Europe 2005
In and around Europe
Nearly two months prior to departing for an already booked and paid Russia and Scandinavia tour, it was canceled. Unfortunately, I had also purchased roundtrip airfare from Copenhagen so canceling the trip would have presented monetary challenges. It would have cost $500 to change the flight so that was out of the question. AGGGHH!! Rather than canceling the trip altogether, my revised plan then became to go on an Eastern Europe tour and do some exploration on my own' through several countries of interest. I kept the main flight and bought nearly 10 incredibly inexpensive flights within Europe. Even though my Euro 05 travel venture didn’t go as originally scheduled, I improvised just fine.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler MsPati s Adventures
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Copenhagen!
Thursday June 30 2005
LAX to London
The flight to London was the longest ever! I typically request an aisle seat and for some strange r... Continue reading » -
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Luck brought me to Lund, Sweden
Saturday July 2, 2005
Later in the afternoon we took a train to Lund, Sweden...Maria's home. We walked thought the picturesque college town a... Continue reading »
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Berlin, Deutchland
After arriving at Berlin's Tegel airport, I relied on Matt, a German student, to help me transfer from bus to metro to the hotel. I was very fortunate... Continue reading » -
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Dresden, Germany
Our time in Berlin was short-lived as we would be returning for our formal touring of the city at the end of the tour. Early in the morning, we set ou... Continue reading » -
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Vienna
Wednesday July 6 2005 Prague, Czech Republic to Vienna, Austria Back on the bus, we set off to Vienna at 7:45a.m. We stopped one last place in the... Continue reading » -
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Budapest, Hungary
We traveled for a majority of the day to reach Budapest. At about five in the afternoon, we had a guided tour of the Heroes Square and the Castle d... Continue reading »
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Krakow, Poland
After virtually an entire day on the road, we had finally arrived in Krakow at 7p.m. We were quite famished and enjoyed our dinner at the hotel. Af... Continue reading »
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Warsaw, Poland
Tuesday July 12, 2005
Warsaw, Poland
We visited the Warsaw Ghetto and the Old Town and learned about Warsaw’s destructive past. At the... Continue reading » -
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Berlin, Deutchland
Tuesday July 12, 2005
Warsaw, Poland
We visited the Warsaw Ghetto and the Old Town and learned about Warsaw’s destructive past. At the... Continue reading » -
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Amsterdam Alas!
My initial impressions of Amsterdam where somewhat skeptical. Immediately upon my arrival from the Central Train Station, I was offered some “pie”.... Continue reading »
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A warm welcome from Paul and Elisa!
Elisa and Paul ended up at the airport right on time. I gave them each a huge hug! It was such a wonderful feeling to see a familiar face! There we... Continue reading »
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A foggy day in Scotland
Monday July 18, 2005
Edinburgh, ScotlandMy flight from Bristol was delayed for three hours so I didn’t make it to Edinburgh till after... Continue reading »
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Dublin, Ireland
I arrived with enough time to catch my flight to Dublin, Ireland. Once in Dublin, I didn’t have much of the day left. I ended up cleaning up and ha... Continue reading »
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A quick trip to Malmo
Thur July 21 2005
Copenhagen, Denmark to Malmo, Sweden, to Lund Sweden
I locked up my belongings at Copenhagen’s airport and made way to... Continue reading »
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