Category Rick Steves
Europe 2014 – Bruges (Brugge) – We Climb to the Top and Tour the Canals
Timeline: August 2nd – 4th This day would be spent seeing as many of Bruges’s typical tourist spots as possible. After a very good and filling breakfast at the Fevery (ham, cheese, yoghurt, cereal, three different types of bread, jams, etc.) we set out for the Markt Square with a brief but fun detour at […]
Europe 2014 – Caen and Normandy Beaches – A Sobering Day of Reflection (Re-Post)
The original post yesterday did not include the pictures so am resending it to see if it will correct the problem. Timeline: July 31st – August 1st We had intended to get an early start on Thursday in order to drive to Mont Saint Michel for the day before spending the next two nights in […]
Europe 2014 – Lyon – Home of the Two Hour Lunch
Timeline: July 22nd – 23rd The drive up to Lyon took a bit over five hours, as we’d set the GPS to avoid tolls. In France, this turns what is an easy drive on the toll road into a day of speeding up and slowing down as you enter small towns and negotiate round-abouts. […]
Europe 2014 – Madrid: The Best Laid Plans
Timeline: July 2nd – 7th We returned to camp after our fine ride, cleaned up and drove over to the bus stop for our trip to central Madrid. A quick check of the Ciclos Otero web site revealed that they close at 2:00pm on Saturdays so a stop there was out. We arrived in town […]
Europe 2014 – Madrid: Another Good Tour
The Steve’s guide recommends taking one of the Madrid tours sponsored by the TI in town, so our destination on July 4th was Plaza Mayor and the office there. As mentioned earlier, the second day into town is easier as you become more and more familiar with the routine of the commute. We arrived at […]
Europe 2014 – Madrid: Why Were We Nervous About its Size?
Timeline: July 2nd – 7th After a couple of weeks of staying in and dealing with smaller towns, we weren’t sure what to expect with Madrid, a town of over 3 million people. Would the city be navigable? Would our campground on the outskirts require a long commute to town? Find Camping Arco Iris […]
Europe 2014 – Granada with the Ronda on the Way
Timeline: June 27th We got a fairly early start out of Gibraltar, as we wanted to complete our plan to sightsee on the way to Granada. We had two potential destinations in mind; the Nerja Caves or the city of Ronda. Only one of the two was possible as they lay in different directions from […]
Europe 2014 – Gibraltar: One Big Rock and a Lot of Duty Free
Timeline: June 26th The drive went smoothly down to Gibraltar and the car GPS, despite its minor faults compared to our experience with the bike GPS, guided us faithfully to Las Campanas. The Steve’s guide had suggested that there was limited street parking and when we pulled up in front of the hostal, a spot […]
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