Tag Archives: 2012

Paris, France, October 2012

Posted on February 9, 2013 by petergsimmons

The City of Light was our final stop on our short visit through France, Holland and Switzerland. We stayed near the Eiffel Tower on Rue Cler, on a delightful side street with lots of restaurants and pastry shops. The eating … Continue reading →

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Beaune, France, October 2012

Posted on February 9, 2013 by petergsimmons

Beaune is the heart of the wine country of Burgundy. The old town is a walled village approximately 3km by 3km. We stayed inside the walled area in a modern “old” hotel – Via Mokis. The weather was overcast, and … Continue reading →

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Lyon, France October 2012

Posted on February 9, 2013 by petergsimmons

Lyon – the food capital of France did not disappoint. The local cuisine, wines and pastries proved to be a gourmet delight, and reasonably priced at that. Lyon is at the boundary of the Beaujolais and Rhone wine growing regions. … Continue reading →

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Floriade 2012, Venlo Netherlands

Posted on February 9, 2013 by petergsimmons

Floriade is the Netherlands largest flower show held every 10 years. Marg had been to the one held in 1982 in Amsterdam on her last visit to Holland. The show was a floral expo with pavilions from different countries, which … Continue reading →

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Basel Switzerland October 2012

Posted on February 9, 2013 by petergsimmons

We travelled by train to Schiphol and then caught the flight to Basel/Mulhouse. Basel shares an airport with Mulhouse in France and Frieburg in Germany. The airport is physically in France. There used to be two separate exits – one … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam October 2012

Posted on February 9, 2013 by petergsimmons

Amsterdam Amsterdam was the start of our 2 weeks in Europe. My first impressions flying into Holland, were the wind turbines off shore and the manicured landscape, with canals everywhere and nothing wild. Schiphol airport is 3m below sea level, … Continue reading →

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Sumatra Days 12, 13, 14 – Lake Toba

Posted on July 8, 2012 by petergsimmons

Day 12 On to our final destination, Lake Toba. We were met by Zulham at 7:30 at Green Hill. He had been there since 6am, as he and the driver, Ochuk, left Medan around 3am! We had breakfast, trekked to … Continue reading →

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Sumatra Days 9,10,11 – Medan, Bukit Lawang

Posted on July 8, 2012 by petergsimmons

Sumatra day 9 -Medan Today we toured some of the cultural sites of Medan with Zulham and his family. The first stop was the Grand Mosque. When we entered the grounds, we saw a school group looking at some of … Continue reading →

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Sumatra Days 6, 7 and 8 Banda Aceh

Posted on June 26, 2012 by petergsimmons

Sumatra Days 6, 7, and 8 The adventure continues with a new destination today – Banda Aceh. We left the hotel early as we were not sure about the traffic to the airport. Got there in 15 minutes, checked in … Continue reading →

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Sumatra Days 3, 4 and 5.

Posted on June 7, 2012 by petergsimmons

Our third day in Sumatra really got us immersed into the culture of West Sumatra. We started out by going for a 30 minute walk around the area near where we were staying after experiencing the early wake up call … Continue reading →

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