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Lausanne, Switzerland

After leaving Bern, I went to Lausanne – for no other reason than it was halfway between Bern and my final stop, Geneva. That was literally all that I knew of Lausanne. I arrived midday and found my hotel quite easily, then set out to explore the city. Much to my surprise, I loved it! [...]

Bern, Switzerland

Thanks to John’s gentle reminder, I found the motivation to do the first of three posts post recapping my last week in Europe. There are a couple of different ways to get from Turin to Bern. The most common is to take the high speed train from Turin to Milan, then another high speed train [...]

Turin

Way back in September 1993, I started as a freshman in college and ended up with a roommate from Italy. Barbara was the most awesome roommate that anyone could have wished for, other than she was exceptionally beautiful. Like ridiculously beautiful. When my mom and aunt met her all that was all they could say [...]

Avignon

If Paris was go, go, go, Avignon was the opposite. My train arrived in the evening and as I made my way to the hotel, I realized that I’d written down the directions, but neglected to note the address.  So I walked carefully, with my eyes peeled, until I found the hotel. After checking in, [...]

Paris: Day 3

Day 3 was my day of walking… forever. I started the day by walking along the river to the Eiffel Tower and I’m so glad I did! I ran into a freestanding photography exhibit that was simply amazing – Photoquai 2011. They were ALL breathtaking; but the ones that were the most impactful for me were: Albino [...]

Paris: Day 2

I started off the day with a tour of the Latin Quarter (the area I was staying) with Tamara from City Free Tour.  The tour began in front of Notre Dame, where Tamara explained that it was “just another church” until historians decided that it was special. These historians engineered the writing and publication of [...]

Paris: Day 1

At first, Paris did not make a very good impression on me. It was my own fault, however. She has since won me over; rest assured. For starters, the train/metro is ridiculous. I transferred from the RER to the Metro line 4 at Paris du Nord, and let 2 trains go by when I saw [...]

Deception Pass & Whidbey Island

A couple of weeks ago three girlfriends and I packed up a car for a day trip to Deception Pass and Whidbey Island. We all had Groupons to redeem for a Deception Pass Boat Tour, so we decided to make a day of it. In all my years in the PNW, I had not made [...]