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Here, There, and Everywhere: Our Top 5 Travels of 2016

~ Travel

 “but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:31‬ ‭

As 2016 comes to a close and 2017 quickly approaches, we hope that the New Year brings much health and happiness! Thinking back over this past year and all of the exciting things that happened, I am reminded of how much I have to be grateful for.  If you have been following our blog this year, you have joined us on many adventures as we traveled from coast to coast in our beautiful United States!  We also ventured out of the country for a little trip into Victoria, Canada to visit the amazing Butchart Gardens!  From our first trip of the year, not too far away from home…to sharing the beautiful European cities of Edinburgh and Dublin…an opulent palace in St. Petersburg, Russia...to Pike’s Place Market in Seattle…and our final trip of the year to New England, you, our sweet readers, came right along with us!  We took ferries, hopped in with personal tour guides, boarded flights, and laced up our shoes for many walking tours! As you will see, New England was extremely popular with you all!  And we agree…it was a lovely trip!  Join us today as we take a little trip here, there, and everywhere!  I hope you enjoy re-visiting our most popular travel posts of 2016!

 “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”
Gustave Flaubert(Click here to go to original post)

 
On our trip to New England in late September we stayed three days in Boston.  We packed in a lot in those three days!  On my agenda was to take a walk along the streets of Beacon Hill, a historic neighborhood of Federal-style row houses with brick sidewalks and narrow gaslit streets.  It was beautiful, and you all agreed!  No one invited me in, but I loved viewing the architecture, the unique doors and window boxes!
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Christmas Around Our World

~ Christmas, Holidays, Travel

“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭9:1‬ ‭

If you have been a follower of our blog for very long, you know that we love to pack our suitcase and set out on a new adventure!  Whether across the US or across the world, we just love to travel!  We have been very fortunate to travel to many places and see sights that were once only a dream!  And with Christmas coming quickly upon us, I thought it would be neat to take a look at how some of my favorite places around the world celebrate!  Each place you will see is one we have visited…but not all of them during the holidays.  No matter the location, I think we can all agree that it is indeed the most wonderful time of the year.  Let’s take a look at Christmas around our world!
 
New York City is definitely a fun place to visit at Christmas.  I have made three trips to the “Big Apple” during the Holiday season and it never disappoints.  Last year, Katy went and shared her trip here and here.  The tree at Rockefeller Center is a NYC tradition!


The light show at Saks was spectacular!  People would stop dead in their tracks to look up to watch! 


And the window displays are always over the top!  

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Door To Door On Beacon Hill

~ Travel

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:22-23‬ ‭

When you think of Boston, what comes to mind?  The world famous marathon?  Red Sox?  The Freedom Trail?  Cream Pie?  On our recent trip to New England, we spent three days in the lovely city, taking in the sights!  There was no marathon running and no baseball watching, but we did get to visit the historic neighborhood of Beacon Hill! I was so delighted that our hotel was only a few blocks away, perfect for a stroll!

Beautiful Beacon Hill homes have filled the pages of shelter magazines that I have subscribed to for years, so I went into full blown tourist mode, with my camera in hand!  Beacon Hill is a neighborhood of Federal-style row houses and narrow gaslit streets and brick sidewalks.  Sadly, no one invited me inside, but I am sharing beautiful doors and window boxes of Beacon Hill, one of the most desirable and expensive neighborhoods in Boston!  Lace up your shoes, the temperature is perfect and the sun is shining!  Maybe we will burn enough calories for a slice of that yummy cream pie!

 
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