This post may be very different from our usual adventures, but it was an adventure none the less! I had heard adverts on several radio stations about The Saddleback Eye Center – LASIK surgery and Dr. Manger’s LASIK treatment. And I remembered when LASIK treatment became mainstreamed. I had always wondered what it was like and if it worked. An…
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Imagine what it would be like to be so iconic that everyone knew who you were just by a picture or quick description. People would come from all around the world to get a photo with you. Or spend an afternoon in the park by you. Or pay mega amounts of money to have an apartment right next to you….
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This morning we are up extra early to visit one of the more intriguing and macabre sites in the city of Paris. The Catacombs! Also known as Denfert-Rochereau Ossuary. We purchased our tickets online with Viator, which I would recommend when travelling abroad because you can choose the time and day in advance, plus there is less hassle. You see…
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This building housing Musee d’Orsay in Paris has been repurposed several times. It was formerly Gare d’Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built in 1898 – 1900 and was used until 1939 as the terminus for the railways. It contained a luxury hotel, and when you see the central heart of the structure, its former life becomes very apparent. What a…
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A sweet fragrance is carried upon light streams of the crisp early morning atmosphere. Across the way, steam billows from beneath the alleyway, blowing careless pieces of paper around in a futile dance with gravity. The unmistakable rapid clip-clop of high heels against the sidewalk radiate out from the glass storefronts. All while the sun’s gentle rays pierce the maze…
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