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Hi friends, welcome back to the conclusion of our long weekend in Montreal! I saved the best for last, especially if you are reading this on a drab winter day. The following morning was a Monday, so Jon headed into his office and I grabbed coffee from La Finca and headed to the Montreal Botanical…
Continue reading ➞ Montreal, Canada – Montreal Botanical Garden
Hi friends, welcome back! Iām crossing another item off my NYC Christmas Bucket List, the New York Botanical Train Show! For over thirty years the New York Botanical Garden has transformed into a winter wonderland featuring model trains and over 190 replica NYC landmarks made entirely of natural materials. NYBG GLOW is also back and…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series š After exploring Notting Hill and taking a milkshake break, we headed to Kensington Palace. I wanted to see if we could get a glimpse of the front entrance, so we walked down Kensington Palace Gardens, one of the most exclusive and expensive streets…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series š Hard to believe this is my second to last post about our time in Paris! On our final full day, we spent the morning with our photographer taking pictures near the Eiffel Tower, ate breakfast at our hotel, and then headed to the…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series š 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 to my Paris and London Anniversary series š Today is the final installment of our favorite day exploring Versailles. After touring the palace and gardens, we walked through The Park to get to the Trianon Palaces and Domaine de Marie Antoinette. You need additional tickets to visit these āsummer homesā, and…
Continue reading ➞ Paris – Touring the Versailles Summer Homes
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series š In case you missed the first post, you can check out our time visiting Saint Chapelle, the Concierge, and Notre Dame here, and the tour of the Palace of Versailles here. After Jon and I had walked through the palace twice, we headed…
Continue reading ➞ Paris – Exploring the Gardens of Versailles
Hi friends, welcome back! As you know, Iām making my way through my Spring Bucket List and today Iām sharing the beautiful cherry blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. My friend Liz and I went on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon and it seemed everyone had the same idea as us. The garden was PACKED with…
Hi friends, welcome back! Iāve been impatiently waiting for the leaves to change color in Central Park, but it seemed to be the last place in the Northeast to do so. Last week I took the subway all the way to 110thĀ Street at the northern most end of Central Park to explore and search for…
Continue reading ➞ Central Park Fall Foliage Tour 2021 – Part 1
Hi friends, welcome back! Visiting the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens has been on my NYC bucket list for quite some time now, and I finally crossed it off my list this summer. Jon and I had about a half hour walk over after our brunch at WILD Park Slope. We started at the Flatbush Avenue entrance…
Continue reading ➞ An Afternoon at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden