Tag: europe

  • Welcome to Barcelona!

    Welcome to Barcelona!

    Today we arrived to beautiful sunshine and blue skies in lovely Barcelona, Spain.  Having settled into our apartment, we jumped into a cab and headed to the old city…the gothic quarter. Barcelona has their own version of Paris’ Champs Elysees called La Rambla.  With it’s wide, tree-lined boulevard, it is a beautiful place to stroll and…

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  • Global Field Trip – Our “Thirdly” Report!

    Global Field Trip – Our “Thirdly” Report!

    We have now been travelling on our RTW for just over 4 months and thought we would create a first “thirdly” report on our experiences to date (from July 14th 2014 – Nov. 14th, 2014). The Good enjoying time together as a family – we’re still loving each other after 4 months! meeting some incredible…

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  • Charming Collioure!

    Charming Collioure!

    On our way to Barcelona, Spain, we had the wonderful opportunity to stop along the Mediterranean coast and enjoy a couple of days in charming Collioure, France. Our friends Kim and Denis purchased a beautiful flat here last year and it is incredible! It’s located just steps from the beach – at night we could…

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  • Captivating Carcassonne

    Captivating Carcassonne

    Carcassonne, a medieval walled city so old, it goes all the way back to the 6th century B.C. We visited the city for the whole day because it was there was a lot to see. We visited the highlights on a self guided walking tour and learned some really interesting facts. Like I said before,…

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  • Terrific Toulouse

    Terrific Toulouse

    From Bagneres de Bigorre we went on a day trip to Toulouse.  While there, we went on a tour around the city. Here are some of the interesting points we learned while on our self guided tour.  We used the app called Discovery Itineraries which is a virtual tour. The City Hall The City Hall is a beautiful…

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