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22 February, 202220 February, 2022

The Myth of the English-Speaking Portuguese

Portugal Portuguese Language

Let’s begin by getting the most likely snipe out of the way: nobody should have an expectation of being understood in their native tongue if they are not in a…

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Posted in Portugal, Portuguese Language
Lisa and John
18 February, 202217 February, 2022

And Now… Life.

Braga

So. We’ve moved to a new country. We did it at the beginning of December specifically so we would meet our new home during the holidays. Heck, literally the first…

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Posted in Braga
Lisa and John
15 February, 202215 February, 2022

Dénouement: Days 13 and Beyond

France Paris

We’re changing up the flavor of the blog for this post, because the last several days in Paris tell a very different story. As we said at the end of…

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Posted in France, Paris
Lisa and John
11 February, 202210 February, 2022

Monet and Chaos: Days 11 & 12

France Paris

Rejuvenated after a nice evening together, we played the Museum game once again. We mentioned this earlier, but there was in fact a die roll involved. See, this all goes…

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Posted in France, Paris
John
8 February, 20227 February, 2022

Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me + Musée d’Orsay: Day 10

France Paris

Our next day dawned… well, still cold and gloomy, but with just a touch of I don’t know what. Lisa was feeling a little peaky, and was ready for a…

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Posted in France, Paris
John
4 February, 20224 February, 2022

I Can Only Get This Wrong So Many Times: Day 9

France Paris

Story time. (Isn’t that literally the entire blog? Shaddup.) On our second trip to Paris we were there with friends. (Hi, Ryanses!) We all had a pretty similar list of…

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Posted in France, Paris
Lisa and John
1 February, 202231 January, 2022

Paris, je t’aime : Day 8

France

In our family, there is a phrase we use for when the options for something are so numerous and overwhelming as to be useless; we say “field too large.” We…

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Posted in France
John
28 January, 202222 January, 2022

Neither Here nor There: Day 7

France Spain

Today is our liminal day, leaving Barcelona and spending a large portion of our waking hours on a train before arriving in Paris. We’re up and out of the Barcelo…

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Posted in France, Spain
John
25 January, 202220 January, 2022

AIRE in a G String: Days 5 & 6

Spain

The end of our time in Barcelona took a strange and surprising turn. At least, it was a surprise for John; Lisa had arranged something in secret, which she likes…

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Posted in Spain
Lisa and John
21 January, 202220 January, 2022

There Are No Good Puns for “Batllo House”: Days 3 & 4

Spain

Our next day in Barcelona was Epiphany itself. While it is fair to say that this day is roughly equivalent to Christmas in the U.S., it is not exactly the…

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Posted in Spain
John

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