As is probably easy to see in many of my photos, we’ve pretty much had rain on every day of our trip. Usually not all day, but at least part of the day has been wet. It goes with the territory when you travel in spring. (It’s also why the whole family got new waterproof […]
Today was a very important day. After almost two weeks of it being just the two of us, this was the day Mike arrived! We attempted to get up and get ready early, failed, but Mike thoughtfully was on a delayed plane, so we had time to run to the bakery for more chocolate croissants and other […]
Another sight AJ really wanted to see in Paris was the Louvre. I’m not really sure why he had such an interest in it, but he really wanted to go. I was more than a little daunted by its massive size, but if he really wanted to see it that badly, I was willing to […]
In addition to seeing the many amazing sights and eating far (far, far oh, so far) too many chocolate croissants, AJ lost his first tooth! The lower front two teeth have been wobbly for awhile and I can see the two GIANT teeth coming up behind them (oh the orthodontist bills in our future!)… but […]
May 1st is a big holiday in France. It is union day/workers’ day, and everything is closed. To be honest, I’d never heard of it, despite the fact that Michele kept telling me everyone around the world has the day off. She was not convinced by my commenting that not everyone has it off — […]
I should step back and mention that we are staying in Paris with my French parents, Michele and Gilbert. Set the Way Back Machine to a time of big hair and big shoulder pads (1987), and you will smell chlorine and see a young Kirsten on a swimming exchange program to France through Sports For […]
After a late arrival in Paris — and getting to bed at 10 pm, which is never good for me or the shortie — AJ slept in kind of late and woke up around 8 am. When I asked him what he wanted to do in Paris, his first response was: “I want to see […]
Today we leave for Paris. Not too much exciting happening… I packed while K&K entertained AJ. They got him a lovely t-shirt that has his name in Greek on the back and the name of every city we visited. It’s a very sweet gift; just don’t ask me to read any of it. As they […]
Today was our last full day in Greece. So for a change, we decided to stay close to home. K&K thought it would be a shame for us to stay in Kilkis …and see everything in the area except for Kilkis. It’s a fair point, really. So after a lovely morning of hanging out with […]
Today’s adventure required far less driving as we went to the city of Thessaloniki (~30-40 minute drive from Kilkis). Kostas drove around for a bit so we could see the old parts of the city (which are required to be built keeping with traditional style). We also saw the remnants of the wall which surrounded […]