Europe Adventure

Our first trip off of the North American continent! It's Rick Steve's 21 day, Best of Europe tour. We'll be arriving in Haarlem a day early, and will stay for 2 extra days at the end, in Paris! Lue lisää

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1. kesäkuuta 2018
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Preparing for our adventure!
25. toukokuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
In one week we'll be on our way to Europe! We are making final arrangements for kitty care, and plans for things we want to do during our free time. We are both excited and nervous!
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1. kesäkuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Through security and time for a meal! Smooth sailing so far!
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Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
2. kesäkuuta 2018, Alankomaat ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Arrived at Amsterdam airport. Huge and very organized. This sign was our first sight when exiting the airport. mdds hit as I walked off the plane. Going to have fun anyway!
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First day in Haarlem, The Netherlands
2. kesäkuuta 2018, Alankomaat ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Meandering through Haarlem.
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Haarlem tour by a local tour guide.
3. kesäkuuta 2018, Alankomaat ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
I'm falling in love with this enchanting town.
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Anne Frank Huis
3. kesäkuuta 2018, Alankomaat ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
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Such a beautiful place
3. kesäkuuta 2018, Alankomaat ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We had Gelato at this stand 3 times before we left Haarlem!
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Amsterdam's funny buildings
4. kesäkuuta 2018, Alankomaat ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Some of Amsterdam's entertaining buildings!
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Our tour guides
4. kesäkuuta 2018, Alankomaat ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Our fabulous tour guides!
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Amsterdam
4. kesäkuuta 2018, Alankomaat ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Took a walking tour today with our group guides, as well as a long canal tour with a local who was quite entertaining. We went to the Rijksmuseum where we saw some Rembrandt paintings, before heading out for a bit of shopping, then returning to Haarlem.Lue lisää
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Bicyclists in Haarlem
4. kesäkuuta 2018, Alankomaat ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
People picking up their bikes at the train station after work. They have huge bicycle parking garages everywhere in the Netherlands.
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Bus, Arnhem and Bacharach
5. kesäkuuta 2018, Alankomaat ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Right after breakfast we got on the bus, heading for our next stop. Farewell to Haarlem. On the bus a total of about 6 hours, with a stop along the way at Arnhem's Open air Museum where we got to try the little Dutch pancakes, Poffertjes. Yummy!! On to Bacharach.Lue lisää
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Rheinfels Castle
6. kesäkuuta 2018, Saksa ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After our city walk, we took a quick bus ride to the next town over, St. Goar, to see the castle. First we had a delicious traditional German meal, Schnitzel, spatzael, sourkraut and potatoes. Another sunny day, meant a hot walk to the castle from the parking lot below. Then back down to the magnificent Rhine for a relaxing canal boat ride back to Bacharach. We decided to find some baked goodies and took them back to our room to relax and pack, since we'll be leaving early in the morning to head to Rothenburg.Lue lisää
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Bacharach with a local guide (Thomas)
6. kesäkuuta 2018, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Walked around the town of Bacharach this morning after breakfast, including a small vineyard. Thomas gave us a history of his family and the town. A lot of interesting info about their perspective on WWI and WW2. The Germans are very somber about their history, and they each take responsibility for making sure history doesn't repeat itself.Lue lisää
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more Rothenburg
7. kesäkuuta 2018, Saksa ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
I found kitties, of course, in the window of a closed shop.
We experienced our first European thunderstorm. It was quite spectacular the way the sound bounced off the walls of the city. We decided not to walk the wall that goes around the city, to preserve our energy and the skin on John's head, since the cover is rather low.Lue lisää
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Medieval Rothenburg
7. kesäkuuta 2018, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Headed out on the bus (too early..ha). I was so lucky that Colleen said something about phone cords. As soon as she said it I realized I'd left mine in the room, and I was able to run and get it before leaving. Whew. I've noticed a lot of red poppies with black centers along the side of the road. Reminds me of the California poppies in California.

We had an incredible view from our room. Right out of a fairytale.
We checked out the Crime and Punishment museum, which was okay. I like walking around the town better though. Dinner was great at a local restaurant. I, of course, made sure mine included spatzael. We both had the meatloaf. Nearly everywhere we've been the toads are cobblestones. Interesting with the mdds...Lue lisää
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Dachau Concentration Camp
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The first concentration camp built. Open from 1933 - 1945. It was the model for all future camps. There were no mass exterminations there, but it was where they experimented with all the methods they used in other camps. 31,000 people were killed there. The camp held more than 200,000 over 12 years.Lue lisää
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More at Dachau concentration camp
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Dachau
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Wieskirche, 1740s church
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Saksa ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
To lighten up the mood we made a stop at the rococo-style Wieskirche, built in the 1740s by the Zimmerman brothers.
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Alpenhotel Ernberg, Reutte Austria
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Had a wonderful dinner that included spatzael, and a decadent dessert with a pancake, ice cream, syrup and fruit. I really enjoyed the entertainment. It was 2 Austrisn men with accordions. They played some really fun oompapa music along with some sing-along yodeling, and American songs like John Denver's Country Roads. They played well and were funny. We sat with Colleen and the bus driver Derek, and got to hear some good on-the-road stories.Lue lisää
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A beautiful day in Reutte
9. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
It was a beautiful sunny day in the small town of Reutte, and I was ready for a down day, so I stayed at the hotel while John went with the group to Neuschwanstein Castle ("Mad" King Ludwig's), a picnic lunch and a couple runs down the luge.
We I started a load of laundry, since this hotel offers self-service laundry for 14€ (eek!). Then I took a beautiful walk in the area including a small local cemetary, them doesn't the rest of the day relaxing. I saw some kids playing in a sandbox wearing Lederhosen as well as a robotic lawnmower.Lue lisää
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Leaving Reutte, beautiful Austrian view
10. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The countryside as we left Reutte was breathtaking! Had a nice lunch at the Cafe Gelateria, and enjoyed entertaining rest stop. They specialized in oversized things like the potato chip containers.
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Our dream come true - Venezia (Venice)
10. kesäkuuta 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
A rather chaotic entry to Venice. The bus was parked in a lot, then we all saueezed into a Vaporetto (water taxi) and made out we to the Rialto stop. A 10 minute walk and we reached our hotel Serenissima. Rm 260. Small room, twin beds pushed together (sort of). The bathroom was small. We saw our first bidet in our room.Lue lisää
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A day on Venezia
11. kesäkuuta 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
First thing this morning we had a tour by a local guide Elizabetta. She took us though the streets of Venice, to a really fun demonstration of Mask making and a history of the festival tradition, and later through St. Mark's Basillica. After that we spent the rest of the day wandering the streets of Venice. Pizza for lunch. We spent more than an hour trying to find a store I was interested in. We got lost, which was both stressful and interesting. When we gave up, we started finding out way back to rest and cool off at our hotel. That was when we found the store (H&M). I bought a top and pants. Left the and went around the corner and found our hotel (less than a block from our room..lol). By the end of the evening we had gone about 17,000 steps.Lue lisää
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Leaving Venice
12. kesäkuuta 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Leaving Venice. What a wonderful way to go!
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