Meaghan Marsh is a special educator at Rutland High School, and a Rutland High School alumna. She has worked at RHS for the past ten years. She coaches lacrosse and is the supervisor for Green Mountain Teen Institute. Meaghan has been traveling since she was 16, when she participated in an exchange program in India. She has also been to Egypt, China, Tibet, France, Spain, Ireland and Costa Rica. This past summer, Meaghan and her two year old daughter travelled around Europe.
This summer proved to be an extremely exciting one for my two year old daughter, Anna, and I. We spent the summer traveling across Europe together, just the two of us. In addition to this, it was also the summer of potty training. The combination of these two made for an amusing and eventful trip. If I were a super cool mom, I would have created hashtags for the trip such as #UNESCOsitesmykidhassleptthrough or #chasingpigeonsacrosseurope or #historicalplacesmydaughterleftherdiaper.
We began our trip in Munich, Germany. The minute we stepped off the plane, we realized that we were coming to Europe in the middle of a massive heat wave. It was over 100 degrees. We made our way out of the airport, to the train, and from the train we walked the mile to the house where we were renting a room. We must have been quite the site. I was carrying a backpacking pack and a purse, pushing Anna in a stroller, with a daypack on the back. Needless to say, it was a hot walk. We watched the Glockenspiel chime on the hour, we ate dinner, and listened to the music in the Hofbrauhaus, where Anna was pulled up on stage to dance with the band, in front of the entire hall. Another highlight was climbing the 299 steps to the top of St. Peter’s bell tower and looking out over a city of amazing steeples of red roofs.
We began our trip in Munich, Germany. The minute we stepped off the plane, we realized that we were coming to Europe in the middle of a massive heat wave. It was over 100 degrees. We made our way out of the airport, to the train, and from the train we walked the mile to the house where we were renting a room. We must have been quite the site. I was carrying a backpacking pack and a purse, pushing Anna in a stroller, with a daypack on the back. Needless to say, it was a hot walk. We watched the Glockenspiel chime on the hour, we ate dinner, and listened to the music in the Hofbrauhaus, where Anna was pulled up on stage to dance with the band, in front of the entire hall. Another highlight was climbing the 299 steps to the top of St. Peter’s bell tower and looking out over a city of amazing steeples of red roofs.
Montenegro was when Anna decided she was completely ready for potty training. No, she didn't use her words to express this to me. Instead, she got into the habit of taking her diaper off and leaving it wherever she happened to be, or handing it to whoever was standing closest to her. She didn't discriminate, she would happily hand her diaper to the shop owner, or the Japanese tourist, the waitress, or the man sweeping the sidewalk.
We stayed in Kotor, Montenegro. After renting a car in Croatia, we drove around the entire Bay of Kotor. This was one of the most breathtaking sights on the trip. The drive was spotted with amazing little swimming pull offs and tiny towns made up of a restaurant, an ice cream cart, several houses and a church. We rented a room from a local family and spent hours exploring the old town and climbing the city walls- all 1350 of them. Anna was a trooper. She multitasked and used the time to perfect her ABC's. The view at the top was worth every step.
We stayed in Kotor, Montenegro. After renting a car in Croatia, we drove around the entire Bay of Kotor. This was one of the most breathtaking sights on the trip. The drive was spotted with amazing little swimming pull offs and tiny towns made up of a restaurant, an ice cream cart, several houses and a church. We rented a room from a local family and spent hours exploring the old town and climbing the city walls- all 1350 of them. Anna was a trooper. She multitasked and used the time to perfect her ABC's. The view at the top was worth every step.
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