GERMANY | Sunday, 16 Sep 2007 | Views [464]
Arriving at the Hauptbahnhof in Berlin was spectacular. It was as if it was brand new- HUGE with steel and glass. Here the 'S-bahn' (the faster metro) was elevated (in some parts) and the major section made a ring around the city. It provided some ... Read more >
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NORWAY | Saturday, 15 Sep 2007 | Views [1418] | Comments [1]
After Amsterdam it was 3 short trips up north mostly due to cost. Copenhagen Denmark, Stockholm Sweden and Oslo Norway (home of the Fjords). It was much colder up north which was expected, though it had been cool since leaving Italy (where did my summer ... Read more >
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NETHERLANDS | Saturday, 15 Sep 2007 | Views [536]
Before arriving in Amsterdam, we Luxembourg and Brugge were two small quaint towns. These were just stop-overs on the way to Amsterdam and were only one day trips. Amsterdam was, well, Amsterdam... yummy Falafels and Febo (machines with food in ... Read more >
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GERMANY | Saturday, 15 Sep 2007 | Views [525]
Next- Munich Germany, was fun with it's Beer Gardens and famous Beer Haus, the Hofbräuhaus- the quintessential Bavarian beer hall . Here I enjoyed BIG beers along with a BIG plate of food of sausages, mashed potatoes and sauerkraut. Mmmmm. We stayed ... Read more >
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SWITZERLAND | Saturday, 15 Sep 2007 | Views [642]
Switzerland was awsome! It was like you would imagine it- HUGE Mountains, DEEP valleys, green grass and Swiss Army Knives gaLORE! They also have a cool grocery store called the Coop (co-op). It provided us with nutritious, delicious and cheap meals.... Read more >
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POLAND | Thursday, 13 Sep 2007 | Views [739]
Here I am again, with another long delay and people wondering where I am and where I've been. It has been a bit more of a challenge than I had hoped to write in my journal, still with trying to find time and available/cheap internet places. And now with ... Read more >
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ITALY | Friday, 24 Aug 2007 | Views [1526] | Comments [1]
The next destination was Florence Italy. Home of the famous Duomo, Statue of David (the real one), the Ponte Vecchio (bridge with the jewlery shops on it) and a few others. I will have to say it is famous for the Supermerkat where I would buy these ... Read more >
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ITALY | Friday, 24 Aug 2007 | Views [739]
The hike from Corniglia took us to the next town of Vernazza. I had seen pictures in the Rick Steves book of Vernazza, but it didnt do justice to what you would see before you as you turned a corner and saw the town below. We walked through the town ... Read more >
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ITALY | Saturday, 11 Aug 2007 | Views [4011]
I guess here I have to fill you in on the Rick Steves book as I had mentioned earlier. I dont
know if youve seen his travel shows in the South, but in DC-MD, his
shows frequented the travel programs. I used to watch him, as lame as
he was, because ... Read more >
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FRANCE | Friday, 10 Aug 2007 | Views [972] | Comments [1]
Yikes! It has been forever since I have updated my journal, but have no fear, I will fill you in on what has been going on. Also, please forgive me for not being able to add punctuation to any word that needs an appostrophe-I cannot find it on this ... Read more >
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FRANCE | Tuesday, 24 Jul 2007 | Views [824] | Comments [1]
In Cork, we figured we would just go to the train station and get on the next train to Rossalare to catch the ferry, but when we got to the station to check on times, we were told that it was not a direct route and that the one train we could catch ... Read more >
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USA | Tuesday, 24 Jul 2007 | Views [533]
haha.. I don´t think Cork Ireland is known for cork or not, but it is the gateway for the Blarney Castle and the famous Blarney Stone. It is also access to the Ring of Kerry. When we arrived in Cork, we got tickets to Blarney Castle and were able ... Read more >
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USA | Sunday, 22 Jul 2007 | Views [1304] | Comments [1]
Limerick Ireland was a very small town which I actually thought would be much bigger since it is close to Shannon- one of 2 major stopping points in Ireland where the cheap Dublin/Shannon flights are. On this stretch of our voyage, we had a B&... Read more >
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USA | Friday, 20 Jul 2007 | Views [506] | Comments [1]
So I left off at Edinburgh, UK. Outside of viewing the Royal Mile, there was also Carlton Hill, which too was high atop the city. Here there was an odd column structure along with an observatory and a lighthouse type building. Again, the view from ... Read more >
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USA | Sunday, 15 Jul 2007 | Views [380]
Judging from the many emails I just read, it tells me that it has been a long while since I last wrote in my journal. My apologies- sometimes it isn't as easy finding an internet cafe to sit down to write, much less one that is not expensive! Right ... Read more >
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USA | Monday, 9 Jul 2007 | Views [458] | Comments [5]
You know, I have to laugh a bit at myself with all that I am writing or shall I say, not writing, in this journal. I feel badly for those reading it as I feel I try to give you a glimpse of my journey, yet fail miserably with these simple comments.... Read more >
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USA | Sunday, 8 Jul 2007 | Views [441] | Comments [1]
Good-bye London, hello country-side. Salisbury England is a very nice place with a mini bustling metropolis! The city centre was full of people and shops galore! Salisbury is the gateway to Stonehenge. I know this might sound redundant of me to ... Read more >
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USA | Thursday, 5 Jul 2007 | Views [475] | Comments [1]
We are finally in London... good old semi-cold and rainy London! Is it Fall already and I didn't know it? haha. Alan told me that it was going to be a bit cooler, but by that I thought he meant that we would be living easy in less-than-90-sweltering-... Read more >
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USA | Tuesday, 3 Jul 2007 | Views [433] | Comments [2]
I wish I could tell you that I'm sitting at my friend's computer feeling giddy with excitement for my RTW trip that starts tomorrow AM, but I can't. It's not that I don't want to go- it is just that I still feel unprepared and a bit disorganized. I ... Read more >
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USA | Saturday, 30 Jun 2007 | Views [380]
I've been on edge for the past few months, but with good reason. I'm about to embark on the trip of a lifetime with my best friend Alan- a trip that will take us through many countries around the world, hopefully for a year! To prepare for a trip ... Read more >
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