2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/ed.europe.2012/rss.xml Ed & Doreen's European Vacation http://www.getjealous.com/ed.europe.2012 http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2722452&go=ed.europe.2012 ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2722452&go=ed.europe.2012 Sun, 5 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2722451&go=ed.europe.2012 Drove up from Brussels and turned in the car. 8000 km! Took our bags to the Schipol Airport lockers and just what we needed overnight to the IBIS hotel. Took the shuttle back to the airport and the train into downtown. Went to a huge floating Chinese retaraunt for Peking duck. Did a walk through the red light district before an early night and bed.... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2722451&go=ed.europe.2012 Sat, 4 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2721220&go=ed.europe.2012 Drove from from Arras to the Canadian War Memorial, Ed could not travel to this area without seeing it. Tried to find some information on Ed's ancestors in Nivelles but too much has changed so we settled for lunch and went on to Brussels. Time to pack for the flight, get our tax refund paperwork collected and,add up the value of our purchases. Went out for a snack and a walk around the square (in ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2721220&go=ed.europe.2012 Fri, 3 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2721205&go=ed.europe.2012 ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2721205&go=ed.europe.2012 Thu, 2 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720861&go=ed.europe.2012 We had breakfast in the room them headed out. Wen to the Louvre, Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower (Had to walk up! Only one elevator was working) lots of security, bags checked twice on the tower, lots of police, even French Marines with automatic rifles patrolling in teams of three. Left for Arc de Triomphe, another walk up! Went to Montmarte for a late dinner.... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720861&go=ed.europe.2012 Wed, 1 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720674&go=ed.europe.2012 We drove to Paris today from Lyon, France. We went to Versailles where Louis XIV "the Sun King" lived and the massive garden with hundreds of statues, Wow! But the water fountains were not on. We used the underground metro and trains to get to Versailles from our hotel. We jumped 3 trains.... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720674&go=ed.europe.2012 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720457&go=ed.europe.2012 Drove to Lyon, France's second largest city. We actually arrived in time for a 2 km long traffic jam! More tolls on the Autoroute as well. Ernie made an involuntary contribution to relive the Fench deficit (90 Euros for 141 kph in a 110 zone, he missed the reduction from 130). We saw an enormous tour boat on the Saône river above the confluence with the Rhône. It was so tall they had t... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720457&go=ed.europe.2012 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720289&go=ed.europe.2012 Toll Hell again, made the chnging of the guard, then toured the palace and Grace Kelly's grave in the cathedral.Dove to Nice and toured the beach and then the old town after lunch. Hot !... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720289&go=ed.europe.2012 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720288&go=ed.europe.2012 Found we can't go by train to Monaco Saturday as we missed the early one and the late train won't get us there for the changing of the Guard. Went by car and begin to hate the Frech Autoroute. Three toll stops in 41 km in the middle of a 130 kph highway! Why bother, it took 20+ minutes to get through one! Might as well take the scenic 70 kph highway not to mention the wasted fuel.Visited the Grand... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720288&go=ed.europe.2012 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720283&go=ed.europe.2012 Beautiful scenic drive to Mandelieu-la-Napoule but there is a special place in hell for the person who designed the road through Grasse! Weird design for the two floor suite, everyone going to the bathroom has to go through the kitchen! meal out as no one felt like cooking, will pick up groceries tomorrow.... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720283&go=ed.europe.2012 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT