Monthly Archives: December 2009

Finally arrived

Posted on December 24, 2009 by henry

Yes, one day required 3 posts, it was that long!!!  And now the exciting conclusion of our longest travel day EVER. So here we are writing the morning after just to give a little update.  Truly when the day couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Still traveling

Posted on December 24, 2009 by henry

So here we are, Frankfurt Airport, 9:40PM, we should be boarding our flight, but alas, we are not.  Our 10PM flight has now been delayed until 11:45PM, as they have decided to change planes and wait for a plane to … Continue reading →

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Travel Day to Prague

Posted on December 24, 2009 by henry

Quick vocab lesson: Queue = line Our first day of our two week long adventure across 3 countries via trains, planes, and automobiles started out at 5 AM.  I had to force Sheila out of bed saying that we needed … Continue reading →

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NHS – National Health System in the UK – notice there is no “care” in health

Posted on December 15, 2009 by sheila

So, unfortunately, we had to get up-close and personal with the UK’s National Health System (NHS) this past weekend. When looking up what the acronym stood for, I actually thought that it would include “healthcare” instead of just “health” but … Continue reading →

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Pictures

Posted on December 7, 2009 by henry

Just a reminder folks, to view all the pictures from an album click on the album thumbnail in the post.  After that you will be taken to another page with all of the pictures.  Now click on any picture to … Continue reading →

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Surprise…We’re Engaged!!!

Posted on December 6, 2009 by sheila and henry

So it may sound cliche, getting Engaged in Paris, but really how many people do you personally know who have actually gotten engaged in Paris?  Well now you know at least one (or two if you count us both).  (Pictures … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts from Paris

Posted on December 6, 2009 by henry

Rude? – Even though most people say the French are rude, we actually find them to be very nice, and overly nice in some cases.  When we were standing Place Vendome looking at rings, a random Parisian walked by and … Continue reading →

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Notre-Dame, Catacombs and Sacre Coeur

Posted on December 6, 2009 by henry

On our final day in Paris Sheila had a few different things planned…We wanted to go to mass at Notre-Dame even though it would be entirely in French.  We got there however and the mass had been canceled for some … Continue reading →

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Versailles

Posted on December 6, 2009 by henry

Today we took the short train ride out to Versailles.  Sheila and I were both a little disappointed at first because we had imagine big open green gardens that you typically see in pictures.  Instead what we were greeted with … Continue reading →

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Bathrooms in Paris

Posted on December 6, 2009 by henry

The bathrooms in Paris have proved to be quite the experience.  We have been confused every time we need to use “les toilettes”.  Every single one seems to be sort of a combo of men and women restrooms, but still … Continue reading →

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