Babymoon Series: Kraków, Poland

If you've been following along, Dan and I went on an epic babymoon adventure in March. We had a BLAST. I've already written about our time in London and Cambridge, but Kraków is where my heart was.

I had wanted to travel there since I was in seventh grade... so for 14 years. It was incredible to say the least, and I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity. I will write in more detail about the reason why I so desperately wanted to go, but in short: Auschwitz. That deserves a post all of its own at a later date, though... so today, you get Kraków.

The architecture was stunning, everything was inexpensive, and the food was completely hit or miss. We had a wonderful few days exploring this gem in Poland, and we would go back in a heartbeat!

Don't worry - mine was Sprite. Dan got six vodka samples (large) for $5 US! Crazy! I was slightly super jealous, so we'll just have to go back someday when I'm NOT pregnant!

Have you ever been to Kraków or anywhere in Poland?

Would Krakow be on your travel bucket list?

    

Babymoon Series: Cambridge, England

Part two of our babymoon adventure kept us in England. We ventured to Cambridge with our friends, Lucy and Simon, and we had a blast. It was so much fun walking around the campuses and checking out each individual college - even from outside. They were so gorgeous, and the weather was pretty great that day!

We wandered around, eventually finding lunch with Lucy's parents. It was awesome, and Dan was in heaven with the 'real' English pints! After lunch, the four of us went punting - which was so strange to me! It was a lot of fun, though! And no one fell in!

When we were finished punting, we checked out a really neat RAF (Royal Air Force) bar that was covered in patch stickers from the USAF as well - and Dan LOVED that. And finally, we headed out for a really fancy afternoon tea at a hotel... and it did not disappoint. It was my first time doing a traditional tea like that, and let me just tell you - it was amazing. I wish I could do tea EVERY afternoon. That would be the life... but I would gain SO much weight!

I'll just let the photos speak for themselves now...

While we were in Cambridge, we stopped at a really cute (huge) bookstore... and decided to buy Baby Cookie her very first book and stuffed bear! We didn't know she was a girl yet, and we decided on Paddington... can't get much more British than that! 

Have you visited Cambridge?

Have you ever gone punting? 

    

Babymoon Series: London, England

Remember when Dan and I went on our epic honeymoon across Europe last summer? Well, it was amazing, but it was cut short due to a family emergency. We never made it to England or Poland... both of which were high on our list. We are so thankful for Dan's accommodating schedule, as we were able to head back to Europe in March to finish our honeymoon - except this time around, we called it a babymoon - and it was so much fun!

We started out in London. Okay, that's a lie. We started out in Ramstein, Germany, but that's another story for another day. I promise I will eventually chronicle our Space A adventures. But for now... we begin in London.

Dan and I had London on our list for two reasons: 1) he went there for some Air Force training in 2012 (during the Summer Olympics, might I add - JEALOUS!!!)... so he was planning on showing me around since I'd never been... and 2) We have great friends who live there! Actually, they don't just live there... they are from there, and we affectionately call them "the Brits". You may remember my post about Lucy from when they visited us in Colorado in 2013... so we just HAD to go see them!

During our time in London, our friends had to work... so we played tourist around the city during the days and hung out with them in the evenings. We had a lot of fun and saw so many cool things! I wouldn't say that London is a favorite of mine... I prefer Paris, Rome, and Athens to it... but it was awesome being able to see a new place!

Also, don't mind our jet-lagged faces in these photos... we were TIRED after all that traveling.

Overall, we had a great time exploring the city and spending time with our friends - and they will actually make an appearance in the Cambridge photos... I promise! 

Have you ever been to London?

What's your favorite thing to do there?