European Extravaganza

May - July 2015

A 58-day adventure by Shannon Read more

List of countries

Canada
Ireland
Italy
France
England
United States

Categories

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12.3kmiles traveled

Means of transport

Flight9,718kilometers
Walking-kilometers
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Shannon Mabry European Extravaganza
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- Day 1
- Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 1:00 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 948 ft
- United States Tomahawk 34.11413, -84.411934°6’51” N 84°24’43” W
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May 20, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
WELCOME FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

Thanks so much for all of your support in my long awaited, long talked about and much anticipated trip to Europe! I know some of you probably got tired of hearing me rant on and on about how much i wanted to go to Italy and my plans to move to a country i've never even visited hahaha. But the day has finally come and boy am i excited beyond belief.

I want to thank everyone who helped make this possible and everyone who encouraged me to use my youth and the blessing of singleness to the full and to not allow any obstacle to stand in my way.

Now for the Blog Detail that everyone should be reading this entry for!

1) I will be trying to update the blog with pictures and maybe even videos (if my tech savvy self can manage) as often as possible. This site is great because it has an offline app that i can upload pics and stuff to, then sync when i get WiFi! So get ready for some seriously amazing pictures!!!

2) Please make sure to comment often as i want to feel like my friends and family are close by and experiencing this trip with me! Also, PLEASE type your first name AND last initial BEFORE you post your comment, otherwise i wont know who posted what comment!

3) If you would like me to send you a POSTCARD from an exotic location, please email me your address! my email- ( sweetie89207@yahoo.com )

4) If you want to keep in touch via text messages with me, please download the app: (whatsapp) and find me by my cell number! I will be able to use that app with WiFi and chat with whoever while im gone (since my phones data plan will be turned off while im gone)

5)IF you want email updates for each time I post an entry, you can press the FOLLOW button. It will prompt u to make an acct and I will follow u back and you'll get emails each time I upload a new post! May be an easy way to stay updated!

6) Have Fun! I hope you all will enjoy this blog as much as i will enjoy sharing pictures and videos of my amazing adventure with all of my amazing family and friends!

Thanks for reading this and if anyone asks you about my trip, and they dont know about the blog, please give them the web address so they can enjoy the picture also!

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Sarah RumneySR- Enjoy kid! Come back safe!
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Tiana ElkinsTE- can't wait to see all of the AMAZING PICS!!!! So excited!!!!!
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Amanda MangrumMandy M- so Happy for you!!! Have a blast!
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- Day 1
- Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 9:23 PM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- United States Newark Liberty International Airport 40.6982, -74.1772140°41’54” N 74°10’38” W
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Newark international airport New Jersey
May 20, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Connection in New Jersey and were off to London! Ate sum prezel bites yum ? then saw some pigeons in the airport seating area ? then got to our seats ready for the 7.5hr flight! Its already off to an amazing start and haven't even left the country?Read more
Tiana Elkins Tiana. E.. How in the world did they get in the airport? Craziness!!
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I love those delicious things!!
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Veronica Richardson: "Hey, where's a pic of that annoying crying baby that kept you and the sister awake for 7 hours!"
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- Day 3
- Friday, May 22, 2015 at 2:59 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 66 ft
- England Morden 51.40093, -0.197451°24’3” N 0°11’51” W
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Londons Calling
May 22, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We made it to London and have been having so much fun. Hard to find WiFi here but we get it when we can. Here are pictures of the customs line at the airport, and then us at the friends front door where we are staying when we got here...then a picture of one of her boys and then the 3 of us hanging out late at night after the meeting! All 3 boys, lots of fun and always on the trampoline and wanting us to jump haha... Hopefully going to see some sights soon! I have no idea why that photo is upside down ??Read more
Tiana Elkins So happy to have some company ??
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Veronica Richardson: "He's so cute!"
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Veronica Richardson: "Hey Shannon, you look marvelous, girl!!"
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- Day 4
- Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 11:43 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 23 ft
- England Waterloo Bridge 51.50814, -0.1176551°30’29” N 0°7’4” W
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Welcome to London!
May 23, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Today we went with a few of the young ones we met at meeting to London! It was SO AMAZING! we saw so many things including: Buckingham palace, the London bridge, Big Ben the London eye and a few other cool places! Amazing day with really cool people! Of course I had to make a phone call from the phone booth ??Read more
Amanda Mangrum Is this the famous site of the childhood song : London Bridges Falling Down?! ☺️ (that'll be stuck in my head for a while!)
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- Day 4
- Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 11:52 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 75 ft
- England Morden 51.40114, -0.1967751°24’4” N 0°11’48” W
Welcome to London part 2
May 23, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
More pictures including fish and chips for dinner! And we saw Shakespeare's globe theater!
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- Day 4
- Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 11:54 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 118 ft
- England Covent Garden Market 51.51222, -0.1234151°30’44” N 0°7’24” W
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Welcome to London part 3
May 23, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
More pictures, we saw LOTS of metropolitan witnessing going on as we walked. One of our friends who showed us around (Stacy). Was great! London bride, big Ben and the clink, the oldest prison in england!Read more
Tiana Elkins Awesome!
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Deborah Aaron That is the coolest Shannon-lou, you all are having a blast!
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- Day 4
- Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 11:58 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 112 ft
- England Courtauld Institute of Art 51.51156, -0.1179851°30’42” N 0°7’5” W
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Welcome to London part 4
May 23, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Pictures!I was trying to break into Buckingham palace??
Amanda Mangrum Well I guess if you've had too much to drink you just fall off! Lol
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- Day 5
- Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 8:12 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 108 ft
- England Guildford 51.24043, -0.5761851°14’26” N 0°34’34” W
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Wild Swimming anyone?
May 24, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Our new amazing friends took us "wild swimming" as they call it...essentially we just went and jumped in an ICE cold, FREEZING creek ?? crazy things u do while ur on an adventure...then after we went to a very ENGLISH thing..."Sunday Roast" it was delicious...kinda like a buffet but u can only go once lol. But we had so much yummy stuff, the meat was delicious and lots of potatoes hahaRead more
Shannon Mabry YUMMY!
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- Day 5
- Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 8:16 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 180 ft
- England London Road Railway Station 51.24235, -0.5645851°14’32” N 0°33’52” W
Funny faces
May 24, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Apparently making silly faces is international! ??? enjoy!
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- Day 6
- Monday, May 25, 2015 at 9:00 AM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 318 ft
- England Hendon 51.61356, -0.2151851°36’49” N 0°12’55” W
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Bethel!
May 25, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We went to bethel Monday and it was so nice. We ate lunch with the blonde sister (sister Sue Ravn) who I met through the stusaks...very nice sister...we also met Sarah the other sister n the pictures, she was really cool and was from like 15mins from bethel. She came to eat lunch with us and sue then we convinced her to do the bethel tour with us! So glad we did because she was really fun ? . we enjoyed seeing the bethel and how things were done there (a LOT different than in new York!) We had this like beef stew and rice dish, with these shrimp flavored puffy things ?? was good. Then sue had us to her room for tea (puts up my pinky in approval) oh and IBSA= international bible students association... Old huh ?? great afternoon with lovely new friends at Jehovah's house. Love the brotherhood!Read more
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