We’re back from our epic trip, if you hadn’t guessed. Wonderful does not do it justice. Actually no words do. It was beyond amazing to spend 3 sun-drenched weeks trekking through Europe with 3 of my favorite people. I’ve been flooded with questions about the trip so I’ll chip away at them bit by bit in hopes I don’t overwhelm you. The Caveman and I used to live in Europe, but this was the first time we returned with the kids in tow.
Here’s how it all went down:
We flew to London where we spent a couple of days touring.
Then we boarded the Eurostar (aka Chunnel) to Paris for another wonderful couple of days.
We flew to Barcelona for a couple of days.
Then we boarded the Emerald Princess for a 7-day Mediterranean cruise.
We visited Aix-En-Provence and Lourmarin, France.
Pisa and Florence, Italy.
Rome, Italy. With special friends I’ll tell you about later.
Kotor, Montenegro. I’d never been here before. This place is magical!
We disembarked the ship in Athens, Greece and spent a few days there before heading to some Greek Islands. I’ll be back soon with highlights and travel do’s and don’ts for each city, and more pics of course.
In the meantime remember the Runfession Friday Linkup is this week. Can it really be the last week of July already? Of course I’ve got plenty of juicy tidbits to share as usual and I know you do too!
In other news…
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What’s the best trip you’ve ever taken? If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
I’m linking up with Katie for Marvelous in my Monday!
It looks amazing! What wonderful variety, city touring and a cruise 🙂
I love the pictures, breath taking beauty. The Leaning Tower picture is great! So glad you had a wonderful trip.
Barcelona and Florence are 2 of my favorite places. Such a great experience for the kids too. Hope you all had a blast
Great post! Thanks so much for sharing these pics! I feel like I was there.
Looks like a great week! I had a new patient last week ( a newborn) and the parents are from Montenegro. I had never heard of that country before, and I used to collect stamps as a kid. But of course, Europe has changed quite a bit since then.
We need to get together for lunch so I can hear more!
Cannot wait for more vacation details. Living vicariously through you.
ahh 3 weeks! how wonderful! i’d love to hear some tips on how you planned it out, any good resources for finding deals / booking things / etc. i was envious of your instas!! glad you and the fam had fun.
Your trip looks AMAZING!! I need to get back to Europe sometime soon. Hope the transition back to normal life after vacation goes smoothly. I always want to cry when I come back to work and bills and laundry and grocery shopping.
Wonderful places to visit. I am glad you enjoyed your trip. Please say hi for me to the “3 of your favorite people”,
What a fabulous trip and so cool that you could do it with your family. I haven’t been to Europe for years. My best trip there was on my honeymoon. We went to Paris, Nice, then spent a few days driving through Italy, ending up in Florence. Looking at your pictures makes me want to go back!
Looks like an amazing trip! We are going to Italy for 2 weeks in October and I cant wait 🙂
So jealous! How amazing that you got to visit all those places- if you’re going to go to Europe, that’s the way to do it!!! I hope to some day 🙂
Loved following your adventure. It looked wonderful. I did not know you lived in Europe. Did you live in different places or one? You must have loved sharing that with your kids. Ireland is on my want to see places.
The architecture is just amazing. I’m so jealous! I think the trip I loved the most was traveling through China.
Epic is almost not a big enough descriptor. Wow – just wow!
I have not been to Europe for many years. Your pictures are bringing back memories for me!
Welcome home! What an amazing trip! I am sure you guys will be talking about it for the rest of your lives! It’s fantastic your kids got to visit Europe at such a young age! 🙂
My oh my! Those pictures are beautiful. It looked like quite the trip! Hope you’re not too jet lagged!
Welcome back!! I missed your posts but I loved following your trip on social media! I used to live in Venice and I travelled Europe for a few months longer after that adventure, when I was 21. Loved all the memories you brought back! My favorite place on earth is a tie between Rome and Paris. I am SO looking forward to some travel recap posts from you!
Welcome back Marcia! Looks like a fabulous trip! 3 weeks away sounds like heaven – looking forward to hearing more about it!
Oh my goodness, amazing! Trip of a lifetime.
Welcome back and beautiful photos! Looks like you had an amazing trip! Now I want to go!
racing the states has taken me to some pretty cool places across the country- but barcelona and amsterdam top the list from last year. i do think that my upcoming hawaii trip will top them all 🙂 i can’t wait to hear more- its so awesome that yall had 3 full weeks!!
Looks like you had a fabulous trip. We just returned from Mexico. It was NICE but your European trip was fabulous!
I really loved Iceland when we went. I’d love to go back again. As far as where I want to travel? I’d love to go just about everywhere. There are so many cool places yet to visit in the US, I’ve only been to parts of Europe, I’ve never been to Asia or Africa or New Zealand or… Someday!
I can’t wait to hear more about this trip! The pictures look fantastic. I’ve never been to Europe.
Welcome back!! Sounds like an amazing trip!
This vacation looks like the stuff of dreams! I want to go! My boyfriend and I have been trying to plan a trip. Santiago, Nice, the Maldives and Japan are all on my bucket list!
What an awesome trip! Now that is the way to do it a few days in all the beautiful cities! The pictures are just breath taking! I can’t imagine being there and seeing it all in person! I know your glad to be home as well. I bet you have quite a list of do’s and don’t!! Look forward to more post on your trip!
This is like the vacation of a lifetime. So freaking cool!! Can’t wait to hear more!!
I loved your photos and had so much following along on your adventure. You really planned the perfect itinerary– you saw a little of everything. What a great experience for your family! I did quite a bit of travel before I had children. My favorite place was probably Vietnam in 2002. It was still not so touristy and I loved the mix of culture and History. I loved Britain as well.
What an amazing trip! I would go to Greece with my daughter. We’ve talked about going ever since we watched Mama Mia together.
I loved the pics you posted along the way and can’t wait to hear more!!! More, please! I am SO curious what it was like in Greece w/the financial crisis. I thought of you guys a lot when watching the news. So glad it was amazing!!
Love this – what a wonderful and memorable trip for your family. Can’t wait to see more!
Ah, fabulous! Love these pics and can’t wait for more details!
Even though I’ve been to some (but not most) of those countries, I’m still super jealous. I can’t imagine a 3 week vacation. Or even really a 2 week one (I think we did that once).
Three weeks touring Europe. Awesome! What an opportunity for exposure for you kids. I would visit the Santorini Islands.
Kinda bummed we didn’t overlap but glad you had an amazing trip. It was fun to follow your journey on IG 🙂
Welcome home! What did you miss the most?
Epic is right! Love how you hopped on a cruise during the euro trip, that sounds perfect! I did a month in Europe a few years ago, but hit Germany, Poland and a few others up north instead of the Mediterranean. This has me reminiscing.
FABULOUS!!!!!! I am working on our 10 year anniversary trip to Italy- I need pointers!!!!!!! Missed you!
OMG, I loved your IG pics!!!! I don’t travel much but have gone to Hawaii a few times when I had money – that is perfect for me. I like to just relax & veg… 🙂
Please adopt me and take me on your next vacation! That trip looks completely amazing! Wow! Can’t wait to read your recaps.:)
Looks like a fabulous trip! Welcome back!!
Awesome!! Sounds like an amazing trip!
Amazing trip, and you were so lucky, we have had great weather in Europe this summer.