Europe
In and around Europe
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In May through June 2007, I was given the graduation gift of a lifetime to travel through eleven countries in Europe. For twenty-five days I went from Northern to Southern Europe with a group of fellow graduates from around the United States.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler lhumphreys
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HERE WE GO
We got on our Lufthansa flight headed to Frankfurt, Germany and after a layover to our final destination, London, England at 4:20pm. Mary... Continue reading »
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Bring a Rain Coat
London was typical London, a little bit rainy and cold. However, it was well worth the walk. We took the tube over near Parliament. It was so excit... Continue reading »
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Historic Cliffs of Dover
This morning our wake up call was supposed to come at 5am for our 6am departure from London. However, at 5:50 Dessy knocks on Mary and I's door as... Continue reading »
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Pastries, Fashion, Luxury, and Romance
Ohhh Lala, I cannot believe I am in Paris. This is every little girl's dream! On the bus into the city I already saw the Eiffel Tower and the River... Continue reading »
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The City of Lights Indeed
Our first full day in Paris started with a bus tour through the city. Our tour guide was an upbeat woman who really got us all excited for what was... Continue reading »
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Now this is living the good life...
Dessy and I awoke extra early in order to get a chance to see the Palace of Versailles and get back and have a day in Paris. We were told if we did... Continue reading »
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That Chocolate Croissant is BIGGER than your HEAD!
After the Palace of Versailles we headed back to see as much as we could on our last day in the city. We went directly to the Louvre Museum because... Continue reading »
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Manneken Pis
The outskirts of Brussels were at first a little dodgy, however as we traveled into the city center the historic Nouveau buildings really chan... Continue reading »
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Red lights definitely mean STOP
We arrived in Amsterdam after a relatively long bus day- yet were excited to see what the city had to offer. Our hotel was about 9 miles outsi... Continue reading »
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A Day to Rethink Life
Our wake up call at 7am was in order to get us up and ready for our organized tours. We started the morning at a cheese factory where we got to wit... Continue reading »
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Rhine River Cruise
After an early morning departure we were running a little late and had to skip the lunch in Cologne. We continued onward to our boat cruise down th... Continue reading »
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Bier Gardens
As we headed away from our Rhine River cruise most people fell asleep, but I took the time to keep up to date in my travel journal. We only had abo... Continue reading »
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Is this real?
Our hotel is like something I have seen in movies, calendars or posters- but never a place I thought I'd go in real life. I'm a girl from the farml... Continue reading »
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Welcome to Switzerland
We once again left early this morning- and let me say how happy I am to not be one of the over twenty people on this bus hungover... I still get to... Continue reading »
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On Top of the World
The next morning continued with moments of, “Am I really here?,” as we traveled towards the main part of town to get gondolas to the top of the Alp... Continue reading »
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A Famous City with a Questionable History...
We arrive in Munich, the home of Oktoberfest (which is really in September) and Marienplatz (St. Mary's Square, named that to protect the area from... Continue reading »
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The 6th Smallest Country in the World
We stopped in Vaduz, Liechtenstein for literally an hour. I wanted to collect the things I had been collecting throughout my trip so I rushed to a... Continue reading »
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Mozart's Birthplace
It was exciting to be in Austria because our tourguide was so excited to be here. Stan is from Vienna, and we are in Salzburg, but he is still so e... Continue reading »
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A Spa Stop
We get to our resort nestled into the snow-capped mountains of the Alps prepared to relax for two days with activities and the spa. Our room is rea... Continue reading »
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Just white water rafting in the Alps
Since the day I first recieved my trip itinerary and saw that white water rafting in the Alps was an option- I knew I would be rafting in the Alps... Continue reading »
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The Sinking City
I am actually going to Venice! We leave bright and early from the Sporthotel for a decent drive- but who cares, we are ending in Venezia! I'm alrea... Continue reading »
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Our Bus Driver Hi-Jacked Us
As we head towards Florence we see the city, and then notice we aren't going into it, and then we see the entrance and again, and pass it. This pro... Continue reading »
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All Roads Lead to Rome
I can't believe I'm in Rome! As we entered the city I was jumping up and down in my bus seat, I'm just so excited! The hotel we pull up to is not t... Continue reading »
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Up Bright and Early to See the David
We had to be in line well before 8am, so that when 8am came we were there and ready for the action. We got there about 20 minutes before L'Academia... Continue reading »
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Speed Tourists
We were told we couldn't see the whole city in one day by foot- so Veronica and I set out to prove them all wrong. Our tourguide met us at 8am to t... Continue reading »
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My Future Honeymoon Destination???
This stop on our trip was somewhat similar to the Switzerland experience for me. I didn't have many expectations, but was blown away with what we c... Continue reading »
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The Lost City
After the most amazing day in Sorrento I really didn't care to leave. However, I was very interested in the history behind a city that was covered... Continue reading »
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Overnight Cruise to Greece
As we arrived at the docks we really weren't sure which of the boats was ours for the evening, I was hoping for the larger one- it's just a more co... Continue reading »
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