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    Europe Trip Summary Spring 2023

    December 10, 2023

    In the spring of 2023 we spent about seven weeks in Europe. The first two weeks were with family, then just Julie and I for the final five weeks.

    Spain

    • Lisbon
    • Madrid - walking around, Reina Sofia
    • Madrid - Palacio Real and the Gran Via
    • Madrid - El Rastro, El Prado, Parque del Retiro
    • Toledo Spain
    • Barcelona - Rambla, Palau de la Música Catalana
    • Barcelona - A day of Gaudí
    • La Sagrada Rainbow and Night

    Italy

    • Vans, Planes, and Trains
    • Cinque Terre - Monterosso to Corniglia
    • Cinque Terre - Corniglia to Riomaggiore and more
    • Florence
    • Florence - Walking around and FOOD
    • Last Day in Florence, Last Day with Family
    • Fair Verona
    • Venice - City of Nations
    • Venetian Lagoon - San Michele, Murano, Burano, and Torcello
    • Venice Endings

    Austria

    • Vienna - Art and Music
    • Vienna Food and Drink
    • The Sound of Salzburg

    Czech

    • Prague Arrivals
    • Prague Jewish Quarter
    • Prague Music and Architecture

    Germany

    • Berlin After Nearly 33 Years
    • Berlin Remembers

    Netherlands

    • King’s Day in Amsterdam
    • Three Days in Amsterdam
    • Bike Tour Day 1 - Haarlem to Leiden
    • Bike Tour Day 2 - Leiden to Gouda
    • Bike Tour Day 3 - Gouda to Dordrecht
    • Bike Tour Day 4 - Dordrecht to Willemstad
    • Dutch Ponies
    • Bike Tour Day 5 - Willemstad to Zierikzee
    • Bike Tour Day 6 - Zierikzee to Middelburg
    • Bike Trip Day 7 - Middelburg to Bruges
    • Our Bike Tour Equipment

    Belgium

    • In Bruges
    • Brussels, aka The End

    Updated: December 10, 2023

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