Prague was the next stop on our European adventure. It is the capital of the Czech Republic and is rich in history. It was home to many Holy Roman Emperors and played an important role in the Habsburg monarchy and the Astro-Hungarian Empire. Our Airbnb is located close to the old town. It is in an old building with twenty-foot-tall…
We arrived in Dublin early Sunday morning. Out Airbnb is near Hay Penny Bridge and many other sights. We took the Dublin Express bus close to our Airbnb, dropped off our luggage, and hit the streets. We walked down Grafton Street, a popular shopping street in Dublin. Lucas got an Irish souvenir coin. Michael bought a pin because he collects…
The Watkins are international again. We flew Play Airlines from Boston to Iceland. We have a credit card that gives us access to airport lounges throughout the world. We took advantage of that in Boston. The flight left at 6 pm Boston time and arrived at 4 am Iceland time. That is a rough flight time because the flight to…
We spent two days in New York City as part of our road trip from North Carolina to Boston. Two days is not enough time in the Big Apple, but we made the most of it. We rode the Staten Island Ferry and got a great view of the Statue of Liberty. Some day we will go back and go…
Our international travel plans have us leaving out of Boston. We looked at booking a flight from North Carolina to Boston, but we decided to rent a car and take a road trip. It was about the same price to fly or rent a car, and we have a lot of friends in the Northeast, so it was an easy…
We spend our lives in pursuit of love and happiness. That means something different to each of us, but it is the feeling of joy that comes from finding the love and happiness that we seek. That is the beginning of the speech I wrote for my dad and Kay’s wedding. My dad and Kay got married on the Monday…
Michael likes to check off the states and countries he visits. Earlier this summer he had three states left. Wisconsin was one of those states (the Dakotas are his last two states). I am not as excited about keeping track, but I had never been to Illinois. After visiting our friends in Lake Charlevoix, We drove up and over Lake…
After five weeks out west, it was time for us to drive back east. We did not spend much time seeing the sights, but we did stop at the Petrified National Forest for a hike. Henry’s 4th-grade national park pass has come in handy so far. There are several hikes in the Petrified National Forest, but we did a simple…
We try to make it back to Arizona every year to see Michael’s family. We were in Arizona this time last year. This year, we spent about five weeks. Since we were there for a while, Henry went to school with his cousins Violet and Barrett. Luna and Radar got to ride with them to school several times. He is…
Cruising is not our usual mode of transportation, but we decided to go on a Carnival Cruise. We last cruised five years ago. This time we set sail on the Carnival Panorama for a seven-day cruise. The ship left from Long Beach, California. Our cruise ship made three stops in Mexico, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta.We cruised with…