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Europe 2014 – Berlin – Help From a Friendly Stranger
Timeline: August 16th – 24th The long drive to Berlin was easier to manage as it was all on autobahn, with a number of stretches that had no posted speed limit. The GPS we are using, a Garmin 3590 (a very fine device) shows the current speed limit and your actual speed in the […]
Europe 2014 – Amsterdam – Edam, The Disneyland of Cheese
Timeline: August 9th – 15th Keen to continue day tripping, we set out for Edam and its famous Wednesday cheese market the next day. Located not far from Vliegenbos, the drive didn’t take too long and as we pulled into the outskirts of town we were directed into a grassy parking lot already more than […]
Europe 2014 – Amsterdam – Bikes and Delft
Timeline: August 9th – 15th Editors Note: The last paragraph of the last post had a typo. Here is the corrected version: We love to eat out and yet, that meal in camp, an inexpensive bottle of wine lubricating the gears, evolves from a simple act of preparation into the constant that keeps you grounded. […]
Europe 2014 – Amsterdam (Bev) – Welcome to Field Number Two at Vliegenbos
Timeline: August 5th – 9th Paul at the Fevery suggested we drive a different route to Amsterdam, one that would take us closer to the coast and allow for a visit to Veere, a charming Dutch village along the way. It was indeed a scenic drive, but unfortunately as we pulled into Veere, there was […]
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 – Bruges (Brugge) – Still a Special Place to Visit
Timeline: August 2nd – 4th We decided to use toll roads this day to cut down on driving time and give us the opportunity to make a stop in Rouen, a town Joanna and I visited in 1984 and known for where Joan of Arc was martyred. In a little less than two hours we […]
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 – Versailles – The Ultimate Palace, Just Not in July
Timeline: July 24th – 30th I’ll put it right out there. This ended up being a long day full of challenges, hard physical work, overwhelming conditions at Versailles all capped off by a dinner so full of life, we went well into the night. It’s one I’ll long remember for the way all three of […]
Europe 2014 – Paris – This Town’s Greatest Hits
Timeline: July 24th – 30th We determined that Monday was going to be full day with Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower on the docket whereby we’d start to utilize the Metro and Bus systems to more efficiently move around town. Having noted the lines at Notre Dame on Saturday, we resolved to get there […]
Europe 2014 – Paris – Tour de France Redux
Timeline: July 24th – 30th To put it bluntly, our plan for the two weeks with Bev was to walk her hard and keep her so busy we’d have to pour her on the plane for the return trip to Kansas. Looking back in hindsight though as I write this a week or so later, […]
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