Our last full day in Paris started with a day trip to Versailles -- just outside of Paris -- to visit the Palace of Versailles and ended with a quiet evening wandering Montmartre. Palace of Versailles Built in the 1600s, the historic and monumental chateau was the center of royalty, starting as Louis XIII's hunting…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 24.6: Palace of Versailles, France
The Moulin Rouge: I always knew it was a real thing, but my mind couldn't get past scenes of the handsome Ewan McGregor serenading his love interest, Nicole Kidman, with a beautiful Elton John ballad, or images of a scantily-clad Kidman twirling around a dimly lit theater singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" amid…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 24.5: Moulin Rouge, Paris, France
Like many others in the early 2000s, I had jumped on the "Da Vinci Code" bandwagon. I remember plopping on my couch and spending countless hours with my nose behind that more than 450-page red book, immersed in Robert Langdon's quest to uncover the mysteries behind famous paintings within the ever-famous Louvre museum in Paris.…
No doubt, the Eiffel Tower is one of the most recognizable symbols in the world: When people simply hear the word "Paris," their minds automatically divert to an image of a tall, thin, wrought iron lattice tower illuminating the entire city on a beautiful star-studded night. You see it in movies, you see it in postcards,…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 24.3: Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
I was really looking forward to day three of my Europe trip mostly because I would be having a real-life encounter with one of the most well-renowned and oldest monuments in the world: Stonehenge. So after an early wake up call, we were en route to Wiltshire, located about 112 miles from London. After boarding…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 23.3: Bath & Stonehenge, United Kingdom
What impressed me most about England so far was how all of these grand, sweeping structures held thousands of years of rich history behind their walls. From the Gothic cathedrals to the Georgian-style homes on the streets, each of these unique pieces had such fascinating stories to tell about the thought processes behind the architecture…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 23.2: Windsor Castle & London, England
Out of State • Out of Mind 