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- Day 3
- Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:00 PM
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 282 ft
FranceBagnolet48°51’52” N 2°25’3” E
Dinner Time
June 30, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
We had dinner at a place called: Melting Pot Food Court - Cuisine du Monde (World Cuisine) Street Food.
It was a cool place with a lot of different types of food. Most of the group decided to see howRead more
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- Day 3
- Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:27 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 325 ft
- FranceBagnolet48°51’55” N 2°24’59” E
After Dinner Sports
June 30, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
After dinner, the group did a few rounds of Foosball!
Ace won twice.
Grason and Imani each won once.
Everybody else.... tried really hard :-)
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- Day 4
- Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 10:00 AM
- ☁️ 64 °F
- Altitude: 144 ft
- FranceMusée du Louvre48°51’40” N 2°20’17” E
Inside the Louvre
July 1, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Here are our favorite pieces of art!
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- Day 4
- Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 10:15 AM
- ☁️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 144 ft
- FranceMusée du Louvre48°51’40” N 2°20’17” E
Awkward....
July 1, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
So.... as I was walking around the Louvre, I felt a tug on my pocket. I had everything in my other pocket so I kept my hand on that just in case. Then I feel someone touch my arm. I look over, thenRead more
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- Day 4
- Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 11:35 AM
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 118 ft
- FranceThe Louvre48°51’40” N 2°20’9” E
Outside the Louvre
July 1, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
There is sooooo much to see, so everybody will need to come back and see other parts of the Louvre.
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- Day 4
- Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 1:05 PM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 164 ft
- FranceParis 01 Ancien - Quartier Place-Vendôme48°52’18” N 2°19’45” E
Fragonard
July 1, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Next, we went to a perfume maker called Fragonard. Their perfumes are made in France, and their brand is only sold in France.
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- Day 4
- Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 8:15 PM
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitude: 249 ft
- FranceArc de Triomphe48°52’26” N 2°17’42” E
Arc de Triumphe
July 1, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
After our crêpes dinner, we took the metro to the Arc de Triumphe! The view from the top is my favorite view of the city - even more than the Eiffel Tower!
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- Day 4
- Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 10:15 PM
- ☁️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 108 ft
- FranceEiffel Tower48°51’30” N 2°17’40” E
Eiffel Tower
July 1, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
After the Arc de Triumphe, we made our way to the Eiffel Tower! Technically, school groups have to do special procedures and have special statuses in order to buy tickets together. I told everybodRead more
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- Day 4
- Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 11:59 PM
- 🌙 63 °F
- Altitude: 108 ft
- FranceEiffel Tower48°51’30” N 2°17’40” E
Busy Day!
July 1, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌙 63 °F
We had a VERY busy day and just got back to the hotel (12:30 at night). More photos will get posted tomorrow while we're on the train to the southwest part of France!
Until then, here's one of myRead more
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- Day 5
- Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 6:30 AM
- ☀️ 55 °F
- Altitude: 325 ft
- FranceBagnolet48°51’55” N 2°24’59” E
Exausted!
July 2, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Breakfast was as 6:30 and check-out is at 7:30. Everybody is EXHAUSTED. Getting back to the hotel at 12:30 was exhausting, but some of the people in the other groups didn't get back until around 3:00!Read more
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- Day 5
- Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 12:53 PM
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 135 ft
- FranceLa Gare de Lugos44°28’4” N 1°0’28” W
On our way to Biarritz!
July 2, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
On the train to Biarritz! We should be there in about 90 min!
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- Day 5
- Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 2:55 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 62 ft
- FranceGrande Plage43°29’2” N 1°33’34” W
Biarritz
July 2, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We made it to our last stop in France, Biarritz! This town has the nickname "Little California" because it attracts so many surfers. This part of France is also known for its Rugby teams.
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- Day 5
- Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 3:30 PM
- ☀️ 72 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- FranceRocher de la Vierge43°29’3” N 1°34’14” W
Rocher de la vierge
July 2, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We followed the town's "Les Chemins de la Forme" (The Paths to Fitness) to Le Rocher de la Vierge. It was a great view! The waves were so strong that they were splashing up on people!
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- Day 5
- Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- FranceGrande Plage43°29’2” N 1°33’38” W
La Plage
July 2, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
On the way back, we stopped for Gelato. Before setting off to explore for a little while, we went down to walk in the cool, blue Atlantic Ocean.
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- Day 5
- Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
SpainUgarte43°17’20” N 3°0’36” W
¡Hola España! 🇪🇸
July 2, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
We have arrived in Spain! This part of Spain (as well as part of France) is called The Basque Country. It has its own flag and wants to be its own country. After our crazy day yesterday, and all ofRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, July 3, 2023 at 10:30 AM
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- SpainGuggenheim Museum Bilbao43°16’6” N 2°56’3” W
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
July 3, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We start off today at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. It's collections are in modern and contemporary styles.
They had some pieces of art that were made for the outside.
As we walked around, we sawRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, July 3, 2023 at 1:18 PM
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 407 ft
- SpainIurreta43°10’47” N 2°38’31” W
Tour de France
July 3, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
We just drove by part of the Tour de France! (Part of it is in the Basque Country). We passed too quickly to get a picture of them :-(
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- Day 6
- Monday, July 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 49 ft
- SpainAlderdi Eder Parkea43°19’19” N 1°59’5” W
Here they come!
July 3, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We ended up seeing the Tour de France come by!!!! Our local guide told us when they were going to pass through San Sebastián, and was nice enough to pause her tour so we could see the cyclists rideRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, July 3, 2023 at 4:45 PM
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- SpainAlderdi Eder Parkea43°19’12” N 1°59’6” W
San Sebastián
July 3, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Ana was our local guide for San Sebastián. We got to see a lot of the city and the old city. The best part was when we got tho see the beaches and boats!
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 8:10 AM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- SpainUgarte43°17’18” N 3°0’36” W
Off to Pamplona!
July 4, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Today, we're making our way to Barcelona , but first, a stop in Pamplona!
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 10:55 AM
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 1,522 ft
- SpainPlaza del Castillo42°49’6” N 1°38’36” W
Pamplona
July 4, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We made it to Pamplona! This city is famous for it's "Running of the Bulls". According to our Tour Director Stefano, they have only had 15 people die.
This year, they're doing it from July 7 to JulyRead more
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 7:35 PM
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitude: 118 ft
- SpainSanta Coloma de Gramenet41°27’24” N 2°12’18” E
Hotel #3
July 4, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
We've arrived at our 3rd hotel! It's the same chain as the last hotel. This chain has good air-conditioning in its hotels, and we love that!
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 9:49 PM
- 🌙 77 °F
- Altitude: 233 ft
- SpainJardins de Jaume Vicens i Vives41°23’18” N 2°7’48” E
Tapas Dinner
July 4, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 77 °F
We had a really good meal tonight. They started by giving us some Tapas - they are small sharable dishes. For the main course, they had a egg, meatball, and tomato dish. It sounds weird, but it tastedRead more
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 9:50 AM
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 528 ft
- SpainCasa Museu Gaudí41°24’54” N 2°9’12” E
Parc Güell - Part 1
July 5, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Antoni Gaudí designed this park that opened in 1926. He was a naturalist and wanted things to look more organic, so he rarely used any straight lines.
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 10:00 AM
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 528 ft
- SpainCasa Museu Gaudí41°24’54” N 2°9’12” E
Parc Güell - Part 2
July 5, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
The park was never finished, and despite disliking straight lines, we did find some.
TravelerThey’ll sleep good tonight! 😁