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LisaPettithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784448294034405985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047170067267124359.post-30968837536603936562013-10-17T17:42:00.000-07:002015-04-08T19:54:34.307-07:00Colorado <div style="text-align: center;">
Our very close friends and also family member were getting married in Grand Lake, CO in September of 2013. Of course why not make a vacation of it? I had only been to Colorado one other time when Christian and I were just dating in a winter to go skiing. Since this was the fall, I didn't know what to expect from the weather but it was gorgeous and not too cold at all. We arrived in the afternoon, grabbed our rental car & headed towards Grand Lake. While driving through, we decided to stop at <a href="http://www.applejack.com/">Applejack Wine & Spirits</a> to stock up for the weekend. It had lots of great choices and we were of course excited to get some beers that we can not get in Ohio or Kentucky. After spending almost an hour shopping, we hit the road again since they were having their rehearsal dinner that night. If you've ever seen the movie Sleeper, you see the house from it from the freeway. Think my siblings & I watched that a thousand times while we were kids. </div>
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The drive through the mountains is absolutely beautiful. It was a perfect day & didn't take more than two hours to get to Grand Lake. The bride & groom rented a ginormous house on the lake that had at least six bedrooms & we rented another house right down the road that had about the same amount of rooms with more friends and family. </div>
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They had decided to have the rehearsal dinner at the house so my husband & his cousin did all of the cooking and I helped clean up. Since we were so busy, we really didn't get to meet everyone or do much else so I'm glad that we had more time for that later on. Dinner was freaking awesome since they are such great cooks too!</div>
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The next morning was the wedding day & it was even more beautiful than the day before; perfect. The got married at <a href="http://www.grandlakelodge.com/">The Grand Lake Lodge</a>. The guys hung out with the groom & us girls hung out with the bride. Eventually we all made it up to Nuptial Knoll and boy was it a long, unsteady walk down to where they got married but the view made it worth it! I don't know how the maid of honor made it down in her heels & the bride wore converse, loved it! The had their ceremony & we made it back up the hill to the lodge for the reception. </div>
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The drinks were flowing and there was so much food. It was a great party and a beautiful night. We were so happy to be a part of their special say. </div>
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The next morning while everyone was sleeping in & shaking off the night before, Christian and I went for a little hike in Rocky Mountain National Park. </div>
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Once everyone got moving we met at the <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Tonahutu/ North Inlet Trailheads. Going on a hike with a couple people is normally fine but going with fifteen mostly hungover people made it that much more interesting. Another beautiful place in Colorado that I would love to go back to.</span></span></div>
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The next morning most of the guests were heading home and we continued our vacation on our own. We took the scenic and kind of crazy long way to Gunnison with having to turn around a few times because of ending up on the wrong trails. We had rented only a Chevy Equinox, so it did not too well when we ended up on what were pretty much dirt bike or as a serious gnarly trail as one of the dirt bikers we passed said. </div>
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We loved Breckenridge. This was my second time there and I am looking forward to many more times. Unfortunately I barely took any pictures for the little time that we were there. That night we were set up through my company to go to the <a href="http://www.breckbrew.com/food/breckenridge-brewery-pub">Breckenridge Brewery & Pub</a>, what a wonderful experience. They had so many great beers there & the food had a great selection too & was very good. For a Monday night, it was completely packed. They had such a great atmosphere and the staff was great and friendly. </div>
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Our next stop was <a href="http://lefthandbrewing.com/brewery/tasting-room/">Left Hand Brewing</a> in Longmont.Unfortunately the <a href="http://photos.denverpost.com/2013/09/12/photos-massive-flash-flooding-along-front-range-of-colorado/#1">terrible floods</a> had just come through a couple weeks before so we saw a lot of the aftermath of the terrible destruction it created. There were several places we were not able to visit due to the roads being washed away or different routes that we needed to take for the same reason. Below is the St Vrain Creek that obviously flooded & took out the sidewalk around it. The flood litterally came to the back door or the brewery but never made it in. Unfortunately thousands of others were not so lucky. </div>
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We were set up for a brewery tour and then hung out in the brew pub for a while. This was another place that had such a great atmosphere and the staff was so friendly and of course, great beers. If you are in Longmont, I would definitely recommend to visit Left Hand. Our last stop of the day was Avery. Their brew pub was a little smaller & pretty congested but did have some good beers to check out.</div>
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When it's freezing cold outside, what better place to go to than the beach? So in February of 2013, my husband and I headed to St Lucia. We hadn't had a vacation in so long where we really had nothing planned other than just hanging out with each other on the beach. </div>
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Our flight arrived early Saturday morning into St Lucia. We had hired a private car through <a href="http://realstluciatours.com/">Real Saint Lucia Tours</a> to take us to our beach house/hotel. They will stand there with a sign with your name so you can figure out who you are looking for. Make sure to have your confirmation number and ask your driver what they have and to confirm it. From what I hear, some people will just copy down names so they can pretty much steal your business. It cost $100 for our private transfer from the airport to Soufriere, which took about an hour. Our driver was very cool. He had water & beer for the ride & was great to talk with. He pointed out things along the way & gave us some pointers on what to do in Soufriere. </div>
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We arrived at the <a href="http://www.soufrierebeachhouse.com/">Still Beach House</a> and got checked in. This place was awesome because it was just a little beach house with five rooms along the beach with a beautiful view of the pitons. It has two rooms & three suites (has a kitchenette). We were in room five and were on the end, which probably had the most obstructed view of all of them but it was still a pretty good view. If you do book with them, ask for room number three. It's a suite and probably has the best view. </div>
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We had seen mixed reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g147345-d2043473-Reviews-Still_Beach_House-Soufriere_Soufriere_Quarter_St_Lucia.html">trip advisor</a> but still decided to give it a shot. As my boss says, some people want five star service on a white castle budget. I think some people were expecting to go to this $150/night almost guesthouse and be at a five star resort. We really liked this place! It was very chill & low key & everyone there was so nice.</div>
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We got checked in, threw on our swimsuits and checked out the place. </div>
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We didn't get there until the afternoon so we just got settled & hung out on the porch & enjoyed the great view. We had heard lots of good things about <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g147345-d3726940-Reviews-Orlando_s-Soufriere_Soufriere_Quarter_St_Lucia.html">Orlando's</a> that was like a two minute walk from where we were staying so we decided to check it out for dinner. He had been the chef at the Ladera & opened up his own place. </div>
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If you do go there, you might want to make a reservation because it is not a very large restaurant . We of course showed up without one but there were two seats left at the bar. So we sat there & ended up talking with the other couple that was waiting on their table. We sat there for probably about thirty minutes. We ended up drinking this really strong rum & then our table was ready. My husband and I both had fish dishes and they were really good. Probably one of the best meals that we had there. Unfortunately we did not bring the camera with us. </div>
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After dinner we headed to the local bar called Whispers. Our driver had told us that they were having a big party that night. This place was only about a five minute walk from The Still Beach and it was packed! We had the local beer Piton and hung out there for a few hours. This was not a tourist spot so it was cool to hang out with the locals.<br />
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The next day we spent most of the day hanging out on the porch of The Still Beach or on the beach right in front of it. That day they had out a buffet for a tour group that came through there so we got in on it too. It was yummy. We also watched the locals cliff jump as more tour groups arrived. They would jump & then ask the people coming in for a tip. The kids came up to the still beach but never bothered us. We did have locals that got to the point of annoying us of asking if we needed a water taxi or a ride some where. But after being there a day they got the hint & backed off. I'm assuming that they knew the owners and/or people that worked there because they didn't seem to have a problem with them just hanging out on their porch. We actually ended up talking to a couple of guys that were cool & did take a water taxi from them later. <br />
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Later that afternoon we walked into town (it only took like 15 minutes) to find the local supermarket. There were only two supermarkets in town and we went to the smaller one this time. There was not a huge choice in food so we got some chips, fruit, beer & water. Something to keep in mind is if you bring dollars (they use the East Caribbean dollar there but still take dollars) make sure that they are good/new ones. They wouldn't take some of our twenties because they were extremely worn out and the US wont take back ones that aren't good.<br />
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That night we decided to head back to Whispers for a few beers. We ended up talking to some of the locals and one of the guys owned his own tourism company called Charles in Charge Tours. Well as we talked more he told us he gets contracted out by Sandals and would be taking guests back to the resort we were going to next. So we agreed to do a tour through Soufriere & a boat trip to Sandals Grande St Lucian for $150.00 which seemed like a pretty good deal (it was going to be $75 at least to get a ride by land to Sandals so this way we got to see it by water).</div>
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The next day we took up one of the locals on their water taxi. The water taxis are not large boats. They are mostly small wooden boats that can fit four people at the most. They took us over to Sugar Beach (right on the other side of the piton) which is where the <a href="http://www.viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/sugarbeach">Sugar Beach Resort</a> is (high, high dollar & luxury but this place was beautiful!). Also the Ladera and Boucan Chocolate resort are the resorts above Sugar Beach. They dropped us off and told them to come back at four o'clock. </div>
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When you come up on the beach, there is a little public area with chairs that is pretty packed. Then there is the Sugar Beach Resort part (probably about 75% of the beach). There you can pay $50 a chair (they were at least the really nice comfy ones that are like laying out on a bed) with an umbrella and are required to spend another $50 there. We decided to spring for it and got two chairs close to the other end of the beach. They also give you a red flag to put up for whenever you would like service. We started out with some drinks and ended up hanging out, drinking on the beach all day. It was a lot of fun and this place was just so beautiful. If only we could have afforded to actually stay there, haha. <br />
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We spent all day just hanging out on the beach & having drinks. It was beautiful & we had so much fun. The guys came back to pick us up and we weren't ready to leave so they came back right before the sun was setting to bring us back. It was a perfect time to come back going over the ocean, watching the sunset. Before we went back to the Still Beach, they took us to look at this crazy bat cave. Since we had a lot to drink that day we just ended up having dinner and staying at the Still Beach for dinner. <br />
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The next morning we got up and headed into town to look around & grab an early lunch before we headed out for our tour. First we checked out the Soufriere Church & found a local restaurant called <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g147345-d1783746-Reviews-Water_Front_De_Belle_View-Soufriere_Soufriere_Quarter_St_Lucia.html">De Belle View</a>. I think we walked in right before lunch time because they were steady but then got slammed about ten minutes later. It was a great creole restaurant with excellent food. <br />
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We walked across the street, close to the docks where the larger boats took off from to meet our guide, King Nigel. I believe he works for Charles in Charge or he was helping him out. He has a van with beers & water & was ready to go. First he took us up in the hills, through the Pitons to the Soufriere Hills Volcano. You had to pay a small fee to get into the park. This volcano has been active again since 1995 & had a very strong smell of sulfur. We weren't really feeling the mud bath so we headed to the piton falls. </div>
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We arrived at the falls & paid the three dollars per person fee & made our way down to the falls. There was another couple leaving as we were arriving & were the only ones down there for almost the entire time. They were very nice & warm. We hung out there for a while & then headed out. </div>
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Probably the coolest part was after the tourist stuff was Nigel drove us though the mountains. We'd stop everyone once in a while to check out the view or he'd grab us some fresh fruit off of a tree. After driving around for a bit he asked us if we wanted to chill at his brothers house for a minute. So we headed there and hung out for a bit. He was cooking some food and was nice enough to offer us some as well. </div>
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That night we had dinner at the <a href="http://www.hummingbirdbeachresort.com/">Hummingbird Beach Resort</a>; which was right next door to the Still Beach (these were the only two places along the beach in Soufriere besides Sugar Beach). This looks like a great place to stay too & had great food. We both had very good fish dinners & a nice bottle of wine. We forgot to bring the camera again. </div>
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The next morning we were picked up from the Still Beach by another one of Charles' employees and taken down to the larger set of docks. We hung out there and waited for the tour group to return to the boat since we were hitching a ride with them. Once everyone was back, we all loaded into the boat & headed out. Since they had a full tour group, there were not two extra seats so Christian sat on the cooler & was the bartender for the ride & one of the guys was nice & let me sit in one of the captains chairs. The boat ride was probably about twenty minutes or so. We passed the other two Sandals along with some other really nice resorts along the way. </div>
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We arrived to Gros Islet to <a href="http://www.sandals.com/main/grande/gl-home.cfm">Sandals Grande St Lucian</a>, pulled up the shore & hopped out of the boat. This place was huge! We found our way to check in & were greeted with some drinks. We got checked in & headed to our room. We booked the Caribbean Honeymoon Beachview Grande Luxe - GL room through <a href="http://www.beachbumvacation.com/Hayley.aspx">Hayley</a> with <a href="http://www.beachbumvacation.com/">BeachBum Vacations</a> (who was also our wonderful TA for our wedding at Sandals Jamaica in 2009). The room had a wonderful view & was super close to all of the main things, including to the beach. </div>
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It was kinda close to our anniversary so said it was an anniversary trip and they put champagne with flowers & a slice of cake in our room. Below is a picture of our room on the end of the second level & the view from our room. </div>
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He changed into our swimsuits & hit the beach. We found some vacant beach chairs, grabbed some drinks & hung out there & watched the sunset until we were ready for dinner. The first night we ate at the Bayside restaurant, which was actually pretty good for an AI. From the two Sandals resorts that I have been to, the Bayside restaurant was the buffet. This one had lots and lots of seafood, which was great. <br />
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The next morning I woke up early & put some towels on some beach chairs & then went back to bed. Unfortunately unless you have a butler, getting a good spot with chairs can be challenging so getting up early is helpful. I found some under a "palm tree" umbrella which was nice for some shade when needed & to put our stuff on the table. We just hung out on the beach all day. It was nice to just relax & enjoy each others company. </div>
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The cool thing about the location of the Grande St Lucian is it's on the end of a peninsula in Rodney Bay. So you have the beachside on one side & Oceanside on the other that leads to Pigeon Island. That morning we decided to get up and hike up to the top to the old fort. We had heard from some people that it was quite a hike but it wasn't too bad. </div>
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Outside the park were people trying to give you rides, buy stuff from them, etc. It was pretty interesting to see some of the tourists almost freak out when people talked to them. I like Sandals & all but the resorts almost shelter you way too much where you don't get to socialize or interact with the locals. Then they come to situations like this in broad daylight & get so scared & think that they are in danger just because someone is asking for you to buy something. I'm not saying that you shouldn't always be cautious but sometimes it's a bit too much. Those people probably would not stay in Soufriere.</div>
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We took the very short walk from the resort to the park on Pigeon Island & paid a small fee to get in. We made our way in & hiked up to the fort. The view at the top was just beautiful. You had a three-hundred and sixty degree view out into the ocean & over Sandals Grande. You could even see over to the next island over, Martinique. </div>
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We made our way back down the hill & checked out things around the bottom. There were some more great views and was very peaceful. </div>
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After we walked back from Pigeon Island, we hung out on the beach & had some drinks. We watched the sunset & then headed in to get ready for dinner. We made reservations at Josephine's. This was the only place that was included with Sandals that you have to make reservations. There is also Gordon's on the Pier but it's only included for Butler Category guests (or you can pay extra, which didn't seem worth it). </div>
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The night before we saw a couple get served lobster at Barefoot by the Sea. We asked our server how we get that we were told you can book it through concierge. So we stopped by their booth & booked it for Josephine's. We typically eat later so the restaurant wasn't super packed when we got there. They sat us at a nice, romantic table outside. It was kinda funny because it was like they were sneaking us the lobster so other people didn't see it, which we didn't understand why & they didn't do that at the other place. But if it's included, then why does it matter if others see it? Overall, the meals was pretty good though. </div>
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The next day we were leaving so in the morning we hung out on the beach again. It was absolutely beautiful that day, which made it much harder to leave. Transportation was included from Sandals to the airport but we decided to pay $350 for a helicopter ride with <a href="https://www.stluciahelicopters.com/">St Lucia Helicopters</a> from Gros Islet to the airport that we booked through <a href="http://www.beachbumvacation.com/Hayley.aspx">Hayley</a> at <a href="http://www.beachbumvacation.com/">BeachBum</a> as well. The free transportation did drop us off at the helicopter pad & we checked in there. They take your luggage in a van that arrives before you do & then re-collect it at the airport to check it in. </div>
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I do not like flying and had never been on a helicopter before. Most of the helicopters held the pilot and then five more passengers. We were pretty much told by the guy that worked there that if we tipped him well that he would make sure that we got the two seats upfront with the better view. So we did. Therefore, we had to wait for one full helicopter to leave. It made me so nervous watching it take off & then waiting five more minutes for another. </div>
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Finally it was our turn and we got in. Again, I was so scared when we took off but it was so cool! The views were just amazing and I loved it! I'm so glad that we got to see St Lucia by three different ways. We landed on the runway & then a van took us to the front of the airport to check in. </div>
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The check-in line was pretty long but moved pretty quickly. The resort makes sure that you are there with plenty of time. We checked in and made our way to get some lunch in the terminal. It was so packed because it was a Sunday afternoon in the winter but we found a corner and ate our lunch. </div>
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Overall, we thought St Lucia was wonderful. It was definitely a little pricey but a very cool & beautiful place to see. What we saw of Soufriere and Gros Islet were very different. Soufriere was a little town that wasn't built up and not as touristy. A lot of people will come to Soufriere to see the Pitons, mud baths & the falls during the day but don't stay there. It wasn't the nicest city but not at any time, did I feel unsafe. Gros Islet is the most popular city in St Lucia and the Sandals Grande is probably the largest resort there. I wish that we would have gotten to seen some of the town but unfortunately with an AI you are inclined to stay there since you already paying for everything there. I would like to come back again & check out St Lucia more. It is such a beautiful place! <br />
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In the first week of October of 2012, my husband & I traveled to France, Switzerland & Germany for ten days. Paris was our first stop for two and a half days. I have been to the Paris airport & flown over the Eiffel tower several times but I had never been outside the airport before this trip. Unfortunately I had not heard the best things about Paris but I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked Paris & how much we enjoyed ourselves.</div>
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We left Thursday night & arrived Friday morning. With my always traveling curse, my luggage somehow did not show up when we went to collect ours. Long story short, they thought someone picked up my bag by accident. I was assured that they would find it & they would deliver it to our hotel. I was not very comfortable with that but I wasn't really left with another choice. We grabbed a cab and headed into town to our hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelpraticparis.com/">Hotel Pratic</a>. It was a cool little hotel that was just a block off of the main street & our room had a nice view over the square below. We were on the fifth floor which was great but there was not an elevator in the hotel which was not so great part, haha. </div>
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We were exhausted after the traveling so we checked into our hotel & went in search of some coffee. We found a nice little place down the street called L'etincelle & sat down to have a croissant & coffee. After hanging out there & waking up for a bit we then decided to wonder around & check somethings out. </div>
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We started out by walking along the famous river, Le Seine. The first place we decided to check out was the Notre Dame. Unfortunately the line was extremely long to get in because it was a Friday afternoon so we decided not to go it but even from the outside, it just looked beautiful. </div>
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We then decided to walk down some side streets & find some lunch. We came upon this fantastic coffee shop & we had probably the best chocolate/fudge dessert, it was called <a href="http://www.malongo.com/uk/">Malongo</a>. I believe they are throughout France & have some really great espresso too. </div>
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We then went to check out the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and then the Louvre. Unfortunately that line was extremely long too and they were getting ready to close once we got there. It was really neat just to sit there and people watch and see what everyone else was doing around there. I was still in the same clothes that I flew in so I was desperately hoping that my suitcase would be waiting for me when we got back to the hotel. </div>
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After hanging out for a bit, we decided to head towards the Eiffel Tower. We walked along Ave des Champs-Elysées checking out the scenery & then some stores along the way. There was a lot of the higher end shopping for the stores but cool to check out. </div>
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We walked past the <span dir="auto">Arc de Triomphe and probably just stood there for over thirty minutes watching everyone drive. This was one of the craziest intersections I have ever seen! If you want to drive on this, you need to be able to drive aggressive. It made me think of vacation when Clark gets stuck driving in the round about and can't get out. We hung out there until sunset and headed to the Eiffel Tower. <span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></span> </div>
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As we were walking over the bridge above the Le Seine river, a random guy pretty much came out of no where and ran up the railing of the bridge with a flame in his hand. He then proceeded to do acrobatic moves on the rails & hanging from the rails. He did it for a couple of minutes while we & others that had gathered watched this guy. Then he ran back down the rail & ran off, probably before the cops came. It was totally random & crazy, not sure if he just liked to do crazy things or what! </div>
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We then headed to the Eiffel Tower & hung out for about an hour. It is in the middle of the park so you can just hang out with this beautiful tower in your view. The line was really long to go up to the top but we weren't really tying to do that & liked it more with just hanging out with a few beers, looking at this beautiful view. About every hour the tower would flicker the lights so it looked like thousands of flashes were going off on it at a time. We grabbed a couple beers from a vendor & layed in the grass in the park, just looking up at the tower & hanging out. It was perfect. If you're gonna grab some beers, get them before you get there. The closer you get, the more they charge for beers or anything at all. </div>
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We went to a tapas restaurant that night called Casa San Pablo, it was a block over from our hotel. We had some small bites & two bottles of wine. The food we awesome here. After we were finished, we decided to walk around & check out what other places were around there.</div>
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While walking around we stumbled upon a seafood place called <a href="http://www.lebarahuitres.com/uk/index.php">Lebara Huitres</a>. It was almost midnight so it was one of the few places still serving food. Which whether other places around there were still opened or not, I'm sure we would have decided to go in there. Their menus were on i-pads & had a great selection of seafood. Since we had already eaten & drank some, we got the seafood platter. Hmmm, it was so delicious! I believe there are four in Paris, so if you pass one, definitely check it out. </div>
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The next morning we got up & headed to the local market called <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187147-d2355662-Reviews-Marche_des_Enfants_Rouges-Paris_Ile_de_France.html">Le Marche des Enfants Rouges</a>. This place is almost hidden from the outside, so if you don't have the location or know what you are looking for, you could probably walk right by it. There they had tons of fresh veggies, seafood, meats, etc of all kinds that were very well priced. This is not one of the big touristy markets but more of a local market where you can find where the locals are hanging out & eating. They make pretty much everything in front of you & it was continuously busy. <br />
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The most common & easiest form of transportation around Europe is typically the metro. We've used it every time we've been to Europe & obviously used it a lot in Paris. Well we had been walking around a lot & a lot. My weird self only wears flip flops & have since, bought a pair of walking shoes for from now on. My feet were hurting so bad, that I could barely walk. </div>
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Long story short, we walked into the station and the train was getting ready to leave. We decided to run to try to catch the train and I couldn't keep up. Somehow Christian got in the train and I did not. There is the door to the train itself and then a separate door to protect you from the train. Well, I decided to keep following Christian and the door between myself & the train slammed on my arm so freaking hard. You'd think it'd be something like an elevator & open back up if it senses something is there; not this door and I guess that is why there is a second door so you don't get caught and drug away by the train. Anyways, I literally had to pry my arm out of the door and in that time, I looked at Christian horrified as he was riding away and there was nothing that we could do. He tried to mouth something to me and I thought he said stay here.<br />
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I don't know if I've ever been so freaked out in my entire life. I was standing there alone, in a metro in Paris. I do not speak French, had no cell phone & I had no clue what the name of the hotel was that we were staying at! I sat there and waited for over twenty minutes and just got more and more nervous with every second that went by. If he was coming right back why was it taking so long? </div>
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Finally, I saw him walking across on the other side of the platform. Apparently he was trying to tell me the name of the stop to get off at, so he had gotten off and was waiting for me there. So he finally had enough sense to come back to where we got separated. We can laugh about it now but I was so freaked out at the time. He now knows he better never do that again ;)<br />
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After re-grouping, we then headed over to the Orsay Museum. It was raining & the line was pretty long here too but we decided to wait. Because of the weather, I guess the line was shorter than normal. As we moved a little bit in line, they announced they would not be letting anyone else in after thirty minutes because they were closing. Score! A lot of people left the line, so we decided to wait and risk it. I think we still had like five or ten more minutes when we got inside. They luckily still give the people that make the cut off plenty of time to check everything out. I believe we were in the museum for over an hour and a half. </div>
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You obviously can not take pictures in the museum so below is the only one that I have to share. We wondered around and saw lots and lots of amazing things there. The coolest ones to see were the Degas & Monet. It's one thing to see all of these beautiful works of art in books & in pictures but to see them first hand is just a whole other thing. </div>
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That night we tried to go to two different restaurants that we had heard about but they both ended up being closed. We had an interesting experience getting to the place we had dinner that night called <a href="http://www.julienparis.com/en/">Julien</a>. First we got in a cab and told the driver where we were trying to go and he had no clue where it was and then told us to get out of his cab because he didn't like that, lol. So we moved on to the next cab and he drove us to one place and we discovered they were closed. He waited for us because he thought they were maybe not open. Sunday was not a great day to try to go to these places because the second one was closed too. At this point, we kinda gave up and just told the cab driver we'd stay in the area we were. We paid him and wondered around and came upon Julien. </div>
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This place was very pretty inside & we only had to wait for a seat for a few minutes. They had a set meal where you can pick what you want for each course and includes a bottle of wine. We ordered a bottle a wine, I started with crab meat in a mille-feuille of mango and avocado & Christian started with Duck Foie Gras with fig and grape chutney and brioche bread.</div>
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Then for the main course we had the Large prawns and Norwegian salmon with baby seasonal vegetables in a lime and ginger sauce and Grilled Chateaubriand beef, Béarnaise sauce, French fries and French beans. Hmmm, it was delicious. </div>
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After we were already stuffed and a little tipsy we still ordered dessert. He had the Crêpes Suzette flambéed with Grand Marnier and I had the Soft-cooked “Guanaja” chocolate cake, caramel “à la fleur de sel” ice cream. </div>
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The next morning we got early up to drive to Magny Cours to watch the world Superbike races. So we went to Europcar at the train station & picked up our WV CC rental car & exchanged some more euros. This was a nice car except for you could not see out the back window at all. And totally forget about it if it was raining or dark. It was pointless to have a car in Paris so we waited until we were leaving to get the car.<br />
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If you've never heard of the World Superbike races before, it's one of the top leagues for sport bike racing along with MotoGP. The only place World Superbike races in the United States is Texas so we had never been to a race. We figured if we are this close, there is no way that we would miss it.</div>
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We arrived in the afternoon and it had been raining, which always makes for some interesting races with the crashes. Most of the seats were open to anyone so we sat in a few different places to get all of the views. Not really sure what they heck the food is that we found there. I'm guessing it was a hot dog with a casing on it. We were hungover & starving so that had to do. </div>
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The last place we picked to sit was one of the best spots on the track because you could view a lot of the turns. The final race was the main event which was pretty exciting. Max Biaggi won the race which ended up being his last since he retired after that. So that was pretty cool to see. </div>
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The only thing that stunk about the races is they let every single motorcycle leave the track before they let any cars out. Obviously we were in a car so we sat in one place for over two hours, waiting to get out. I see their idea but it was the worst parking direction I have ever witnessed. </div>
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Eventually we got out & got on the road headed towards the freeway to Lyon. Because of the traffic, the police shut down the roads going both ways, which allowed everyone to drive on both sides of the road. I've never seen that before in such a high traffic area but it was nice they at least helped get you out once you left the track grounds.</div>
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About two hours later we found our way to Lyon. Unfortunately it was dark by then, so we took a few detours around Lyon before finally arriving at our hotel <a href="http://www.hotel-saintantoine.fr/uk/index.php">Best Western Saint Antoine</a>. There was not a parking lot for the hotel but there was a public one right across the street that we easily found a spot in. We got our luggage, got checked in and headed out to find some dinner. </div>
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Because it was a Sunday night, there were a lot of places that were closed but we found a place called <a href="http://www.bistrotsdecuisiniers.com/uk/index.php">Le Bistrot de Lyon</a>. This was just the start to prove of how amazing the food is in Lyon. We started off with a salad and a bottle of wine. For dinner Christian had the duck thigh & I had pork cheek. It was so freaking yummy! </div>
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The bistro started to clear out & it ended up just being one other couple & us sitting next to each other. We started talking with them & they had drove down from Paris just to have dinner there. Since they had to drive back, they did not want to drink their entire bottle of wine so they gave us like half of theirs. We thought that was very nice. </div>
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After we finished dinner, we walked around Lyon & checked out the bridges. I believe there are three in the main part that connect you from one side to the other. The way they have the bridges and the church up on the hill lit up at night was very pretty. They even light up the TV tour by the church that kind of looks like a mini Eiffel Tower. </div>
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Since we had not seen Lyon in the daylight yet we decided to get up & check the city out. There are random tunnels in buildings I guess throughout the city but all of the ones that we found, were closed. We walked around & just kinda checked out everything & then headed to find some lunch. </div>
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There are bouchons all over Lyon that are just simply amazing (you could probably go to any one there and it would awesome). Christian had done some research & <a href="http://www.lesfedeslyon.com/">Cafe des Federations</a> was one that really stood out to him and he wanted to check out. </div>
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We walked into the bouchon & they were busy but we only waited a few minutes & were seated. We started out with some wine, lyon sausage, wild boar terrine & caviar de la croix Rousse. Hmmmmm, yummy! </div>
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Next our meals arrived. He got the stewed pork cheek with potatoes and I got the Nantua sauce dumplings with crayfish. Oh my gosh, just amazing. The stew was just delicious and the dumpling were to die for. It was so rich that I would barely finish it, but I did ;) </div>
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After we were completely stuffed, we wondered around the other side of Lyon. We just walked around for hours, just checking everything out and trying to walk off the lunch. </div>
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There are little trains that'll take you to higher part of Lyon on the outskirts. We didn't really know where we were going so we checked out the map & saw that it would take you to the church on top of the hill that you can see lit up at night. This little train still worked the old school way & was pulled by huge pulleys. </div>
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When you get to the top, you come right out at the cathedral. This beautiful cathedral was called <span dir="auto">Cathedral Saint Jean-Baptiste & it overlooked the city of Lyon. We went inside first & checked it out. It was really beautiful & cool to see. </span></div>
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After checking out the inside, we walked around the exterior of the cathedral. It had a view of the entire city of Lyon. It was a little cloudy that day but still a really cool view. </div>
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After that we took another train that went to another part of the city. This one took us up to some ancient ruins, which were just in the middle of the city. It was raining, so there weren't a ton of people out. It was pretty neat to see how there were ruins just in the middle of everything. </div>
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That night we went to meet one of our friends that lives in France for a few drinks & dinner. She had heard wonderful things about <a href="http://aupetitbouchonchezgeorges.fr/">Au Petit Bouchon "Chez Georges"</a> from her husband so we went there for dinner. This place probably only had six tables so you definitely want to have a reservation if you go there (or probably any of the bouchons) for dinner. </div>
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We were seated & ordered a bottle of wine. Thank goodness Barbara speaks French so she so nicely ordered everything for us & communicated to the guys that worked there. We ordered some appetizers & each got an entree. </div>
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For dessert, which got some cheese. It sounded good at the time & it was pretty yummy. Because the bouchon is pretty small, the restroom is out the side door and down the dark alley. Make sure to ask for the key & be prepared for just a hole in the floor ;) We ended up closing down the place, headed to another bar for a few drinks & had a wonderful time there. It was so much fun to hang out with Barbara & eat such kick ass food! </div>
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The next morning we got up to drive to Switzerland but had to check out the local farmers market first. They had so many fresh fruits, veggies, meats, cheeses, breads, etc out for everyone to buy. We checked everything out, bought some meat & cheese for a snack later & hopped into the car to head out to Switzerland. </div>
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As we got closer to Switzerland, you could tell because the scenery changed. Everything got greener & mountainess. We stopped a couple times before we got to the border just to view the amazing views. Most of our drive was in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_naturel_r%C3%A9gional_du_Haut-Jura">Jura Mountains Regional National Park</a>. If you are near the border, you have to drive through these mountains.</div>
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It's kinda funny because back in the day I believe that you had to stop at every border. Now you cross into a different country just like you are crossing into a different state with just merely a sign. In Switzerland, they are still old school with stopping you and they care very, very much who is coming into their county. </div>
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We had assumed that all of Switzerland was German speaking, which would have been a nice change because neither of us speak French but Christian can speak German. The guards at the border didn't really speak German but we got through the border just fine. We stopped at a station to grab some more cheese & snacks. We found a cool spot to stop and had our own little picnic. Then we continued on to find our B&B.</div>
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There were several reasons we chose to go to Switzerland; the scenery, the wine & the food. We had read a very cool article in <a href="http://www.afar.com/magazine">Afar</a> magazine about Lake Geneva & the wine scene that they have going on there. The thing that makes Lavaux Terraces area on Lake Geneva so unique is there are three different forms of sunlight that help the vines grow to make some freaking amazing wine: the sun itself, the sunlight reflected off of the lake & the sunlight that is absorbed by the stone walls on the steep cliffs, which give off their heat in the evening. </div>
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Most people don't think of Switzerland when they think of wine and that's because 98% of what they produce there, stays there and is drunk there. They only export 2% of their wine but I'll tell you, they are making a lot of wine there. </div>
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We stayed at the <a href="http://www.aubergegrandvaux.ch/web/">Auberge de la Gare</a> in the Grandvaux on Lake Geneva. It was a cute little B&B that had on five rooms. It is owned by a couple who stays on the top floor and amazingly one of them was working in the kitchen or around there the entire time. They were very nice & work their butts off & they had a wonderful place there. </div>
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We checked in and got the last room on the left side of the picture with a view of the garden. It was a great location, the only not so good thing is the above ground metro rail is across the street and it runs twenty-four/seven. It wasn't extremely loud but did wake me up just a few times. </div>
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That night we were recommend a local restaurant in Cully called <a href="http://www.le-bistrot-cully.ch/">Le Bistrot</a>. We arrived kinda late so there were only a few other tables occupied. We ordered the beef tartare & the Fried Perch Lake Geneva, home fries and tartar sauce. I had the perch & it was just delicious. We asked our waitress to recommend at nice bottle of wine & she gave us Grand Cru Villette la combe. This was probably one the best bottles of wine that we've ever had. It ended up that the bottle she suggested was her boyfriends, family's winery, which was one of the largest wineries around Lake Geneva. Thank goodness we were able to purchase a bottle before coming back home!</div>
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The next morning we got up & decided to take a nice walk around the town. Unfortunately it rained on & off almost the entire time that we were in Switzerland but this still one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been to! Pretty much any where you walked in the entire town, there was an amazing view. We were there during harvest so all of the grapes were in the process of being picked, so everyone was very busy. In the last picture we did find some guys that wanted to be in our picture while they were hard at work ;)</div>
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We decided to check out a local winery called <a href="http://www.swisswine.ch/asp/english/producteurs/prodDisplay.asp?ID=17">Testuz</a>. Most of the wineries didn't have tasting rooms, just a few of the larger ones did.We came in and were the only people in there until another couple was coming in as we were leaving. It was cool to try the wine instead of having to get an entire bottle but we did end up purchasing three of the bottles we sampled ;) Unfortunately one of our bottles broken in our drive to Germany so we only got to bring two of those home. </div>
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The really amazing thing they do about making the wine there is they do it the old school way for most of the wineries. Instead of machines, the people go out & hand pick the grapes. Then put it in large tubs & walk it on their back all of the way down cliffs. Some of the places have little tracks with carts that will fit on the track to send down to the bottom of the hill. A few of the larger ones hire a helicopter to come take the grapes off of the top of the cliff to take to turn them into wine. </div>
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Since this is a such a small area & the tourism has picked up a little, they opened a tasting bar called <a href="http://www.lavaux-vinorama.ch/visite_degustations_en.php">Vinorama</a>. You can purchase (and taste) a lot of the local wines as well. We went in, tried some wines & then watched a documentary on the Lavaux area (they have a nice little theatre downstairs to watch this on). After the movie, we went back upstairs & had some more wine. We purchased some more bottles of wine here & actually found the first bottle of wine that we absolutely loved here. It's definitely a little Americanized but it was cool to have all of that in one place. </div>
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Another neat thing about this place is it had a pretty cool waterfall behind the Vinorama with a little path down to the lake. We walked down the walkway, made our way through some grape trees & ended up down on the water. There were lots of locals fishing & it was a pretty view. You have to be careful walking down the path because during certain parts of the day, the water can rise & you can be stuck in the path. </div>
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Another place we had read about in the Afar article was a place by the name of <a href="http://www.aubergedelonde.ch/index.php?id=55&L=1">L'Auberge de l'Onde in Saint-Saphorin</a>. This place is famous because Charlie Chapline dined there once a week when he lived in a neighboring village. It is obviously well known for its food & wine selection as well. They are kinda going for the culinary imagination thing which was cool for such a small town. We didn't really know how to make a reservation there so after driving around for a while, we eventually found the place & walked in during the day to see if we could make one. Luckily, they did have one available for later that night. </div>
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The food & the wine were both very good! Since it was during the week, they were not very packed. We had a fixed menu, so we both had the same things. </div>
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The next morning we got up to head to Germany. Christian's cousin is stationed there so we figured it'd be a great way to end vacation by going to Oktoberfest in Stuttgart with him. Also, Christian's cousin decided come meet us over there too with her boyfriend (became her fiance while over there!) as well.</div>
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We took the longer (more scenic) route to get to Stuttgart through the Black Forrest. First, somehow we ended up in the middle of no where surrounded by cows, lol. They all kinda stopped what they were doing & looked at us like who the heck are you. We found our way out & continued on. Randomly passed a nuclear power plant too. </div>
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With taking the longer route, we did not get there until later in the evening. Christian had lived in Stuttgart for eighteen months before he met me so it was really neat for him to see the city about ten years later. We found our way to Josh's kick-ass apartment & got settled. Everyone was hungry after a bit so we decided to go to the traditional German place right down the street, called the Funzel. Oh my gosh, I could eat here everyday of my life! But think I'd suffer from a heart attach first ;) </div>
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This place has every traditional German food that you can think of & oh, it is so flippin good! Unfortunately I could tell that I was getting sick & started to not feel well so I did not make it late that night. We were going to the Oktoberfest the next night & I wanted to be well for it. </div>
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The next day we hung out the morning & then got ready to head down the Fest in the afternoon. Josh had gotten tickets ahead of time for us & everyone in the Navy that was going. I was feeling like complete crap by the time we left but I kept popping garlic & vitamin c & it helped me a little bit. </div>
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We got down to the festival & it was a full on festival! Unfortunately it was raining on & off but we were going to be inside most of the night so wanted to check everything out before going in the tent. Josh, Heidi & Mike all had gone the year before so they were already familiar where all of the the good stuff was. In the tents, you have to purchase tickets to have seats for the evening. So up until like 4PM, anyone can sit anywhere. </div>
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Our tickets were in the Furstenberg tent & we headed in a little before the night switch. We walked in & it as packed! Josh had gotten some kick-ass seats. They were all up in the front, near the stage where the band was playing. We found our seats & ordered some beers. Your ticket comes with a bunch of beer tickets & one whole chicken ticket (which you can use for a beer as well, which we did). Also, remember to bring one euro coins to tip the ladies that bring you the beer. These ladies are some hard asses & will kick your butt if you are out of line. We watched some kid break his glass & acting like a jackass & we thought she was gonna pick him up & through him out. But they are very, very busy, so make sure to tip them at least a euro on every beer so they remember to come back to you ;) </div>
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The festival ends around 11PM and everyone slowly makes their way to the metro station. We got some food, I got an Oktoberfest cookie & we made our way out. Surprisingly, I carried my cookie as one of my carry ons all of the way back to the US & it made it without getting broken! </div>
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When thousands of drunk people are trying to get in the metro all at once, you are bound to have some issues. When a new one pulls up, everyone pushes on & my intoxicated husband somehow got his heel stepped on as we were getting on. He went flying forward, head first in the train. Also, somehow his shoe came off & dropped down, below the train. There was absolutely no way to get it. It was so crazy at that moment, all we could do was laugh at him & pick him put off of the floor! </div>
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After we got off the train, we tried to find a cab but no luck. Unfortunately we thought we were going to have to walk all of the way back to Josh's apartment but I managed to wave a cab down (pretty much ran out in the street & chased him down, lol). All in all, it was one of the most fun nights that we've had in a really long time. The Germans know how to party and how to have a good time! </div>
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It is hard to compare different countries in Europe because they are all so different & unique in their own ways. I am so glad that we went to France. I had honestly heard mostly bad things about France (pretty much mostly Paris) & we loved it! Everyone that we interacted with was very nice & friendly. You just can't go walking around, acting like a dumb tourist. It's like going to New York city & expecting everyone to be smiling the entire time. They have a lot of tourists coming in, that can't speak their language & just act stupid. I would get annoyed with that too. </div>
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This was my second time to Germany and I think I had just as much fun as the first. This time was more just having fun & hanging out instead of doing mostly site seeing. I wish that I was a little healthier when I was there but still had a blast! Unfortunately I ended up loosing my voice for over six days. But it was so worth it!</div>
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My sister lives in San Fransisco and decided to have her wedding in Napa Valley, CA. Since we were making the trip there, we figured why not make it an entire vacation & check some wineries out while there. Christian has been there several times for business but I had not been to northern California since I was about 15 and have never been to the surrounding areas. I absolutely love it there! </div>
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We flew out to San Francisco on June 8th & my sisters wedding was the next day. We got our luggage & rental car & were on our way to Napa. On there way there we stopped at the food court at the <a href="http://publicmarketemeryville.com/">Emeryville Public Market</a> and ate at a really good Korean place called <a href="http://www.sorabolrestaurants.com/">Sorabo Korean.</a> You probably wouldn't expect to get really good food in a rest stop looking place but it was really good. They were pretty busy too. </div>
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Most of my family had arrived the day before so we met up with them at the <a href="http://www.mummnapa.com/">Mumm Winery</a>. They had already visited a few through out the day (they hired a party bus so they didn't have to drive). So we hung out there for a couple tastings & then headed to our hotel called <a href="http://napa.andaz.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels-napa-andaz/">Andaz Napa</a> (Avia) to check in to get ready for rehearsal dinner. </div>
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They had decided to have their rehearsal dinner at an Italian Restaurant called <a href="http://www.boskos.com/index.shtml">Boskos Trattoria</a> in Napa Valley. Sadly I don't even have any pictures from there but they had some delicious food! They let everyone mingle & have drinks before everyone was seated. Then they started bringing out family style servings of everything Italian that you could think of. If you are in the area, I'd definitely check it out. <br />
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She rented a huge tour bus to transport the guests back & forth so that no one would have to drive, which was very nice. They took the bridal party first & then went back to pick up all of the guests. It worked out great.<br />
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Melissa & Noah got married at the <a href="http://www.vsattui.com/">V Sattui</a>, which is in St Helena. There are only a few places in the Napa Valley/St Helena area that are aloud/able to have weddings so they chose this place. There were certain things that I don't necessarily agree with on their policies but they did help Melissa & Noah have an amazing & beautiful wedding & reception. <br />
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The bridal party took pictures before the ceremony, which was great so we could enjoy the cocktail reception after the ceremony. The ceremony was perfect & beautiful. Afterwords, the bride & groom took pictures on their own & then joined everyone at the cocktail reception. </div>
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The next morning we decided to check out some more wineries. The first one we went to was <a href="http://www.hesscollection.com/">Hess Winery</a>. We had tasted a lot of wine the night before so we did not do any testings yet & ironically this is now one of my favorite wineries. We drove around most of the day just checking things out & exploring. Northern California is just absolutely beautiful & we stumbled upon some really cool places. </div>
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We also visited <a href="http://www.castellodiamorosa.com/">Castello di Amorosa</a>, which looks like a castle. This place is pretty cool & is owned by the same person who owns V Sattui. We wondered around there & check things out but did not doing any tastings there. </div>
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The last winery we visited that day was the <a href="http://www.sterlingvineyards.com/">Sterling Vineyards</a>. You take a gondola up the hill & we did the do it yourself tasting. You walk around & stop at different stations & try a different wine at each one. It was pretty cool because you just walk around at your own pace with your glass & can check things out along the way. Then you finish in a tasting room & can have some more tastings there as well. </div>
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The next morning we took a bike tour of some wineries in Napa through <a href="http://www.napavalleybiketours.com/">Napa Valley Bike Tours</a>. We both thought that this was going to be a low key stroll through some wineries, but I would definitely not describe it as that, lol. I had seriously not ridden a bike since I was in high school & one of the other couples in the tour with us showed up in all of their biking gear & obviously ride bikes a lot more than we do. We had 3 other couples with us in our group & they were all more experienced that us. Since it was the middle of June it was very hot that day too. </div>
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We met at their store and our tour guide went over some basics like hand signals, where were going, etc. I already felt like an idiot having to wear a helmet but the tour guide tells me to get my bike (which was of course in the middle of the rest). I kinda looked at him funny, like I'm probably gonna knock the rest over trying to get it because they were so close but went with it. I of course did the Pee-wee Herman & knocked over all of the other bikes! How horrifying to start it off like that! At least everyone else thought it was funny ;)</div>
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We all hopped on & Christian & I stayed in the back. They provide a little bag on the front of the bike to put your belongings in & then give you a water bottle to keep to put water (not wine) in that you can fill up at each stop. The first winery we went to was <a href="http://cliffledevineyards.com/home/cliff_lede">Cliff Lede</a>. This place wasn't too far down the street so this was a pretty low key ride. This place was beautiful & has really good wine. We ended up buying a bottle at each winery we went to on the tour. There is a van that meets up at each winery so if you buy anything they can take it back for you. </div>
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After that we rode aways to the <a href="http://www.silenusvintners.com/">Silenus Winery</a>. This was a pretty long ride & that's when the heat started to get to me. The tour guide would stop every so often to talk about a certain grape we saw or the type of vines one had. This was also a good time to drink some water to rehydrate but there was never really anywhere to stop in a shaded spot. <br />
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They provided lunch for us there on a picnic table, which was cool. Overall, the tour was probably about 5 hours so that was nice to have a little break too. We got to have time to talk to the tour guide & other people in the group. We went back in after lunch to try some more wines.</div>
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At this location a lot of people will store their own wine there. So they make their own but also store others who do not own an entire winery. So they pretty much contract out the barrels & space. Thought that was kinda cool so you dont have to be a millionaire to make wine out there. We purchased a bottle there & went on to the the third & final winery.</div>
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After another long ride, we were at the last winery called <a href="http://www.chimneyrock.com/">Chimney Rock</a>. This place was pretty cool with a Greek architecture style. This place had the air-conditioning cranked so I was very content hanging out in there. We purchased another bottle of wine there & headed back to the shop.</div>
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That evening we hung out with my sister & her new husband & we went to <a href="http://www.meadowood.com/">Meadowood</a>. This place is in my top five meals ever! We had tried to get into the French Laundry with no luck so we had heard about them & decided to check it out. This place has four Michelin stars if that tells you what kind of meal you will have & what your bill will look like ;) </div>
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They are very forward thinking & the things that they came up with were just amazing. My sister does not eat meat & they even adjusted her courses to her taste. I believe we ended up having 10 courses which was $225/person. You can also do the wine pairings which I believe was another $225/person. I did not do the wine pairing because I don't really drink when I'm eating. The only thing that I did not like was I was pretty full when we left. At those type of places you should be comfortably full when you leave, not overly. But we also drank a bottle of wine on the way, so that could have had something to do with it too ;)</div>
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Sadly, I can't even tell you what half of this is but it was so freaking delicious. Please excuse the poor pictures, we did not want to bring our huge camera in or use a flash. If you want to see what the food really looks like, please visit their <a href="http://www.therestaurantatmeadowood.com/noqt">website</a>. </div>
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We had told the waiters that Melissa & Noah had just gotten married & they took us back into their kitchen. This was the most amazing kitchen I have ever seen in my life! They had every kind of seasoning you could think of. There were probably 15 chefs back there planning out the meals for the next day. Keep in mind, we were the last couple to leave there & was probably about midnight & these guys were still working on this. The service was excellent & the food was just beyond amazing. I know it's a lot of money but as a once in a lifetime experience it was awesome! </div>
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The next morning we got up & went to Bodega Bay. On the way there we stopped in Santa Rosa at a restaurant that had been on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives called <a href="http://www.latexanita.com/">La Texanita</a>. We had probably the best Mexican that I have ever had there. We stopped there on a weekday after lunchtime so we didn't even have to wait for a table. Usually after a place is on Triple D's, there is always a long wait but they didn't have one at all. </div>
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I tried a sopa for the first time. For some reason we can just not find those in the mid-west (or at least in the Cincinnati area). Loved it! Then we also that a tostada & an enchilada. Delicious! Defiantly check it out if you are in the area. </div>
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After lunch we headed to Bodega Bay. This was a part of California that I have never seen before. It kind of reminded me of Portugal. Northern California is probably the prettiest part of the United States that I've seen. I haven't been all over but it's pretty cool. </div>
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We drove along the ocean & just stopped at random places that we wanted to check out. I don't know if it's normally like this but it was windy as heck! As we walked along the beach you would get pelted with sand & it was pretty cold. At one point we walked up to the top of a hill & you felt like you were going to get blown off! I had to sit down at first because I literally thought I was gonna fall off, lol. The views were just breathtaking & amazing there. </div>
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I have always, always wanted to ride horses along the beach & Christian surprised me with a ride in Bodega Bay. Melissa & Noah had come up there too so they joined us. We went through Chans<a href="http://www.chanslorranch.com/">lor Ranch & Retreat </a>who actually uses a lot of rescue horses. I believe part of the fee goes to helping the horses as well. Also, if you go with 4 people go, you get one person free. Awesome deal & it goes to helping the horses. </div>
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It ended up being about a two hour ride & I absolutely loved it! I of course ended up with the largest horse who likes to buck at the other horses sometimes so I went in the back. He also kept trying to eat along the way, which was pretty funny. When we got down to the beach our guide took off on his horses & ours followed. This was not a trot but a full on run. I was half screaming, half laughing the whole time. This was such a neat experience & the horses were so sweet. </div>
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After the ride we went to Jenner & got some barbecue oysters & clam chowder at <a href="http://cafeaquatica.com/index.html">Cafe Aquatica</a>. They oysters were very, very yummy! </div>
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Along the way we came upon Lake Sonoma. This is probably one of the most beautiful lakes I have seen. Gosh, I wish I could afford to live here! We found the park where there is a visitors section or something & found this overlook with a high porch that overlooked the entire lake. It was an awesome view. </div>
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We made our way to Headlsburg. That night we had reservations at another kick ass restaurant called <a href="http://www.cyrusrestaurant.com/">Cyrus</a>. Which sadly I just learned will be closing at the end of this month due to what <a href="http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2012/07/12/cyrus-to-be-taken-over-by-hotel-les-mars/">sounds like</a> the landlord is being a greedy asshole. Hopefully they'll come up something else that we'll just have to go check out from them. Cyrus has two Michelin stars, which is pretty hard & rare to get. </div>
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You have a choice between a five or eight course menu. We of course went for the eight ;) I believe it was $150/person & then had the optionable wine pairing for another $150. This dinner was beyond amazing! They were very forward with their meals & choices as well. I'd even venture to say we liked Cyrus a little more than Meadowood. Again, please excuse the pictures, we didn't want to bring our large camera in or turn on the flash. </div>
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The coolest things were the cheese & dessert carts. Oh my gosh they were to die for! I think in between the fifth & six course they brought out this cheese cart that has cheeses from other countries. They offer you one that is the more unusually (stinky) cheeses & your other choice is the not so stinky ones. Christian is all about the stinky cheeses & he had that. I got the other one. Then they actually give you a dessert in the end with your meal. Then after that, they bring out the dessert cart. They bring out little to-go boxes & let you pick out what you want. Delicious!!! Definitely in my top five of best meals ever. At the end the also bring you a typed up menu with your names & date on it, pretty cool. </div>
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The not so stinky cheeses (served Artisanal & Farmhouse)</div>
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The dessert cart!!!! </div>
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The next winery we visited was The Arista Winery. This was a cool but chill place to visit. It was just very relaxed atmosphere there. We did a tasting there & continued on our way.</div>
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The final winery we visited for the day was Gary Farrell. This was one of my favorite ones we visited. The tasting room had a great view over the valley. We were there until they closed & then headed on our way for some late lunch.<br />
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The nice guy at Jordan had recommended a good restaurant called <a href="http://www.barndiva.com/">Barndiva</a>. This was a great lunch spot. We has asparagus soup, seared ahi & duck. Yummy, yummy. </div>
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Afterwords we decided to go for a beer & went to the Bear Republic brewpub. It was cool to go there because it was a different scene than the wine that we had all week long. Just wish we could get it in Kentucky so my company could carry it ;)</div>
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That night we were still feeling beer so we went to the <a href="http://www.pattersonspub.com/windsor_home.html">Patterson's Pub</a> in Windsor. We just grabbed a burger & some beers & hung out there most of the night. Nothing crazy on the food or beer but just was a good hang out spot. </div>
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Our last night in Headlsburg we went to a local seafood restaurant called <a href="http://www.starkrestaurants.com/willis_seafood.html">Willi's</a>. This was excellent. We got the large seafood platter & it was great! Seafood & wine go so well together ;)</div>
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Here's a pic of the of the wine we have acquired so far on the trip. We also ended up with a couple bottles of Korbel & V Sattui as well. </div>
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The next morning we got up & headed to our last winery at Korbel. It was kinda early so we had a tasting & a sandwich there (they have a nice deli there) & headed on the road to meet back up with my sister & her husband in Belvedere for the weekend that evening. </div>
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On the way back we drove along highway one past Bodega Bay again & walked down the see the seals along where the Russian River comes out into the ocean. They must hang out there for the fish. They were so cute! </div>
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Our first stop on the way was <a href="http://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm">Point Reyes Park</a>. Again, another part of California that I had never seen or heard of that kinda reminded me of Europe. This place was beautiful! First we found the <a href="http://www.protrails.com/galleries/view/130">McClures Beach Trailhead</a>. We parked in the lot & hiked down the the beach. This beach was just beautiful. I'm pretty sure any beach that you go down to at Point Reyes park is just amazing. </div>
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Next we drove over to the other end where the light house/visitors center is. This was pretty much as close as you can get to to the middle of no where. We parked & walked up to the visitors center. On the way, you are the highest point of the park. It's so consistently windy that the trees now are permanently leaning. </div>
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Up until four-thirty, you can walk down to the lighthouse (winds after that exceed over forty miles per hour). Unfortunately we got there around five. On the platform overlooking the lighthouse there is actually a sign saying it's one of the most windiest points in the world. You could literally lean into the wind, it was crazy. We even saw a deer with her baby wondering around in the middle of nowhere up there. </div>
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That evening we meet tmy sister & her husband in Belvedere at his family's house. This place is so peaceful & just breathtaking with beautiful views of the city. It's kinda cool to be away from all of the craziness of San Francisco & just look out upon it. Most of the house is over the water so you could the waves crashing from underneath you, loved it. </div>
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That night he hung out at the house & watched the sunset. Then we went to <a href="http://servino.com/">Servino</a> for dinner. They had some really good seafood & Italian food. Then we went to a local bar for a few drinks called <a href="http://www.samscafe.com/">Sam's Anchor Cafe</a>.</div>
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The next day we got a nice tour of San Francisco from Noah & Melissa. Noah drove us around all day & showed us so many things, it was great. We first went to a local brewery called <a href="http://www.southernpacificbrewing.com/">Southern Pacific</a>. It was pretty cool & had some good bar food too. </div>
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We ended up at the <a href="http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/">San Fran Ferry Building</a> at the <a href="http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers_market.php/">Farmer's Market</a>. They had a lot of great different foods along with some really good people watching ;) The best things we had there was the seaweed wrap tacos. Delicious!!! </div>
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After walking around we drove around some more. We had to go down the famous curvy road Lombard Street. Unfortunately everyone goes really slow, it just kinda like sitting in traffic. They even have police directing traffic because it's so busy there. Then we checked out their apartment & walked around at the local beach. Then we drove back over the San Francisco bridge back to Belvedere. </div>
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I had not been to San Francisco since I was a teenager so it was great to go out there & really experience everything. Northern California is such a fun & beautiful area. If we could afford it, we'd so move out there. It's such a great place to visit for good food, good wine & beautiful scenery. </div>
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The last week of September, 2011 Christian & I went on our trip to Greece. It was during the start of the protesting so we expected to maybe run into some snags but it didn't really effect our entire trip. As always, I am the bad luck charm when traveling with Christian for vacation. He travels weekly & never has an issues but when we try to go on vacation, that's when stuff gets messed up ;)<br />
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It started with our flight getting delayed out of Cincinnati to New York, where our connection was before Athens. Well it got so delayed that we were going to miss our flight to Athens. So we hung out in the sky club for several hours & caught a flight from Cincinnati to Paris & then would connect to Athens. Thank goodness it's an overnight flight to Europe because it's way easier to sleep on the way there ;) We were also lucky enough to be upgraded to the economy plus seats, so we had a little extra space. We got to Paris in the morning & then our flight was delayed because the baggage carriers were on strike; which is better than we thought because there had been an air strike the day before.<br />
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Eventually we make it to Athens & of course our luggage did not make it on our plane too. The next flight from Paris wasn't coming for another three hours so we decided to pick up our rental car & drive a little around Athens. When we came back the luggage people with Air France (Delta) were nice enough to look up the name of the <a href="http://www.sakalihotel.gr/en/index.php">Mansion Sakali</a> were were staying at to let them know that we would be there late at night.<br />
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We got our luggage & were on our way to the town of Pinakates in the Pelion area. We had absolutely no clue how long it would take us & we didn't leave until after it was already dark. Thank goodness if was freeway most of the way so it was well lit most of the way. Another things was pretty much all of the signs were in Greek & then there would be another sign shortly in English. When they had the Olympics there they did this to make it easier for everyone to get around. Thank goodness this was already done! It was when we got closer that it wasn't so easy. We had to stop to ask directions & were suppose to call when we were close. This was a chore in it's own with the language barrier. In Athens, pretty much everyone spoke English. This was the first place that we been that we were not familiar with the language. We both know a little Spanish, which can kinda be close to Italian & Christian knows German. Greek, we knew absolutely nothing about, lol. I mean, even the alphabet is completely different! This wasn't so much an issue in the larger towns but in the little ones, we had to be creative with communication.<br />
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At about Two AM, we finally made it to <a href="http://www.sakalihotel.gr/en/index.php">Mansion Sakali</a>. The couple who owns the mansion doesn't actually live there so there were nice enough to come back to let us in. We got settled in & hit the sack after a long almost thirty-six hours of traveling. We woke up the next morning well rested & ready to explore a little. This mansion was beautiful! It was a mansion that consisted of eight rooms & a guesthouse. We actually learned the next morning when talking with the owners that their busy season is actually in the winter because many tourists come there to stay & then go skiing during the day. There were two other couples there the first morning & they checked out that day. So we had the whole entire place to ourselves the rest of the time.<br />
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We had a delicious breakfast & then hopped in our BMW coupe rental car & headed out to do some exploring & find some beaches. The drive was just absolutely beautiful! Then as we were driving along, we came across some wild pigs. They were just hanging out on the side of the road & didn't seem to mind us. After about a thirty minute drive, we found an amazing beach. Pretty much at every beach there is public parking. So we found a spot & hiked down to the beach. The beach was beautiful; the water was so clear & had amazing landscape. The only thing different about this beach than other ones that I had been to is it was bit rocky but nothing major.</div>
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This beach was a short one but it was perfect because there are so many beaches along the coast, that none of them were ever crowded. A couple times we actually found ourselves to be the only ones on some beaches. We went at such a perfect time because it is right after summer vacation is over; the crowds are gone but the weather is still perfect. It did get cold a couple nights along the water but during the day, the beaches were warm & sunny. This beach was unique too because it had almost caves all along it. We hung out there for a couple hours & then continued through the mountains, looking for some lunch.<br />
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After driving through the mountains we stumbled upon this restaurant in the middle of no where. There were two other tables with people & no one including the staff spoke English. We figured that at some point in this trip we would run into this but we weren't exactly prepared, lol. We had purchased a translation book but it was pretty much pointless because we didn't know how to pronounce anything. So we were given a menu & it was actually written in Greek & English. So we picked out what we wanted & just pointed to what we wanted since the waitress didn't understand English. So somehow we kinda figured out that there were only certain things available on the menu (because it was really big). I don't know if it was because it was during off season or that's just how they do it daily & just have the daily specials. But we ended up literally just pointing to what the people had around us & went with it.<br />
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And the food was so freaking good! We had goat cheese with olive oil, bread, fried potatoes, cabbage & pork. They serve olive oil with everything in Greece, we loved it. It was like how ketchup in in the US, it was pretty much brought out to you or at the end of the table like a regular condiment.<br />
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We finished lunch & started to head back towards Pinakates. Along the way back we saw some goats just chilling on the side of the road with their herder. It was pretty funny but every time we drove by a heard of goats, it smelled like feta cheese! I normally don't like it back home but it was so delicious there because they always put a lot of olive oil on it & it was always so fresh. We did not get back until after dark because we were just driving around seeing all of the scenery & exploring the mountains.<br />
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Since we didn't get back until later, we ate at Pileas Restaurant, which was on the same block of where we were staying. The only thing was, it was a Sunday night & it was off season. So by the time we got there around nine PM, there were only a few customers in there just drinking. We ran into the same situation where they just had available what they made that day but it was all great choices. We had some meat, veggies & the house wine, that they made in the town.<br />
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The next morning we decided to get up & drive down the coast & check out little spots along the Mediterranean Sea. We stopped along a couple villages with beaches and/or little fishing towns. At one point we were trying to find one little town & ended up getting a little lost. We were close to the town but couldn't actually figure out how to get there & to the beach. We somehow ended up on this dirt road that turned into a rocky drop off. At that point we decided to park the car & get out and check it out. We walked all of the way down this path to find ourselves in someone's driveway with a fence separating it from the beach. So we turned around, walked back up & went to the beach right next to it, lol. Driving through there we did end up on top of a hill with an awesome view & ended up being the only people on this beach.<br />
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Our final stop was a small fishing village called Agia Kyriaki. It was at the very tip of the Pelion coast that went out to the Pagasitikos gulf. This little town was so cool. Only the locals could drive into the town, so we parked the car & walked in. We found a restaurant called the Fish Tavern (O Manoaae, closest Greek letters in English). This was one of the best meals that I've ever had. We ordered a Greek salad, langoustines (kinda in between a shrimp & lobster) & octopus. This seafood has obviously just been caught that day & was cooked perfectly. I've only really had langoustines in Europe but this was the best I've ever had. The service was great & it was perfect because you sat out eating, facing the ocean with just a beautiful view.<br />
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The drive back to the mansion was one of the coolest drivers we've ever had in so many different ways. First, as when we were leaving, we came up on this curving road & the entire road was blocked by a herd of goats! We didn't know what to do. Quickly they kinda spread out along the side of the road & up the side of the mountain, the herding dog kept them going. It was crazy the way they could just go up & down the jagged rocks. It was like something you see out of the movies. The herding dog was serious about his job, Christian got out of the car to take a picture after we got through the heard & then he started to run up to him barking. Guess he didn't like us disturbing his goats.<br />
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After we made it through the herd of goats, we came around the corner to one of the most beautiful scenes I've ever seen. The sun was setting over the water & there was a perfect view over the mountains. We kinda just hung out there for a couple of minutes & enjoyed the moment, it was amazing.<br />
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The next morning we got up to head to Thessaloniki. We made our way down the mountain checking out a few more small towns along the way. One of them had an old train station that we stopped to check out. We played around for a while. I changed the direction of the track (not is not used anymore & then changed it back ;) We checked out some older building that seemed to have been there for a while & unfortunately were just kinda left & then headed on our way.<br />
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We saw a couple castles along the way & then a few beaches as well. They were always well marked so it's pretty easy to pull off & check out anything you want. Then we found our way to Mt. Olympus. This had so much history there, it was so cool. First we went to the museum & checked that out. They of course had the bathroom with no toilet & then we took the five minute drive to the actual mountain. The view was awesome & beautiful. There is a walkway & a hiking path that you can use as well. As we'd seen a couple other times, we saw some beehive areas off to the side. This seemed to be somewhat common in certain areas. After we were done checking out one part of the mountain we decided to driver up further & what do you know, we came upon a herd of goats. There was another car coming back down the mountain that couldn't get through either. The Shepard did not seem too amused so we decided to turn around & head back down the mountain.<br />
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We then went to actual ruins, this was amazing to see. To see what they had, they used & what was still preserved. After several hours we headed on to Thessaloniki.<br />
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Thessaloniki is a was a pretty busy city, with some tourists as well. Like other major cities, the traffic was a little busy & people drive kinda crazy. We were only going off of a map, so it took us a while to figure out what we were doing. We had no clue where our hotel, the <a href="http://www.capsisbristol.gr/bristol/index_en.html">Bristol Hote</a>l,<a href="http://www.capsisbristol.gr/bristol/index_en.html"></a> was so we found a parking spot & wandered around until we found it. The hotel was actually on a street where you can not park, so Christian dropped me off with our luggage & he went to find a public parking lot. Think it ended up being about 30-40 euros a day, which was cheaper than valeting or other options. Plus, we knew the car would be in good hands then.<br />
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This hotel was pretty cool because it used to the town's post office & was renovated to be a hotel. This <a href="http://www.capsisbristol.gr/bristol/index_en.html">Bristol Hotel</a> was pretty nice, with large rooms & a little balcony that you could look down upon the square on. We got settled in & walked around to check out the city. We walked around until we found a bar called Beer Art. Usually most places in Europe are all about the local beers but this place was about other importers & a couple craft beers. Think they were looking to attract the tourists. It's kinda funny to be the other way around to see how much they charge for "imported" beers from the United States instead of vice versa. We hung out there for an hour or so & walked around the town.<br />
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After walking for a bit, we found a cool little restaurant where we decided to have dinner. The closest it's spelled in Greek is Aaibonin. Like most towns, there will always be a large area that is primarily restaurants & bars. We typically will find those places & kinda figure out where the locals are hanging out. You can usually pick out where the tourist hangouts are, sometimes they try to Americanize things too much & we always avoid those places. </div>
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We got a pretty cool waiter & he started us off with some Ouzo. I had never had it before but had heard plenty of stories, I should have known that was a bad idea to drink it ;) We ended up hanging out there after we finished our dinner & having some more drinks & then eventually wandered back to our hotel.<br />
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The next morning we got up & decided to check out the city of Thessaloniki. We first found our way to the Aristotelous Square, which was a large area surrounded by coffee places, restaurants & hotels. We got a coffee & just hung out at the square & people watched. We love doing this in a countries just seeing how people dress, interact, just in general how they are.<br />
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We finished our coffee & continued walking around the city. It was pretty cool to be walking around in a large city & just see ancient ruins just in the middle of a bunch of buildings & a park. The other crazy thing was the parking. Everyone just parks where ever the heck they want. It was usually still on the street but since everyone drives smaller cars, they just squeeze in where they can or just park in front of another car & double park or heck, even triple parked! Pretty much if someone blocked you in, you were screwed. Needless to say, it was just better to leave our car in the lot all day.<br />
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We found a couple of beautiful churches along the way. Europe has some of the most beautiful & amazing churches that I've ever seen. If you do go to Europe during the summer and/or spring & wear tank tops a lot, make sure that you carry a light long sleeve shirt with you. I always carry a light zip-up hoodie that I can just throw on when going into the churches because a lot of them do not allow tank tops.<br />
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We found a little farmers market & restaurant area & stumbled upon a place called Brothers in Law that you tell a lot of locals were there on their lunch break. They were packed & instead of us having to wait, they quickly just brought out another table out of no where & set it up for us. This was one of the best lunches that I've ever had.<br />
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This was one of the funniest things we saw there. There was a "gourmet" food shop that contained this stuff in the window. We loved that they looked at El Paso & Swiss Miss as those ;) It was too funny not to take a picture.<br />
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Always being along the water, you are guaranteed a good sunset. We were definitely not proven wrong in Thesssaloniki. It was beautiful watching the sun set behind the mountains. It was a week night & there was a large crowd just hanging out watching it. There were street vendors near the Lefkos Pyrgos tower, which was where was most people watched the sun set. We grabbed a couple beers, sat on the steps & watched the sun go down.<br />
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We then headed a place that was recommend from the staff of the Bristol called <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Restaurant_Review-g189473-d785537-Reviews-AGIROVOLI-Thessaloniki_Macedonia_Region.html">Agirovoli</a>. </div>
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This place had the absolute best crab cakes I have ever had in my life! The crab was fresh & it was seasoned perfectly. My mouth is watering just thinking about it ;) We also had fried zucchini, octopus & another seafood dish & topped it off with a bottle of wine. It was perfect.<br />
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The next morning we got up very early to go to "fingers" of Greece. This is an area southeast of Thessaloniki that has three little strips of land that go into Aegean Sea. It took us about 45 minutes or so to get to the area. This area is normally packed during the summer but it was practically empty when we went, it was awesome! We spent most of the day driving from beach to beach or just hanging out on the beach. Every single place we stopped was absolutely beautiful & so peaceful. I couldn't even tell you what cities we went to but we went along the coast of the first finger.<br />
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On our way back to Thessaloniki, we found a little restaurant called Tabepna? It looked kinda touristy but it was the only place that we could find around there that was serving food at that time or that was open. Even with it looking kinda not that great, it still was really good.<br />
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We had heard from several people about a place called <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g189473-d806412-Reviews-Seven_seas-Thessaloniki_Macedonia_Region.html">Seven Seas</a>. It was a little seafood restaurant that was close to the Aristotelous Square. For our last night there we decide to splurge a little bit on dinner. We had heard this place was a little pricey & kinda trendy but we were glad we checked it out. Seven Seas was in the busy area with bars all around it. We found a table outside in the court & hung out there for a couple of hours. We ordered salmon carpaccio, prawns & oysters; everything was delicious. We thought it was pretty funny because they had Alaskan King Crab legs there. Think we can get it a little fresher back here.<br />
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At the end of the meal, they bring out a tray with with four different sweet liquors on it with shot glasses. You can drink as much as you like & it's on the house. It was a bit too sweet for us but it was pretty funny.<br />
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The next morning we got up & headed on our way to Athens. It took us about four hours to get there. We drove back by My Olympus on our way down & it was a beautiful day. At about half way there we stopped at a rest stop. Even the food at the rest stop was very good. There were a bunch of tour buses there that were grabbing some lunch too. It was interesting because each bus seemed to be different types of tourists; ones that were Greek, ones that were Germans, etc.<br />
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After a few more hours, we got closer to Athens. Unfortunately we got there around rush hour on a Friday so it took a little longer to get into the city but it was entertaining sitting in traffic too. We found the rental car place back by the airport to turn it back in (there was no need to keep it in Athens with the public transportation & lack of parking spots). We found a cab & had to wait in line for a minute & then had him take us to our hotel. Being in a cab made me glad that we had dropped off the car. Just the way everyone drives & being so inpatient did not seem like a fun city to drive in.<br />
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We had used hotel points to stay at the <a href="http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/athens">Intercontinental of Athens</a>. We stayed at one of these in Madrid & knew it was pretty swanky but this one was even more but it was a pretty freaking awesome hotel. At first I was a little thrown off because there were guards that were carrying guns. With there being an extremely nice jewelery store in the hotel & when famous politicians, actors, etc come to Athens, they stay there, that seemed a little more reasonable. As our welcome gift, they left us a nice bottle of Olive Oil, score!<br />
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We were prepared to see something going on while in Athens because it was during the riots/protests. To be honest, we didn't really even see anything. We saw a couple banners hanging & a couple large groups but that was it. I guess one of the nights that we were there there was a large protest but completely missed that one.<br />
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We got cleaned up & by the time we had gotten ourselves together, it had gotten dark. We asked the concierge where the best place to hang out & grab some drinks was. We were told Pireos street was pretty popular, so we decided to check it out. We got a cab & got dropped off in the area. It was a bunch of bars & restaurants & everyone was hanging out. Like in a lot of other cities in Europe, a lot of people go out later in the evening. So we found a bar first to have a few drinks. The one we went to had a balcony that overlooked the square, which seemed like the popular place to hang out. We sat there for over an hour just people watching & having some drinks.<br />
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We then found our way to a cute little restaurant within the square. We ordered some awesome seafood & people watched for several hours. It was kinda crazy because we saw some gypsies hanging out at the square trying to getting money for flowers. As we drank more & more wine, this became more entertaining. They were trying to hand the flowers to people & then would chase them down to get money from them. They were literately pressing them up against peoples chests & then asking for money. Well after watching this for a while, we were prepared ;) A girl tried to put a flower on Christian & he went like he was gonna bite the flower as a little vampire move, lol. I'm pretty sure it scared the crap out of her & she continued on without asking for us for money. We had such a wonderful night just hanging out & enjoying everything.<br />
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Saturday morning we got up very early because we were fitting a lot into one day. We decided to walk to the main tourist spots to walk off some of the food & boozes. I think this was suggested to me by my husband so that we could walk past the motorcycle store district ;) I have to admit, it was pretty cool to see a lot of the bikes that we don't even have here yet & the cool shops.<br />
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It ended up being almost an hour between going in the stores & getting to the first site. With this being one of the oldest cities in the world we pictured it very busy & crowded but it was not at all. Don't get me wrong, it was busy but think since we came in the end of September, it was after the big tourist season but it was still perfect & the weather was still awesome.<br />
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The first place that we went to was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Hadrian">Hadrian's Arch</a>. You can walk around the gates outside or you can buy the ticket that gets you into all of the main sites. Definitely worth it to get the ticket! After you pass the arch, it brings you to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Olympian_Zeus,_Athens">Temple Of Olympian Zeus</a>. I know this is just some columns but it was just absolutely amazing to see. We walked around the columns for over an hour and a half. It was just so cool to see the ones that were still standing & the ones that had fallen over on it's side.<br />
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After checking out the temple we headed across the street to see the rest of the sites. Unfortunately we saw a decent amount of stray dogs, this always makes me so sad but we ran into one that was not so sweet that day. As we crossed the street, there was a dog just chilling there & Christian made a little noise/call to him & it went after his ankle & kinda nipped at him. There were some tourists around & everyone was very surprise that it happend. We thought that was pretty odd but just stayed away from the strays the rest of the time.<br />
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There is a shopping/restaurant area at the bottom of the hill of the <a href="http://www.acropolisofathens.gr/">Acropolis</a>, we grabbed something real quick & then headed up the large hill to the Acropolis. This was a hike but it was so worth it when you got to the top. It's crazy to imagine how those people got those huge, enormous stones to the top of the hill. I have no clue how!<br />
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We got to the top a wondered around there for over an hour, it was amazing & just breathtaking up there. Along the way to the top there were many things to look at. First there was an ancient stadium & then a couple of smaller archaeological sites. Then before you get to the top there was another stadium that they actually restored & still use.<br />
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When you get to the top, the view is completely amazing; you have a complete 360 degree view of Athens. You can look down upon the Temple of Olympian Zeus, across to the next mountain with a random building on top of it to the other people starting the walk up the hill. There is only one opening to bring you out to the very top that has all of the sites. It's kinda weird to think about but some of these stones have been walked on so much for thousands of years & just every day from tourists that it literally has worn down the rocks to being completely smooth & actually are kinda slippery.<br />
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You walk into this almost open field and then are surrounded by all of these ancient buildings. First we went to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon">Parthenon</a>, this was way better than the pictures you have seen. The only odd thing was they are continuously trying to restore these stones & make them last as long as possible, so there are a couple cranes around or a ladder here & there.<br />
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Next we walked to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Athena_Nike">Temple Athena Nike</a>, then to down the hill to some more ruins. This was such a perfect day to be there. The sky was so blue with some clouds in it. It was kinda hot that day but it was pretty windy on the top of the mountain so it cooled it off a bit.<br />
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Next we walked down the backside of the hill where we walked through some more ancient ruins & then to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Hephaestus">Temple of Hephaestus</a>. We found a bench & just hung out there people watching for a bit with the temple of Hephaestus in the background. We randomly met a couple on their honeymoon from New York & spoke with them for a bit.<br />
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This whole entire area was ruins every where, it was amazing. We then ended up at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoa_of_Attalos">Stoa of Attalos Museum</a>. This beautiful place was made of limestone & marble and had been reconstructed in the 1950's. Up until 267 AD it was the town shopping area that was used for centuries.<br />
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The final place that we went to that day was to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_the_Winds">Tower of the Winds</a>. This place is an octagon shaped, marble tower that had sundials, a water clock & a wind vane. That is pretty crazy to think they were using that way back then! This was pretty neat too because it was just in the middle of town.<br />
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We left that little area & walked throughout the town. We eventually made our way back to the hotel & decided to go to a nice dinner for our last night in Greece.<br />
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We were recommended by our concierge to go to <a href="http://www.plous-podilatou.gr/plous-en.html">Plous Podilatou</a>. This place was known as a great seafood restaurant & it lived up to it's reputation! Since we had a reservation, we were seated immediately along the water. The crazy thing about this place is they must of originally purchased the place across the street & then got the space we were in that was right on the water. So the kitchen was across the street. So every time the waiter brought food over to our area, they had to carry the tray across the busy street! So they have a guy there that is just stopping cars & watching out for the staff crossing over.<br />
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It was a little chilly that night but for non chilly nights the whole front wall was windows that could open up along the dock, pretty cool. There were so many great choices on the menu it was pretty hard to choose. We decided to have a couple appetizers & then split an entree. We ordered a salad, grilled sardines, octopus & then an entire red snapper. Oh my gosh, everything was so delicious & then to top if off, we finished with a chocolate souffle. Again, absolutely delicious!<br />
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After we were finished with dinner, we grabbed a cab back to the hotel. The next morning we got up early & headed to the airport to head back home. There were not any strikes going on that day so we did not have any problems getting to the airport of getting home.<br />
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I know I say this every time but this was seriously one of the most amazing countries that I have ever been to. With such beautiful scenery, amazing food & historical places, it makes this county so unique with having some many cool things about it. We hope to go back to Greece & travel the islands next time. This is too great of a country to not to return to.</div>
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<img height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgpMkvo-CTr9HK_dkj1tPemomGiAXyfdSpQPuUhl3LUfHj2D2cydTM9T7PSPxUyooF1FrrqVFM7G7yrDByAzFD9Z_dDhM3-uU0XKaYfEsbsDY-dtzeJuy36fnYNSgep3X0ZgaRIP5ilw/s640/IMG_8132.JPG" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 526px; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 49159px;" width="96" />LisaPettithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784448294034405985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047170067267124359.post-22404951366478913502011-03-01T02:43:00.000-08:002012-09-30T19:00:27.797-07:00Costa Rica<div style="text-align: center;">
On Presidents day weekend in 2011, Christian and I left for Costa Rica. We both had never been there but had heard many great things about this country. The flight was pretty short, which was nice. We had a layover in Atlanta & then on to Costa Rica. Christian got upgraded to first class, so being the wonderful husband that he is, he made me take his seat. In less than three hours, we landed in San Jose, Costa Rica. We had rented a car through Hertz so we found the booth at the airport & the shuttle took us to our car. We had asked for a SUV/crossover because we had heard the roads weren't too great there. We had heard they were a little bumpy so we needed something potential for close to off-roading. They gave us a little Japanese car called a BeGo, pretty much like a Honda Rav4 or something. The thing that cracked us up was the spare wheel was locked & then there was a lock through the shifter in the car. The people at the Hertz place said that they put them on all cars but at no time during the entire trip did we feel unsafe or have any problems for thieves. You are going to have that anywhere you go but because they do have so many tourist that they are just being overcautious.</div>
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We didn't arrive until night time so we took the map they gave us and found our way to the Holiday Inn where we were staying for the night. There really is not much in San Jose other than the airport. It's in the middle of the county so no ocean & it was very dry, almost like Arizona.</div>
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That night we walked across the street to a casino/bar to grab some dinner since we got in so late. It was a Friday night so it was pretty busy. There were so many people there having a blast; dancing, drinking, eating, everything. Boy these guys could dance too, I'd only wish I could dance that good. We had a couple beers & ordered some appetizers. The one thing they do a lot with bottled beer there is wrap a napkin around the bottle because it sweats so much from the humidity, I had never seen that before. The seviche was the best seviche I ever had. This pretty much became my meal of choice in Costa Rica because it was delicious every single time I had it! Probably the most common meal there was chicken & beans. The food there was always delicious & the seafood was so fresh & yummy.</div>
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The next morning we got up & headed towards the first city we were going to called Puerto Viejo. The worst part was just getting out of San Jose, lol. We had a map with street signs but the only thing was, there were not any street signs! So we had to use points on the map & try to count out the number of streets. Needless to say, it took us a little bit & a few detours to get out of San Jose & on our way.</div>
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Once we got out of town & through a little construction, we were on our way. With a couple stops I believe it took us about 3 1/2 -4 hours to get to Puerto Viejo. Once we got a little bit out of town, it was not really a freeway anymore but more just a road. It was beautiful driving through the mountains & enjoying the scenery. You are literally driving through the rain forest, it was amazing. A supermarket chain that you will see is one called the Maxi Bodega. We stopped there & stocked up on water, beer (we drank mostly Imeperial or Pilsen, both the local beers) & some snacks. We stopped at one of those in the mountains & continued on our drive. Also, as you get closer to towns, there are always little restaurants along the road (they call them sodas) that you can stop at & grab a bite to eat. We stopped at one when we were just outside of Limon, which is a Cruise Ship port. Pretty much any of these sodas that you go to are gonna be good. They are usually locally owned with local foods.</div>
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You have never seen a street covered in potholes until you have driven in Costa Rica. We had heard that it was bad near Manuel Antonio (the 2nd place we were going to) but most tourists don't come to Puerto Viejo. Once you get closer to the city, the pot holes seem to get a little worse. You literally are swerving across the whole entire road to avoid them. I believe because they get so much rain down there, if they repaired them, it simply would not be worth it because they'll just come back again. So give yourself a little more time if you are driving & be prepared for a little bit of a bumpy ride ;) They weren't scary of course just more funny than anything.</div>
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That afternoon we arrived to the town of Puerto Viejo & found where we were staying called <a href="http://www.shawandhalodge.com/">The Shawandha Lodge</a>. This place was beyond awesome! Everyone gets their own open air bungalow back in the jungle with no phone or TV, perfect. You are literally staying in the jungle. It was so peaceful & beautiful there.</div>
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After we got settled in, we threw our swimsuits on & walked down to check out the beach, which was just across the street. Puerto Viejo is on the Caribbean side so it reminded us a lot of being on Jamaica or the Virgin Islands. The water was very blue with lots of palm trees & beautiful sunsets. There was always a lot of reggae playing & everyone there seemed to have that nice, down to earth vibe.</div>
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The cool thing about this city was that it was not very touristy. There were a lot of locals that only spoke Spanish, so thank goodness we remembered some from school ;) This town was very chill & everyone was very nice. We hung out on the beach for a while & then drove into town (it was only about a 5 minute drive or so). We walked around on the beach a little more & in town & found a place called the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g309265-d1443184-Reviews-Beach_Hut_Garden_Lounge-Puerto_Viejo_Province_of_Limon.html#REVIEWS">Beach Hut</a>. It was a cool little place on right on the beach & the water & they had fantastic food.</div>
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That night we went to Point Uva to watch the sun set, a lot of the locals had recommended it. The ground was a little damp so I knew it would be a little muddy. It was a little hike up the hill & out to the point but it was a great view of the beach & the sunset. On our way back down I had a little mishap & slipped in the mud. Luckily only my feet got covered.</div>
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The next morning we were woken up by this horrific sound at about 6AM. It sounded like the loudest, scariest gorilla or something. To be honest, I was quite scared since we didn't know what it was, the jungle was complete silence but this noise. When we went to breakfast in the restaurant provided by Shawandha, we asked them about the noise. Apparently they were howler monkeys; which turned out to be these little cute things, just have a very loud call apparently. The whole rest of the trip the same thing happened almost every day but we were able to just go back to sleep knowing what it was the next time ;) We finished our breakfast & headed to the beach. It was pretty hot there but otherwise, perfect weather. We just hung out & went swimming, a nice, relaxing day.</div>
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The next day we got up & went to the <a href="http://www.jaguarrescue.com/jag_site/Home.html">Jaguar Rescue Center</a>, this was a pretty cool place. They rescue animals, rehabilitate them & then release them back into the wild. You pay a donation fee & walk around with a group of about ten people. They had everything there from snakes to toucans to sloths (two and three toed) & monkeys and even large cats called Margay. It was really neat to see the people that work there interact with them. You could go up & pet/hold the sloths & monkeys & they were such loving creatures. The cutest thing is one of the sloths loved his teddy bear so he was just chillin on it. This was really the only place where we saw any wildlife while in Puerto Viejo. We also saw this crazy sharp tree, it had sharp thorns coming out of it.</div>
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This spider was not being rescued, he was just hanging out there. This was probably the most common spider was saw there but it was always in the jungle. Never really close to people or buildings, which was fine with me!</div>
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After visiting with all of the animals, we went to the beach to hang out and watch the surfers. Puerto Viejo has some great waves so it is a big surfing town. These guys were pretty good, we even saw someone doing a handstand on his board. On our last night, we had a lovely dinner at the lodge.</div>
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Unfortunately I can not remember the names of the places that we ate while visiting Puerto Viejo. We always went to little soda during the day & then found places at night by just randomly walking around town. In the heart of Puerto Viejo, there was a very large open aired bar that we hung out at a couple times. It seemed to be the busiest place there, they had a live band every time we were there. It was a fun place to hang out at. I can pretty much say that any place that we found there had wonderful meals. Nothing was Americanized there & you got the real, authentic foods.</div>
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Our last day we got up early & headed towards the other side of the country to Manuel Antonio. Unfortunately there was not an easy way to get there so we had to go the opposite way & go back through San Jose. On the map it showed a road that looked like it would have cut straight across the country but we were told by locals that they didn't know if it actually existed the whole way (like it could just end, roads could have been washed away, etc) so we stuck with the way were knew we could get there.</div>
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Again, it was a beautiful drive through the mountains. The map looked like we could just take the freeway straight from San Jose to Manuel. After we were outside of San Jose, we almost had a Chevy Chase vacation moment. We were flying down the freeway & all of a sudden large road closed signs were in front of us! We came to a complete stop thankfully before running into the signs & got off at the exit. I'm assuming we missed some signs along the way ;) We found the detour but this took you higher up in the mountains on thin windy roads, boy that was fun. It was cool though because you went through all of the little mountain towns & we saw some beautiful views.</div>
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When we were a couple hours away from Manuel, you are driving through a banana plantation. There were banana trees every where on the side of the road & I mean every where! It's kinda funny because there were Dole & Chiquita trucks taking them away so guess they really aren't that different, huh? When we were about an hour away, we stopped in a little town called Jaco at the <a href="http://tacobar.info/">Tacobar</a> to get some fish tacos. There were signs along the way & fish tacos sounded really good, they hit the spot. This town is known for it's surfing as well. We stopped & grabbed a bite & continued towards Manuel. Below is a picture of Jaco across from the bay.</div>
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After about eight hours in the car we made it to our next hotel called <a href="http://www.lamariposa.com/">La Mariposa</a>, this place was awesome! We waited kinda late to book our room so the lower grade rooms were not available but it worked out perfectly. Even though our room was a little pricey, it was amazing! It was pretty big with large windows all across two of the walls since we were on the corner. We had a beautiful view. You look straight out or to the left off our balcony, you see jungle. You look straight out or just a little to the right & it's a perfect ocean view. In the pics below, the numb of land on the right is the national park.</div>
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The funniest view we got was when you look down off of the balcony. Obviously the houses below us had been there before the hotel was built. When you looked straight down, you saw a skylight in the house below. The kicker was, it was a skylight in their bathroom! Obviously these people did not care, lol. It took us a minute to figure out what we were looking at through the skylight but the people that lived there sat on the toilet & took a shower & obviously didn't care. You'd think they'd at least get some blinds for night time of something. Needless to say, we did not look down the rest of the trip!</div>
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Manuel Antonio is where most tourist vacation when they come to Costa Rica. It is on the Pacific side, the the water is a little deeper blue than the Caribbean but it was just as warm on this side. It was a little touristy & pretty much no one even tried to speak Spanish to us. That is kinda part of the experience for us when we travel to other countries, figuring out the language & trying to communicate when you have absolutely no clue what the other person is saying to you. A lot of the waiters, etc didn't even say holla, just hello. The thing that makes Manuel Antonio so cool is they have the <a href="http://www.manuelantoniopark.com/mapk/default.asp">National Park</a> & such beautiful scenery. The 2nd & 3rd pictures below are where our room was (not in the main part of the hotel).</div>
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We checked into our room & then wandered around the grounds to see everything that was there. We headed out to one of the balconies by the pool just in time to enjoy the sunset with a couple of beers. That night we went to a restaurant right up the street & I of course had seviche.</div>
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We had heard a lot about the <a href="http://www.manuelantoniopark.com/mapk/default.asp">national park</a> so we decided to go there the next day. He hoped in the car & found parking near the park. If you don't have a car, there is a bus that takes you to the bottom of the mountain or you can walk (but the walk back up is not as easy as the way down). You pay $3 a person, which gives you access to the entire park all day long. The park was probably our favorite place to go there (probably why we ended up going there everyday but one day the entire time).</div>
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There are only so many people aloud in the park at a time so you might have to wait to go in, we never waited more than ten minutes. One thing you can do is get a tour guide that will point out various animals along the way & look through their telescope. We, along with a lot of others just walked on our own & stopped if we saw a group of people looking at something. Along the path to the beach we saw a bunch of sloths & monkeys. It was really neat to see the out in the wild, yet be so close. In Puerto Viejo, really the only place that we saw them was at the rescue center, here they were just out in the open instead. Walking down the path was extremely hot. We were there in February, I can't even imagine how hot their summers as there. The humidity from the jungle just put off so much heat.</div>
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When you come to the end of the path, it opens up to the ocean. The park is pretty much just a long piece of land that has the ocean on both sides with beaches. We decided to go to the further side first. As we were walking along the path, all of a sudden these raccoon looking things called coati, bolted across the path in front of us with monkeys chasing them. It was like being in a wile coyote cartoon or something. It looked like they were chasing them over food. Soon the monkeys came back & were enjoying the water fountain. They were so freaking adorable. They were smart too, obviously it's hot out & they were cooling off & drinking the water.</div>
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After watching the monkeys for a bit, we walked over to the beach. It was beautiful & the water was perfect. It was sandy in the water (no rocks or anything) & we just hung out there all day. It was pretty much too hot to lay out. We would lay there for like two minutes & then get in the water. So we eventually just moved our stuff under trees for some shade.</div>
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While laying in some shade we noticed a little commotion, it was some people looking at some monkeys in the trees behind us. These guys are smart, they know there are lots of people there with food (and I'm sure they get fed all of the time) & they had taken a half of a watermelon from someone. They had it laying next to them under the tree & they just came up & took it. We even saw one monkey unzip someones back pack & take off with a can of pringles. It was hilarious! They have park rangers around that try to get the food back sometimes because they don't want them relying on humans for their food supply.</div>
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We later saw another one of the coatis. Their body looks the same, it's face is just just come to more of a point than a raccoon. We later walked over to the other side of the beach & hung out there as well. After being at the beach the entire day, we walked back to our car. There is a path along the beach that leads you out (or you can go back the way you came but most go out the beach path). When you exit the park it brings you out onto the public beach. Neither beaches were ever crowded at all.</div>
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That night we had dinner at <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g309274-d1235299-Reviews-El_Patio_de_Cafe_Milagro_Bistro_Latino-Manuel_Antonio_National_Park_Province_of_Puntarenas.html">Cafe Milagro</a>. This place was great. We showed up kinda late, so there weren't a lot of people there. The seafood was awesome as usual. Also, had great service there.</div>
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The next morning we got up & had breakfast at the hotel again. The breakfast buffet every morning was delicious. They had lots to choose from too, including an omelet station. The view was perfect. It was so amazing to be waking up, sipping your coffee & eating breakfast while overlooking the ocean & the jungle. Wish I could have breakfast like that every morning ;)</div>
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We went to the national park that day again. This time, we started to hang out on the other (northern) side. This was the side you kinda walk into once you come down the path, so there were a little more people on this side but definitely not even close to being crowded. After hanging out at the beach, we got a late lunch at a place called <a href="http://www.elavion.net/">El Avion</a>. This place was built around & partially inside an airplane that had crashed back in 1980's & was transported there. It's owned by the people who own Costa Verde too, which is another popular resort in Manuel. The place was cool, the food was OK. It defiantly wasn't bad, just not like the other food we had been eating along the trip. It was probably more of a tourist attraction than anything, they even charged our credit card in dollars instead of colons. After we were done eating, we went to go check out the airplane, it was pretty cool to see that though.</div>
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That night we made it back in time to watch the sunset at the hotel. We hopped in the infinity pool & watched from there. The sunsets in Costa Rica were by far in the top three places I've seen then from, they were absolutely beautiful.</div>
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That night we went to <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g309274-d1983322-Reviews-La_Cabana_del_Chef-Manuel_Antonio_National_Park_Province_of_Puntarenas.html">La Cabana del Chef</a>. This place was two buildings away & we had heard from the hotel staff that this was the place to eat. The chef was from France & used to be the chef at out hotel until he opened his restaurant. The food was fanominal! They had a guy playing a guitar & singing & the staff was great. We had seviche for appetizers & then Christian had the sea bass. I had this four fish dinner, it was four different fish, cooked four different ways, it was so good. This was probably one of the best places that we ate at in Costa Rica. The ambiance, the food, the music, everything was fantastic.</div>
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The next morning we got up & went to the local supermarket at the top of the hill called Super Joseth. We stocked up on water, booze & hot sauce. It was fun just wandering around in there too, just checking out everything that they carried. Christian always loves finding the local hot sauce & we love drinking the local beer(s). That day we decided to go to the public beach since hadn't hung out there yet. We decided to walk all of the way to the bottom to the beach. It was a long walk even on the way down, so you can imagine how the walk back up was. We hung out where the path came down & met the beach for a while, there was practically no one there because it was close to the end & not as close to the park.</div>
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After a while, we decided to move a little further down the beach. It was pretty hot out again so we found a place that rented umbrellas & chairs. We've never rented those before but it was so hot & there wasn't any shade anywhere, it seemed like a good idea. After hanging out on the beach all day, we headed back to the hotel to watch the sunset from the pool again. The sunset was just as beautiful as the night before.</div>
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The next day we went to the national park one more time. This time, instead of hitting the beach right away, we went along a hiking path that went out to the edge of the point. It had some really great views & was pretty cool. We saw a lot of lizards & some more coati & some agoutis. I loved this beach.</div>
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That night we went back to watch the sunset one more time. We scored some chairs & let it all soak in. There are two levels of decks with two pools that you can watch it from. If you want a lounge chair by the lower pool, you need to show up a little before sunset starts.</div>
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That night we had dinner at <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g309274-d1226903-Reviews-Barba_Roja_Restaurant-Manuel_Antonio_National_Park_Province_of_Puntarenas.html">Barba Roja</a>, it was just a block away from out hotel. We had taken a nap & woke up kinda late so some places had already closed for the night. The food here was very good as well. Had great seafood & great service.</div>
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The next morning we got up & hung out at the three pools the hotel had because we had to leave in the afternoon to head back to San Jose for our flight the next morning. We checked out, threw our luggage in the car & headed to the hotel's pool. It was kinda nice because there weren't that many people at the pool since most go to the beach or do excursions during the day. While we were there, there were a bunch of squirrel monkeys that came into the trees right above the pool. They were the cutest little things. We had seen them a couple times leaping/flying from tree to tree in the distance but it was pretty cool to see them so close.</div>
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About three o'clock, we left to go back to San Jose. The freeway was still closed on the way back so we had to take the mountain roads again but that was part of the fun. Eventually we made it back to San Jose & dropped of the rental car. The Hertz guys were awesome. One of them was nice enough to drive us to our hotel instead of us having to get a cab. We were staying at the <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjocr-costa-rica-marriott-hotel-san-jose/">Marriott in San Jose</a>. This was pretty cool because it is an old plantation. The grounds were beautiful & this place was huge. We had dinner there since we didn't get to San Jose until after dark, it was pretty good.</div>
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We got up the next morning to fly home & unfortunately I got bumped off of our flight. We had purchased our flights with points & since I don't have the airline status like my husband does & hadn't really paid for my flight since we used points, I was one of the lucky few to get bumped. Obviously Christian was not gonna leave me in another country, so did not take that flight either. Therefore, we got lots of delta dollars & cash so that pretty much made it worth it in the end. The next flight wasn't for another six hours so we had nothing to do but hang out in the terminal. Their skyclub did not take Delta, nor did they have a bar there, so it was pretty boring but we eventually made it home.</div>
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Overall, our trip to Costa Rica was so amazing & fun! I loved that we did two different cities on two opposite sides of the country. People have asked me which place that I liked better & it's really hard to decide. Puerto Viejo was a fun & relaxing place on the Caribbean that wasn't very touristy. Then you have Manuel Antonio that is just beautiful, up in the mountain & has the cool wildlife around you on the pacific side. The National Park is one of the coolest places I've ever been. Keep in mind if you are traveling there if it's the rainy season (February is not) & the temperature. That is why we chose to go in February; it only rained twice, which was two nights for about 15 minutes each, that's it. Also, it's freezing cold in the US in February but it is very hot in Costa Rica. I'm assuming if you go in the Spring or Summer, it's a lot hotter. This is such a beautiful & amazing country & not that hard or far to get to, I would highly recommend vacationing at Costa Rica. We can't wait to go back!</div>
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The last week of August of 2010, Christian and I went to Sagres, Portugal & Madrid, Spain for ten days. It was my second trip to Europe and it was pretty freaking amazing! We decided to fly into Madrid, rent a car, drive to Sagres for five days and then spend our last couple of days in Madrid. Our flight wasn't bad and we slept most of the way, so it went by quickly. We got through customs pretty quickly and then found our way to the rental car which was a VW golf. Christian travels almost every week for work so he is very good at just using a map and figuring out where to go. The only problem is, he wants me to navigate and I'm not the best with directions ;) We now will always buy one of the <a href="http://www.itmb.ca/">International Travel Maps</a> from a book store before we go to the country. These are great because they are a lot more durable. They can be folded & flipped a thousand times, rained on and still be in great shape!</div>
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It took us about 8 hours to get from Madrid to Sagres in the car with a few stops on the way. Our first stop was a restaurant just off of the side of the highway. There are rest areas & restaurants all over and are very safe. We were very tired and walked into this place and no one spoke any English. We thought we were screwed, lol. Everything that I had learned before apparently drained out of my head. We kinda winged it off of words that we knew and it ended up being one the best meals that we had there. We went our our way and eventually made it to Sagres, Portugal.</div>
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The hotel stayed at was called <a href="http://www.maretabeachhotel.com/hotel-overview.html">Mareta Beach Hotel</a>, it was great. Right on the edge of town, with a simple & clean room and a cool view of the ocean out the window of Tonel beach. It only had 18 rooms, so it wasn't a huge resort & all touristy. Actually the whole town of Sagres was not very touristy at all. They had lots of locals that were very kind & friendly with some tourist like us. Another great thing about the hotel is they had a great little coffee shop at the bottom and then a pizzeria called D'Italia on the backside. We got coffee there every morning and could just charge it to our room. Like most European places, our room included breakfast, so we ate there every morning & it was delicious. Below are pictures of the hotel and the view looking out of our room. Unfortunately the rooms with the balcony were already booked but our room still had a pretty good view too.</div>
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We got there pretty late the night we arrived so we just looked around the hotel and got some dinner. I wish I remembered the name of this place but it was almost next to our hotel, pretty close to the beach. Since we were this close to the ocean and you can't get any fresher fish than this, we both got fish. It was excellent! The one thing I learned though, is when you order fish, they bring you the whole, entire fish. Bones and all. They were easy to pick around and you just leave the head. But I was a little surprised at first but it was delicious. Usually the fish would come with some rice and/or veggies.</div>
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The next morning, we put on our swimsuits and hit the beach. It was seriously like a minute walk to the beach. There was a little cafe there where you could hang out and grab a snack. We hung out there for bit and wondered around a little bit. We had heard of the local fisherman's market, so we went to go check that out later on. It was closed when we arrived because it was later in the day, so we wondered around and checked things out. We didn't make it back when it was opened but heard it was crazy when all of the boats are coming back. All of the restaurants are needing their fish for that nights dinner, so it's non stop until pretty much everything is gone. Talk about catch of the day and fresh fish for those restaurants.</div>
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We had heard a great spot to watch the sunset was on the cliffs near the famous lighthouse called Cape Sao Vicente. Sagres is the most south western part of Europe, so it's sticking pretty far out there in the Atlantic ocean. This was the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen. I know Jamaica has a pretty damn good one but this definitely topped it. It seemed like everyone in town came out there to watch the sunset from here, it was a mere three minute drive from our hotel. We had grabbed some cheese and some local beer called Sagres to eat/drink while watching the sunset. It was so perfect! I am afraid of heights, so it was a little crazy sitting that close to the edge and looking straight down at the ocean. It was a long way down.</div>
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That night we went to a restaurant called Tasca. Some of the locals had told us about it so we wanted to check it out. They were very busy when we got there but we only had to wait about twenty minutes. I wish I brought our camera with us this night, the food was amazing! For our dinner, we got three separate skewers that they bring out on a holder for a skewer, so they are just hanging there. We got one shrimp, scallops and fish each. It was a little pricey but it was kinda a touristy place with a great location and cool decor.</div>
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Later we went to the bar almost right next to our hotel with a view of the beach called Last Chance Saloon. I guess it was called that because it was literally the last building before you get to the beach/ocean. This was one of our favorite bars and we ended up going there almost every night. It wasn't over packed and was just more a of hangout place. The bartenders were cool and we made friends with one.</div>
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The next morning we got up and went to the beach. The main part was not very crowded at all. We wandered a little bit down the beach and came upon a kinda big rock pile. We could see there was still beach there, so we climbed over them and found ourselves our own private beach to ourselves. It was pretty cool and beautiful. He hung out there all day, it was so relaxing & beautiful. There was one other couple that wondered over there later, other than that, we had the whole beach to ourselves.</div>
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For lunch we wandered into town for the first time and found a cool little outside restaurant. I got the paella & Christian had the fish. It was such a large lunch but oh my gosh, was it good! As you can imagine, we ate seafood pretty much every meal because it was so fresh and very well priced. One thing that we were brought that we had never used before was literally a block & and mini sledge hammer for breaking up his shells. People were literally hammering on the seafood shells to break it open, we found it pretty assuming and entertaining to say the least ;)</div>
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The next morning we decided to get up and drive along the algarve coast and check some other towns out. We just drove along the coast and just stopped whenever we saw a cool spot. The views along the coast were just breathtaking. Along the way, we stopped a few times to check the scenery out. We even found an old fort that was on top of a hill.</div>
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We eventually made our way to the town of Lagos, which is one of the more popular/touristy towns in southern Portugal. It was beautiful there too but kinda built up and too many people there. We were there during their busy season but we definitely liked that we were staying in Sagres since it wasn't so packed.</div>
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The next stop was in the city of Portimao. This was one thing that Christian had been talking about in advance because there is a pretty new racetrack there that the world superbike races at and hopefully the motogp someday. We first found a little beach there and hung out. There was a long walkway out to the lighthouse where we just sat for a while and watched all of the fish swim by and boats ride by.</div>
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I wish we took a picture of the route to get to this beach. There is a little strip of land covered in sand that doesn't look wide enough to drive a car over. I wasn't brave enough but others drive over it to the beach. If you're a wuss like me, you can park right in front of the strip of land and just walk over it. On our way out, we saw some guys doing the hag glider surfing thing (forget the term). It was pretty crazy. It just whips you right out of the water if you get a good gust of wind. It was pretty neat to watch.</div>
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After the fun trip to the beach & the pier, we went on to the <a href="http://www.autodromoalgarve.com.pt/">Portimao racetrack</a>. This racetrack is pretty new so it was extremely nice. There was nothing going on that day except for one car doing a test run. So we paid I believe five or ten euros each to enter the racetrack and pretty much go where ever we wanted to as long as it was unlocked or not blocked off. Since there was testing, we couldn't go in the paddock but everything else was open. This place even had a freaking pool! Talk about how nice that would be after a long, hot race and just to be able to jump in the pool. We visited the race school and the gift shop and headed back towards Sagres.</div>
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We checked out some other cool places along the way and found another beach in Sagres. We arrived when the sun was close to setting and with the humidity, it almost looked like a scene from the movie Goonies with the steam/fog. This beach was especially cool because there had obviously been a volcano eruption many, many years ago here. The rock was black with paths from the lava flowing. Also, there were rocks that almost seemed thinly sliced and laid on top of each other. Some were covered in moss as well. We spent a couple hours at the beach just checking things out and looking around.</div>
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On our way out of the beach, we passed a couple that was just having sex right out in the open in the sand. They didn't really seem to care, so we just kept on walking. We thought that was pretty funny. One thing you realize in Europe, is they are a lot more open with sexuality and nudity. At most of the beaches, there will be women with out a top on just laying out or even just running around in the beach.</div>
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That night we to a restaurant called<a href="http://www.vilavelha-sagres.com/index.html"> Vila Velha</a>, it was amazing! We had heard of this place from others, so we had to check it out. Randomly, our waiter was our waiter at another place that we had lunch earlier that week. Again, another great place known for great fish and wine. That was all we pretty much there because it was so good and very reasonably priced. We ended up drinking a lot of wine at dinner, probably way too much. We met another couple there and headed to the local bar called <a href="http://www.dromedariosagres.com/">Dromedario</a>. It was kinda touristy but it had dancing and was a little more uppity than the other bars around there. After a long night of drinking, we ended up at our hotel with our key no where to be found in our pockets and then woke up the next morning with the screen cracked on our brand new DSLR camera. Needless to say, we had a good time ;)</div>
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Our last day in Sagres, we hung out on the beach all day and then went to the famous Sagres Fort. Henry the Navigator, along with many other famous explorers left from here on many journeys and there have been many battles there. It was the most southwestern part of Europe, so it was the best place to leave from and since it stuck out, kinda became a place where settlers would first see. There were many historical things still at the fort; the fort obviously, the church: Nossa Senhora de Graca and the wind rose compass.</div>
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Since it was out last night in Sagres, we went back to the cliffs to watch one more sunset. This one was even more beautiful than the first one. Everyone even clapped after the sunset. I don't know if we'll ever see one as beautiful again. We went to another amazing restaurant that night that had a great view of the ocean. It was a little chilly but we sat out on the balcony and had a great, romantic dinner. If you haven't gotten it by now, pretty much any where you go to eat in this town is fantastic!</div>
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The next morning we knew we had a long drive ahead of us so we actually got up while the sun was rising. We wanted to be to Madrid before sunset since we pretty much had no clue where we were going. We spent out last three full days in Madrid. After a pretty long and hot drive, we made it to Madrid. They have such great transportation there, it was not necessary to keep the car, so we dropped it off and got a cab to our hotel. We used Christian's points and got a room at Madrid's <a href="http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/madrid">InterContinental</a>. This place was even a little too nice for us, lol. It had beautiful decor and everyone was extremely nice and helpful. When we arrived, a bellman (dressed in full gear) took our bags, brought them to our room, offered us a drink, etc. We had a cool balcony that overlooked the city. The hotel wasn't super close to downtown but close enough to jump in a cab or on the train and be there in a couple of minutes. That night we were pretty tired, so we went more into the city for just a short time. Grabbed a bite to eat, a couple beers and went to bed.</div>
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The next morning we got up and were ready to go. We took the train into downtown and walked around all day. We more just wandered every where instead of going to any historical places or anything like that yet. Christian and I are always about trying the food. Before I met him, I ate like crap and would never try anything. After meeting him, I can say I'll pretty much try anything and only don't like just a few foods. The first place we went to was the local market. If you are in Madrid, you have to check this place out! It is so cool because they offer so many different things. Plus, after you purchase your items, you can eat at eh counter, find a table and eat inside or just eat just outside the market. The meat they had there was amazing. Everywhere you looked, there was a ham store; a lot called the museum of ham, lol. Most places will have pretty much the whole leg in some kind of a stand, where they can just slice the meat off there. It was kinda gross but it made sense and was convenient and oh my gosh, so good ;)</div>
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We eventually made our way to the famous Plaza Mayor. This is definitely a big tourist attraction, so there was a lot going on there. We even saw a fat spiderman along with lots of animal characters walking around like mini mouse. It was great people watching ;)</div>
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We hung out in town all day until night time. We of course decided to eat some tapas. We loved this about Spain. You pretty much go to one place, eat a couple little plates, have a few beers and move onto the next place. The food was incredible here; pretty much like Portugal, anywhere you go, you will not be disappointed. You can kinda tell where the best places to go are; where the locals are and not so much the tourists. You can tell where the honky/tourist places are for people that just wanta eat American food and not try anything and then where the real food is. One thing with Madrid, is everyone kinda starts later. A lot of the discos do not even open until 11PM or so. After having plenty to eat and drink, we headed back to our hotel for the night.</div>
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The next day we did some of the touristy stuff and went to some really cool places. We walked around a little more in the center of the city and made our way to <a href="http://www.spain.info/en/conoce/monumentos/madrid/catedral_santa_maria_la_real_de_la_almudena.html">La Almudena Cathedral</a>. The architecture and images are just beautiful.</div>
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Then walked next door to the Royal Palace, which unfortunately you can not take pictures in. You have to take a guided tour with a guide through the palace; which we did not wait more than five minutes for it to start. This place was so extravagant! You only go through a tiny part of it but wow, did they know how to decorate. After the tour, we went out into the royal garden. It was such a nice day, so we just hung out there for about an hour or so.</div>
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We had heard of lots of places that were must go to for dining. One of them was called <a href="http://www.labola.es/">La Bola</a>, which had been featured on Bizarre Foods on the travel channel. We did not have tapas first so we had dinner kinda early compared to when others eat there so it was not very busy, which was kinda nice. La Bola is known for their fantastic stew they make. I ordered that and Christian got the lamb roast; both were freaking excellent! This stew was like the never ending bowl of food, so be ready to eat. It first starts out with just a few ingredients but they bring out three more pots of food to add the the stew! We had some yummy sangria with it and were in a food coma by the time we left. This was one of the best meals I've ever had.</div>
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The next morning, we were struggling a little bit from all of the sangria the night before but we were ready for some breakfast. I'd say the breakfast that we ended up with was more like a large lunch! But of course, it was great. We decided to go walk off all of the food in the botanical garden. I have never seen so many plants, trees & just things growing in general in my whole life. It had been kinda dry, so most of the flowers weren't bloomed unfortunately. But they had every kind of plant that you could think of there. Anything from every palm tree, fern, pepper, bonsai tree, etc that exists. It was nice because everything was labeled with where the plant originated from and what it was called. Otherwise, we probably wouldn't have known was a bunch of the stuff was. We were in there for almost two hours and then walked over to the Retiro Park.</div>
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It was kind of a hot and sunny day, so the park had lots of people in it. But it was such a large park, people were just spread out. As we were walking up on the main part of the park, we saw these two men roller skating around the fountain just having a grand old time. I'm not sure if they were drunk, loony or just high on life but they looked to be having a blast. They were just singing and skating around. We wandered around for a bit and then found a nice spot in the shade. We did what most of the other people were doing in the grass; just hanging out, lounging the park. There are little paddle boats that you can rent and row around in the lake but we stayed in the shade since it was just so hot.</div>
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After hanging out in the park for a while, we started to walk back towards our hotel. We passed the Puerta de Alcala and then another beautiful church along the way. We were going to check out the church but then realized there was a wedding going on, opps.</div>
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On our last night in Madrid, we decided to save the best for last and go the famous <a href="http://www.botin.es/web/?q=en/node/10">Botin</a> restaurant. This place is the oldest restaurant in the world and I must say, it was pretty freakin cool. If you are going, make sure that you make a reservation, we had our concierge make one for us. We arrived and were escorted to our table on the 3rd floor, think they had at least four. Check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGhhHsIfoAE&playnext=1&list=PLD7EB216619DF5F3E">this link</a> from the travel channel when Bizarre Foods goes here. Also, read Andrew Zimmern's <a href="http://blog.travelchannel.com/bizarre-foods/read/spain/">blog</a> about Madrid that talks about La Bola & Botin.</div>
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We went on a Saturday night and it was packed. We sat down, looked over the menu a bit and ordered a bottle of wine. As appetizers, we got the black sausage from burgos, eggplants cordobesa style and a salad (their salads over there seem like they have more ingredients in there than lettuce, lol). Then for the meal, Christian got the baby suckling pig (this is what they are known for) and I got the seafood casserole. All were beyond delicious! Since we had seen this place on TV before, Christian was all about the suckling pig. So when he ordered it, he was kinda expecting the whole, entire pig. Well they only give you the whole thing if four or more people order it (which is understandable because it was still pretty big). He was pretty much served a quarter of one and it was more than enough. I was a little reluctant to try it but oh my, was it good!</div>
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We enjoyed our wonderful dinner and headed towards downstairs. We kinda wanted to see the suckling pig so he said something to the head matradee that we had seen their place on TV back in America. Immediately he got a huge smile on his face and pulled us into the kitchen. Behind us, was the stove where they cook the pigs. He took a picture of us with one and the cook and then took us to their wine cellar as well. This was definitely the cellar from when it first opened and was below ground. We were pretty tipsy by this point and it was really cool to see both.</div>
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After dinner, we took one last walk through the Plaza Mayor. It was pretty neat to see at night with all of the lights and people. It was great people watching a saw some interesting things. Check out the orange crush motorcycle, lol. Since it was such a great night, we ended up walking back to our hotel instead of grabbing a cab. The next morning we got up and headed to the airport to head back home.</div>
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Sagres and Madrid were definitely two of the coolest places that I have ever been to. It was interesting trying to remember/figure out the language and the culture. Sagres was just so relaxing and amazing beautiful. Then Madrid was exciting and had some great eats. We were never disappointed in a meal or any place that we visited. It was all beyond our expectations. Those are only two cities that we touched while visiting the countries but we can't wait to go back and hopefully explore some other cities along with them.</div>
LisaPettithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784448294034405985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047170067267124359.post-59246429440827837352009-06-01T18:58:00.000-07:002012-09-30T19:11:52.248-07:00Italy, Austria & Germany for our Honeymoon- Germany<div style="text-align: center;">
Germany is probably one of my favorite countries that I've ever been to, it has everything! It has the beautiful scenery, fun festivals, amazing food & so many cool things to see. The first city we stopped in, in Germany was the city of Fussen. Most would know it for the <a href="http://www.neuschwanstein.de/englisch/palace/index.htm">Neuschwanstein</a> castle that Disney designed their infamous castle after. Fussen is pretty close to the Austrian border so you still get the beautiful rolling green hills and mountains. I don't think I've been to a castle before, let alone one this big and historical. We got there, parked and walked around the property. It is a bit of a hike from where you park to the actual castle so we just took our time checking everything out. You have to take a tour with a group and they do it in all of the major languages. Unfortunately you are not aloud to take pictures inside the castle. We waited for about 15 minutes and then took the tour. This castle was so extravagant! Gold everywhere, amazing paintings. The sky was the the limit for Kind Ludwig II.</div>
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After touring the castle we went to find the walking path that goes behind the castle and travels along the running water system and the stream. Apparently this was one of the very first places that ever had running water and was able to find a way to make it work. I don't think many people knew of this path because we saw one other couple along the way (or they did not want to brave it). Christian had been there before so he knew where to go but had not walked the path behind the castle before. Along the way, there was a gorgeous view of another castle and the lake. Then you are able to walk over one of the largest walk bridges I have ever seen. Christian drug me out on it and I was petrified! I am scared of heights so you tell me enthusiasm in the picture he took of me on the bridge. You can see in the next picture how high we were.</div>
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We made our way back down to ground level and found the path behind the castle. I assumed it would just be a regular walking path, not so much. It was really cool because it followed the where the waterfall fell to create the creek, which is where they got the water from. It was a pretty narrow path and then later was just a metal kinda bridge that was attached to the rocks. If you do this, defiantly wear tennis shoes and not flip flops like I did ;) It was not an easy hike but it was one of the coolest walks I've ever been on. You pretty much start out at the top of a mountain and then it brings you out behind the castle.</div>
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We had a long day and had not booked a hotel for Fussen. We found a cute little hotel called <a href="http://www.kurcafe.com/hotelenglish.html">Hotel Kurcafe</a>. It was very nice and had a restaurant in it. We were pooped after the long day and just ate the restaurant there. This was the first real German meal we had there and it was so freaking good! Their meals are usually hearty consisting of some meat, potatoes, slaw/cabbage & of course a beer.</div>
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The next morning we got up and headed towards Landshut. It is a very small town that Christian's company is based out of. There are some guys that have come over to the states before and Christian trained over there when he first started so we went to their office. I had of course never been there and it was neat to see all of the things they are doing at the German office. On our way there we were kinda tired and saw what we thought was a man just standing there for the construction. We were both like, wow, he's standing there a long time! As we drive by him, we realized it was a fake person and busted out laughing, opps.</div>
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After having lunch with some of his co-workers, he headed to our hotel. This is the hotel that everyone at his company stays at when they come to Germany so we were treated well. It was a hotel in the heart of Landshut called <a href="http://www.goldenesonne.de/index.php?lang=en">Hotel Goldene Sonne</a>. It was nice because it was close to everything and had a bar & restaurant in it. Since the town was so small, you could practically walk to anything. The only odd thing was that it only had two twin beds in all of their rooms, which was very common over there b/c they would usually just push them together for you. But they were mounted to the wall, so we couldn't even push them together. We only spent two nights there though and passed out both of them anyways ;)</div>
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We decided to go meet his co-workers at a festival that was going on. We were there during Maifest so there were festivals every where! This was on a Wednesday night and it was packed with kids, adults, everyone. Christian had talked before about the steklfish (fish on a stick) before we went over there and he was so excited when he found it, lol. Below is his co-worker & him holding one. It actually was pretty good. Later, practically half of his co-workers came to meet us at the festival. They were feeding us lots and lots of beer & liquor. I don't think I've been that bad since my twenty-first birthday, lol. Needless to say, we had a lot of fun that night ;)</div>
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The next morning we woke up and drove to Erdinger for the day. Christian's Grandmother is from there so we wanted to at least go see what it was like. We needed to put something into our stomachs so we found the local pub and grabbed some food. Again, a very hearty meal but it was so freaking good! I was all about the schnitzel there, it was so good and not like what you get back in the states. It was a small little town, so we just walked around and looked at the little shops & places along the way. Eventually headed back to the hotel and headed to Munich the next morning.</div>
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We arrived to Munich in the late afternoon and it was pretty busy. Christian travels a lot for work so we used his hotel points just to stay at the Holiday Inn in Munich. It wasn't in the downtown area but within walking distance of it. Downtown had so much in it. There was shopping, tons of bars & restaurants. That night we had dinner at the Augustiner Beer Hall. It was a huge beer hall that Adolf Hitler used to hang out with, that was kinda creepy. We obviously had some beer and brats. Again, food was awesome! You have to kinda not be scared of germs there. They had a big pretzel bin & pots of mustard. When a table was done with it or did not eat all of the pretzels, it would just go to the next table. Guess that's typical there.</div>
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The next morning we went to the BMW museum, this place is anyone's heaven if they are into motorcycles, cars or just engines in general. Christian had been to the old one when he lived there before but since then, they had built a newer & bigger one. They had everything BMW there; the formula one cars, old cars, motorcycles, possible future cars, etc, etc. The architecture was very neat in the building as well. It was really neat to see how the old cars & motorcycles used to be and the way everything has progressed throughout many, many years.</div>
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Christian and I had discussed going to a concentration camp or not. In a way, we did not feel right going and were kinda sickened by it but it is also part of our history. We decided to go to the most famous one called Dachau that was just outside of Munich. We did not take many pictures at all there because we felt it was disrespectful. But then we had people next to us taking pictures inside the crematories and everything. There was definitely a saddening feeling there. Just looking around was so sickening of knowing what had happened there. There were not tours there but signs up all over the place stating facts. Things like this was where they were told they were going to take a shower & didn't know if they were or were getting gassed. Or showing places that was a firing wall. Etc, etc. In one of the old buildings they have a museum and a theater. We decided not to watch the history thing in the theater because everyone was saw walking out had tears coming down their face. It was definitely a learning yet emotional place to visit.</div>
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To lighten the mood after Dachau, we drove back to Munich and went to the famous English garden. I wish we had a park like this! It was absolutely beautiful and just looked so fun. It was a beautiful day and so many people were there. They were playing with their dog, just hanging out, playing some sort of game or just having some beers. It was like being in a forest & just continued on and on. We walked around for hours and then made our way to the beer garden. The famous Chinese Turm is there along with huge almost cafeteria like restaurant where you just go through and grab what you want and then go back out & sit in the garden. Again, since it was during Maifest, it was a way more busy but it was a blast! There was a little band playing that was sat and watched for a while and of course the beers kept coming. Christian found the steklfish again so we had some of those. We hung out there for a while and then went to do some more sight seeing.</div>
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Our last day in Munich we did some more sight seeing. We walked around the center again and found the original Hofbrauhaus. There are a couple of these in the states, we have one back home about twenty minutes away from us in Newport, Kentucky so we had to go check it out. To be honest, it was so busy because of Maifest, we didn't stay here long. There were a lot of tourists there and it was very packed. But it was still cool to see it and say that we've been there ;)</div>
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We then continued onto the local market, it is always packed on the weekends. White asparagus was in season so you found it everywhere so they used it for so many things. The asparagus soup was my favorite ;) We walked around for a hour or so just looking at all the things they had there. One thing that I was not happy to see was a horse butcher =( They even had a picture of a horse in the logo, ugh.</div>
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Later that day we got up and drove to Frankfort, where we were flying out of. There was not a lot to do there and we were pretty tired so we had booked another Holiday Inn with points. Since Frankfort is a big hub, the Holiday Inn there was very nice and close to the airport. Overall, Germany is one of the coolest countries that I have even been to. I could so live there! It has beautiful scenery, amazing food, fantastic beer & the people are so nice. Maybe it's because they drink a lot ;) j/k. It is such a fun country and has so much to offer, we can not wait to go back!</div>
LisaPettithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784448294034405985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047170067267124359.post-66649342212281876452009-06-01T18:41:00.000-07:002012-10-01T17:28:45.178-07:00Negril, Jamaica<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">My husband and I got married at </span><a href="http://www.sandals.com/main/negril/ne-home.cfm" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sandals Negril Jamaica</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> with 27 of our closest friends and family on April 18th, 2009. We had an entire week in Jamaica to hang out with everyone, relax and get married. We arrived on April 11th, got married on April 18th and left the next morning for our honeymoon in Europe.<br /><br />The flight to Jamaica was wonderful. We had first class since we're going to get married. Christian asked the flight attendant if I could hang my dress up in the closet and they did it with no problem and a smile. There were 3 other brides on the flight and they hung all of their dresses up in the first class closet too. We sat down, relaxed, ordered some mimosas and were there in no time.<br /><br />We got through customs pretty quickly and then made our way to the Sandals lounge. They great you with a drink and then get your bags checked for the proper transportation. We had private transportation with our package but I know they normally wait for a few people to show up so they can send a full van. It was kinda cool to enjoy it by ourselves. Our driver was cool and told us about the sites along the way. The drivers are kinda crazy there. They drive on the left side there and kinda cut people off and stuff. Nothing to not feel safe compared to seeing people drive in Italy! The guys on motorcycles are crazier, weaving in between cars and buses, not smart, lol .You see a little bit of poverty on the way and SO many goats! They were everywhere just chillin and eating the grass. Think it took us about an hour since we didn’t stop half way (most buses do to take bathroom breaks, get more beer, etc, so it normally takes an hour and a half). You can also take a small airplane from Montego Bay to Negril for a fee. My friend did it and she said it was really cool. It was beautiful and the pilot even let her fly the plane for a little bit. It looked like it landed like right next to the resort. We thanked and tipped our driver and he helped bring our bags in. Don’t forget to tip them, they are not part of Sandals, just contracted by them.<br /><br />We were greeted with cold towels and rum punch. It only took a couple of minutes and we were checked in. We were given a huge Sandals wedding binder that we needed to go through and our ID cards. We were escorted to our room with our bags after we were all checked in. The room was very nice, a huge king bed, a flat screen TV, desk and a balcony. We changed into our suits and hit the beach. The water was awesome! Perfect temperature and so beautiful! Sunsets were unbelievable! </span></div>
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height: 229px; width: 349px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Places to get married:<br /><br />The Large gazebo<br />This is where we got married. They were able to fit us and our guests in the gazebo, which was nice to have the shade. It had a beautiful view and was very easy to get to from our building.</span></div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1zGVbWstOuReZQKjIgQkpda8INFe2qIkaKvM7msuaByq8chtRvFALsSp5giImzlLpCVZEmdTMmfc02Gavwdyc841G4EHsjhUUBihQtYbUSitGMKTTzOXuk4mlxX64JYtgw7GZq_13Fks/s1600/Sandals+Pictures+335.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582926787149425538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1zGVbWstOuReZQKjIgQkpda8INFe2qIkaKvM7msuaByq8chtRvFALsSp5giImzlLpCVZEmdTMmfc02Gavwdyc841G4EHsjhUUBihQtYbUSitGMKTTzOXuk4mlxX64JYtgw7GZq_13Fks/s320/Sandals+Pictures+335.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 239px; width: 320px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Garden Gazebo<br />This is where we had our dinner reception. It was nice because it was private and no one could just walk through there.</span></div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14G_TpI1su4Q9tB4UIHufi8BuInTjjrOw5865OMiqJtTBbpjfkcsWN1e97iEobt5iQcuRJUZHsaDnhViqoBURmrLT4-hcQBsKCZrRtOPJzm7afG3O-h4NgAGHcgk2iftGZLzi21DEjRBJ/s1600/DSC04638.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583316081718630514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14G_TpI1su4Q9tB4UIHufi8BuInTjjrOw5865OMiqJtTBbpjfkcsWN1e97iEobt5iQcuRJUZHsaDnhViqoBURmrLT4-hcQBsKCZrRtOPJzm7afG3O-h4NgAGHcgk2iftGZLzi21DEjRBJ/s320/DSC04638.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></span></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPJ2eSAXgS2WvP8JPPx-q_hvJi6PQo8szIvnGHHRl7fVxBAFJNBgwIDKKxniJZVhVApzAqBjjwL0SqqC3nFSdBavknjdcPQYG0dkXEEnyGohqe_2cEuhSjjgjfhyphenhyphen9TIbxyv1BfRP-Xedk/s1600/DSC04142.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582959782517746898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPJ2eSAXgS2WvP8JPPx-q_hvJi6PQo8szIvnGHHRl7fVxBAFJNBgwIDKKxniJZVhVApzAqBjjwL0SqqC3nFSdBavknjdcPQYG0dkXEEnyGohqe_2cEuhSjjgjfhyphenhyphen9TIbxyv1BfRP-Xedk/s320/DSC04142.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Medium Gazebo<br />We had our cocktail reception right next to it. It's just a bit off of the beach, which is nice if you want to be in a grassy area yet still enjoy the ocean and the sunsets.</span></div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU_b-e6r2DkdmPCWy14L81tuf8tLel5EKS_KxJhyphenhyphenlvwi5eVTPbWeN1CNTiZAgo03C-OiBhMezWEKj6W0AHkUuENlI0EFQTWylERPreiXlwFpkqVoxQH5Y-NjclgzCJPfwblTvpxH2hMkp/s1600/Sandals+Pictures+513.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582933496510307506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU_b-e6r2DkdmPCWy14L81tuf8tLel5EKS_KxJhyphenhyphenlvwi5eVTPbWeN1CNTiZAgo03C-OiBhMezWEKj6W0AHkUuENlI0EFQTWylERPreiXlwFpkqVoxQH5Y-NjclgzCJPfwblTvpxH2hMkp/s320/Sandals+Pictures+513.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 325px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Places to eat at the resort:<br /><br />The Bayside Restaurant- The Buffet<br />For all inclusive, it was pretty good food and always had lots to choose from.</span></div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfuoKLf_GjJQgtsEo4aGpoWbfGG3rVhGoP1A3HEc6WBbN-izx-AA1xph053D5iI46BHfcqspVct9ZcW-ODN6H_koa-XE5LRZA6-RK9M1qVCzjjbAPEERTwCd3z9QQuKPo6FvTi8rqI7Ql/s1600/Sandals+Pictures+008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582961406843566546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfuoKLf_GjJQgtsEo4aGpoWbfGG3rVhGoP1A3HEc6WBbN-izx-AA1xph053D5iI46BHfcqspVct9ZcW-ODN6H_koa-XE5LRZA6-RK9M1qVCzjjbAPEERTwCd3z9QQuKPo6FvTi8rqI7Ql/s320/Sandals+Pictures+008.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 238px; width: 318px;" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgvggF3iR4Ewjfn9Uu_YwYi_jfuI84aBcXqz_1EG5XZWdhDyBk94oGakA09myIRqyb8MPTBKlTAUghzIVstNl3YMYwC5rfPx-6k4txA6JyeNzKkMYSZY__bE9Psi6G_m1Du2-ytzHwlFU/s1600/DSC04133.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582924558758691186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgvggF3iR4Ewjfn9Uu_YwYi_jfuI84aBcXqz_1EG5XZWdhDyBk94oGakA09myIRqyb8MPTBKlTAUghzIVstNl3YMYwC5rfPx-6k4txA6JyeNzKkMYSZY__bE9Psi6G_m1Du2-ytzHwlFU/s320/DSC04133.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 237px; width: 317px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kimonos- Japanese Steakhouse<br />This is the only place that you need to make reservation for dinner. Food was pretty good and was neat to watch. Our cook was very entertaining too</span></div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXpoo7tClSc9QE4xLcv-V7KccZxI6jVcverCnkMZBTsJliTDe-m-MA1Shyorg9l77Io8QW5GekMitlTroTDo6FjcPcXW6FbmknmOStj3Jln6OGza6Wf_uBz4fuaTv_LixWN2ciZt79CYg/s1600/Sandals+Pictures+483.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582924576647387346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXpoo7tClSc9QE4xLcv-V7KccZxI6jVcverCnkMZBTsJliTDe-m-MA1Shyorg9l77Io8QW5GekMitlTroTDo6FjcPcXW6FbmknmOStj3Jln6OGza6Wf_uBz4fuaTv_LixWN2ciZt79CYg/s320/Sandals+Pictures+483.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 237px; width: 317px;" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1UojrMVzc5p7G_eR6_7CQ_0Zp_x39ICsuDfAvjNkWpdWuoWN172NZlFihvhGFm0ndCvCHvrAw-XtU9TA3KvCy65lHx1umq3iH1tZFbWwn3nefo121aWo5BDWhe5E0a0Rgb82Vm_jufob/s1600/DSC04155.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582962431293769106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1UojrMVzc5p7G_eR6_7CQ_0Zp_x39ICsuDfAvjNkWpdWuoWN172NZlFihvhGFm0ndCvCHvrAw-XtU9TA3KvCy65lHx1umq3iH1tZFbWwn3nefo121aWo5BDWhe5E0a0Rgb82Vm_jufob/s320/DSC04155.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 237px; width: 316px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Barefoot By the Sea<br />Our favorite place to eat. We loved having your feet in the sand, being right on the ocean and eating your fresh seafood dinner. The seafood was great. Never was overcrowed either.</span></div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybSyhYRJC-qwgzA6hiY6eQVkx_EPqqzJDxYRE-d4yrZLYwM3NZsR2LEDLKbW_8R1BJclHzSubZ09JtIKtuttSiJ9gWkpnZsDGOnAWaXOsHwMMyjfoQhV5aP4qdXg86hHn-gLOQ7_koiw7/s1600/Sandals+Pictures+531.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582961412306535426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybSyhYRJC-qwgzA6hiY6eQVkx_EPqqzJDxYRE-d4yrZLYwM3NZsR2LEDLKbW_8R1BJclHzSubZ09JtIKtuttSiJ9gWkpnZsDGOnAWaXOsHwMMyjfoQhV5aP4qdXg86hHn-gLOQ7_koiw7/s320/Sandals+Pictures+531.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 229px; width: 306px;" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2cc_gbbGaBKW-SSOFBUJFcx1H-p8k4_aYOil5vrqO3wRKsUXpgVW57N8MD_DgLtw0Fj8DPu4dtGVfUmD-8nABEfVANdE8rhhyx9TP6tJPSR40NY57emlFo68eZnq7tclM1ORiUGGr7vo/s1600/Sandals+Pictures+538.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582924578532863314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2cc_gbbGaBKW-SSOFBUJFcx1H-p8k4_aYOil5vrqO3wRKsUXpgVW57N8MD_DgLtw0Fj8DPu4dtGVfUmD-8nABEfVANdE8rhhyx9TP6tJPSR40NY57emlFo68eZnq7tclM1ORiUGGr7vo/s320/Sandals+Pictures+538.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 227px; width: 280px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Sundowner<br />We only ate breakfast here but it was very good. We could just sit outside and watch the ocean. Nice and relaxing while drinking your morning coffee.</span></div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fL8MG6DJBtZ3UlGpcxP8SIpJcOcgtkPgjsIE_KnPil2VyfGAfQlmXNw5cJc1ZCbAt8X6yomB8jT1JBR_2d3pbV-SQHZQjjXTRz3dV1B_lyv3wOcFwcLmjnxtAxw92u_3xJyPRxq8ojvC/s1600/Sandals+Pictures+532.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582924592209052370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fL8MG6DJBtZ3UlGpcxP8SIpJcOcgtkPgjsIE_KnPil2VyfGAfQlmXNw5cJc1ZCbAt8X6yomB8jT1JBR_2d3pbV-SQHZQjjXTRz3dV1B_lyv3wOcFwcLmjnxtAxw92u_3xJyPRxq8ojvC/s320/Sandals+Pictures+532.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 244px; width: 328px;" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEW5JxtmsAYSAz8QV5-0K9nYAkruyZW0Ztj_eLyqtembEihe0_m1K9F80cmtdI8PNXRj7mGtVQWvXEHblrqWbKW_LrU4-WfzjbJoN5782xRb3HfQbyJqKbVkG89t2gpZ5iQGYjXQxduok8/s1600/Sandals+Pictures+533.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582926741157129762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEW5JxtmsAYSAz8QV5-0K9nYAkruyZW0Ztj_eLyqtembEihe0_m1K9F80cmtdI8PNXRj7mGtVQWvXEHblrqWbKW_LrU4-WfzjbJoN5782xRb3HfQbyJqKbVkG89t2gpZ5iQGYjXQxduok8/s320/Sandals+Pictures+533.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 244px; width: 327px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dino's- Italian Restaurant<br />This is the one place that we did not eat. Everyone said that it was very good though.</span></div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEt0zO31Rr7jkAW7FMfCOQTqr3fN4bPm0GxZhgsu5QdWCRLMOH5wcuv2PsiP_mCK3TKkMtHKygi4h6LjdU1vVRlqaQn6iNt4ssERhh6esx45OJom1lqIAieU6tc0hqA9hApOrwpFlkTbS/s1600/Sandals+Pictures+491.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582926769646074818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEt0zO31Rr7jkAW7FMfCOQTqr3fN4bPm0GxZhgsu5QdWCRLMOH5wcuv2PsiP_mCK3TKkMtHKygi4h6LjdU1vVRlqaQn6iNt4ssERhh6esx45OJom1lqIAieU6tc0hqA9hApOrwpFlkTbS/s320/Sandals+Pictures+491.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 238px; width: 320px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Sandals Cafe<br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">Sandals Cafe was supper close to our room and right on the beach so we pretty much always ate there for lunch. The jerk chicken sandwich was very yummy. The cooks were always having fun in there and there is a little bar on the backside of it. There was always someone waiting on food when I came up but never took longer than 5 minutes to make our food. </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi0ORupfRGBqkh9qk-iuUtVWiWB4uS6h_1UHjgvb7zJirZWcV9DOtIt6Zu4NCuFsacg7goYElrfK6jAnR_GO83iKstCY5bju4lnJlKXzR56c5zwjPxZSWKw_3e_nBNjOFJmsSbuHh9mj_/s1600/Sandals+Pictures+503.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582926777064405186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi0ORupfRGBqkh9qk-iuUtVWiWB4uS6h_1UHjgvb7zJirZWcV9DOtIt6Zu4NCuFsacg7goYElrfK6jAnR_GO83iKstCY5bju4lnJlKXzR56c5zwjPxZSWKw_3e_nBNjOFJmsSbuHh9mj_/s320/Sandals+Pictures+503.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 321px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Your Balcony<br />If you have a concierge level room or higher, you can get free room service 24 hours a day. It was nice to have some fruit and your morning coffee while just listening to the ocean.</span></span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 100%;">Then we ate at Sweet Spice. Most of the locals told us to go there. Christian had goat curry (yes, they eat them there) and I had a lobster curry dish. Hands down, they best food we had there.</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 100%;">We drove farther down where it starts to get rocky to a resort called Sunset on the Cliffs. It was awesome b/c it was such a beautiful view and there was no one really around. There were a couple people chillin by the pool and we were able to just look around and enjoy the beauty and had a beer.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyvV7pKioa3yfJGGbw4t-fD9QvXnOvlmp2JBI5Yz3R284FOhADCSqoCHBsJCS2iJOwUmFN68gJ_fxLKZRhkDbJLPmR7u9pEj_5YiwFjd2StBQUEpz8ScyTX13U4CpeXI8cq96pJMnTWGE/s1600/DSC04185.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582966819874825410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyvV7pKioa3yfJGGbw4t-fD9QvXnOvlmp2JBI5Yz3R284FOhADCSqoCHBsJCS2iJOwUmFN68gJ_fxLKZRhkDbJLPmR7u9pEj_5YiwFjd2StBQUEpz8ScyTX13U4CpeXI8cq96pJMnTWGE/s320/DSC04185.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 239px; width: 321px;" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlrzCM2KLMnSygI2JGDcKyNuEXEjUlihCrT6T18KftvX0DSjoOFA1UT4QzZjurCWUUAbIJQgBbDO-46UGaHHnJd7SWK3MjZ_PNCsISYv_Fq7YpZSKwH-RMBHBbE7xJO3M6pEaIggK0Zfj/s1600/DSC04182.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582966818272352290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlrzCM2KLMnSygI2JGDcKyNuEXEjUlihCrT6T18KftvX0DSjoOFA1UT4QzZjurCWUUAbIJQgBbDO-46UGaHHnJd7SWK3MjZ_PNCsISYv_Fq7YpZSKwH-RMBHBbE7xJO3M6pEaIggK0Zfj/s320/DSC04182.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 238px; width: 318px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">On 7 mile Beach<br />One day we decided to walk down the 7 mile stretch of the beautiful beach. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Went to Margaritaville. It was pretty cool but since it was during the day, it wasn’t too crazy. We had a few drinks and walked even further, we did a lot of walking that day. If you walk off the resort property, make sure you take your ID card with you! When we stepped off the Sandals property and on/off the Beaches property, they want to take down your room number and name, just to make sure you don’t wander off; it’s just a precaution. It was pretty cool to walk along the public beach and the other resorts and see what was going on. It was a Jamaican holiday so everyone was out! There was a ton of vendors and cool bars along the way. Don’t forget that you are aloud to hang out at </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Beaches</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> Sandy</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Bay</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> (right next door) and Beaches Negril, if you want to. </span></span></div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVC8XZCqhL1cAb4j_5PTsY0vFkUZ8sUmPQLCGuejrUZq8MSAH0Y1ydWjGxFAGQZ3nUHqnPpqrtyO5oP_E-QgEQF3B_XWW_IIP9DETDCesrYmVXb36dLiQOkr9FdR_v6o-CqE-zzfqKgZmw/s1600/DSC04166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582968586852471858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVC8XZCqhL1cAb4j_5PTsY0vFkUZ8sUmPQLCGuejrUZq8MSAH0Y1ydWjGxFAGQZ3nUHqnPpqrtyO5oP_E-QgEQF3B_XWW_IIP9DETDCesrYmVXb36dLiQOkr9FdR_v6o-CqE-zzfqKgZmw/s320/DSC04166.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPOM_5hnp2DuES9eh_kT7CHULckFS9OvEOBeeNCjycOjRdCth2U7DS3INxTBLWlS0ddgLVkTfnB_b3YhZsRSWraXabatOoFi9kT_S0MJqHBpCR2etTboxEAPIufRQxm4fHcGFCl0aAojL/s1600/DSC04169.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582968588764230434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPOM_5hnp2DuES9eh_kT7CHULckFS9OvEOBeeNCjycOjRdCth2U7DS3INxTBLWlS0ddgLVkTfnB_b3YhZsRSWraXabatOoFi9kT_S0MJqHBpCR2etTboxEAPIufRQxm4fHcGFCl0aAojL/s320/DSC04169.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are so glad we chose to have our wedding at Sandals Negril, Jamaica</span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. The weather was perfect all week, think it rained maybe once for like 20 minutes? The staff was so nice and friendly, we had a blast and made our wedding absolutely amazing! They did an excellent job of accommodating to a large group of us too! Even though it was reunion week too, they did a great job of kinda keeping them away with other things to do and even though the resort was booked full, it didn’t seem over crowded at all. 7 mile beach was beautiful and we can't wait to go back to Negril.<br /><br />To see my full review of Sandals Negril Jamaica, please </span><a href="http://lisaandchristian.weebly.com/sandals-negril-review.html" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">click here</span></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;"></span></span></span></span>LisaPettithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784448294034405985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047170067267124359.post-55777952249366919232009-06-01T15:51:00.000-07:002012-10-01T17:38:34.924-07:00Wedding Stuff In Negril, Jamaica<div style="text-align: center;">
We decided to do some of the traditional things: Have a rehearsal dinner on Friday and get married on Saturday. After the ceremony, we had a cocktail reception, followed by the dinner reception. They were perfect.</div>
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We had our rehearsal dinner at the Bayside Restaurant and had it all to ourselves! We took over the bar area while waiting to be seated. That had us wait until sunset to sit so we could enjoy the sunset and then it wasn't as hot.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;">They set up 3 different tables for us and the service was awesome! </span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;">You have 4 different menus to choose from for rehearsal dinner, if it’s included in your package. We chose mostly seafood for everything. Each table had their own waiter and they were so nice!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Wedding Day</span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;">We had our “Breakfast in Bed” since we couldn’t do it the next morning as man and wife since we were leaving early the next morning. (They were cool about switching the day of the breakfast). It was so yummy and we had so much food!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;">After dinner, we all went to the Piano Bar. That seems to be where everyone hangs out at night. Everyone was drinking and dancing, we had a blast</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span> Then I went and got a massage (it was awesome and so needed!) and then hung out with everyone on the beach for a while.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;"> family to Rick’s Café and hung out and then went to his sister’s room to get ready later. I wanted a little time to myself, so grabbed some lunch from Café Sandals and chilled by myself for a little bit. Christian’s aunt owns a salon so she was nice enough to</span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;"> offer to do my hair. She showed up at about </span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;">2:30</span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;"> and starting on my hair. It turned out awesome and I loved it! Then my sister did my make-up which actually turned out really good too! I didn’t do a practice run with either of them! If you are thinking of getting your hair and make-up done at the resort, I’ve heard wonderful things about them. It’s kinda pricey bu</span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;">t worth it.</span></div>
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Our WC met Christian and his brother (the BM) before and went over the basics. She met my sister and I (the MOH) and took us to where we would be walking down. Our WC Rocio, was so awesome! She helped me so much by telling us where to go, what to do, etc. <span style="font-family: ";">I have been saying forever, I know I’m gonna cry throughout the whole thing. </span><span style="font-family: ";">As my Mother and Brother were getting ready to walk down, I thought I was gonna loose it then. Right then one of the parrots in the cage almost next to us squawked really loud. It scared the crap out of me. Then it just made me laugh. He kept going, so it just made me crack up instead. I was so giddy and smiling the whole time instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"> We did the sand ceremony and had our siblings do two readings, it was perfect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 100%;"></span>LisaPettithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784448294034405985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047170067267124359.post-59610128053548405382009-06-01T05:29:00.000-07:002012-10-01T17:44:08.062-07:00Italy, Austria & Germany for our Honeymoon- Italy<div style="text-align: center;">
After an amazing week with friends and family & getting married, we hoped onto an airplane the next morning with only 2 hours of sleep to Europe. We had absolutely no problem sleeping at all on the way there. We had a layover in Paris and then were on our way to Rome. I had never been to Europe before but Christian had lived there for almost two years before so he been to some of the places that we traveled to before. We made our way through customs and found a cab driver to take us to our hotel in Rome. It was a cute little hotel called <a href="http://www.hotelvirgilio.it/en/">Hotel Virgilo</a> that was within walking distance to the main part of Rome. Nothing crazy but it was very affordable, clean and close to everything. We wandered a little bit and then went out to dinner later that night and had some wine.</div>
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The next morning we got up and started on the site seeing stuff. The Trevi Fountain was only minutes away from our hotel so we went to that first. Then we headed to the <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/idx-en.htm">Coliseum</a>, that was so cool! It is a good meeting place where you can purchase your tickets to get into the Coliseum, the two ancient ruins sections. I believe the tickets were about $30 a piece and it was worth every penny. There are guys standing outside that you can take your picture with if you purchase the tickets to see the structures. We did the guided tour in the Coliseum. It was nice to have the guided tour because the guy explained everything the used to happen there, the history of the Coliseum, etc. It is crazy when you think about what used to go on there and how different it used to be.</div>
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Then we went to the ancient ruins called Imperial Fora, it was amazing there! The area was so large and to see all of the structures that were recovered and built thousands and thousands year ago was just undescribable. They have recovered so many different things from the buildings, to the bowls they used, to the sculptures that were made. That night we went to a restaurant called Birra Peroni and the food was amazing! The food and the wine were amazing every place you go in Italy. After dinner, we found ourselves at at an Irish Pub called the Autobar 301 Badia. The bar was packed and we had a blast.</div>
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The next morning we had our complementary breakfast at the hotel and then went to the <a href="http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm">Vatican</a>. Another place that is undescribable. You can take pictures in there but not the 16th Chapel. Make sure that you wear something with sleeves in the Vatican, no one that worked there said anything but a random tourist started freaking out on me because my shoulders were barely showing. I was wearing a backpack so I just moved the straps over my shoulders. It was kinda funny how the dude just started freaking out on me.</div>
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We then went to the <a href="http://www.castelsantangelo.com/">Castle San Angelo</a> & Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Both places were beautiful. The castle still had the cannon balls, cannon shooters, etc from then and running water. The view from the top was beautiful. Then Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore was just breathtaking. The paintings & the ceiling were so cool. Plus the had the biggest organ that I have ever seen in my life! Look at where the person sits in the picture). We ate dinner at Esso Staz that night & then the next morning, got our rental car and headed to Florence.</div>
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We got a little Alfa Romeo as a rental car. I don't know how to drive stick so Christian drove the whole time. I wish they still imported these cars to the states, this was a cool little car. We went just went off of the map of where to go. We did learn that you are not aloud to drive in the city of Rome or Florence if you are a tourist. The local people who work in the city have a special tag on their vehicle because they try to prevent traffic & pollution in the city. There are cameras up all over and you will get pulled over it you're spotted driving with out one within the limits. This made it hard to park our car when we made it to Florence. We just found a garage just outside the limits and made our way to our hotel called the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.hotelfenicepalace.it/">Hotel Fenice Palace</a>. This was a great little place too. When Christian booked it, he made a note that we were on our honeymoon and & they gave us the whole top floor to ourselves. Again, nothing super fancy but clean place that was close to all of the sites. We could see the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore just out our window. We did not arrive until later in the day so did most of the site seeing the next day.</div>
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We did not know much about Florence so we decided to take one of those double deck tours buses. We were not too big on it because they are kinda cheesy but it takes you to all of the tourist spots & did not want to get the car back out of the garage. It was very beautiful traveling around the city in the bus. You could get off at any of the stops and then get back on another one whenever you were ready, it was very convenient. We had seen many, many beautiful and amazing churches in Rome & there were a lot in Florence too. We were kinda churched out so we more just wondered around the rest of the day. The landscape was beautiful in Florence. We enjoyed Florence a lot but I'm not sure if we would travel back there again.</div>
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The next morning we headed up the west coast of Italy towards the Cinque Terre. On our way up, we found a cool little spot along the ocean called Pontile Medagile D'Oro. We had some great lunch there and walked out onto the pier. It was beautiful.<br />
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Then later that afternoon, we made it to the Cinque Terre. This is hands down, the most beautiful place that I had ever been to. It's an area made up of five little towns along the ocean. The houses/apartments are built up along the cliffs and are pretty much attached to each other. The pictures don't even do the justice of how amazing it was there. Like the rest of our hotels, we found a hotel room on <a href="http://www.venere.com/">venere.com</a> called the <a href="http://www.venere.com/hotels/riomaggiore/hotel-locanda-dalla-compagnia/">Hotel Locanda Dalla Compagnia</a> in one of the towns, Riomaggiore. We had just booked a room but Christian made a note that we were on our honeymoon when booking and they actually gave us a little apartment with a balcony instead. It had a kitchen, sitting room & a bedroom, plus no TV, no phone, it was perfect.</div>
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The next morning we got up kinda early to catch a ferry to the towns. There are three ways to get from town to town: the ferry, the walking path or the train. We took the ferry from town to town on the way out & then took the train back to where we were staying. We decided to start at the other end and work our way back. Our first stop was in the town called Monterosso. We spent most of our time here hiking and hanging out on the beach. We loved it there. The rest of the other towns we did hiking and checking out the scenery. The town on Manarola had over 1,000 steps to get to the top! You get off of the ferry or train and if you wanta get to the town, you gotta walk up all of the steps. But the view was awesome when you get to the top. While we were hiking, I needed to find a bathroom. We did and there was only a hole in the ground! No toilet! lol. I guess in places that are in the middle of no where or smaller places, that is what they use. I was mortified but thank goodness they had a handicap stall with a toilet and I was able to use that ;)</div>
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When we were getting back to the town, the local fisherman where returning for the day. They had some fresh fish. And when I mean fresh, I mean still moving! We picked up a little snack at the local market, had some wine on our porch and then headed to dinner later that night. I believe it was called Pensavo Peggio. It was really neat because the restaurant was literally built into the cliff, the wall were mostly rocks. I would say any place that you go to in any of those towns are going to have very fresh seafood & fantastic wine. We did not want to leave there.</div>
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Italy is one the coolest countries that I have ever been to because there are so many aspects of it. There is beautiful scenery everywhere you look, the food is amazing and it's incredibly romantic. You can go out and party, check out the ruins, go to a romantic dinner or hag out on the beach. They've got everything there ;)LisaPettithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784448294034405985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047170067267124359.post-34430590708485971702009-06-01T05:07:00.000-07:002012-10-01T17:46:32.744-07:00Italy, Austria & Germany for our Honeymoon- Austria<div style="text-align: center;">
We only spent about a day and a half in Austria, it was mostly traveling through but we did get to see a lot. Being in the mountains was so beautiful, it felt like you were in the middle of the Sound of Music movie. If you are driving through Austria, you need to have a Autobahn Vignette. Right before you get in the country or right after (we didn't see an option until after), you need to stop and purchase this. It's just a fee you pay & place the sticker in your cars' window. Christian learned the hard way once before; he got pulled over and had to pay the fine on the spot.</div>
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It was raining when we arrived in the afternoon so it was kinda foggy. Think this was the only day it rained on our whole trip, so that was OK and Austria was still so beautiful. We decided to just drive around in the mountains and check things out. As you can imagine, the roads were very twisty and windy and with them being slick from rain and snow, it was a little interesting. The car did great and we were fine & I was just being a wuss ;) It was so cool because at the bottom of the mountain, it was rolling green hills and then at the top, it was still snowing! We got out at the very top and you could barely see in front of you because of the snow and fog.</div>
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We ended up in a town called Innsbruck and were driving around until dark just checking things out. This is the only mishap we had while on vacation, when we stopped to get gas on the top of the bypass on the mountain, it was extremely windy. When Christian opened his car door, the wind just flew it back and it hit the gas pump stand. It left a decent sized ding in the door needless to say. We busted out laughing, thank goodness we had insurance on the car ;) The worse thing was were were trying to find a hotel that late at night and there only seemed to be guest houses or B&B around and they were all closed. We could see a hotel at the bottom of the mountain but just couldn't figure out who to get to it, lol. Eventually we made it to <a href="http://www.hotelinnsbruck.com/">H</a><a href="http://www.hotelinnsbruck.com/">otel Innsbruck</a>. It was a very nice hotel and not too pricey in the heart of Innsbruck.</div>
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The next day we got up and checked out Austria some more. The landscape and scenery was absolutely breathtaking there. Everything was so perfect, we joked that if a leave fell or a tree fell down, someone ran out right away to clean it up, just beautiful. There were many roads along the bottom of the mountain that we drove up and down just looking around. Since the snow was starting to melt, it caused little waterfalls all over the mountain. We planned on taking the Josefsberg Pass but it was closed because there was too much snow still on there (they typically close it during the winter and re-open it in the spring when they can get the plows through there).</div>
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We decided to check out the famous ski resort <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.soelden.com/main/EN/SD/WI/index.html">Solden</a>. Unfortunately is was closed for the year but it was kinda neat to drive up there just by ourselves. I was not planning on being in that cold of temperatures, let alone snow so I was happy that I at least had my north face jacket with me. I was running around in that and my flip flops. The slopes looked like they'd be awesome to ski on, they must be since they had the Olympics there in 2010. Look at the little chairlift seat in the pic below. I would be so freaking scared to ride that up the mountain!</div>
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After leaving Solden, we went on another pass (think there are only two options around Innsbruck) on our way to Germany. If we went back to Austria, I would love to spend more time there and get to do actual activities there. I would love to go back there and go skiing! It is such a beautiful country.</div>
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LisaPettithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784448294034405985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047170067267124359.post-73193979652906965682008-03-01T11:37:00.000-08:002012-10-01T17:50:51.291-07:00Royal Caribbean Cruise to the Puerto Rico, St Maarten & Haiti<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">In February of 2008, my Dad's side of the family and I took a Caribbean Cruise to Puerto Rico, St. Marten & Haiti on the </span><a href="http://www.royalcaribbean.com/home.do"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Royal Caribbean Cruise</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> lines. My father was going to retire so it was a fun family trip to celebrate (even though he is still not retired, lol). I hadn't be on a cruise since I was in middle school so really didn't know what to expect. We got on the port in Miami, had the drill and were on our way towards Puerto Rico.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The ship was amazing! It was like a whole city. At the time of our trip, it was the largest cruise ship, called the Liberty of Seas. They had everything on there; plenty of bars, a climbing wall, water slide area, spa, so much shopping, tons of restaurants, a theater, etc, etc. They had something for everyone! There were ten of us, so it was sometimes hard to get everyone going & staying on track but we always had lots of options.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really wish we had more time to spend there. We did not get there until the afternoon and had until the evening to get back on this ship. We got off the ship and walked up to the famous Fort San Cristobal. It was beautiful there and it was so cool to see all of the history about it. After we visited the Fort, we looked at the shopping and then we wanted to get some dinner. Christian and I broke off because we wanted to find something local. We found a little place (wish I could remember the name) and had an awesome meal! I had a fried plantain seafood dish and Christian had a goat dish. We had some Medalla beers along with the food too, so yummy. We stopped by the Hard Rock Cafe for a bit and then we met back up with my family on the ship that night. Puerto Rico looks beautiful, we would love to go back there sometime with more time to spend there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We got there in the morning and we had all scheduled separate excursions for half of the day. Christian and I decided to do a snorkeling one. Unfortunately it was kinda choppy that day so we didn't get to see much. So we just hung out together and enjoyed the sun & the scenery. We decided to go into town after we were done. Christian had been looking so the Nickey Hayden special edition Tissot watch forever in the states at a good price and we found one there. After the purchase, we met up with the rest of my family and we all returned to the ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><strong>Labadee, Haiti</strong></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our last stop was at Royal Caribbean's private part in Haiti. They do not have a port there so we had to take small boats up to land. The whole family decided to do an excursion of going to a private beach on Haiti, it was pretty cool. When you dock, you find post and then they take you out to the private beach. There were only about 10 other people with us there, so it was kinda cool considering we were on a boat with 3,000+ other people for a whole week. They had chairs & a little bar there. We just hung out the whole time, if was fun. Since RC owns that part of the island, everything is closed off so you are safe. Since we went before the earthquake, I'm not sure how things are there now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Every night, we would eat in the main ball room. The meals were pretty good on the ship and had lots to choose from. Since there were ten of us, we had a whole table to ourselves. We had the same waitress for the whole week and she was fantastic! The ship staff made sure that there was lots to do at night. You could go to a bar, the theater, participate in activities, go the casino, watch the sunset, etc, etc. We found plenty do do but ended up at the bars most nights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, the cruise experience was pretty cool. We weren't too fond of the idea of being on a ship with that many people but they are very good at keeping everyone busy & finding things for everyone to do, even when the ship is just at sea. The rooms are a little small but really, how much are you in your room? When we were at sea, there were plenty of seats by the many pools. As for the excursions, you probably want to try to book the ones you want as soon as possible, especially the good ones. I think we even booked ours before we got on the ship to make sure that we got into them. Your drink tab can go up very quickly! Drinks are not cheap and you just pay your tab on everything (alcohol, shopping, excursions if not already paid for, spa treatments, etc) at the end of the week. I think a cruise is so cool because you get to see more than I place on a vacation. The only negative thing is you get off with thousands of other people and only get to see the port areas. So I'm sure in all of the places we went, there is lots more to see! Can't wait for the next one</span></div>
LisaPettithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784448294034405985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047170067267124359.post-63713076897672614602007-12-01T10:31:00.000-08:002012-10-01T17:51:53.692-07:00Cozumel, Mexico<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was my husband's and I's first vacation out of the country of just the two of us in November of 2007. We had just got engaged a month before. Everyone (including myself) thought that he was going to propose in Mexico but he did a awesome job of surprising me by doing it before we went, he was good ;) I had only been out of the country a couple times before when I was younger so I was a little nervous. Christian travels almost every week for work so he's a pro at this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our flight got delayed but we made it to Cozumel. We got off the plane and went to get our baggage. After waiting a while, we found out that it did not make it. They told us they would send it to the resort when they found it, ugh. We got a taxi and made it to our hotel </span><a href="http://www.occidentalhotels.com/allegro/Cozumel.asp"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Occidental Allegro Cozumel.</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> The grounds were beautiful! We got to our room, got a drink and went to check out the resort.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm not gonna lie, the food was not that good but I guess that happens at an AI sometimes. Everything else was awesome! Since it was the off season, there were not that many people there. So it was pretty cool to have not a lot of people around. We met a lot of nice people. Since it took a couple days to get our luggage, we had several people offer us things since all we had were the clothes on our back (now we always pack over night things & a swimsuit in our carry on, lol). We met 2 couples that were there for Texas and hung out with them a lot of the time we were down there. Since it was not busy at the resort, we decided to entertain ourselves. We somehow got a couple other couples involved one night and had "bicycleta races" of course with a little drinking involved ;) We even got the manager to participate. One of the couples was actually from Cincinnati too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We went on a sunset cruise with the couples from Texas one day, the hotel was nice and arranged it for us. It provided alcohol and it took us snorkeling. It was beautiful and lots of fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another day we decided we wanted to try some better food so we grabbed a cab and went into town. We stopped by the Senor Frogs. We were like the only two people in there, so we had a drink and then went on. We found a tequila shop where they let you taste the tequila. We had some fun with that and then went on to find some dinner. We found a busy area and had dinner at La Dorados de Villa. The food was great! Real Mexican food. We had some more drinks there and then headed back to the hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">During the day, we would just hang out on the beach. There was a lot of people close to our age so we'd play volleyball, hang out by the swim up bar or just chill on the beach. There were also lots of fish, we would put food in the ocean and they would swim right up and eat it. The sunsets were pretty there too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, it was a great experience in Cozumel. There did not seem to be a ton to do around town but then again, we were there in the off season. We defiantly kept ourselves busy though. It was a beautiful city too. If we go back to Cozumel, we'd probably stay at a non AI. There are also two levels of the Occidental resorts and we stayed at the lower one, so I'd like to try the higher level as well.</span></div>
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