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Staying With Friends In Steinen
Ben and I had the opportunity to visit some old family friends of the Landry clan–Jonas and Lavinia Körfer–in Steinen, Germany. The Körfers and the Landrys have known each other for quite some time; in fact, Jonas spent a semester abroad during high school with the Landry family in Boston. It was such a joy…
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24 hours in Paris !
On our way from London to Basel, Switzerland, we had a one night stop back in Paris. What a treat. We were staying at a tiny place in the St. Germain neighborhood. This was such a great area of Paris to stay – it is super central to the river and other busy areas but…
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London National Gallery
The London National Gallery was a highlight! I would go as far as to say I enjoyed this gallery more than the Louve. First of all, it was free. That changed the dynamic in many ways. It was less crowded and, of course, nicer on the wallet. But more than importantly, not paying to enter,…
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London !
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Punting in Cambridge
A day in Cambridge with Katie! What a treat. The morning of our journey Katie had her phone stolen out of her hand but she persevered and met us at the train station. What a lady. We took the train up to Cambridge and set about discovering the glories of old England. One of our…
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“the book will kill the building”…
Reading Victor Hugo’s, Notre-Dame de Paris, I came upon this great chapter in book five: “This Will Kill That”. Read this chopped up excerpt from it and see what you think. Has architecture died and been dying since the fifteenth century? Do we still build great beautiful things or do we just write them? And…
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French Food!
If the French know anything, it’s food! From the fresh bread and pain au chocolat the beef bourguignon and risotto– the French have it down. We had the pleasure of having dinner in the home of a French man – Nikolai- in true French style. (Thank you to Paul and his professor at Hillsdale connecting…
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A gift in St. Eustache Church
On a lovely afternoon in Paris, Ben and I had been exploring for a while and were on our way back “home” when we discovered an enormous and beautiful church — St. Eustache Church, as it turns out. Outside of the grand exterior, there was a French woman singing American songs. We listened and watched…
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Paris
The City of Love. Paris has : great food. beautiful architecture everywhere. funky fashion. warm and bright caffe’s and book stores. fresh produce. efficient and thorough transportation. gardens that allow you to escape the city. history in every corner. We loved it!
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Nice was nice
Nice France was our first stop outside of Italy. One of the larger cities in the French Rivera it was a great home base for us as we explored the city and some surrounding areas. It had beautiful blue waters and vibrant streets full of color. On one of my favorite days we walked the…
Billy and Bobby Go Abroad 