On our last day we asked the kids what they would like to do, and they all said they wanted to ride in one of the big hop on/off buses for a bus tour. They had been seeing them all week and wanted to ride one and also I think...
I booked a behind the scenes bakery tour for our family so we could learn how to make baguettes! Our tour started out with breakfast! We each got to pick a pastry and drink. We had some fresh squeezed orange juice that was...
I loved this day. I have always wanted to go to the roof of the Notre Dame, but the line is super long. I knew there was no way I wanted to wait in that line with four kids who are on a vacation sleep schedule, so I searched the...
Monday we headed to the Tuilleries Garden and the Louvre after eating tons of breads and pastries from the nearby bakery. I love French bakeries. I love exploring all the beautiful parks and gardens in Paris. There was a cute...
On Sunday morning we realized we should have prepared better the night before. The restaurants and bakeries near where we were staying were all closed. We woke up late, and by the time we found something open it was close to...
My sister’s family is on a European vacation, so we decided to head to Paris to meet them there. We planned our trip for a few extra days so we could enjoy Paris with four kids at a leisurely pace. The first day we woke up...
We love the water playgrounds here in Vienna. Today we met up with lots of friends at the wasserspielplatz that is on Donau Insel. It is so fun for the kids with multiple shallow pools, sand play areas, a rope bridge, a wonderful...
The kids like to perform little concerts for the family. Often they insist we record them. Oliver especially enjoys outlining the program. Elora transposed her piano song, “There is a Green Hill Far Away” into notes...
We took the kids to the Vienna Haus der Musik. We took Oliver and Elora there years ago when they were 4 and 2, but because it is included with our Niederösterreich Card we were happy to take them again for free. The Haus der...
We often pass the Wüstenhaus Schönbrunn (Schönbrunn Desert House) on our way to the zoo, and our desert-loving daughter Marion has been asking to go to it since last summer. As it turns out, our Niederösterreich card...
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