London
Danny from Australia, Deena from Canada, and I on the first night in London
Danny making new friends
The white cliffs of Dover on the English Channel
Paris, France
Eglise du dome in Paris; the burial sito of Napoleon
Eiffel Tower at sunset
Tower structure
Arch d’ Triomphe with the French TriColor inside
Egyptian Obelisk brought from Luxor
The glass pyramid of the Louvre
Inside the glass pyramid (made famous by The Da Vinci Code)
Inside Saint Chapelle Cathedral
Famous rose window of Notre Dame
Notre Dame along the river Seine
Geographic center of Paris; It’s said that if you stand on it you’ll return to Paris, so we did!
Moulin Rouge
A little escargot, actually quite good!
Kristen from Australia and I
Palace of Fontainbleau
Beaujolais Wine Region, France
Wine tasting in the Beaujolais wine region of France
Storm coming in over the vineyards
Robbie the Rockstar on the first theme party night
Danny, Robbie, Dougal, and I
Amy the double-drinking angel
Megan, Alex and I during our vineyard picnic
A neat old village in the Beaujolais region
Path up to the vineyards
Vineyards
A view of the region
Very old Chateau
The Roman Aquaduct site of Pont du Gard in France
Barcelona, Spain
Along the Mediterranean in Spain
View of Barcelona from Olympic Stadium
Port of Barcelona
Gaudi’s Sacrada de Familia Cathedral, under construction for 120 years so far
An execution by firing line area in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona
Archway to the execution area; notice the skull
Along La Rambla in Barcelona
Flamenco dancers
Robbie, Danny, and I
The fortified walls of the village
French Riviera
Village of Eze, France in the Riviera
Overlooking Nice in the French Riviera
Taking a dip in the Mediterranean to cool off after walking around
Monaco
The Royal Palace of Monaco and residence of the Grimaldi family
Francois Grimaldi, disguised as a monk, before taking over the country in 1297. The resulting assassinations are said to be the root of the Grimaldi curse
Looking over Monaco
One sweet Ferrari
The Grand Casino in Monte Carlo
Pisa, Italy
Leaning tower of Pisa
Claire and I turning into giants to remove the flag from atop the tower
Florence, Italy
Canadians Aaron and Ryan in love with a giant beer at the Red Garter pub in Florence, Italy
Jake from Tasmania and I along with a couple glasses of stout
The river Arno in Florence
Statue of David
the great Leonardo
Ponte Vecchio in Florence
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
The Duomo, Brunelleschi’s great work
Ceiling of the Duomo, and one of the most impressive works I saw in all of Europe
View of Florence from atop the Duomo
Rome, Italy
Roman ruins
The Colliseum
Overlooking the Colliseum in Rome
Trevi Fountain
The Pantheoen
Ceiling of the Pantheon
On the way to the Sistine chapel
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Inside St. Peter’s Cathedral in Vatican City
The alter of St. Peter's; It's said that the remains of St. Peter rest below this very spot.
Swiss Gaurdsmen
Swuare of St. Peter’s Basillica
Obelisk of St. Peter’s Square
The Spanish Steps in Rome
Rome at Sunset
Verona, Italy
Statue of Juliet in Verona, Itlay, and me following local “custom”
Juliet’s Balcony in Verona
Venice, Italy
Good times in Venice, Italy
In the Plaza of Venice
Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Venice
Bridge over a canal
Grand canal of Venice
St. Mark’s clock tower of Venice
On the Gondola
Chad and I on the gondola
Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Austria
Palace of the Lipizzaner Stallions in Vienna
The Lipizzaner Stallions in performance
St. Christopher’s Cathedral
Horse-drawn carriage in Vienna
John, Robbie, and I at the Schnapps factory tour and tasting
In front of the equipment
Gardens of Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna
Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Austria
The gates of Mauthausen Concentration camp
Crematorium in Mauthausen concentration camp
Gas chamber
Quarry where Jewish prisoners were made to carry stone up and out of the quarry
Statue commemorating the liberation of Mauthausen by American forces
Mondsee Cathedral in Austria, and the site of the Von Trapp wedding in The Sound of Music
Munich, Germany
The German pubmaster
Danny and I at the beer hall in Munich
German version of Mantopia
Kelly showing the liter Stein just who’s boss
Famous bell towers of Munich
Hopfgarten, Austria
Amy and I preparing for white water rafting in Austria; it had snowed the night before and that water was cold!!
A cool palace I don’t know the name of
Meegs celebrating her birthday as a mermaid
Reggie, Danny, and I during garbage bag theme party night; you had to create a costume from a garbage bag. I’m Superman, Reggie was Zorro, Danny was…..
Reg, Jake, and I
Hopfgarten, Austria
Happy cows in Hopfgarten
A paraglider coming in just before I went up
Preparing to paraglide, and run off the side of the mountain!!
View from the paraglider
My flying feet
Hanging out in the room
Switzerland
At Swarofski crystal world
The Dying Lion memorial of Lucernce, Switzerland, and the most moving memorial I’ve ever seen. Google it and read the history.
A wider view
Chapel bridge of Lucernce Switzerland
Swans on the lake
Kelly, Danny, and I during the last theme party, “Shock Your Mother”. Yes, she was shocked. Don’t get bent out of shape, it was all in good jest.
Jake, Danny, and I doing our best pose.
Waterfall in the village of Latterbrunen, Switzerland right outside our chalet window
Looking down on Latterbrunenen
View from the top of Jungfrau, called the top of Europe, in the swiss Alps at 13,642 ft. (4,158 m).
Hanging out in the snow
Frozen weather station
Celebratory beers at the top with Jake, Danny, and I
Reggie and I embracing the cold
Frozen tunnel through the mountain
More views from the top
Neat farm house
Shaving cream revenge at 3 a.m.
Germany
Along the Rhine river in St. Goar, Germany
Danny and I taken out by the Austral-Asian super bug. We were sick!
The Netherlands
Cool clogs in the Netherlands
Giant clog!!
In the village of Edom, Netherlands
Dutch windmill, used to pump water between the canals
Riding through the village, Dutch style
Meegs and I enjoying a Stroopwaffle in Amsterdam. Man those are good!
Along the canal
Paddling our boat through the canals of Amsterdam
Amy and I enjoying the cruise
Crazy lizards in the garden of Amsterdam
Myslef with the Canadian boys
Back to the UK
London sky line on the way back in
Robie and I before saying goodbye in London
Gary, Myself, Dainan, and Danny having one last pint before parting ways in London. The end of a tremendously good time!
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