CanadaBritish ColumbiaGalena BayPayne Creek50°37’44” N 117°52’10” W
18 febbraio, Canada ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
We’re off on our adventure. Magnificent view of the snow covered mountains on our way to Calgary. Great visit with Cindy, Liana & Graycen. Awesome start to our holiday.
21 febbraio, Francia ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
We made it to Paris after a long plane trip. We were able to navigate the transit system to our hosts place without any difficulty.
Our host Hélène graciously offered to take us on a walking tourLeggi altro
FranciaÎle-de-FranceParisParis 08 ÉlyséeGare de Paris-Saint-Lazare48°52’33” N 2°19’36” E 22 febbraio, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Today was our trip to le musée du Louvre. We are close enough to walk there, and once again our host played tour guide to the many sites along the way.
The Louvre itself is very impressive andLeggi altro
Viaggiatore Wow!!! I’d love to visit Le Louvre. It takes days to visit the whole thing, is that true?
FranciaÎle-de-FranceParisParis 17 Batignolles-Monceau48°52’56” N 2°19’31” E 23 febbraio, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Today we hit some of the really touristy spots. Of course everything was just close enough to walk to.
We started at Parc Monceau and the Cimetière des Errancies where many of the people guillotinedLeggi altro
FranciaÎle-de-FranceVersaillesChapelle royale48°48’16” N 2°7’20” E
24 febbraio, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Took the train to Versailles for the day. Hélène our host accompanied us to the gates. The palace was as grand and opulent as they said it would be. We learned about the many king Louis. It’sLeggi altro
FranciaÎle-de-FranceParisBastillePlace de la Bastille48°51’12” N 2°22’5” E
25 febbraio, Francia ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
We spent the last two days wandering through the streets of Paris. We came across quite a few gems. We had lunch at an African street market, we walked through les Marais and visited the museum ofLeggi altro
FranciaÎle-de-FranceParisEglise Saint-Christophe-en-la-Cité48°51’14” N 2°20’52” E 26 febbraio, Francia ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Notre-Dame
Today we made it onto one of the islands in the Seine River, Île de la Cité. Home of the famous Notre-Dame.
The cathedral suffered a large fire back in 2019, where most of the roof wasLeggi altro
Viaggiatore It caught fire just before we went to Paris, but as you say, still beautiful and fascinating.
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Apparently there’s a rejuvenation fountain underneath or some energetic pole, thus the selection of the construction site. Mysterious secret ceremonies. See Aurore Chevalier’s transe after the fire. Just saying…
26 febbraio, Francia ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
First thing is the traffic: Cars, motorcycles, bicycles, & pedestrians. Keep in mind that intersections in Paris all have 5 or more roads into them. Cars pull as far as they can into the intersection,Leggi altro
FinlandiaLappiRovaniemiMyllykylä66°32’33” N 25°50’57” E 28 febbraio, Finlandia ⋅ ☁️ -1 °C
We have arrived at the official home of Santa!
We spent the afternoon visiting Santa’s village and workshop, bought a few presents and saw Rudolf and his buddies, then took a break for someLeggi altro
FinlandiaLappiRovaniemiKuuselaOunasvaara66°29’16” N 25°48’8” E 29 febbraio, Finlandia ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Rovaniemi is a very active town. The Santasport Complex where Adriel trains is Finland’s northern olympic training centre. There are several well-lit walking and x-country ski trails which are veryLeggi altro
Hi Guys, Sounds Wonderful. Have fun [Ron & Glenda]
Viaggiatore Found ya! Great start! Enjoy your trip!