Category: European Adventure
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Honfleur, Normandie
Honfleur is not to be missed on a trip through Normandy. Claude Monet spent a lot of time here painting it’s harbor and streets. It is easy to see why, Honfleur is breathtaking! I am so thankful to have visited, especially as we head to Giverny, Monet’s home, tomorrow. Traveling, ahhhhh! Good stuff!
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Palace of Versailles
Driving up to the Palace of Versailles had us all wondering with excitement. Would it at all be like Hearst Castle which we had visited earlier in the summer? Well, not at all, the Palace of Versailles makes Hearst Castle look like a guest house, albeit an amazing guest house! The grounds where the Palace…
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We made it!
Years and years of dreaming, months and months of planning and we are finally here! Although we are in a time zone sort of fog, I think everyone is in agreement that it has been so worth the wait! Since we are here for so long, we can relax and enjoy the moment without rushing…
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We are free, for the moment…
Well, it is done. All of our worldly possessions are locked up in a storage unit. It is packed to the ceiling with boxes and boxes and boxes of “stuff”. What a job and what a relief to have it all done! It is amazing how much you can pack into a house, and we…
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Schooling on the Road
Figuring out how to school my children while we are traveling has been one of the biggest concerns of our adventure to Europe. There are so many choices for homeschooling but homeschooling on the road, is a little bit different. In many communities there are homeschooling groups that seem to be very successful but for…
Living in the Fields 