Europe 2006
In and around Europe
It started with a trip to see the family for a few weeks and has turned into a one way trip to London with plans to see much of Europe.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Paul Bennett
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London - Day 1, or is it 2?
Well here we are, we have arrived. The most complicated part of travelling out here to London is doing the math to figure out what the heck happene... Continue reading »
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London - Day 3 - Touring Central London
We started the day with a fairly traditional breakfast just down the street from my cousins house. Who said English food was bland. Our first food... Continue reading »
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London to Bristol - Day 4
Went downtown to check out some more stuff. Got to Harrods and checfked it out, it lives up to it's reputation of being the most extravogant depart... Continue reading »
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Day 5 - Bristol (Now with photos)
Well we had another great sleep here in England. We woke up and made breakfast with Hazel (Not allowed to call her Aunt or Auntie). After bre... Continue reading »
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Day 6 -Bristol & Tragedy at Home
Tragedy has struck for me in Vancouver. I received a phone call at 05:00 AM GMT from my friend that is taking care of my apartment. "Your fish are... Continue reading »
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Day 7 - Bristol and Monmouth, Wales
Well today we woke up and drove out to Wales to see Hazels friend Debora(h) and her very entertaining husband Geoffery. We had a great drive throug... Continue reading »
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Day 8 - Bristol and Bath
Woke up and had another good breakfast.
Amy and I caught the train to Bath. Bath is a Roman city named for it's Roman baths that were used b... Continue reading »
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Day 9 - Bristol to London
Well today I got up at 6 AM and went for a walk for a few hours in the rain. Met Hazel for Coffee and then bought neck pillows and an eye shade for... Continue reading »
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Day 10 - London Luton
Well, what a day. We woke up and had breakfast with dozens of others in the hostel, it was nice but I was the oldest by about 70 years. We made som... Continue reading »
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Day 11 - Paris
So we wake up in Luton airport and check-in to our flight. I then fell asleep in the lounge.
The flight to Paris was good. You get to choose... Continue reading »
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Day 12 - Paris
Paris is ripping me off. A phone call for 2 euros ($3)? It is still a lot cheaper than London though.
So I woke up and started to panic about... Continue reading »
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Day 13 – Paris to Geneva, Switzerland
The day started off so nicely. We went to the Louvre and checked out all the sights. It is an incredible place, so huge that it would take days to... Continue reading »
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Day 14 - Geneva to Avignon, France
We woke up in the institutional hostel in Switzerland to a man coming into the room and declaring “Dix Hueres”. I guess that we slept in. We headed... Continue reading »
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Day 15 - Avignon
Avignon is gorgeous, a must for any France trip. It is in the heart of Prevence and has a rich history dating back to the 10th century.... Continue reading »
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Day 16 - Avignon to Barcelona, Spain
Nice easy day. We woke up, had some breakfast, headed up to the bus (bus was an hour late, we were 20 minutes early). The bus ride was nice and rel... Continue reading »
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Day 17 - Barcelona
Amy and I were put in a room with one guy from Aregntina. At 4 AM we were woken up by the guy from Argentina, and a girl "Trying to make babies" in... Continue reading »
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Day 18 - Barcelona
Day 18, alreay, finally. Europe is starting to wear on us. We just want to relax and spend less than $100 just for one or two days. Instead:
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Day 19 - Barcelona to Valencia
Have a mentioned yet that Europe is wearing on us? We have spent about $7000 already.
We woke up this morning in a panic because we didn´t h... Continue reading »
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Day 20 - Valencia
So we are still here in Valencia. We made breakfast and then went to the beach with the girls from New York City. We spent pretty much the whole da... Continue reading »
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Day 21 - Valencia
We started by waking up and getting up to the kitchen for 1 PM. Made breakfast, sat around and did nothing all day. Played on the laptop etc. Hijac... Continue reading »
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Day 22 - Valencia
Valencia is still great. We have met dozens of people now. Today we woke up late and had breakfast around 1 PM. At 3 or so we and three others deci... Continue reading »
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Day 23 - Valencia
Surprise Suprise, another sleep in. We woke up very late in the day and talked to Carlos about some lagoon that he and his lovely friend Eddie were... Continue reading »
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Day 24 - Valencia to Granada
So again, late wake up. We packed up our things and put them in storage downstairs at the Hostel. We talked to Ashley and decided that we were goin... Continue reading »
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Day 25 - Granada
So where did I leave off... oh yeah, we are at the bus station at 7:30 or so. I have had about 1 hour of sleep.
Luckily the hostel that we h... Continue reading »
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Day 26 - Granada to Sevilla
So the day starts early and ends late.
I got up at 6:45 and met Carlos to go up the mountain the La Alhambra to see if we can get tickets. A... Continue reading »
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Day 27 - Sevilla
We woke up late again today. This late thing is cutting into our touristing. Ate toast for breakfast.
By the time we got out of the hostel it... Continue reading »
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Day 28 - Sevilla to Lagos, Portugal
So we woke up really really late this time. We left at noon to go out to the electronics store to get a new camera for poor Carlos, his is busted.... Continue reading »
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Day 29 - Lagos
We had an incredible breakfast at "The Dude"'s restaurant. Eggs on toast, bacon, and pancakes smothered in syrup, nutella, and ice cream. They don'... Continue reading »
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Day 30 - Lagos to Lisbon
I made it out of the aparment before noon today. I ventured over to the Rising Cock to see if I could scrounge up some coffee. When I got there I c... Continue reading »
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Day 31 - Lisbon to Porto
We woke up to rain again today, in Lisbon. It took a while to get up and out, I would say just before noon. I bought our tickets online, saved them... Continue reading »
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Day 32 - Porto
The trip is coming near it’s end, so the panic has turned to relaxation. I find that in the final days of a trip like this that the combined concer... Continue reading »
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Day 33 - Port to Paris
This was truely the travel day from hell. It seem okay as we woke up and finished off the groceries that we had bought when we first arrived in Por... Continue reading »
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Day 34 - Vancouver
We are home! We were unable to retrieve our video camera or wallets, but we are home. At last. Contact me: paul at lgis.ca Continue reading »
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