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Salzburg

The next day we rushed to catch the 11:20 train to Salzburg.  The ticket line was quite long, as was the one checking out of the hotel.  Nonetheless, we ran and made our train.  The 2.5 hour train was a … Continue reading

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A slow day in Vienna

Our final day in Vienna was not as eventful as the day before since Sheila didn’t sleep very well the night before due to a stomach ache (may have been caused by drinking tap water from hotel) and Henry got … Continue reading

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Clocks, Psychologist, Natural History, Vienna Museums

We started off the day by speaking with some people with Chicago who were lost as we walked toward the Sigmund Freud Museum.  Apparently, we are not only locals, but we may be from Canada too.  They thought we were … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas – More Prague and Communist Prague

Today we decided to see Prague’s main attractions, making our way across the river via the Karluv Most (Charles Bridge) to Prague Castle.  The Charles Bridge was an interesting bridge with much history.  The building of the bridge took place … Continue reading

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Random thoughts from Paris

Rude? – Even though most people say the French are rude, we actually find them to be very nice, and overly nice in some cases.  When we were standing Place Vendome looking at rings, a random Parisian walked by and … Continue reading

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The Louvre and more food

Today we we visited one of the most famous art museums in the world, the Louvre.  The Louvre is MASSIVE, it contains over 35,000 pieces of artwork, we would try and hit just a few.  We started early in the … Continue reading

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Museums, Gardens and Happy Thanksgiving

We had planned much for our second day in Paris, but actually ended up doing more than planned.  We started out by walking through the Jardin des Tuleries, the giant gardens between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde and … Continue reading

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Arriving in France

So I’ve started writing this post somewhere underneath the English Channel.  We are currently aboard the Eurostar train from London to Paris, a short 2.5 hour train ride.  Using my handy GPS I’ve noticed we hit as high as 186mph … Continue reading

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Moving to London & Settling In

So far, England has been everything we imagined it would be, except better! In talking with people who have lived or traveled here, they complained about the weather being too rainy and the food too bland. Fortunately for us, the … Continue reading

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