Monthly Archives: August 2008

Hello from Vienna, Austria Sunday morning August 31, 2008 (ninth travelogue of this trip) Last night we stayed in a great old hotel in the center of old town Vienna and did a rather special thing last night. I will … Continue reading →

Hello again from St. Johann im Pongau, Austria Friday evening August 29, 2008 (eighth travelogue of this trip) We last left off on Sunday 8/24. After our great breakfast with Irina and Matthias, they took us to the train station … Continue reading →

Hello from St. Johann im Pongau, Austria Wednesday Morning August 27, 2008 (seventh travelogue of this trip) As has been the case with several of the previous travelogues for this trip, I am starting this one, on a train from … Continue reading →

Hello from Pat & Jeanne We’re writing to you from St. Johann im Pongau, Austria—it’s beautiful here. It’s Monday evening, August 25. We decided that you need to hear a few of the lighter moments of this wonderful trip. We’re … Continue reading →

Hello yet again from Karlsruhe, Germany Sunday Morning August 24, 2008 (sixth travelogue of this trip) We are once again at Irina and Matthias apartment (here). The past few days seem like a blur. Pat and the Birts have been … Continue reading →

Hello again from Karlsruhe, Germany Wednesday Evening; August 20, 2008 (fifth travelogue of this trip) As has been the case with the last few travelogues, I am starting this one while traveling from Ratingen back to Karlsruhe, Germany (on Monday … Continue reading →

Hello from Ratingen, Germany Sunday Evening; August 17, 2008 (fourth travelogue of this trip) As was the case for the last two travelogues, this one is being written on high speed train as we travel from Karlsruhe to Ratingen Germany. … Continue reading →

Hello from Karlsruhe, Germany Saturday Morning; August 16, 2008 (third travelogue of this trip) Note: the photos for this post are at the bottom of the post. As was the case with the last travelogue, I am starting this on … Continue reading →

Travelers at one of the windmills in Bruges Typical Bruges buildings Dinner at the Grand Plaza surrounded by beautiful buildings in Brussels Some of the Buildings in the Grand Plaza Hotel Deville in the Grand Plaza Hello from Paris France … Continue reading →

Our Hotel in Gent Hello from the Novotel Hotel in Gent Belgium. Sunday Morning; August 10, 2008 (first travelogue of this trip) Just a bit of background on this trip. A couple of years ago when we were visiting Bill … Continue reading →