Chicago From the Water
Experiencing Chicago from the water is a whole different experience than from land. After crossing the lake with...
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The Palaces of Sintra
I am an absolute sucker for castles. When my husband and I got married a lifetime ago, we did the obligatory...
Sintra: The Most Delightful Village in Europe
Lord Byron wrote to his Mother from Sintra calling it, “The village is perhaps in every respect, the most...
Lisbon Hotspots: Mosterio dos Jeronimos and Museum of Coaches
Mosterio dos Jeronimos Don’t go to Lisbon without visiting two major tourist destinations—a monastery and a...
Lisbon Highlights
If you go to Lisbon, be sure to take hiking boots. At least day hikers, the kind for up and down and uneven...
Lisbon Party Time at the Bairro Alto Hotel
When we checked into our boutique hotel in the old part of Lisbon about a month ago, our charming dark eyed host...
Paris Repeat Visit: Concerts at Sainte Chapelle
When I tell people that my husband and I love Paris and have been to the City of Light probably a dozen times, I...
Enjoying the Batobus
I have been editing photos from our recent Paris trip and discovered even more to share about riding the...
Riding the Batobus in Paris
On a recent week in Paris I had not one but two days where we took the Batobus to make our way up and down the...