Bloom Where You Wander

We’ve now arrived in countries where neither of us speaks the language, and we’ve continued to push out of our comfort zones in other ways too. Switzerland Lauterbrunnen, in the Berner Oberland region of Switzerland, is unbelievably gorgeous – exactly as I imagined Switzerland would be. There is a huge waterfall in town, an aqua blue river cutting through the valley, and the mountains are phenomenal. The architecture is quintessentially Swiss, and the cows roam in perfect green pastures. I…

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Paris: Crepes! French onion soup! Baguettes! We made it to Paris! Bryce and I took Elise to Paris when she was five or six, and we hit it hard when we were there. I probably believed at the time I would never make it to France again. Returning for a couple of days was high on Elise’s list, but we skipped most of the main tourist attractions. We focused more on soaking in the culture. We almost fell for a…

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Lake District Though it took awhile to get here, I’m so glad I chose to visit the Lake District: an area where the Brits – and truly, people from all over the world! – regularly come to play outdoors. Keswick, my home base for three days, is adorable, as are all of these towns in this region. The houses are a beautiful stone with slate roofs and gorgeous landscaping, chock full of flowers. The Keswick Hostel is so nice –…

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