Paris, France

Paris was so fun! I loved it so much! The Olympics were there when we were there, and we went. It was such a cool atmosphere and a great thing to experience. We went to three events, and they were all so worth it. The first event we went to was a hardcourt volleyball game! It was the one I had the most interest in! It was between the USA and Brazil. It was super interesting and very interactive. Then...

Things We Miss

Items — Kinnon: my Tim Horton hockey card collection. Kadyn: A/C because I can’t live without A/C. Brittany: a home; just having a home. Mark: my SleepCountry medium foam pillow; ah, the sleeps I would have if only I had my pillow… Food — Kinnon: my dad’s burnt butter pasta; Dad uses the good parmesan. Kadyn: I miss the snack food from home; everything that was in our “candy drawer” Europeans don’t have. Brittany: normal peanut butter; it’s different in...

Bern, Switzerland: Mt. Pilatus

Bern was excellent.  We stayed in a hotel. The hotel was perfect. The only thing I didn’t like was that over-ground trains were going back and forth every 2 seconds. My sister and I had to share a bed per usg. My family watched the Olympics every night, and it was wonderful. My favourite thing we did in Bern was Mount Pilatus. Technically it wasn’t in Bern but who cares. Mount Pilatus was 7000ft tall. It is massive. The mount...

The Garden of Bern

We found the Garden of Eden in Switzerland! Switzerland has everything we crave on family trips: beautiful landscapes, and architectural charm, all of which are tied together in one environment. It was bliss. Bern and Luzerne (places we visited) are these quaint, small cities that are one among the landscape. Situated on the river Aare or at the base of the Swiss Alps, the Swiss people’s backyard is one you can only dream. Our evenings were the best: slow, relaxed,...

Bern, Switzerland

Bern was great! It had so much beauty everywhere you would go. The first full day we went to the river. The river was the colour of Canadian glacier water, but a bit warmer. The river flowed very fast, you would see so many people just flying past you on the river. Only my dad went because Kinnon was too scared, and I didn’t want to go. My mom and I just sat on the grass watching the boys swim...