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The Royal Chapel, Sainte-Chapelle, at Sunrise Unless you’ve been to Paris or spent time researching the city, you’ve probably never heard of Sainte-Chapelle.  We certainly hadn’t prior to reading about it as we prepared for this trip.  This exquisite example of Gothic architecture often gets overlooked due to the much more popular Notre Dame, which …

Our first full day in Paris started with the obvious:  breakfast pastries.  We left a little earlier than needed in order to give ourselves time to find a great pastry shop, and, boy, did we ever!  Joseph Boulangerie was our favorite bakery of the entire week, and we stopped by at least one other time …

What’s one thing that can make a couple of international travelers, generally obsessively neurotic about their meticulously planned trip details, feel completely uncomfortable about the week ahead?  A national transportation strike, that’ll do it.  Whatever plans we had previously made for our upcoming week in Paris had to be completely flexible as soon as we …

Our final day in Croatia was a lazy one.  We decided to sleep in a bit before dropping our luggage off at our rental property’s office who agreed to store it for a few hours until we were ready to leave the city.  A breakfast restaurant on the crowded Stradun of Old Town was our …

I cannot be alone when I say that a dream trip to Croatia and the “Pearl of the Adriatic” should include at least one trip to the beach!  While not entirely known for its beaches, Dubrovnik does have quite a few to choose from.  Though beaches here are quite shelly, sometimes even rocky, they are …

For our third full day in Croatia we decided to switch things up a bit.  Weather in Dubrovnik was forecasted to be cloudy, so we took the opportunity to add another stamp to our passports and visit Montenegro.  A day-long bus trip to Montenegro is just one of many different options available from Dubrovnik, and …

Game of Thrones Walking Tour If you’ve read along with the first two posts from Dubrovnik, “Arrival in Dubrovnik and an Unexpectedly Fantastic Meal” and “Exploring Dubrovnik’s Old Town and the City Walls”, you already know that this whole trip was inspired by the television series Game of Thrones.  Thus, if you’re not a fan …

Our first full day in Dubrovnik started very early.  As I’ve mentioned, the TV series Game of Thrones is a huge reason that we wanted to visit Dubrovnik, and we were lucky enough to visit while the final season of the series aired.  Unlike in the USA, the show aired on Monday night in Croatia, …

We took a direct flight from Prague to Dubrovnik via Czech Airlines that had us on the ground in Croatia by 3:00 PM.  At the time of our booking confirmation for lodging we were offered the option of direct transport via private vehicle from the airport, which we decided to take advantage of.  From what …

In large part, we lucked out with the weather for our first day in Prague, but day two wasn’t so lucky.  The entire day was gloomy and overcast with periodic rain showers.  But interestingly, the weather seemed fitting in many ways for our plans for the day.  Prague has a history rich in both luxury …