Day 7 – Seattle to Vancouver, Canada
This morning we packed our bags and got ready for our train ride. When we got to the train station, there was a very, very long line, but I got a chocolate chip muffin....
Category: Sightseeing
Day 6 – Seattle Aquarium, Pike Place, and the World Cup!
Today was a day. But most importantly, Kendra turned 45! We celebrated her at lunch with a fancy crème brûlée and a candle. After an incredible breakfast in the hotel restaurant, we walked along...
Day 5 – Seattle & Bainbridge Island
Seattle!!! What a cool city! Yesterday we were so tired from the Portland conference, ending school, travel…. I was happy to train, ride, pool, and sleep. Additionally, our hotel AC broke, so they gave...
Day 2 – Gardens, Gondolas, and Grub in Portland, Oregon
This morning, I got up around 5:30am and probably woke everyone else up from there. We kind of chilled in our room until 8:30am, and then we went to a cafe for breakfast. I...
Day 1 – Portland, Oregon
Our summer adventures are off to a great start! Addison is competing at the National Conference for Educators Rising, hence the family trip to Portland. Kendra is one of the club’s advisors, so she...
Day 21 – Back to Venice!
We were sad to leave Castello Belvedere this morning, but it was time to return to Venice. After packing up this morning, we took a taxi to the train station and boarded our non-stop...
Days 18-20 – Desenzano del Garda, Italy
It had to happen. We had to leave Switzerland and say goodbye to our magical Lauderbrunnen apartment in the mountain valley. We took a short bus right outside our apartment to the train station....
Day 15 – Jungfraujoch, Grindelwald, and Lauterbrunnen
We started today with an early train ride through the mountains from Lauterbrunnen to Kleine Scheidegg. We took the first possible train to avoid the massive crowds that tend to gather later in the...
Day 14 – Lucerne, Switzerland
For kicks, I asked ChatGPT to turn this entry into a short rhyming poem. If you want to skip the longer read and just get the highlights, the poem sums the day up pretty...
Day 12 – Zürich, Switzerland
This morning began in our Zürich apartment with croissants, cereal, fruit, and hard-boiled eggs. Thank goodness for a kitchen. We had every intention of heading straight to the Altstadt, plan in hand and ready...