Cathy & Kathryn on train from Amsterdam to Mulheim an der Ruhr
The rear of the ICE (Inter Country Express) 105
Thru the window in The Netherlands
Drug enforcement officers that boarded train with dog
Boarding platform for train
McRent lot with the motorhome we will rent
Our motorhome in first campground in Aachen, Germany
Campground sign
Shower & toilet facilities at campground
The first store we found - we loaded up with groceries
Our first meal in Europe was at a McDonalds in Aachen
This was the first real store we found. We bought sleeping bags and other necessities at this Carrefour in Belgium
You have to pay to get a cart in Europe - you get your money back when you return the cart, costs 1 euro
Close up of lock and coin slot
On way out of town we had to wait for a bicycle tour
Our second night was spent at this Aire (rest area)
Our camping spot at Le Mont St. Michel
View towards shower and toilet building - also place to wash dishes
The Super Marche' at campground
Our first view of Le Mont St. Michel
Street on Le Mont St. Michel
Kathryn and Cathy on Le Mont St. Michel
View from Le Mont St. Michel
View along the walk on Le Mont St. Michel
A little island beside Le Mon St. Michel
Free campground at base of Le Mont St. Michel
Campground office at campground in Paris
Our pitch at the Paris campground
Shower, toilet & clothes washing facility at Paris campground
The bar at Paris campground - Kathryn met Contiki tour people here
The Metro station near our campground
Waiting for train
This motorhome was dry camped on the street in Paris
You could see him going about normal living inside the motorhome
Finding directions in Paris
Where we had soup and sandwiches in Paris
The Louvre
Louvre inside court yard
The pyramid entry to the Louvre - made famous in the DeVinci Code
The Louvre entrance
Buying tickets for the Louvre at the kiosk
Going up to the display areas
Pointing the way to the Mona Lisa
Part of the Egyptian display
An Egyptian Lion
The Eiffel Tower
Closer view of the Eiffel Tower
The Champs Elysee
Walking down the boulevard
Fountain outside the Louvre
Where we got ice cream cones
Eating the ice cream cones
Walking towards the Arc de Triomphe
The Obelisk in the background
Obelisk donated to France by Egypt
Eiffel Tower
Typical street sign
Traffic police
View down the Champs Elysee
Easy tp park car
The busy Champs Elysee
Cathy & Kathryn in a Champs Elysee mall
Restaurant on the Champs Elysee
Upscale stores
The Arc de Triomphe
You can buy a ticket to go to the top
The escalator to the Metro platform at the Arc de Triomphe
Kathryn on the Metro train
The street outside the campground Metro station
Market where we bought some things for dinner
A big fifth wheel trailer at Paris campground
Aire (rest area) in central France
Our motorhome in the Aire
Our pitch at St Flour campground
Free motorhome parking in St Flour (we didn't know about it)
St Flour street
St Flour stores
View of valley from St Flour
View of church in valley below St Flour
Computer store in St Flour
View of St Flour
Another view
Close up view of Cathedral
Traffic circle sign at Aire
Another view of medival village
Close up view of village
Interesting bridge on way to Barcelona in France
Close up view of bridge - taken by Kathryn
Spanish rest area
Truck driver making dinner on his flat bed truck
View of picknic sites in rest area
Campground office at Tres Estrella Campground near Barcelona
Bus stop at Tres Estrella campground
Where we got off the bus in Barcelona
Some protesters on the street in Barcelona
View of plaza
View of University
Interesting turret
More interesting turrets
Work on Cathedral - should be finished in 30 years
Close up view
One of the open top double decker buses we toured Barcelona in
Train station in Barcelona
We stopped at the train station McDonalds for lunch and a bathroom
View of Barcelona from up on mountain
Communications tower on mountain
Another view of mountain
An escalator at museum which was closed when we were there
View of Barcelona
Mediterranean Sea harbor at Barcelona
Typical table setup at campground in Barcelona
Motorhomes on the beach
Largest motorhome at campground
They have sun shelters to park RVs under
Beach view
Restaurant, bar and disco at Tres Estrellas campground
Bungalows at Tres Estrella campground
Tres Estrellas Campground sign
We stopped at Ikea in Barcelona for breakfast and to pick up a few things
Medival castle at Aire in southern France
Aire de l'Arc
Exit sign at Aire de l'Arc
Campground in southern France - had good WiFi for one hour for 8 euros
View of Cannes, France from Aire
Bella Italia campground restaurant where we ate in central Italy near Brecia
Our pitch at Bella Italia
Beach at Bella Italia campground
Menu at restaurant at Bella Italia
Entrance to Bella Italia campground - they sell memberships here
On the way to Venice - traffic jam
Entrance to campground at Fusima, Italy across from Venice
View of harbor at Fusima - interesting ships went by
Villa on small island on way to Venice
Venice from our boat from Fusima
The Venice water front
Gondolier
Canal in Venice
The Grande Canal in Venice
View along the canal
A street in Venice
A small canal
Gondolier on small canal
Book store where I bought a Donna Leon Inspecter Brunelli mystery in English - the series takes place in Venice and Cathy and I both enjoy them
Typical street in Venice
I saw this dog twice
Street puppeteer
Working boat on the canal
Kathryn on the lagoon near the boat landing
Ceiling in a church
People walking their dogs
Delivery on the canal
You can see the pallet they are delivering
Bridge over the Grande Canal
View from lagoon
I took a picture of a painting for sale by a street vender
A mime on the street
DLH delivery man and his cart
Musician playing glasses - it sounded perfect
Close up of playing the glasses
Some nuns in a sex shop
Plaza in Venice
Canoes and kayaks at Fusima campground
A four wheel drive camper from Austria
A larger four wheel drive camper from Austria
Another view of the four wheel drive campers
More canoes - there was to be a 35km race thru Venice