Travel Blog for the Savvy World Explorer
Europe travel diary from our trip to France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece in 2017. Our trip was almost a month long and we saw many incredible bucket list-worthy sites along the way.
September 3, 2017 - 2 Paris Metros. 5 trains. 1 Gondola. 1 Cogwheel train. 1 golf cart. THAT is how we eventually got to Mürren. Sit back, this is going to get bumpy. Our day started with waking up at 4:45am in Paris. Our first train was at 6:40am, so we needed to make sure… Continue reading Day 5: Traveling from Paris to Mürren
September 2, 2017 - We woke up early again (surprise surprise) to get over to the Louvre museum before the crowds. This time we took the bus. It was our one and only Paris bus experience. It wasn't terrible, but the bus driver just stared at me when I tried to scan my ticket in… Continue reading Day 4: Louvre Museum and Catacombs of Paris
September 1, 2017 - We woke up before the sun today in order to get to the Trocadero to see the sunrise at the Eiffel Tower. Were we tired? Yes. Very. We made it over there just before sunrise and all I can say is it was worth every second of sleep I had to… Continue reading Day 3: Sightseeing in Paris
August 31, 2017 - We got off the plane around 8:50 am and made a beeline to customs. Luckily, it wasn't far from our gate and there was zero line so we were through within 10 minutes of stepping off the plane. As we made our way to the metro, we kept seeing armed military… Continue reading Day 2: Traveling from Brussels to Paris
August 30, 2017 - Our day started out pretty normal. I woke up and went to work. Eric had the day off so he stayed home and got our house ready for us to be gone for 3 weeks. We had already packed the night before so there was really nothing left to do when… Continue reading Day 1: Traveling from Atlanta to Brussels