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Hi friends, welcome back to my Italy series! After checking into our hotel and having our first Italian meal, it was time to explore Florence. You never would’ve guessed it was hailing and nasty earlier because the sun came out and it felt like a brand-new day. I immediately fell in love with the quaint…
Continue reading ➞ Florence – Piazza Michelangelo & Ponte Vecchio
Hi friends, welcome back! I’ve got the conclusion of my Lower Manhattan historical tour today ending with City Hall. I recently joined a tour provided by the city and I would highly recommend joining one if you’re visiting. The tours are the only way to go inside, City Hall is not open to the public.…
Continue reading ➞ Lower Manhattan Historical Tour – City Hall
Hi friends, welcome back to part three of my Lower Manhattan historical tour. Today’s tour starts at the corner of Wall Street and Broadway with Trinity Church. Trinity Church dates all the way back to 1697 when King William III granted a charter to the church. The charter serves as the incorporation document for the…
Continue reading ➞ Lower Manhattan Historical Tour – Trinity Church & St. Paul’s Chapel
Hi friends, welcome back to my Lower Manhattan historical tour. In case you missed part one, you can check it out here. Heading north from Fraunces Tavern we’ll turn onto Wall Street. Currently 55 Wall Street is an event venue, hotel, and residences owned by Cipriani, but it was originally built in 1841 as a…
Continue reading ➞ Lower Manhattan Historical Tour – Federal Hall & New York Stock Exchange
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series 🙂 I can’t believe it’s finally time to share the last day of the trip!! At this point I was ready to be back in my apartment with my kitchen, rehydrate and eat healthy, but not ready to be done travelling and exploring. I…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series 🙂 Jon and I were supposed to have our anniversary pictures this morning, but due to inclement weather, we postponed them until the following morning. This was the only day of slightly bad weather the whole trip so we got very lucky! We took…
Continue reading ➞ Paris – Luxembourg Gardens & Eglise Saint-Eustache
Hi friends, welcome back! I finally crossed an item off my NYC bucket list, visiting the renowned New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. I’ve walked by this National Historic Landmark so many times, but haven’t gone in until this excursion. This is the most famous library in NYC and guarded by the iconic…
Continue reading ➞ The Iconic NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Tour
Hi friends, welcome back! I’ve got another fall foliage tour for you today. I originally went to the High Line to take pictures for a future post, but the fall colors were showing off so much that I just had to share. The High Line is a walkway and park built on an elevated, abandoned…