Boyer Great European Adventure

August - September 2017

A 31-day adventure by Colleen Read more

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- Aug 20, 2017, 5:17pm
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 1,036 m
- Canada Alberta Chestermere 51.02145, -113.8326851°1’17” N 113°49’58” W
Day 1
Home Sweet Home
August 20, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
All packed. Ready to go! We both even had pedicures compliments of Kathryn. Thanks Kat 😀
Colleen Boyer We will be leaving for the epic trip to in 48 hrs. 6pm flight August 22 Calgary to Frankfurt then on to Prague
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- Aug 22, 2017, 4:05pm
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 1,079 m
- Canada Alberta Beddington Calgary International Airport 51.13005, -114.0041151°7’48” N 114°0’15” W
Day 3
Calgary airport 4pm August 22
August 22, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Chillaxin' before the 9 hr flight to Frankfurt. Hope we get away on time so we make our connection to Prague. FINALLY on our way!
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- Aug 23, 2017, 2:12pm
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 117 m
- Germany Hesse Frankfurt Frankfurt Main Flughafen Frankfurt Airport 50.04473, 8.5659550°2’41” N 8°33’57” E
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Day 4
Frankfurt international airport
August 23, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
So we left Calgary about 10 minutes late and weren't able to make up the time. Long night in cramped seats but all went well. With only a 90 min. Connection time we knew it would be tight. This airport is huge! The plane had to park on the tarmac and we were bussed to the terminal. Passport control was slow, went through security again and then ran for gate A64. From B terminal to A terminal you go down 5 flights of stairs, cross under runway, then back up. I'm not used to running a marathon at 3am! Got to the gate at 12.25 to be told the flight had left 5 minutes ago!. Must return to the service centre to see what they could do. Now a 4.5 hr wait and will get to Prague at 6pm. Oh well. It's all up hill from here!Read more
Traveler Looks like a world traveller. How many pockets do you have?
8/24/17Reply
Traveler So.... you got the travelling troubles out of the way early. Sorry to hear that.... only way to go but up now.
8/24/17Reply
Kathryn Boyer I had a feeling. Oh well, you are safe there now. 👍
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- Aug 23, 2017, 2:57pm
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 114 m
- Germany Hesse Frankfurt Frankfurt Main Flughafen Frankfurt Airport 50.04694, 8.5710450°2’49” N 8°34’16” E
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Day 4
Airport dinner in Frankfurt
August 23, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Kathryn Boyer That looks interesting
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- Aug 24, 2017, 3:14pm
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 212 m
- Czech Republic Prague Old Town Square 50.087683, 14.4199550°5’16” N 14°25’12” E
Day 5
Prague
August 24, 2017 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Finally arrived in Prague at the Lippert Hotel about 7pm. Cheryl met us with a glass of wine and we caught up on all our travels. It is 7700km from Calgary to Frankfurt, as the plane flies, not sure how far from Frankfurt to Prague - maybe 800km. This morning we all met up for breakfast at the hotel and did a short walk to a nearby mall - very modern, 4 levels with all the local and international shops. At 11 we met our guide for the walking tour. It is 4 hours, with a short break for lunch. Den and Paul have chosen to do all today. The rest of us opted to do the second half tomorrow. Very interesting with all the rich history of this very old city. Saw Old Town, New Town and the Jewish Quarter. We had a nice lunch at a nearby outdoor cafe. Beautiful day, it's a pleasant 27C today, though chilly in the morning at 8am! We will all meet up again later as we have a river boat cruise and dinner planned. More later!Read more
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- Aug 24, 2017, 3:17pm
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 218 m
- Czech Republic Prague Old Town Square 50.08775, 14.4197250°5’16” N 14°25’11” E
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Day 5
Prague today
August 24, 2017 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Here are some pics from our walk this morning.
Janet Bradley Isn't that astronomical clock amazing?! My dad would have loved it!
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- Aug 25, 2017, 8:07am
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 198 m
- Czech Republic Prague Kinsky Palace 50.08788, 14.4213250°5’16” N 14°25’17” E
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River dinner cruise in Prague
August 25, 2017 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Last night. Beautiful evening!
Kathryn Boyer Penguins!
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Traveler Good looking group of people.
8/27/17Reply
Traveler Must be a picture for you and Owen Kathryn. I guess you'll need to go there now.
8/27/17Reply
Kathryn Boyer Obviously! Golden penguins all lined up in a row! 🐧
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- Aug 25, 2017, 7:26pm
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 212 m
- Czech Republic Prague Old Town Square 50.08779, 14.4199150°5’16” N 14°25’12” E
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Day 6
Last Day in Prague
August 25, 2017 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Paul, Den and I went for a walk this morning to Wincleslas Sq. Not far, but kind of came home the wrong way so it ended up being a 2.5 hr. walk. Some beautiful views along the river (Vltava River). This afternoon we took a cab up the hill to Prague Castle. What a beautiful, huge place! St. Vitas cathedral originally started in about 900AD with many many renovations. Stunning. Also St. Georges Basicila and the 'summer' palace of the King (Charles I think). Called Rosenberg Castle. Didn't have time to see it all, but what we saw was fascinating. We walked down the hill, having dinner along the way, then crossed the Charles Bridge. This is a pedestrian bridge with millions of people and many vendors. It was a lot of walking today! Paul 'lost ' Cheryl and Agnes near the bridge but all have found their way back to the Lippert Hotel.

Prague is a beautiful, walkable city. The people are pleasant and the prices fair. Would be nice to return, and glad we made the trip. We are packing our bags tonight as we have a car picking all 8 of us up at 9am for a 6 hr. drive to Budapest, Hungary.We 8 are: us, Paul and Cheryl, friends of Paul and Cheryl - Margaret and Greg Hurley and 2 dear women Agnes and Phyllis. All getting along well together and travelling smoothly. Tomorrow we meet up with Lee and Joyce in Budapest.Read more
Janet Bradley So glad you enjoyed Prague! Safe journey to Budapest. Thanks for keeping this journal.
8/25/17Reply
Traveler Dad, you and and that fountain are falling over. Hope everything is ok. 😋
8/27/17Reply
Traveler Beautiful!
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- Aug 27, 2017, 10:01am
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 123 m
- Hungary Budapest Budapest Castle Hill Funicular 47.49948, 19.0392347°29’58” N 19°2’21” E
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Budapest
August 27, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Sunday morning. Took a walk along the river. It's 30c at 9am. Heading to the Viking Jarl about noon.
Kathryn Boyer This picture looks interesting, what's it all about?
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- Aug 28, 2017, 2:06pm
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 101 m
- Slovakia Nitra Hron 47.814904, 18.75006247°48’54” N 18°45’0” E
Day 9
Budapest and Viking Jarl
August 28, 2017 in Slovakia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We were above the Jarl by 1pm and enjoyed a great lunch on the terrace. It was very hot! And then we did a short walking tour of downtown Budapest. The ship is parked by the Elizabeth Bridge on the Pest side of the river. There was a large triathalon in Budapest this morning and many of the road were closed so we could not get from our hotel on the Budapest side, over to the ship on the Pest side, until the race was over about noon. We had our own 'welcome aboard party in our room and then dinner at 7pm. I had triple battered chicken with maple syrup sauce! We set sail during dinner and by 9m it was dark and we were sailing through Budapest. Beautiful with all the lights on! A few drops of rain - not much. We were in bed early as it is an early morning Monday. The bus/walking tour of Budapest leaves at 8am. Our guide Anika is lovely and very knowledgable. We did the Pest side first, The 'Champs Eleyse' of Budapest, up to Heros Square and the Baths, back across the Chain Bridge to the Budapest side. There is the Furnicular up the hill to the Castle district. No castles there, but we got out to see St. Mathias Church, which was just refurbished 2 years ago. Gorgeous! We then took the bus north to ??? Where we met up with our bus - just in time for lunch! And Den and I had had cappucino and pastries at the stop. Lunch of fresh spaghetti bolognese and of course wine, and crime caramel.
We are now cruising north on the Danube. It is 24 hrs to Vienna so we will be there in the morning. Some music and talks this afternoon. And time to relax. Den is doing circuits on the deck as I type this.Read more
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