Our family adventures
Our family adventures
After arriving in Vienna, we checked into our hotel, Le Meredien Wien, and then headed over to the Naschtmarkt to find some dinner. We quickly landed on pizza (have to ensure LS eats sometimes) and …
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Sunday, May 7, 2023 On Sunday, we woke up early to make it to our 9:30 am “The Sound of Music” bike tour with Fräulein Maria’s tours. Mr. Strange was nervous because he hadn’t ridden …
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Friday, May 5, 2023 We had bought our train tickets to Salzburg in advance because the website said the first leg of our trip was going to be crowded, so we decided to reserve seats. …
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Sunday, April 30, 2023 We arrived in Frankfurt on Sunday morning and immediately boarded a train for a 30 minute ride to Mannheim, where we were basing our stay for the Germany portion of the …
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It had been several years since our last trip to Germany, and, at almost five, LS was getting old enough to sit (somewhat) on a longer flight, so we decided 2023 was a good year …
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Back in Reykjavik, we changed out of our wet clothes and headed back over to Hallgrimskirkja, where we paid to go up in the tower. It had been gloomy and foggy the day before, and, …
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On Saturday, we woke, grabbed a quick breakfast at the hotel, and headed down the street to the bus stop to await the bus that would take us to Þríhnúkagígur, a dormant volcano. The bus …
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After leaving the Panorama Glass Lodge, we carefully started our trek back on the gravel road with our donut tire. In the daylight, it did not seem as treacherous or long and soon we were …
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We arrived at Skaftafell, a park within the larger Vatnajokull National Park, with many hiking trails. We paid for parking via the Parka app, then headed down to the Visitors Center where we found an …
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While driving, we could see Vatnajokull in the distance. It got closer and closer until we were driving right next to it. We stopped by our hotel, Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon, and checked in. When I …
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