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  • TravelerCamino Frances 2025
    1
    111112
    Day 2

    Paris 10 Grad, Regen…die Frisur sitzt

    Yesterday in France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Bei Jeremy gab es einen Café in seiner Küche und dann noch ein Croissant in der Boulangerie 😃
    Wir bummeln durch die Stadt der Liebe, die gerade im Aufbruch ist…die Bars sind voll, jeder will Expresso, viele Radfahrer mitten im Getümmel …es ist einfach eine pulsierende Stadt. Wir schlendern über einen typisch französischen Markt und besuchen das Pantheon mit dem foucaultschen Pendel, das ja die Erdrotation beschreibt.
    Nachmittags haben wir eine geführte Tour auf die Spitze des Eiffelturms gebucht. Die eiserne Lady Frankreichs steht im Wind und wir frieren ganz schön.
    Wir gönnen uns noch zwei Tartes aux Citron und gegen Abend müssen wir in Richtung Paris Austerlitz. Der Nachtzug wird uns nach Bayonne bringen…
    Mit zwei Bier können wir bestimmt auch gut schlafen im Frauenschlafwagen… mal schauen…😃    Read more

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  • TravelerCamino Frances 2025
    1113
    Day 1

    Wiedersehen in Paris

    May 20 in France ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Nach 4 1/2 Stunden Zugfahrt bin ich schon in Paris…313 km/h mit dem ICE - cool!
    Jetzt schau ich mir erst einmal die Sacre Coeur an. Dank Pilgerpass muss ich gar nicht stundenlang in der Schlange stehen. Gegen Mittag treffe ich mich mit Angelika am Bahnhof Paris Est. Ein Jahr haben wir uns nicht mehr gesehen und es ist ein sehr freudiges Wiedersehen.
    Heute schauen wir uns Notre Dame an und den Louvre. Paris ist einfach eine wunderschöne Stadt mit einer tollen Architektur. Und die Airbnb in der Rue Ledru Rollin bei Laura und Jeremy ist echt klasse. Wir werden gut schlafen können nach dem langen Tag…😊    Read more

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  • TravelerFrance and Germany
    Day 7

    Louve Museum, Paris

    May 18 in France ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Today we travelled in by train to Rue de Bac, a street located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is known for its numerous food shops, cafes, and restaurants. We only stopped to try (and share) a small chocolate mousse from Chapon Chocolate Mousse Bar. They have a number of varieties available - from sweet to a dark chocolate flavour. Yum!
    We then moved on to sorbets as we found a shop that had Framboise & Rose flavour and Passion flavour (passionfruit). They were good, but certainly not as good as the sorbets from Berthillon. We are experts now!
    And then we walked, and walked, and walked to the Louvre.
    I had booked the tickets months ago, as we didn't want to miss out on seeing the Napoleon lll Apartments. (Apparently, there were a number of Napoleon's!) It reminded me of some if the rooms at Versaille. Opulent!
    There was also a small display of haute couture from some of the big fashion houses at the Louvre.
    And then it was time to head on back to our apartment after dinner. We stumbled across a few more things to see, including the Chatelet Column Statue of an Angel with Two Crowns.
    Now, it is time to repack the suitcase and get ready to travel to Germany. I will also be farewelling my cousin, Kirsten, who will return to Edinburgh tomorrow night. It has been good to get to know my cousin a bit more.
    Tomorrow, I will travel via Brussells-Midi (on Eurostar) and arrive at Siegburg-Bonn (Deutsche Bahn) to stay with Ellen, Ilia and their two little girls for a few days. Ellen lived with Kelvin and me when she was backpacking in Australia.
    Today, I clocked up 19,000+ steps. My feet definitely need a rest now!    Read more

  • TravelerCruise Around Europe
    5
    Day 6

    Paris Train Station

    May 16 in France ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    Today we are riding aboard 24Z7H2, a Nomad train working for SNCF. Riding to Le Havre, this train is our gateway to the cruise ship. We're going first class, in seat 36. More updates will come when we arrive at different stations. The train reaches speeds over 198 MPH.Read more

  • TravelerCruise Around Europe
    21111
    Day 5

    Paris Catacombs

    May 15 in France ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

    With the remains of over 1 million people, the catacombs are a vast network of tunnels 20 meters below ground. Built in the late 1700s to create a burial area for the city. Some parts were filled with quarry waste to stop sinkholes from appearing.Read more

  • TravelerFrance and Germany
    12
    Day 4

    Montmartre Walking Tour - Metro Blanche

    May 15 in France ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    Another day....another walking tour. This time, it was in Montmartre, the 18th Arrondissement of Paris. Starbucks at Metro Blanche was the meeting point. It was directly opposite Moulin Rouge. There were lots of steps and hill climbs today. We learnt about artists such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Dali and Monet and the lives they lived in Montmartre.
    We visited Paris' last remaining windmill and saw the often photographed restaurant called La Maison Rose. The tragic story of Dalida, a famous international Italian-French actor and singer was told by our tour guide. We passed her home and many fans still go to pay tribute to her in Place Dalida where a bronze bust is located.
    Finally, we went to Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. From this vantage point, we could also see the Eiffel Tower in the distance.
    After a late lunch at another Kozy Cafe, we hopped on the metro and found E. Delhillerin, Julia Child's favourite cooking store in Paris. We then located Bus 72, passing by the Bourse if Commerce building and took a tour of the city. This is the cheap way to do things! We passed a number of Paris landmarks including the Louvre (we are going there on Sunday), a much closer view of the Eiffel Tower, and the flame of Liberty at the Pont Alma bridge (where Princess Diana was killed in a car accident).
    Then it was back onto the RER and Metro lines to get home to our little apartment.
    So, that is a wrap for today!    Read more

  • Arbeitslos zur Algarve
    22
    Day 2

    La Baguette

    May 13 in France ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    Da sind wir nun also in Frankreich: zwei hochqualifizierte, temporär beschäftigungsbefreite Damen, die beschlossen haben, das Schicksal selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. Und was macht man jetzt? Richtig – man verordnet sich selbst eine kleine Auszeit. Schließlich predigen wir unseren Klienten ja auch immer, wie wichtig Selbstfürsorge ist. Jetzt sind wir halt mal selbst dran. Heute: Von unserer schnuckeligen Heimat nach Paris. Warum Paris? Weil wir finden, dass man sich als arbeitslose Globetrotterinnen auch mal ein Croissant unter dem Eiffelturm gönnen darf. Außerdem wollen wir wenigstens EIN Selfie posten, das aussieht, als hätten wir unser Leben im Griff.Read more

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  • TravelerCamino 2025 Jarrett
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    Day 2

    Paris by Potts

    May 10 in France ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Went to notre dame today and got to go to mass. It was an unexpected surprise but it was very cool. We even got to take communion

    The service was in French and made me think about all the times in the Bible where the deciples or the crowd dis not understand Jesus. I knew they were talking about the lord but I did not understand the words or the message. That was why he talked in parables. So that those of us that may understand can see via a story.

    We then slowly walked around d the city and ended up in monmarte

    We go to st Jean tomorrow which is the starting point of our great walk    Read more

  • France/England 2025
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    Day 2

    Château Versailles

    April 25 in France ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    We went to see French royalty, and (more importantly) the inspiration for Sci Formal CXXII. There is so much gold everywhere, and the inside had so much Louis XIV (he loves paintings of himself). The gardens were magnificent and we loved the funky trees and the tulips. The hedge mazes were very Triwizard Tournament-escRead more

  • TravelerCamino de Santiago
    Day 2

    Paris France

    April 22 in France ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    Reflecting back on our 1 1/2 days in Paris, France..
    We arrived 4/21/2025 at Charles de GaulleAirport (CDG). We met up with our friends Lou and Tawna, which, Mark and I met on a Miami Dolphin cruise two years ago, they have done the Camino two times. Along with them is their friend Tom, all from California..
    We got to our hotel around 4 pm. Went next door to the hotel and got lunch, I got a delicious salad.. then off to the Eiffel Tower, the only tickets we could get was at 10 o’clock that night, and the elevator tickets were sold out, so we walked to the second level (equivalent to 35 stories). We had pizza at a little Italian restaurant, delicious!!
    Second day was pouring rain, it was then I realized I left all my rain gear, beanie hat and gloves at the airport.. I had all my rain gear in a separate bag which I had cinched on top of my backpack.. as Tanya and I were waiting on the group from California, I decided to do a minor re-sort my back pack and my cinch strap buckle broke, I thought no big deal, I’ll just pick up another strap in Paris, and carry the rain gear bag (it had a handle). Well, that bag never made it out of the airport, I guess I left it on the bench in the airport…. Tanya saved the day, I borrowed her extra pinch until I could replace all my rain gear… on with our day.. First we had breakfast and a French croissant, i can’t put in words how delicious that croissant was!! Off the Notre Dame, the rain continued as we waited in the long line, it was beautiful and very touching, as a lot of people were paying homage to the Pope… We then made our way to the Basilica.. a few cafes for coffee or a cocktail in between..we topped the night off with a boat ride on the Seine river..

    We are leaving Paris this morning.. 4/24/2025, on a bullet train going to St Jean Pied Port (SJPP), this is where we start our walk..
    I want to mention Christina, who is a friend of Lou and Tawna.. she is from Arizona, and a young lady who is traveling around Europe..Through her travels she has learned to navigate the complex metro system, which in return helped us so much, we would have spent several waisted hours trying to figure out, and spent $$$$ on taxi’s and Ubers..    Read more

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