On Friday, May 5, 2017, the second half of our Buenos Aires city tour was filled with numerous colors and important history. La Boca or Mouth of the River We toured the brightly painted houses in the Caminito area....
Nuremburg, Germany — WWII History
Nuremberg, Germany – Sunday, December 18th, 2016 On the final day of our Germany Christmas Markets tour we visited the beautiful medieval city of Nuremberg. It has an impressive medieval wall that can be seen in the historical poster...
Christmas Markets Cruise – Germany December 2016
Our Uniworld Christmas Markets Cruise was on a beautiful ship called the Royal Dutchess. It was their first multigenerational river-cruise and perfect for our three generations. We were so thankful to have Martin and Becky Ward (Nicole’s parents) join...
“Chocolate Tasting in Paris” by Hope
While in Paris we had the opportunity to take a “Chocolate Walk” tour through the Saint Germain neighborhood. With our tour guide, who admits she has the coolest job in the world, we wandered to four different Chocolateries and...
Heritage Pigs: The Cured Meats of the Cinta Senese
On Thursday, Nov 10th, 2016 we toured the Hertiage Pig farming operation at Spannocchia. The tour was led by Sara Silvestri who is the Educational Director at the farm and organizes the internship program. The Cinta Senese is a...
Tuscany Cooking Class in the Spannocchia Kitchen
Our family participated in a “field to table” cooking class at Spannocchia. 9 AM found us gathering with four other guests and Sarah, the Guest Services Intern, and Sara, who took us on a detailed tour of the gardens....
Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage: Day Four to Day Five
Now that we had a greater understanding of the culture into which Jesus lived, it was time to look more closely at Jesus himself. Day Four on the Footsteps of Jesus Experience: we headed to Bethlehem to begin retracing...
Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage: Day Two to Day Three
During our Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage Day Two and Day Three, we needed a primer about the groups who were active during the 1st century. The 1st century world of Jesus was filled with a diversity of people and...
Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage: Day Zero to Day One
Our “Footsteps of Jesus” pilgrimage (Sept 26-Oct 1, 2016) was an amazing way to see the places were Jesus walked in Jerusalem and Galilee. Every time we read the Bible we will not only have those places in mind,...
Footsteps of Jesus: Let’s start in Jerusalem
For the next couple weeks we will be pilgrims through Israel and Palestine on a Footsteps of Jesus tour with our dear friends and mentors, Bob and Pam Rognlien. After years of saying, “Next year in Jerusalem,” we are...