Blogs from Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe - page 342

At fifteen cents a minute this will be short. We sailed from Rosslare, Ireland to Cherbourg, France. Cherbourg finally provided the cheese selection about which I have fantasized for a lifetime. We stayed for two nights at a charming (in a sketchy way) hotel where the manager fell victim to our cute/helpless routine that worked so well in Government Center. Without speaking much French at all, we got around okay. The first day we bought copious amounts of cheese and baguette and sat beside some old fountain and ate until we couldn't eat anymore...then five minutes later we sat in a cafe and had pastry. GOOD LORD I almost believed in god for a second there. We also climbed a Mountain. Pictures forthcoming... The second day we rented bikes. That's right. Bikes. Took those along the ... read more

Ok, so this one's for Papa John: Anyone who has been to the house I grew up in or for that matter, anywhere my father has lived since the 90s, are sure to recognize some of the artwork in this blog. Oddly enough, Papa John has never been to Willi's Wine Bar, and anyone who knows him is sure to immediately learn about his love of fine wine and upon getting to know him a little better, might learn that he may or may not value his Willi's Wine Bar Paintings more than some of his children...namely the weird one who's currently off wandering the world. I came to France during a whirlwind Spring Break in college and my friends, troopers that they are, followed me around the streets of Paris searching for some wine bar ... read more

On Monday June 19th, the three amigos arrive in Paris train station after a short train ride from Amsterdam. After a metro ride and a short walk, we arrive at our flat, unpack our bags and waste no time heading out to explore the city. Paris is not decorated in any way for the World Cup, unlike Amsterdam, it appears to be business as normal. But what a city it is. We walk for hours, down along the Seine river, down numerous small streets, pass government buildings and churches, etc. We make our way to the Champs des Elysees and down to the arc de triomphe just around sunset. We continue strolling Paris and find our way to the Eiffel Tower, it's now early evening and the tower twinkles with lights every hour. There is a ... read more

There have been many parts of our trip that have been fast paced, but even for us the last week was a whirlwind. Our original plans did not include going to Western Europe because we've both been here before and it's not easy for budget travel. But when Justin realized that we could go to the World Cup, we immediately applied for tickets and changed our itinerary. The experience has been well worth it. Since we saw our match in Frankfurt, we've made it our goal to see as many matches in as many home countries as possible. And so far our record is really good. We were in the Czech Republic for a Czech win (unfortunately they beat the US), in Germany for two German wins, in the Netherlands for a Dutch win, and in ... read more

Hi everyone interested in Hinkley's travel blog. Well we sadly said our goodbyes to London, but before we left we knew we had to shop London in the style it deserved. Of course that meant an entire day in Harrods with a small interruption to drop into Emporio Armani - sale!!! Hannah now has a very special collar, I believe the only Harrods collar in Airport West. It is a very special place; I am sure I busted the budget and now I am in Paris there is heaps more. I think I have "shop envy" If you were wondering if it’s possible to "shop Nicole out" the answer is no. She is already planning to dump the boys because they spend too much time in uninteresting placed like the menswear department or even worse ... read more