Tourists

Cousins...

off on their biggest adventure yet!!!

2. Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany
3. Day 2: Frankfurt • Heidelberg
   • Meet your Tour Director at the airport 
   • Travel to Heidelberg 
   • Take a tour of Heidelberg 
   • Visit the Heidelberg Castle wine barrel 
4. Day 3: Munich
   • Travel to Munich 
   • Take a walking tour of Munich
     With your tour director you will see:
     
     • Frauenkirche
     • Neues Rathaus
     • Hofbräuhaus
5. Day 4: Munich
   • Take a guided tour of Munich
     With your expert local guide you will see:
     
     • Olympic Stadium
     • Residenz
     • Marienplatz
   • Visit Dachau 
6. Day 5: Venice
   • Enjoy free time in Innsbruck 
   • Travel via Innsbruck to Venice 
7. Day 6: Venice
   • Take a guided tour of Venice
     
     • St. Mark’s Square
     • Grand Canal
   • Visit the Doge's Palace 
   • See a glass-blowing demonstration 
8. Day 7: Rome
   • Travel to Rome 
9. Day 8: Rome
   • Take a guided tour of Vatican City 
   • Visit the Sistine Chapel 
   • Visit St. Peter’s Basilica 
   • Take a guided tour of Rome 
   • Visit the Colosseum 
   • Visit the Roman Forum 
   • Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome:
     
     • Trevi Fountain
     • Pantheon
     • Piazza Navona
     • Spanish Steps
10. Day 9: Florence
    • Travel to Florence 
    • Take a guided tour of Florence
      With your expert local guide you will see:
      • Piazza della Signoria
      • Ponte Vecchio
      • Chiesa di Santa Croce
      • Gates of Paradise
    • Visit the Duomo 
    • See a leather-making demonstration 
11. Day 10: Lucerne region
    • Travel to the Lucerne region 
12. Day 11: Lucerne region
    • Take a tour of Lucerne
      With your tour director you will see:
      
      • Lion Monument
      • Chapel Bridge
    • Optional: Mount Pilatus
      Venture to the top of Mount Pilatus, the majestic 6,387-foot peak that towers over Lucerne. In the summer, take a boat across Lake Lucerne and then ride the Pilatus cog railway—the steepest in the world—to the top. During other seasons, take a motorcoach to the base and a 45-minute cable car ride to the top, where you’ll enjoy splendid views. (Note: Warm clothes and appropriate shoes recommended.)
13. Day 12: Colmar • Alsace
    • Travel to the Alsace Region 
    • Take a tour of Colmar 
14. Day 13: Paris
    • Travel to Paris 
    • Visit Notre Dame Cathedral 
    • Take a walking tour of Paris
      With your tour director you will see:
      
      • Île de la Cité
      • Conciergerie
      • Sainte-Chapelle
15. Day 14: Paris
    • Take a guided tour of Paris
      With your expert local guide you will see:
      
      • Place de la Concorde
      • Champs-Élysées
      • Arc de Triomphe
      • Les Invalides
      • Eiffel Tower
    • Optional: Versailles
      Join an optional excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors and the ornately decorated State Apartments. Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.
16. Day 15: London
    • Travel by Eurostar train to London 
    • Take a guided tour of London
      With your expert local guide you will see:
      
      • Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
      • Piccadilly Circus
      • St. Paul’s Cathedral
      • Westminster Abbey
      • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)
17. Day 16: London
    • Take a walking tour of London
      With your tour director you will see:
      
      • The Strand
      • Trafalgar Square
      • Leicester Square
      • Covent Garden
    • Enjoy a fish and chips dinner 
18. Day 17: Depart for home
    
    

Our Last

High School Graduation!

Birthdays In Heaven

I don't know if birthdays are celebrated in heaven, but Happy 10th Birthday Hannah!!!  Grammie loves you and misses you so much!!!

Typical Morning

Our morning beverages of choice!

Lots of smiles, cuddles.....

and kisses!

Peace In The Seasons

Winter is real here in Minnesota!

Although I could show you pictures of many feet of snow.... and piles as high as I am....and the tracks I left when I had to rescue Friendie during his snowshoe expedition in our back yard....I choose to show you a peaceful version of our winter....the sun shining through the hoarfrost.

Although I could tell you about the frigid temperatures.....my plants freezing inside my window....and our astronomical heating bill...I choose to tell you I have been buying a lot of tulips.....and looking ahead to Spring.

Although I wanted my family to really love this recipe....I seem to be the only one....but I plan on making it a lot this Summer anyway!

Although I could tell you I have been much too busy and much too tired to update my blog....

I choose to show you the sweetest reasons why.

Oh...and this Fall we will be residing at a new address...right now I don't know what I choose to tell you about my sanity during the planning stage. 

Time moves on....I hope to get better at documenting it.

Mister B is 4 months old already!!!

"Peace"!!!

A Day To Remember

2013 Presidential Inaugural Parade

Emily is pretty excited to be marching in the Inaugural Parade on Monday!

The band sent an audition tape and were selected for the second Inauguration in a row!

If you are watching the parade, look for the only band from Minnesota to be given this honor....

they will be performing Yankee Doodle Dandy!