Category: The Rest of Europe
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Switzerland
The first word that comes to mind about this trip to Switzerland is…. EXPENSIVE. Maybe you thought I’d say beautiful, and it definitely was, but it was also a little cloudy this weekend so it doesn’t get top billing. Zermatt was lovely and other than a few random train rides, we had a great weekend.
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Iceland
January 2017 When my friend invited me to go to Iceland in January, I was leery. It’s the Arctic Circle in the middle of winter! But she said it was the best time to see the Northern Lights, and another friend wanted to go also, so I acquiesced. Although I always thought Iceland would be interesting,…
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Colmar and Riquewihr
In a mad dash to see as many Christmas markets as possible before they close for another year, I joined my friend Alyssa amd visited two markets in France. These pictures really can’t convey how beautiful these two towns were in real life – we were in awe. The drive from Stuttgart to Colmar took…
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Paris
October 2017 I was fortunate enough to get to go to Paris for work. I attended meetings at L’Ecole Militaire on Monday through Wednesday, but took the train to Paris on Saturday to spend the weekend there. I had only been there once before more than 20 years ago (you should just assume I was…
I Dreamed of Europe 