“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,
To gain all while you give,
To roam the roads of lands remote,
To travel is to live.”
– Hans Christian Andersen, Copenhagen
Follow along as we Get Busy Livin’ this summer; it’s been a long time coming. The six Reichels, Taylor and Julie, Aidan (14), Piper (12), Ian (10) and Graham (7), have been planning this trip, in its various iterations, for years.
Through planned and unplanned, thrilling and relaxing days we will make our way from Denmark, through southern Germany and the Swiss Alps; through Croatia and Italy, before heading to Barcelona.
There will be beaches, picnics, hikes, viking museums, ruins and cathedrals, many castles (too many?), gelato and other assorted carbs, great coffee, poor air-conditioning, dancing, probably some laughing, high likelihood of crying and various forms of transportation. Stay tuned. Keep in touch. Wish us luck. Say a prayer. Brush your teeth. (Sorry, it’s the company I keep.)
Departure is just days away on June 9, landing us in Copenhagen for a week. Pets have been farmed out, bedrooms cleaned (loose definition) and backpacks packed and then thinned. There’s a game of touch football happening in the front yard; Piper’s reading in the hammock; soon these students of life will become students of the world.
Love you all,
Julie
What a wonderful adventure you are going on!!! Hope we get to see lots of posts and pictures… and as Dr. Suess would say
“you have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself in any direction you choose.”
best wishes for a fantastic time and memories galore! Kathy & Micah Scott
Safe travels! Enjoy and make beautiful memories!!
What a wonderful adventure you are going on!!! Hope we get to see lots of posts and pictures… and as Dr. Suess would say
“you have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself in any direction you choose.”
best wishes for a fantastic time and memories galore! Kathy & Micah Scott
PS I’m not sure if this made it in… many errors??
The adventure begins!
loving your blog already!! Thinking of you guys all day today as you make your way from Spokane to Denmark…glad you have a week in Copenhagen when you arrive so you can all adjust and get over your jet lag before the adventure begins. Love to you all! xo
I am in awe….
Would truly want to hear the kids imitating the accents in each country, region, village!!!!
This is so epic it’s hard to wrap your head around it.
Love you to the ends of the earth and back.
Julie,
You ate such a great writer! Sarah is going to miss you guys all summer. We can’t wait to hear about your adventures over the next couple of months!
Miss you,
Sarah, Genevieve and Dan.
We are reading your posts and viewing all the pictures and it looks like you guys are having an amazing time! We miss you, but are living vicariously through your travels. ENJOY!
Sarah and family