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Live Well, Travel Often!

One thing I was a little sad about was due to our tons of walking and it also being Winter in Europe, I usually had on a coat and boots. But alas, I survived. Pictured below is "The Louvre " which as I'm sure you know houses the Mona Lisa and other famous works of art. 

These delicious meals were from an adorable cafe down the street from our hotel. MK had lasagna and I went with some Penne. It was just fabulous to say the least. 

As far as shows go it was between The Moulin Rouge or The Crazy Horse. We decided on The Crazy Horse and it was such an amazing show! So well done and extremely entertaining. We and our champagne sure did have a blast. 

In the first 10 minutes of us deciding to go to Paris I immediately started goggling the flagship Louboutin store. I knew in my heart I must go! And go we did. It was a beautiful store that was more like a shoe museum with a huge shoe Ferris wheel to boot (sorry not pictured, that may have screamed tourist). But, I purchased a gorgeous pair of classic black heels that I'll certainly have forever. You'll be seeing a lot of those.

This is actually a mall called Galleries Lafayette!! Most certainly the most beautiful one I have ever witnessed! One entire floor was lingerie alone. Which was definitely my first stop. 

When in Paris one must simply go to the Eiffel Tower! It was a pretty chilly day to be going to the top but that's exactly what we did. Even with the wind the sights were out of this world. Also, I wouldn't be me if I didn't get some Eiffel Tower Wine at the bottom!

Then it was off to Amsterdam. It was quite funny to go from the ever so chic Paris to the more grungy Amsterdam. A beautiful city nonetheless.  We drank lots of beer and enjoyed walking the cobblestone streets hand in hand having no place in particular to be. 

As you know, I'm such a Foodie by nature so sampling all the foods along the side streets is always something my soul just leaps for joy at the chance to do. This tasty bite was an onion and cheese number, yum. 

Both being fans of Heineken, we thought it was only right to tour the brewery. Afterward we obviously went and had some of this famous brew. Along with this beer, the new land we were in is also known for their French Fries with a Garlic Mayo. Again, pretty delicious. 

Yes, these were as amazing as they look! A signature food of Amsterdam is waffles, any way you want them! Mine was melted raspberry chocolate with ice cream and MK's was frozen. Both delicious. 

We had another perfect trip to Europe and were so blessed to be able to go back after our last trip five months ago! Traveling can clear the mind, put everything into perspective and give you great life experiences. So stop going to the same place you go every year and go somewhere you've never been, meet new people and take life in. It has a lot to offer.

If you would like to see all the photos from our trip check out our flickr site:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mkillie/sets/72157650641543710/

An Escape To Paris

I guess Audrey was right, Paris is indeed always a good idea. To be frank MK and I didn't have the best January so we decided on a spur-of-the-moment trip to Paris and Amsterdam.

Always on the bucket list and we were eager to check it off.

Here are some part one photos and (outfits of course). Stay tuned for more.

On The Go In Monaco!

Today's Stop, Villefranche-Sur-Mer, but that wasn't the only place we visited in this great destination. I sure am glad I had my walking shoes on for this one because we went a little bit of everywhere!

We didn't spend too much time in Villa France at first, we headed directly to the train station and jumped on like a local. I was ready to go to Monaco! This was once place I was just dying to see! The fact that it was involved in the popular TV show "Gossip Girl" may have had something to do with that. It was a breathtaking stop along our venture filled with high end shops and natives on Vespa's.

Of course we stopped for a Mimosa and took a look at all the parked Yachats. Just a fun little fact, Monaco is the second smallest country next to the Vatican City.

Clearly we just couldn't get enough pizza! I mean if ever there was a place to binge on pizza it's Europe. The thin crust and fresh prosciutto was just divine. 

A stop in Monaco meant we had to tour the famous Casino Royal! Room after room was breathtaking, filled with unique paintings and beautiful ceilings, but unfortunately no photos allowed.

As I'm sure you know by now; us Kilgore's are always down for a little photo op! 

Here we are in Nice, France! It was so unique with tiny streets filled with shopping and food venders. We also walked the beautiful stone beach. This was such a unique and beautiful location!

MK is enjoying his very giant beer I'm just thrilled for the fresh and perfectly seasoned olives! Okay and maybe a little ice cream.

Mk admitted that Nice was his favorite stop of the entire trip!! It was a beautiful place that we really fell in love with. Again, for me, getting to be in France was a dream come true. 

Once more being a "Foodie" I was just at a lose for words at the options of more pizza! It was so hard to pick! You can bet that Mk's was not the one topped with fresh arugula.  

Back to Villa France we went and were actually a little sad we didn't spend more time here because it was just such a cool place! We had some drinks, headed back , and smuggled a little Limoncello back on the ship.