Lisa

  • Versailles Palace

    Our tour package included a guided tour of the interior of Versailles; this tour guide was separate from our regular tour guide. Having done it, I can’t say I would recommend this particular option. I think a self-paced, recorded guide may be better. Versailles is extremely popular, so it is incredibly crowded. We were packed…

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  • Oh, hey. Remember me?

    So I haven’t blogged in a hot second.  We finally moved in to the new building at work and are completely up and running. We wound up not having Internet in our offices for about a month. My coworker and I split days in the office and teleworking to make sure that we both got…

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  • The grounds of Versailles Palace

    We visited Versailles, the penultimate symbol of French monarchy and opulence, on our last full day in France. Our group split in two to do a guided tour of the palace interiors. I was in the second guided group, so we had a bit of free time to explore the grounds and gardens. Versailles is…

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  • Fall update

    Well, it’s been a month since I last blogged. That was unintentional. I’m trying to finish off these Europe trip posts, but they take a chunk of time to upload and edit photos. They also kill my motivation to blog… My new job is going well. We’re supposed to be moving to a new building,…

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  • 29

    Today I turn 29. The eve of my thirties. This past year was a quite a whirlwind. I went to Europe, finished grad school, we moved to Georgia (again), and I started a new job. I guess I need to finish all of my 30 by 30 goals in the next year. 1. Read the…

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  • River Seine cruise

    From the Eiffel Tower, we hoofed it down to the River Seine because our cruise was leaving at 6 pm whether or not we were on it. Again, #firstworldproblem complaint, we almost missed the cruise because our tour guide took us to a *$@!##$@ perfume factory and made us late to the Eiffel Tower. The weather…

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