European Extravaganza

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European Extravaganza Shannon Mabry
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Day 15
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 1:04 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 358 ft
France Grand Canal 48.81781, 2.1024448°49’4” N 2°6’9” E
Versailles pt 4
June 3, 2015 in France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Woohoo pictures!?? so we went to the place where Marie Antoinette had her hamlet house as they say, and there was a lake and all the fish congregated by the people. It was crazy all I could think was WHERES MY NET! Could have been like in the bible, just casted the net and there were too many and they busted out the sides ??. Beautiful daisies and architectureRead more
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Day 17
Friday, June 5, 2015 at 10:00 AM
☀️ 25 °C
Altitude: 673 ft
France Cambon 43.92249, 2.1996543°55’21” N 2°11’59” E
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The LONG train south
June 5, 2015 in France ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
So, we left our amazing friend Ingrid on Friday morning at the butt crack of dawn ? and we took a train due south down to the town of Albi. The train ride was supposed to be 7 hours long...but 1hour into it, the train stops because if "technical difficulties" at least that's what the people in the train cabin with us translated for us. They were very nice, Polynesian people from a place near Australia called Wallis and Futuna. A French colony apparently. But anyway so the train gets delayed for 2 hours. Not too mention it was like a sauna ?? so hot! They ended up giving us free food boxes cuz of the extended time. Eventually we finally made it, I think I had to peel myself off the seat since I was glued with sweat lol. Adventures adventures, gotta take them as they come. Cest La Vie!Read more
Shannon Mabry This is what u do when ur so extremely hot u cant sit
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Tiana Elkins WOW!!!
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Day 18
Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 8:00 PM
☀️ 28 °C
Altitude: 564 ft
France Albi 43.92577, 2.1497143°55’33” N 2°8’59” E
Albi!
June 6, 2015 in France ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
So we have been here 2 days and its been non stop fun! We got off the train and Jeanna (our friend we just met, who is related to Ruthie duke) took us over to this brother and sisters house in their hall to go swimming with her 3 daughters. After we finished swimming we were fed a 6 COURSE meal :-O complete with wine of course. It was absolutely delicious and the friends were so nice and it was lots of fun. I didn't really understand most of what was said but the food was great and the weather was perfect. The pictures of the house and view is from where we are staying with the friend. After that on Saturday we went to another brother and sisters house who had a viewing of the June broadcast in French ?? thankfully I watched it in English before hand LOL. afterwards it was a regular old goodie night with lots of food and laughing and then games afterward. Even got to show the brother there on google earth where we lived. Was funny seeing my house and kingdom hall from France ?? oh and all the face cards n the deck are different letters...kinda threw me off big time LOLRead more
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Day 21
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 4:00 PM
☀️ 27 °C
Altitude: 722 ft
France Cordes-sur-Ciel 44.06512, 1.9519244°3’54” N 1°57’7” E
Beautiful sites of Southern France
June 9, 2015 in France ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Tuesday we went and did the circuit of all the old ruins and old towns near albi and Toulouse. They call it the midi pyreenes I think haha. There were some really cool looking sites and such beautiful countryside. We even got to go into this castle they were restoring and what a beautiful view!Read more
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Day 21
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 4:01 PM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 673 ft
France Campagnac 44.02439, 1.8455944°1’28” N 1°50’44” E
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Southern France pt 2
June 9, 2015 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
More pictures of the ruins of this castle and even a water fountain out of the side of a wall ??? yes we did drink it! Mmm yum
Soracha Nic Dhonnchadha Love how everything blends into the landscape
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Day 21
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 4:02 PM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 735 ft
France Andillac 44.01514, 1.9054144°0’55” N 1°54’19” E
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Southern France pt 3
June 9, 2015 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
They put me in the stocks ??? and we saw other cool stuff in a different town. We even saw a bunch of rocks from this guy who went to different places and brought back a rock from each one. As u can see, he had been to a LOT of places and the oldest one we found was Tunisia in 1952!!! SOO cool!Read more
Janet Genevie old world
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Janet Genevie funny
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Day 21
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 4:03 PM
☀️ 27 °C
Altitude: 820 ft
France Cestayrols 43.97243, 2.0037643°58’21” N 2°0’14” E
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Southern France pt 4
June 9, 2015 in France ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Scenery scenery scenery!
Janet Genevie I love the countryside
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Day 22
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 1:00 PM
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 561 ft
France Albi 43.92959, 2.158643°55’47” N 2°9’31” E
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Lunch with friends b4 touring
June 10, 2015 in France ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
So before we visited downtown Albi we were invited over to some friends house for a full family 5 COURSE lunch! It was delicious. And of course u tell ppl u play guitar they wanna hear u play haha? good times with new friends...only in france can u drink 54% proof whiskey at 1pm and its totally cool! ??? btw...best whiskey ever. Period.Read more
Soracha Nic Dhonnchadha So u played guitar in Italy but didn't sing in Ireland.... now you will have to come back and make up for that !! 😋
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Shannon Mabry Haha oops, well it wasnt nothing special and no one else played lol
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Soracha Nic Dhonnchadha 😐 you won't get off that easily
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Day 22
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 4:00 PM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 541 ft
France Lescure-d’Albigeois 43.93888, 2.1748143°56’20” N 2°10’29” E
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Downtown Albi
June 10, 2015 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Home of the Toulouse Letrec museum and apparently the 10th prettiest spot in France...according to the locals
Tiana Elkins So cool!!
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Beautiful! Lynette
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Janet Genevie interesting
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Janet Genevie So pretty, amazing designs
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Day 24
Friday, June 12, 2015 at 1:00 PM
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: Sea level
Italy Canale di Malamocco 45.36546, 12.3362345°21’56” N 12°20’10” E
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CIAO VENEZIA (hello venice)
June 12, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We finally made it to Italy and it is almost like an out of body experience. On the plane from France as we flew over the French alps and into Italy I felt this feeling of joy run over me and since then I've just been so very excited to be here. Trying my best to use my Italian skills every chance I get. We arrived on Thursday, chilled out and then Friday went to the beach by ferry from Venice to the island of lido. It was a BEAUTIFUL day and perfect weather, and the water was so clear and the perfect temperature. We ate yummy food in Venice after the beach. Then Saturday we went back and walked a complete circle around the city, doing a LOT of shopping! Seeing the beautiful famous Murano glassworks and the unending handmade items and of course Italian Leather! 😍 of which the fragrance poured into the streets, mixed with the smells of pizza, pasta, wine, cannolis and gelato of every flavor! All in all I've enjoyed Venice very much and hope to see more in the coming days before we leave for Florence! Enjoy the pictures friends 😊😊😊Read more
Shannon Mabry A wild fruit we found on a tree while searching for the beach... Tasted like a plum but sweeter... And much smaller! Probably shouldnt have eaten random fruit off wild trees but hey, when in Venice right!
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Shannon Mabry Means Alberoni beach
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Shannon Mabry Our pathway that google maps gave us to find this off the beaten path beach! It was interesting to say the least
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Day 24
Friday, June 12, 2015 at 1:01 PM
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 16 ft
Italy Campo dei Frari 45.43982, 12.3251245°26’23” N 12°19’30” E
CIAO VENEZIA! Pt. 2
June 12, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
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Day 24
Friday, June 12, 2015 at 1:02 PM
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 20 ft
Italy Campo dei Frari 45.43792, 12.3266145°26’17” N 12°19’36” E
CIAO VENEZIA! pt. 3
June 12, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
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Day 25
Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 1:00 PM
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: 20 ft
Italy Campo San Polo 45.43844, 12.328145°26’18” N 12°19’41” E
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CIAO VENEZIA! pt 4
June 13, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
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Tiana Elkins Talk about fresh!
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Janet Genevie I wish there were a like button here
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Janet Genevie always wanted to ride one of these in Venice...one day perhaps
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Day 25
Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 1:01 PM
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: 16 ft
Italy Campo San Polo 45.43861, 12.3278945°26’19” N 12°19’40” E
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CIAO VENEZIA! pt 5
June 13, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Pictures!
Nice photo! Lynette
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Janet Genevie I like this one too
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Day 27
Monday, June 15, 2015 at 3:34 PM
⛅ 26 °C
Altitude: 23 ft
Italy Favaro Veneto 45.50816, 12.2822545°30’29” N 12°16’56” E
Funny videos
June 15, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Here are a few links to some videos I've made since I've been here...one was from London about their weird red lights, then one we made with masks from Venice and a few seconds from a fun party in Venice we went to after meeting where we met new amazing friends!

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http://vimeo.com/130743774
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Janet Genevieyou are so funny and so much fun!
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Day 29
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 177 ft
Italy Giardino dell'Iris 43.76343, 11.2725443°45’48” N 11°16’21” E
Welcome to Florence!
June 17, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We arrived on Tuesday and had a few chances to visit the town of Florence or Firenze as its called in Italian...lots of churches and pretty monuments, a wealth of age and history
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Day 30
Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 10:00 AM
☀️ 21 °C
Altitude: 1,070 ft
Italy Piazza della Cisterna 43.46767, 11.0434943°28’4” N 11°2’37” E
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First Bus tour
June 18, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
(San Gimignano, Chianti, Siena & Monteriggione)
We took a bus tour on Thursday and it took us to the aforementioned 4 places. San Gimignano was a quaint medieval town. We had a wine tasting in Chianti (of course) along with a delicious lunch. Then we went to Siena which I've always wanted to go to...I'd call it the city of churches as there were at least 20 there haha...also a really cool piazza (square) where they have a horse race twice a year. the last place we went, monteriggione was a tiny place of only 42 residents built on a huge fortress. It was a beautiful tour with lots to take pictures of!Read more
Janet Genevie so beautiful
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Janet Genevie I love the tiled roofs
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Day 30
Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 10:01 AM
⛅ 22 °C
Altitude: 177 ft
Italy Giardino dell'Iris 43.76341, 11.2725443°45’48” N 11°16’21” E
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First bus tour pt. 2
June 18, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The winery and lunch then Siena!
Janet Genevie really like this place too
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Day 30
Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 10:02 AM
☀️ 20 °C
Altitude: 1,096 ft
Italy Teatro dei Rozzi 43.31885, 11.3307643°19’8” N 11°19’51” E
First bus tour pt. 3
June 18, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
SIENA!
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Day 30
Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 10:03 AM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 850 ft
Italy Monteriggioni 43.39018, 11.2233943°23’25” N 11°13’24” E
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First bus tour pt. 4
June 18, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Fortress of Monteriggione!
Janet Genevie you will have to tell me about this place. I am fascinated by the wall that appears to be surrounding it.
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Day 32
Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 5:00 PM
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 1,201 ft
Italy Cinque Terre 44.12815, 9.7123944°7’41” N 9°42’45” E
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Second Bus tour
June 20, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Welcome to the most BEAUTIFUL place on earth!

❤CINQUE TERRE!❤

2 words that will forever epitomize all things beautiful in my mind. On Saturday we went on our second bus tour to the cinque terre, an area made up of 5 very small towns where the houses are built into the mountains and trail along the beautiful crystal clear waters of an inlet in the Mediterranean sea. This is the perfect combination of land and sea, flora and fauna, mountain and beach side. As we ride along the water I begin to wonder whether what I was seeing was real or just a dream because the beauty was almost unbearable. Words such as breathtaking, awesome, marvelous and brilliant come to mind when describing this scene. I hope that you enjoy these pictures!Read more
Shannon Mabry By far the most beautiful place ive ever been. And the most beautiful picture ive ever taken!
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Janet Genevie really is beautiful.
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Janet Genevie great smile
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Day 32
Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 5:01 PM
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 1,201 ft
Italy Cinque Terre 44.12815, 9.7123944°7’41” N 9°42’45” E
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Second bus tour pt. 2
June 20, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Cinque terre!
Janet Genevie I must have looked at these before, because I dreamed about this place and how the buildings are on the side of a cliff. Maybe I saw it in a movie a long time ago.
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Day 32
Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 5:02 PM
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 1,201 ft
Italy Cinque Terre 44.12815, 9.7123944°7’41” N 9°42’45” E
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Second bus tour pt. 3
June 20, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Cinque Terre!
Shannon Mabry Photobombed lol
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Janet Genevie hello there, I love your pictures
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Day 32
Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 5:03 PM
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 1,201 ft
Italy Cinque Terre 44.12815, 9.7123944°7’41” N 9°42’45” E
Second bus tour pt. 4
June 20, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
CINQUE TERRE! The beach!
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Day 35
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 1:00 PM
☀️ 27 °C
Altitude: 217 ft
Italy Santa Maria degli Angeli 41.90283, 12.4963741°54’10” N 12°29’47” E
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When in ROME!
June 23, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We went to Rome and were there for 5 days. It was a city full of history and flare. Lots of interesting places to see and eat. Not my favorite place n Italy but definitely a wonderful place to visit and to see the history ! Especially seeing the very spots where paul himself preached. What a privilege.Read more
Shannon Mabry An arch in front of the Colosseum
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