The Lederman Kitchen

Some people thought we were crazy, and there were moments that we thought we were crazy too.  We planned a 10 day, 3 country trip to Europe with our 14 month old.  And we only took carry on luggage.  Turns out, we had a great time.  I'm not saying it was flawless and without any challenges, but at the end of the trip, we both agreed without hesitation, we would do it again. Sightseeing in London We started our trip in London, staying 4 nights with some good friends.  Then took the Eurostar to Paris for 2 nights where we met up with friends from Dublin.  And ended our trip in Amsterdam, staying 4 nights with another good friend. There were two really hard parts about traveling with a 14 month old.  First, she is active.  She couldn't just sit in a stroller all day, so we had to take a lot of breaks & make a lot of stops to let her get out of her stroller and run around.  Either at parks, in squares, or courtyards.  That sai...

Our friends Matt and Chrystal were planning a week long boat trip in Croatia and asked if we wanted to join them, or meet them afterward.  Um, twist our arms!  We were online looking for plane tickets immediately.  We weren't able to get the time off for the boat trip, but we decided to meet them for an extended weekend and road trip up the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia from Dubrovnik to Zadar. Fist sighting of Dubrovnik - it's so iconic Cavtat from the top of the hill Because of the flight schedule, Brian and I arrived in Dubrovnik a day before Matt & Chrystal were to arrive from their boat trip.  We decided to spend our first night in a nearby small town, Cavtat. We thought it would be more fun if we explored Dubrovnik for the first time with the Davis's, and we typically really enjoy smaller, less touristy towns. We loved Cavtat.  It was small, beautiful and really laid back.  We spent the day cruising the streets and alleys, swimming...