Author: Lex

Mindy Gledhill’s song “whole wide world” seems to be an accurate representation of my attitude about life, so much so that I used it for the premise of this blog. 🙂

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My dad and I went on an amazing three week european adventure in April/May 2015. First stop was a quick layover in London, England; then to Stavenger, Norway the next day to visit Astrid (our former exchange student) and her family.

Big Ben

London Bridge

bad night’s sleep in the london airport

The Gudmestad Family: Astrid, Jone, Elin, & Eilert

fish soup

Astrid and her boyfriend Roar

sheep at the farm

sisters

the gudmestad home

Next, Paris France…Astrid came with us.

Notre Dame

Eiffel Tower

Our hotel room was tiny!

Sacre Couer

Arc De Triumph

Mona Lisa Selfie

The Louvre

Then on to Amsterdam Netherlands…the hostel experience was NOT a highlight.

Spain on Cinco de Mayo felt appropriate.

We drove through the Swiss Alps listening to the sound of music. Switzerland, Germany, and Austria were probably my favorite countries.

Italian food in Italy and all of the historical sites were amazing.