The best park for young kids in Orlando – Gatorland
On a recent jaunt to Orlando, I was willing to consider any park in the Orlando area to take my family of 7. Should we go to Disney? Universal Studios? Islands of Adventure? Legoland? I would...
Walking through Lucerne, Switzerland
After enjoying our stroll along the Ruess River waterfront and the famous Chapel Bridge, we decided to head further into the city to see what it was like. As always, I admired the amazing...
Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, Switzerland
No visit to Switzerland is complete without a scenic tour around Lake Lucerne. Jared wanted to drive the circumference of the entire lake, and we also stopped for a nice walk through the city...
Bern, Switzerland and the Suisse Toy Expo
When we wandered into Bern, Switzerland, we had one goal: Go see a movie at the cinema. Imagine our surprise when we learned that adult tickets for the movies were nearly $20 USD each, and kid's tickets...
Cables Cars up to Schilthorn, Switzerland
What trip to Switzerland would be complete without embarking on a summit in the Bernese Alps? Since we weren't up for the 5+ hour hike, we did it the easy way--albeit, the much more...
The Bigger Picture
(I just came across this story I wrote for a college English class 12 years ago. Jared and I had just married in the Spring, and had honeymooned to Alaska for summer jobs. Apparently still in the...
Stein am Rhein, Switzerland – The Painted Village!
We crossed the border into Switzerland for the first time, and immediately noticed a huge increase in costs. Everything comes at least double the price—literally. While so much of Europe has switched to the...
Visiting Kaysersberg and Colmar, France
Jared kept us going through the Alsace Region of France…this time to Kayserberg and then Colmar.I don’t remember anything specific about Kayserberg…so I’m assuming these were all drive-by photos :-)I’m assuming this is where...
The Old Medieval Town of Riquewihr, France
Next up in Alsace, France, we drove to Riquewihr—which is noted as one of the most beautiful villages in France (we agree). It’s 7 miles away from the popular city of Colmar, and supposedly...
What is up with Storks and France?
One thing that’s hard to miss when you visit the Alsace (Northeast) Region of France is their obsession with STORKS! Yes, I said STORKS! We started spotting them in Ribeauvillé: The stork is...
