MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Netherlands and West Germany Trip Day 3 – December 3 2023 Jet lag really affected us last night. Even though we were exhausted, we could not fall asleep until midnight and woke up a ton in the night. We got a later start to the day than planned, but continued …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Netherlands and West Germany Trip Day 2 – December 2 2023 After 12 much needed hours of sleep, we woke up feeling great and excited to explore Amsterdam. We started off with breakfast nearby the hotel at Moak Pancakes. The eggs, cheese, and bacon toast and berry pancakes were delicious. …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Netherlands and West Germany Trip Day 1 – December 1 2023 After 19 hours of travel, we touched down in Amsterdam! Neither of us slept a wink on the planes, so we were already exhausted and it was only 9AM local time! We took a train into the center of …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Slovenia and Portugal Trip About our trip to Slovenia and Portugal This was our first international trip since 2019 due to the pandemic. It was also around Mike’s 40th birthday, so we decided to go to his top 2 most-desired travel destinations. We split the trip in half and essentially …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Slovenia and Portugal Trip Day 14- May 17 2023 First thing this morning, we walked to the Sao Bento train station to head to Guimaraes, a small town an hour train ride away from Porto. We got tickets from the window and the worker said to go to track 4, …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Slovenia and Portugal Trip Day 13 – May 16 2023 We woke up really early in hopes of beating the crowds out to the viewpoints and buildings we wanted to see. We wandered and took photos with very few people out. At 8:30, we walked to breakfast at Do Norte …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Slovenia and Portugal Trip Day 12 – May 15 2023 Today was a travel day from Lisbon to Porto. Our train departed at noon, so we packed up and hit a breakfast place, Neighborhood Cafe. We were hungry so we got a 3 cheese toastie, meaty breakfast burrito, and jalapeño …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Slovenia and Portugal Trip Day 11 – May 14 2023 We woke up early to get a heads start on the day. We were taking a train out to Sintra, a very popular day trip destination from Lisbon. Sintra has a very long and (I’m sure) interesting history. I was …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Slovenia and Portugal Trip Day 10 – May 13 2023 Late last night my right foot started really hurting when I put any weight on it. Very early in the trip, the tendon below my ankle bone started acting up. Since we are on vacation and on vacation “Nothing else …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Slovenia and Portugal Trip Day 9 – May 12 2023 We woke up and were excited to spend the day exploring Lisbon. It’s hard to have a bad morning when your balcony view is this: The rooftop patio outside the bedroom We started off with breakfast at Heim Cafe. It …