We had a great train ride through the Chunnel from Paris to London. It’s actually a rather “boring” ride in terms of the scenery (and at least 1/2 hour is spent in the tunnel). We enjoyed first class and were served a nice luncheon type meal while enjoying cozy seats. I was worried about my […]
Entries Tagged as 'Site Seeing'
England
May 30th, 2008 · Comments Off on England · eating, Itinerary, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, Uncategorized
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Paris, still
May 26th, 2008 · Comments Off on Paris, still · Itinerary, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, travel
We are currently sitting in the Gare du Nord train station waiting for our train to London in a hour or so. There’s a nice lounge for first class travelers (which we’re doing for comfort and the meal!) with connection. So here’s just a few pictures from our few days in Paris. From London, this […]
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River Rhone and Saone
May 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on River Rhone and Saone · eating, Itinerary, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, travel, Uncategorized
Goodness, that was a long stretch without posting, wasn’t it? Hope you are all checking back in! We have just arrived in Paris from a week cruising on the river Rhone and Soane. This is the boat when we arrived in Arles. It was a small boat holding only about 125 people with, best we […]
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Dali…
May 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
Well, we spent yesterday – or at least half of the day – in the Dali Theatre-Museum in Figueres. It’s really quite difficult to explain – as all Dali pieces really are! It probably is one of those things in life that has to be seen to be believed! Here’s a flavor of one room. […]
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Dali – land and Giants!
May 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Dali – land and Giants! · Itinerary, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
Here we are in Figueres – as you can see we’ve changed a bit on our trip☺! Oh, okay – it’s not really us! We arrived in Figueres – land of the famous Dali museum – this afternoon. We discovered it is another of Spain’s many saint days! And we lucked into a great fiesta! […]
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