Sean Kelly & Anneke Swinehart

Sean & Anneke

September 26, 2009

Sean Kelly & Anneke Swinehart

Sean & Anneke

September 26, 2009

As a couple, we greatly value shared experiences - and one of our favorites is to travel together. Travel inspires, challenges, and engages our natural curiosity about the world, and about each other. We want our honeymoon to be a memorable time - one that we'll look back on in the years to come not only as a deeply romantic trip, but as an adventure! As such, we have opted to delay our honeymoon until the Spring of 2010 in order to save up some money, and go for a longer period of time.

We're going to Iceland, Norway, Italy!

We wanted our destinations to have more meaning than just a warm beach and cocktails (not that we aren't big fans of both those things). Iceland and all of it's wild wonders - geological, urban, and aquatic - has long been on our 'to do' list. Sean loves a good hot soak, and I love rugged landscapes. A perfect fit. And what better time to soak up the land of Sigur Ros than on your honeymoon?! Exactly. Blue Lagoon, here we come!

Thanks to tales of my family's ancestors, my brother's junior year abroad near Trondheim, our fascination with New Scandinavian Cooking videos, and Geir's tantalizing party stories, Norway has been calling to us for awhile. It may be blustery in the spring, but we'll find a sauna or two to take the edge off, I'm sure. Skol!

And then, we'll wend our way to Italy. What's more romantic than Venezia, Cinque Terra, Firenze and riding trains through the hills and towns of Italy? We are still cobbling together our itinerary, so the gift of suggestions for your favorite spots and sights would be very meaningful.

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AIRFARE! Help us get that "leaving on a jet plane.." feeling!
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Hotel accommodations in Reykjavik for 2 nights.
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A romantic dinner for two at Skolabru, which is in an old wood-and-tin house not far from city center.
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Museum entry fees! While in Reykjavik we will want to view some Eddas and Sagas manuscripts at the Culture House, and check out the National Museum...and maybe even the Maritime Museum! We'll see how much Sean can stand.
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We'll have to try some crazy Icelandic cocktails, naturally.
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Because too much bathing is never a bad thing, we'll reward Sean for a trip to the Botanic Gardens with a dip in the Laugardalslaug Thermal Pool! Sounds like a great afternoon, eh?
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Apparently Icelanders are just wild for hot dogs - Help Sean enjoy a local hot dog from the same weenie stand, Baejarins Beztu, patronized by Bill Clinton!
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car rental for heading out of Reykjavik and exploring more of this marvellous country
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entry fees to the Blue Lagoon for a medicinal soak in the geothermal pools
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2 nights lodging at the Frost and Fire Guesthouse - a great base camp to explore the nearby Skaftafell National Park and Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon...waterfalls, and more!
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Icelandic Pony Ride! Tour a Fjord by boat! Any adventure to get us off our dogs but still out into the scenery...PONY RIDE!
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Lonely Planet Guidebook for Norway
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We will likely look for small apartments or guesthouses to rent rather than staying in the pricier hotels while in Norway. Three nights in Oslo in a tiny flat could be veeeery romantic!
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A visit to the Vigelandsparken Sculpture Park is a must-do.
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Tour of the Oslo Opera House! Architecture! Views! Code Defying ramps!
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VIKINGS! We will, of course need to see the Viking museum. And get a pewter stir stick or something.
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Guidebook for Italy - Rick Steve's, Lonely Planet, the more the merrier! If you've got a favorite, we want it!
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Choo Choo! Traveling by Train is one of the joys of Europe. We'll be riding the train to get between Milano, Venice, and the Cinque Terra...and maybe some other towns if we get a wild hair.
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Limoncello, espresso, vino, and some Fanta Orange for Sean! Liquid refreshments make every trip more special. Help keep our whistles wet!
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