Loaded Itinerary
This might be the craziest trip. Yes, we’re going to work our way from Paris all the way up and…
Day 1 – Begin the trip
For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to see St. Petersburg, Russia. Getting a visa to visit can…
Day 2 – Arrive in Paris
I can now say I’d helped a drunk man find his airplane seat while at 39,000 feet in the air.…
Day 3 – Masquerade ball at the Palace
This has been a bucket list item for me, visiting a real masquerade ball at the Palace of Versailles. As…
Day 4 – Recovering
What can I say, I was lazy after partying till dawn. Sunday is an off day. After all, Paris is…
Day 5 – Monday's suck in France
France closes one day a week. That day is Monday. This is the perfect day to fly into or leave…
Day 6 – Symphony at Kings Theater, Versailles
It’s scorching today. As with everywhere in Paris, no one has A/C. If I’m going to sweat might as well…
Day 6a – Between trips
Technically this trip is the combination of two different trips. Originally I was going to enjoy Versailles, go home for…
Day 7 – off to Switzerland, explore Bern
Let’s begin leg #2 – exploring Switzerland and then onto the Baltic. 8 hours later and we’re here Amsterdam…
Day 8 – Schilthorn
Switzerland had been a place I had wanted to visit as my grandmother had always spoken so highly of it.…