After sleeping on the streets of Barcelona we have been much more thankful for our 1 star hotel rooms. We left Barcelona on a night train headed for Nice, France. We had to change trains in Cerbere, which we still aren’t sure if it is…
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Granada turned out to be a very busy little town! The Spanish celebrate the Easter holiday for an entire week and they like to come to Granada. Fortunately we arrived in town around noon and caught a room just before everything filled up. We decided…
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We just came back from one of the most colorful experiences – Morocco! But first, a description of beautiful Rhonda… Rhonda was a fairly small hill-town in Andalucia, Spain and full of spectacular sights. We feel fortunate enough to have stayed in a small pub/hotel…
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We had a really nice hotel room (a blessing when you are sick) and Brian was sweet enough to go out and get me some food (bread and sorbet). Unfortunately we had to miss one of the “best” flamenco shows in Seville, but perhaps we’ll…
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Sintra was so cool! If we ever go back to Portugal we’ll probably stay there instead of Lisbon. The town was really cool and the castle was amazing. I wasn’t feeling too great on Monday, but it was relaxing once we got to the castle…
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After another long night on the train (old, snotty, snoring people suck!) we finally arrived in Lisbon early Saturday morning. Initially looking rather uninviting, we discovered a lot of color in this city. Yes, Lisbon is pretty dirty and seems on the poorer side economically,…
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It was Kim’s idea to trade off days in the journal, but she hasn’t felt like writing so I will fill in the last few days. Monday saw more of Orléans and also a train ride to Blois. There was a castle there, but not…
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We finished exploring the Louvre on Saturday and saw some amazing Egyptian artifacts. Some of it dating back to the beginning of recorded history, pretty cool! The l’Orangerie turned out to be closed (for the next two years) so we went to Sainte Chappelle and…
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Yesterday we set off in search of an internet cafe to email home, but we couldn’t find it. We thought it was a place called “W3 Computer” but they just sold parts and said they didn’t know where “Web Bar” was (turns out it was…
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Yesterday’s “splorin” brought us upon the Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. Notre Dame was truly amazing both inside and out, especially the view from the towers – c’est magnifique! We met Sacha and Michel at a small bar in the old artists’ quarter of…
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