The French really know food. While the town of Tours was nice enough for buildings and architecture, the biggest takeaway from this leg of the trip was how much I’ve enjoyed the food. The train ride from Lille to Tours on the TGV has been our best train experience to date. We were on the… Continue reading Tours, FR (part I)
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“Dank, danke, merci” Brugge, BE
Waffles, chocolates and beer. That was what we had set out to do when we arrived in Brugge via Antwerpen Station. For a country that has three official languages (Dutch, German & French), we weren’t sure what we’d be getting into. Luckily most people here spoke fluent English. We have spent the past three days… Continue reading “Dank, danke, merci” Brugge, BE
“Mar sin leat” Scotland
It’s time to say farewell to the bagpipes and kilts and what better place to do that in the charming city of Edinburgh. For the past two days we’ve explored Edinburgh’s old town and castle, checking out a tartan loom and the stadium where they hold the yearly Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Unfortunately, that will… Continue reading “Mar sin leat” Scotland
Fort Augustus, SCOT
Continuing from our last post in Fort William, we walked back to our B&B via the lakeshore just in time to catch a bit of the sunset. While the B&B itself was very nice and comfortable, I was woken up suddenly in the middle of the night by some yelling outside. This was my first… Continue reading Fort Augustus, SCOT
“Go raibh maith agaibh” Ireland!
The morning we boarded a train from Dublin started in overcast weather, but as we moved from south to north Ireland, the skies began to clear up and we were able to enjoy the Irish countryside. This, of course, made Dan even more regretful that we didn’t explore the smaller towns outside of Dublin. But… Continue reading “Go raibh maith agaibh” Ireland!
“Cheerio” London, EN
Our 2nd anniversary ‘gift’ to each other was a one-week stay in London and we took in as much sights as we could. While I could sit here and write about all that we saw, it is much easier to post photos of what we saw – since a picture is worth more than a… Continue reading “Cheerio” London, EN
“Namaste & Dhanyavaad” India
Our chapter in India has come to an end and we couldn’t have been more grateful to have experienced this country and the beauty that it offers. Naturally, the time spent in Rajasthan with the children from the Havala and Badgaon villages will be kept in a special corner of our hearts and memories. When… Continue reading “Namaste & Dhanyavaad” India
Rishikesh, IN
Upon our arrival in Rishikesh, Dan was approached by a man in a white lungi and whose face was painted maroon. He tried to place a mark on Dan’s forehead and when Dan refused, the guy blew out a few words in hindi (which we didn’t understand, but took it as not good) as we… Continue reading Rishikesh, IN
Shimla, IN
In continuation of my earlier ‘Manali’ post, our arrival in Shimla was welcoming destination after the twists and turns of the bus ride. We had read that we would be harassed by porters, so we put on our packs before disembarking the bus, which made it very easy to dodge the crowd that greeted us.… Continue reading Shimla, IN
Manali, IN
As we drove through the Himalayas, I witnessed a beautiful sunrise casting large silhouettes of the mountains. After a 14 hour bus ride from Delhi, we arrived safe and sound in Manali, where the altitude is at 2050 metres. My initial impression of this little mountain town was that it was similar to Banff, with… Continue reading Manali, IN