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Offline caldera

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river cruise to france
« on: November 01, 2013, 08:29:10 AM »
Dear old Mom took me and my siblings on a river cruise to France last week.  I would love to go back some day and see much more - including the girls - ooh-la-la!  :devil

Took a ton of pictures with my discount camera.  Some of them have a bit of blur but most are pretty good.


Normandy Beach: http://s343.photobucket.com/user/caldera_08/slideshow/Normandy%20Beach



Includes the US D-Day cemetery.




Paris: http://s343.photobucket.com/user/caldera_08/slideshow/Paris



Various architecture and monuments, as well as the Louvre.




Rouen and Les Andelys: http://s343.photobucket.com/user/caldera_08/slideshow/Rouen%20and%20Les%20Andelys



Includes Castle of Richard the Lionhearted - and even zombies!




Giverny and Conflans: http://s343.photobucket.com/user/caldera_08/slideshow/Giverny%20and%20Conflans



Monet's humble digs.




Versailles: http://s343.photobucket.com/user/caldera_08/slideshow/Versailles



The flowers were all gone for the season and the fountains were off, but you get the gist.
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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2013, 08:37:20 AM »
Very nice!  Back in '98 when I was in sales, work sent me on a 5 star vacation in Paris for a week.  Loved it there!
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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2013, 09:12:13 AM »
What river cruise line did you guys go on? Uniworld, Viking, Arosa?
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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2013, 10:42:20 AM »
Quote from: ghostdancer on November 01, 2013, 09:12:13 AM
What river cruise line did you guys go on? Uniworld, Viking, Arosa?

Viking.  Unfortunately, they didn't feature any Viking food.  ;)
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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2013, 11:52:01 AM »
What no Viking drinking horns full of ale! That is inhumane! ;)

But how was Viking? Thinking of doing a river cruise next year and haven't decide with who yet.
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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2013, 02:51:21 PM »
It was my first river cruise, so I can't compare one outfit to the other.  I can say that it was a better overall experience than ocean cruising.  Can't find any faults with the service and the food was really outstanding (best lamb chops and duck ever - by far).  Also got unlimited wine/beer with meals, which was a good little bonus.  Best vacation yet.  :cheers:
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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2013, 03:50:45 PM »
Normandy was part of the cruise or did you start/finish there?  Have you got a route map?
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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2013, 07:52:42 PM »
Quote from: Curval on November 01, 2013, 03:50:45 PM
Normandy was part of the cruise or did you start/finish there?  Have you got a route map?

We started with two days in Paris, then one in Giverny and Vernon.  Then Rouen, Normandy, Les Andelys and back to Paris for Versailles.

The Giverny and Conflans slideshow is mislabeled.  It should be Vernon, not Conflans.  Too much wine has affected my memory.  :old:
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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2013, 02:45:17 PM »
Nobody liked the Normandy beach pics?  :huh

Man, it is a tough crowd in here. 
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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2013, 07:17:00 PM »
kinda crazy that you posted this, was just at a vets house today doing some pump work, and he was on the beach on D-Day.  Wow he has some stuff to tell about it, I think I wasted 2 hours just talking to him :rock  great pix BTW :aok
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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2013, 11:27:27 PM »
Thanks for posting. <S>  (And I did like the Normandy pics!)
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Offline SirNuke

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Re: river cruise to france
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2013, 04:47:38 AM »
Normandy <3 If anyone drops by paris give me  a shout!
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