Though we heard from everyone who has visited Mount Rushmore that it is insanely disappointing, we decided that we had to stop there on our venture back west, just to check it off the list, at least. Continue reading
March – June, 2015: U.S. Road Trip
Welcome to our U.S. Road Trip blog reel. To see the list of individual posts, either hover over the “Travel Blog Posts” and then the “U.S. Road Trip” tab or visit our “Past Travel Posts” links on the right. Enjoy!
May 26-27, 2015: The Badlands
Hiked and camped around the incredible South Dakota Badlands. For those who don’t think they’ll ever get a chance to visit the moon or Mars, this is a close second! Continue reading
May 25-26, 2015: Minneapolis + Sioux Falls
Decided to stop in Minneapolis on our way back west to see the city and visit the largest mall in the United States, the Mall of America. Continue reading
May 23-25, 2015: Chi-Town
Though Francy had already been, this was my first time in the windy city!! Wandered around, met up with friends, and had an amazing time (even though it was raining). Continue reading
May 23, 2015: Passing Through Detroit…
Decided to stop in Detroit on our way to Chicago to check out the infamous boarded up houses (very very sad) and visit the Henry Ford Museum. Continue reading
May 22-23, 2015: Niagara Falls – The Canadian Way!
Our next stop was Niagara Falls (from the Canadian side). Roamed around, did the “Journey Behind the Falls”, and took the boat ride at night to see the falls lit up and fireworks! Continue reading
May 20-22, 2015: Toronto
Popped over to Toronto to hang out with the incredible Lynda (Martha’s bestie), who could not have been a more incredible host/tour guide of this incredible city! Thanks again, Lynda! How can we ever repay you?? Continue reading
May 18-20, 2015: Montreal
Visited our friends Celina & Martin (who we met about 1.5 years prior when they Couchsurfed with us in San Diego!) in their great city of Montreal. They gave us an excellent tour of the city, introduced us to amazing foods, and made us only want to come back for more! Continue reading
May 17-18, 2015: Quebec City
Paid a visit to our northern neighbor (Canada, for those who aren’t exactly sure what that great expanse of land is that lies north of the U.S.). First stop, Québec City – the beautiful capitol of the Québec province!! See below for photos of our escapades in the Old City, St. Anne’s Cathedral and Montmorency Falls! Continue reading
May 16, 2015: Ben & Jerry’s Factory!
Met up with Patrick, Liz’s younger kin, on our way to Burlington in Waterbury, Vermont, home of the magic that is the ice cream of two crazy Jews – Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. They couldn’t sound more Jewish if they tried. Continue reading
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