European Tour of Maine

This pile of snow was in Norway

Checking out the train at the South Paris station

The apple orchard in Sweden

Bookstore in Oxford

When I travel, I like to find cool places or historic sights in the place I am traveling to. I like to learn a little about the area and have a few ideas of what to do. One of my fun little excursion ideas was to visit all the towns that were named after a European city or country. In addition to Norway, Sweden, and Paris, we also took a tour of Oxford and Poland, but we missed a few others (Denmark, Dresden). And by taking a tour, I mean driving through the town and seeing their tiny community and the views they have of the mountains nearby. I did spend a few hours in an Oxford bookstore called the Maine Bookhouse. It was pretty amazing. I kept finding books that I had never seen before. It was one of those places that surprised me. Being in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere, I wasn't expecting the variety of old books that I fall for. I ended up with a stack of books, which presented a problem. How would I carry all those books on the plane? I only had a small suitcase. The owner was so kind and was happy to ship them to me for free! Such awesome people in Maine!