Many of you know, from all the hullabaloo before Christmas, that Anna (who is my niece and my sidekick here at Needle ‘n Thread) and I sneaked off to Europe at the beginning of this past December. I’ve had a lot of requests for photos and details of our adventures. While I won’t go into a lot of detail, I’ll give you some highlights.

As far as the background goes, suffice it to say, this was something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time, and I’ve been saving for it since about 2012. Life constantly intervened. Aside from a short jaunt to Canada one summer, I haven’t traveled out of the country since 2002.

The Travel Bug bit badly last year. In September, I said, “I go.”

Anna said, “I go with you.”

And so we went.

Instead of giving you a play-by-play of the trip, I’m going to share a smattering of inspirational things that we saw and experienced. Were we seeking out embroidery everywhere we went? No, not at all. But inspiration, yes – because travel begets inspiration.

If you’re curious, come along for a little meander through Prague, Bavaria (southeastern Germany), and a little bit of Austria and France. (And all in no particular order.)