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Paris, our first destination of many on our long 77 day European adventure! Day 1 Adam and I touched down in Paris via Charles de Gaulle Airport at 10am and rushed to the City of Love by hailing a taxi….
French cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines in the world, both because people enjoy it and because French chefs redefined cooking that remains the same today. Though it was Italian cuisine that influenced the French, the chefs in…
When people visit France a majority of them have Paris on their list first; as excited as we were to go to Paris, we had our sights on Giverny. Why? Because Monet is a family name and I (Christina) grew up…
Christmas is our favorite time of the year! Moving away from family again has been hard, but to spread the Christmas cheer we went out exploring our new city, singing loud and clear for everyone in D.C. to hear! We were…
Adam and I are very pleased to announce that we received the Liebster Award. We are dedicated to our blog, Our Sweet Adventures, and are so honored to have been nominated to receive our first award after only debuting this website…
Bayeux, France The best way to get from Paris to Normandy is by taking the train to Bayeux, France. As I mentioned in my post about the Normandy Sightseeing Tour, most tour operators pick their guests up at the Bayeux train station….
I usually go all out for any kind of celebration, but I promised Adam I would not go overboard this year. So for Adam’s big 27th birthday I had to be simple, which meant buying him a flight lesson to…
Going to Normandy was something on Adam’s “To-do List” and after experiencing this tour ourselves it should be on everyone’s list as well. I am not a history buff, but there were many moments during this tour where the history and stories…
Pierre Herme Macaron & Chocolates Pierre Herme was recently awarded Best Pastry Chef by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and has been the lead trendsetter of macarons for years. He started his pastry career at the age of 14 and worked…
Adam and I recently moved to Alexandria, Virginia and just in time for the changing colors of fall. Being from Texas I have never been able to fully experience all four seasons – just like the leaves it is a nice change….
