Our second full day in Brussels was a very rainy one. Up to this point, we’ve generally watched the rain happen from inside, our impeccable timing keeping us dry. Not today.
A quick bite for breakfast across from our hotel, and off to the Musical Instrument Museum! This place was fantastic, really. [...]
Our first full day in Brussels! The guide warned us, and I can attest, Brussels is a decidedly more seedy city than Brugge. Very big city, grimy, full of people from all over, including folks who want to con you from your money or go through your pockets. But the well prepared [...]
Today was partly a travel day. We started with a breakfast at the “boathotel”, then made our way to Brugge station to catch our train to Brussels. One our later, we arrived at Brussels Centraal, then a short hop on the metro to our hotel, an awesome fancy schmancy affair that offers rooms at a [...]
A decidedly more relaxed pace was decided upon today, since yesterday we were simply exhausted, and even 8 hours of sleep didn’t rejuvenate. So, after a nice breakfast at the hotel, we made our way into town at a leisurely pace. We had a false start as I realized I left my camera and credit [...]
Air conditioning is not prevalent here. Though once the sun drops, it gets quite pleasant out, so we kept our window open. Mind you, the sun drops rather late — as I write this it’s 10:40 in the evening, and it’s twilight outside. The sun is still shining brightly at 9:00 PM. It’s weird, but [...]
Our first day in Europe was a travel day, in the truest sense of the word. It began with us waking up on July 2, looking at the news, and seeing United was canceling flights left and right because their check-in system at O’Hare was on the fritz. United’s official line on it was to [...]
I love me a road trip. Anyone who knows me well, knows this is an incontrovertible truth. I’ve personally driven to each of the 10 Canadian provinces, some of them multiple times. Get me in a car, get me a good traveling companion, and I’m set. I’m quite lucky to have married an ideal traveling [...]
I know I married the right person. That was proven in many ways today, and I’ll be sure to point out these instances as they occur in this tale of our second day in Hawaii.
We start the day with the very first instance of how I know I married the right person, because my lovely [...]
On Thursday, we went from a climate of 35 degrees Farenheit to 79. It took three airports, two planes, two airplane meals, one TSA screening, and 12 hours from beginning to end.
On Friday, we went from a climate of 83 degrees Farenheit to 27. It took one van with 13 people, one picnic of stew, [...]
About a month back, I decided to surprise Tisha with a long weekend getaway for Valentine’ Day, our 15th together. What with the complexities of getting time off work and booking things in advance, she had to know we were going somewhere, just not exactly where. After finding the right schedule and her confirming the [...]
