Måns and I have just returned home from our 12th anniversary trip to Berlin! We stayed in an apartment located in East Berlin which was actually a very beautiful part of town. We went to the top of the T.V. Tower, saw pieces of the wall and even visited the Stasi museum (East German Secret Police) – though I was disappointed there was no gift shop at the Stasi museum. I would have enjoyed buying a secret camera tie.
This week we visited Prague in the Czech Republic. Prague is a beautiful city and I highly recommend it to anyone thinking about a vacation. We were lucky to be there in December to see the big Christmas market. The Russian president visited at the same time as well. And I thought all those police and snipers were just for us. Oh well….
Prague sells lots of fun warm drinks all over town in Christmas booths – hot wine, hot mead, hot rummy chocolate, hot cherry punch, etc. I think the booths open up around 9 or 10 so I suspect many Czechs (or maybe just the tourists) walk around slightly drunk all day.
The prices were cheap, but I compare it to Ryan Air where it looks cheap on the surface before they add service charges and charge you for bread and water. Shopping was quite cheap though, but not the food at the Christmas market. Måns and I paid 400 czk for cabbage and potatoes! (Look that up, it’s more shocking if I don’t translate the price.)
Anyway, we had a wonderful time and we plan to visit the city again!
We have spent the last week on vacation in Italy. The weather was wonderful and it only rained one day! We stayed in our own house high up on a mountain. We met wild boars, goats, donkeys and mysterious monster goat creatures along with a scorpion who came to say hello in our bathroom.
We were by the Mediterranean Sea and took a day to visit Monaco and France which were both just an hour away. Monaco was very pretty – a small city in the mountain facing the sea. Lots of yachts, casinos and fountains. Very pretty, even though our pizza and sodas cost 60 Euros.
Nice was much bigger than I thought. There was a beautiful beach with smooth rocks and the most tropical blue color we’ve ever seen. The boys had a great time splashing around there.
It was a great trip and we got in lots of relaxing at the house and by the pool. Already planning the next trip!
We had a great month-long trip to Texas this year. Katarina joined us for the first week. We met up with friends and family, caught a ballgame, went to the beach, ate ice cream every day and fed marshmallows to alligators. The weather was between 95-100 F (35-37 C) most days, but we kept ourselves cool with a lot of swimming, ice cream, snow cones and a bit of air conditioning.
This year we stopped in New York City for a few days on our way to Texas. It was a wonderful trip!
We just returned from a week in Italy. We rented a beautiful farmhouse in Tuscany where we ate good food, relaxed and visited many towns.
We had a great time in Dublin! The city was very nice. Small, cute and clean! We were surprised by how good all the restaurants were and we really enjoyed the pubs and the Guinness museum. Could not understand a word people were saying though. They talk a bit fast.
