Boyer Great European Adventure

augustus - september 2017

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- 20 aug. 2017 17:17
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Hoogte: 1.036 m
- Canada Alberta Chestermere 51.02145, -113.8326851°1’17” N 113°49’58” W
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Home Sweet Home
20 augustus 2017, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
All packed. Ready to go! We both even had pedicures compliments of Kathryn. Thanks Kat 😀
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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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- 22 aug. 2017 16:05
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 1.079 m
- Canada Alberta Beddington Calgary International, Alta.51.13005, -114.0041151°7’48” N 114°0’15” W
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Calgary airport 4pm August 22
22 augustus 2017, 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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- 23 aug. 2017 14:12
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Hoogte: 117 m
- Duitsland Hessen Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt Main Flughafen Frankfurt Airport 50.04473, 8.5659550°2’41” N 8°33’57” E
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Frankfurt international airport
23 augustus 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ☀️ 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!Meer informatie
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Reiziger Looks like a world traveller. How many pockets do you have?
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Reiziger So.... you got the travelling troubles out of the way early. Sorry to hear that.... only way to go but up now.
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Kathryn Boyer I had a feeling. Oh well, you are safe there now. 👍
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- 23 aug. 2017 14:57
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Hoogte: 114 m
- Duitsland Hessen Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt Main Flughafen Frankfurt Airport 50.04694, 8.5710450°2’49” N 8°34’16” E
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Airport dinner in Frankfurt
23 augustus 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Kathryn Boyer That looks interesting
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- 24 aug. 2017 15:14
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 212 m
- Tsjechië Prague Staroměstské náměstí 50.087683, 14.4199550°5’16” N 14°25’12” E
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Prague
24 augustus 2017, Tsjechië ⋅ ⛅ 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!Meer informatie
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- 24 aug. 2017 15:17
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 218 m
- Tsjechië Prague Staroměstské náměstí 50.08775, 14.4197250°5’16” N 14°25’11” E
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Prague today
24 augustus 2017, Tsjechië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Here are some pics from our walk this morning.
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Janet Bradley Isn't that astronomical clock amazing?! My dad would have loved it!
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- 25 aug. 2017 08:07
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Hoogte: 198 m
- Tsjechië Prague Palác Kinských 50.08788, 14.4213250°5’16” N 14°25’17” E
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River dinner cruise in Prague
25 augustus 2017, Tsjechië ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Last night. Beautiful evening!
Kathryn Boyer Penguins!
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Reiziger Good looking group of people.
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Reiziger Must be a picture for you and Owen Kathryn. I guess you'll need to go there now.
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Kathryn Boyer Obviously! Golden penguins all lined up in a row! 🐧
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- 25 aug. 2017 19:26
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 212 m
- Tsjechië Prague Staroměstské náměstí 50.08779, 14.4199150°5’16” N 14°25’12” E
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Last Day in Prague
25 augustus 2017, Tsjechië ⋅ ⛅ 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.Meer informatie
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Janet Bradley So glad you enjoyed Prague! Safe journey to Budapest. Thanks for keeping this journal.
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Reiziger Dad, you and and that fountain are falling over. Hope everything is ok. 😋
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Reiziger Beautiful!
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- 27 aug. 2017 10:01
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 123 m
- Hongarije Budapest Budapest Castle Hill Funicular 47.49948, 19.0392347°29’58” N 19°2’21” E
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Budapest
27 augustus 2017, Hongarije ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Sunday morning. Took a walk along the river. It's 30c at 9am. Heading to the Viking Jarl about noon.
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Kathryn Boyer This picture looks interesting, what's it all about?
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- 28 aug. 2017 14:06
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 101 m
- Slowakije Nitra Hron 47.814904, 18.75006247°48’54” N 18°45’0” E
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Budapest and Viking Jarl
28 augustus 2017, Slowakije ⋅ ☀️ 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.Meer informatie
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