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02.09.2011 – 02.09.2011 28 °C Louvre day today! Started my day early as I knew it was going to take most of the day to have a good look at the museum. I started in the Italian gallery and this time … Continue reading
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01.09.2011 – 01.09.2011 29 °C Versailles day to day! I have to say that I have waited many, many years for this day.. I remember in high school studying the French Revolution and seeing photos of the Chateau and wishing then … Continue reading
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31.08.2011 – 31.08.2011 28 °C Got going at a pretty good time this morning as I wanted to go and tick off a couple of the famous art galleries here in Paris; Musee d’Orsay and the Pompidou Centre. Neither museum opened … Continue reading
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30.08.2011 – 30.08.2011 31 °C Nice leisurely start today. My plan was to go downtown to the Il De Cite (the first inhabited part of Paris back before JC) and do the main sites of the Cite and if I had … Continue reading
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29.08.2011 – 29.08.2011 29 °C Paris day today!!! Got up early and took myself down to the train station to catch my express train to Paris. Before catching the train I spent a good hour in the local post office trying … Continue reading
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28.08.2011 – 28.08.2011 Last day in Belgium and I had decided that today being my last day would be a day of rest with a little sightseeing. So at the stroke of 10am I was booted out of the hostel … Continue reading
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27.08.2011 – 27.08.2011 17 °C Well I had the most terrific day today (although the start was a little hectic). Started early with hearing that poor old Dorien had gotten ill and wasn’t able to come shopping with us. No issue, … Continue reading
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26.08.2011 – 26.08.2011 24 °C Early start this morning as I was going on an all day tour of Ghent and Brugge. Both cities are medieval cities that have amazing architecture and were “must-dos” in my guide book. First stop was … Continue reading
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25.08.2011 – 25.08.2011 28 °C Ok before I start this blog I’ll start with the Belgian disclaimer that I didn’t actually enter into the Frankish territories of Belgium but instead stayed within the confines of Flanders (the Dutch part). So, to … Continue reading