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shoshtrvls


599 Blog Entries
45 Trips
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Trips:

South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia (2004)
Bhutan and India (2006)
Around the World (1987)
Australia (1990)
Turkey and Greece (1996)
Morocco (1991)
Portugal (1995)
Antarctica and South America (1992)
Greece (1993)
Spain (2001)
Italy (2002)
France, Belgium and London (2003)
Western Caribbean (2008)
France, Austria and Russia (1984)
Europe (1980)
Peru (1989)
Israel, Jordan and Egypt (2008)
Alaska (2005)
Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia Herzegovina (2013)
All Around The Country (2011)
Riviera Maya (2012)
Belize, Guatemala and Honduras (2009)
Art in Amsterdam (2012)
Costa Rica (2011)
Curacao (2010)
Southeast Asia (2012)
Cuba (2017)
Northern European Captials (2017)
Medellin (2017)
Borneo and South Korea (2018)
Central Mexico (2018 - 2019)
Tanzania (2019)
Panama (2021)
Madrid and Valencia (2022)
Paris and Western Europe (2021)
Iceland (2013)
The Caucuses (2022)
Tunisia (2022)
Camino de Santiago (2023)
Dublin (2010)
Bermuda (2015)
Central Europe (2015)
Berlin (2014)
Ecuador (2016)
Italy (2016)

Shorthand link:

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Welcome to my travels. On this site you'll find recent trips and some very old trips. You'll note that for some trips I wrote very detailed reports (at least in the beginning), for others, I didn't even take notes of where I was on what dates. Nevertheless, I've done my best to document, to the extent I can, all of my major trips.



Day 9

London, United Kingdom


This day consisted of a lot of walking and sight-seeing, including the Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, the Tower of London, Herrod's, and much more.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 28, 2003 from London, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: France, Belgium and London (2003)
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Day 8

Brussels, Belgium


Day 8 took us back through Brussels on our way to London.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 27, 2003 from Brussels, Belgium
from the travel blog: France, Belgium and London (2003)
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Day 8 (continued)

London, United Kingdom


We arrived in London no worse for wear and checked into our hotel in Knightsbridge.



permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 27, 2003 from London, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: France, Belgium and London (2003)
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Day 7

Brugge, Belgium


This was an action-packed day, involving lots of walking around the town, a carriage ride and a boat trip through the town's many canals.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 26, 2003 from Brugge, Belgium
from the travel blog: France, Belgium and London (2003)
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Day 6 (continued)

Brussels, Belgium


We took the train to Brussels, but didn't spend any time here, because we were off to our next stop.


permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 25, 2003 from Brussels, Belgium
from the travel blog: France, Belgium and London (2003)
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Day 6 (continued)

Brugge, Belgium


Another train ride later, and we found ourselves in the wonderful little town of Brugges. We walked around a bit and had dinner before calling it a day.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 25, 2003 from Brugge, Belgium
from the travel blog: France, Belgium and London (2003)
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Day 6

Paris, France


Our last day in Paris took us to Montmartre where we began the day at Sacre Couer. As at Notre Dame, Ellery found plenty to see and draw before heading down to the Marche aux Puces.

After Montmartre, we paid a visit to the Picasso Museum and then made our way to the train station, saying au revoir to Paris ... for now.


permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 24, 2003 from Paris, France
from the travel blog: France, Belgium and London (2003)
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Day 5

Versailles, France


Day 5 was spent at Versailles, which netted just one photo by Ellery. But we had a great time both inside and out, exploring the huge gardens and lunching at the canal.


permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 23, 2003 from Versailles, France
from the travel blog: France, Belgium and London (2003)
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Day 4

Paris, France


This day found us on the bridge to the Institut de France, where Ellery carried Madeline just as Ms. Clavell had done.

Then on to the Ile de la Cite, where our first visit was to Sainte Chapelle. From Sante Chapelle, it was only a few steps to Notre Dame. While Ellery wasn't impressed with the exterior, she was entralled by the inside. Many drawings were made of the beautiful glass windows.

Then it was lunch at teh fashionable Deux Magots Cafe on the Left Bank.

On to the Jardin du Luxembourg for a bit of play, including a pony ride. The day then ended at the Musee National du Moyen Age Theermes et Hotel de Cluny to see the tapestries of the Lady and her Unicorn.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 22, 2003 from Paris, France
from the travel blog: France, Belgium and London (2003)
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Day 3

Paris, France


Our third day started at teh Tuileries, looking foro the view of the Louvre that Madeline had. It was a bit chillier than we had anticipated.

Of course, when we got to the Louvre, there was something there that Madeline had never seen -- a huge glass pyramid. Is Mona Lisa smiling at the change?

After lunch at the tres chic Angelina cafe, we went walking. First, it was the Place Vendome. We didn't find any thieves, but we did find the police!

We continued walking until we found the Opera Garnier, and decided to go inside. We were impressed by Chagall's ceiling, but Ellery thought she could improve on the design.

After the Opera, we took the metro (as we did throughout our trip) to the Musee de la Poupee, the Doll Museum.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 21, 2003 from Paris, France
from the travel blog: France, Belgium and London (2003)
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