While we only had one night in Bordeaux, we found it to be a beautiful city with cozy side lanes, large boulevards, parks, and lots of shopping. As in Toulouse, there are a number of beautiful...
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France Nov 2014: Toulouse evenings
In Toulouse we tried several restaurants plus two different Belgian beer bars. Le Point D'ogre - Eric's colleagues took us here on our first night, and it was Leandra's first 3+ hour French-style...
France Nov 2014: Toulouse sights
Eric was working during the day while when we were in Toulouse, so after putting in a few hours of work in the morning myself, I took advantage of some breaks in the rainy weather to explore the...
France Nov 2014: overview and hotels
I needed to go to France for business, so Leandra tagged along to explore the cities of Toulouse and Bordeaux. Getting to Bordeaux and back was quite easy via direct TGV train, which we booked...
London Nov 2014: National Gallery
I was in college the last time I visited the National Gallery in London but Eric went while I was at Fashion Week in February and wanted to show me around, so we took a rainy morning on our last day...
London Nov 2014: Old Spitalfields and Camden Markets
Many markets are open on the weekends in London, so we decided to grab a pastry to eat on the Tube and head back to east London for some shopping. Old Spitalfields Market — This is a huge indoor...
London Nov 2014: Once the Musical
We always love seeing shows in London and we've had luck in the past getting last minute tickets. So, after a much needed nap on Saturday afternoon (neither of us slept spectacularly well on the...
London Nov 2014: Bermondsey breweries
Back in September Eric read a BBC article about six craft breweries clustered around Bermondsey, an area of East London we hadn't yet visited. Most of the breweries are located in railway arches...
London Nov 2014: street art in Shoreditch
During each trip to London we try to explore a new part of the city. Previous trips had us exploring Camden, and earlier this year, Boroughs Market. On this trip I wanted to go further east, so we...
Scandinavian summer weekend: food and drink
Eating in Copenhagen is expensive so we mostly rely on snacks whenever possible. It just so happens that snacks go well with... beer! Brew Pub Copenhagen Our first beer place of the trip was BrewPub...
Scandinavian summer weekend: a day in Malmö
On Saturday, we took advantage of the hotel's free shuttle to the airport, where we could catch the train to Malmö, Sweden. I was struggling with the ticket machine so Eric suggested the ticket...
Memory Monday: parking discs in Copenhagen
Upon walking around downtown Copenhagen, I quickly noticed that all parked cars had these little wheels on the dashboard. I never saw a parking sign explaining this until we were out near our hotel...
Scandinavian summer weekend: Copenhagen sights
Friday After checking in we walked about 5 minutes to the Bella Sky metro stop, and from there it was about a ten minute ride into town. The weather was beautiful, with a sunny blue sky, so we made...
Scandinavian summer weekend: Bella Sky Comwell
Bella Sky Comwell We landed in Copenhagen around 10:30am, quickly cleared customs, and picked up our 72 hour city card before locating the hotel shuttle. The shuttle ride took less than ten minutes...
Scandinavian summer weekend: overview and flights
A few times each year business class flights to Europe go on sale near to the price of economy. We've taken advantage of these fares before, notably in the summer (Amsterdam 2011) and Thanksgiving...
Memory Monday: dinner at TAPA
For our last dinner in Bali, we knew we didn't want to hang out in the strip mall next to the hotel so we searched Trip Advisor for a nearby place with good reviews that would have pickup service...
Nusa Dua: Grand Hyatt
We wanted to be relatively close to the airport for our final night, and since I had a free night with Hyatt, we decided to stay at the Grand Hyatt in Nusa Dua. I'd seen the Nusa Dua area described...
Memory Monday: Den lille havfrue
A very touristy thing to do in Copenhagen is visit the little mermaid (Den lille havfrue). The brass statue is located along the water, surrounded by throngs of tourists trying to get a shot of her...
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NC Mountains (May)
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