our european extravaganza.
By Ally 3 Comments
In hopes of not actually forgetting this entire European excursion, I’m sharing the photos and highlights from our autumn trip to London, France, and Switzerland. Eric had to go to London and France for work (tough stuff, but somebody has to do it), so I tagged along and made a grand little vacation out of it.
London
This was our first visit to London, and pretty much everything we knew going in was from either Harry Potter or The Crown. So here’s Eric on that bridge from Harry Potter:
The weather was pretty “meh” while we were there, so the photos aren’t particularly gorgeous or anything, but I will say that I liked London a lot more than I expected. Not being a big city loving gal, I was surprised how much I enjoyed walking around the city.
And here’s me in front of Buckingham Palace (obviously heavily featured on The Crown):
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Filed Under: Europe, hiking, travel Tagged With: England, France, Switzerland
getting (sort of) crafty.
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again. My sister is super crafty. She knocks out projects in one evening that would literally take me weeks. It’s incredible. I, on the other hand, have a pile of halfway finished projects sitting around the apartment, for which I fully cast the blame upon Pinterest. There…
a very kentucky weekend.
What a glorious weather weekend! I am so thankful for the abundance of perfect autumn weather that we’ve been blessed with over the past week. Unfortunately, I think that’s going to end tonight, when rain brings highs in the 40’s and 50’s for the next few days. Brrrr….. Anywho, we tried to soak up…
home again.
We’re back. We flew home on Saturday, which turned out to be kind of awesome because we got a free upgrade to first class on our second flight. Do you know why first class is awesome? Because instead of peanuts and pretzels, you get to snack on candy bars, fresh fruit, and sun chips. Not…
vacation, day 8: the oregon coast.
(Friday, October 7) Apparently Eric and I are already enjoying the retired life. At least, we seem to be partaking in retired activities. When we went to breakfast at the Channel House this morning, we were greeted by all of the other guests, none of whom could have been younger than 65. They had all…
vacation, day 7: eugene to the coast.
(Thursday, October 6) We spent this morning exploring Eugene and the University of Oregon. We started with breakfast at a cute little cafe called Glenwood, where we had incredible scrambled eggs with spinach, tomatoes, cheese, and bacon (we’ve eaten a lot of bacon on this trip), and delicious fresh fruit. I’ve discovered that I miss…
vacation, day 6: portland to eugene.
(Wednesday, October 5) This morning we visited Portland State University. Once again, Portland did not impress. The center of campus, a bunch of trees and green space, is called the “Park Blocks,” which seem like they could be really pretty, given some sunshine and a smoking ban. I guess everything just looks kind of dodgy…
vacation, day 5: portland.
By Ally 4 Comments
(Tuesday, October 4) My impression of the Northwest, thus far? Everyone here smokes. It’s crazy! For a place that seems so health conscious, an amazing amount of people smoke. I told Eric that if we ever move here, I’m starting an anti-smoking campaign. The tagline? “You’re gross. Stop smoking.” And that’s enough about that. Today…
vacation, day 4: seattle to portland.
(Monday, October 3) We spent the morning at the University of Washington. I kind of have a thing for college campuses, and for as long as I can remember, if my family vacationed somewhere near a college, we would walk around campus (and for those of you who have always wondered, that’s why I have…
vacation, day 3: seattle.
(Sunday, October 2) Today was the most exciting day of vacation, thus far because we did an awesome Pacific Northwest activity: paddle boarding! For those of you who have no idea what that is, here’s my best explanation: It’s like kayaking, but you are standing up on a surf board. How awesome is that? I’ve…
vacation, day 2: seattle.
(Saturday, October 1) Today was all about exploring Seattle. We started the day with breakfast and lots of coffee (the coffee here is spectacular, of course) at Pike Place Bar and Grill, a wonderful restaurant overlooking Pike Place Market. Our waiter was super friendly (and even used to work in Lexington) and gave us a…
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