Road trip USA – from Minnesota to Indiana Dunes

We had a week to get to NYC, so timing was everything on this road trip. We left our Airbnb…

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Breakfast at Café Savoy

The Naschmarkt is a beloved weekend destination for breakfast, but if you’re open to a spot just around the corner,…

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Coming to America

America has always been an exciting travel destination, especially since the country is huge and each state has at least…

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Carrière Wellington – a tunnel system underneath Arras

After spending the morning at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial and a short break for lunch in Arras, we drove…

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Canadian National Vimy Memorial

After traveling around Normandy in search of the Plantagenets while also exploring WWII history in Arromanches, it was time for…

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A detour to Lille – what to see and do

We left Rouen and with it Normandy and took the train at 7:09 to Lille, which is the only direct…

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What I learned in Normandy

My trip to Normandy was not my first rodeo in France. Nonetheless there were a couple of things I picked…

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The doors of Normandy

The doors of Normandy come in all kinds of colors and are mostly sturdy wooden doors. There were some glass…

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All the flowers of Normandy

Compared to other trips I didn’t take a lot of flower pictures in Normandy. Apparently I had a lot of…

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More impressions of Normandy

Let’s start with the obvious. Looking back on my one week of traveling around Normandy, it was not enough time.…

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