Preparing for our adventure!
25 Mei 2018, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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!
PDX
1 Jun 2018, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Through security and time for a meal! Smooth sailing so far!
Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
2 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 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!
First day in Haarlem, The Netherlands
2 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Meandering through Haarlem.
Haarlem tour by a local tour guide.
3 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
I'm falling in love with this enchanting town.
Anne Frank Huis
3 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Such a beautiful place
3 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We had Gelato at this stand 3 times before we left Haarlem!
Amsterdam's funny buildings
4 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Some of Amsterdam's entertaining buildings!
Our tour guides
4 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Our fabulous tour guides!
Amsterdam
4 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ☀️ 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 headingBaca lagi
Bicyclists in Haarlem
4 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
People picking up their bikes at the train station after work. They have huge bicycle parking garages everywhere in the Netherlands.
Bus, Arnhem and Bacharach
5 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ☁️ 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 tryBaca lagi
Rheinfels Castle
6 Jun 2018, Jerman ⋅ ☀️ 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. AnotherBaca lagi
Bacharach with a local guide (Thomas)
6 Jun 2018, Jerman ⋅ ⛅ 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 onBaca lagi
more Rothenburg
7 Jun 2018, Jerman ⋅ 🌧 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 notBaca lagi
Medieval Rothenburg
7 Jun 2018, Jerman ⋅ ⛅ 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 itBaca lagi
Dachau Concentration Camp
8 Jun 2018, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 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 theyBaca lagi
More at Dachau concentration camp
8 Jun 2018, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Dachau
Wieskirche, 1740s church
8 Jun 2018, Jerman ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
To lighten up the mood we made a stop at the rococo-style Wieskirche, built in the 1740s by the Zimmerman brothers.
Alpenhotel Ernberg, Reutte Austria
8 Jun 2018, Austria ⋅ 🌧 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 playedBaca lagi
A beautiful day in Reutte
9 Jun 2018, Austria ⋅ 🌧 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), aBaca lagi
Leaving Reutte, beautiful Austrian view
10 Jun 2018, Austria ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Our dream come true - Venezia (Venice)
10 Jun 2018, Itali ⋅ ⛅ 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 hotelBaca lagi
A day on Venezia
11 Jun 2018, Itali ⋅ ⛅ 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, andBaca lagi
