We started our day off with breakfast at a cute little cafe close to our hotel. It’s called “Hidden Cafe Barcelona” (http://hiddencafebcn.com) and it serves delicious coffee and sandwiches. With renewed energy we then went to the nearest tram station to buy tickets for public transport. We decided on day tickets but it turned out…
Author: wanderlust
Los Angeles- day 2
Angel Wings by Colette Miller The first thing we had to do on day 2 was to hunt for the Instagram- worthy Angel Wings. Los Angeles based artist Colette Miller has started painting these wings all across Los Angeles as part of her Global Angel Wings Project. As her website states these wings “… are…
Snow
When we woke up on Monday morning we could not believe our eyes: New York was white! It had snowed over night and all the sidewalks were covered with slush. Our kids had come down with a soar throat and decided not to leave the hotel. If it hadn’t been for breakfast downstairs they probably…
NY Easter parade
Our younger daughter had read about the New York Easter parade (https://www.nycgo.com/events/easter-parade-and-easter-bonnet-festival1) on the internet and urged us to go there. Like a lot of the sites the parade was within walking distance from our hotel so we decided to give it a try. For Easter Parade people were gathering around St Patricks Cathedral on…
NY: Grand Central to 911 memorial
When we arrived on Friday night the flight was delayed by two hours which caused us to end up in rush hour traffic getting into New York. So all we did for the evening was to check into the hotel and then go out for some groceries. Pasta fixed in the little hotel kitchenette was…
New York City
Quite exhausted from all the shopping we did in North and South Carolina we boarded a plane to Newark for a few days of city sightseeing. Our hotel was located right in the center of midtown Manhattan on East 48th street. Which made walking to a lot of sights a breeze. Nonetheless we bought all-…
South Carolina
As my dear hubby is travelling to South Carolina for business on a regular basis we decided to come and visit with him for once. The kids were off from school for Easter holiday for two weeks. Perfect time for some sightseeing and shopping in the US! Plus some cultural exposure of course. We are…