We spent a quick few days in Heidelberg, where we found some of the best ice cream in the world, before heading to Cologne to meet up with Kip and Cammie! Read about our time with our good friends drinking kolsch beer in today's post!
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Read today's post to learn all about the delicious and dry wines of the Alsace region, as well as our time in the adorable town of Colmar. As we biked through this super cute place I couldn't help but think, "Is this real life?"
Oh Gimmelwald, you win first prize for Most Beautiful Place! We LOVED our week in this tiny mountain town in the Swiss Alps!
If someone told us we had to move to Vienna, we'd be ok with that! We loved our time in this beautiful city! Read about our food tour, getting lost in the vineyards on the way to a heuriger, and the BEST ice cream in the whole world!
During our last week in Budapest, we needed time to rest! While we had a great time with our visiting friends Courtney and Shawn (who we stayed with in Amsterdam) on a pub crawl, Noelle had a tough time recovering from a roofie that somehow made its way into her drink. Our last few days in this great city were spent resting.
We danced the night away at Inez and Arni's amazing wedding! Do you know what a traditional Hungarian wedding is like? Read all about the very fun and very long day!
The theme of our second week was exploration! Our new friends indulged my wine tasting passion with a day in Eger where we drank lots of vino in tasting rooms that were built into a giant hillside, and enjoyed some traditional snacks like onion bread!
When we got to Budapest, we were ready to slow down and relax! Thanks to Selma and Elliot, we were able to do just that in their beautiful apartment! Read about the amazing food we ate, the beautiful walks we took, and the Belgian Beerfest we enjoyed during our first week in Budapest!
We went to the English Garden with the intent to spend an hour or two enjoying a beer at the largest beer garden in Munich...six hours, several pretzels, and a few liters of beer later we were still having a blast in the German sunshine! Check out how much we loved Munich in today's post!
Venice is full of incredible pizza and even better photo opportunities! Read on to see why St. Mark's Square at night is one of our favorite places on the planet!
In this postcard worthy, picture perfect area we discovered how delicious friend anchovies are! Read about our trip through the five towns, including our temporary home of Riomaggiore!
Stay for a week in a beautiful villa in the Italian country-side? Yes please! Abby joined us for an exploration of Siena and it's surrounding wine regions. Read about our week in Italian Paradise!
Noelle's best friend, Abby, joined us in Rome, while she was 7 months pregnant! We had a blast exploring the old city and searching for the best gelato we could find!
Read all about our wine tasting excursion through one of the most famous, most sought after regions in the world, Chateauneuf-du-pape!
Sure, we saw some interesting sites in Brussels, but the real stars of the show were the beer, fries, and waffles!
We visited our friends Courtney and Shaun who showed us around their home! See how we got sucked into the time warp that is this great city!
After a short introduction to Scotland in Glasgow, we were picked up by our friend Chic and taken out to his farmhouse in Stirling. There, we met his hawk, falcon, and ferrets that he uses for hunting, celebrated Easter with him and his sons, and got an incredible tour of his gorgeous country. Thanks for such a great week, Chic!
We couldn't leave Ireland without learning how to pour the perfect pint at the Guinness Factory! We blew through Dublin for a second round before heading to Scotland!
When we arrived in Derry, Northern Ireland, we didn't know anything about The Troubles and Bloody Sunday. We enjoyed our time exploring Derry, meeting up with our friends Robert and Felicia at Giant's Causeway, and checking out Belfast!
How was Galway? COLD. OH SO COLD!!!