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Day 6 – Moving on to Lucerne

Posted on June 19, 2019 by herktrav

Hard to believe our time in Zürich is over. We really enjoyed exploring the city and neighboring areas. As Zürich is our entry to Switzerland, we could not be happier with our choice. Our favorite things about Zürich are easy … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – Day trip to Rapperswil and Schaffhausen

Posted on June 17, 2019 by herktrav

With the weather defying the odds, we decided to go exploring again today. Our journey this morning was to Rapperswil at the far end of Lake Zurich. We had originally planned to take a boat ride to get there, but … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – Walking around Zurich

Posted on June 15, 2019 by herktrav

Woke up to a gorgeous, sunny day. The weatherman had predicted rain today, but luckily they were wrong. So on this perfect sight-seeing day, we were off. Zurich is a pretty large city, but the old town is fairly compact … Continue reading →

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Canal cruising on a sunny day.

Posted on July 2, 2018 by herktrav

Woke up to another beautiful day.  After cleaning up, we went down for breakfast and my daily Dutch lesson.  We have basically been eating a good breakfast each day and then dinner.  No lunch, just an occasional snack and adult … Continue reading →

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Last day in Bruges

Posted on June 29, 2018 by herktrav

Our last full day in Bruges and we have some items that still need to be checked off our list.  We eat a light breakfast and then head out. When we were walking out of our street, we could hear … Continue reading →

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Enjoying the day in Bruges

Posted on June 28, 2018 by herktrav

If I told you I woke up before the alarm at 6:50 am, would you even believe me ?!? It’s true!  We were showered and ready for breakfast early today.  Enjoyed a hearty breakfast and then headed out for a … Continue reading →

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Visiting Beautiful Bruges

Posted on June 27, 2018 by herktrav

We both woke up early after a good night’s sleep.  After the little bit of walking around last evening, we were excited to explore the town.  The hotel’s breakfast provided many choices and we found out that everything is homemade. … Continue reading →

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Our last day in Paris

Posted on June 26, 2018 by herktrav

Woke up to a beautiful sunny day.  Cleaned up and went down to breakfast.  It’s hard to believe that this is our last day in Paris. Since we still had time left on our tickets, we walked back to Notre … Continue reading →

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Tourists in Paris to celebrate summer

Posted on June 25, 2018 by herktrav

With nothing on our agenda until dinner, we decided to be tourists for the day.  What a wonderful way to bring in the first day of summer.  We strolled down to Notre Dame and from there we caught the Hop-on / … Continue reading →

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Enjoying the day in Pontorson

Posted on June 20, 2018 by herktrav

Since today was a strike day for the railroads in France, we took advantage of an extra quiet day to check out the town.  Pontorson is a lovely little town that typically is used by tourists who want to visit … Continue reading →

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