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Keith and Pete - Postcards from Europe

Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely...
We couldn't be described as adventurous, but we're traveling around Europe while living in Poland.
As serendipitous travelers, we are keeping this blog so you, back home can see some of the sights from places we have been.
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*update as of March 2009 - we have returned home, but continue to be pre-occupied with all that we saw and experienced in Europe.*

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November 1st 2007 -» November 8th 2007 United Kingdom
January 20th 2008 -» January 27th 2008 Portugal's Tagas Valley
January 28th 2008 -» February 2nd 2008 Amsterdam
February 15th 2008 -» February 16th 2008 London once more
April 9th 2008 -» April 10th 2008 Paris again
May 7th 2008 -» May 14th 2008 Three Italian cities.
June 2nd 2008 -» June 16th 2008 Italian Riveria
June 26th 2008 -» June 29th 2008 Family Time in Europe
August 5th 2008 -» August 21st 2008 Pelopennese Greece
September 28th 2008 -» October 8th 2008 Versailles
November 3rd 2008 -» November 4th 2008 Thanksgiving along the Romantic Road
November 27th 2008 -» November 30th 2008 Three stops along the Mediterranean coast
February 18th 2009 -» February 25th 2009

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By Keith and Pete
May 20th 2009

Our mini visit to "Mini" North America » United States » Minnesota » Minneapolis » Uptown

Katie holding a 1200 pound cherry
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's icon

If you are familiar with the bloggers on this site, you will know that when most of them return home from their world trip, they take time to recall the adventure, and write a summary of the best moments, or their most recommended sites. And many of the entries are quite creative. I had planned on attempting just that- but since we landed back on American soil, we haven't slowed down, and I haven't had time to blog! Maybe a retrospective will come later... One much anticipated aspect of being home has been to be with our children and family. So [View Full Entry]

By Keith and Pete
March 4th 2009

Our Last Supper in Milan Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

last look at Duomo di Milano

Up On the Roof... And so, we end our European travels, almost where we began a year and a half ago, in Milano. Within days of our arriving in Poland, at end of September 2007, visiting Milan was our first venture. At that time we had not perfected our tourist skills, and missed seeing one of the most important sights Italy has to offer, da Vinci's The Last Supper. We really did need advance reservations! I figured that we should make up for this faux pas, and we decided to exit Poland by way of Italy. And I just about panicked [View Full Entry]

By Keith and Pete
February 25th 2009

Winter Sunshine in Antibes, along the French Riviera Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Antibes

harbor at Antibes, France

Another train ride into Antibes, France. This is the final leg of our Mediterranean trip. It is the French Riviera, but there are no crowds and no suntans. Traveling during the off season is perfect, if you don't like crowds. Places like this are sun havens, even at this time of year in Europe, and it is what we appreciated. One day was spent staying in Antibes just to walk around the tip of the Cap d'Antibes peninsula. It is a dramatic public coastline with gates that must be leading from luxurious mansions on the other side of the walls. All [View Full Entry]

By Keith and Pete
February 22nd 2009

In Vincent's steps, through Arles Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Arles

streets in Arles

A game of Petanque When we were planning the trip along the coast from Barcelona to Antibes, Keith thought about hiring a car and we would have a leisurely drive, town to town. But the cost to return a car in a different country from where it was rented was too expensive. So we sat in a comfy train seat and enjoyed the view! When ever we passed the sections of highway, I had to laugh to myself, thinking of how the drive might had been, with me "nagivating"! As we got near to Arles, the country side outside the window [View Full Entry]

By Keith and Pete
February 18th 2009

Hola! from Barcelona! Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

Barcelona buoy
soaking up the sunshine

When asked about the long construction time of his masterpiece, La Sagrada Familia church, Antoni Gaudi is said to have stated that his "client was in no hurry." Yet, Keith and I were. We were in Barcelona only a couple of days, so we enlisted the help of Jose, and concentrated on the area of the city nearest our hotel. This included the Barri Gotic, whose Roman ruins are tucked round corners and up in the narrow alleys of the medieval streets. Gaudi's nature inspired designs are fanstastic. The park that he planned, as a gated community, was worth a day [View Full Entry]

By Keith and Pete
February 16th 2009

The memorial at Auschwitz and a Polish priest Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Auschwitz

Birkenau
guard tower and electric fence posts

The town of Oswiecim, Poland is just 50 kilometers from Krakow. It's brick barracks were built before the second World War, as barracks for the Polish Army. This little village, has grown into a small town over the last 65 years. And each day thousands of people from literally all over the world find their way here. To see for themselves, and to remember those that died. The numbers of the victims are subject of controversy. But this facility claims more victims of the Nazis, than any other such camp. It was built for slave labor and for extermination. Now the [View Full Entry]

By Keith and Pete
February 7th 2009

"Praha, ain't it nice? Yes" Lennon Wall graffiti Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Graffiti on Lennon's Wall

After our flights were cancelled last weekend, the weather is better, and we are in Prague for the weekend. It is beautiful this time of year, since the snow has left accents of white on the statues and roof lines. With the winter weather comes the fact that there are fewer tourists, so crowds weren't an issue. Although the cold was! We are still wimps when it comes to freezing temperatures. Meaning, we did spend more time in cafes, warming up over bowls of steaming soup. That could be considered a cultural experience, the cafe culture. The picturesque Charles bridge, was [View Full Entry]

By Keith and Pete
February 3rd 2009

Bone Church in the Czech Republic Europe » Czech Republic » Central Bohemian Region » Kutná Hora

chapel decoration

I would love to be so elegant a writer to be able to explain the meaning of such a place as the Ossuary of Sedlec, near Kutna Hora. Or have the ability to photograph these sculptures made of human bones, so that you could clearly see the meaning in them. The little booklet states that "This work is not an end in itself; for decades, it has reminded visitors of the limits of human life and the fact of death. This fact is intended to lead to mutual harmonic coexistence and to respect for life and to make people aware of [View Full Entry]

signed by the Master wood carver, hired to redistribute the bones

By Keith and Pete
January 23rd 2009

A day at the airport, a lesson in patience Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków

more and more people

We woke up with the alarm at 3 am. Not unusual for us. Keith always books the early flights. And he likes to be at the terminal early, no last minute arrivals for him. We had a 5:30 am plane to catch. We are headed to Prague. "The most beautiful city in Europe!" Or so we've been told. Looking out of the window while I ate my breakfast, I thought to myself, "it's mighty foggy outside" You all are smart, and now know where this blog is going. no where....Just like us. We arrive at the airport. The 5:30 am flight [View Full Entry]

By Keith and Pete
January 12th 2009

There is more than one King in Warsaw Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw

in the Warsaw Rising Museum
the symbol for the Polish underground movement is at the left ( sort of a "P" with a "W" ) The eagle on the red and white flag is the symbol of Poland.

This past weekend, we took the train up to Warsaw. We feel obliged to make a visit, being that we are temporary Polish. And this is Poland's capital for the past 400 years. It was first in Krakow. At the top of this entry is a photo of the Jewish Cemetery, it was the only deserted place we were in during the time in Warsaw. This is a very alive, busy city. We were impressed by the size of this cemetery, with the snow highlighting the tops of the grave stones, it seemed to go on indefinately into the woods. [View Full Entry]

Chandelier reflected in the Royal Castle

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