JERRY HENDRICKS
Repercussions of a collector
| It's a big world out there and I have no illusions that we will ever visit all of the approximately 200 counties on the planet, but it's all about the journey. | |||
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Iceland |
Hvítá River Canyon - Gulfoss |
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| May 1999 - Bonus three day stop on the way to Paris and we enjoyed it more than France, so need to return. | |||
France |
Palace of Versailles |
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| May 1999 - Unfortunately the baggage handlers and museum workers were on strike and the hotel clerk was an asshole. The trip was a bit of a bust. | |||
England |
Stonehenge |
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| Several visits with the most recent being a family vacation with Disney Cruise Line in September 2019. | |||
Ireland |
Dingle Peninsula |
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| Two independent visits and one with Disney Cruise Line to one of our ancestral homes but still not enough. Have yet to visit my mom's family farm. | |||
Greece |
Santorini |
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| May 2011 - Friendly Planet - Cruise of the islands and a few days in Athens but we need to see more of the mainland. | |||
Croatia |
Amphitheater of Pula |
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| May 2013 - Gate 1 Travel - Jewels of the Adriatic tour included four countries with most time spent in Croatia. Wonderful trip. | |||
Slovenia |
Bled Castle overlooking Lake Bled |
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| May 2013 - Gate 1 Travel - Second stop on the Jewels of the Adriatic tour where we scored a spectacular hotel room. | |||
Montenegro |
Bay of Kotor from Lovc´en National Park |
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| May 2013 - Gate 1 Travel - Country #3 of the Jewels of the Adriatic including the longest and deepest fjord in Southern Europe. | |||
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Old Stone Bridge of Mostar |
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| May 2013 - Gate 1 Travel -Still some scars, but surprisingly rebuilt country including this bridge which was destroyed in the Bosnia War in 1995. | |||
Germany |
Hofbrähaus Brewery - Munich |
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| May 2016 (Rhine) and September 2017 (Danube) - YMT Vacations - Our first river cruises which flipped my view of cruises from negative to positive. | |||
Netherlands |
Keukenhof - Lisse |
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| May 2016 - YMT Vacations - Not enough time as usual but got some WWII history in Arnhen, art at the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam and tulip time at Keukenhof. | |||
Austria |
Schönbrunn Palace - Vienna |
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| September 2017 - YMT Vacations - Elegant Danube Cruise - Vienna: Hundertwasser Haus, Josephplatz and Schönbrunn Palace and then the Melk Abbey. | |||
Slovakia |
Hviezdoslav Square - Bratislava |
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| September 2017 - YMT Vacations - Elegant Danube Cruise - Next stop, Bratislava taking in Bratislava Castle and a walking tour of Old Town. | |||
Czech Republic |
Charles Bridge - Prague |
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| September 2017 - YMT Vacations - Elegant Danube Cruise - Prague Castle and a walking tour of Prague over the Charles Bridge and Old Town Square | |||
Northern Ireland |
Giant's Causeway - Bushmills |
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| September 2019 - Disney Cruise Line - British Isles - Docked in Belfast but headed out to Bushmill's Distillery and the Giant's Causeway. | |||
Scotland |
The Battle of Banockburn - Stirling |
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| September 2019 - Disney Cruise Line - British Isles - Docked in Edinburgh but spent the day following The Story of Robert the Bruce. | |||
Italy |
Colosseum - Rome |
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| November 2019 - Viking - Iconic Western Mediterranean - Pre cruise day in Rome with a required first stop at the Colosseum and then on to Tuscany. | |||
Vatican |
Saint Peter's Square - Vatican City |
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| November 2019 - Viking - Iconic Western Mediterranean -Next day in Rome spent touring Vatican City. | |||
Monaco |
Port Hercule - Monaco City |
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| November 2019 - Viking - Iconic Western Mediterranean - Monaco - Took a walking tour of Monaco City in the afternoon but Barbara stayed on board. | |||
Spain |
Montserrat Monastery - Montserrat |
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| November 2019 - Viking - Iconic Western Mediterranean - Barcelona - Final day of the cruise touring Montserrat in the morning and Barcelona in the afternoon. | |||
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