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Spent a few hours today detailing the Lexus and restoring the headlights. Turned out great.

Spent a beautiful evening walking around Epcot, had a few drinks in the Rose and Crown, and watched the fireworks.

We had some free time Saturday morning before our tour of the Louvre, so we took the Metro to see the Arc de Triomphe and walk part of the Champs-Elysées. The weather was perfect. The hottest day so far this year in Paris.

In 1667, Ath was conquered in a single day by the army of Louis XIV and became the first French city of the Spanish Netherlands. Soon after, Vauban built new fortifications, which included eight bastions. The city suffered again at the hands of the French army in 1745. At the end of the 18th century, Ath counted about 7,300 inhabitants but the population count decreased in the first half of the 19th century. No wonder we left, but returning in 2024 was a truly amazing experience. We will definitely plan a future visit.

Getting more familiar with the train system in Europe. Just boarded the Eurostar train, headed to Amsterdam Schiphol airport terminal where we spend our last night here before boarding our flight home.

The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape architects, it provided Europe with a model of the ideal royal residence for over a century.

On Sunday morning we took the Metro to the Palace of Versailles. We first visited the gardens. One of the largest gardens ever made the gardens of the Palace of Versailles are laid out on an enormous scale. They are a superb example of French formal garden style. Designed by André Le Notre the canals and fountains and water features are a key feature of the gardens with 372 statues, 55 water features, 600 fountains and 35km of canals.

We took the Metro from Arc de Triomphe to Notre Dame to see the cathedral up close.

The Louvre Museum, is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory.

We left Fort Lauderdale on a 13 night crossing to Amsterdam with stops in Bermuda, the Azores, Cork, Ireland, arriving in Amsterdam as our final destination. Here are some pictures from the crossing.

The Portuguese discovered this remote archipelago, scattered 800 miles west of their mainland in the swirling mists of the Atlantic Ocean in the early 1500s. The Azores comprise nine islands, each a mythical, magical land of volcanoes, bubbling thermal waters, geysers of rising steam, turquoise-toned lagoons, and bottle-green lakes. With a landscape that seemed alive, it is no wonder that the population turned to the Holy Spirit for protection—an allegiance they still have today, as witnessed in the many shrines and chapels that dot the towns and villages. More than anything, devotion to the Holy Spirit is a defining element of being Azorean.

Here are some pictures from our shore excursion in Bermuda