125 Adventures

Amsterdam

By: zoe.kaatz July 7, 2017August 25, 2024

DAY 1 We arrived in Amsterdam in the early afternoon. Our Airbnb host picked us up from the airport and drove us to his Airbnb. It was a little outside of the city center, but there were many tram and bus stops near it. Once we got settled in, we went to this Turkish restaurant.…

Prague

By: zoe.kaatz June 12, 2017August 12, 2024

Czech Republic, EuropeLeave a Comment

DAY 1 We arrived in Prague in the early afternoon and caught a taxi to our Airbnb. We then decided to go to lunch at Café Louvre, which was quite delicious. Afterwards, we ventured to Old Town and Charles Bridge and up towards Prague Castle. We stopped in at this Christmas store where I got…

Greece

By: zoe.kaatz May 30, 2017August 12, 2024

Europe, GreeceLeave a Comment

(Warning: Lots of pictures of temples, donkey’s, food, and amazing views!) FLORENCE I can’t believe this semester is already over. It went by extremely fast. My last night with my roommates we went out to Yellowbar for the last time. We then tried Eby’s, which is this cute little place with a guy that looks…

Lake Como and St. Moritz

By: zoe.kaatz May 12, 2017August 12, 2024

Europe, Italy, SwitzerlandLeave a Comment

SATURDAY Leigh and I had to catch our bus that was leaving at 5:45am to Lake Como. We traveled to the west side of the lake and took a ferry to the Bellagio, a little town on the peninsula that looked out at the intersection of all three lakes. It was incredibly beautiful, unfortunately, it…

Cinque Terre

By: zoe.kaatz May 4, 2017August 12, 2024

Europe, Italy3 Comments

SUNDAY Katy and I started our day catching a train to Monterosso, bright and early, at 7:45 am. We had planned to hike from Monterosso to Vernazza, and then from Vernazza to Corniglia. Monterosso We went to Il Massimo della Focaccia to get some focaccia bread. Unfortunately, they were out of pesto focaccia, so I…

Exploring Florence pt. 2

By: zoe.kaatz April 29, 2017August 12, 2024

Europe, ItalyLeave a Comment

Earlier this week, my grandparents, uncle and aunt, and two cousins came to Florence for ten days. I met up with them throughout the entire week (mostly for dinners, as I was busy during the day). It was so good to see familiar faces and to catch up with them. Tuesday was the last day…

Interlaken and Zurich

By: zoe.kaatz April 18, 2017August 12, 2024

Europe, SwitzerlandLeave a Comment

FRIDAY We departed for Interlaken in the early morning, and after 5 hours of traveling, we finally made it to Interlaken. Interlaken is probably one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. A small town nestled between two lakes and surrounded by the Swiss Alps. We were basically on a real life set of…

Siena

By: zoe.kaatz April 10, 2017August 12, 2024

Europe, Italy1 Comment

SATURDAY I took the 1.5 hour train from Florence to Siena mid-morning. The train station is located outside the city center, but there are escalators that bring you to the top of the hill. Once you get off the escalators, it is about a 15 minute walk to the main attractions. I bought my OPA…

Paris

By: zoe.kaatz April 9, 2017August 12, 2024

Europe, France2 Comments

THURSDAY We made our 6:25am flight and we were finally off to Paris. We were both exhausted and passed out on the flight and the bus we caught into the city center. From there we had to take the metro to our Airbnb. There is a super helpful app called NextStop Paris. It helped us…

Dublin

By: zoe.kaatz April 2, 2017August 12, 2024

Europe, Ireland2 Comments

MONDAY We arrived in Dublin and caught the 747 bus right outside the airport and went into the city. We found this lunch place on Google Maps called The Brazen Head, which is right near the river and our hostel. We really liked the atmosphere and the food there was good, so we decided to…

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