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December 26, 2024
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Day 1
Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM
⛅ 7 °F
Altitude: 177 ft
United States Carter's Mobile Home Park 45.005257, -73.45205445°0’19” N 73°27’7” W
Canadian Border
December 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 7 °F
Crossing the Canadian border
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Day 2
Friday, December 27, 2024 at 10:06 AM
☁️ 45 °F
Altitude: 62 ft
England Heathrow Terminal 5 51.471039, -0.48918851°28’16” N 0°29’21” W
Landed in London, Heathrow
December 27, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Montreal to London Heathrow Airport
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Day 2
Friday, December 27, 2024 at 10:19 AM
☁️ 45 °F
Altitude: 62 ft
England Heathrow Terminal 5 51.471046, -0.48921351°28’16” N 0°29’21” W
More of day one travel, business class!
December 27, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Just incredible accommodations in business class, and the lounge in Heathrow for business class is just amazing!
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Day 3–4
December 28, 2024 at 12:33 AM - December 29, 2024
1 night
🌙 30 °F
Altitude: 663 ft
France Lyon-Bron Airport 45.715694, 4.92936645°42’56” N 4°55’46” E
Lyon, France
Dec 28–29, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌙 30 °F
Just landed in Lyon, very, very foggy and exhausted !
Hilton Garden Inn for one night, then traveling in a rented van.
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Day 3
Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 3:09 PM
☀️ 46 °F
Altitude: 974 ft
France Saint-Philibert 45.213294, 4.86243245°12’48” N 4°51’45” E
On our way to Toulon
December 28, 2024 in France ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
A few hours drive south towards Toulon. First stop for food at a large truck stop. Ate at “Hippopotamus “.
Lots of traffic on a large highway. Met a lovely woman named “ Luigivan”, she’ll reach out on Facebook.Read more
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Day 4
Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 1:55 AM
🌙 50 °F
Altitude: 30 ft
France Anse des Sablettes 43.078794, 5.8911943°4’44” N 5°53’28” E
Toulon, on the Mediterranean!
December 29, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌙 50 °F
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Day 4
Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 10:26 AM
☀️ 52 °F
Altitude: Sea level
France Anse des Sablettes 43.078732, 5.89131343°4’43” N 5°53’29” E
Toulon
December 29, 2024 in France ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Oh my GOODNESS! Waking up in this paradise leaves me speechless! I just can’t describe the beauty and the gratitude I have for being able to experience this!
Just breathtaking!
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Day 4
Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 6:06 PM
🌙 52 °F
Altitude: 30 ft
France Anse des Sablettes 43.078803, 5.89119143°4’44” N 5°53’28” E
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Marseilles
December 29, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
Traveled into Marseilles today, which was starkly different from the other parts of France I’ve seen. The roadways are very confusing and impossible to park anywhere.
Finally gave up on trying to visit a castle, and were able to get lunch at a wonderful Boulangerie.
We joked that Marseilles was the Baltimore of France! 😂Read more
TravelerI love your representation of Marseille from today!
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Traveler This was the cutest thing in Marseilles!
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Travelerlol truth
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Day 4
Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 6:15 PM
🌙 52 °F
Altitude: 30 ft
France Anse des Sablettes 43.078803, 5.89119143°4’44” N 5°53’28” E
Evening in Toulon
December 29, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
After our visit to Marseilles, it was a delight to return to Toulon.
I took my boots off and walked in the water of the Mediterranean Sea, along the beach I picked up a few “ special” rocks as mementos.
We then gathered in the garden patio for drinks and photographed the spectacular sunset.
Resting a bit before dinner, and hopefully the hot tub on our balcony later, with a nice bottle of French wine 🍷Read more
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Day 5
Monday, December 30, 2024 at 5:10 PM
🌙 41 °F
Altitude: 2,986 ft
France Chabanas 44.559174, 6.04400544°33’33” N 6°2’38” E
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Gap, France / Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
December 30, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌙 41 °F
Wow 🤩
What a stark difference from Toulon! We are now traveling towards Grenoble and Annecy, in the French Alps! Holy smokes! Staying overnight in Gap, in a chalet type inn.
The mountains and views are spectacular! It’s colder and the air is crisp and fresh.Read more
Traveler Incredible picture!
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TravelerRight? How is that even real??
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Traveler Haha Dave’s eyeball!
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Day 7
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
⛅ 36 °F
Altitude: 1,486 ft
France Plage d'Albigny 45.903645, 6.14471645°54’13” N 6°8’41” E
Gap France and on the road to Annecy
January 1 in France ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
We stayed at Les Olivades in Gap, a very quaint Inn. The restaurant at the inn was such a fantastic surprise, very unique and delicious food!
In the morning we headed for Annecy through some incredible mountain roads, everywhere you looked was spectacular!Read more
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Day 7
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
⛅ 36 °F
Altitude: 1,486 ft
France Plage d'Albigny 45.903618, 6.14474545°54’13” N 6°8’41” E
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More spectacular views on the road
January 1 in France ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
Just breathtaking alps, crazy switchback roads through the mountains!
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Traveler Me too!!
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Day 7
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
⛅ 36 °F
Altitude: 1,486 ft
France Plage d'Albigny 45.903619, 6.14474245°54’13” N 6°8’41” E
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Gap to Grenoble
January 1 in France ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
To Grenoble for lunch and onward to Annecy
Traveler lol you did great
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Day 7–9
January 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM - January 3, 2025
2 nights
⛅ 36 °F
Altitude: 1,486 ft
France Plage d'Albigny 45.903624, 6.1447645°54’13” N 6°8’41” E
Annecy, France
Jan 1–3 in France ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
Oh my goodness! We are staying at the Imperial Palace, and it is as the name suggests! Just exquisite! E arrived on New Year’s Eve, which is also Tom’s 26th birthday.
All the restaurants were full, not taking reservations, so we ordered room service and partied up in Tom’s suite. E were able to watch fireworks from his 8th floor balconies that were happening all over the town below.
Waking up on New Year’s Day, I went out to my balcony to beautiful ravens that just made it feel so magical. Allison and I walked the paths along the lake, and also quite a walk through some of the outskirts of town. Later afternoon we went to the Old Town of Annecy, it was bustling with people, impossible to find parking, so Dave dropped us off and drove around while we explored a little bit.Read more
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Day 7–9
January 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM - January 3, 2025
2 nights
⛅ 36 °F
Altitude: 1,486 ft
France Plage d'Albigny 45.903609, 6.14475245°54’13” N 6°8’41” E
Annecy day one
Jan 1–3 in France ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
More pictures from our first full day in Annecy.
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Day 9
Friday, January 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
☁️ 39 °F
Altitude: 561 ft
France Place Antonin Poncet 45.756273, 4.83333145°45’23” N 4°49’60” E
Into Lyon
January 3 in France ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
Leaving Annecy heading to Lyon, France. The terrine was delicious, and l’ouefs mayonnaise avec mutard. The truck stops on the highway have actual nice restaurants!
Arriving in Lyon, the outskirts were really sketchy, but once you get into the heart of the city, it’s absolutely incredible!Read more
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Day 9
Friday, January 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
☁️ 37 °F
Altitude: 561 ft
France Place Antonin Poncet 45.75633, 4.83333445°45’23” N 4°50’0” E
Lyon at night
January 3 in France ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
Lyon at night
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Day 9
Friday, January 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
☁️ 37 °F
Altitude: 561 ft
France Place Antonin Poncet 45.756307, 4.83333545°45’23” N 4°50’0” E
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Morning in Lyon
January 3 in France ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
The streets are amazing here, there are many streets that no cars are allowed, pedestrian and bicycles only, lots of people on bicycles, and uber eats on bikes!
Allison and I found a delicious patisserie for our coffee and pastries. The French do not like to offer cream with their coffee, or butter for pastries oddly, lol. We have to ask and most times they do not have it. 🤔 because they have delicious cream and buere!Read more
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Day 9
Friday, January 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🌙 32 °F
Altitude: 561 ft
France Place Antonin Poncet 45.756371, 4.83303245°45’23” N 4°49’59” E
Roman Ampitheatre in Lyon
January 3 in France ⋅ 🌙 32 °F
Just absolutely incredible. I never in my life thought I’d ever experience these places!
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Day 9
Friday, January 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
🌙 32 °F
Altitude: 561 ft
France Place Antonin Poncet 45.756371, 4.83303245°45’23” N 4°49’59” E
Roman Ruins to dinner at Aux Trois Marie
January 3 in France ⋅ 🌙 32 °F
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Day 9
Friday, January 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
🌙 32 °F
Altitude: 561 ft
France Place Antonin Poncet 45.756371, 4.83303145°45’23” N 4°49’59” E
Night on the town
January 3 in France ⋅ 🌙 32 °F
Delicious dinner in the gastronomic capital of France, Lyon.
Horsing around in the streets, lol.
The cobblestone streets have little reflective dots here and there that were placed to help the Roman’s navigate them in the dark with their torch light.Read more
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Day 11
Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🌧 43 °F
Altitude: 108 ft
England Heathrow Terminal 1 51.480545, -0.44507751°28’50” N 0°26’42” W
Goodbye France, hello London!
January 5 in England ⋅ 🌧 43 °F
Delays caused us to miss our connection in London, airline put us up in the Renaissance Hotel, very nice, we fly to Montreal at 3 pm Sunday.
Views leaving France and coming into London, including flying over Windsor Castle!!
I had the best battered fish dinner ever, then a drink with Dave and Tom, as tradition would have it! 😉Read more
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Day 11
Sunday, January 5, 2025
☁️ 18 °F
Altitude: 584 ft
United States Lake Hortonia 43.754567, -73.21729443°45’16” N 73°13’2” W
Flight home
January 5 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 18 °F
We flew from London to Montreal, then drove to Vermont. Nothing much to share here other than we had a fantastic trip and are home safe!
TravelerA wee bit tired, lol 😂
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Trip end
January 4, 2025