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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 VendĂ´me.…
Continue reading ➞ Paris – Musee d’Orsay & Crepes
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…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series 🙂 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 “summer homes”, and…
Continue reading ➞ Paris – Touring the Versailles Summer Homes
Hi friends, welcome back to my Paris and London Anniversary series 🙂 In case you missed the first post, you can check out our time visiting Saint Chapelle, the Concierge, and Notre Dame here. Today's post covers my favorite day of the entire trip, our day in Versailles. This was the excursion I was most looking…
Continue reading ➞ Paris – A Day at the Palace of Versailles
Hi friends, welcome back! I can’t believe my long-awaited trip to Paris and London has come and gone, but I’m so excited to relive the memories and share them all with you! Jon and I decided at Christmastime that we wanted to spend our first wedding anniversary in Paris, the City of Love. We also…
Continue reading ➞ Paris – Saint Chapelle, the Concierge, & Notre Dame
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! It’s officially spring, so I thought it would be fun to make a NYC Spring Bucket List. I’m feeling optimistic and waiting for the trees and flowers to bloom, so for now I will just day dream about spring. This past Saturday was the perfect spring weekend and I'm so ready…
Hi friends, welcome back! Jon and I finally made it back to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for our Valentine’s date this past weekend. I had been interested in seeing the “Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts” exhibit before it closed March 6th so time was a bit of the essence. The…
Continue reading ➞ An Afternoon at the Met: Walt Disney & Fashion in America Exhibits
Hi friends, welcome back! Recently I shared a neighborhood tour of the Seaport District, and today I’m taking you through the museum, history, and two Lightships in the museum's fleet. The first port in this area of the East River was created by the Dutch West India Company in 1625, and the land surrounding the port…
Continue reading ➞ Seaport Museum, Lightship Ambrose, & Wavertree Ship Tour
Hi friends, welcome back to part two of our Philly adventures! In case you missed part one, you can check it out here. Part two picks up after our walking tour and inside Independence Hall. To see inside Independence Hall, you need tickets for a National Park Service guided tour. The tickets cost a $1…
Continue reading ➞ A Long Weekend in Philly – Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, and Rocky