Split to Paris to Boston
Traveling is always full of surprises! In a come from behind victory, our last location managed to blow us away with our breakfast option! We got coupons that we could
July 22, 2019Traveling is always full of surprises! In a come from behind victory, our last location managed to blow us away with our breakfast option! We got coupons that we could
July 22, 2019Our original schedule for the day was to leave it at the noon ferry and make our way to split for an afternoon in the old town. However, having had
July 21, 2019In general, we’re not awesome at doing nothing. Today we decided to try something new, doing basically nothing like most of the visitors to the island of bees. We had
July 20, 2019Morning came fast for us and at 8:30 we were out the door and 8:40 our cab was heading out of town. At 8:50 we got our first glimpse of
July 19, 2019When the cafe is literally out the front door and the bakery is 20m away you know you’ve arrived in heaven. The balcony was perfectly situated such that it was
July 18, 2019Sue and Tom are compatible travel partners. Tom does a bunch of research and then Sue asks questions Tom never considers like “is there a ferry directly from?” As it
July 17, 2019As usual, Tom awoke first. He set off in the warm morning air to find coffee and pastries as an alternative to the 5€, not included breakfast. The town was
July 16, 2019The Compton’s had flights to catch out of Zagreb so they were up and packing by 9am and were ready to roll by 10. We followed suit and by 10:30
July 15, 2019The reason to come to this region is to visit Plitvice National Park. The park is a series of a dozen lakes which cascade waterfalls between them. The karst rock
July 14, 2019The Segos were heading to Ljubljanska today while the Compton’s were heading with us to Plitvice National Park, 2 hours from Opatija. The Compton’s picked up their rental car and
July 13, 2019One of the reasons that we decided to go to Croatia this summer was because two of our favorite Ohlone families (the Segos and the Comptons) were doing a week
July 12, 2019When you stay at a five-star hotel, the morning breakfasts in Europe are off the hook! Multiple styles of croissants, dozens of cheeses and meats, fresh cooked everything, and cappuccinos
July 11, 2019We all slept like logs and the next morning went down to our quaint breakfast area. By 10 we were out exploring the town, actively avoiding anything that had stairs!
July 10, 2019By 7 AM most of the people were up and making their way down to breakfast. By 8:15 everyone was packed, fed, and starting our hikes. We set off from
July 9, 2019With our hiking plans set, we spent a lazy morning enjoying a fantastic breakfast before setting off around 11. We got to the Trail head around 11:30 and we’re on
July 8, 2019Tom woke up early and got the tour of the breakfast buffet. Homemade jam, homemade butter, homemade honey, local cheeses, handmade desserts, you get the idea. It was a fantastic
July 7, 2019Travel days, they’re the worst. Somehow no matter how much you prepare there is always some stressful loop you are throne for and you never know exactly what it’s going
July 6, 2019We started our day in casual fashion enjoying the comforts of the Turner’s fantastic home. Around 11:30 we set off for our only scheduled destinations for the day, St. Pauls
July 5, 2019We celebrated the Fourth of July with the Turners and the Yangs by going to a matinee performance of school of rock a fantastically American musical. The storyline was simple
July 4, 2019You get double bonus points as a parent if you are able to both educate and entertain in a single day. Today we might have even scored triple bonus points
July 3, 2019Another job as a parent is to do your best to not have the kids hate you all the time. For that we decided to take them to the much
July 2, 2019One of the jobs as a parent is to make your kids do things they don’t want to do but will benefit from. Today was one of those days. We
July 1, 2019Today was not nearly as exciting as the day before, thankfully! For once we had to set alarms and by eight we were eating pastries and by nine we were
June 30, 2019You never know what a day has in store for you and the line between epic and fail is very thin. Today was a reminder of that line. We started
June 29, 2019Today’s the day we go to Mont Saint Michel. Tom look up early to get the rental car and was back by 9:30, we had a lovely casual breakfast at
June 28, 2019June 27 What a beach! Our hotel is as close as you can get to the beach, directly on the promenade of Saint-Maio’s long sandy beach. The fluctuation between high
June 27, 2019June 26 ffArt is a new term we have invented – forced family Art. Today’s ffArt is the Museum d’Orsay. Eva stayed home while some workers assembled a new 7’
June 26, 2019June 25 Today felt like the first day in Paris. The jet lag has subsided somewhat and the activities are in full swing. We started the day at an immersive
June 25, 2019June 24 We woke around 10am and Tom and the kids set off for the first destination of the day – Sacre Cour. We took the bus almost to the
June 24, 2019June 17, 2018 – Dorrington, CA It feels weird to be writing a blog about a trip that is so close to home and feel so familiar. We woke up
June 24, 2018