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19 kwietnia 2017
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Dzień 1
środa, 19 kwietnia 2017 17:24
☀️ 12 °C
Wysokość: 41 m
Anglia All Hallows-by-the-Tower 51.51, -0.0851°30’36” N 0°4’48” W
Europe 2017: London, in a day...
19 kwietnia 2017, Anglia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
It starts now: long service leave after 25 years of full time ministry for me [Gordon], and ten years of Helen teaching at Ruyton.
Part one of the holiday is seven weeks in Europe.
The adventures begin here: a day buzzing about in London. Well what else do you take on when you are jet plane sleep deprived and got a day to burn? In fact we sat on the tourist bus for a whole lap of the city. Easy and low tech. Tube is easy enough too. Tomorrow: Tuscany via an early Ryanair flight. More fun. Czytaj więcej
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Kathryn BertramYou look surprisingly fresh and awake.
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Joy Marshallthe front of the top deck is awesome
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Dzień 2
czwartek, 20 kwietnia 2017 10:23
☀️ -8 °C
Wysokość: 2 224 m
Szwajcaria Lai d'Arpiglias 46.75146, 10.1196446°45’5” N 10°7’11” E
Oh, there's snow down there
20 kwietnia 2017, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☀️ -8 °C
Turns out the snow is called Switzerland...
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Dzień 2
czwartek, 20 kwietnia 2017 13:20
☀️ 15 °C
Wysokość: 18 m
Włochy Pisa Centrale 43.71, 10.3983343°42’36” N 10°23’54” E
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Pisa's colourful turny thing
20 kwietnia 2017, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Much overlooked, this is the cultural highlight here. Oh, and some dodgy bell tower. Second highlight, a CRACKER of a baptistery!!! Did my Baptist heart much good. Wandered across the city from the train station to the Tower and back. Then back on the train to collect our camper...

From the airport we caught the train to centre of Pisa. Then we walked down the main street to the church, baptistry, and belltower - the leaning one. Plenty of crowds, and the usual junk tourist trinket sales. Czytaj więcej
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Joy Marshall I see the tower is straight now
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Dzień 3
piątek, 21 kwietnia 2017 10:00
☀️ 8 °C
Wysokość: 332 m
Włochy Belverde 43.3415, 11.3056343°20’29” N 11°18’20” E
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Just Go... (just keep right.)
21 kwietnia 2017, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
This van is awesome. 7.5m long and 3.2 wide, it goes fine and is massive armchair comfy. Also terrifying on ancient roads 3.3m wide ;) Note, only one of these vehicles is the van. But who is up for holidays in a Fiat 500 with tiny mud terrain tyres? Or a flat bed 125cc, motor bike?

Driving the camper was a challenge I welcomed - mostly. It felt like being on your driving test - you sort of know what to do but really don't want to get anything wrong. Czytaj więcej
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Joy Marshall reminds me of bon voyage Charlie Brown
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Dzień 3
piątek, 21 kwietnia 2017 16:00
☀️ 14 °C
Wysokość: 538 m
Włochy Palazzo dei Priori 43.40175, 10.858443°24’6” N 10°51’30” E
Volterra, Italy
21 kwietnia 2017, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
For big impact, go small. Volterra is a 'small' hill town. BUT it also packs 2800 years of constant habitation history into its hilltop walls. The etruscan spirit is still kicking on, make no mistake.

Small towns are a great way to appreciate a country's culture. It isn't too weighed down with tourists, and feels very genuine. We joined a local person leading a city walk for an even more personal perspective. Czytaj więcej
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Esther CowenIncredible!
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Dzień 4
sobota, 22 kwietnia 2017 12:00
☀️ 14 °C
Wysokość: 338 m
Włochy Piazza del Campo 43.31839, 11.3314543°19’6” N 11°19’53” E
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Siena. Been there. Old, and not.
22 kwietnia 2017, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Do you remember the 13th to 15th century? The Sienese sure do. They rocked the world back then, with supersize cathedral attempts and supercivil government. Now it's dukeing it out 21c style with astounding art and aravicious retail outlets. 13c; bring it back....

We parked the camper on the edge of town and caught a bus in. We visited the city square, the Duomo, a traditional cafe, and walked back through the city to the bus stop. Couldn't find the right bus back - and rode for over an hour through very working class areas of Siena. Czytaj więcej
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Kathryn BertramI loved wandering the streets of Sienna.
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Kathryn Bertram They always present their produce so beautifully.
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Podróżnik Yes, exquisite it is. There's a whole other kind of beautiful over here.
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Joy Marshall imagine messy church in here
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Dzień 6
poniedziałek, 24 kwietnia 2017 09:36
☀️ 12 °C
Wysokość: 346 m
Włochy Assisi 43.07333, 12.6066743°4’24” N 12°36’24” E
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Assisi. All creation and eras praise.
24 kwietnia 2017, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
I thought Assisi was Francis' surname. This is his home town, though is roman era old. It has both ornate and simple churches. It has outwardly religious people, bars, and bowmen. It seeks what Francis longed for, that all creation knows it lives under the deep and unstoppable grace of God.

Parked in a dedicated motorhome site near Santa Maria degli Angeli, and ten minute bus ride up to Assisi. Walked from the basilica up to the top of the town, then back down again. Highlight was the next morning between at 8.15 til 9. We returned to the St Francis' basilica. Too early for Italy. Helen and I had the whole of St Francis basilica virtually to ourselves.
Now on to Firenze, Florence. Czytaj więcej
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Joy Marshall so special to be there alone
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Dzień 7
wtorek, 25 kwietnia 2017 12:00
⛅ 16 °C
Wysokość: 45 m
Włochy Ponte Vecchio 43.76833, 11.2533343°46’6” N 11°15’12” E
Florence. Think. Different.
25 kwietnia 2017, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Florence stretches from renaissance living to real(ish) leather goods, and all points in between. It's been home to Michaelangelo, Leonardo da vinca, Dante, and us (well for coffee in the piazza and for a dinner in the street). Moving on again tomorrow, to...

We parked in a campsite on the southwest edge. Twenty minute bus ride into town. Really really crowded with tourists during the day. Virtually empty early in the morning. Visited the Uffizi Gallery, the Academia, and the Galileo museum. Czytaj więcej
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Dirk Quartel...Luca?? If you go there, don't hire the 4 person bikes. For 2 reasons. 1, you don't need one because you're kids are back in Aust. 2, they look like they are much more fun than they actually are. It's a great town to explore though.
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PodróżnikTa 4 this Dirk, and your the encouragement that's helped us do this. Lucca would be Brill but we turned right from Florence, and now in Reggio Emilia. Self-guided PD session for Helen and I. :)
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Dzień 9
czwartek, 27 kwietnia 2017 10:39
🌬 13 °C
Wysokość: 65 m
Włochy Parco del Popolo 44.70333, 10.6283344°42’12” N 10°37’42” E
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Reggio Emilia. Learn. Different.
27 kwietnia 2017, Włochy ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
A delightful surprise and an inspirational time for Helen. This is where the Reggio movement began in early childhood ed. The International Centre is here and we both enjoyed exploring. The centre of town is wide, green and welcoming. Very glad we stayed. Czytaj więcej
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Jodie MitchellLooks incredible Helen, love the photo with the lion in the town square!
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Joy Marshall yay
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Dzień 10
piątek, 28 kwietnia 2017
⛅ 12 °C
Wysokość: 136 m
Włochy La Spiaggia di Levanto 44.16167, 9.6144°9’42” N 9°36’36” E
Levanto, Cinque Terra's front door
28 kwietnia 2017, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Italians love their front doors. They are often a main feature, though we often overlook them on the way beyond. Levanto will not be overlooked. It is cosy and colourful, with an Apollo Bay holiday vibe (if AB was 1000 years old and made of pizza and chianti). We've spent half our time here. Glad for the rest.

Loved the cosy rural small town setting. Stayed three nights in the Aqua Dolche park. Caught the train along the five lands. Even WALKED over the hill from Monterosso to Levanto - three hours, mostly steps. Crowds of cruise boat tourists weigh in on these beautiful villages. Czytaj więcej
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Dzień 11
sobota, 29 kwietnia 2017 12:08
☀️ 15 °C
Wysokość: 5 m
Włochy Vernazza 44.13543, 9.6814344°8’8” N 9°40’53” E
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Cinque Terra (the five lands)
29 kwietnia 2017, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Five small isolated villages have become a hub of Italian riviera indulgence. Postcard beautiful in sea, sky, and sites (when not utterly crushed by cruise lines tour crowds). Plan to come. But not on a cruise. Czytaj więcej
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Kathryn Bertram That's the town I stayed in! Such a relaxed vibe, hope you got to chill here a bit.
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Kathryn Bertram The weather looks like it is warming up now for you.
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Brett vL Lovely photo Gordo... truly picturesque
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Dzień 12
niedziela, 30 kwietnia 2017 16:00
⛅ 13 °C
Wysokość: 766 m
Francja Gourdon 43.72, 6.9783343°43’12” N 6°58’42” E
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'Gourdon'. Must be an awesome place.
30 kwietnia 2017, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Now venturing beyond the cosy confines of Italian order and serenity. First night was here. They almost spelt it correctly too, tho meaning is the same: fortress. Can see a bit from here: that'll be Nice down there, and that's Antibe, and that's Canne....

Very very long winding road to get up here. Very stressful driving for us both. Very quaint little French hamlet up the top of the hill in the old fort. Had planned to get to Verdon Gorge from here but couldn't find turnoff, so ended up at our next spot... Czytaj więcej
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Helen ChessellSo glad you have some relaxing time. Many memories in your photos!
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Joy Marshall loving the streets
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Joy Marshall not a bad aspect
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Podróżnik Thanks Joy for this and other kind comments. We've had plenty of good weather for outdoor meandering. Walking over 14ks per day...
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Dzień 14
wtorek, 2 maja 2017 11:29
🌧 11 °C
Wysokość: 34 m
Francja Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon 43.951672, 4.8066743°57’6” N 4°48’24” E
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Avignon: centre of the western church
2 maja 2017, Francja ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Well it was the centre for a bit, like two hundred years or so. Life for the Pope was a bit (politically) hot in Rome in the 1300s. So what's a Pope to do? Build a new city for yourself and few thousand mates, that's what. Make the walls 10 foot thick. Then wait a couple of hundred years, shift the whole show back to Rome, and have a French revolution. Now all these flash 1300s mansions and palaces are ready for the average punter. It's really beautiful and up market in an otherwise challenging part of France.

Stayed in a campsite just across the river - fifteen minute walk into the old town. Many high end shops and strong tourist focus, though the wider population is quite poor. Had dinner in the city centre on Rue Republic. It is still a beautiful town. Czytaj więcej
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waldron barnett clear favourite so far: such blue!
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Podróżnik Yep, blue is wonderful. Bonus snow on the peaks in the horizon. Not going there though, too cold...
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Dzień 15
środa, 3 maja 2017 10:15
⛅ 13 °C
Wysokość: 14 m
Francja Arles Railway Station 43.68167, 4.6316743°40’54” N 4°37’54” E
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Arles. What did the Romans do for them..
3 maja 2017, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
A theatre for one, an amphitheatre right next door for two, and a marvellous crypt. Sort of MCG / tennis centre precinct a la first century. Van Gogh also made it his home for some years. His art is reproduced at the sites he painted. In more recent news, today was Arles market day. Hankering for fresh fish, sweet nougat, old car parts or cheap sunnies? Its all here waiting.

Caught the train from Avignon to here. The markets are colourful with food, products, and people. The Roman heritage is very present and still actively used in town. Czytaj więcej
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Dirk Quartel I'd be passing on the fish and looking for the big tray of fresh croissants and French cheeses. This is not the time nor place to be eating healthy!
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Podróżnik Absolutely Dirk , we are one in heart and cheese here. We bought cheese, dip and bread and lunched later in the park by the roman theatre. They also sell nougat in blocks - like four litre ice cream size blocks...
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Dzień 16
czwartek, 4 maja 2017 12:00
☁️ 13 °C
Wysokość: 17 m
Francja Pont du Gard 43.94833, 4.5366743°56’54” N 4°32’12” E
Pont du Gard. Built to last.
4 maja 2017, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Romans love a good bath. And a fountain or two. Oh and it helps if one keeps the slaving masses alive. All this needs water. As I'm sure you realise, this isn't even a pont; it's an aqueduct. Over 50 km in total, it drops just 25cm per km. Kudos to roman nerds. This span, the longest of the roman ones is over 250 meters long, aka three Airbus A380s. What a testament to roman ingenuity, culture, and the power of water. Czytaj więcej
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Dzień 17
piątek, 5 maja 2017 11:55
☀️ 16 °C
Wysokość: 76 m
Francja Bois de Saleyron 44.375, 4.4233344°22’30” N 4°25’24” E
Now THAT'S a pont.
5 maja 2017, Francja ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
(a bridge for you non francophiles). This one is made without human hands: only nature's hand using stone, water, wind, and time. Pont-dArc is part of the Ardeche gorge: picture the Murray River flowing through the Grampians, it's that huge. It's also a national attraction for canoeing and caving; only partly because we canoed it.

We stayed in a local motorhome parking site for one night here. Dinner in the main street, why did we order pizza? Czytaj więcej
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Dzień 18
sobota, 6 maja 2017 10:38
⛅ 14 °C
Wysokość: 426 m
Szwajcaria Étoy 46.48072, 6.4342546°28’51” N 6°26’3” E
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Gday from Switzerland.
6 maja 2017, Szwajcaria ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Cloudy and cool here. We'll see what the next few days bring....
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Joy Marshalloooo ahhhh that is wonderful
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Breathtaking view!
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Helen ChessellBeautiful! You certainly moving around. Glad to see you are having a great time!
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You have wetted my appetite...only 5 weeks until we're there! Julie
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Dzień 19
niedziela, 7 maja 2017 13:38
⛅ 11 °C
Wysokość: 570 m
Szwajcaria Interlaken 46.68833, 7.8616746°41’18” N 7°51’42” E
Interlaken. A destination, a beginning
7 maja 2017, Szwajcaria ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Interlaken is a big country tourist town. There are plenty of shops restaurants and hotels to keep you fed and comfy. It was raining heaps so we rested up here. Interlaken is also the beginning for ventures in the Jungfrau region. And that's where we are heading next...

We settled here for a few days after the long commute from Provence. Weather was average, waiting for it to break so we can head up the slopes. Rode up Harden Klum for a great view and a cheap lunch. Successfully shopped for shoes and gifts. Czytaj więcej
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Dzień 20
poniedziałek, 8 maja 2017 14:00
⛅ 9 °C
Wysokość: 836 m
Szwajcaria Trümmelbachfälle 46.56863, 7.908846°34’7” N 7°54’32” E
Lauterbrunnen. Sleep under 5 waterfalls
8 maja 2017, Szwajcaria ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Yep, there are five waterfalls in view as we tuck in for the night. This is because this glacial valley has vertical walls over 200 meters high. It's a long way for water and base jumpers to fall. Some waterfalls are INSIDE the mountains, and the Swiss drill tunnels so you can visit them too. Wonderous, but there's more to come...

This is only half an hour up the road from Interlaken. We stayed in Stechenburg, close to the lifts up to Schilthorn. Walked back from Lauterburnnen , and went to Trummelbach falls. Czytaj więcej
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Dzień 21
wtorek, 9 maja 2017 11:52
⛅ 0 °C
Wysokość: 2 893 m
Szwajcaria Schilthorn 46.55667, 7.83546°33’24” N 7°50’6” E
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Schilthorn. WOW !!!!!!!!
9 maja 2017, Szwajcaria ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Wow is international language for 'I do not believe what I am looking at, and clearly no one else in this cable car does either'. It's spoken in unison by all the very moment we break through the clouds. I don't have language, English or otherwise, to say any more. A few photos try in their own way. We've waited days for the weather to clear, and now this is the moment. Its all very very blue, which is very much loved. A tasty lunch topped it all off. Czytaj więcej
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Joy Marshall awesome wow
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Helen ChessellGod is amazing!
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Beautiful!
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Dzień 22
środa, 10 maja 2017 20:36
☀️ 20 °C
Wysokość: 84 m
Francja Rû de Sinotte 47.86333, 3.55547°51’48” N 3°33’18” E
Autostrade/route/bahns. A user guide.
10 maja 2017, Francja ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Here's a quick user guide to motorways, as we've done eight hours on the road today from Switzerland most of the way to Paris.

French autoroute. Respectable paved roads with utterly random toll booths.
Italian autostrade. A bit of old roman goat track with toll booths attached.*
Swiss autosomething. Am I driving? I feel like I'm flying...
Toll booths. Simultaneous yoga stretching and marriage enrichment exercise.
THAT sound. It's either an Aston Martin Vanquish or a Porsche GT3. Always heard before seen.
Fiat Panda. A tin can mechanically or legally incapable of more than 87kph.
A truck. Speed limited to 90 (ish) in 130kph zones. Aka a rolling brick wall.
The other traffic. Happily doing 130kph (except the Pandas). Aka a rolling kick in the behind.
A Motorhome. A hotel suite on wheels, which beyond 110kph thinks and behaves like a hovercraft.
You. A Motorhome, dodging the trucks at 90 and the cars at 130. More on this in another post.

Happy trails to you...

*actually some of the Italian autostrades are amazing. I don't know how this happened. Czytaj więcej
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Joy Marshallstay grounded hovercrafts need water!
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Dzień 23
czwartek, 11 maja 2017 13:17
⛅ 19 °C
Wysokość: 35 m
Francja Eiffel Tower 48.85833, 2.2933348°51’30” N 2°17’36” E
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Paris. It's over here.
11 maja 2017, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Buildings. River up the middle. Heaps of old stuff. Yep we are in a city again. Left bank espresso was loved; constant police sirens not so much. I think it'll better on the inside. Well see over next few days.
Stayed in a campsite on the southwest edge of town. Ten minute walk to the train, twenty minute ride into town. Rode the bus across the city from the Tower to the Bastille then walked back to Notre Dame. St Chapelle was amazing. Rode a riverboat up and down the Seine to catch the local charm. Czytaj więcej
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Kathryn Bertram I love the riot of colour in the windows and the intricate details in the wood carvings.
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Dzień 24
piątek, 12 maja 2017 10:21
⛅ 16 °C
Wysokość: 133 m
Francja Versailles 48.80333, 2.1233348°48’12” N 2°7’24” E
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Versailles. Birthplace of democracy?
12 maja 2017, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
"Versailles represents the highest and lowest points in European royalty" Discuss.
When you are the King, and the Louvre is too dinky and squat, and you don't like the neighbours, you built Versailles.
When you want to forget the poor exist, live in Versailles for a few generations.
When the poor remind you they really do exist, and would like to keep on existing, they cart the royalty from Versailles for especially strong punishment.

It is still stunning inside and out, vast and exorbitant. That happens when you act like a Sun God and spend half the national GDP on your manshed. Czytaj więcej
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Helen, you don't look impressed by all the grandeur
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Dzień 25
sobota, 13 maja 2017 13:18
⛅ 18 °C
Wysokość: 38 m
Francja Place du Palais Royal 48.8616, 2.334348°51’42” N 2°20’3” E
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Paris part two: the art binge session.
13 maja 2017, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We don't aim low: two vast internationally famous museums, one day to do them. An early start leads to a full and brilliant day. Musee d'Orsay in the morning for 19th and 20th century art. They also have a special exhibition on modern art's take on spirituality as seen in the metaphor of landscapes (that's totally me). Starts with Monet, ends with Kandinsky (as you do).
The Louvre in the afternoon for anything this side of India in the past 3000 years that wasn't nailed down (and much that was).
We really enjoyed both these places. Then to finish the day... that's the next post. Czytaj więcej
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Joy Marshall nearly at the front. i got to the space where the tall guy is... awesome
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Paulie Proctor Don't you reckon the Mona Lisa seems so much smaller than you expect?
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Dzień 25
sobota, 13 maja 2017 18:44
⛅ 18 °C
Wysokość: 73 m
Francja Place de l'Etoile 48.87167, 2.348°52’18” N 2°18’0” E
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Paris part three. Let's walk up there...
13 maja 2017, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Louvre. Done. Museum d'orsay. Done by 4pm. Now, let's do the Champs-Elysées, Paris' mashup of top end Collins Street shops with Royal Parade width and trees. We walk from the Louvre up to the Arch de Triomphe. Then climb to the top of the Arch for a look at the city.
By now its dinner time. So we walk back down to the Renault concept store. It had an upstairs restaurant overlooking the action on Champs-Elysées. Rough enough. After the traditional slow service we walk for a 9.30pm train 'home'.
Big city touring. Simples. Czytaj więcej
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Esther CowenWOW. What a day!
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Paulie Proctor This is a very cool photo.
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Dirk Quartel Best round-a-bout in the world. I dare you to hire a push bike and ride around it!
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