L’Houmeau
Petit déjeuner chez Cathy Cathy at work in her kitchen Petit déjeuner Chez Cathy was anything but petit. Cathy had laid the table in her sunny dining room with so many [...]
From Amsterdam to La Rochelle, via Paris
As we were enjoying the yogurt, fruit, and steel-cut oats Marc had prepared for breakfast, Mattias looked at his phone and let out a whoop—his first exam wasn’t scheduled until 11:00, so he had a [...]
Discovering Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum We took the train from Almere Oostvaarders (East Transit Station) into Amsterdam The Rijksmuseum Museumbrug over Singelgracht, one of Amsterdam’s main canals, leads to the Rijksmuseum One [...]
Departure from Cincinnati and Arrival in Amsterdam
Ready to depart CVG We were a bit concerned that our departure day, Friday 30 June, coincided with the Cincinnati stop of Taylor Swift’s 2023 Eras Tour, anticipating long traffic delays as we [...]
On the Menu for July 2023: Amsterdam, France, and a Taste of Norway
When we returned from our mission in New Zealand in December 2021, we weren’t in a hurry to do any more big trips for a while—only what was necessary to see family members scattered across [...]