Yearly Archives: 2009

Musée du Louvre

The Louvre… huge, massive, grand, large, GINORMOUS!!  What can you say about a museum that makes you prepare in advance by putting on your most comfortable walking shoes and reserve a WHOLE day for?  The Louvre is everything the DaVinci Code makes it to be (j/k).  Actually, every guidebook you read about the museum and...

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Notre-Dame Cathedral

Continuing on with our Paris tour, we now arrive at Notre-Dame Cathedral.  This amazing place took over 200 years to build and is a seriously impressive site.  Just to think that people back in the year 1163 had the audacity to attempt such a feat makes you wonder what could have been done if they...

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Paris – Day One

There’s probably no city as “romantic” as Paris… well, at least that’s what all the women say right? (My vote’s for Compton.)  In any case, it was the perfect place to celebrate a special occasion like our anniversary.  We spent a few days there seeing all the sights and, of course, trying all the delicious...

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Life Is Good (Nurburgring)

TODAY, I HAD THE MOST FUN DRIVING EVER. After a long 5-hour wait (while the Nordschleife was closed off and on for wreck clearing), I finally got to take the M out for four of the (arguably) most challenging laps in the world.  Without a doubt, I can say that today was the most fun,...

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Oktoberfest!! (Stuttgart Beer Fest)

Three fun facts: 1) Oktoberfest is actually held at the end of September. 2) You need to have a reservation to get into a beer tent. 3) Drinking beer by the liter will mess you up QUICK. Of course, no trip to Germany would be complete without partaking in some Oktoberfest action.  Now I wouldn’t...

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