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Day 6, Drive to Fort William and Explore
Read More: Day 6, Drive to Fort William and ExploreGlasgow to Fort William is about 100 miles. While we stopped a bunch it was still a slow road. 2 lanes and curvy. Very beautiful but I missed alot of views anticipating the next curve or travel trailer or semi who hang into your lane. First stop of the day was Duck Bay for some…
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Day 5, Hadrian’s Wall and Glasgow
Read More: Day 5, Hadrian’s Wall and GlasgowAfter a very warm night of fitful sleep we emerged weary and hungry. It must have been close to 30 C in our room. Around 3 am i opened the window and risked the bugs. Thankfully it cooled off and no bugs. After a good and large breakfast we checked out and hopped into the…
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Day 4, Drive day.
Read More: Day 4, Drive day.Today was a drive day. Usual nice breaky at the hotel and then a cab to Euston Station. That part was easy. The first hard part finding the actual rental car booth. Turns out it’s a shelter thingy in the parking area. OK good. Now we just need an attendant and maybe our car. I…
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Day 3, even more to see in London
Read More: Day 3, even more to see in LondonLast night we are were a little walking sore. But by morning the boys were back to full energy. Thankfully Kris and I have tea and coffee to help us along. The day started with a walk to Holborn tube then taking bus #15 (Heritage Route) 8 stops to Tower Hill. This got us a…
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Day 2, let’s go see more London.
Read More: Day 2, let’s go see more London.After sleeping in and buffet breakfast of a great selection of wonderful options, we slathered on the sunscreen and by around 930 were off to see what we could see. We took the tube to Westminster and walked across Westminster Bridge to the London Eye. Erected in 1999 (was originally called the Millenium Wheel). Contains…
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Well, we’ve arrived. Time to go see stuff.
Read More: Well, we’ve arrived. Time to go see stuff.After a flight over, Tube to the Hotel, check in and lunch, we went off and explored some sights. Time to play tourist! Except that’s not exactly how it went. Fight left late because two people failed to get on board. Their bags had to be removed. Then our rooms weren’t together nor twins as…
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Instead of daily emails that get lost, here is a new way for us to update the family and friends on our adventures
Read More: Instead of daily emails that get lost, here is a new way for us to update the family and friends on our adventuresThe last couple trips we’ve sent out emails. It started as a note to the boys but grew as other family members and friends wanted in on the fun. The hope is to track our daily activities and share the joy we find as we explore this wonderful world we live on.
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Paris Catacombs & Luxembourg Gardens
Today we are heading to the 14th arrondissement in the Montparnasse district. This Lion of Belfort statue in the Place Denfert-Rochereau is a smaller version of the massive original in the town of Belfort. It was created by Frederic Bartholdi, the sculptor of the statue of liberty. The Paris Catacombs are a massive underground ossuary. …
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Notre Dame & Sainte-Chapelle
Early this morning we reserved our timed entry ticket for Notre Dame Cathedral on Ile de la Cite. Established in 1163 on the site of an ancient Roman temple, the church took 170 years to build and has a long important history. The first stone was laid by Pope Alexander III. Henry VI was crowned…
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Paris – Louvre, L’Arc de Triomph, Tour Eiffel
We started the day at the Louvre museum this morning. The museum consists of 5 levels on 3 interconnecting wings named for important people. Of course the boys wanted to see Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (La Joconde). The painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911 and not recovered for two years. Eric’s pick was…
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