Normandy, France Roma, our Mont St. Michel tour guide, met us after lunch for our “Bay” tour; only, we had no idea we were going on a “Bay” tour! As you will see in the pictures, Roma...
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Normandy: Where Worldschooling Goes Wild!
We have been on the go for multiple days and have so many stories to tell you! But since we are sunburnt, exhilarated, muddy, and exhausted, we’ll just share a few pics. Make sure you read our upcoming posts...
Amber: Fact or Fiction
Whilst on the Baltic Capitals cruise, we got to learn about a precious mineral found in the forests and oceans of the Baltic coastal countries: Amber. This lecture was riveting for me. Ever since I was little, I would...
Pilgrimage To Meet Ryan’s Norwegian Relatives
Ryan’s Grandma, Clara Moore, visited Stavanger, Norway with her mother, Agatha Vervick, in 1953 as recorded in this newspaper article from Spokane, WA: “Mrs. Agatha Vervick Travels to Norway on 70th Birthday Mrs. Agatha Vervick of Fairfield has returned...
The Widow Maker: A Copenhagen Food Review
First off, eating out in Copenhagen is expensive by US standards. But, frankly, everything in Copenhagen seems expensive by US Standards! Don’t let that stop you from considering Copenhagen for a family itinerary. While a tad expensive, Restaurant PUK,...
St. Petersburg Arts and Theater
Mariinsky Theater and Backstage Tour We had a wonderful private backstage tour of the Mariinsky Theater! The Mariinsky Theater was developed on site of an old circus. In fact, the current building maintains the location of the original “Big...
St. Petersburg, Russia
St. Petersburg Our Tour of St. Petersburg was the highlight of our Norwegian Baltic Capitals Cruise. We were a little nervous to go through customs in the Russian port, but outside of a long line, it was not a...
Greetings from Tallinn, Estonia!
Sorry for the radio silence, but our NCL ship’s wifi is crazy expensive! We have had fantastic days in Warnemunde, Germany and at sea. Today we are in Tallinn, Estonia exploring their medieval fortified city center, plus have had...
Laundromat Wonderland
Three days ago while figuring out what to do with all the dirty clothing we had, we discovered a laundromat with possibly the best business model on this planet. Iceland’s population is pretty small, home to about 330,000...
Harmony’s New York Musical Review
We had such a great time in New York City. One of my favorite parts were all the Broadway shows we got to see. We saw An American in Paris, Something Rotten, and an Finding Neverland. An American in...