Home
The bags are
empty and the washing is done (though not put away) we’ve had 2 sleeps in our
own bed and I’m waiting for the jetlag to hit me tomorrow (it hit day 3 last
trip … but I could be lucky this time) so while my brain is functioning I’ll do
the last entry for the Euro 17/18 trip.
I’ll start
with Christmas … we hoped for a white one but didn’t get it. Never mind!
Those of you who know me well, know I am a bit of a Christmas Decoration
tragic so here are some photos of European Christmas decorations. No pics I’m afraid of the box full I brought
home. Because they have access to ‘greenery’
that holds up in the cold (and doesn’t have to contend with 35+ degree temps)
the Europeans do decorations so well.
And they do
flowers – lots of flowers, potted, in bunches, and the florist shops are
divine. I could look at them all day and
never tire of it.
And they do
lights
My friend
Anne called this the ‘Coffee, Cake & Churches Tour” … so for Anne and the
rest of you who like cake …. Drool over these!
Great coffee pretty much everywhere ... and plenty of chocolate
Everyone
lucky enough to travel comes home with mixed feelings about some parts of the
places they went. We came home with
mixed feelings about Prague in particular.
Yes, it’s a magnificent city with glorious historical buildings and
magical views but it is also a city with a major problem with graffiti.
Europe doesn’t
provide you with those wonderful opportunities for ‘lost in translation’ signs
like Asia does but there were a few shop names that gave us a giggle or
two. And there were churches with
fabulous names.
Then there are
the ‘did I just really see THAT!’ moments you just have to take a picture of.
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| This really was in a shop window in Bad Kreuznach ... and it wasn't the only place we saw guns in shop windows |
And then
there are these … specially for our friends Lenny & Amie who take fabulous
photos of doors. We tried hard to get
the whole rainbow but I think you’ll agree there are some corkers here in any
case.
This one warmed my heart ... outside the French Australian Museum in Villers Bretonneux
It wasn't T'shirt weather but these two caught my eye...
So there you
have it … Purplegirl & Beerman’s European Adventure. Fifty four days, 13 cities, lots of villages
& towns, we’ve had a ball, met up with wonderful friends along the way and
seen more than we ever dreamed of.
Thanks for coming along XX
