Hi friends, welcome back! After living in NYC for almost five years, I finally made it to the Museum of Modern Art. I’m not sure what we were thinking, but Jon and I decided to go on a chilly Saturday afternoon, and clearly everyone else had the same idea. We didn’t have any issue getting…
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Newport, Rhode Island – Rosecliff Tour
Hi friends, welcome back to my Newport, Rhode Island series! On our last day of the trip, we grabbed coffee from The Picnic and then headed to tour Rosecliff Mansion. This mansion was built in 1899 by Nevada silver heiress Theresa “Tessie” Fair Oelrichs and sits on twenty-one oceanfront acres. Her father discovered the “Comstock…
Munich, Germany – The Residenz & German Food
Hi friends, welcome back to my Germany and Austria series. I’m continuing today with the second half of our day in Munich. Besides the glockenspiel at Marienplatz, touring the Residnez Complex was the only item on our itinerary for the day. I wasn’t sure how tired we’d feel so I left the day pretty open.…
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London – Windsor Castle & St. George’s Chapel
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series 🙂 We started our second full day in London getting coffee at Watch House, our favorite coffee shop of the trip. I will say the coffee in Paris seemed pretty weak, so it was nice having stronger coffee in London. We also stopped by…
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London – Tower Bridge & St. Paul’s Cathedral
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series 🙂 Today we’re picking up right after our tour of the Tower of London. Just a few steps away from the White Tower is the iconic Tower Bridge (often mistaken for London Bridge). It has been turned into a museum that allows visitors to…
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London – Touring the Tower of London
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London anniversary series 🙂 On our first full day in London, we grabbed coffee from Notes and then took the tube to the Tower of London, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This was another activity I was very excited about because I couldn’t wait to see the…
Paris – Musee d’Orsay & Crepes
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series 🙂 After wandering the streets of Montmartre, Jon and I briskly walked back towards Saint Germain for our second excursion of the day, The Musee d’Orsay. We were very glad that the walk was downhill this time. We walked through the elegant Place Vendôme.…
Paris – Exploring the Louvre Museum
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series 🙂 On our third day in Paris, Jon and I grabbed coffee and then headed to the Louvre’s Main Pyramid Entrance for our 9:30 am time slot. The lines looked long, but they are pretty good about enforcing the time slots and lining people…
The Iconic NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Tour
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…
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What’s Up: February 2022
Hi friends, welcome back! February seemed like a busy month that just flew by! Usually the year starts off slow, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Jon and I ate a lot of good food, went to a museum, had brunch with friends, celebrated Valentine’s Day, watched plenty of the Olympics, and spent…