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Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Shoutouts...
To David for getting us safely up and (more importantly) down the Pyrenees, and figuring out how to take 4 trains to Cannes
To Nancy and Bob, our friendly West Coast traveling companions on the train to Florence, for offering us seats
To the Leaning Tower of Pisa, for being only a 25 minute walk from the Pisa train station
To Maria, who helped us find our way to our Florence Hostel Villa Camerata, and told us it was safe to drink the fountain water in Rome
To our Lonely Planet guidebook, for providing maps of Rome (where was the tourist office???)
To Sharon, for maximizing our short time in each country by her careful planning, background research, newly discovered navigating skills, and desire to experience everything
To Theresa, for recommending the Scavi Tour in Rome (it was incredible!)
To Eurostar Italia, for providing a luxurious ride (free food and drink!) to Venice
To the country of Italy, which was one of our favorite backpacking destinations
To Brooklyn Pizzeria in Venice, for giving David a taste of home
To ALL the Italian gelaterias we patronized (THE BEST!!!)
To Camping Fusina, for cleverly describing a shack as a "bungalow"
To our bunkmates on all our overnight trains (friendly, quiet and trustworthy)
To Gertrude and Pension Mailberg, for their beautiful accomodations we highly recommend
To Art of Life, our vegetarian haven in Austria
To all the bewigged Viennese concert hawkers ("A concert tonight perhaps?"), for trying to sell us concert tickets we already had bought on the Internet
To Haus of Music - one of the best museums EVER!
To Hundertwasser, for his incredible art, architectural concepts, environmentalism, and Austrian pride
To Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for his music
To Dunkin Donuts in Berlin, for providing David with 2 jelly donuts and the opportunity to reenact history
To the HI Hostel Ernst Reuter, for its friendly staff, breakfast buffet, laundry facilities, and free Internet (with special props to Deiter, the proprietor)
To Mike of the Fat Tire Bike Tour Berlin, for educating us on Berlin history with his deadpan humor
To all the European trains and metro lines, for being prompt, clean, and efficient (why can't the NYC subway get it together?)
To Rob and Keith, our American cycling buddies on L'Alpe d'Huez, for their love and knowledge of cycling
To Manny and Stefan, our German camping neighbors, for their passion for the T-mobile cyclng team and Jan Ullrich, and for keeping us Lance Armstrong fans safe from the other partying Germans
To L'Alpe d'Huez, whose beauty is indescribeable
To the McDonalds in Geneva, for actually having Veggie Macs!!!
To our huge tub of peanut butter, for providing us with 1 meal a day, needed protein, and David's muscles
To Lance Armstrong, for giving us the privelege of seeing him win the L'Alpe d''Huez stage and a historic and record-breaking 6th consecutive Tour victory on the Champs Elysees (our hero!)
To US Postal for representing the United States and backing up Lance in a selfless manner
To Lance Armstrong, for giving us our new jogging mantra: NO CHAIN!!!
To David's internal GPS tracking system, for finding a Parisian vegetarian restaurant with no address or phone number
To Hotel de Turenne, for its optimal location near the Champs-Elysees
To Charles and Renée, the fittest septuagenarians we've ever met, for their lively company on the Champs
To Ryan Air, for a super fast flight from Paris to Girona (we got in a half hour early!)
To David's father and Daniel, for putting up with 2 backpack-weary travelers in Spain
To Nick, for treating us to lunch, providing us with the shortest ever exceptional tour of London (world record), paying for our Wales cab, and being a great friend
To the friendly and hospitable Irish folk, for an affability unmatched by any other Europeans
To Cork, Ireland, for being a significant European city both past and present: first, as the home of Sharon's ancestors, and in 2005, as Europe's Cultural Capital
To Crawford House, for their highly anticipated jacuzzi, yummy breakfast buffet, tea service (with brown sugar), and cheerfully acceptance of a call from some confused backpackers about their location (we were only a few yards away)
To Quay Co-Op, for their delicious vegetarian breakfast and dinner FEASTS, an unexpected surprise in a carnivorous country
To Ky's Kafe, for their use of K's (meeting David's approval) and for considering 7 pm as a closing time 'very late'
To the Blarney stone, for being such a challenge to kiss and for blessing Sharon with eloquence
To Cornucopia in Dublin, another unexpected veggie haven
To the cheerful Irish woman who gave 2 backpackers a ride to their castle (the ONLY time we hitchhiked on this trip!)
To David, for trusting Sharon's ability to navigate a bicycle through the streets of Dublin when the bike lane ended
To the St. Anne's Rose Garden in Ireland, with its gloriously beautiful roses...a hidden gem
To Killiney, Ireland, for its seaside beauty, uncorrupted rich folks, named estates (Bel Aire cottage), and serving as the perfect setting to celebrate our 2 year anniversary
To Plan B, which always supersedes Plan A when traveling
To our Gregory backpacks, for standing up to 45+ lbs of weight without a single tear
To ourselves, for possessing the sense of adventure, fun, and trust necessary to thoroughly enjoy every moment of this backpacking trip together
To Nancy and Bob, our friendly West Coast traveling companions on the train to Florence, for offering us seats
To the Leaning Tower of Pisa, for being only a 25 minute walk from the Pisa train station
To Maria, who helped us find our way to our Florence Hostel Villa Camerata, and told us it was safe to drink the fountain water in Rome
To our Lonely Planet guidebook, for providing maps of Rome (where was the tourist office???)
To Sharon, for maximizing our short time in each country by her careful planning, background research, newly discovered navigating skills, and desire to experience everything
To Theresa, for recommending the Scavi Tour in Rome (it was incredible!)
To Eurostar Italia, for providing a luxurious ride (free food and drink!) to Venice
To the country of Italy, which was one of our favorite backpacking destinations
To Brooklyn Pizzeria in Venice, for giving David a taste of home
To ALL the Italian gelaterias we patronized (THE BEST!!!)
To Camping Fusina, for cleverly describing a shack as a "bungalow"
To our bunkmates on all our overnight trains (friendly, quiet and trustworthy)
To Gertrude and Pension Mailberg, for their beautiful accomodations we highly recommend
To Art of Life, our vegetarian haven in Austria
To all the bewigged Viennese concert hawkers ("A concert tonight perhaps?"), for trying to sell us concert tickets we already had bought on the Internet
To Haus of Music - one of the best museums EVER!
To Hundertwasser, for his incredible art, architectural concepts, environmentalism, and Austrian pride
To Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for his music
To Dunkin Donuts in Berlin, for providing David with 2 jelly donuts and the opportunity to reenact history
To the HI Hostel Ernst Reuter, for its friendly staff, breakfast buffet, laundry facilities, and free Internet (with special props to Deiter, the proprietor)
To Mike of the Fat Tire Bike Tour Berlin, for educating us on Berlin history with his deadpan humor
To all the European trains and metro lines, for being prompt, clean, and efficient (why can't the NYC subway get it together?)
To Rob and Keith, our American cycling buddies on L'Alpe d'Huez, for their love and knowledge of cycling
To Manny and Stefan, our German camping neighbors, for their passion for the T-mobile cyclng team and Jan Ullrich, and for keeping us Lance Armstrong fans safe from the other partying Germans
To L'Alpe d'Huez, whose beauty is indescribeable
To the McDonalds in Geneva, for actually having Veggie Macs!!!
To our huge tub of peanut butter, for providing us with 1 meal a day, needed protein, and David's muscles
To Lance Armstrong, for giving us the privelege of seeing him win the L'Alpe d''Huez stage and a historic and record-breaking 6th consecutive Tour victory on the Champs Elysees (our hero!)
To US Postal for representing the United States and backing up Lance in a selfless manner
To Lance Armstrong, for giving us our new jogging mantra: NO CHAIN!!!
To David's internal GPS tracking system, for finding a Parisian vegetarian restaurant with no address or phone number
To Hotel de Turenne, for its optimal location near the Champs-Elysees
To Charles and Renée, the fittest septuagenarians we've ever met, for their lively company on the Champs
To Ryan Air, for a super fast flight from Paris to Girona (we got in a half hour early!)
To David's father and Daniel, for putting up with 2 backpack-weary travelers in Spain
To Nick, for treating us to lunch, providing us with the shortest ever exceptional tour of London (world record), paying for our Wales cab, and being a great friend
To the friendly and hospitable Irish folk, for an affability unmatched by any other Europeans
To Cork, Ireland, for being a significant European city both past and present: first, as the home of Sharon's ancestors, and in 2005, as Europe's Cultural Capital
To Crawford House, for their highly anticipated jacuzzi, yummy breakfast buffet, tea service (with brown sugar), and cheerfully acceptance of a call from some confused backpackers about their location (we were only a few yards away)
To Quay Co-Op, for their delicious vegetarian breakfast and dinner FEASTS, an unexpected surprise in a carnivorous country
To Ky's Kafe, for their use of K's (meeting David's approval) and for considering 7 pm as a closing time 'very late'
To the Blarney stone, for being such a challenge to kiss and for blessing Sharon with eloquence
To Cornucopia in Dublin, another unexpected veggie haven
To the cheerful Irish woman who gave 2 backpackers a ride to their castle (the ONLY time we hitchhiked on this trip!)
To David, for trusting Sharon's ability to navigate a bicycle through the streets of Dublin when the bike lane ended
To the St. Anne's Rose Garden in Ireland, with its gloriously beautiful roses...a hidden gem
To Killiney, Ireland, for its seaside beauty, uncorrupted rich folks, named estates (Bel Aire cottage), and serving as the perfect setting to celebrate our 2 year anniversary
To Plan B, which always supersedes Plan A when traveling
To our Gregory backpacks, for standing up to 45+ lbs of weight without a single tear
To ourselves, for possessing the sense of adventure, fun, and trust necessary to thoroughly enjoy every moment of this backpacking trip together
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