Days 11 and 12 [Rhia’s comments are italicized] “More stairs,” exclaimed Rhia as she looked up from the train station in Tarragona! But like a true backpacking fiend, she trudged the three quarters of a mile up, past Roman ruins, to Tarragona’s old town. I think people in this part of the world are, literally,…

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Days 9 and 10 [Dan’s comments are italicized] Before saying goodbye to Paris, Dan spent some quality time with our Airbnb host’s cat, for which he seems to have developed intense feelings… Then it was another long train journey to Barcelona. It was late when we got to our room but we still managed to…

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Days 7 and 8 [Dan’s comments are italicized] One of our best experiences in Paris was somewhat unlikely; after visiting Versailles, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame (still closed after the fire of 2019), and walking along the Seine, we visited the Pablo Picasso museum. Neither of us is particularly fond of Picasso’s paintings…

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Days 5 and 6 [Rhia’s comments are italicized] Arriving in Brussels was actually a breath of fresh air as it’s very cosmopolitan. As soon as we arrived we sat down for a bite to eat at a sidewalk cafe. We are finding out water seems to be a precious commodity in this part of Europe…

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Days 3 and 4 [Dan’s comments are italicized] Whew! Crossing the English Channel can be horrific but our journey was great. The white cliffs of Dover gleamed in the sunshine. The Dunkirk war museum was quite emotional. The British Navy and private citizens on fishing boats saved over 330,000 lives between May 26 and June…

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Days 1 and 2 Thank goodness our friend, Jules, met us at the final train station (and had a taxi waiting) as we were two tired puppies! Day 2 was spent with Jules relaxing and catching up…perfect! Thank you, Jules, for being our friend 💖 BUT Dan and I are beginning to wonder whether this…

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