Europe Archives - Page 29 of 29 - Traveling with Sweeney

A bit jet-lagged, but excited about beginning a week in Europe, we traveled to Cologne, Germany by train from Frankfurt. In case you’re wondering, Eau de Cologne was created here by an Italian, Johann Maria Farina, about 300 years ago.

Attractions, Europe, History, Ireland

Blarney Lips on the Blarney Stone

Catherine Sweeney

March 16, 2011

Kissing the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle

Europe, Switzerland

A Dream Comes True: From Geneva to Interlaken

Catherine Sweeney

November 2, 2010

A Dream Comes True: From Geneva to Interlaken

I dreamt of going to Switzerland since I was nine years old. Immersed in the glossy travel guides I collected, I could almost picture myself there. But it seemed a place too fantastic to ever be reached.