By visiting loved ones scattered in various locations across the pond, we saw spaces and places that no travel brochure or tourist guide would ever put on an itinerary (unless requested). To start, we spent time in Madrid with a day trip to Toledo, a short span in Paris prior to Normandy and last, a few days in Vienna before taking a train ride to the neatest town, Retz. To walk along tiny hidden streets, traipse through local parks / plazas and eat at establishments off the