“Tubers”
Madrid, Paris and London in two weeks.
Wow.
I met my daughter, Saela, in Madrid on June 25, which happened to be the 25th anniversary of my wedding to my lovely bride, Cassi. It was tough to be apart on that day, but the next couple of weeks made up for it.
Saela and I flew to Paris and met Cassi, Martin V and Mira on June 27. We were there for five days, checking out the “usual” awesome stuff, like the Eiffel Tower, Sacré-Cœur and Champs-Élysées, except for one day to and from Valenciennes in northern France for a World Cup football match at the Stade du Hainaut between The Netherlands and Italy. (The Dutch won and went on to meet the USA in the final.)
The EuroStar took us through The Chunnel to London on July 2. In addition to all the “usual” sights, like Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral and The Tower of London, we also traveled to Leavesden in Hertfordshire one evening to take in the Warner Bros. Studios Harry Potter Experience. They shot all of the movies there, and the Harry Potter Experience is now a permanent part of the campus.
Awesome trip.
I tried to look at it a little differently here and there along the way. Here’s some of what I saw:
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- “The Metro” – Paris
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- “Lady & Boutique” – Paris
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- “Neighbors” – Paris
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- “Man & Son & Man” – Paris
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- “New Friends” – Valenciennes, France
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- Champs-Élysées, Paris
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- Westminster Abbey, London
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- “Waiting for the Old Guard” – Paris
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- “Howdy Limes” – Mercado De San Miguel, Madrid
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- The British Museum, London
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- Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, Paris
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- “Lion’s Door” – Madrid
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- “Day & Night” – Paris
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- “L’Echiquier Opéra” – Paris
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- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
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- La Louvre, Paris
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- Sacré-Cœur, Paris
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- “Mosaic” – Montmatre neighborhood, Paris
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- “Country Train” – France
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- “From the Depths” – Paris
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- “Fountain & Girl” – Shakespeare & Co., Paris
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- “Doorman” – London
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- “Levels” – London
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- “Corner of The Man” – St. James’ Tavern, London
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- “Coming & Going” – Gare du Nord, Paris
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- The Glass Palace, Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid
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- Gare du Nord, Paris
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- “Rue Home” – Paris
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- “Double-Decker View” – London
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- “Sarcophagus” – The British Museum
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- “The Rest” – The British Museum
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- “Waterloo Station” – Paris
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- “Heisted History, Parthenon” – The British Museum
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- “Eye” – London
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- “Diamond Louvre” – Paris
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- “Seats of St. Paul’s – London
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- “Pillars” – London
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- “Under the Bunker” – London
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- “Woozy” – St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
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- “Stairwell” – London
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- “Top Door” – St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
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- “Pure London”
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- “Courtyard” – Westminster Abbey, London
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- “Dining with Sherlock” – London
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- “Barkeep” – London
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- “Meet the Myth” – London
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- Towers Bridge, London
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- “Tower Depths” – The London Tower
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- “Street Sundial” – London
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- “Facade” – London
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- Side Street, London
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- “L’Echiquier Redux” – Paris
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- “To History” – The Louvre, Paris
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- “Path del Retiro” – Madrid
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- “Cheers from The Herc” – London
2 Comments
Jay Jansen · July 11, 2019 at 7:06 am
Martin we absolutely love the b/w photos of your family trip to Europe!! Hopefully your children will never forget this trip of a lifetime.
Love you guys! Miss you too…
Jay n Jeff
Martin C. Fredricks IV · July 11, 2019 at 9:18 am
Thanks so much for the kind words, Guys. It was, as you said, a trip of a lifetime. We should get together soon.