Tag Archives: Trains

Day 3 – Day-tripping to Stein Am Rhein and Rheinfalls

Posted on June 15, 2019 by herktrav

Another rainy day prediction goes down the drain. Thank you once again to the weatherman for getting it wrong. Sunny with a few clouds means we are heading out to explore. Today we are heading north to visit the area … Continue reading →

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Swiss Rail System – Wow!

Posted on January 20, 2019 by herktrav

As we move into the cold of January, it’s less than five months until we go to Switzerland.  It seems like we were just talking about going and we’re already moving into train ticket buying time. Switzerland has an awesome … Continue reading →

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Sunday – Sunshine and good wine

Posted on July 2, 2018 by herktrav

Woke up, ate our breakfast and then set off to the train station.  Our destination today is the town of Zaanse Schans.  It’s a historical town with windmills, cobblers, bakery exhibits, cheese and much, much more. We arrive at the … Continue reading →

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From Bruges to Amsterdam

Posted on July 1, 2018 by herktrav

Up early to clean up, pack up, eat breakfast and head to the train station.  It’s hard to believe that we’re heading to our last stop on what has been a fabulous trip.  Bruges was a delight.  It is such … Continue reading →

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From Paris to Bruges

Posted on June 26, 2018 by herktrav

Still can’t believe it’s time to move on from Paris.  The time seemed to go so fast.  We had a wonderful time and can’t wait to return. We’re taking the Thalys train to Belgium, so we’ll be leaving from Gare … Continue reading →

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Off we go to Paris

Posted on June 23, 2018 by herktrav

We really enjoyed Pontorson, but today we’ll be moving on to Paris.  Our train leaves at 9:14 am, so we needed to get up early to clean up, check out and walk over to the train station. While checking out, … Continue reading →

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Moving on to Pontorson

Posted on June 17, 2018 by herktrav

Nantes was a great start to this trip.  We really enjoyed ourselves and only have good things to say and good memories. We woke up early, cleaned up, went down for breakfast and then prepared to check-out.  We have a … Continue reading →

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Just about ready to leave

Posted on June 9, 2018 by herktrav

Just three days until we are off and everything seems to be in order.  Emails with confirmations have been coming in from the hotels, and restaurant reservations are mostly made.  We are a little excited about finally getting a reservation … Continue reading →

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Potential bump in the road

Posted on April 17, 2018 by herktrav

Planning complete.  Restaurant list looking good.  French rail strike – what? Just when we thought that everything was in place, the French rail union has called a strike or ‘La Grève’.  French unions are different from unions in other places … Continue reading →

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Back to Edinburgh

Posted on May 26, 2017 by herktrav

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Woke up early, but thought I overslept. At 4:30 am it was already light out. Luckily, I have a super power that allows me to roll over and sleep for four more hours. Got ourselves cleaned up … Continue reading →

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