N and K’s European Vacation

juni - juli 2023

Een 17-daags avontuur van Kate & Neal Meer informatie

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N and K’s European Vacation
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- 26 jun. 2023 10:56
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Hoogte: 364 ft
- Duitsland Hessen Frankfurt am Main Altstadt Paulskirche 50.110895, 8.681350°6’39” N 8°40’53” E
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Exploring
26 juni 2023, Duitsland ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Scheduled an extended layover in Frankfurt to ensure there were no connection snafus and decided to take advantage of the extra six hours to explore old town Frankfurt. Not the best time of day for pictures, but you can still see a bit of the old school charm!Meer informatie
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Reiziger Pai family ate here 2019!😂
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- 26 jun. 2023 18:54
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Hoogte: 30 ft
- Spanje Catalunya Barcelona Zona Franca 41.357395, 2.12607241°21’27” N 2°7’34” E
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End of Fiasco
26 juni 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Just a quick note that I made it to Barcelona, Kate arrives tomorrow, and our vacation together starts! After a disastrous start, I’m ready to experience new and exciting places, eat their food, and sanitize my system with their drinks!
Pictured is the neighborhood bar near the hotel called Hoppiness! Patrons all appeared to be locals after a day of work. They brew their own beer and do it rather wellMeer informatie
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- 26 jun. 2023 23:59
- 🌙 66 °F
- Hoogte: 833 ft
- Spanje Galicia Santiago de Compostela Hostal dos Reis Católicos 42.88147, -8.54577242°52’53” N 8°32’45” W
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Meanwhile, in Santiago…
26 juni 2023, Spanje ⋅ 🌙 66 °F
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I’m in Santiago de Compostela, where I was to have finished the Camino de Santiago, met Neal, and then started my vacation as a tourist with him. Well. I got very ill at the end of the Camino and couldn’t finish. I took a train to Santiago to recover. Neal’s flight was canceled, so I’m here alone while he travels.

Once I stopped feeling sick and a little sorry for myself, I’ve been excited to think about finishing the Camino another year, and have been poking around Santiago. It felt great to get out and walk again today (7.5 miles), this time without a plan. I’m still eating quite cautiously, so I’ll have to save seafood extravagance for next time. My best meal here so far was tomatoes - amazing.

1. One of the courtyards at the beautiful parador of Santiago
2. Detail on building housing a primary school
3. Detail (crest?) on the Museo do Pobo Gallego, which was closed today
4. and 5. Views from a trail system in town. You can see the Cathedral on the right in 4.
6. Seen on my walk near a tunnel that went under a highway
7. This was almost literally a wall of blue hydrangeas next to some apartments
8., 9., 10. The famed Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela.Meer informatie
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Reiziger I am so sorry Kate!!!! Glad you are feeling better!
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- 27 jun. 2023 07:56
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Spanje Catalunya Barcelona El Poble Nou Platja del Bogatell 41.395954, 2.20826741°23’45” N 2°12’30” E
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Aimless Wanderings
27 juni 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
It felt really good to wake up this morning with more than 2 hours sleep! I can safely say that due to the lack of sleep the last couple of days, I am fully adjusted to the new time zone.

I spent most of the morning wandering the city. It started down at the beach to enjoy the sunrise, then off to find coffee! After a short break, I continued on towards the Cathedral de Barcelona (construction began in 1298). On the way, I visited the Cascada del Parc de la Ciutadella and then walked through the Basílica de Santa no Maria Del Mar (1329). While I didn’t have tickets to enter the Cathedral de Barcelona, I was thoroughly entertained by the people watching.

The return trip included a visit to the Arco de Triunfo de Barcelona (1888) before a beeline to my air conditioned room. While I am no Kate Pritchett, 6.5 miles was good prep for the walking beat down I am anticipating! ;)Meer informatie
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- 28 jun. 2023 07:58
- ⛅ 75 °F
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Spanje Catalunya Barcelona El Poble Nou Platja del Bogatell 41.395247, 2.20835541°23’43” N 2°12’30” E
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More Barcelona
28 juni 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
(this is Kate)

We crammed in a lot of sightseeing today! A Camino-sized walk - at least 13 miles! Not pictured: the Picasso museum

1. Checked off of the bucket list this morning: dipping a toe in the Mediterranean. Clear, blue, and warm(ish)!
2. Growing on a fence
3., 4., 5. At Park Güell, with wonderfully quirky structures, mosaics, etc. by Gaudí.
6., 7., 8. A few random examples of the Nouveau buildings here
9. We also walked down some VERY old narrow streets.
10. Lots of interest in the Parc de la CiutadellaMeer informatie
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Reiziger I am so happy you two are having an epic vacation!
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- 28 jun. 2023 09:41
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Hoogte: 125 ft
- Spanje Catalunya Barcelona Sagrada Família Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família 41.403625, 2.17515841°24’13” N 2°10’31” E
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La Sagrada Familia
28 juni 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
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Our second stop today (after the beach) was Gaudí’s amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. Ground was broken for construction in 1882, and they plan to finish it in 2026. It’s one of those tourist destinations that definitely lives up to the hype! I told Neal it reminded me of a Beethoven symphony: a recognizable iteration of the form, but expanded and embellished beyond what was imagined possible before.Meer informatie
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Reiziger WOW!!
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Reiziger Amazing!
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Reiziger WOW! I was just reading about this edifice a couple days ago. Looks like it is worth visiting.
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- 28 jun. 2023 10:00
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Hoogte: 157 ft
- Spanje Catalunya Barcelona Sagrada Família Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família 41.403774, 2.1745741°24’14” N 2°10’28” E
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The rest of the day
28 juni 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Neal:
Not much more to add about the cathedral. Just incredible. I tried to capture the scale of the building. I really wish we could have gone up the spiral staircase!

After the Sagrada Familia, we continued uphill to the Park Güell. I’m pretty sure Walt Disney had this in mind as he designed his parks. Sangria and tapas ended a long, hot, 13 mile day of sightseeing. Pic of our route does not include the 2 mile round trip to the beach!

Tomorrow is a 10am flight to Vienna, then two days of music geekness!Meer informatie
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Reiziger More WOW!!
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Reiziger I never even knew this existed.
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- 29 jun. 2023 15:57
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Hoogte: 669 ft
- Oostenrijk Wien Gemeindebezirk Innere Stadt Vienna Belvedere 48.191697, 16.38085848°11’30” N 16°22’51” E
Dag 6
Vienna, Day 1
29 juni 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
We made the most of the day once we got to Vienna! Lunch, coffee and torte, Belvedere palace/art museum, sightseeing bus and wandering, dinner, and St. Stephen’s cathedral before a quick subway ride back to our apartment. I’m excited to do more tomorrow!

1., 2., 3. All from the Belvedere.
1. There were four large figures like this in the entrance hall.
2. Ceiling mural (fresco?). There were many of these.
3. Just a corner of a painting of which I didn’t grab the name or artist name. So much detail!
4. and 5. It’s novel to be in a place where the rock stars are classical musicians.
6. I love looking at the details on the old buildings. This could be a deodorant ad, no?
7.-10. Details on St. Stephens. Look for all of the weird little faces in 10.Meer informatie
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- 29 jun. 2023 21:04
- 🌙 73 °F
- Hoogte: 669 ft
- Oostenrijk Wien Gemeindebezirk Innere Stadt Favoriten Wien Hauptbahnhof 48.183563, 16.37718648°11’1” N 16°22’38” E
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Prost!
29 juni 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
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Easy day of plane and train travel. The train was especially impressive (smooth, quiet, and comfortable). Lunch was at a restaurant across from the Wien train station as we waited to get into our room. While our accommodations are quite small, we don’t intend to spend much time in it. From there, we headed to the Schloss Belvedere to view their impressive collection of Klimt, then downtown to see a few more sights (Mozart’s apartment and St. Stephan’s Cathedral) and dinner at a craft brew house.

Enjoy the pic! Hopefully more to come from Kate.

P.S. - I may have had schnitzel for lunch and dinner.Meer informatie
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Reiziger You went to 1516!!! We did too:)
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- 30 jun. 2023 18:54
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Hoogte: 669 ft
- Oostenrijk Wien Gemeindebezirk Innere Stadt Favoriten Wien Hauptbahnhof 48.183552, 16.37717848°11’1” N 16°22’38” E
Dag 7
Vienna, Day 2
30 juni 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
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We had another busy day! Schloss Schonnbrun and its grounds, vegetarian restaurant for lunch, the Albertina museum, the national library, coffee (with whipped cream!!), the Secession building, and a long bus ride to see the Ferris wheel.

1. No photos allowed inside the castle, which was ornate in the extreme. Here’s one of the paths in the beautiful grounds.
2. Detail from a Matisse painting at the Albertina.
3. The Albertina is housed in a building that was one of the Hapsburgs’ homes. They’ve restored some of the rooms. Also very ornate!
4. and 5. From the national library.
6. The Secession Building (1898)
7. Panel from Klimt’s Beethoven frieze in the Secession building. This frieze is Klimt’s portrayal of Wagner’s interpretation of the final movement of Beethoven 9. Remarkable.Meer informatie
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