV-Mvk8dvxmYfvdnBe6YFI_W4tYa0RZyZU/s320/Blog106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610749815103812770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We ate at this little restaurant.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ddjqO5yx1SzgZKVPKmTA9fgaljPWAByi4RFWJYBDkWPbie6yiMTE_kkbj7mxncWMbd6_ek8TmRK9imjAKwmkB862eQnA7RGKcNpAsIrdT7NDC41qDcGfLxz2nGpnJR9wykXVLMf8Dg78/s1600/Blog107.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ddjqO5yx1SzgZKVPKmTA9fgaljPWAByi4RFWJYBDkWPbie6yiMTE_kkbj7mxncWMbd6_ek8TmRK9imjAKwmkB862eQnA7RGKcNpAsIrdT7NDC41qDcGfLxz2nGpnJR9wykXVLMf8Dg78/s320/Blog107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610749430361446850" border="0" /></a><br />And we had fresh cod with veggies and an ice cream bar for dessert. The cod was really tasty - much more than it looked!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Excited about our chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcnhvV8ilakBBqopEpA965-i2bOcTLhZONI5AF5IYe4ACEoKOxj23suh6ZpfcCesthcyo3dYQoO19JwAE0kJDzpF6U1z2oxY5tbE7o7xlBhGi69QRbcdm28Scx75pvdN3PrFji0ePOspx/s1600/Blog108.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcnhvV8ilakBBqopEpA965-i2bOcTLhZONI5AF5IYe4ACEoKOxj23suh6ZpfcCesthcyo3dYQoO19JwAE0kJDzpF6U1z2oxY5tbE7o7xlBhGi69QRbcdm28Scx75pvdN3PrFji0ePOspx/s320/Blog108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610749426341394434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The bridge we took into town<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEZatsaP6R14JlWEht-uOK-YMWjg2b2A6gjp-3NqvClVlmH_HQVrhOrRuiDesSzeLulGAPKUI7BdZ7NfgUeI30qeH304lbp_Zf5-QDw7m6LWMg5AQjJhu8yokm6y1-nij7ZmQFuBVr2n1/s1600/Blog110.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEZatsaP6R14JlWEht-uOK-YMWjg2b2A6gjp-3NqvClVlmH_HQVrhOrRuiDesSzeLulGAPKUI7BdZ7NfgUeI30qeH304lbp_Zf5-QDw7m6LWMg5AQjJhu8yokm6y1-nij7ZmQFuBVr2n1/s320/Blog110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610749416847660562" border="0" /></a><br />Where we ate lunch<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9Yz49j8asw7cswSzdqZI92o8Bdhk-NI41PRoSD7BVoJWSjXWn4pWQWoDP9KajIeFLT45VjUvcjLLDDdkSacH5v2Hjne_da4vm-d1hVzCtD5zZPEiDYltwdtzw5HDbA6DP7NGH03vjKEH/s1600/Blog111.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9Yz49j8asw7cswSzdqZI92o8Bdhk-NI41PRoSD7BVoJWSjXWn4pWQWoDP9KajIeFLT45VjUvcjLLDDdkSacH5v2Hjne_da4vm-d1hVzCtD5zZPEiDYltwdtzw5HDbA6DP7NGH03vjKEH/s320/Blog111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610749413634803154" border="0" /></a><br />And the drive continued to entertain us with views like these:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKUVO33G6UGEC_D7vVTTeulKmSdlqHZFBbAJm_AtMNq7HrPcOsKQrIv059KtlzCcObCukMU3P0IrGcRasUAf3JNTl5EsFRU9JJ4hBjD_yOe6ZmKUPSB7f5GN9c02pp0481WVsXGvisOOk/s1600/Blog112.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKUVO33G6UGEC_D7vVTTeulKmSdlqHZFBbAJm_AtMNq7HrPcOsKQrIv059KtlzCcObCukMU3P0IrGcRasUAf3JNTl5EsFRU9JJ4hBjD_yOe6ZmKUPSB7f5GN9c02pp0481WVsXGvisOOk/s320/Blog112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610748923716011794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF23ZNXory81M3acSb7mOd9v_xGOigDzue0wdX7-XguGUTuENWxtPLEwEd6CHHBQ-it4LoB1R9XutifHZCaQwMR_OvFZhr8dzvTrlGOFFWolCH4qGHAU613l-bNoli4Vsf_WCIQTe3X9zf/s1600/Blog113.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF23ZNXory81M3acSb7mOd9v_xGOigDzue0wdX7-XguGUTuENWxtPLEwEd6CHHBQ-it4LoB1R9XutifHZCaQwMR_OvFZhr8dzvTrlGOFFWolCH4qGHAU613l-bNoli4Vsf_WCIQTe3X9zf/s320/Blog113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610748914273586770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fYMVqDwHjPczkkAW413a4WBihJL0bp6Wy_5lZKdfhVw-tGnE2Dy6wisDoxTtARWS5ZV721CMqeFVDjveBlaKnDuJWQ0-xJmfnQYc-P6dmpwyxfsGoi8Nj1zXEiCgUv5v-9If-ZD86lQ3/s1600/Blog114.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fYMVqDwHjPczkkAW413a4WBihJL0bp6Wy_5lZKdfhVw-tGnE2Dy6wisDoxTtARWS5ZV721CMqeFVDjveBlaKnDuJWQ0-xJmfnQYc-P6dmpwyxfsGoi8Nj1zXEiCgUv5v-9If-ZD86lQ3/s320/Blog114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610748913536268610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">HOT PINK HOUSE :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-a5nEGy4O8e3-ymRBGiA5f8mSgxfPIiuZPiy_SRu9SWF8Oj9QxzAuEvVLuAkMp78CHY5LWxvntBQUveNQwbFJ38aJFRqUyCcT88Zx20ZeKsys7DC1E2vOehJDjH4h2775z_qDjL1HBFr/s1600/Blog115.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-a5nEGy4O8e3-ymRBGiA5f8mSgxfPIiuZPiy_SRu9SWF8Oj9QxzAuEvVLuAkMp78CHY5LWxvntBQUveNQwbFJ38aJFRqUyCcT88Zx20ZeKsys7DC1E2vOehJDjH4h2775z_qDjL1HBFr/s320/Blog115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610748908347870322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQIk2wH8vhympXgqL0dtOn6hdmVX5W3LG0kfguhbG2yL4i1kEDYSzwtsCnrhsjv1MDExw2teOqnGPMigxJOxLoMrNroI58nAQU14Qg_8FjxWeVvRU2ir07oRivlUIWDxlBG8_VdXFqtgw/s1600/Blog116.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQIk2wH8vhympXgqL0dtOn6hdmVX5W3LG0kfguhbG2yL4i1kEDYSzwtsCnrhsjv1MDExw2teOqnGPMigxJOxLoMrNroI58nAQU14Qg_8FjxWeVvRU2ir07oRivlUIWDxlBG8_VdXFqtgw/s320/Blog116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610748904508173410" border="0" /></a><br />At one point, I'm pretty sure we were driving on a trail only meant for tractors, but it was SO awesome and peaceful. It felt like we were a part of the little farming community.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eWehrWTgd23RVfzspt4xLwH8tH2opD9Pw3E5t6igdGG0apCgbTcDQ88lx6WFQbL1qsVlIlVy1TKdvIKhWwNiF5HduYm5G4b3khKNPQx_0na_558KkCt0lFYHuQqYDC4AWqyYLvZfMMNh/s1600/Blog117.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eWehrWTgd23RVfzspt4xLwH8tH2opD9Pw3E5t6igdGG0apCgbTcDQ88lx6WFQbL1qsVlIlVy1TKdvIKhWwNiF5HduYm5G4b3khKNPQx_0na_558KkCt0lFYHuQqYDC4AWqyYLvZfMMNh/s320/Blog117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610748522019040498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjX_JVXxt_QeucRqPB3S0rPUS9d6oRKjjteZ-tB9pjdNcQeoKEQjBVSv1Bh-BBoMP62eZ9VFBI3dNjU2_QUVO-jyb05gtq05RIWRpLoO1kRWAfUfbYAMwyJUdO9wfVB0TEXVhTAuADjk_/s1600/Blog118.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 74px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjX_JVXxt_QeucRqPB3S0rPUS9d6oRKjjteZ-tB9pjdNcQeoKEQjBVSv1Bh-BBoMP62eZ9VFBI3dNjU2_QUVO-jyb05gtq05RIWRpLoO1kRWAfUfbYAMwyJUdO9wfVB0TEXVhTAuADjk_/s320/Blog118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610748518030677458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8EdaQX02hGh3ie0c0rPp_I7Yc2ffTkCxB7zKgxh_wEdZZ1ryGpnLxJkaOkPDjfQ-ceI4xVGbHJKnowL2PTjxeVZGoFralhbVJ6l3M5SZmGSnTKqoxpwh3bZpD5em__AHW0CQdL72PQ8J/s1600/Blog119.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8EdaQX02hGh3ie0c0rPp_I7Yc2ffTkCxB7zKgxh_wEdZZ1ryGpnLxJkaOkPDjfQ-ceI4xVGbHJKnowL2PTjxeVZGoFralhbVJ6l3M5SZmGSnTKqoxpwh3bZpD5em__AHW0CQdL72PQ8J/s320/Blog119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610748511551402306" border="0" /></a><br />These cliffs were so cool - the shadows on the rocks were really dramatic, and the colors on the rock walls were really interesting!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MyCHYuth7MrTOofQHPVAid2GNvicYCKNPOiNmpzmJW0PShzmYHALM3N74T56GTCPEV4qzoOjmKeEHDvfgIcm03BXtunZLLYKECbvC6riDZbCnLXkGfSYYLytSzN13jndXYPzFCvCkOJI/s1600/Blog121.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MyCHYuth7MrTOofQHPVAid2GNvicYCKNPOiNmpzmJW0PShzmYHALM3N74T56GTCPEV4qzoOjmKeEHDvfgIcm03BXtunZLLYKECbvC6riDZbCnLXkGfSYYLytSzN13jndXYPzFCvCkOJI/s320/Blog121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610748504241529874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaD4SiYKFyvW70-NcY3VOD6X2lpFLgVXhi8GytxsRannCC3UldcgdHu3U3Czzw2C35YDcO6iZVy7PYl1ATeDmYvnt0DiEXvl-CTIRjn2ox8YdLBicw3tpX52w1PC3B0MQEYhajq2ToTjw4/s1600/Blog122.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaD4SiYKFyvW70-NcY3VOD6X2lpFLgVXhi8GytxsRannCC3UldcgdHu3U3Czzw2C35YDcO6iZVy7PYl1ATeDmYvnt0DiEXvl-CTIRjn2ox8YdLBicw3tpX52w1PC3B0MQEYhajq2ToTjw4/s320/Blog122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610748002266803202" border="0" /></a><br />This day of driving turned out to be a really long one, but it was so worth it! We were definitely happy to arrive at our B&B for the evening. This one was really different - it was in this town that was really really old - I mean, they had ancient Roman ruins. We loved how our schedule had us in different surroundings each night. One night, in Porto, the next night, in the Spanish hill country.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxC6LxUbUU_44qDv9h_xjNx07PszXGEir2MRrbUGNVCKc0wB3EOZwLD40aMS3rmaO2MkYrs8EPLpNhpQJAWFsA5pK_QpzG5Jtp7MyYN9ZfMYdvc5FMo80MPzZCF1UQZyUy9WIz5Tur4TQK/s1600/IMG_1715.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxC6LxUbUU_44qDv9h_xjNx07PszXGEir2MRrbUGNVCKc0wB3EOZwLD40aMS3rmaO2MkYrs8EPLpNhpQJAWFsA5pK_QpzG5Jtp7MyYN9ZfMYdvc5FMo80MPzZCF1UQZyUy9WIz5Tur4TQK/s320/IMG_1715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610758511778291938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cs-0HrgNZoEr2kvZNPVg6kbpB5a8eJErtppf3xXfMCVY6hPKzBWQ6T8wpkbytwdG0-q3_1L8-6HVo-trChHyqPVdohHJOiKX9T9s1g8pLjv4UbBEDoT3ZgLfrRNGaOr52N8d1MIVlsUD/s1600/Blog123.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cs-0HrgNZoEr2kvZNPVg6kbpB5a8eJErtppf3xXfMCVY6hPKzBWQ6T8wpkbytwdG0-q3_1L8-6HVo-trChHyqPVdohHJOiKX9T9s1g8pLjv4UbBEDoT3ZgLfrRNGaOr52N8d1MIVlsUD/s320/Blog123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610747989691181250" border="0" /></a><br />We were the only guests staying at the B&B that night, so we really got the special treatment! The couple who hosted us didn't speak much English, though, so that made it interesting! They kept saying something about a "friend" and "later" and "English" s0 we concluded that one of their friends spoke English and would come over later.<br /><br />In the meantime, we had our welcome beers by the fire, cleaned up for dinner, and then they served us a great meal. The guy called the picture below our "bambino" picture because of the highchair that's next to me. We had a good laugh about that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_u3CZrebAAXJr5Wj0fLl0v6Lm2sJn0Jp8tYB2fOLZAvV9a-YBnWYJcUXZ-XiPDLKXSzIIPDYbq_1mPWa3tfIDIYuHgsix9fwuikcmXRQ2X0ibj6nOv56DpY_6Pt0RSyA69XZmYBuvB6E/s1600/Blog124.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_u3CZrebAAXJr5Wj0fLl0v6Lm2sJn0Jp8tYB2fOLZAvV9a-YBnWYJcUXZ-XiPDLKXSzIIPDYbq_1mPWa3tfIDIYuHgsix9fwuikcmXRQ2X0ibj6nOv56DpY_6Pt0RSyA69XZmYBuvB6E/s320/Blog124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610747983394843698" border="0" /></a><br />So after dinner, we moved back to the living room and met their friend, Marius. And he was a HOOT! First of all, he looked like and laughed like a Spanish version of Dustin Hoffman. His English definitely wasn't the best, but we had a great time figuring out what each other was trying to say. At one point, he was telling us about his new donkey, and he was trying to tell us the name. To help us figure out the English word, he started to hum/mumble, "These ___ were made for walkin..." and we were like "BOOTS!" He said, "YES! My donkey's name is Boots!" We laughed so hard we were crying as he kept singing the song and laughing. <br /><br />Our discussions varied from his new donkey to politics to funny sayings. At one point we mentioned that it was our anniversary, which made them very happy to celebrate with us. Marius insisted we take a kissing picture:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhOrBsXQKBj0vniFG337d7KcE4i7_FTyWuUjjs3-E7z_UJFfSON-T74TaSKi_Y3hGcgH8HcRvZz69hBe_jfp0OrusTim_1u6MyDj9s0faOpoJka3zGp6HyVRq1BcwdAWCGkVRMK4ukLWf/s1600/Blog125.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhOrBsXQKBj0vniFG337d7KcE4i7_FTyWuUjjs3-E7z_UJFfSON-T74TaSKi_Y3hGcgH8HcRvZz69hBe_jfp0OrusTim_1u6MyDj9s0faOpoJka3zGp6HyVRq1BcwdAWCGkVRMK4ukLWf/s320/Blog125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610747980585769682" border="0" /></a><br />And then we insisted on taking a picture of him with our host:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgnwOrc-q3VChSpYMwqBFGD-Xaul-JlxNYA9xO-TrRDphSPCEyHT3_ETOzzEKyHDr5CfICSGEDMuQjpmVBQgbKoJjxYqM-KG4R_dJZJYhG6fGo75T_Ggi-71vcOW5ix6NpscKlYr1JABf/s1600/Blog126.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgnwOrc-q3VChSpYMwqBFGD-Xaul-JlxNYA9xO-TrRDphSPCEyHT3_ETOzzEKyHDr5CfICSGEDMuQjpmVBQgbKoJjxYqM-KG4R_dJZJYhG6fGo75T_Ggi-71vcOW5ix6NpscKlYr1JABf/s320/Blog126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610747977106035330" border="0" /></a><br />The guy on the left is Marius - such a ham and he looks like Spanish Dustin Hoffman, right?? Maybe it's hard to tell in the picture :)<br /><br />Anyway, we had a great time chatting and ended up staying up till 1:30 in the morning! It was definitely a memorable anniversary!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934620604724623972.post-9609249291150034022011-05-23T15:24:00.006-04:002011-05-23T16:58:23.496-04:00Day 6: Porto, Portugal (aka - more wine!)<a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/04/motorcycle-trip-france-spain-and.html">Intro to the tour</a><br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/04/days-1-2-frankfurt-to-troyes-to.html">Days 1 & 2 - Traveling to Bordeaux</a><br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-3-saint-emilion-france.html">Day 3 - St. Emilion</a><br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-4-traveling-from-french-to-spanish.html">Day 4 - Rioja</a><br /><a href="http://thebkspecial.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-5-and-6-western-spain-and-portugal.html">Days 5 & 6 - Western Spain and Portugal</a><br /><br />So after driving through a beautiful national park, we arrived in the city of Porto, Portugal. We really enjoyed our drive into the city - Brian was my personal tour guide! After some toodlin' around, though, I was ready to find our place and start exploring by foot. But we had a pretty hard time finding our B&B! It was a row-house that had no sign, and we had booked so many hotels, I couldn't remember exactly what this one looked like. Oops :) But we finally found it and were thrilled to see it was a really neat, recently renovated building that had really great character. And the owner was so welcoming. We settled in, cleaned up, and started looking over the map to figure out what we wanted to see in lovely Porto!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our room at the B&B - so beautiful! And I loved the huge windows!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-BBt6WxrkORpG0J3g4Iw0EnjIngwPiNKR9T4MQrAeWEQ01oVDsH3JHtYXyjgkmDfRwrDWbSIk8BcMIBEY-udbVshuujzv84CEBUs-8Gjzp0x7yW3Rp4c1XykiDgbykuDEVgNFSVt93io/s1600/Blog96.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-BBt6WxrkORpG0J3g4Iw0EnjIngwPiNKR9T4MQrAeWEQ01oVDsH3JHtYXyjgkmDfRwrDWbSIk8BcMIBEY-udbVshuujzv84CEBUs-8Gjzp0x7yW3Rp4c1XykiDgbykuDEVgNFSVt93io/s320/Blog96.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610002159721526034" border="0" /></a><br />As I mentioned, the B&B owner was so sweet and had all kinds of fun recommendations on where to eat and what to see. She gave us some delicious Port wine as welcome drinks and made a great route for us to follow - so nice!<br /><br />We had great weather and were so excited to walk around the city.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Porto Castle<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3cY74pdRtdzNHFl9F75mdxefyLji1fpesdRgXKEoECcgU4ynWra-ihUMAOAfRYfX5l6YM6C4bpd8QXVISZL2ODkhWAwe1H1AWwzLekUULCQBwdJ_yXmHQ3FXlSNXascLojCRq73qr9t5/s1600/Blog73.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3cY74pdRtdzNHFl9F75mdxefyLji1fpesdRgXKEoECcgU4ynWra-ihUMAOAfRYfX5l6YM6C4bpd8QXVISZL2ODkhWAwe1H1AWwzLekUULCQBwdJ_yXmHQ3FXlSNXascLojCRq73qr9t5/s320/Blog73.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610006930199119698" border="0" /></a><br />First we made our way to the main bridge for a great view of the city to start our tour.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Boats transporting Port wine<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0q9ZvL3FaSiSHy2YnSK4l4MplCKoyq5ZPgh0QqzZvfqwg-GJcIt3MoHW1ZpAJiaHmNx-2E9bJyzCg2o37_ySXSvsKWcOjKSBVODF3UoJGVqF34ZZVz_RBCxNXl0HETXcMejmli2Mmpw9/s1600/Blog74.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0q9ZvL3FaSiSHy2YnSK4l4MplCKoyq5ZPgh0QqzZvfqwg-GJcIt3MoHW1ZpAJiaHmNx-2E9bJyzCg2o37_ySXSvsKWcOjKSBVODF3UoJGVqF34ZZVz_RBCxNXl0HETXcMejmli2Mmpw9/s320/Blog74.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610006926075962434" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioncH9zRENuLlwXfJEmk0FNjme7bu9-yZqaj0aXf178niBxlS126zo9U4X5HfqJpGs2uZ6icgfa0cmJBMp2uvQzKEeH3HXOpGUcgQnUb-4VTNX5Cux9g5m7YIaVCGSMwXGnPcrIgmTYAN_/s1600/Blog75.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioncH9zRENuLlwXfJEmk0FNjme7bu9-yZqaj0aXf178niBxlS126zo9U4X5HfqJpGs2uZ6icgfa0cmJBMp2uvQzKEeH3HXOpGUcgQnUb-4VTNX5Cux9g5m7YIaVCGSMwXGnPcrIgmTYAN_/s320/Blog75.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610006920673399730" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqhTUfgs0132CNZn9QFSN2gea_vPwRWGlpPJgJq7-WGah9CCF2Pau_1Q4UaSZjZlMR4QfioYI4GRgCM7buExCUvoisfRgiqhM_a7UQnQ2CyIh7dJG5TWMWjJvLxscPajOjkruQQiWgtMB/s1600/Blog76.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqhTUfgs0132CNZn9QFSN2gea_vPwRWGlpPJgJq7-WGah9CCF2Pau_1Q4UaSZjZlMR4QfioYI4GRgCM7buExCUvoisfRgiqhM_a7UQnQ2CyIh7dJG5TWMWjJvLxscPajOjkruQQiWgtMB/s320/Blog76.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610006919589663074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Port factories<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TrN7EHXVHoebckeZXgARXsv1eScCgMp-JwJcbyBIq_2NRO-N6l17Iq_bGkTG9UFOSPKrt5vsZz2gBxWJFeH0ugu7H_FJwvaSSsXHCyN2RgWKg2J-txYkgJuw8RKNNPSu66zwRx9KAdqn/s1600/Blog77.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TrN7EHXVHoebckeZXgARXsv1eScCgMp-JwJcbyBIq_2NRO-N6l17Iq_bGkTG9UFOSPKrt5vsZz2gBxWJFeH0ugu7H_FJwvaSSsXHCyN2RgWKg2J-txYkgJuw8RKNNPSu66zwRx9KAdqn/s320/Blog77.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610006912470431042" border="0" /></a><br />Then, it was definitely past our lunch time! We were starving, so we grabbed some food down by the river. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Fun restaurants by the water<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadebIDEz-DQ8gv5GyGr9w4sblE-KM1phoV2VtjJqJz078fqeSEdBXy7ez8a9NfZ51duROlp4RCxQW2IGLGyq98JMghVX5CZooZzbgFFG0kU5ebQnEy7xulW63GvXvgmilr62fCBYrl24F/s1600/Blog78.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadebIDEz-DQ8gv5GyGr9w4sblE-KM1phoV2VtjJqJz078fqeSEdBXy7ez8a9NfZ51duROlp4RCxQW2IGLGyq98JMghVX5CZooZzbgFFG0kU5ebQnEy7xulW63GvXvgmilr62fCBYrl24F/s320/Blog78.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610006222593751570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cheers! We loved the Portuguese beer, Super Bock<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEUHOVQlDCGk3rYJLHOCC1IeN34H411gVJPhC0siJd7Agl7btQoJPCjvY0-pHteX-OPQcL2WHVZdlKvsbuw7CEx5mAVyIhDmegdvvVjegJA3wRADB9w4o3PeDD-59YfNU2iwJET8pFZb0/s1600/Blog79.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEUHOVQlDCGk3rYJLHOCC1IeN34H411gVJPhC0siJd7Agl7btQoJPCjvY0-pHteX-OPQcL2WHVZdlKvsbuw7CEx5mAVyIhDmegdvvVjegJA3wRADB9w4o3PeDD-59YfNU2iwJET8pFZb0/s320/Blog79.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610006219428016210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After lunch, it was time to explore!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The plazas and old buildings by the river were so cute.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOVsqLBMenGWibEox8FOBANVVTgZ00G9z5glsE4gBFVhoblfGLGxYkTS2AR-r2NfTf_Y4KHNOkg4I7OcYZ6Nv3kzkd39oqABdIt9ho3OqgW05fjExmteWavZe8GUq4t74SIwtGHcsNe4p/s1600/Blog80.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOVsqLBMenGWibEox8FOBANVVTgZ00G9z5glsE4gBFVhoblfGLGxYkTS2AR-r2NfTf_Y4KHNOkg4I7OcYZ6Nv3kzkd39oqABdIt9ho3OqgW05fjExmteWavZe8GUq4t74SIwtGHcsNe4p/s320/Blog80.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610006211054275234" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFGV7NFC_u0uSESW7nVKuVZFBpnhPxJojxkPPy56lnLuFWiKGjvQ2ftI-_Y_KBEFpQSvQROIX0tlaZ4Q9CyzK8k6-lvy_29O78Z4XuZ84uFUfBTxKOmuConumB4ErTv_Hf_yVDNm-U-To/s1600/Blog81.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFGV7NFC_u0uSESW7nVKuVZFBpnhPxJojxkPPy56lnLuFWiKGjvQ2ftI-_Y_KBEFpQSvQROIX0tlaZ4Q9CyzK8k6-lvy_29O78Z4XuZ84uFUfBTxKOmuConumB4ErTv_Hf_yVDNm-U-To/s320/Blog81.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610006208390092498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These awesome old trolleys were all over the city.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjht4k6SzuozGqL4SbHDH46MfnAnfbjlZPhEMuTKI3nn8ARfZfkyhPLd3KD5HLYTscKXTJ8KZnAR_NgnjmKx0rW_rzB4yuRwtgO_MGUXNy5K-aWOG6ABBdN9HUZEjPRu67K4wPf41kdVm/s1600/Blog85.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjht4k6SzuozGqL4SbHDH46MfnAnfbjlZPhEMuTKI3nn8ARfZfkyhPLd3KD5HLYTscKXTJ8KZnAR_NgnjmKx0rW_rzB4yuRwtgO_MGUXNy5K-aWOG6ABBdN9HUZEjPRu67K4wPf41kdVm/s320/Blog85.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610002708101556722" border="0" /></a><br />We walked up this huge hill for a great view. It was so nice and warm!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp23h7Q3fiW4T90_XrJP7rJxtJBn2wd6bV2DslcHEgxZs67ptA5AokHHv7OSjIKul0V2BAdId77pjZ2BWSNkgBVDLQEO9lEw6INvvHcrOGe4aGTGJJsoJ5uj1C-cQym3cIxpMC7kBnHmPG/s1600/Blog83.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp23h7Q3fiW4T90_XrJP7rJxtJBn2wd6bV2DslcHEgxZs67ptA5AokHHv7OSjIKul0V2BAdId77pjZ2BWSNkgBVDLQEO9lEw6INvvHcrOGe4aGTGJJsoJ5uj1C-cQym3cIxpMC7kBnHmPG/s320/Blog83.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610002716438341650" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl-dshQNyvpOBM57D0E2BZkoRz_DomznOS62L70gwxNG2cPfXWXPq-6qEjL5RttfMzYXacz-JLxYiedj0CPx7AQ2bue372uV0frHTE8knt9cLLEE3UNqO9JgjFt0XRzw6o6G8_33UviCF/s1600/Blog84.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl-dshQNyvpOBM57D0E2BZkoRz_DomznOS62L70gwxNG2cPfXWXPq-6qEjL5RttfMzYXacz-JLxYiedj0CPx7AQ2bue372uV0frHTE8knt9cLLEE3UNqO9JgjFt0XRzw6o6G8_33UviCF/s320/Blog84.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610002713039710658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We found this cool old bookstore - the inside had tons of intricate wood carvings<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yDjH0nJRsMdKsqFmhBaZPa_YvIrLfl0XhVMygP62EQ3BE9ZlJ43dnFbx7LF-piH1f5ak7kY4MzsJzjiCnmwiUPTcKXStIODrAkGsPDWuFvVNwX81IL41GXTv9lCm4euAZgIxqCzcGfSs/s1600/Blog90.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yDjH0nJRsMdKsqFmhBaZPa_YvIrLfl0XhVMygP62EQ3BE9ZlJ43dnFbx7LF-piH1f5ak7kY4MzsJzjiCnmwiUPTcKXStIODrAkGsPDWuFvVNwX81IL41GXTv9lCm4euAZgIxqCzcGfSs/s320/Blog90.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610002710161462274" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9EKOEqAuJCEoCi6yEDKZ5RfRMoQBQwwkFuGePpqIR6dus6QckDOAPZSOj5qltGbdeHw4WzFHFic1p85O1jvhQyDuz3pjsuutR08wXSnPYKWpy7bnRugMOFnZHavQfawgKs4GdXXEd9UM/s1600/Blog91.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9EKOEqAuJCEoCi6yEDKZ5RfRMoQBQwwkFuGePpqIR6dus6QckDOAPZSOj5qltGbdeHw4WzFHFic1p85O1jvhQyDuz3pjsuutR08wXSnPYKWpy7bnRugMOFnZHavQfawgKs4GdXXEd9UM/s320/Blog91.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610002702554503218" border="0" /></a><br />When it was getting close to sunset, we decided it was time to sit back and relax. We bought a bottle of port and took the bus to the beach to watch the sun set on a great day in Porto. We tried to take a trolley, but the LAST trolley of the day pulled away as we walked up to it. Oh well, the bus worked!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm86_cynCqtTvxkjAVgB3mtAKXhes9-m6wPZzNa8dOiLgqqht6_R3v8B7Q8ylQ0m7C34AdQFAJeFKP881sqWL6Lys82FM15uI4iypDFZvzEvrhSzcxAwWneOWwNfI4-0H6FlWsPXWZcfjn/s1600/Blog92.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm86_cynCqtTvxkjAVgB3mtAKXhes9-m6wPZzNa8dOiLgqqht6_R3v8B7Q8ylQ0m7C34AdQFAJeFKP881sqWL6Lys82FM15uI4iypDFZvzEvrhSzcxAwWneOWwNfI4-0H6FlWsPXWZcfjn/s320/Blog92.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610002178075224098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was so nice to listen to the ocean<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4xR69d5rAZLF86sTaGLWV1uJ6vva9iJTnOEYjX9lbFnoN_782f1Qm2pizzWbi-WeTJvKQeH3izs_dUNxotcpzxkXzFYJOhwmCG5JuE3rRYTLwDkxn5rTiFIbw6UDFXSzdURUUIJ0Zt9l/s1600/Blog93.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4xR69d5rAZLF86sTaGLWV1uJ6vva9iJTnOEYjX9lbFnoN_782f1Qm2pizzWbi-WeTJvKQeH3izs_dUNxotcpzxkXzFYJOhwmCG5JuE3rRYTLwDkxn5rTiFIbw6UDFXSzdURUUIJ0Zt9l/s320/Blog93.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610002177448541794" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzfMK2pmpBmhm3atGylOPzLynhBPuiqTq3kETFserMIou5Dg3QZd9bx9SrEKg_Uo3tTelg-MOK5RnaTRsJMD7AVsMXckyd1SspU9FIByaxh7Hyj0oP5Uokmd6GilIyfxln2vtMUsUYAbr/s1600/Blog94.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzfMK2pmpBmhm3atGylOPzLynhBPuiqTq3kETFserMIou5Dg3QZd9bx9SrEKg_Uo3tTelg-MOK5RnaTRsJMD7AVsMXckyd1SspU9FIByaxh7Hyj0oP5Uokmd6GilIyfxln2vtMUsUYAbr/s320/Blog94.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610002171186393634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We moved inside to stay out of the wind as the sun got lower<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_ejE0f1uePPFcqpVaCC0A9cK_jl_O80bNtkz871_6n2xgvXy4vJ3IZEt-mX3Yfv3jI9QKcUxA03ApwwYKTfQuYPK834zOfNVjWZNabgoYfPc1ehxNIZUyOfrFNWL3GdZMLoX4fuKNuRE/s1600/Blog95.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_ejE0f1uePPFcqpVaCC0A9cK_jl_O80bNtkz871_6n2xgvXy4vJ3IZEt-mX3Yfv3jI9QKcUxA03ApwwYKTfQuYPK834zOfNVjWZNabgoYfPc1ehxNIZUyOfrFNWL3GdZMLoX4fuKNuRE/s320/Blog95.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610002167704050562" border="0" /></a><br />Bri and I had decided to celebrate our anniversary this night (our anniversary was the next day), so he took me to a fancy restaurant called Tribeca that is famous for its live jazz (he knows me so well!). It was a beautiful restaurant with wonderful food. In true BK form, we of course had steaks with pear and goat cheese salad and molten chocolate cake AND sorbet for dessert! Wow, yum.<br /><br />After a long day of driving, exploring, and a delicious meal, we both agreed that we were exhausted and ready to call it an early night. The waiters and bar tenders looked at us like we were crazy for leaving such a great table so early in the evening, but we didn't even care. We were pooped! Happy Port-iversary, Bri!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179039884737347052noreply@blogger.com1