Destination: Keukenhof Gardens, the Netherlands

While still in Amsterdam, I also made a day trip to the Keukenhof Gardens, considered one of the largest flower gardens in Europe. It's located in the town of Lisse, about 40 kilometers from Amsterdam, and accessible via buses, thereby making it a convenient day trip over. Considering that I was in the Netherlands in … Continue reading Destination: Keukenhof Gardens, the Netherlands

Destination: Calanques of Marseille, France

Following our first night in Marseille, I took a day trip out to the calanques de Marseille with the other assistant(e)s with whom I was traveling during this past February vacances. Even though I'd already visited the calanques during my first visit to Marseille last March, I had been so blown away by their beauty that I was happy to return to them again...this … Continue reading Destination: Calanques of Marseille, France

Destination: Aveiro, Portugal

The same day that we made our day trip to Sintra, the assistante and I took the train back to Lisbon, where we were to transfer over to another train to take to our next destination in Portugal. We'd taken the 14h41 train, arriving in the Rossio train station, and needed to go across town to the … Continue reading Destination: Aveiro, Portugal