1. One wonders what makes a vending machine on a subway platform make sense in Europe but not in the States? 2. What do salmon, avocado, pine nuts and creme fraiche have to do with a pancake? Nothing in the States but the Danish say otherwise. 3. Amsterdam holds the title for hot-females per capita. […]

To have great friends in a beautiful city is truly the best thing one can hope for when traveling for an extend period of time. Val’s high school friend, Lucien, was kind enough to host us for a few days. He even gave us his bed – now that’s a true friend right there! The […]

Our last day in Paris and we saved the best for last – the Eiffel Tower. Before heading there we went to see the Catacombs. After an hour long wait, we descended down 130 steps and walked through the underground tunnels to view the ossuary which holds the remains of approximately 6 million people! It […]

Third time is the charm – Wednesday we finally made it inside the Louvre!! (applause and cheers, please – they’re definitely in order!) Worth noting that the museum pass really earned its merits as the Louvre is open late on Wednesday making it its’ busiest day of the week.  The general admission line was an […]

After taking it easy on Monday, we were revitalized enough to take in some more famous sights. We started our morning by heading to the Louvre again, but the second time proved as unlucky as the first…it’s closed on Tuesdays. We quickly re-routed our itinerary for the day and headed to the Arc de Triomphe. […]

Boy are we behind! Paris was jam-packed with things to do and places to see and we really tried our best to squeeze as much in as possible – hence, the lack of posting the last few days. We’ve just been too tired to blog after coming home every night from a full day. Let’s […]