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We covered many kilometers by plane, ship, train, tram, metro, bus, atv, bicycle, tennis shoe, and flip flop. We traversed the high ridges of the Greek Isles, the dairy lands of Switzerland, the cobbled lanes of Barvarian walled cities, the canals of the Dutch lowlands, and the heights of Eiffel's tower.  We consumed mass quantities of cheese, chocolate, gyros, french fries, crêpes and more than the occasional beer. We woke up early for the calm of the morning and  stayed out too long and stayed up too late on too many nights.  We had many great meals prepared by head chef Tara with first understudy Riley.   We climbed stairs of wood, stone, steel, and dirt. Ancient stairs and modern stairs. Stairs made steep, straight, crooked, and spiral.  We slept in structures centuries older than our country. We were hostily hustled into a youth hostile with hostile youth.  We saw a collection of art from across history and collections dedicated to the old European ruling classes. We tried our

The kids were delighted with the decision to hit Disney on our last day.  We had fun for 12.5 hours and then called it a day. But before we arrived we had a little bit more train fun. The line we were on ended so we had to depart the train and catch the next one to the Disney stop. But the next one never came and the one we were on never left. Everyone, even the locals, seemed confused as to what was happening.  A few minutes later came some announcements, in French, over the address system.Everyone, still looking a little bewildered, began to file slowly back in the train. So we did the same. Next stop Euro Disney.  While we were in line for our first ride it really did become a small world when around the corner walked Josh and Olivia, whom we met in China. Josh and Olivia are from New Zealand and had just quit their jobs in England and are taking the rest of the year off while making their way back home.  We did have some challenges with maintenance issues.  The first ride we boarde

You could spend a year in the Louvre and still not take it all in. So what do you do with a few hours? We wanted to give the kids an appreciation of this museum and some of the works in it but we also wanted not to push their burn out factor. We found a 'Best of' tour that we could accomplish in a few hours and leave a more in depth tour for later in life.  It was a little like a scavenger hunt following this route, first take this escalator, then turn behind this wall, then take this elevator. We did manage to accomplish it and see all the sights.  Of course, top of the list was saying "Hi" to Lisa. This is the ultimate selfie. There was no getting the kids directly in front for a shot as it was mass chaos. I am sure with a little photo shop work you could create a very nice image and fool everyone.  The Wedding Feast at Cana was next, depicting the first recorded miracle of Jesus' earthly ministry. There is no way to do these works justice with my camera, skills