This is Jes, Wes and Frankie's older sister. I feel so lucky to have been able to join the family for a portion of the adventure! I arrived in France and went to surprise the kids in the town of Versailles, not far from Paris....
As we headed north through France we wound our way among the vineyards (and an excessive number of toll booths, or “troll” booths as Frankie calls them) and stopped for a leg-stretch in Bordeaux. Our expectations were that this was a quaint little wine-country town...
Here is a picture I drew of France and some of the country's main cities. My dad said he might turn off his Google Maps app while we are in France and just use this map! -Wesley ...
We packed up and left Barcelona, Spain heading south approximately 100 miles to the coastal beach town of Salou. We wanted to spend an additional few days in the country, preferably in a calmer place and ideally in a coastal town along the Mediterranean Sea. Salou...
It turns out our accommodation in Barcelona was a bit outside of the city – out of the main touristy area anyway. That was okay with us since we’ve become pretty adept at navigating public transportation in new cities. Traveling via train into the historic area...
While we were in Barcelona my dad and I went on a tour of Camp Nou which is the FC Barcelona soccer (futbol) stadium. We were some of the first people to arrive. We tried to get tickets for a game but they weren't playing...