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Techites
take a European River Cruise -2011 |
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Music Off
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In
June of 2011, several Techites took a European River Cruise from
Belgium through the Netherlands, Germany, France,
ending in Basel, Switzerland. Gene Gill and his nephew Duke
Gill
started early in Amsterdam, and then traveled to
Bruges, Belgium to join Martine Coleman Madlinger
(T'52), Joan Smith Ludwig
(T'52) and husband Jay. After
several days in Bruges, this group traveled to Antwerp to join Cortez and Jo Yarbrough Smith
(T'53), and Natalie
Bailey Keefe
(T'53)
for the beginning of the fabulous 14 day River Cruise.
(P.S. Gene took
2100 photos - ONLY 140 appear here). |
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Gene |
Duke |
Joan |
Jay |
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Martine |
Natalie |
Jo |
Cortez |
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| Gene
and Duke in Amsterdam, Haarlem, Delft, and Brussels... |
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Amsterdam Canals |
Stedelijk Museum |
Rembrandt House |
Flower Market |
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Tour of Bols Distillery |
Red Light District |
Gene at Hotel |
It's 5 PM |
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Haarlem |
Haarlem |
Haarlem |
Mozart played this organ |
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Delft Canals |
Delft |
Delft City Hall |
Delft |
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Brussels Gran Plac |
Brussels Gran Plac |
Brussels: Mannekin
Pis |
Brussels Guild Houses |
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...and 3 nights in
beautiful, medievil Bruges, Belgium. Joan, Jay, and Martine
join us. |
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Bruges Canals |
Bruges |
Bruges - Gene |
Bruges Berg Square |
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Bruges Holy Blood |
Duke-Joan-Gene-Jay |
Bruges Market Square |
Bruges-Gene |
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Michelangelo Sculpture |
Joan-Jay |
Katherine visits from
Paris |
Bruges-Martine |
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Katherine from Paris |
We splurged... |
Bruges Berg Square |
Bruges Market Square |
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...travel to the ship
by bus with a stop in Gent, Belgium |
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Gent |
Gent |
Gent Canals |
Gent Guild Houses |
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...and the cruise
begins in Antwerp, Belgium. Natalie, Jo and Cortez join us. |
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M/S River Melody |
Joan - Jay - Cortez |
Get-together in Cabin |
First Dinner |
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Natalie |
Antwerp Guild Houses |
Antwerp "Our Lady" |
Home of Rubens |
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Willemstad, Netherlands |
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Kinderkijk, Netherlands |
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Willemstad Harbor |
Willemstad windmill |
Kinderkijk Windmills |
Kinderkijk windmills |
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Nijmegen, Netherlands |
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Safety Drill on ship |
Relax time-Private Deck |
Nijmegen |
Natalie - Nijmegen |
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5 PM Get-together in
cabin |
Jo - Gene |
Joan's Birthday |
Celebration continues... |
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Bonn, Germany |
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Arriving Bonn |
Statue of Beethoven |
Market Square |
Beethoven's Birth House |
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Cochem, Germany |
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Damn! This is in
German |
Cochem Castle |
Cochem Market
Square |
Gene- 1st Ice
Cream |
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Bernkastel, Germany |
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Cochem:
Natalie-Martine |
Cruising |
Bernkastel |
Bernkastel |
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Trier, Germany |
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Bernkastel |
Bernkastel |
Trier Gardens |
Trier Palace |
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Trier Cathedral |
Trier Market Square |
Market Square |
Trier: Porte Nigra |
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Luxembourg |
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2nd Ice Cream |
American Cemetery |
American Cemetery |
George Patton |
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Luxembourg Palace |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
Gene has a birthday. |
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Traban-Trarbach, Germany |
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Celebration continues... |
Traban-Trarbach |
Traban-Trarbach |
Traban-Trarbach |
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Speyer, Germany |
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Scenic cruising |
Scenic Cruising |
Speyer - Light rain |
Speyer Cathedral |
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Strasbourg, France |
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Speyer Gate |
Bloody Mary Time |
Strasbourg Cathedral |
Strasbourg |
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Frau Natalie |
Strasbourg canals |
Strasbourg |
Strasbourg |
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Riquewhir, France |
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Riquewhir - charming |
Riquewhir |
Riquewhir |
Riquewhir |
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Basel, Switzerland |
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Riquewhir - Gene |
Basel - Cortez |
Basel |
Basel Gate |
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Basel |
Basel |
Basel - Duke |
Jay-Cortez-Nat-Joan-Gene |
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...and more general
scenes around the ship |
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M/S River Melody |
River boats are long and
low |
Lounge |
Dining |
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Dining |
Lounge |
Lounge |
Dancing - Lounge |
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12 Friends |
Cabin |
Cabin with Visitors |
Cabin - Bed |
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Lounge |
Dining |
Sun Deck |
Sun Deck - Joan |
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