SURPRISE! Birthday trip to London!

I am currently sitting at BWI waiting for my flight to London via Reykjavik on Wow Air. This was a surprise trip for my son turning 18 in December and it nearly killed me to keep it secret for nearly 2 months!! But we are finally on the way! I am going to try “live blogging” … Continue reading SURPRISE! Birthday trip to London!

Puking in Paris…A Dead Guy Changed My Mind

Ok, I admit it. I don’t like war movies.  I’ve never seen Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, or any of those sort of movies.  I am sure that they are absolutely unbelievable gems of the cinema, they are just not my style.  So when mom suggested we move from rue Cler to L’Hôtel national des … Continue reading Puking in Paris…A Dead Guy Changed My Mind

Puking in Paris…rue Cler (aka rue Rick Steves)

Waking up the next morning, I did not feel awesome at all.  But I was unwilling to waste any more time in Paris.  This was already a short trip and I didn’t want to spend any more of it in our apartment.  We decided to do a self-guided walk from Rick Steve’s book, rue Cler … Continue reading Puking in Paris…rue Cler (aka rue Rick Steves)