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- Day 1
- Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 12:55 PM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 26 ft
EnglandStathe51°2’37” N 2°52’28” W
Taunton Train Station
August 9, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Here we are at the start of our journey. Two very excited children. 😊
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- Day 1
- Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 7:04 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 72 ft
- EnglandSt Pancras International Railway Station51°31’54” N 0°7’37” W
London to Brussels
August 9, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
What a wonderful first day so far. We've had a great trip to London where the train got very dirty. Then we had our favourite lebanese food. The children got to play in water fountains during our waitRead more
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- Day 2
- Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 9:04 AM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 190 ft
BelgiumEvere50°52’11” N 4°24’20” E
Eurostar
August 10, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
It was a late one getting into Brussels last night. Really quick journey on the Eurostar though. The cheeky monkeys even managed to blag some free milk and sweets. Would defo recommend 👌
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- Day 2
- Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 5:16 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 938 ft
LuxembourgLuxembourg railway station49°35’59” N 6°8’3” E
Brussels To Luxembourg
August 10, 2023 in Luxembourg ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
From Brussels we travelled by train to Luxembourg before our destination in Frankfurt,Germany. We spent 2 hours in Luxembourg as it is such a small country but very fascinating 👏 We can't wait toRead more
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- Day 2
- Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 9:19 PM
- 🌙 18 °C
- Altitude: 184 ft
GermanyBacharacher Werth50°3’48” N 7°46’14” E
Luxembourg
August 10, 2023 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Wow. Only one word for Luxembourg... Lush. Would thoroughly recommend 👌 its beautiful and clean. We walked on a glass bridge with amazing views. The children played in fountains and we went on aRead more
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- Day 3
- Friday, August 11, 2023 at 2:48 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 344 ft
- GermanyFrankfurt (M)Galluswarte50°6’12” N 8°38’47” E
Frankfurt
August 11, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We've spent the day site seeing in Frankfurt. Went around the old part of town only to discover it was built after the second world war! Was still lovely though. Had the obligatory frankfurtter in theRead more
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- Day 4
- Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 6:35 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 666 ft
AustriaWien Hauptbahnhof48°11’9” N 16°22’44” E
It means nothing to me... ah Vienna
August 12, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Now that was a long train journey🥴 Managed to get most of the way only for the train to break and have to swap to another one. There was some serious Uno playing taking place. We're all far tooRead more
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- Day 5
- Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 4:33 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 479 ft
- AustriaHaupt Maut48°12’49” N 16°22’33” E
Vienna
August 13, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Fantastic city. So pretty 😍 loved the architecture and food. Found a fantastic park yesterday that the children ran around until it was dark. The Palace and Cathedral were really something. GoodbyeRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 14, 2023 at 9:23 AM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 574 ft
SlovakiaBratislava48°8’54” N 17°6’32” E
Vienna to Bratislava by boat
August 14, 2023 in Slovakia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Only took 1hr 15mins to get from Vienna to Bratislava. The trip was so much fun. The children were very excited and got very windswept and a bit wet😁 the scenery was breathtaking. I tried to getRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 14, 2023 at 1:20 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 479 ft
- SlovakiaBratislava48°8’41” N 17°6’42” E
Bratislava
August 14, 2023 in Slovakia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Fantastic city. Would defo recommend a visit. We have loved walking around the old part of the city. Been serenaded by an opera singer watched a live band eaten the national dish of the countryRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 14, 2023 at 2:38 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 574 ft
- SlovakiaBratislava48°8’54” N 17°6’32” E
Fun in Bratislava
August 14, 2023 in Slovakia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
While running around in fountains the children found a massive art instillation made out of clingfilm that you can go in for free. It's was unbelievable. They loved it. 😍
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 11:41 AM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 397 ft
HungaryBudapest V. kerület47°29’40” N 19°3’29” E
Budapest
August 15, 2023 in Hungary ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Here we are in Budapest. Haven't had much of a look around but it looks good. Lots of Thai massage shops😉🕶enjoyed the chimney cakes on offer with ice cream and had a fab apartment in the middleRead more
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 4:28 PM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 292 ft
RomaniaWest45°45’19” N 21°13’31” E
Romania
August 16, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
From Budapest, we traveled by train a long trip that took over 5 hours to get to our destination in Romania. We knew we could do it though as we have done over 6 hours before. We even had ourRead more
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 6:21 PM
- 🌩️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 302 ft
- RomaniaWest45°45’26” N 21°13’12” E
Romania
August 16, 2023 in Romania ⋅ 🌩️ 28 °C
We're in the middle of a thunderstorm that the children are out playing in. 😂🤔
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- Day 9
- Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 9:57 AM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 289 ft
- RomaniaGara Bucureşti Nord44°26’48” N 26°4’26” E
Sleeper train to Bucharest
August 17, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
What an experience. The train was old but the sheets were clean. We went rattling along at a spanking pace. The children slept like the dead😄 slight hitch getting the next train so we're off toRead more
TravelerI had a great holiday in Varna at the sea side . Agricultural country . Gosh amazing children able to sleep , wonderful ❤️🦢
'Slight hitch' means moving from countries with on-line booking systems to countries with a booking system that is one up from papyrus. [Crowle.com]
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- Day 9
- Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 6:31 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 1,066 ft
BulgariaKarti Panya42°55’58” N 25°27’17” E
Timasoara to Istanbul
August 17, 2023 in Bulgaria ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
What an experience 2 night trains in a row was. After believing we would have to sleep in chairs we managed to get a sleeper train in Bulgaria where we jumped off the train ran to the ticket officeRead more
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- Day 10
- Friday, August 18, 2023 at 11:36 AM
- 🌬 28 °C
- Altitude: 374 ft
TurkeyRami41°2’45” N 28°54’50” E
We made it
August 18, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
We've done it. We're in Istanbul. We're going swimming now but will update on last night's adventure later
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- Day 12
- Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 1:25 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 358 ft
- TurkeyRami41°2’43” N 28°54’51” E
Night train to Istanbul
August 20, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
This was fabulous the children loved the night train we all slept really well too. We had to wake up for customs at midnight to have the passports stamped on the way out of Bulgaria and then we wereRead more
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- Day 12
- Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 1:27 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 351 ft
- TurkeyRami41°2’44” N 28°54’49” E
Istanbul and Relax... for a few days!!
August 20, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We've spent the past 2 days mainly in the pool. It's been relaxing 😌 the children have made some friends so we have been relaxing🤣 we've eaten some amazing food and been out to see some sightsRead more
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- Day 14
- Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 5:59 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 374 ft
- TurkeyRami41°2’45” N 28°54’47” E
And we're on our way home.
August 22, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We're on our way home by train. Should take about 4 days. 2 sleeper trains from tonight 😴 might not have WiFi for a bit. We've had a great time in Istanbul. Been all over the place. The BlueRead more
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- Day 16
- Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 11:35 PM
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 640 ft
Czech Republic[Praha-Staré Město] bridge outlook t.50°5’10” N 14°24’49” E
Prague such a beautiful country
August 24, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After only booking the hotel an hour before we checked in at 23.30 we all just crashed. What an epic journey from Istanbul. So much travelling I still feel like I'm moving. We,ve got 2 nights inRead more
Travelling, and more Travelli
August 25, 2023 ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
I'm currently in bed but still feel like I'm moving🫠 we set off from Turkey on Tuesday and we're now in Prague. 2 night trains down. We arrived at midnight last night 🌙 🙌 the children likedRead more
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- Day 17
- Friday, August 25, 2023 at 5:00 PM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 177 ft
- GermanyCologne Cathedral50°56’29” N 6°57’25” E
Cologne
August 25, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Cologne. It was a quick stop Harrison managed to get sprite all over Adelaide and she was then swarmed by wasps 😡 Luckily she didn't get stung 🤨and then we managed to get into the toilets forRead more
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- Day 18
- Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 10:27 PM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 79 ft
- BelgiumBrussels Airport50°53’35” N 4°27’42” E
Brussels Again
August 26, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Back to Brussels. Unfortunately we had to change our plans of going to Paris because of the train strike in the UK🤦♀️ All this way not a single problem on the trains to be foiled by this🤯Read more
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Yes good old Brunel Great Western Railway