After meeting Ben in Paris for his birthday, we very briefly celebrated an early Christmas with his family in the DC area (Vienna, Virginia), before heading to Knoxville for the week of Christmas. Though an exhausting series of flights (missed, delayed, and taken), it was a luxury to be back home for the holidays. Following Knoxville, Ben and I returned to Virgina for a few days before heading to Fontainebleau, and celebrated New Year’s Eve by cooking a fantastic dinner for the two of us. A perfect wrap for 2012.
Note: As I was more focused on video, I took few pictures during the 2012 holiday break.
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1. & 2. Icelandair back to the States
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3. & 4. Celebrating Christmas in Virginia with Ben’s Family
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5. Opening presents / 6. Ben’s famous homemade Jiggy Jig soap
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7. & 8. Road tripping to Tennessee
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9. Roadtrip snacks / 10. Mom being cute
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11. Tennessee River sunrise / 12. Knoxville downtown Marriott
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13. Tennessee Christmas / 14. Mom wearing her handmade sweater from Lapland (bought at Gammlia Winter Market)
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15. & 16. Sibling annual holiday bar crawl in downtown Knoxville
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17. Peter Kern Library / 18. Preservation Pub
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19. Preservation Pub / 20. At my brother’s downtown apartment
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21. & 22. The French Market Crêperie
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23. & 24. The French Market Crêperie
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25. & 26. The Crown and Goose Knoxville
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27. & 28. Ben tried to play ‘abu,’ ‘wi,’ and ‘uni’… – (Wins: Ted 2, Karey 1)
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29. Tyson McGee Airport / 30. Airport goodies, only in the South…
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31. Flying over the Smoky Mountains / 32. Cooking NYE dinner back in Virginia
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A pit stop in Foam Henge (Natural Bridge, Virginia) on our way to TN – click photo for higher resolution
Knoxville Notes & Recommendations:
Food
When visiting Knoxville, we often go to The Crown and Goose for dinner, a London Gastropub in the Old City. As my brother currently lives in downtown Knoxville on Gay Street, we also frequently visit The French Market for delicious crepes, Coolato Gelato, The Tomato Head for pizza (if we don’t order take away from Stefano’s), Just Ripe, and Cafe 4.
Bars
Three years ago we began an annual sibling bar crawl in Knoxville with friends over the holidays. Some of our routine hits are Preservation Pub, The Peter Kern Library speakeasy at the Oliver Hotel, Sapphire, and Downtown Grill and Brewery.
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