Not far from Versailles or Paris is the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial dedicated to the American pilots who volunteered for the French Army and formed the Lafayette Flying Corp during the First World War. The memorial is dedicated to the more than 200 Americans who flew for France during the war. This memorial was built by…
When friends of ours said they’d be in Paris for a few days, we knew we wanted to make a trip to meet up with them. And we are glad we did. The weather was refreshingly cooler than what we’d been experiencing in Barcelona so it was a nice change for spending a few days…
Our second day in Paris ended up being fun, but it was supposed to be a day spent in Normandy. We more or less cut out Prague from the original idea of this trip and decided to stay three nights in each city, which in turn would allow us to do a full day trip to…
After checking in at the hotel, located near the Arc de Triomphe, we hit the ground running on our first day in Paris. We walked over to the Arc de Triomphe where they just finished celebrating the anniversary of VE Day. The monument is absolutely beautiful. Pictures don’t do justice of just how large it…
This trip to Europe was an idea of our for a couple years and this past fall we finally decided to just do it. It was Nik’s idea to splurge for Business Class seats. The tickets came with access to American Airlines’ new Flagship Lounge at O’Hare. We made a point to get to the…