What a lovely post! I love how you research a bit before a trip, but let the city take you once you are there. My husband and I do the same; and it really is the people, and of course the children that make a city beautiful...oh, and the water! Your photos are beautiful too :)

I submitting this post to c-squared, and I found it because @delishtreats featured it in her entry to our Pay it Forward Curation Contest. You are more than welcome to submit an entry of your own too! :)