Our trip to Europe was to visit with Nicole who finished her MBA, in Barcelona, in March...how could we not visit! Don’t you agree?
Departing Halifax on March 25 (12:20am) we arrived in Barcelona around 5:00pm. (Staying at the Hesperia Presidente hotel.) We had a great tour guide who showed us many things we had not see on our brief first visit. One highlight was a concert of Beethoven's 5th Symphony on Friday evening.
On the 29th we travelled to Paris by train. (Staying at Floride-Etoile hotel for four nights.) The ride through the country side (6.5 hrs) was very interesting with huge farming tracts and vineyards. Here are a few highlights of our Paris stay:
On day two we traveled to Poupry, the ancestral home of Bob’s ancestral family. Four brothers left there in the late 1600s or early 1700s and traveled to Nova Scotia – these boys were the forefathers of virtually all of the Fougères in the province. It is a very lazy little village.
Day three included a visit to the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral and, in the evening, a dinner cruise on the Seine, enjoying the Paris of lights.
April 2 we were on the Eurostar train, through the Chunnel and into London. To experience the Chunnel was on our bucket list - it was not terribly interesting but at the very least we had the experience.
We had three sleeps in London. (Staying at Kensington Close Hotel) We didn't have a lot planned for our stay in London but we did go for a ride on the London Eye, a visit to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, and a tour of Royal Albert Hall and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
On April 5 our direct flight took us into Halifax about 3PM – another adventure under our belt.
We did add pictures each day as we travelled; the editing is almost done but we are still doing tweaks. Keep checking back.
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