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European Trip 1999

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In the fall of 1999, my wife and I travelled in Europe. We started in Edinburgh, Scotland, went to the Lake District in northwest England, then down to London for a month. Then it was off to the Netherlands, central Germany, Prague, and southern Germany. Next, we headed over the Alps to northern Italy. Finally, we drove around the Mediteranean coast to Rota, Spain, and flew back to the United States.

Originally we were going to stay a year, but after being on the road for a few months, we changed our minds and returned to the US before Christmas. The trip was one of the highlights of our lives. Travel is an intense experience. Highs and lows are greatly amplified. All in all, it was tremendous.

Here are the accounts of our adventures and misadventures, written pretty much as they happened, and emailed to our friends and family.


Chapter 1: Edinburgh, August 25

Chapter 2: Edinburgh, August 29

Chapter 3: Edinburgh, September 2

Chapter 4: Edinburgh, September 5

Chapter 5: Windermere, September 6

Chapter 6: Windermere, September 8

Chapter 7: Windermere, September 10

Chapter 8: Cambridge, September 14

Chapter 9: London, September 18

Chapter 10: London, September 25

Chapter 11: London, September 27

Chapter 12: London, October 4

Chapter 13: London, October 7

Chapter 14: London, October 12

Chapter 15: Netherlands, October 18

Chapter 16: Wiesbaden, October 23

Chapter 17: Wiesbaden, October 25

Chapter 18: The Woman's Perspective, October 25 (by Janis)

Chapter 19: Wiesbaden, October 27

Chapter 20: Prague, October 30

Chapter 21: Prague, November 2

Chapter 22: Prague Pickpocket Wrapup

Chapter 23: Chiemsee, November 5

Chapter 24: Chiemsee, November 9

Chapter 25: Chiemsee, November 13

Chapter 26: Chiemsee, November 18

Chapter 27: Pisa, November 18

Chapter 28: Vincenza, November 24

Chapter 29: Aix en Provence, November 26

Chapter 30: Rota, December 3

Chapter 31: Baltimore, December 6

Chapter 32: Greensboro, January 20

Chapter 33: Lessons Learned

Chapter 34: Best and Worst