With the exception of another pandemic or earth shattering trouble we are planning our trip. With Meininger there are several locations in Europe to choose from.
We used some fantastically green page markers (on the reverse so we could seal) each of our choices for possible destinations.
And Paris won!
Being the extremely excited person I am, I went about virtually touring Paris.
I found some amazing locations that I would love to see. I found a few locations that the boys would like to see. The more I looked the more I realized that Paris may not be the place that the kids would love to visit.
Versailles is amazing but it really is a large museum. The Louvre is a museum, Musée de Cluny is a museum. Looking at my list there are very few options outside of museums for the kids to see and enjoy.
Speaking of my list. I started organizing my thoughts out in a spreadsheet. This is often how I begin my travel musings. I color code the locations for priority and possible interest level.
- Green – High Priority
High likely enjoyment by entire party - Yellow – Mid Priority
Somewhat likely that most in the party will enjoy - Red – Low Priority
Someone may enjoy this location or all would enjoy but the reviews of the location are poor - No Color – Undecided
Either I am in the process of declaring their priority or I do not feel that the location fits into a ranking system
Underwhelmed by the family options I went back to the original five locations and created a PowerPoint! I was excited — the family was less than enthused.
Thanks to PowerPoint’s templates this was a breeze! I looked like a total nerd but the kids were able to make a decision on the locations seeing an image instead of a random description.
After the presentation we took a vote. All counted Munich, Germany was the clear winner. So here I go to planning once again!
3 Boys and a Mom 