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Category Archives: international
The Principality of Asturias, Spain
Today we are docked in Gijon in the Bay of Biscay for a tour of the Asturias providence of Spain. This is our last stop before reaching the port of Lisbon, Portugal where we will disembark. We are doing the lazy … Continue reading
Bilbao, Spain: A City Transformed by a Museum and the Largest City of the Basque Country
Today we are in Bilbao, located in the northern part of Spain. Bilbao is the largest city of the Basque Country which cover parts of Spain and France. Twenty-three years ago this was considered a gritty, industrial city and not … Continue reading
Margaux, the Bordeaux Wine Region, France
Today we are taking our most expensive excursion of the cruise. We are going to the Margaux region outside Bordeaux to visit a winemaker, tour a chateau, and have lunch. I thought we were also doing tastings yesterday, but Boris … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise
Tagged Bordeaux, Château Prieuré-Lichine, France, La Cite du Vin, Margaux, Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas
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Bordeaux, France
Today we are docked in Bordeaux, France. Bordeaux is the sixth largest metropolitan area in France. The riverfront in Bordeaux in along the Garonne river. “The Garonne merges…below the city with another river, the Dordogne River, to form the Gironde … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise
Tagged Azamara, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux’s swimming pool, Esplanade des Quinconces, France, Garonne River, Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, Monument aux Girondins, Opera Patiesserie, Place de la Bourse, Place de la Comédie, Pont de Pierre, Porte Cailhau, Quais de Bordeaux, Rue Sainte Catherine
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Belle Isle: A little bit more of Brittany
Today we are docked just off of Belle Isle, France. Like our previous stop, the island is in the Brittany region of France. It is the largest of Brittany’s islands and less than nine miles from the Quiberon peninsula extending … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, Uncategorized
Tagged Azamara, Belle Isle, Brittany, Crepes, France, Le Palais
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Mont Saint Michel and St. Malo, France
Today we are anchored off the walled city of St. Malo, Brittany. Brittany is one of fifteen regions in France. However, the main attraction on today’s stop is actually in Normandy, another region of France. But for the flow of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brittany, France, Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, St. Malo
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An American in (Disneyland) Paris
There were so many more outfits to wear and so many more things to do that we wanted to get an early start on our return visit to Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris. This is day three (our final) in … Continue reading
Posted in Disney, international
Tagged Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Sleeping Beauty's Castle
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Walt Disney Studios Park, Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris’ second park, Walt Disney Studios, opened in 2002, 10 years after the resort’s original opening. Maggie had done her research and we were going to start the day with the more popular rides that will get crowded as … Continue reading
Disneyland Paris Past and Present
We got up to catch an early morning train from Paris to Chessy where the train station is just at the entrance to Disneyland Paris. From the Les Halles metro station right at our hotel, we caught a direct train, … Continue reading
A chance to see Notre Dame before our visit to see the (European) Mouse
Note: Most of the pictures in this blog post are of Notre Dame Cathedral as it looked in May 2019, one month after the fire that ravaged the 850-year-old church. So I will start with a bit of background as … Continue reading
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Tagged Channel Tunnel, Chunnel, Disneyland Paris, Euro Disney, Eurostar, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
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