Showing posts with label Vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vacation. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

AIRBNB: Darmstadt, Germany

 Throw Back Tuesday Time!   This may have been the occasion that further promoted my love for skylights, large windows, and free-standing bathtubs  😀😁😃

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Our very first rental though AIRBNB! We arrived safely from Chi-town, and this gem was our destination for our first 2 nights. We rented a whole apartment located on the 3rd floor. 

Frankfurt
The apartment itself had 3 levels of living space. There were enough beds to house 4 guests. Complete with kitchen, full bath, wifi, cable, and plenty of windows to let the sunshine in.  Its real appeal to me was its modern vibe and airiness; along with its reasonable rental cost. The whole building is owned and designed by a friendly architect married to a hairdresser wife (her shop was in the basement). They also happen to live in the same building, one floor down. 

Front of building facing the street.  
That's our bedroom and balcony on the third level.

Metal stairs to the apartment's  upper level and catwalk. 
Entry/Front door on left

Upper level kitchen

Upper level sitting area; same level as the kitchen. 
 Rooms connected by catwalk

Steps to loft area, uppermost level.
 View is facing catwalk to the kitchen from upper-level sitting area.

Bedroom (ours), lower level 

Another view of the bedroom; balcony, mirror, floor-to-ceiling window.  Faces the main street.

Bathroom's bathtub area, lower level

Outdoor view from kitchen, upper level

Looking down at the backyard from the same kitchen. 
We saw a cat "fishing" at the little pond

Flower pot in garden






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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Our Visit to The Louvre Museum, Paris France

Europe on my mind. When do we see you again, Paris?!!














For he hath made him to be sin for us, 
who knew no sin; that we might be made 
the righteousness of God
 in him. (2 Corinthians 5:21 )








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Sunday, January 19, 2020

MacKenzie-Childs: My Family's Farmhouse Tour, Part 1


The entire family was awestruck after we each had our turn at the house-tour. 

Daughter says this to me before I had my turn at the farmhouse tour: "Mom, they made us wear covers for our shoes!"  I knew then and there that this road trip was going to be well-worth the effort and accompanying expense.  Boy, was I right. This is a small sampling of our pictures.


dining room table


courtly check everywhere!












Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 


Prov. 3:5-6








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Sunday, August 18, 2019

MacKenzie-Childs: MC Farmhouse Kitchen in Honeymoon




The MC farmhouse is used as a 3-story showcase of MacKenzie-Childs' past and current products -- some of which are priceless one-of-a-kind items or items discontinued long ago. 

  The kitchen remains in working order (used by MC employees in the past); and incredibly well-decorated... chock-full of their gorgeous stuff. Style is mostly in pink checks which indicates  their HONEYMOON pattern; or Rose Petal as in their drawer knobs. Courtly Check, Parchment Check, Fish, and their other patterns are also present.  The room is large, bright, and mostly in my favorite color combo of pink (wooohoooo!!) and white. The high-end appliances are by VIKING. 

We toured on our own, so some questions remain unanswered. Daughter went through the house tour twice -- willingly!  Son matched the kitchen with his pink shorts.  No complaints from him neither. Strong central a/c helped a lot, me thinks. 









drawer-pull detail of Honeymoon Rose Petal pattern







25.06.2020
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