Bastille Day is the French national holiday, and occurs every July 14th, just like Canada Day occurs every July 1st. Being in Paris on...

Another sleep-in morning, particularly for the kids. Beth and I did pop out earlier to find a local patisserie (bakery) recommended by...

Simpler blog entry today, as it was chiefly a travel day. Most of the morning was spent in packing, having breakfast, and saying goodbye...

After several early starts, we had no problem sleeping in this morning. With most of us not waking until 10 a.m., it seems we needed the...

Another early start to catch transit to the Tube towards Paddington station again; this time to take a day trip outside London towards...

Jet lag maybe catching up with us, we literally ran to just catch our bus on time. We caught the tube again at Finsbury Park, this time...

After an early wake-up and toast for breakfast, we made our way via the Great Northern railway line to visit the famous Tower of London! ...

After over 8 hours of flight time, we landed at London's Heathrow Airport. Beth had secured beforehand something called Oyster Cards,...

After spending the day doing last minute errands, housecleaning and packing, Howard and Janet took us to the airport in Calgary for our...

Started off the celebration with a little 1-on-1, before our family adventures... Overnight at the Banff Springs Hotel, where we had our...

Welcome to our blog, where we aim to chronicle highlights of our family trip to Europe! We are doing this as a celebration of Beth &...