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Category: photos

03/25/07 05:04 - 54ºF - ID#38615

euro trip part II

In this cluster...Koln, Brussles and some place in the Netherlands.


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took the train from weisbaden to koln

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beautiful scenery all the way

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i stayed with my friend elisa

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the most famous cathedral in germany, dom zu koln

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this train station vending machine was full of printer cartridges, just in case you REALLY HAVE TO HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW!

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i also met up with my friend christoph and the first thing i did when we stopped to have a beer was knock over this cafe table and all the chairs and everything on it....charming and classy

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lots of narrow winding streets in the netherlands, it was almost a bit creepy, especially once i can show you a video i took while there

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even the mannequins are creepy

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everybody, and i mean everybody, rides bikes there

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probably to work off all these fries- they are everywhere


i took another train to brussles but was never able to contact my friends

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i had to look up a youth hostel but they were full...this is me waiting and wondering if i'll have to sleep in the train station or get lucky and snag someone's cancellation

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even if i had to sleep in the train station it would have been kosher cuz i'm cool like 'danger girl'

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but i got lucky and then ended up with this lovely view

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i checked out the atom thingy

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which i think looks cooler at night with a little play on the camera

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and just for fun
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Category: photos

03/24/07 02:12 - 46ºF - ID#38604

euro trip part I

Breaking photos down into groups. This is around Weisbaden, Mainz and the Rhein River Valley.


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friend i made on the plane ride over (from syracuse)

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my aunt and her father

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rhein river spotted by a swan

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my aunt feeding the swan

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my uncle by a giant wine press

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pretty

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my uncle, aunt and cousins

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church entrance in mainz

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mainz

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lots of schnapps flavours to choose from

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super yummy preztels! no comparison to ours

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dom in mainz

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dom in mainz....prost! (cheers)

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dom in mainz

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over 30 dance party!

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i guess buffalo follows you wherever you go

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public toilet w/ automatic sani wipe spray

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my first beer in germany

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i had no idea germany was covered in roman ruins

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this one took me a moment to figure out

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castle or 'berg'

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view from castle

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right, that's the name of it

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have you seen the seinfeld episode when kramer gets 'ass man' license plates? i found his house.

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from another castle's spire

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this little birdy couldn't get enough of himself in the mirror

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taking the ferry across the rhein

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small town in the wine valley

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same town

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mountain top view

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those guys in the middle are actually life size

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close up of the side angel

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i ask myself, where to next?

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weisbaden's claim to fame

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in action

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coolest public phone ever! touch screen with internet access.
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Category: potpourri

03/22/07 02:50 - 50ºF - ID#38558

home

Back in the US of A. I have plenty of pics, but am drowning in work. That stupid bitch (at work) that has caused me so much grief has done even more damage while I was gone. I didn't think it was possible. People were taking bets as to how long she would last if she walked in the office before I headbutt her. Details later. Ciao!
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Category: travel

03/15/07 06:32 - 34ºF - ID#38475

keyoard mayhem

ok. I thought german keyboards were bad. Look what this sentence looks like twice:

I very ,uch enjoyed ,y ti,e in ger,qny: to,orroz i zill go to pqris qnd ,eet ,y friends; then return to ger,qny to sqy goodbye to ,y relqtives; then ho,e to buffqlo:

I very much enjoyed my time in germany. Tomorrow I will go to Paris and meet my friends, then return to Germany to say goodbye to my relatives, then back to buffalo.

Too much energy to type. So, I'm still alive and sleeping in Brusseles tonight.
Ciao, LC

p.s. this is q geriatric hostel....my roomates are 61 and 53. No shit.
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Category: travel

03/15/07 04:25 - 37ºF - ID#38466

cheap internet!

So itäs 9.30am Iäm at the train station in Köln waiting for mz train to Bruxelles. This cafe has internet for 0.50 € for an hour! Nice. Mz friend in Belgium wont answer her phone, so I have no place to staz, no maps of Bruxelles and I don't speak Dutch or French. Gotta love this kind of travel. So adventurous. I reallz could end up sleeping on the streets tongiht. I hope not though, its supposed to be cooler tonight that it has been for the last week. Boo. It was 75 in Düsseldorf the other daz! Sunshine, how I missed thee.

So kids, if zou donät hear from me by next wedensdaz....startlooking up the Bruxelles news for a SWF.

Ciao, LC
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Category: travel

03/11/07 07:52 - 32ºF - ID#38417

i slept with madonna

hi kids. quick greetings from some small village in the northern countrz of germanz. iäm stazing with a familz that speaks verz little english, so this is a great learning experience. i took a train along the <rhein river vallez, saw where mz favorite wine comes from (reisling), manz castles, visited Köln and had lots of different bier. Todaz we will take a bike tour to Netherlands and visit Düssledorf. The weather is BEAUTIFUL! I slept in a room with a giant madonna statues last night, a little creepz.
Ciao, timika
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Category: travel

03/08/07 05:20 - 25ºF - ID#38398

guten tag

Hallo from Germanz! This place is amaiying, <i love it!

<pretyels, bier, nice people.....todaz I went to Meinz, visited thecathedral and shoppes. Learning lots of German!

Forgive allmz mistakes, these <german kezboardsare different!

Ciao, LC
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Category: travel

03/05/07 10:21 - 13ºF - ID#38372

hi-ho, hi-ho, to germany i go

I doubt I'll have time tomorrow to write so I'll say it now. Stay well, keep warm, I'll catch you in 2 weeks. I'm sure to be bringing back lots of tasty chocolates - if you're nice I might share.

Ciao!
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Category: potpourri

03/03/07 01:52 - 32ºF - ID#38341

winter fun

Sledding at Chesnut Ridge!

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during
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after
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Only 3 more days til Europe!!!
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Category: potpourri

03/02/07 09:41 - 34ºF - ID#38326

spent


Jerk chicken 45 minutes late.

European sausage 30 minutes late.

$50 short on the empanadas.


However... I managed to coordinate almost 200 volunteers and round up raffle prizes upward of $3,000 and made around $500 on raffles tickets. I'm proud of myself. It was a LOT of work.

Now just as soon as we wrap everything up, I want to go to bed.
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