EuroTrip Info

UPDATE: [09.19.2003 10:54 pm]

Pictures are starting to come in and are going up as I get them.

They will be (roughly) organized by the days the pictures were taken--so CLICK ON THE DATE TO THE LEFT ON THE TABLE BELOW TO SEE THAT DAYS PHOTOS [ >Peter und Sandra< : KLICKEN SIE AN DAS DATUM FüR DAS TAGESFOTOGRAPHIEN. ] . The only ones up currently are the ones for September 4, 2003 (our wedding day!) but others will be coming! I will try to keep it straight, but there are A LOT of pictures and such so I will do the best I can.

UPDATE: [09.15.2003 10:30 pm]

Everyone is still alright! Things are winding down...the internet is easiest here in Amsterdam but has been spotty and elusive the rest of the trip (esp. in the Dolomites in Italy...there is no internet there...). Unofrtunately there hasn't really been a way to transfer pictures TO the internet from the cameras, so they will go up when we get home... There are many photos to come (MANY photos) and much video footage...enough to choke a COW (of which we have seen many and everywhere)! We appreciate everyone's thoughts and will see all soon!

Love Richard & Wendy

UPDATE: [09.06.2003 7:30 pm]

WE ARE MARRIED!!! We got married the morning of the 4th in Arbon, Switzerland. It was GREAT and very quaint...Peter Wenk (the Civil Service Officer in Arbon) was very, very cool.

Everyone is alright. Matt and Amanda left Lindau and Hotel Bad Schachen this morning for Rothenberg. We will be here tonight and leave for Italy tomorrow morning. Uploading pictures has proven difficult but maybe we will find somewhere tomorrow...always looking. Hope things are going well at home...on all fronts. We love everyone and will update again (SOON) when we can find better interent access.

Love Richard and Wendy

Richard & Wendy

Matt & Amanda

Calendars:

Richard & Wendy

Matt & Amanda

Don't Miss

Markets

Boerenmarkt (Noordermarkt; flea\org food) 10am – 5pm

Waterloopin, Waterloopin (flea/antique) 10am-5pm

NZ Voorburgwal (Stamp & Coin Mkt; behind the Royal Palace; Wed & Sat 9am-1pm;

Haarlem

Lindau, Lindau

Konstanz (de)

Friedrichshafen - Zeppelin Museum

Winterthur

Säntis - Cable Car

Venice (1)

Attractions:

Festung Hohensalzburg

Mozart’s birthplace,

Salzburger Heimatwerk (fabric/craft market)

The Best Outdoor Pursuits in Austria

Pension Paula (dbl. w/out bath $44; dbl. w/ shower $50; dbl. w/t bath $53)

Attractions:

Hotel Prinsenhof (Frommer’s: Europe $45 Day; p56- dbl. w/out bath $65-75; dbl. w/ bath $100; triple w/out bath $110; triple w/ bath $120; quad. w/ bath $145-150)

* Hotel Prinsenhof Ijmuiden - Tentative: Reserved for 9/7&9/8/2003. (M&A) dbl. room w/ bath 2 nights @ 65E.

Hofstede Slangevegt (Europe's Wonderful Little Hotels and Inns 1994; p340- dbl. $60; addr. Straatweg 40, 3621 BN Breuklelen, Utrect)

Attractions:

Don't Miss

Markets

Boerenmarkt (Noordermarkt; flea\org food) 10am – 5pm

Waterloopin, Waterloopin (flea/antique) 10am-5pm

NZ Voorburgwal (Stamp & Coin Mkt; behind the Royal Palace; Wed & Sat 9am-1pm; )

Haarlem

Carried over from ams>paris:

Zandvoort

Hilversum?

Utrecht

Leiden

Den Haag ('S-Gravenhage)

Rotterdam

Roosendaal?

Zierikzee

Middelburg

Bergen op Zoom

Antwerpen

Vlissingen

Knokke-Heist?

Zeebrugge?

Blankenberge?

Oostenden?

Brugge Gent?

Veurne?

Roeslare?

Kortrijk?

Links:

Places of Interest:

'Markets' by steventilly

Description: The fresh produce on sale in Venice is wonderful. The best place to go is the market alongside the Grand Canal near Rialto. Here there is a fruit and vegetable market in traditional stalls; a fish market in the usual covered fish market type of building, with the fish displayed on ice and the expected 'stench' in the air; and finally a meat market, in permanent stands more like shops, facing out onto the market area.
Address: Near Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal.
Other Contact: The markets tend to close down b

Bhottegas, all over 'urban'... by steventilly

Description: Bhottegas, all over 'urban' Venice.
We loved these shops. They sell incredibly good and yet incedibly cheap local wine. You get it straight from the vat into plastic bottles (either your own or ones they provide). The price ranged from 1 to 2 euro per litre. We bough a litre of their most expensive (at 2 euro) not knowing anything about it, not even if it was red or white (it turned out to be white). And it was soooo good! We went back for more, but they (and every other one we tried) had sold out :-S When they eventually got more, we bought about 6 litres, enough for a couple of nights :-)
(It was Ramondolo, which I now know is one of the region's finest desert wines).

Zattere.This runs the length... by steventilly

Description: Zattere.
This runs the length of the southern part of Dorsoduro, from the Stazione Maratima (where some of the smaller cruise ships tie up) to Santa Maria della Salute. There are some fine buildings along here, and some good bars and cafes with fine views across to Guidecca opposite. One of the nicest ice cream places in Venice is Nico, near the Gesuati vaparetto stop. Also on Zattere (nearer the San Basilio stop) is Billa, Venice's largest supermarket.
Right along the other end, Santa Maria della Salute is one of Venice's greatest landmarks, and you can get a fine view back across to St Marks from there, on the Punta della Dogna. Unfortunately last time we were there that whole end of the Zattere and the Fondamenta Dogna was closed for works (erosion). You can cut in from the end of the Zattere though to get to the Peggy Guggenhein Collection (turn in by the Incurables Hospital).

See the area around St. Marks.... by steventilly

Favorite Thing: See the area around St. Marks.
St. Marks, The Doges Palace, the waterfront of St. Marks Basin, the views across to St. Maria Della Salute and San Giorgio Maggiore are probably the most famous and beautiful things in Venice. If you're here for the day then naturally this is what you'll want to see, but if you're here for longer, be sure to get away from this area too, and see what Venice has to offer 'off the beaten path'.

Kir cocktail by bzh

Description: The kir cocktail is one of the most simple in the world but it is so nice when done when the right ingredients. The cocktail was first called "blanc-cassis" or "blanc-cass" as it was made from white wine (white = blanc) and balckcurrant liqueur (blackcurrant = cassis).

It only became known as Kir when Canon Félix Kir, who was mayor of Dijon at the time and for whom it was the favourite drink, started offering it to visitors of the Dijon city hall. Canon Kir was very popular with the people of Dijon and he eventually allowed local companies to use his name for commercial purposes. The cocktail then became known as "un kir".

The kir mix:
1/3 Crème de Cassis, from Dijon
2/3 White wine, Bourgone Aligoté is best

You can replace the wine with Champagne and it becomes a "kir royal".
You can also replace the white wine with (Breton) cider and it becomes a "kir breton".

The Wine Trail
They're called... by Rieke

Description: The Wine Trail
They're called Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée, Nuits Saint-Georges, Aloxe-Corton… known to everyone in the world. This is why the Burgundy wine trail from Dijon to Nuits Saint-Georges is a serie of essential stopping places. First you come to the mecca of wine, the château du Clos de Vougeot, owned by the ”chevaliers du Tastevin.“ From there the road is long… It will take you from one flavour to another, from the “pinot noir” grape to the sensual “aligoté.”

The Chablis and the... by piccolina

Description: The Chablis and the Beaujolais vineyard : they are near the town of Auxerre, are half-way between Dijon and Paris. They are spread over the hill-slopes on either side of the pretty valley of the river Serein.

Beaune is not so far from Dijon, famous for producing original tiles.

See Auxerre

Dijon-find the owl in the old town and make a wish while touching it.

Paris-The romantic life museum ( Pigalle , 9 th district by BenFromParis

Description: Le musée de la vie romantique (The romantic life museum) is a small museum very hard to find but very very nice!!
If you want to go in a really secret museum, try this one. It's a very good surprise.

16 rue Chaptal (9th district)
Métro station : Pigalle or Blanche

Open: 10 a.m.-5.50 p.m.
Closed: Monday, bank holidays.

Wine Museum by steph4867

Description: This museum is in an ancient stone-and-clay quarry used by 15th-century monks as a wine cellar. It provides an introduction to the art of wine making, displaying various tools, beakers, cauldrons, and bottles in a series of exhibits. The quarry is right below Balzac's house, and the ceiling contains a trap door he used to escape from his creditors.
Website: http://www.museeduvinparis.com/
Other Contact: Métro: Passy

Website: www.cite-sciences.fr
Other Contact: Métro: Porte de La Villette

Phone: (33) (0) 1 45385256
Website: www.tourmontparnasse56.com
Other Contact: 33 avenue du Maine, Paris

****Stuben (Vorarlberg): The rich and famous may flock to Vorarlberg's stellar ski resorts, Zürs or Lech, but we'd tell you to sneak away to the little village of Stuben, 6 miles (10km) north of Lech on the west side of the Arlberg Pass. A way station for alpine travelers for centuries, Stuben was the birthplace of the great ski instructor Hannes Schneider. In winter, you can take a horse-drawn sleigh from Lech to Stuben. Once here, stay at Hotel Mondschein (tel. 05582/511), a 1739 house converted to a hotel.

Pörtschach (Carinthia): Many wealthy Viennese have lavish summer homes in this resort town on the northern perimeter of Lake Wörther. Known for its lakeside promenade, it attracts a sports-oriented crowd that wants to hike, play golf, ride, sail, and water-ski, or just enjoy scenic drives through the countryside. Lake Wörther itself is Carinthia's largest alpine lake, yet its waters are warm, often going above 80°F (27°C) in summer. We recommend staying and dining at the romantic Hotel Schloss Leonstein (tel. 04272/281-60), where Johannes Brahms composed his Violin Concerto and Second Symphony.

Exploring the Alps: There are few places in the world that are as splendid as the limestone chain of mountains shared between Austria and Bavaria. Moving toward the east, the Alps slope away to the Great Hungarian Plain. The Austrian Alps break into three chains including the High or Central Alps, the Northern Limestone Alps, and finally, the Southern Limestone Alps. In the west you discover fairy-tale Tyrolean villages, the Holy Roman Empire attractions of Innsbruck, and some of the world's greatest ski resorts, including St. Anton, Zürs, Lech, and Kitzbühel. Filled with quaint little towns, the Eastern Alps sprawl across the Tyrolean country, West Styria, and Land Salzburg. Centuries-old castles and stunning views await you at every turn.

Reliving The Sound of Music: In 1964 Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and a gaggle of kids imitating the von Trapp family filmed one of the world's great musicals. The memory of that Oscar-winning movie lingers on, as a steady stream of visitors heads to Salzburg just to take "The Sound of Music" tour. You visit the Nonnberg Abbey where the nuns sang "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" as well as that little gazebo where Rolf and Liesl danced in the rain. There's also a stop at the Felsenreitenschule (Rock Riding School), where the von Trapps gave their final performance.