Europe 2016

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July 18, 2016
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Day 1
Monday, July 18, 2016 at 4:35 PM
⛅ 35 °C
Altitude: 224 m
United States Short Spring Branch 30.27609, -97.8348530°16’34” N 97°50’5” W
Packing
July 18, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
Starting to pack and get my travel documents together - so excited!
Dorothy RossFun
7/19/16Reply
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Day 5
Friday, July 22, 2016 at 6:18 PM
⛅ 35 °C
Altitude: 23 m
United States George Bush Intercontinental Airport 29.98052, -95.3365629°58’50” N 95°20’12” W
taking off from Houston.
July 22, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
The day started crazy cuz Tod got stranded in Baltimore and so I left a car at the airport and I waved a courtesy van away so the whole bus wouldn't see me duck taping the key under the car. Hopefully he finds it ☺. And i'm all plugged in and ready for my flight across the pond!Read more
Dorothy RossGood luck
7/23/16Reply
Dorothy RossHave you found each other?
7/23/16Reply
Sheila's Trippin'Yes! Everything worked at great!
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Day 6
Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 1:48 PM
⛅ 27 °C
Altitude: 22 m
England Heathrow Central railway station 51.47124, -0.4531451°28’16” N 0°27’11” W
arrived!
July 23, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
I'm in London and I get to take a double decker bus to go meet Trish!
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Day 6
Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 8:56 PM
🌙 22 °C
Altitude: 41 m
England Middlesex Hospital 51.51954, -0.1384851°31’10” N 0°8’19” W
Evening walk
July 23, 2016 in England ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Ross and Kate took us on a walk to keep us awake and we found the new Harry Potter.
Dorothy RossWow!!
7/23/16Reply
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Day 7
Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 1:57 PM
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 37 m
England Regent's Park 51.52767, -0.154851°31’40” N 0°9’17” W
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Apple Tart in Regent Park
July 24, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We went to a Sunday farmer's market ama grabbed an apple tart.
Dorothy Ross Glad we don't have to water that garden.
7/24/16Reply
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Day 7
Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 7:31 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 37 m
England China Town 51.5126, -0.1333151°30’45” N 0°7’60” W
Big Ben
July 24, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Trish and I left the working stiffs home to rest and we did the tourist walk around downtown London. We started at Trafalgar Square and listened to Rick Steve's audio tour hitting the highlights down to Westminster Abbey which we hit just in time for an organ recital. It was incredible to sit and look at the inside of the church while listening to the organ music. It could have been 1000 years ago.Read more
Dorothy RossLovely description. But 1000 years ago they would lock you in the tower for indecent exposure.
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Day 8
Monday, July 25, 2016 at 12:54 PM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 132 m
England Stansted Airport Railway Station 51.88976, 0.26151°53’23” N 0°15’40” E
Feeling like pilgrims
July 25, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We've got our backpacks and we're heading out for our cycling trip. We saw a couple of fellow backpackers that had a pilgrim shell and we immediately thought of Dad!
Dorothy RossBon jour!
7/25/16Reply
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Day 8
Monday, July 25, 2016 at 8:36 PM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 49 m
France Tours Railway Station 47.39007, 0.6961147°23’24” N 0°41’46” E
Fueling up for our ride.
July 25, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We made all our travel connections, picked up our bikes, got some euros, toured the Tours Cathedral and are enjoying cheese and pears on our patio before head to bed.
Dorothy RossWe love it
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Day 9
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 1:44 PM
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 57 m
France Chenonceaux-Chisseaux Railway Station 47.32973, 1.0665447°19’47” N 1°3’60” E
Our new bikes and our new home
July 26, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Well, our cruiser bikes are super comfortable and we made it to our first stop. I was going to take a picture of our first french baguette, but we ate it in record time because it was so good. Chenenceau is beautiful and had a colorful history including being used to smuggle resistance fighters across the river during WWII.Read more
Dorothy RossMy favorite French chateau. And we're on our way to chateau Blairsden.
7/26/16Reply
Jo and Jack BarrettHope you both get another baguette as you bike along.
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Day 10
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 2:23 PM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 68 m
France Chaumont-sur-Loire 47.48221, 1.1919847°28’56” N 1°11’31” E
Tour de France, stage 2
July 27, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We had a fun day riding through some fields and forests and tiny villages with wonderful bakeries.
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Day 10
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 9:29 PM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 51 m
France Onzain 47.49812, 1.1727147°29’53” N 1°10’22” E
Cheverny and Chaumont
July 27, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We saw two very different chateaux today. Cheverny reminded us of Downton Abbey complete with a large group of hound dogs ready to go hunting. Chaumont was like a Disneyland castle with a drawbridge and winding staircases. Both had gorgeous gardens.Read more
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Day 11
Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 1:09 PM
☁️ 22 °C
Altitude: 62 m
France Montlouis-sur-Loire 47.38919, 0.8277347°23’21” N 0°49’40” E
Deviation
July 28, 2016 in France ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
This morning we were in heavy mist just long enough to get all covered up in our rain gear (thanks Dad!) and then voila, it dried up. We decided against another castle today and instead had a leisurely lunch in yet another cute village. The last picture is the front door of the airbnb we stayed in last night. It was a little house in the back with kittens ama chickens and a very nice family.Read more
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Day 11
Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 4:22 PM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 99 m
France Tours Val de Loire Airport 47.42607, 0.719247°25’34” N 0°43’9” E
C'est finis!
July 28, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We finished our trip with a shorter day ride along the Loire. We were on the designated bike trail all day, so it was fun to say "Bonjour" to other cyclists. Our quads got a workout because there were more hills today. We both decided what was especially fun about this trip was that there were so many different surprises around every turn - a beautiful field, an old fortress, a country farmhouse, a forest, a little village. We turned the bikes in and had an easy flight back to London where Ross and Kate were waiting for us. We finished roughly 100 miles and we were pleased with ourselves for accomplishing our adventure!Read more
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Day 12
Friday, July 29, 2016 at 6:12 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 35 m
England University of London 51.51874, -0.1260851°31’7” N 0°7’34” W
British Museum
July 29, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We slept in and had English tea. We said good bye to Ross, who's flying to California for work and will be seeing Elly and James. We walked a half mile to the British Museum. Kate joined us after work. Most of London's museums are free and unlike the Louvre or the Met, they have lots of museums that each feature different types of collections. It's nice because no one place is overwhelming.Read more
Jo and Jack BarrettWe've enjoyed the trip. J & J
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Day 13
Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 12:49 PM
⛅ 19 °C
Altitude: 35 m
England Notting Hill Gate 51.50906, -0.1969151°30’33” N 0°11’49” W
Notting Hill
July 30, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Trish, Kate and I had a ball this morning at the Portabello Road Market.
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Day 13
Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 2:21 PM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 17 m
England V&A Museum 51.49766, -0.1725551°29’52” N 0°10’21” W
Afternoon Stroll
July 30, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This afternoon we strolled through the Victoria and Albert Museum. I loved the Chihuly blown glass. We tried on some medieval wear and saw one of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks. We then stopped in at Harrods Department Store. We finished our day with an evensong service at St. Paul's Cathedral. Along the way we ran into Ed's old school and the building where they filmed the Gringotts scenes in Harry Potter.Read more
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Day 14
Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 4:28 PM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 30 m
England St Pancras International Railway Station 51.52997, -0.1276851°31’48” N 0°7’40” W
British Library
July 31, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We started our day at a yoga class in a Lululemon store and it felt great to get stretched out. Then we tried to wrap our heads around all the treasures at the British Library - the Magna Carta, a Gospel of John from 250AD, Galileo's book about the moon, Mozart's composition book, the earliest copy of Beowulf, and lots more. For dinner, Kate, Trish and I had our first British meal and we enjoyed it all - bangers, mash, bubbles and squeak, chicken pie, sticky toffee pudding, but the best of all was the ginger pudding!Read more
Jo and Jack BarrettThat sounds like quite the library, thanks for a glimpse of it. Cute pictures of you girls. J&J
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Day 15
Monday, August 1, 2016 at 2:00 PM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 9 m
England Waterloo Bridge 51.50812, -0.116251°30’29” N 0°6’58” W
Last Day
August 1, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
London bridges, Tower of London, the Leaky Cauldron (from Harry Potter), Tate Modern Museum, the Globe Theater
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Trip end
August 1, 2016