Salimarkles In Switzerland

The first of many trips to Colmar, we took the train (only 45 minutes!) to Colmar, France. Colmar is a quaint little French town with small little canals nicknamed "Little Venice." This place is basically the model for Beauty and the Beast. Little Town, it's Quiet Village... When you arrive by train, there's a short walk to the main part of the town. You can get some lovely food there - there are some traditional Alsatian dishes and, of course, try the Alsatian wine - and walk by the canals. Canals of "Little Venice" in Colmar Le coq! Didn't get a shot of the macaroons but I'm pretty sure the yumminess was why they decided to be nice to each other. :) There is a nice little park with a playground for the littles and an old-time carousel on the way (but we usually reserve this as a treat on the way back to the train). Fun fountains! Carousel - runs for a good 2+minutes! Anyway, that's a wrap. It's super e...

Our first big Euro trip with the kids! I was having actual tantrums about not having used any of the long weekends to go on trips so we finally booked something over the last long weekend we would have in a while... Barcelona was the chosen spot! Hubby lived here 14 years ago for 6 months while on a study abroad program (he remembers little - let's give him the benefit of the doubt and assume it's as much the lapsed time as the alcohol involved). It's only an hour flight from basel. The trip didn't start out as well as we had hoped given there was a delay! But a moving sidewalk is all you need to amuse your kids for an hour or so. And finally we were off! A delay, oh no! We landed and made our way to our city apartment. We took the A1 bus that was relatively easy and inexpensive (plus that meant we didn't have to worry about car seats!) For accommodations, we used PTF Zoo apartments. I can recommend them - we couldn't find a single complaint. Great locati...