Four years ago we arrived in Bogotá, Colombia, and it was impossible to miss the incredible street art scene. Murals extended across mom-&-pop shops, hostels commissioned unique pieces to stand out from the competition, abandoned building facades were revived as outdoor galleries. We booked a street art tour the following day and our eyes were […]
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The first words that come to mind when thinking about Lisbon are color, warmth, intimacy. The narrow serpentine streets of the Alfama neighborhood where we stayed provided, on the one hand, privacy from the hordes of tourists and vehicular traffic, yet on the other we were always under the watchful gaze of our local neighbors, […]
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And we arrived in Lyon! We had a bit of a blog hiatus, as these things happen. I hope you weren’t all waiting at the edge of those proverbial seats and if so, I hope you ended up sitting back, getting more comfortable, maybe grabbed some popcorn and tucked in for a year-long wait. I […]
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After living in Paris on and off for nine years….we are moving! But before we get into it, let’s take a moment to soak in those stellar views of Opéra and the Eiffel Tower from atop the Galeries Lafayette. Those November sunsets were. to. metro. for. Champs Élysées from Place de la Concorde, November 2017 […]
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Pour ma dernière semaine à Madison, Gabriel a été mystérieusement malade durant quelques jours. Suffisamment malade pour être privé d’école et devoir rester à la maison avec nous, mais suffisamment en forme pour s’amuser avec nous. Et nous nous sommes bien amusés. Pour notre premier jour de pluie, au programme c’était pâte à modeler faite […]
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The last week Julien was in town, Gabriel was mysteriously sick enough for a few days to stay home from school, but well enough to have a good time, so a good time we had. Our first rainy day we concocted homemade Playdough. Capitol on a brisk but sunny morning A cat cafe opened up […]
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Magnifique journée printanière dans le jardin botanique de Madison tout en fleurs. Nouvelle amitié autour de grenouilles L’équipe de jardiniers
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A spring day in Madison’s blooming botanical gardens. Bonding over a frog sighting Garden gang
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May 3, four o’clock in the morning, we headed off to LAX for my parents to catch their flight to La Crosse, and for us to head to Madison. Five hours of flight took us from the west coast to the Midwest, and while I took the opportunity to snooze, Julien snapped a few photos […]
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Le 3 mai à quatre heures du matin nous avons pris la direction de LAX pour que les parents d’Anne prennent leur vol pour La Crosse, et nous le notre vers Madison. Les cinq heures de vol nous ont amenés de la côte ouest jusqu’au Midwest, et pendant qu’Anne en profitait pour faire le plein […]
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