Sintra, Portugal
This enchanting Portuguese town, famous for its romantic Manueline architecture is worth the 35-minute train ride northwest of Lisbon.
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New Year’s in Lisbon
Lisbon for New Year’s! We arrived in time for the Celebração de Ano Novo and to kick off our travels for another year.
Strasbourg and Colmar, France
A lasting memory of these two northeastern French cities may be the dozens of intricate shop signs, the majestic swans a-swimming and the amazing outdoor Christmas decorations.
Mulhouse, France
There are written historical records from the early 13th century referring to Mulhouse but local stories and legends date back as far as the first century.
Mulhouse Museums
This delightful city in the Alsace region of France, similar to so many European cities, has an interesting and colorful history.
Basel, Switzerland
On Mittwuch, (Wednesday) a 35-minute train trip found us in Basel, the 3rd largest city located in northwest Switzerland where the Swiss, French and German borders meet. Pronounced Basel in English and German and Bâle in French, we found this dynamic city easy to navigate and a joy to explore.
Annecy and Voiron, France
Annecy and Voiron are two pretty little towns we wanted to visit so we booked train tickets and off we went exploring.
Annecy
Sometimes called “Pearl of the Alps”, Annecy (pronounced ‘an-si’), is 45 minutes by train from Grenoble, and lies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. A beautiful lakeside village with amazing mountain and water views that made us glad when we arrived and sad when we left. This is a town we suggest you spend more than a day in.
Grenoble, France
“There is a mountain at the end of every street.” Grenoble is often described in this way and we wholeheartedly agree! Then, when the Alps are covered in snow; they become breathtakingly beautiful.
Bustling Barcelona
Barcelona has been in the news recently with demonstrations for and against Catalan separation and demonstrations regarding ‘overtourism’. We have focused our explorations primarily on beautiful southern Spain but despite the tensions in Barcelona, we wanted to make a brief stop in this north eastern city.
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Sevilla, Spain
Sevilla is a majestic city and we are thankful we saved it for our final destination in Andalusía. We often awoke to the soothing sounds of horses clip-clopping past on the street below.
Our Tapestry 