Monthly Archives: September 2007

Day in Venice

Posted on September 19, 2007 by samuelfamily

Today was spent walking: over bridges, next to canals, through windy alleyways, and past hoards of people. We really enjoyed Venice– it’s such a wonderful place to visit, but it is too surreal of a place for us to want … Continue reading →

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News from home

Posted on September 15, 2007 by samuelfamily

I (Andy) have decided that it is time for a nessary bit of goofing off; you can only see so many things that are hundreds of years old which have formed the foundation of Western culture today and serve as the epitome of human … Continue reading →

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Arriving in Venice

Posted on September 10, 2007 by samuelfamily

The train ride from Vienna to Venice was nine hours, which went by surprisingly quick. We watched movies on the laptop, read, ate our picnic lunch (we found Bugles at the train station! Yum!), and enjoyed views of the Alps. … Continue reading →

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Vienna

Posted on September 10, 2007 by samuelfamily

We arrived at the station in Salzburg with plenty of time to travel to Vienna. We learned our lesson in Paris! It was a pretty quick trip (3 hours), and much to my delight I discovered that the trains in … Continue reading →

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A note on the German Language

Posted on September 10, 2007 by samuelfamily

The Germans use really long words. And sometimes, their words sound like very different words in English. We find it extremely funny.

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Salzburg

Posted on September 9, 2007 by samuelfamily

There is already a post about our adventure getting out of Paris and to Salzburg, but I will say that despite everything, I really really loved Paris. It was such a culture shock to arrive in a quant mountain town … Continue reading →

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Brittanie and Normandie

Posted on September 9, 2007 by samuelfamily

We spent the day on the Metro, the trains, and in a van while we toured parts of the coastline in France. I was not a fan of our tour guide’s driving, which, coupled with the train rides, made for … Continue reading →

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Full Day in Paris

Posted on September 9, 2007 by samuelfamily

I love reading the difference between Andy’s blogs and mine– I think you can tell which one majored in English and which one majored in Math. He likes the facts and I want to talk about how places make me … Continue reading →

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2nd day in Paris

Posted on September 8, 2007 by samuelfamily

On our second day in Paris, we visited the palace of Versailles.  Versailles was built by Louis the XIV, a man known as “The Sun King”, a great contributor to the art of ballet, and a guy with a lot of … Continue reading →

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Arriving in Paris

Posted on September 7, 2007 by samuelfamily

Andy and Mona  Alright, so now that we are in Vienna in a hotel with my three favorite things: Internet, room service, and a bathtub, let me catch you all up on everything. My apologies for such a delay. We were … Continue reading →

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