Archives July 2022

We had a nice family trip to Williamsburg from June 21 to June 24, 2022. Left on Thursday and that evening, we toured Yorktown and Aiden ate sushi. It started pouring shortly thereafter and we drove back on the famous Colonial Parkway in a torrential thunderstorm. Dinner was at a Mexican restaurant called Azteca and then we went back to the hotel (Hampton Inn). The next day was Water Country USA and we had a great time on the water slides and the wave pool. Our favorite ride was the Hubba, Hubba highway where the current takes you all over the place. Aiden rode some tube rides with us and then we left around 4. After the park, we went to play putt-putt and then dinner at a pizza place which was quite good. The next day, we decided to tour Colonial Williamsburg and then went Zip lining for the first time. Fun and scary at times. Aiden did the whole thing without falling. After the zip line, we went to an Escape room which was awesome, especially after the first clue. Dinner was at an Indian restaurant which was okay but not great. We checked out the next day after 11 and headed to Premium outlets before heading home arriving around 4. After resting, we went to Arti-Suraj for sushi which was excellent, and then came back home around 10. All in all, a great 5 days with tons of activities and memories!

We decided to travel to Paris in late June 2022 for 4 days. Our friends, Henda and Olivier, are there and they offered for us to stay at their home. We flew on a Saturday and Oliver picked us up at the airport. Their house is about 45 minutes away but with traffic, it took almost two hours to get there. Henda, Sona, and I went to the mall and Sona shopped for her while I just walked around. On the way back, we got McDonald’s for Adam and Aiden and relaxed at home. The next day we did sightseeing which included Versailles and Paris. The highlights were Montmarte, lunch, Eiffel Tower, and Champs Elysee! The following day we went to an amusement park (Parc Asterix) and Aiden rode his first roller coaster and we did many water rides as well. It was a nice experience and we spent close to 5 hours there followed by a dinner stop in Chantilly. After dinner, we went home and then relaxed at home. They live right next to a golf course so it was cool walking around there as well. On our final day, Sona bought fruits and cheese while I relaxed at home. Olivier drove us to the airport around 2 and we just made our flight back to Tunis. A memorable trip with tons of pictures and Aiden seemed to enjoy it!