Eurotweets 2015
I was on twitter throughout our trip. While I get the numerous posts ready, here is an outline of travels. They are in reverse-time order and after the jump
Nov 24
Since they were dressed for a day at work (where there are few rooms heated), they must have been fine. I couldn't take it. I needed heat
Nov 24
One of Randy's company's drivers & a coworker met us at the airport in Randy's car. They drove over from Changping w/out running the heat
Nov 24
Back in Beijing. So happy to have heat #北京冷
Nov 23
We can't leave Germany yet. I still have 1.75 left on my Callya account
Nov 23
A jazz version of "Joana" in English played in cafe/bar area where we are waiting at airport. Couldn't help but respond "Du geile Sau"
Nov 23
...she said she was German but studied English in Delhi. She said she felt the need to overcompensate for her Indian accent
Nov 23
Waited on at the airport by a blonde women. She asked where we were from, so I asked if she were German, noting her strong British accent...
Nov 23
Lego Advent calendars were on sale at a toy shop in the airport. That's my excuse
Nov 23
One last Frühstück before we go
Nov 23
#Belgium: Police are asking not to report their movements on social media #Brussels
Nov 22
🎶 It's beginning to look a lot like Weihnachten/ Every Weg you go
Nov 22
Three weeks, eight countries. Trip is winding down now. Just one day in Köln and then Frankfurt tomorrow
Nov 22
One of the attendants on our train asked Brigid where she was going tonite "Colonia, as in 🎼 Viva Colonia!"
Nov 22
Gare de Paris Nord, pay to use the loo, get free wifi
Nov 20
Jen Ambrose Retweeted Christopher Hooton
Ack. We missed it by two weeks! Jen Ambrose added,
@ChristophHooton
Nov 20
One more stop at @TheLoaf_es for Pan Extreme, the bread of my dreams. Then one last afternoon in the sand for the kiddos
Nov 20
Paris remains on everyone's mind, even here in San Sebastián
Nov 20
Hope everyone's having a good time at @NFL_China Steelers events w/out us. Good thing we have this to dry our tears
Nov 20
Lunch at @TheLoaf_es today. Pure awesome. Has become one of our favorite things about San Sebastián (next to the beach)
Nov 19
Even with everything going on, loved France. But because of everything going on, happier than usual to be in Spain
Nov 18
Love this on the Church of St Pierre in Bordeaux, St James points The Way (hint: third guy up on the right, outer)
Nov 18
I am now so well practiced saying, "je suis désolé. je ne parle le français" people think I might be lying
Nov 18
Bonjour Bordeaux. It has been much too long
Nov 17
One more look across the Saône tonite. Hustled the kids past the well-guarded Palais de Justice historique de Lyon
Nov 17
Hands down, Randy's favorite part of Lyon has been the Roman ruins.
Nov 17
You can laugh because we went to the Musée Miniature et Cinéma, but you know you'll wish you could go in December
Nov 16
Jen Ambrose Retweeted Sky News
Ok this explains all the police gathering by Victor Hugo statue last night. And the sirens.
@SkyNews
@ambrosejen Nov 16
Steelers win! Wave the Terrible towel from the Italy-Slovenia border
Nov 16
Also saw this makeshift memorial in Lyon at La Place Bellecour tonite
Nov 16
I don't know if their candles are always in these colors, but at the Basilique in Lyon today #PrayForParis
Nov 16
Ack I forgot what time Steelers game start in Europe. Just got back to the hotel to stream the audio!
Nov 15
Myles on our Accor-network hotel in Lyon: It's almost as nice as a Wanda Realm! (Which cost only 388 RMB a night)
Nov 15
Made it to Lyon. Saw so many police: Milano Centrale, Milano Garibaldi, on the train three times. But then, once we arrived in Lyon, none
Nov 14
Randy was interviewed (in English of course) by Sky TV, asked if we were nervous going to Paris. "No, because we're only going to Lyon"
Nov 14
In Milano and the TGV to France is running as normal. Before boarding our train we went through police screening and a lot of TV cameras
Nov 14
Plan today is to go to Lyon. TGV is still showing the train as normally scheduled. We'll just go on to Milan and see what happens.
Nov 14
And the adventure this afternoon took us for to Most na Soči, chosen almost at random from the train schedule
Nov 14
So many of our best adventures are found at the end of dirt roads
Nov 13
As much as I like Italy's new food labeling in restaurants, it is merely stating the obvious to note Tutti the pizza and pasta have gluten
Nov 12
Not only did these bottles make my train ride better, but also that of the Italian women who seeing these got theirs
Nov 11
Brigid: What does "Es tut mir leid" mean? You say it everywhere we go
Nov 11
A daytrip to Luzern and the kids and I were drawn to the towers and wall
Nov 11
So many signs in Luzern in Chinese. Mostly ones in watch shops but also this
Nov 11
Of course they are coming one of the weeks i am not in China. Of course they are
@Realrclark25
Nov 9
Apparently our Lego themed trip did not end in Günzburg. Near our Zürich hotel is exhibit of The Art of the Brick
Nov 9
Raise the terrible towel from Kraków
Nov 9
Things you can do in Tuttlingen station on a Sunday afternoon: use a pay toilet, visit a cool rock-themed art instillation by a local artist
Nov 9
Things you cannot do in the Tuttlingen train station on a Sunday afternoon: eat, get a beer, buy a Vodafone top off card
Nov 8
Swabian Alb region. Wow. Even the shot taking guys are in awe, straining to look out the windows and taking pictures
Nov 8
Group of retired guys on our train out of Ulm. One of them just passed out little bottles of Schnapps to his friends. Tempted to ask for one
Nov 8
These are probably the bane of German parents, but I love these silly little magazines that come w Lego or Playmobil
Nov 8
Adding to the list of words I wished I had learned in German class: coloring page, scrambled eggs, dragon
Nov 8
And now I'm worried there is not enough alcohol in Legoland to calm Randy down from the experience
Nov 8
Randy just took the kids thru some of the rope course at our hotel. There is not enough Xanax in Germany to get me up there
Nov 8
I'm still giggling about sleeping in a Lego castle for a second night
Nov 7
Standing in line to see Chima 4D movie. I've said it before: my kids talk about Legends of Chima like Randy & my BIL discuss Game of Thrones
Nov 7
Mmmm. Glühwein for me and hot Punsch for the kids #legoland #Deutschland
Nov 7
Cold and wet November day means no lines for water rides at Legoland
Nov 7
Aperol Sprtiz with Legos #legoland #deutschland
Nov 7
Wie sagt man aid Deutsch "Geeking out" #legoland
Nov 6
Most useful and unappreciated word in Chinese has to be 的。I wish all languages had this. So much easier to describe things
Nov 6
Theme song/earworm for this trip? "Tage wie Diese" of course
Nov 6
Will never cease to amaze me how well Randy can see deer. Even from this moving train he sees them in the fields and woods
Nov 6
As though to impress our departing train in Plzeň, a huge electromagnet picked up and dropped a half ton of steel scrap
Nov 6
Oohing and ahhing over the landscape, picturesque towns, beautiful churches, and scrap yards we see along the train out of Prague
Nov 6
Always a twinge of sadness to leave Prague, but on the bright side, we'll be in Germany this afternoon!
Nov 5
Ducked into a cafe for breakfast. And wifi to download maps and fix my fantasy football roster
Nov 5
Yes, morning on the Charles Bridge. I love how empty it is
Nov 5
Kids loved the night train! They slept so well!
Nov 5
For Brigid's birthday, we surprised her with a carriage ride around Kraków.
Nov 4
A view of the salt chapel from above
Nov 4
A chapel made of salt. 90 m or so beneath the ground
Nov 3
It was totally worth 100 złoty to get a tour guide to teach my kids that in old times gargoyles were called Pukers
Nov 2
Glorious day in Kraków.
Nov 2
Taxi driver in Kraków said we were lucky; last night our same flight was diverted 200km away for heavy fog/smog
Nov 2
About to board for Kraków. I hope the have enough pierogi for us
Nov 2
Whoo hoo we are "celebrating" Steelers touchdown in a quiet and empty corner of the Frankfurt airport #HereWeGo
Nov 2
Awesome! Happy birthday,Mom! Love to you & dad
Sally Ambrose @fjrsally
40 min time kickoff
Nov 1
Off to Poland.
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