Well, we thought it would take longer, but we can already mark two items off of our RTW scavenger hunt: Public Urination and Govt Shakedown. We were told to keep a watchful eye out for both, but we honestly thought…
A Long Day in Paris (by Anna)
9/9/15 – Wednesday everyone slept in, including Grammy and Pa who got in that morning. In the afternoon we went on a walk to Notre Dame. In Notre Dame it showed the story of the birth of Christ in stone…
Sweden Costs
Well, Sweden was awesome. As we sit here in Paris now, I have finally put together all of the costs for the jaunt to Scandinavia. There were a few outstanding items that I went ahead and included. I suppose if…
5… 4… 3… 2 great days in Stockholm
We had high hopes for the better part of a week in Stockholm. We landed on a Tuesday and our flight out was not until Sunday morning. On the first day, we were so jet-lagged from travelling Memphis-La Guardia-JFK-Stockholm that we…
Our First Week (by Anna)
8/30 – First day of the trip we had to wake up at 4:30am, 4:30!!!!!!! TERRIBLE. The plane got to New York at about 9:30am, but the plane for Sweden leaves at 9:30pm. We will be sitting in the airport…
Seemed like a good idea. The Vasa (by Caleb)
9/5- As I am writing this we have been in Sweden 4 days and have finally mastered the subway system. My first day in Sweden basically consisted of getting lost twice and carrying 60lbs of baggage around, because halfway through…
A Rocky Start
8/31- Day 1, Travel Day Our plan for the day was to fly into LaGuardia airport in NYC, ride the shuttle to JFK airport, store our luggage, then go out and explore the city during our 10 hour layover. I…
The Packing List
1 day until liftoff. It has been awesome to visit with family and friends for the past month, and now it’s time to truly break away. The journey begins tomorrow and we think (hope, pray, doubt) that we are ready. We…
To-Do’s and Ta-Done’s
I think today marks the longest I have been out of work since I left school. In 16 years, I only took a 2-week vacation once, and even then it felt weird. A few times I worked away from the…
Innoculated and Insured
Tonight I am feeling nigh invincible. Well, not really, but there are certainly fewer bugs that worry me. We are all Hep-A-, Hep-B-, Typhoid-, and Tetanus-proof. We also have scripts for anti-malarial pills that make us more susceptible to sunburn…