2019 KAM European Tour

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Day 7
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 11:40 AM
☁️ 73 °F
Altitude: 266 ft
France Fontainebleau 48.405, 2.7016748°24’18” N 2°42’6” E
Saint Louis Catholic Church
June 18, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
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Day 7
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 11:43 AM
☁️ 73 °F
Altitude: 266 ft
France Fontainebleau 48.405, 2.7016748°24’18” N 2°42’6” E
Fontainebleau
June 18, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
We could live here. 💗 The choir performs in St. Louis Catholic Church and the band will perform in Napoleon Square.
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Day 7
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 2:13 PM
☁️ 81 °F
Altitude: 285 ft
France Fontainebleau 48.4039, 2.6992848°24’14” N 2°41’57” E
Fontainebleau Choir Performance
June 18, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
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Day 8
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 7:41 AM
⛅ 70 °F
Altitude: 226 ft
France Bagnolet 48.86333, 2.41548°51’48” N 2°24’54” E
On Our Way to Crans-Montana, Switzerland
June 19, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Crazy traffic in Paris. We saw a horrific motorcycle accident. Slept for a couple of hours before stopping for lunch. Ate our first maccarons. The countryside is beautiful...lots of wheat fields. 😊
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Day 8
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 4:17 PM
⛅ 79 °F
Altitude: 1,772 ft
Switzerland Bavois 46.675, 6.5683346°40’30” N 6°34’6” E
We are in Switzerland!
June 19, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Beautiful fields and small villages. Lots of wind turbines and hay bales. Heard from an Olathe student behind me: Those fields are SO big! How do they "collect" all of the grains out of them? An Olathe mom then responds: Some sort of big machinery, I guess. Also, we've heard the word "nifty" about a thousand times too many. LAKE GENEVA!!Read more
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Day 8
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 6:47 PM
⛅ 70 °F
Altitude: 4,918 ft
Switzerland Etang Grenon 46.31167, 7.4846°18’42” N 7°28’48” E
Crans Montana!
June 19, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We're here! We are at the Hotel Splendide, and I'm pretty sure it has the best views of the four different hotels where the Kansas Ambassadors are staying. We are on the third floor and have our own balcony. The air smells of evergreen trees, woodsmoke, and roasted/candied almonds. Our little room is perfect, though I had to explain the purpose of the bidet to Miss Belle. ,😊Read more
TravelerYou are 2 hours from Wapersville and Aarberg, our family homeland. Near Bern. How sweet.
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Day 9
Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 7:25 AM
⛅ 54 °F
Altitude: 4,898 ft
Switzerland Etang Grenon 46.30833, 7.4716746°18’30” N 7°28’18” E
Our Morning View
June 20, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
The best sleep we've had during the entire trip so far. 😊
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Day 9
Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 8:25 AM
⛅ 57 °F
Altitude: 4,898 ft
Switzerland Etang Grenon 46.30833, 7.4716746°18’30” N 7°28’18” E
Swiss Morning Adventures
June 20, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
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Day 9
Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 9:49 AM
⛅ 52 °F
Altitude: 6,906 ft
Switzerland Mont Lachaux 46.32833, 7.47546°19’42” N 7°28’30” E
Swiss Morning Adventure #2
June 20, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Yummy ham sandwiches, orange and coconut chocolate bars, and Monsters, Inc. in German. Next, we're off to the Castle Chillon on Lake Geneva. Poor Ellie Belle... EVERY time! Within 5 minutes of boarding the bus!Read more
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Day 9
Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 1:31 PM
⛅ 73 °F
Altitude: 1,211 ft
Switzerland Grandchamp 46.41333, 6.9283346°24’48” N 6°55’42” E
The Castle of Chillon
June 20, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
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Day 9
Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 2:14 PM
⛅ 73 °F
Altitude: 1,211 ft
Switzerland Grandchamp 46.41333, 6.9283346°24’48” N 6°55’42” E
Chillon & Montreux
June 20, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
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Day 9
Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 2:43 PM
⛅ 73 °F
Altitude: 1,348 ft
Switzerland Veytaux-Chillon 46.415, 6.9283346°24’54” N 6°55’42” E
Chillon and Montreux #3
June 20, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
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Day 9
Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 8:34 PM
⛅ 57 °F
Altitude: 4,928 ft
Switzerland Etang Grenon 46.31166, 7.4796846°18’42” N 7°28’47” E
Crans Montana Concert
June 20, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We were just introduced in French to the audience, but the only words I understood were "Tornado Alley" and "Pizza Hut".
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Day 10
Friday, June 21, 2019 at 9:03 AM
☁️ 48 °F
Altitude: 4,603 ft
Switzerland Randa 46.09461, 7.7791546°5’41” N 7°46’45” E
Tasch & Zermatt
June 21, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
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Day 10
Friday, June 21, 2019 at 10:05 AM
☁️ 46 °F
Altitude: 5,331 ft
Switzerland Zermatt 46.02, 7.7466746°1’12” N 7°44’48” E
Zermatt, Sunnega, Matterhorn
June 21, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
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Day 10
Friday, June 21, 2019 at 12:49 PM
☁️ 46 °F
Altitude: 7,470 ft
Switzerland Sunnegga 46.01667, 7.7746°1’0” N 7°46’12” E
Zermatt, Sunnega, Matterhorn #2
June 21, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
TravelerChicken Dance!! Woot!!
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Day 10
Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8:13 PM
🌧 55 °F
Altitude: 4,918 ft
Switzerland Etang Grenon 46.31167, 7.4846°18’42” N 7°28’48” E
Swiss Party Night
June 21, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
Fondue, wine, music, and dancing!
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Day 11
Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 5:19 AM
🌧 48 °F
Altitude: 4,898 ft
Switzerland Etang Grenon 46.30833, 7.4716746°18’30” N 7°28’18” E
Leaving Switzerland!
June 22, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
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Day 11
Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 12:19 PM
⛅ 66 °F
Altitude: 1,526 ft
Liechtenstein Quadretscha 47.14167, 9.5216747°8’30” N 9°31’18” E
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
June 22, 2019 in Liechtenstein ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
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Day 11
Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 2:06 PM
🌧 63 °F
Altitude: 1,549 ft
Austria Katzenturm 47.23833, 9.5966747°14’18” N 9°35’48” E
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Seefeld, Austria
June 22, 2019 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 63 °F
A few pics of Seefeld and our hotel. The video is more for the sound of the church bells. As we were going into our hotel, we witnessed a wedding procession complete with a gun salute and the bells ringing. It was pretty cool!Read more
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Day 11
Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 5:48 PM
🌧 61 °F
Altitude: 3,891 ft
Austria Seefeld in Tirol 47.32833, 11.1866747°19’42” N 11°11’12” E
Tiroler Weinstube Hotel
June 22, 2019 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
We are pretty sure that a mistake has been made. This is a super nice hotel, and we are in a multi-room suite complete with toilet, shower and sauna, kitchenette, and bedroom/dining area. We also have our own balcony that just happens to face the performance area for the band concert tomorrow afternoon. The choir will perform in the church tomorrow night!Read more
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Day 11
Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 10:05 PM
🌧 55 °F
Altitude: 3,898 ft
Austria Seefeld in Tirol 47.32921, 11.1873347°19’45” N 11°11’14” E
Fun in Austria
June 22, 2019 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
The Red Cross is putting on some sort of an event in the town square tonight. Apparently Austrians really like Billy Ray Cyrus along with their German dance music. 😊

It is now 11 PM, and the dance party continues. We had hoped to actually sleep tonight, but I don't see that happening anytime soon. At least they're playing some good music!Read more
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Day 12
Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 9:48 AM
⛅ 63 °F
Altitude: 2,159 ft
Austria Bergiselschanze 47.24926, 11.399747°14’57” N 11°23’59” E
Innsbruck
June 23, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Innsbruck Olympic Ski Jump Arena. The cemetery is what Olympic jumpers saw as they made their jumps. A bit morbid. The statue is of Andreas Hoffer who successfully repelled Napoleon's forces with troops of farmers and peasants - 2-3 times. We didn't get to go into the Wilton Basilica, which is sad, but it's Sunday so we couldn't interrupt church services. The Emperor Maximilian had the Golden Roof built in the square so he'd have a private box to view events and executions. Also, to commemorate his wedding.Read more
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Day 12
Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 10:31 AM
⛅ 64 °F
Altitude: 1,929 ft
Austria Goldenes Dachl 47.26833, 11.3933347°16’6” N 11°23’36” E
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Innsbruck #2
June 23, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Swarovski, Golden Roof, & shopping!
Traveler We miss this face!!
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Day 12
Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 1:39 PM
⛅ 63 °F
Altitude: 3,891 ft
Austria Seefeld in Tirol 47.32833, 11.1866747°19’42” N 11°11’12” E
Seefeld
June 23, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Today we had a lot of free time after we visited Innsbruck this morning. We were both exhausted, and I had a sinus headache so we had an amazing pasta lunch at a little outdoor cafe here in Seefeld. Then we came back and slept for most of the afternoon. At about 4:30 we were able to enjoy the band concert from our balcony. Unfortunately, I now have a full-blown blinding migraine, so I am missing Ellie's concert tonight at St. Oswald's. It's a beautiful church, and I'm pretty ticked off that I won't be there, but I want to be able to go to Venice tomorrow, so I guess this is the trade-off. We leave the hotel at about 5:15 in the morning, so I hope we both get some good sleep tonight!Read more
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