Thursday
April 14th
2005
|
 | Matt went to school, Tracy and John stayed home from work to pack |
| Left home about 4:30 pm |
| Left Syracuse airport around 6:45 |
| Flew to Chicago (ate at Chili's) during layover |
| Left Chicago for overnight flight to London |
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Friday
|
| Navigated Airports subway stations |
| Arrived at Bed & Breakfast about 2:00 pm local time (napped) |
| Visited Piccadilly |
| Rode on The Eye |
| Went to Leicester Square to be a tourist |
| Had 2nd dinner of the night (great steaks!) |
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Saturday
|
| Tower of London tours |
| Visited
Westminster Abbey (closed) and saw
Big Ben and Parliament. |
| Hunted to find St. Paul's Cathedral; starving by the time we found
it. |
| Double-decker bus ride back to
Piccadilly |
| Japanese food in Chinatown |
| Finished night at Starbucks |
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Sunday
|
| Nice English breakfast with our hosts |
| Train ride to Paris, arriving about 2:00 pm at hotel |
| Checked out the Pantheon |
| Long, late dinner with wine |
| Checked outside of Notre Dame |
| Walked around a lot, finishing with Cappucino & beer at nice cafe |
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Monday
|
| Slept late :-) |
| Crepes for breakfast in the Latin Quarter |
| Arc de Triomphe &
Champs-Elysees |
| More walking, random food & shopping |
| Even more walking along courtyard of the
Louvre |
| Night river cruise along Seine |
| Late night dinner (Italian food) in the Latin Quarter |
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Tuesday
|
| Wimpy French breakfast at hotel |
| Eiffel Tower |
| Indian food for lunch |
| Long hunt to find Catacombs (closed!!!!) |
| Trek'd back to D'Orsey... long lines & slight drizzle |
| Shopping mall & along street |
| Outside Notre Dame when new
pope announced.
Lots of bells and TV crews |
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Wednesday
|
| Versailles |
| Did Laundry |
| Inside of Notre Dame |
| Big shopping mall |
| Late night train ride to Germany (finally) |
|
Thursday
|
| Arrived mid-morning in Munich! :-)
Began hunt for rental car, and confusing drive to hotel near the Olympic
Village area |
| Marienplatz - street performers & shopping |
| Domi's for first serious food in days! :-) |
| Strawberries from street vendor |
| 1.5 liters of beer for Matt. (So much for him the rest of the
night.) |
| Quiet dinner for John & Tracy at hotel. |
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Friday
|
| Drove to Mittenwald, but discovered
the lift was closed.
Quick change of plans. |
| Long, peaceful drive to
Neuschwanstein |
| Castle tour & general hiking! |
| Ratskeller in Marienplatz
for fantastic dinner! |
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Saturday
|
| Back to Mittenwald, and
gondola up into mountain. |
| Strange pepperoni pizza for lunch. |
| Hunt for Oberommergau (sleepy Saturday afternoon in Germany) |
| Nap. :-) |
| Hofbrauhaus for great
dinner (1 liter for Matt) |
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Sunday
April 24th
|
| Long, long trip home, via Lufthansa. |
| Dinner at Chili's at Chicago airport (again) |
| Arrived back at house by 9:30pm, local time. |
| Saw the ferrets and cat. Picked up Joey on Monday. |
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