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日45
2022年5月5日木曜日 14:00
⛅ 63 °F
海抜: 203 フィート
フランス Gare de Paris-Montparnasse 48.842197, 2.32187548°50’32” N 2°19’19” E
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Paris is HUGE
2022年5月5日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
There is so much to see here!! Just barely scratching the surface, I fear. We were out early and didn’t get in till almost midnight - what a day, but had a great time!

We started at the Trocadero park which is across the Seine river from the Eiffel Tower. A different view, and beautiful fountains. Then walked through the Champs de Mars, another gorgeous park built around the tower. Next was the Musee Rodin, where we saw so many amazing statues including “The Thinker”. Took a river cruise down the Seine which was very relaxing just to sit for an hour or so, and then walked over to the bridge of love locks (Pont des arts). Finished the day heading to the 56th floor of the Montparnasse Tower to get a great view of the city of lights at night.

Paris is amazing - so much history and beauty. It IS expensive, but yet I give them credit for not over charging in places they easily could. Most of the museums, boat rides, etc are only $15-18 each. Food is really expensive, but if you hunt you can find a $5 sandwich or $3 crepe!もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Thats fabulous!!
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日46
2022年5月6日金曜日 12:00
☀️ 63 °F
海抜: 171 フィート
フランス The Louvre 48.861553, 2.33566348°51’42” N 2°20’8” E
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The Louvre … just wow
2022年5月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Each day on this trip brings a new wonder to behold, it seems like. Today we saw SO much again … Paris has a remarkable affordable public transit system, and the city is surprisingly walkable - in sections.

We started our morning at The Louvre. It is the largest museum in the world, and it was obvious. I found the building itself to be a work of art! We only scratched the surface there. Did see some amazing statues - Nike of Samothrace (winged) which Jordan sketched - 190 BC, and the Venice de Milo! 100 BC. Other noteworthy piece we saw was the Mona Lisa - the crowds were intense, but we managed to get to the front eventually to see her.

The French have created magnificent gardens everywhere - reminds me of what I’ve seen in Canada. They are just gorgeous. There were also two arches - one smaller and one massive. Really massive. The biggest surprise was seeing the Place de La Concorde - this is a square (where kings/queens were beheaded during the revolution) with what looks like a small version of the Washington monument from far away, but as you get closer it is clear it’s different. It’s an Egyptian obelisk!! No kidding. It’s 3300 years old! The Egyptians gifted the 230 ton Luxor obelisk (it has a twin still in Egypt) to France in the mid 1800’s. It took SEVEN years to transport it across the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, up the Nile and finally up the Seine river. And then it took a feat of engineering to raise it.

We took a metro ride out of the historical district to what looked to be the suburbs of Paris - Wandered the canal and then what else to do when in Paris with the biggest Marvel fan ever (Jordan), we went to opening night of the Dr. Strange movie. Found one playing in English. It felt familiar, kind of.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Incredible. Puts our buildings to shame.
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旅行者 You two have the best smiles 💖💖
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Christie MitchellPerpetual state of happiness, for the most part. That, or exhaustion.
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日47
2022年5月7日土曜日 15:00
☁️ 68 °F
海抜: 381 フィート
フランス Sacré-Cœur Basilica 48.885905, 2.34323848°53’9” N 2°20’36” E
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2022年5月7日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Our bodies finally let us sleep in today - we’ve been pretty confused, physically - so it was nice to get some good rest.

Today was a nice relaxing day. We started with the Sacre Couer Basilica, a church which was beautiful!! Then we hit Montmarte - it is an artists haven, and authentic Parisian village. Gorgeous. We decided to go to a different area of the city and stopped at the Galerie Lafayette Hausmann - basically a shopping mall. But like all things in Paris, it was FANTASTIC. We finished our final day in Paris as we started it, sitting in the grass at the foot of the Eiffel Tower eating crepes.

I would definitely give Paris a 10! It’s been a wonderful way to start our time in Europe.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Wow! That ceiling is amazing!!
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Christie MitchellAll these amazing sites remind me of seeing all your pics from your Mediterranean trip
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旅行者Yeah, they remind me a lot of that trip. The Vatican especially.
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日48
2022年5月8日日曜日 6:00
⛅ 50 °F
海抜: 52 フィート
フランス The Water Mirror 44.842013, -0.56926244°50’31” N 0°34’9” W
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2022年5月8日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
We left Paris today and headed to Bordeaux, France. It’s about 35 miles from the western coast. We took a high speed train for the trip and It definitely felt much faster than any US train I’ve been on. We were greeted at the train station in Bordeaux by a stairway, with of all things, a picture of Multnomah Falls painted on the steps. We couldn’t believe it!! No explanation - just the pic.

We got to our Airbnb and then headed downtown to explore a bit. I wasn’t sure what we’d find here, but so far, as always I’m amazed at the wonderful sites we stumble upon.

We just wandered today, but what we found was SO beautiful. The old streets, buildings, alleys are so quiet and peaceful. The vibe of the city is so laid back and enjoyable. Eventually we laid down in a grassy park, in the shade and took a nap with hundreds of others doing the same. We had hand scraped snow cones and we eventually found the “Miroir d’eau”. It’s on the riverside and is the largest mirror in the world - 3450 m sq - made of water. Hundreds of kids and families were playing in it. The mirror area would fill up - maybe 4-6” - and then start draining leaving a thin film of water on the black concrete. And then magically, it would reflect EVERYTHING! It was absolutely gorgeous - and refreshing to walk around in. This was a great start for our short time here.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Multnomah Falls!! That's crazy!
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Christie MitchellWe debated it for a sec, but it’s pretty clearly the falls, I think
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旅行者that bridge clinches it for me
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旅行者Sure looks like it! It is one of the most beautiful waterfalls. I think we just take it for granted.
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日49
2022年5月9日月曜日 14:00
☀️ 79 °F
海抜: 89 フィート
フランス Château du Hâ 44.837624, -0.57669244°50’15” N 0°34’36” W
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2022年5月9日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We spent the day exploring Bordeaux till late into the evening. So many beautiful things to see. What I’ve seen so far of Europe is truly magical. It feels like a fairy tale sometimes.

We went to SO many places I can’t even describe them all. Pey-Berland tower (231 step spiral staircase - climbed it!), St Andre Cathedral, Palais Rohan, Grosse Cloche (clock and bell tower), took an open air bus tour, walked the Jardin public gardens, Porte Cailhou & Porte de Bourgogne (two old gateways - when it was walled - to the city that still stand), St Michael Cathedral & the Pont de Pierre (bridge). Then we stayed until dark and explored a lot of the city lit up. Beautiful!

Things I don’t like about France: the food, and the people haven’t been especially friendly or kind. Unfortunately stereotypes have rung true. Things I loved about France: the desserts, and the beauty of everything around me.もっと詳しく
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旅行者just stunning!! Love the pic of Jordan on the mirror. what? Love the architecture. I think US needs to take note, that they should renovate rather than tear down,....Keep the beautiful old churches and bldgs. no bueno for the food? Oh well, I know I could live on desserts, breads and pastries!!
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Christie MitchellSo the mirror was definitely better during the day with the cloudy sky than the evening. But nice both times
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旅行者 I just love all the buildings.
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Christie MitchellWe think of you every time we see “the spires”. 😃
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日50
2022年5月10日火曜日 12:00
⛅ 77 °F
海抜: 52 フィート
フランス Cenon 44.862091, -0.54994544°51’44” N 0°32’60” W
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Last day in Bordeaux
2022年5月10日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Our last day in Bordeaux was unique - we went to La Cite du vin, which is a wine museum!! It was a really modern museum that took you thru everything to do with wine that you could think of, and ended with a tasting on the top of the building overlooking the city. Was a very cool experience.

Then we headed over to Bassin de Lumieres for a one hour show. This was absolutely incredible! This exhibit is very hard to describe. It was works of art, paintings, graphically set to music and somewhat animated - displayed over the water, and on all the walls and floor in an old MASSIVE submarine bay from WW2. The French have done a remarkable job of repurposing old buildings. This literally brought me to tears at one point, as it was almost overwhelming to all the senses. The videos and pictures won’t do it justice. It was absolutely mesmerizing.

We also walked by the most amazing wine store I’ve ever seen. Three stories, straight up, all displayed on a spiral staircase. It caught my attention.

Finished the evening hanging around a Starbucks (to use their wifi to plan our next city), and then had wine, bread, cheese and meats for dinner sitting outside at a cafe. Beautiful night.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Those are bizarre and cool.
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Christie MitchellThey had exhibits all over them and we had smart phone like things with us that would activate when close.
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旅行者 I bet this was amazing to see in person.
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Christie MitchellSo amazing!!
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日51
2022年5月11日水曜日 14:00
☀️ 79 °F
海抜: 2,201 フィート
スペイン Palacio de Santa Cruz 40.415245, -3.7056240°24’55” N 3°42’20” W
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“Boring” Travel day
2022年5月11日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
It’s a “boring” travel day today - tho I still even relish these days. Seeing the different airports, navigating the mass transits, taking the buses, walking up out of the subways into the old squares and seeing them for the first time, even watching the flight attendants do their jobs in all different languages. I can’t understand them - but I know what they’re saying!! I am fascinated by the most mundane and even the routine on this journey.

We left Bordeaux and flew to Madrid, Spain! Not the end of France for us — We’ll be back to the southern coast the first of July.

We got in to Madrid in the late afternoon so we made it to our hostel, got our bearings, had a quick bite at a restaurant that is considered the “fast food” of Madrid — had beer, cokes, a small burger, small chicken sandwich AND a flat bread — all for under $10! Crazy. Haven’t seen “cheaper” food (without seriously hunting for it) since Costa Rica. We also went to Los Artesanos 1902, a chocolateria, and had Madrid’s signature churros dipped in hot chocolate - more like a thick chocolate soup! It was delicious! Can’t wait to see what Madrid has to show us in the morning

This trip feels SO crazy - going to places I only have seen on TV or in the movies. I never imagined I would make it to all of these places. It’s actually really fun seeing the world this way - comparing/contrasting the different cultures as we go from one to the next. I still can’t even absorb what I’m doing tho — as I book the next legs of our journey to places like Switzerland and Budapest! 🤯もっと詳しく
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旅行者Uncle Don and I enjoyed our time in Madrid especially the town square’s sitting and watch the people walking about in the evening, grandparents, parents pushing or holding hands of their children. Wonderful memories.
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Christie MitchellIt seems like a GREAT place to people watch! Too tired tonight, but can’t wait to just sit around and absorb the surroundings tomorrow
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旅行者I love your new perspective on the world! Travel is wonderful for the soul.
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Christie MitchellIt’s definitely been a life changing experience. And I’m only 7 weeks into it today. It REALLY is good for the soul. ❤️
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旅行者I love that you love the mundane. That was my biggest complaint about Deb when we were in Rome. She was constantly on her phone. I didn't get it. We were in Rome!!! I wanted to soak every last thing in.
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Christie MitchellEXACTLY! I’m here to experience everything I can. Seeing it all. Also, jordan doesn’t pay for a sim in each country, so has no access to her phone unless we’re near wifi. I have a very limited data plan, but reserve it for gps needs and such. It’s nice to not be “connected” so not even tempted to sit on our phones — until back in our hostel each night.
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日52
2022年5月12日木曜日 14:00
☁️ 73 °F
海抜: 2,182 フィート
スペイン Parque del Retiro 40.416603, -3.68457540°24’60” N 3°41’4” W
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Madrid’s beautiful parks & gardens
2022年5月12日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
We spent the day wandering thru some of the most beautiful botanical gardens and parks today in Madrid. First went to the Jardin Botanical and then to El Retiro Park - both just gorgeous. Both had sections devoted to huge rose gardens and I can’t even describe the smells as we walked through. Very relaxing day, which was really needed after our push thru Paris and Bordeaux.

Figuring out food in these different countries has almost become comical. We go to pretty authentic places, so most menus aren’t in English. Usually, we can kind of figure out what we’re ordering with google translate and such. But in Madrid especially, it’s been tough. Today’s lunch we had ZERO idea what we were actually going to be given, or even what was in it - ended up being really good, but makes for interesting times.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 The picture of happiness
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日53
2022年5月13日金曜日 14:00
☀️ 79 °F
海抜: 2,083 フィート
スペイン Royal Armoury of Madrid 40.416962, -3.71437240°25’1” N 3°42’52” W
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Madrid … day 2
2022年5月13日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
So today was a tough day. I snapped. Broke down crying trying to order my breakfast. After so many days in foreign cities/countries, it all got too much for me today. EVERYTHING I do here is so much harder than in “normal” life … ie, ordering food, figuring out where food is, WHAT food is, locating anywhere we want to go, navigating public transport (vs just getting in my car), finding a bathroom, using the shower (handles are all different and backwards). You name it, it takes twice as much effort to accomplish it. Don’t get me wrong - this is a trip of a lifetime, it’s absolutely magical … but some days it’s really hard, too.

Madrid hasn’t been my favorite city - at least not yet. It’s not quite as “magical” to me as France - but that was a hard act to follow. Jordan came down with the stomach flu today so put a damper on activities - pretty sure it’s not food poisoning since we share almost everything we order, and I’m still feeling great.

Before Jordan came down sick we did end up getting to the Cathedral de Almudina (the biggest church in Madrid) which was gorgeous as always, and we made it to the Royal Palace. They only allowed pics in one area so couldn’t capture how beautiful it was inside — but damn, trust me, it was amazing.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Hang in there!
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旅行者You're bound to have days like this. 50 days is a long time to be on the road and in foreign countries. Don't beat yourself up. Magic is around the corner!!
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Christie MitchellI assume.
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日54
2022年5月14日土曜日 14:00
⛅ 75 °F
海抜: 2,103 フィート
スペイン Tempel von Debod 40.424057, -3.71679740°25’27” N 3°43’0” W
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Last day in Madrid
2022年5月14日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Miles: 7.32 Steps: 17081
Flights stairs: 15

Not too sad to be saying goodbye to Madrid - it wasn’t my favorite city. They DO public parks VERY well, I will say. Beautiful green spaces everywhere. But other than that, it wasn’t really for me. Luckily, Jordan woke up to find her stomach bug was all gone. Whatever it was only lasted about 12 hrs.

We went to Mercado San Miguel for an early lunch of Tapas. Really yummy. Then off to an art museum to specifically see an exhibition of American landscape paintings - the museum wanted to bring American artists work here to show Europeans their talent. It was pretty cool.

I’m not quite sure what’s up with Europe having Egyptian artifacts, but we visited the Temple of Debod - an actual Egyptian temple it was being destroyed in floods in 1968, and Egypt asked anyone in the world to help save this temple, and Spain came to the rescue. They dismantled, shipped and rebuilt it here. Crazy.

The plaza mayor is the central gathering place in old town Madrid - we headed there for dinner and a final farewell.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 We saw meat like that hanging everywhere in Italy too.
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旅行者 It must be done!!! Just like the toe shot on the beach.
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旅行者 That's a beautiful shot. So pretty all lit up.
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2022年5月15日日曜日 9:00
⛅ 61 °F
海抜: 200 フィート
ポルトガル Muralha Fernandina 41.142048, -8.6085841°8’31” N 8°36’31” W
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Arrived in Porto
2022年5月15日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Miles: 7.74 Steps: 18110
Flights stairs: 28

We flew from Madrid to Porto, Portugal this morning! I’ve always been interested in Portugal - debated moving here short term or even retiring here - so thought it would be nice to actually see it all first hand. We’ll see what I think after about ten days.

On all travel days, we don’t schedule much to do - just wander the city, experience it, and get a feel for what we’re interested in seeing. We’ll only be in Porto for 48 hrs so not much time to mess around.

When we landed, on exiting the plane we were greeted with 100% 60° Oregon, overcast sideways rain - first cold and rain we’ve really seen on this trip. Was quite the surprise, and according to the people we’ve talked to it’s the first rain in 30 days, will only last thru tomorrow and probably won’t rain for another month …. So … I guess we experience Porto in the rain.

It settled down long enough for us to walk around the city and to take a boat ride on the main river thru town. The streets here are amazing — just narrow alleyways everywhere you look. And Porto is built on a hill, so there are HUNDREDS of steps wherever you go. The architecture is beautiful and they cover the buildings with these ceramic tiles — very unique.

We decided we needed a break from “foreign food” and actually ate lunch at a Steak & Shake - it was awesome and felt like home.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Don’t forget to see the train station in Porto, maybe go to a Port tasting.
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Christie MitchellOn the list 😃
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2022年5月16日月曜日 14:00
⛅ 68 °F
海抜: 85 フィート
ポルトガル Praça Ribeira 41.137753, -8.61094541°8’16” N 8°36’39” W
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2022年5月16日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Miles: 8.10 Steps: 19411
Flights stairs: 34

We really enjoyed our full day in Porto today, even with the bad weather. It started out rainy and cold but finished with beautiful blue skies.

We apparently feel the need to climb every tower we find … so climbed another one here. 241 steps to the top and the bells started ringing while we were on it!!

Portugal is known for their use of ceramic tiles on their buildings - particularly light blue designs. Very pretty. So we went to their train station which was decorated everywhere with them. You’ll also find them on the outside of so many buildings.

There were a lot of cathedrals here, but only chose to visit a few this time - tried to find the ones that were unique, or different from what we had already seen.

Then we headed to the water to finally cross the Dom Luis I bridge. We walked across the bottom level (for pedestrians and cars), walked on the other side of the river, took a gondola 🚠 up the hillside, and then walked across the top level (pedestrians and metro trains). Great views from up there!

Little known fact, JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series lived in Porto when she began writing. Many of the things here in the city are credited as her inspiration for her books — and as we walked around, we could definitely see it. We felt as if we were actually in a Harry Potter novel at times. (Even more than the Harry Potter land in California!) There is a book store here where she used to do a lot of her writing, that has these amazing staircases — which again, are a thing in the books. You have to pay to get into the bookstore now because of the draw to see it (entrance goes toward price of a book if you buy one tho so..) so with Jordan being a HUGE Harry Potter fan, we couldn’t pass it up. Amazing store.もっと詳しく
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旅行者portugal has always been on my bucket list, so loving the pics...the dom louis bridge almost looks like one of the bridges on the ship canal up in seattle only bigger. Hang in there on the travels. It's hard to not feel as smart as you are, only because of a language barrier.....but only one break down so far is pretty darn incredible. Excited to see where you are heading next.
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Christie MitchellThanks. Most days I do great, just gets to me once in awhile. The bridge was actually engineered and designed by the same man who built the Eiffel Tower - Gustavo Eiffel. Easy to see some similarities in the construction.
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Christie MitchellI have always had Portugal on my radar for retirement - Definitely wouldn’t settle down in Porto, tho. Beautiful to visit, but don’t think I’d want to live here. Many reasons, but definitely way too hilly - especially considering I’m just getting older. We’ll see how Lisbon and the Algarve coast strikes me.
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旅行者Lisbon is one of Vanessa's favorite places and said you should into Sintra if you get a chance.
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Christie MitchellHave a whole day scheduled in Sintra already!! The pictures look amazing - can’t wait.
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日57
2022年5月17日火曜日 15:00
⛅ 73 °F
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ポルトガル Cais do Sodré 38.705212, -9.14278938°42’19” N 9°8’34” W
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Travel day to Lisbon
2022年5月17日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Miles: 5.06 Steps: 11751
Flights stairs: 23

Left Porto and took a 3 1/2 hr bus to Lisbon. Public transportation in Europe is pretty amazing - Trains and buses are really nice and comfortable. The drive thru the country was very “normal”. It almost reminded me of portions of the Eugene to Wilsonville drive. Lots of greenery, farmland and hills in the distance.

We arrived later in the afternoon so didn’t have a chance to see much - just headed out by foot to find dinner and saw a little of the city. Will see much more over the next couple of days.

Lisbon is REALLY hilly - even more so than Porto. To me it feels reminiscent of old town San Francisco. There is a large suspension bridge over the ocean that gives me the feels of the golden gate - and all the hills and trams going up and down take me back to the days of riding cable cars as a child visiting family in San Francisco.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Lisbon, is a beautiful city, with so many things to see and experience. We drove across that bridge on our way to the furthest point on the Atlantic Ocean where we stayed for a few days in Algarve.
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Christie MitchellThat sounds great. We’re heading down to Lagos and then Faro this weekend so will see the algarve as well.
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2022年5月18日水曜日 18:00
☀️ 73 °F
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ポルトガル Monument to the Discoveries 38.693539, -9.20603838°41’37” N 9°12’22” W
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Wonderful day in Lisbon!
2022年5月18日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Miles: 5.94 Steps: 15110
Flights stairs: 16

What a great day we had in Lisbon today!!! This city is VERY magical. We got away from old town and went down to the waterfront to explore more.

Two things in history are noteworthy here: there was a massive earthquake in 1755 that almost completely demolished the entire city. Everything is measured before or after that quake. And they are very proud of their overthrow of the evil dictator, Salazar. The suspension bridge is named “25 of April” - the day they executed him.

We found the “pink street” which used to be the red light district and then took the old fashioned tram to the Jeronimos Monestary - it and we saw the Tomb of Vasco de Gama! Next door was the Monument of the discoveries - a very tall monument in the shape of a sailing ship with 33 sculptures carved into it - Henry the Navigator up front and 16 more on each side. One side were all famous poets and artists of the day, the other all navigators and sailors. We went to the top - finally this time in an elevator! What a view!

We found some comfy chairs on the waterfront and Jordan got some wine, me a pina colada and we just sat in the sun for a couple hours. Jordan is good for me - she reminds me of the need to just sit back, do nothing, and just take in wherever we are.

We finished off our evening with a sailboat sunset cruise. It was very surreal … and gorgeous. Perfect weather - 75, no humidity, and picture perfect sky. We had the best seats, riding up on the bow. He was under sail most of the trip - a first for both of us. What a day!もっと詳しく
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旅行者 I love the umbrellas!!!
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旅行者 These buildings are absolutely gorgeous. What architecture.
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Christie MitchellThis monestary may be one of my favorite things I’ve seen.
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旅行者it's elaborate but kind of simple. I love the floor tiles too.
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2022年5月19日木曜日 18:00
☁️ 68 °F
海抜: 787 フィート
ポルトガル São Martinho 38.79525, -9.39586338°47’43” N 9°23’45” W
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Day trip to Sintra
2022年5月19日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Miles: 8.8 Steps: 22671
Flights stairs: 64

We took a 40 min train ride out to Sintra, a small city north west of lisbon. It was another fantastic day - but not for the reasons I expected. We were heading out to see palaces and buildings, but the beauty of the day came from the nature around us.

We started with the Palace of Peña. Its literally a palace VERY high up on a hill - took an uber from the train station. We’ve been in a few palaces now, and the one in Madrid takes the cake (so far). To be honest, we found this one was somewhat underwhelming inside after seeing such ornate ones elsewhere.

After touring it, we took a walk thru the National park to the “Castle of the moors”. THIS was incredible - the walk was beautiful and the ruins were amazing. Oldest thing we’ve seen yet. The moors built it in the mid 8th century. I’m not afraid of heights, but at times I was pretty fearful on the ledges.

After walking all thru the castle and fortress walls, we took another 45 minute walk straight down thru the National park again. There was practically no one else there so it felt so peaceful and serene. That walk was the highlight of our day.

We ended up at a second palace - the Palace of Sintra. Again, inside was somewhat underwhelming, but interesting.

The last thing we saw was “Quinta de regaleira”. This was like a garden, but with old towers and a beautiful well we walked down into that led to an underground tunnel system. Really unique.

Overall the day in Sintra was fantastic. The outside portions stole the show for me. I wish we would have set up a pedometer when we began this trip - may start one as of tomorrow. No idea how far we walked today, but it had to be MANY miles.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Do you have your phone with you on these adventures? It probably counts your steps
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Christie MitchellI just downloaded a pedometer yesterday to start keeping track. We did a light day, and it was 5.1 miles.
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旅行者 Or Moops as the bubble boy from Seinfeld said.
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旅行者The card says Moops!
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旅行者In a million years, I never thought I'd reference Moops. hehe
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2022年5月20日金曜日 12:03
⛅ 77 °F
海抜: 338 フィート
ポルトガル Castle of São Jorge 38.713646, -9.1334238°42’49” N 9°8’0” W
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Last day in Lisbon
2022年5月20日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Miles: 5.32 Steps: 12466
Flights stairs: 27

We took it easy today - slept in and just saw a few sites in old town that we hadn’t done yet.

There’s a castle on a hill right in the city of Lisbon - Sao Jorge castle - so we headed up there. Had beautiful views of the city and to our surprise, dozens of peacocks! Jordan says she doesn’t ever remember seeing one, so it was pretty neat to see them on full display.

Then we went to the Rua Augusta arch - again, right smack in the middle of the city. We were able to go on top of it which was cool. Tho that meant … more stairs. The people who put this city together isnthappy unless you get at least 3 miles in or just stairs everyday.

Then we finished the day with a relaxing trip up another hill on an old fashioned funicular, and then rode their old tram #28 for almost two hours taking in the rest of city we hadn’t seen.

Pretty nice time here.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Was this a painted man?
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Christie MitchellYep! He was amazing. Every 5 min or so he’d move around and do a show
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旅行者 They are such vibrant colors.
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2022年5月21日土曜日 16:00
⛅ 68 °F
海抜: 13 フィート
ポルトガル Praia de Porto de Mós 37.085442, -8.68748837°5’8” N 8°41’15” W
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2022年5月21日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Miles: 3.57 Steps: 8762
Flights stairs: 12

We traveled by bus today south 3 1/2 hrs to Lagos. It’s in a region of Portugal called the Algarve. We haven’t been to the beach since Mexico and love being back to the ocean!

This is just a quiet beach town, and I love it - especially after all the “city life” we’ve been in for the last few weeks. The beaches are very unique tho. Can’t wait to see them over the next couple daysもっと詳しく
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旅行者 Those are beautiful.
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旅行者 Do you have to pay?
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Christie MitchellNope. Free here. had to pay in france tho
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2022年5月22日日曜日 16:00
⛅ 68 °F
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ポルトガル Praia de São Roque 37.10355, -8.64793737°6’13” N 8°38’53” W
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The cliffs of Lagos!
2022年5月22日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Miles: 7.93 Steps: 19429
Flights stairs: 26

Two or three years ago I started researching info about Portugal, and began wondering about living or retiring here. I’ve spent dozens and dozens of hours looking at pics and reading about this country. And now, finally, It has been AMAZING to see in person all the places I’ve either read about or watched YouTube videos about.

Today was so magnificent - I can’t hardly contain myself. We started the day with a simple stroll down a path overlooking the ocean. We ended up walking 8 miles! The cliffs and caves here are breathtaking - I’m hoping the pictures do them justice.

Later in the afternoon we took a 2 hour speedboat ride down the coastline to see the famed Benagil cave (and others). Amazing!! At times, we were hitting speeds of 60 mph, in the ocean, in a pretty small boat (held about 14 passengers). It was incredible.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Those caves look incredible... what a great day...
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旅行者 YAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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旅行者 oh WOW!
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2022年5月23日月曜日 12:00
☀️ 70 °F
海抜: 180 フィート
ポルトガル Praia do Canavial 37.086617, -8.67993737°5’12” N 8°40’48” W
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2022年5月23日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Miles: 2.78 Steps: 6739
Flights stairs: 4

Spent the day chilling at our hotel - hanging out at the pool, and just relaxing before we hit the road again tomorrow. It was nice to just do nothing for a day.

The desserts have been phenomenal on this trip - most I’ve never seen before. Haven’t mentioned them much, but dang, they’re good. And it’s a good thing I’m walking miles and miles so I can burn them off ! Today I had “Banoffee” - a pie made from bananas, cream and thick caramel sauce. Really yummy. The other dessert I haven’t been able to get enough of is “Pastel de Nata” - a small egg custard tart. Sooo good. In the 18th century they used egg whites to starch the nuns habits - it left them with an abundance of egg yolks, so they created these custard desserts. They’re sold everywhere for $1.20 and people buy them 6-12 at a time. Really good.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 oh yum
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旅行者wow, you would finally fit in my life style with Tom.....DESSERT!!! haha...that's the best part of traveling, is trying all the great food, and then walking it off. It seemed like we found Gelato on every corner in Italy....so rich and yummy, thankfully we were walking all over also. So glad that you both seem to enjoying this trip.
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旅行者Those DO look yummy!!😜
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2022年5月24日火曜日 14:00
☀️ 75 °F
海抜: 23 フィート
ポルトガル Algarve Live Science Center 37.012611, -7.93580337°0’45” N 7°56’9” W
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2022年5月24日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Miles: 3.64 Steps: 9239
Flights stairs: 4

Took a train a few hours east to Faro. Just checking out all the main areas of Portugal while I’m close. The Algarve is beautiful.
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旅行者where are you headed after Portugal?
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Christie MitchellSpain - Seville, Granada & Barcelona. Then Nice, France.
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旅行者Is Faro lighthouse?
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Christie MitchellMay have been, but we didn’t see it. The city is set back a bit from the ocean, so only really saw the harbor
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旅行者 love this
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2022年5月25日水曜日 19:00
⛅ 72 °F
海抜: 26 フィート
ポルトガル Esteiro de Maria Nova 37.020237, -7.99696237°1’13” N 7°59’49” W
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Last day in Faro
2022年5月25日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Miles: 6.5 Steps: 14947
Flights stairs: 3

Went for a 6 mile hike in a nature preserve at sunset. Really beautiful. Not much to see or do in Faro but it’s been nice for some downtime, and some much needed time for planning upcoming countries.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 what a crazy landscape! Cactus 0.0
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旅行者cactus, flamingos, water, water grasses, nice trees. and cactus. in the same place. TWO cactuses.
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Christie MitchellIt was really beautiful
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2022年5月26日木曜日 14:00
☀️ 82 °F
海抜: 72 フィート
スペイン Puerta de Jerez 37.383171, -5.99350537°22’59” N 5°59’37” W
Travel day to Seville, Spain
2022年5月26日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Miles: 5.66 Steps: 13296
Flights stairs: 1

We took a 3 hr bus from Faro, Portugal to Seville, Spain. Like most travel days, we arrived, found our hostel, bought some groceries and then just explored a bit.

Seville is interesting in that they have a “siesta time” - literally everything shuts down from 4-8pm. The city is absolutely dead. Then at 8:00, everything and everyone comes alive. We arrived at 4:00, and saw there wasn’t much to see yet - so relaxed a bit in our hostel and came back out at 9:00. Crazy the difference!!

I noticed that after being in the quiet and peace of the beach life of Lagos and Faro for 5 days I am very overwhelmed with the city noises of Seville. It’s so loud in comparison.

The city appears to be absolutely beautiful. Can’t wait to see more of it tomorrow.もっと詳しく
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旅行者I'm excited to see what you see here.
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旅行者Have you met the Barber yet??😂🙄
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Christie MitchellAdam was just mentioning that too. Didn’t know the song was named that.
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2022年5月27日金曜日 12:00
☀️ 82 °F
海抜: 46 フィート
スペイン Santa Cruz 37.383629, -5.99013337°23’1” N 5°59’24” W
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2022年5月27日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Miles: 8.59 Steps: 23495
Flights stairs: 17

The ancient history in these cities is amazing, and I feel I’ve barely scratched the surface … knowing I have places like Rome and Greece to still see. This kind of history just doesn’t exist in the US. I saw things from 700 AD. I think that’s the oldest so far.

We went to the Royal Alcazar (palace), and the Seville Cathedral - special in that Christopher Columbus’ tomb was there. They don’t seem to view history in relation to Columbus as we do now in the US. Spain/Portugal sure like their palaces and Churches! The Cathedral had a tower - and if there’s a tower, we MUST climb it. Different this time in that there were no stairs - just 37 ramps going around and around. Later in the day we walked along the river and across a few bridges to see the city at night. Ended up walking 8.5 miles today!もっと詳しく
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旅行者Yep, I walk to the top, took a lot of pictures. Food amazing even the little snails in garlic with a glass of their house wine. You’re right a lot of history and beautiful Catholic Churches. We enjoyed sitting in each cities piazzas and people watching….
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Christie MitchellEvery city I’ve been to has such a different feel to it. Very special.
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旅行者 Yeah, that's beautiful and just so interesting.
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Christie MitchellI’m fascinated with the detailed work that goes into all the ceilings here.
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2022年5月28日土曜日 12:00
☀️ 84 °F
海抜: 43 フィート
スペイン Plaza de la Encarnacion 37.393341, -5.99191337°23’36” N 5°59’31” W
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Last night in Seville
2022年5月28日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Miles: 5.69 Steps: 14237
Flights stairs: 1

Our last day in Seville and we found a few treasures. We started out heading to Plaza Espana - gorgeous! It was attached to a beautiful park that we strolled thru. There are wild orange trees growing everywhere, but they get picked by tourists, so they are just out of reach. We finally snagged a couple today! Ended up renting some electric scooters to get around and had a ball!

Later in the evening we went to Setas de Seville - the strangest thing - the largest wooden structure in the world. It was 3 city blocks long.! You walked on top of it. Had us a great panoramic view of the entire city, a gorgeous sunset, and once dark enough, a light show to boot. It was a great way to finish our time in this beautiful city.もっと詳しく
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旅行者So, do the Setas have a function or is it a giant wooden sculpture? So unique with a walkway alongside it?
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Christie MitchellJust a sculpture, from what I can tell. Walkway was everywhere - on it, alongside it. Really cool. This was in the German quarter and was built by a German architect.
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旅行者 Love all your pics, but this really makes me smile! How did it taste? 🍊💗
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Christie MitchellIt was VERY sour! Luckily, that’s what jordan likes. Me not so much. It was just the type of the orange.
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旅行者 What a picture!!
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2022年5月29日日曜日 14:00
⛅ 82 °F
海抜: 2,277 フィート
スペイン Plaza Isabel La Catolica 37.176163, -3.59784237°10’34” N 3°35’52” W
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2022年5月29日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Miles: 3.8 Steps: 9055
Flights stairs: 6

We took a 3 1/2 hr bus ride to Granada today. It is really great to travel this way - either by bus or train, vs flying. I feel connected to the places I’m visiting and not just zooming over them. Flying will be necessary on this trip, but I’ll enjoy the slower pace while I have it. Plus, Europe knows how to operate their bus and train systems - pretty impressive.

Not much to show of Granada after today. Just figured out where we are, where everything is, etc. We did go to Los Italianos for gelato — they’re really proud of it, justifiably so. It was great. And we don’t have wifi at our Airbnb so going to have to hang out at a Starbucks everyday for a couple hours to do our planning and Jordans drawing. But Starbucks - really all the US food chains - are so different here. Nicer.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 I love lemincello!!
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Christie MitchellIt was good. First time I’ve ever had a shot of it
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旅行者totally agree from the few countries I've been to in Europe...they know their transit system...trains, trams, buses....so easy to navigate! I'm just catching up with your travels again, but love that you pick up that each town is totally different. You can literally travel a very short distance and the whole mindset, sometimes architecture, (to a point) and ideals are worlds apart! Guess that's why you have to do and see it all. btw, I love your selfies. You both look so happy and relaxed.
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Christie MitchellSelfies are hard - Jordan’s not a fan of them, but she obliges me with usually one a day. Kind of a joke and we’re usually cracking up laughing during them cause she hates them so much.
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