Terry & Maura's First Europe Adventure 1985
This was our first trip around Europe after arriving in England the week before. We had bought a 60 day Eurail pass and 30 of the 60 nights we slept on trains to save money. We also slept under bridges, in our little tent next to the Rhine, in fields at times it was a little scary but we had a great adventure. We recently found our travel diary, so 30 years later are putting the entries into this blog.
Planned Dates
Mar 20, 1985 to May 21, 1985
Countries
16
Trip Map
Trip Entries
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London, Dover, Dunkirk, Paris, our trip begins.
Wednesday, March 20, 1985
London, England, United Kingdom
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Visiting the sights of Paris
Thursday, March 21, 1985
Paris, Île-de-France, France -
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Sacre Cour, Sacre bleu!
Friday, March 22, 1985
Paris, Île-de-France, France -
4
Paris to Luxembourg
Saturday, March 23, 1985
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Luxembourg -
5
Namur, Belgium
Sunday, March 24, 1985
Namur, The Ardennes, Belgium -
6
Day trip to Brussels
Monday, March 25, 1985
Brussels, Belgium -
7
Raining in Namur!
Tuesday, March 26, 1985
Namur, The Ardennes, Belgium -
8
Brugge or Bruges, whatever we were there
Wednesday, March 27, 1985
Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium -
9
Snowing in Gouda!
Thursday, March 28, 1985
Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands -
10
Sunshine in Bordeaux, a fine warm day at last!
Friday, March 29, 1985
Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France -
11
Hot day in Bordeaux
Saturday, March 30, 1985
Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France -
12
Camping in the middle of nowhere near Aranjuez
Sunday, March 31, 1985
Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands -
13
Awesome day, awesome place
Monday, April 01, 1985
Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain and Canary Islands -
14
Amazing Alhambra and wonderful Easter Processions
Tuesday, April 02, 1985
Granada, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands -
15
Seville
Wednesday, April 03, 1985
Seville, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands -
16
Knackered after a 15 hour train trip
Thursday, April 04, 1985
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and Canary Islands -
17
Incredible Barcelona on Good Friday
Friday, April 05, 1985
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and Canary Islands -
18
Not nice in Nice
Saturday, April 06, 1985
Nice, Provence, France -
19
Easter Sunday in Venice
Sunday, April 07, 1985
Venice, Veneto, Italy -
20
Brindisi to Corfu
Monday, April 08, 1985
Brindisi, Puglia, Italy -
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Wonderful Corfu
Tuesday, April 09, 1985
Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece -
22
Beaches, crashes, dancing and ouzo
Wednesday, April 10, 1985
Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece -
23
Crazy hostel owner and missed connections
Thursday, April 11, 1985
Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece -
24
Food poisoning and boat trip to Athens
Friday, April 12, 1985
Corfu Town, Ionian Islands, Greece -
25
Athens, a bit of a hole really
Saturday, April 13, 1985
Athens, Attica, Greece -
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Just passing through
Sunday, April 14, 1985
Brindisi, Puglia, Italy -
27
Day of waiting and travel
Sunday, April 14, 1985
Rome, Lazio, Italy -
28
Rome, the eternal city, and we are there!
Monday, April 15, 1985
Rome, Lazio, Italy -
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Incredible Colosseum and awe inspiring Catacombs
Tuesday, April 16, 1985
Rome, Lazio, Italy -
30
Quick trip to Venice, then off to Florence
Wednesday, April 17, 1985
Venezia, Veneto, Italy -
31
Venice to Florence, campsite and gelato
Wednesday, April 17, 1985
Florence, Tuscany, Italy -
32
Pisa and Florence
Thursday, April 18, 1985
Pisa, Tuscany, Italy -
33
Florence to Milan to Geneva to Lausanne to Morges
Friday, April 19, 1985
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland -
34
Morges - Geneva - Luzern
Saturday, April 20, 1985
Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland -
35
Lovely Luzern/Lucerne
Sunday, April 21, 1985
Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland -
36
Luzern-Zurich-Basel-Vienna
Monday, April 22, 1985
Vienna, Vienna, Austria -
37
Ah Vienna
Tuesday, April 23, 1985
Vienna, Vienna, Austria -
38
Vienna - Innsbruck - Munich
Wednesday, April 24, 1985
Munich, Bavaria, Germany -
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Munich - the sights and the beer
Thursday, April 25, 1985
Munich, Bavaria, Germany -
40
Heidelberg, camping by the Rhine
Friday, April 26, 1985
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany -
41
Plans change and a home stay in Dortmund
Saturday, April 27, 1985
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany -
42
Chilly in Dortmund
Sunday, April 28, 1985
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany -
43
Dortmund to Amsterdam to Paris to Koblenz
Monday, April 29, 1985
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands -
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Just passing through on way to Koblenz
Monday, April 29, 1985
Paris, Île-de-France, France -
45
Terry's 21st Birthday!
Tuesday, April 30, 1985
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany -
46
Passing through Trier
Tuesday, April 30, 1985
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany -
47
Passing through Hanover
Tuesday, April 30, 1985
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany -
48
Trains, boats, snow and showers
Wednesday, May 01, 1985
Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark -
49
Passing through Stockholm
Wednesday, May 01, 1985
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden -
50
Boozy Swedes on the board
Thursday, May 02, 1985
Turku, Western Finland, Finland -
51
Dull Helsinki, but the do have sauna's
Thursday, May 02, 1985
Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland -
52
Stockholm
Friday, May 03, 1985
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden -
53
Amazing scenes across the top of Norway
Friday, May 03, 1985
Bergen, Western Fjords, Norway -
54
Incredible scenery and Sognefjord
Saturday, May 04, 1985
Myrdal, Western Fjords, Norway -
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Passing through on the way back to Copenhagen
Saturday, May 04, 1985
Oslo, Oslo, Norway -
56
Copenhagen Cones in the rain
Sunday, May 05, 1985
København, Denmark -
57
Hideous sights in Hamburg
Sunday, May 05, 1985
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany -
58
Rhine cruise - waffles & Fanta for breakfast
Monday, May 06, 1985
Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany -
59
Mainz and at last a stationery bed.
Monday, May 06, 1985
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany -
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Frankfurt Main
Tuesday, May 07, 1985
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany -
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Wiesbaden the start of the Romantische Strasse
Wednesday, May 08, 1985
Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany -
62
Wurzburg
Wednesday, May 08, 1985
Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany -
63
RodT what a place!
Wednesday, May 08, 1985
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany -
64
The drivers name is Hans and my name is Lucy!
Wednesday, May 08, 1985
Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria, Germany -
65
Munich to Paris on the 'Orient Express'
Wednesday, May 08, 1985
Munich, Bavaria, Germany -
66
Quick stop in Paris
Thursday, May 09, 1985
Paris, Île-de-France, France -
67
Paris to St-Malo and back to Paris
Thursday, May 09, 1985
St-Malo, Brittany, France -
68
Ok off to Lourdes
Thursday, May 09, 1985
Paris, Île-de-France, France -
69
Just changing trains
Friday, May 10, 1985
Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France -
70
Lourdes - the grotto, sick people and Kiwis
Friday, May 10, 1985
Lourdes, Midi-Pyrénées, France -
71
Help from the French
Friday, May 10, 1985
Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France -
72
Awake and off to Paris again
Saturday, May 11, 1985
Paris, Île-de-France, France -
73
Just changing trains
Saturday, May 11, 1985
Caen, Normandy, France -
74
Another missed connection to Ireland
Saturday, May 11, 1985
Cherbourg, Normandy, France -
75
Incredible Bayeux Tapestry
Sunday, May 12, 1985
Bayeux, Normandy, France -
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The Old Bag of Rouen
Sunday, May 12, 1985
Rouen, Normandy, France -
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Finally a boat to Ireland
Monday, May 13, 1985
Le Havre, Normandy, France -
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At Last we are in Ireland
Tuesday, May 14, 1985
Rosslare, County Wexford, Ireland -
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Dublin
Tuesday, May 14, 1985
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland -
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Camping in Cork
Wednesday, May 15, 1985
Cork, County Cork, Ireland -
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No Blarney, so off to Killarney
Thursday, May 16, 1985
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland -
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Cork
Thursday, May 16, 1985
Cork, County Cork, Ireland -
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Galway
Friday, May 17, 1985
Galway, Western Ireland, Ireland -
84
Galway to Athlone
Saturday, May 18, 1985
Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland -
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Westport
Sunday, May 19, 1985
Westport, Western Ireland, Ireland -
86
Dublin and time to head home
Monday, May 20, 1985
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland -
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Liverpool
Tuesday, May 21, 1985
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom -
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Back in London
Tuesday, May 21, 1985
London, England, United Kingdom
