Blogs from Europe - page 3

It’s really a shame that this blog site is having so many issues. Had to log in with different browser and still uploading many photos black. Going to work on an alternative option because photos are my jam. Today I headed over to the Human Library. The bus I took randomly stopped with no explanation and a bunch of confused humans retreated from the bus bi decided to walk the remainder of the way there so I could see sights and not have to worry about transport. Apparently there was a marathon this morning , which made sense one I learned that. The Human Library is a brilliant concept where you can check out books who are people and ‘reading’ them is a conversation in any direction you take it on a topic of choice presented ... read more

Our last two ports of call were Casablanca and Lisbon. We reached Casablanca on April 30th after 3 days at sea. It was a lovely day with bright sunshine and warm weather. We were booked on a bus tour as we did not want to walk too far as I have been having problems with my back. We left the ship after lunch and headed off into the city. The last time we were here, seven years ago, we had toured the huge Hassan 11 mosque and driven along the beach front. This time we got to see a lot more. We drove into the city past the old Portuguese fort and our first stop was a brief one outside Rick's Cafe, made famous in the movie. Then it was on to the mosque. This is ... read more

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Because we chose to focus on museums for our last day, it meant we got a later start. Our breakfast crew went at 9am for our normal hotel buffet meal. Then after grabbing Alex, we walked to the National Ireland Museum area to check out our first museum of the day. First on the list was the Natural History Museum. We arrived a bit before opening which gave us time to catch our breath and observe the crowd. There was a dad taking photos of his son and daughter that you could tell were used to this treatment as they hugged and posed for the photo quick before jumping away to explore. A sign in front of the place explained the fact that this museum had been preserved as was developed in the past to help ... read more

I don’t know that I would recommend choosing to essentially do a day trip on a layover after flying to Europe and having a timeframe…especially having not traveled internationally for a bit. Canada doesn’t count. Navigating transportation was a comedy of errors that necessitated rushing around, which is not very fun when trying to see things! Anne Frank House I’m not quite sure how to describe the house. For me, with everything I have studied, it was more about the experience. I chose not to pick up the audio tour. I could hear it on others’ speakers but really wanted to just see the house and be in the rooms and understand the annex from the perspective of being there. It gives me a better appreciation for the situation they were in and the small spaces ... read more