Off to Europe
After years of talking about going to Europe, Sarah and I are finally making it happen. We’ll fly to Paris on Sunday and our timing couldn’t be better. 
We’ll spend 4 days in the City of Light ( must learn the magic phrase, “Excusez-moi de vous déranger“) and then take a train to Italy. Our first destination is Cinque Terre, a card-carrying UNESCO world heritage site (don’t worry if you don’t know what that is, yesterday I realized I didn’t know the name of the president of Mexico). The Italian rail workers have planned a strike beginning one hour after our scheduled arrival to the seaside village. Sweet. We’ll then meet my sister and her boyfriend in Florence, do a bike ride in the Tuscan hills, and then visit Sienna. We’ll conclude our trip in Rome and fly home on May 27. All of this is provided that Sarah’s passport arrives. They said it should be here by Saturday. 