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Tag Archives: European Inspiration
Amsterdam – Heineken Factory
Amsterdam – Heineken Factory Due to my “chemical engineering” mind, I decided to check out the Heineken factory with fellow Contiki travellers… yeah I’m full of fun reasons. The museum is quite a complex set-up where history and equipment abound. … Continue reading
Posted in Amsterdam, Europe, European Inspiration, Netherlands
Tagged Amsterdam, beer label, brown bottles, chemical engineering, contiki, Contiki tour group, European Inspiration, fellow, green bottles, heineken, Heineken beer, Heineken experience, heineken factory, instincts, marketing, Netherlands, travellers, vats, western countries, World of Heineken
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam Amsterdam was our first city on the Contiki – European Inspiration Tour. The city with the Red Light District and Painted Elephant Statues… Canals everywhere, feels a lot like home (Ottawa’s Rideau Canal). There were a lot of bikes … Continue reading
To Amsterdam
To Amsterdam A quick glance at the white cliffs of Dover and we got on a ferry bound for Europe! The Trip over was pretty uneventful, time to talk to fellow travellers and start planning out Amsterdam. We had to … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, European Inspiration, Netherlands
Tagged amp, Amsterdam, belgium, bicycle, bike tour, canal, canals, clog, contiki, Contiki tours - European Inspiration, cycling in Netherlands, demonstration, europe, European Inspiration, fellow travellers, glance, good measure, multitude, Netherlands, place cheese, sabo, sabotage, white cliffs of dover, windmill, windmills, wooden shoe, wooden shoes
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Day 1 – European Inspiration – Ferry Ride down the River Thames
Day 1 – European Inspiration – Ferry Ride down the River Thames After a ride on the London Eye , my plan was to head towards the Tower Of London, but it was about a 30 minute walk down the … Continue reading
Posted in England, Europe, European Inspiration, London, United Kingdom
Tagged architecture, buildings, City Cruises, contiki, docks, England, European Inspiration, ferry, ferry ride, Ferry ride along the Thames River, guided tour, heat of the day, inspiration, last time, London, london bridge, london eye, photo, pre-tour, real bridge, river thames, shakespeare, Shakesperean Theatre, shipmates, ships, shoreline, sun, tall ship, Thames River, The Eye, theater, tower bridge, tower of london
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Day 1 – European Inspiration – London Eye
Day 1 – European Inspiration – London Eye Definitely one of the newer attractions in London, the London Eye is basically a huge ferris wheel which allows for an exquisite view of the city of London (Official Website). When I got … Continue reading
Posted in England, European Inspiration, London, United Kingdom
Tagged attractions in london, big ben, boats, cityscape, clear glass, contiki, England, english parliament, European Inspiration, exquisite view, ferries, ferris wheel, hassle, inspiration, London, london eye, parliament, parliament buildings, pen knife, pre-tour, river thames, straight forward procedure, swiss army knife, Thames River, The Eye, top of the wheel, wheel
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Day 0 – European Inspiration – The British Museum
Day 0 – European Inspiration – The British Museum There are three things I like about this museum. Its Free* It has interesting exhibits from around the world They allow Photography Here is a link to their website –> http://www.britishmuseum.org/ … Continue reading
Posted in European Inspiration, London
Tagged 15 minutes, british museum, compasses, contiki, egyptian section, European Inspiration, exhibit section, finger prints, Garden and Cosmos, glass enclosures, head dresses, inspiration, many things, mechanical clocks, mummies, museum, museum membership, photography, photos, pre-tour, stone statues, tendencies
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Day 0 – European Inspiration – To London
Day 0 – European Inspirations – To London As I was going to be in Europe for quite some time, I decided to take along some extra storage space. Although there are many photo storage devices available, they tended to … Continue reading
Posted in England, European Inspiration, London, United Kingdom
Tagged European Inspiration, London post box, The Tube
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