2012 Europe

In 2012 my immediate family and I visited the UK to attend our cousin’s wedding! Following the festivities, we headed south to spend a few weeks in Europe!

#TBT – Europe 2012 – Birmingham Wedding

ByMinion-Chris June 1, 2017 0 Comments
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. Back in 2012 my family and I travelled to England to attend a cousin's wedding before making our way to Italy and cruising the Mediterranean. English Wedding In the summer of 2012, we flew from Vancouver to England to attend a cousin's wedding in Birmingham. This was one of the last "big" family trips we took together. As both my sister...

Europe 2012 – Rome (Colosseum and Forums)

ByMinion-Chris June 15, 2017 1 Comment
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. After attending my cousin's wedding in England we hop on a plane and arrive in Rome Italy. Rome, Italy We arrived in Rome in the evening, made our way to the hotel and turned in early. The next day would be a full day of exploring and we were eager to have enough energy for it. The next morning we set out to visit the area around the...

Vatican City

ByMinion-Chris June 23, 2017 1 Comment
Our first day in Rome we spent exploring the Colosseum and Forum. We'd be making our way to Vatican City to explore the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican City State is considered its own country and ruled by the Pope. It is the smallest state in the world in size and population. Vatican Museum It was a quick train ride from our hotel to Vatican City. Our first stop of the day...

Florence, Italy

ByMinion-Chris July 13, 2017 1 Comment
After spending a few days in Rome, we now made our way to the coast for a cruise of the Mediterranean and some southern European cities. Norwegian Epic From our hotel in Rome we made our way by train to the port city of Civitavecchia where we would eventually board our cruise ship the Norwegian Epic for a 7 day Mediterranean cruise. From the train station we walked to the port. We were...

Cannes & Marseille, France

ByMinion-Chris July 20, 2017 1 Comment
After our first port stop in Florence, we continue on our Mediterranean cruise with stops in Cannes and Marseille Cannes I was always curious when Cannes ended up on our itinerary. I've always associated it with the glitz and glamor of movie stars and the cinema being that it is the host city of the Cannes film festival. So I was excited to check the "lifestyles of the rich and famous"....

Barcelona, Spain

ByMinion-Chris July 27, 2017 1 Comment
Our cruise took us to France for a few days to visit. We continue our cruise as we arrive in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona Our boat arrived on Sunday morning in Barcelona, Spain and we set off excited for what this city had to offer. We had heard so much about it and really wanted to spend as much time as we could here. La Rambla The cruise terminal was near the famous La Rambla Street. La Rambla...