As we are revisiting our blog to update it with our
latest adventure, we can't believe our blog hasn't been updated since our trip
to celebrate our 40th Birthdays. We are so lucky to have had the
chance to travel internationally. It was fun to go back and visit this
blog and relive our trips to Italy, Amsterdam, Belgium, and to read Chris'
Germany Blog. In that past seven years, we have been
lucky to make many trips to Europe, (four for Chris and the fifth for
Trish). Sadly only our third trip
together in seven years, is a sad realization. Note to self, book the next trip
when we return. We already have our top four list, Cuba, Iceland, Prague,
Austria......
We are four days out and getting through our
final to do list. There all the things we have to do, to get out of
dodge.
Plan Friendsgiving in Utah.... As most of you know, Thanksgiving is our favorite
holiday of the year. We love that the entire day is dedicated to
being thankful, showing our gratitude and spending time with those that we
love. How lucky to are we to host a breakfast up Millcreek
Canyon every year. It is the 8th Annual this year, and no
better way to kick off our vacation then a morning with people we love, enjoying
breakfast, a cup of Glogg, sharing laughter, smiles and love and most
importantly taking some time being thankful!
See some photos from past events.
Packing..... Check! Proud of the final list and our packing
skills. We are down to a couple of large backpacks. We are hopeful
this will allow us to jump on and off the trains, and bike to our
apartment in Amsterdam! The extra bags stashed in the backpacks,
will allow for our holiday shopping and any must have souvenirs!
Planning...... Check! Our itinerary is dialed in enough to give us
boundaries, to set up connections with friends in Amsterdam and Germany.
As well as help to lock down lodging on the busier weekends in Germany.
Places like Salsburg, Rothenburg, and Bamberg can have a flux of visitors
celebrating on weekends, enjoying the Christmas Markets!
We are firm believers that you
shouldn't try to "see" Europe in two weeks. It can't be done in
a month so why try to cram to much into two weeks. Pick a couple of
countries, we have chosen Netherlands, Germany and Austria, but only one town
in Austria, so this seems very doable. After all, the more ground we
try to cover the more time we will spend traveling in train, away from the real
sights. And we find our trips are best when we can imbed our lives into
the lives of the locals, and really get a feel for off the beaten path
neighborhoods.
Looking forward to a trip that allows
us to be unplugged from our real life, and connect with the countries, culture,
art, history, beer, and Christmas celebrations.
Now if we can just get through the next three days
of work, get our Friendsgiving breakfast planned and executed, and get to the
SLC international with time to spare!
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