And we’re off! Our first family road trip together. We have driven all day before to get to family, but never day after day after day for a family vacation because we usually fly to our destination. We started off our day at the German American Heritage Center, which is located in Davonport, Iowa. You know […]
Snoqualmie Falls Park, Washington
Anyone remember the popular 90’s show Twin Peaks? If so, you might recognize this… We made a quick stop here as we headed off to visit some local wineries. Snoqualmie Falls Park is located 30 miles outside Seattle, Washington. An easy drive on I-90. I am a sucker for waterfalls! Never pass up seeing one. Snoqualmie […]
Seattle Space Needle
Seattle was our starting and stopping point for our Alaskan cruise. We only had a limited amount of time there so we headed straight for the icon that Seattle is known for…the Space Needle. We decided to kill two birds with one stone, so we had dinner at Sky City restaurant while we took in […]
Basil’s Greek Dining
Basil’s Greek Dining Restaurant, right on the edge of Naperville, IL in Aurora is a great place to enjoy a little taste of the Mediterranean right in your own back yard. If Chicago is your back yard! 🙂 The day I went I was on a 1200 calorie a day diet, so I was really […]
Alaskan Cruise: Ketchikan’s Saxman Native Village & Lumberjack show
Ketchikan was one of my favorite stops on the Alaskan Cruise. It really summed up an “Alaskan” experience for me. When I think about who lives in Alaska, I think about the native people who have been there for so long and I also think about the rough and tumble folks who came for […]
Alaskan Cruise: Russians, Eagles & Native Alaskans in Sitka
In the 1800’s, Sitka, Alaska, was the cultural and political hub of Russian America. The town reflects on that fact in most of its tourist attractions. Several of Holland America’s excursions are about Russian History. I have some Russian ancestry, so I thought it would be interesting to learn more while I had the […]