One of the most popular day trips from Paris for visitors is a trip to the Palace of Versailles. It is a World Heritage Site and one of the greatest achievements in French 17th century art and architecture. The Palace, and surrounding estates, were commissioned by the King of France, Louis XIV. Louis XIV expanded this father’s hunting lodge…
Our most recent visit marked the second time we had been to Paris. The first time, we only spent one night, and two days. Recently, we stayed for five days. It was important to both Scott and I to say that we had really been to Paris – that we had experienced it for long…
Shake Shack is a burger chain in New York City that has become more like an institution – similar to what In n Out Burger is in California. They are located now throughout the city, but the original Shake Shack is located downtown Manhattan in Madison Square Park. It’s a simple, extremely casual, fast-food shop, surrounded with outdoor tables…
Everywhere you walk in Paris there are beautiful shops with incredibly delicious-looking sweets and desserts lining the windows. The most famous dessert in Paris has to be the macaron, and of course, where else to get one (or six!) but at Maison Laduree?! For me though, the macaron comes in second place after the scrumptious little Parisian…
During our time in Amsterdam, we wanted to get out of the city and see some of the smaller towns in the Netherlands. A few years back, we took a tour with Viator in the UK, which we very much enjoyed. We thought this would be a great opportunity to use the same company again,…
Everyone wants to find the perfect, New York City pizza slice when they’re visiting the Big Apple. It can be quite tough to find “the one” – that one pizza slice that wins above all the rest. We did a little research before our most recent visit, and managed to find what I believe to…
This year I turned 30. In advance of this big birthday, my husband and I made a deal that for our 30th birthdays, we each would pick a place we want to travel to and go there together. Being a girl of Dutch heritage, and wanting to learn more about it, I chose the Netherlands.…
The Netherlands, (or Holland), is a stunningly beautiful country. It’s been months since our visit, and I still think about our time there everyday. At this time in my life, if you asked me where I would pick up and move, I would choose Amsterdam every time! Amsterdam is single-handedly the prettiest place I have ever been.…
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