Yearly Archives: 2005

Marseille, France

I spent the last few months traveling from London to Beijing. Here is a taste of one place we spent time. Follow the links to read about others. October 7th- 9th, 2005 After leaving Paris we spent a few nights in Marseille, France with an old friend of John’s. The highlight was a gorgeous day […]

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melissa - Hmmm…octopus, for sure it is one of my very favorite foods!!! It is good to know that you at least try things once :) Hugs from Panama!

gemma - Hi Melissa! It was a good experience. John told me to pretend I was eating pasta and that did the trick!

Paris, France

I spent the last few months traveling from London to Beijing. Here is a taste of one place we spent time. Follow the links to read about others. October 4th- 7th, 2005 In October John and I spent a few days in Paris after visiting Munich. While there we met up with Michele from Oswego […]

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mindy - Mmmmm. It seems like years since I’ve had a really wonderful melt in your mouth croissant– probably when I was in Paris, come to think of it.
Enjoy Gemma. You’re making my mouth water from miles and miles away.
(By the way, the pictures look fabulous. Thanks for making the effort to share them!)

gemma - Thanks Mindy. I have to admit that I have never tried to make croissants. They seem quite difficult. Perhaps when I get back to Chi-town we can try our hand at them. What do you say?

mindy - Its a date!
I think it was hard to get inspired to bake this summer what with the oven/horrid heat combination, but now that its getting cooler I keep wishing you were around to bake with me.

gemma - Perfect timing, I will be back Feb 1st and I guarantee it will be cold enough to yearn for a hot oven. I will be homeless and looking for one as well. I can’t wait.
Love,
g

mindy - Sweet!
You guys are always welcome at my house if staying with parents gets too exhausting. I’m sure L would love to have company as well.
m

Travel Update

As my more faithful readers have noticed, I have not been posting as frequently since the beginning of our overseas journey. I apologize fervently, however even doing so will not increase the number of wireless connections at our disposal. I know that I could post text and forgo the pictures, but I feel that the […]

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evan petrie - i really like this photograph. being able to see your smile in the side mirror is great.

lep - Thanks for sharing your trip and experiences. I enjoyed catching up on Sept.-Nov. What a great experience for the two of you. The pictures are great. How about the Sox! It sure seems like more than two weeks ago. Miss you.

gemma - Thanks Evan. John took that one. I liked it too.
Hi Dad!
You both should go to Garmisch. I think you would love it. (I think mom said that you too had been there in the past, dad.)
Lots of love. I can’t wait to see you both in Krakow!

Munich, Germany

I spent the last few months traveling from London to Beijing. Here is a taste of one place we spent time. Follow the links to read about others. September 30th- October 4th, 2005 We are in Varaždin, Croatia right now staying in a gorgeous apartment with a jacuzzi and wireless for one night. We spent […]

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Gent, Belgium

I spent the last few months traveling from London to Beijing. Here is a taste of one place we spent time. Follow the links to read about others. September 28th- 30th, 2005 After Devon John and I spent one last night with friends in London and travelled to Gent, Belgium (by way of Calais, France […]

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molly - so i had been feeling bad for john because he’s missing the white sox pandemonium but all i needed was a trip to this site to reaffirm that anytime you want to switch places, john, i’d gladly take your spot. theres nothing like the idea of gemma chasing sheep or finding bakers baking at 2 am with a bellyfull of whiskey to make you appreciate life.

Chloe - I love that you both are eating your way through all these places!! What fun. That waffle looks so yummy and I can almost taste what you were tasting!

keiko - Hi Gemma – glad you’re having a great time. The waffle looks superb indeed! Take care and look forward to reading more of your adventure…

gemma - I have been having a great time, and John has too for that matter, but I honestly think he would have rather been in Chicago for much of these last few weeks. . . Poor John indeed.
Hi Chloe, it has been lots of fun, it will be especially interesting as we make our way into Eastern Europe and Asia over the next few weeks. I can only imagine what sort of culinary suprises we will fine. I will be sure to post when I can find wireless, but it is getting harder and harder.
Thanks Keiko! It truly was a fantastic waffle. I have no idea how they created such a firm and creamy texture. I will have to experiment when I have a kichen in Chicago next. Take care!

www.globalcard2000.com - Visiting Belgium

Even though it is small size, Belgium has many places of tourist attraction. Most people visiting this country will one day or two are to spend in Brussels, which is the center of the capital. For those traveling from London to Brussels, it is always a…