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Saying Goodbye to Washington
Our last day was so sad! We decided we needed the rest, so we gave ourselves a later wake-up time and planned to check out a coffee shop in Packwood before leaving. I’m really glad we did because it was… Continue reading
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The Big Hike
We slept in a little after the stressful night and all of the last-minute change of plans. And by sleeping in, I mean we slept until 6:30 AM. When we woke up, the WiFi was working again! Caroline checked AllTrails… Continue reading
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Hiking Through Paradise
The smoke conditions hadn’t changed for the worse overnight, so we were ready to hike the Skyline Trail Loop in the Paradise section of the park. We had to get to the visitor center super early because parking here is… Continue reading
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An Unexpected Day in Seattle
With wildfires affecting the surrounding area, our first day of the trip was completely up in the air until the day we left! We were originally supposed to do a few hikes on our first day, but with the air… Continue reading
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Paris Day 7: Au Revoir
This was unfortunately our last full day in Paris, which just felt so sad! It seems like we never quite caught up on sleep this entire trip. Every morning we woke up tired, but somehow still excited to go. We… Continue reading
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Paris Day 6: Cafes, Bookshops, and a Paris Sunset
We decided to branch out this morning and skipped Paul’s for once. After asking the concierge for a recommendation, he pointed us toward Maison Thévenin. We ordered pain au chocolat, a ham quiche, and of course cappuccinos. Everything was très… Continue reading
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Paris Day 5: Versailles
Oh my God, my legs were so sore from all the sprinting the day before. We started our morning around 7 AM and rode down to the basement of our hotel to try the breakfast. It was a cute little… Continue reading
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Paris Day 4: The Louvre
We slept in a bit this morning. We had a late night with our Le Jules Verne reservation, so I was very glad we moved our tour time. We slowly got ready and made our way down to our new… Continue reading
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Paris Day 3: Museum de Orsay and Eiffel Tower Stars
We started our day at Paul’s Cafe with a few pain au chocolats before our big museum tour. We like this place because you order and pay at the counter, so there’s no table service to worry about. We’re still… Continue reading
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Paris Day 2: Notre Dame and More
Oh my God, that first night of sleep was glorious. I think we were asleep the second our heads hit the pillow. We went to bed around 8:45 PM and set an 8:15 AM alarm, thinking twelve hours was just… Continue reading
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