"The Trip of a Lifetime"

After over ten years of talking about it, we are finally taking a trip to Europe! The fact that Jim has a real job with benefits served as an impetus for him to book our passage back on the Queen Mary. Now we're working backwards, looking for hostels online so we'll have lodging in Frankfurt, Strasbourg, Paris, and London. Searching the Internet for places to stay is a trip in itself; we'll find some cool-sounding place only to read dismal reviews about how the showers don't have hot water or the rooms have nasty odors or the hostel is attached to a noisy bar. Pictured here is Notre Dame, which I hope to see during our short stay in Paris.