Author: Jen Watkiss

We only had one full day in London on a stopover before making our way home. Having been before, it was nice to not be under any sort of pressure to see and do a ton of touristy things. Instead we spent the time wandering about and just enjoying the uncharacteristically sunny day. We happened … Continue reading EuroTrip2011 – Part the Sixth – London

One of our big reasons for going to Europe was to visit some good friends who moved to Spain about a year ago. We took the Trenhotel (which I’ll talk about more in a separate “getting around” post) from Paris to Barcelona for a week of shenanigans. Since we were going for a social visit … Continue reading EuroTrip 2011 – Part the Fifth – Barcelona

I will get this out of the way now, and say that while in Europe we did not attempt to set foot in one art museum. I KNOW. It’s probably some sort of crime against traveling or something. Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, and NO ART MUSEUMS? Please don’t lynch me. I don’t have anything against art, … Continue reading EuroTrip2011 – Part the Fourth – Paris Sightseeing

We booked our flights to have us in Europe for about a month and knew we’d be starting in Amsterdam, flying home from London, and hitting Barcelona by the 22nd of September. But we weren’t totally sure what to do between Holland and Spain. Conveniently, Paris is like, right there in the middle! So we … Continue reading EuroTrip2011 – Part the Third – The Parisian Experience

As I mentioned in my last post, we were heading to the Netherlands to visit some family. My mom was born in Holland, and I’ve got more relatives there than I can count (eg. my mom has 31 cousins, nevermind aunts, uncles, second- and third-cousins and cousins 2 and 3 times removed) scattered throughout the … Continue reading EuroTrip2011 – Part the Second – Limburg

We picked our trip itinerary based on seeing family in the south of Holland, and some friends in Barcelona, so it made sense for us to start in Amsterdam. We booked a flat through AirBnB and stayed in De Pijp section of the city, in a canal house. I feel totally justified eating nothing but … Continue reading EuroTrip2011 – Part the First – Amsterdam

It’s raining, a LOT, but we’re still managing to have fun in Amsterdam! Continue reading New Label? I think so!