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There are No Kangaroos in Austria!

I need a holiday from my holiday. So tonight is just “chill time”.

We are currently in Salzburg, Austria. Oh, how I adore Salzburg. Austria’s 4th largest city, and yet it is a short walk to get anywhere. *swoon* I love being able to walk in cities. I love cities with mountains around them. And cool, crisp air. *sigh*

We walked from our hotel to the Mirabell Gardens, which keep clear or of any pest tanks to the services provide by cincinnati pest control, they look great. We photographed the steps used in the Sound of Music. We found the Dwarf statues. Jason got some great shots of Mike posing like them. We walked on to the center of the old city. We went inside the Dom (Cathedral) and admired the beautiful work. We went up to the fortress on the mountain. We took tons of photographs. We ate dinner up there. We took the funicular back down and walked through the exhibit about the Alm canals and then the nearby cemetary. Jason watched people play chess, I went and took more photos. We ate ice cream. I took sunset photographs of the skyline. Eventually we walked back to the hotel. Now I’m catching up on news (real news and family news) and just enjoying the fact that while it is spotty, we have internet access. For tonight.

The camera card reader is in the car, so there will not be any new photographs tonight. Not that I don’t have a bunch on the hard drive, but the slow WiFi is just too much to take.

There is so much to write about, and so many photos to share – later. Right now, I’m turning the computer back off and going back to reading Harry Potter. I need to finish it before I get home so that I don’t run into any spoilers about it!

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Germany Update!

This is a speeeeeeedy update – it cost 2 Euros (about $3) for 15 minutes of internet time. Just long enough to write a FAST post, post photos, and run!

Koln (Cologne), Germany:

Koln_Dom

Bacharach, Germany (Rhine river valley), where we are staying for 2 nights in the castle overlooking the town:

Bacharach

Burg Eltz (near Mosel river valley):

Burg_Eltz

More to come soon, when the internet doesn’t cost so much!

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Guten Tag!

We left Amsterdam yesterday, after being caught in a huge downpour of rain, and headed to the border of The Holland to Sittard on the train. Karen came to the station to pick us up, and we stayed with her & Jason last night at their house in Havert. Such a nice, small town – and the weather. Ahhhh. Cool air! Mike was starting to wonder already if he was going to get me to ever leave Germany.

Later today we are off for Koeln (Cologne) with Karen. We will spend the night and pick up our rental car tomorrow. And then? Well, who knows. This is actually the part of our trip that isn’t packed with reservations already. We’re just going to take it easy and go with the flow.

I’m on Karen’s computer right now, since mine refuses to get online. More photos the next time I post!

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Greetings from Amsterdam!

Greetings from Amsterdam!

Greetings from Amsterdam!

Jason & I arrived yesterday morning at about 8am (local time) in Amsterdam. After finding the hotel & getting a short nap, we went out and walked around the city. So fabulous to see so many people walking, and so many bikes. I always knew that there were a lot of bikes here, but had no idea just how many until we arrived – it is just astonishing!

We went on a river cruise, and walked and photographed some more, until we just couldn’t stay awake any longer. Another nap, and then when Mike arrived from London, we went out for dinner and a stroll around the Dam and down Damark.

We are having a great time, although the jet lag is still making me a bit tired and punchy right now. We’ll adjust soon though, I’m sure!

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If I Knew, Why Would I Ask?

We all walked under here.  Oops.

It amuses me every time I go to look up a Zip Code and I notice that their form has a blank for …

The Zip Code!

Uhm, if I knew that, why would I be using the form? I mean, come on. It really doesn’t make any sense!