tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23900858397064317442024-03-05T15:09:11.418-05:00The Ambitious TravelerThis is a blog about my travels - granted they aren't super extensive, but I'm just getting started. I've got my love of exploring, my pictures, a sarcastic outlook and my always overly ambitious itineraries - ENJOY!Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-7260578304139799882014-03-24T14:11:00.005-04:002014-03-24T14:11:49.429-04:00Grand Canyon and Zion: Day 5<div class="MsoNormal">
By the time I woke up on Day 5, I
was feeling pretty well rested. We had been sleeping in until 8 or 9 every
morning and were always in bed by 10. I started to question my judgment call on
the rim to river hike. But that was all long before we started down Hermit’s
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While Dan was waking up slowly, I
decided to head down to Kolb Photo studio and see the exhibit on the infamous
Kolb Brothers. This was something I really wanted to see because I had learned
so much about them by watching the Ken Burns National Parks series. In 1904
Emery and Ellsworth Kolb set up a photo studio right on the rim of the Grand
Canyon. They operated a successful business for many years, taking photos of
the tourists riding donkeys to the bottom of the Canyon. The crazy thing is,
they would take these photos mid-way down, then run up to their shop, develop
the film, create prints and mat them for sale to those very same tourists when
they arrived back at the rim. It’s a story worth reading up on. While there
wasn't a ton of time for me to see everything, I did view most of the displays
and buy a little book about their adventures. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We had breakfast at the Bright
Angel Dining room once again. Our selections had become gradually a little
unhealthier each day. While I didn't eat 6 or 7 pieces of bacon on Day 5, I
certainly didn't opt for the egg whites and turkey sausage. Once we were filled
up, we stopped at the gift shop quickly to buy our postcard and shot glass
before making our way to the bus stop. It is kind of nice to be able to
ride the bus along the rim because it gives you a chance to gaze down without
worrying about crashing. Hermit’s Rest was the last stop on the line though, so
we sat for quite some time before finally getting off the bus and making our
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As we approached the rather rocky trail, we passed a
woman with a big backpack who asked us if she could take a bus back to the
village. Clearly, she had spent a night or two in the Canyon. As I pointed her
in the general direction of the bus stop, her husband peaked around the last
turn in the trail, out of breath mumbling, “never… again…”</div>
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Dan said he could relate, and then
launched into another tirade about how I always make him do these terrible
things (hikes) that he never wants to do as we descended into the canyon once more. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Hermit’s Rest Trail will take
you all the way to the Colorado River, just like the South Kaibab and the
Bright Angel Trail… except with less mileage.
It was described in my guide book as a great hike “off the beaten path”
where you might see springs as close as 1.2 miles below the rim, without all
those pesky tourists in your way. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Well it was certainly a desolate
trail, with very few hikers who weren't fairly serious about hiking, but there
weren't any springs in sight. Not to mention the fact that the trail itself is
one of the wildest things that I’ve ever seen “maintained”. Unlike the other
trails leading to the River, Hermit’s rest is incredibly uneven, rocky and
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As we continued to descend, I started to get nervous
about going back up. About a mile and a half down, we
came to a junction and decided to turn around. The hike back up was as brutal as
anticipated… It’s one thing to hike a nice gravel trail up an elevation of
1,000 feet; it’s another to climb rocks for 1,000 feet over the course of a
mile and a half. It felt like we were climbing bleachers for days in the hot AZ
sun. We took breaks to rest infrequently since there weren't a ton of shady
spots to sit. By the time we made it back to the top, I began to understand why
that hiker’s husband was huffing “never again”. The trail is a tough hike, and
it doesn't provide the wonderful scenery you can get elsewhere. Not to mention
the fact that we didn't catch a glimpse of the River at all, the entire time!
If we had the opportunity to pick again, I would have gone for a hike towards
the East entrance near the Desert View Watchtower, where the views compensate
for the hard work.</div>
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fireplace and hearth room, but no ice cream – which I was VERY disappointed
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week. They had reservations at Phantom Ranch and were going to hike rim-to-rim
in 3 days. “Good for them” I thought to myself, before hearing them talk about
how the Hermit’s Rest hike had taken them 7 hours. I hope they were able to
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our soaking wet clothes before hitting the road for the last long stretch of
driving down to Phoenix. Yet again we experienced an uneventful trip, except to
note that we had to change our dinner plans from “something good” in Sedona to
“whatever is close” because the 17 mile side-trip to Sedona would have taken us an hour
and a half… and I thought East Coast traffic was bad! Wendy’s happened to be
the closest, so we stopped in for a ridiculous amount of food. Let’s just say
that 4 people would have been full with our choices… and we were only 2. At
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Grandmother’s house in Phoenix, we were pretty pumped to get out of the car and
see some familiar faces. It’s always nice to end a vacation by recounting your
tales and showing off your photos to someone who is curious. We did our best to
finish up some of the food that we had toted along with us all week before bed.
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realized – and decided at that moment to start thinking about the next great
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-7999103666907525652013-07-01T12:02:00.002-04:002013-07-01T12:02:10.556-04:00Grand Canyon and Zion: Day 4<div class="MsoNormal">
I have learned from Dan when it
comes to vacations. Sometimes, it’s ok to just relax a little bit. You don’t
have to do ASMUCHASHUMANLYPOSSIBLE all the time. So I let him sleep a bit later
on Day 4, and didn’t force him into any hikes – or get up at 6:00 a.m. to go
hike the narrows like I wanted to. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Instead I took the car down into
Springdale, which is the little town surrounded on 3 sides by the park. From
there I mailed the WPA Parks posters that I have been collecting at each of the
parks we visit. For a grand total of $3.75, the posters arrived home the same
day we did (and for a lot less money!)When I returned to the cabin, Dan
was ready for breakfast. You know what I had… lots of bacon. Like maybe 5
pieces… ok, it was 6. I had to fuel up for that long car ride down to Page!</div>
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On the way out, we stopped in a
few places to take photos once again. Then we got into the cutest traffic jam
ever. The tunnel that you must pass through to use the East Park entrance is so
tiny, that RVs and double-wheeled trucks need to go through with an escort. So
if you get stuck behind an RV, expect to wait for the tunnel to be cleared
before you can pass through. Stopped on this mountain, everyone got out of
their cars and started wandering around to take pictures – that’s how awesome
this place is… even after you have already been there, you feel the need to
stop and gawk. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tiny black hole is one of the "windows" in the tunnel"</td></tr>
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that would take us down yet another tunnel into Glen Canyon, far below the terrifying
bridge we crossed 30 minutes earlier. Once out of the tunnel, you are on U.S.
Government Land and must obey all safety laws, so we strapped on hard hats for
a total of 30 seconds as we walked down to the rafts that were waiting on the
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The raft trip was one of the first
things I booked for this vacation; I thought it would be a great way to really
get to see the Canyon. Here’s the thing: if you want to do a half-day trip
(meaning, if you don’t want to sleep in a tent down by the River) you don’t
really get to go inside the “Grand Canyon”. But I still thought it would be fun
- I will say that it was just OK, probably not really worth the $89 each plus
tax. We rafted down along the Colorado enjoying the sites and the hot summer sun, which we were certain would burn Dan up. I tried to keep my sunglasses off as much as possible to avoid the dreaded racoon eyes. </div>
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The guide was a nice guy, laid back; but he didn't offer a ton of information about the landscape or history, just little anecdotes here and there. The raft floatilla had one planned stop at which everyone piled out and hiked about 1.4 mile down a little sand path to see some ancient hieroglyphs. Though it was quite hot on the river, it was about 100 times hotter on this path, from which Dan declared it "couldn't be worth it." I took a few pictures so he could see later. The interesting thing about the glyphs is not the artistry, or the fact that they have lasted thousands of years (actually, that is pretty impressive, isn't it?) but it's the fact that with more erosion, we see more glyphs. I thought that was kind of interesting - at one point the River was lower and tribes lived around it, then it got continuously built upon by layers of sand, only to be eroded once more. </div>
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Back at the River, Dan was standing in the scorching hot sand. I could not understand this, and was wondering about his sanity as I rushed to dunk my feet in the river, fearful that the fiery hot sand would actually eat away at my flesh. About 4 seconds after dunking my feet, I could feel them go numb. What a painful place to have feet? Between the hot desert sand and the freezing cold Colorado, we probably should have just stayed in the boat! Our guide told us that the River averages about 48 degrees F, because it comes from the depths of Lake Powell through the dam, and is never warmed by the sun because its always moving. </div>
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Then, the drama ensued when 3 people (old people) slipped and cut themselves badly when trying to get into the raft. Not sure how they didn't realize that having wet feet on a metal and rubber surface might cause them to slip, but they did and then they spent the next 10 minutes drawing attention to themselves and laying down in the boat to avoid passing out, or other very likely scenarios. </div>
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From this point, we continued down river to horseshoe bend, which is
not quite as impressive from the inside looking out. Then, due to the
landslide, we turned back up river and motor-boated ourselves to the dam. If
the landslide on Route 89 hadn't happened, we would have continued on to Lee’s
Ferry, pulled out and ridden in a bus back to Page. In the end, it was a unique
experience, but I don’t think I would recommend it to others.</div>
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When we got back on dry land in
Page, I was starting to get hangry so we stopped at a Drive-In that was
somewhat sketchy. It didn't matter; the food filled me up so that we could make
the rest of the 3 hour journey back to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. At this point in the trip, we were really
“over” driving, so nothing exciting happened – we both just wanted to get there
and get the drive over with - though the sunset was very pretty.<br />
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We finally got back to the Village
area around 8:30 and both had separate meltdowns about insignificant things
like how close we could park to the cabin and which cabin was actually ours…
for some reason, I am completely unable to navigate in these tiny areas. I’m
always pointing us in the wrong direction, or going the roundabout way.
Meanwhile, Dan is always getting mad about it… makes for some enjoyable scenes.
This time however, our scene was ended by an elk that refused to get out of the
way. He was in a very public area, where tourists wouldn't move (because they
were afraid) and the elk wouldn't move (because he was afraid)… quite the
standoff. Needless to say, we went around the long way.<br />
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In our cabin (which did not
include the rim view as advertised) we opened the windows and wondered why they
hadn't bothered to include AC (the Bright Angel Cabins, in case you want to
avoid this mistake in your planning). Dan was pleased to find a TV in the room,
and tuned it to a horror movie in which a bunch of twenty-somethings go out on
a hike, sleep in some cabin and all get killed. Not surprisingly, I demanded
that he change the channel immediately. After whining that there was “nothing else
worth watching” I found re-runs of the Big Bang Theory and fell asleep pretty
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-67337786058251955392013-06-20T13:57:00.003-04:002013-06-20T13:57:48.061-04:00Grand Canyon and Zion: Day 3<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I woke up at 8 or so on our third
day of the trip, and decided to go down to the visitor’s center and figure out
the weather situation. On the top of my “to-do” list for Zion was “hike the
Narrows”. In the park, there are many narrow slot canyons that have been shaped
by the Virgin River. When the river is low during the dry season, you can hike
inside these canyons through the water and see some of the most beautiful and
unusual sights in the park. However, the Narrows are very susceptible to flash
flooding. Typically, you can’t enter at all until July hits. Because it has
been such a dry spring out west (4<sup>th</sup> driest in recorded history) I
had my hopes up about being able to do this hike in May. But – thunderstorms
were predicted for the two days we were in Zion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So I asked a ranger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The rangers are very careful about
not telling you what to do. It took me five minutes to get this ranger to say,
“Well, if it were me? I </span>wouldn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> go.” So that settled it. I returned to our
cabin disappointed, but ready #2 on the list: Angel’s landing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dan was awake when I got back, and
we headed over to the Red Rock Dining Room for breakfast. We could order
something off the menu, or go for the breakfast buffet for $11. Naturally Dan
went for the buffet, but I decided to just have pancakes instead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Me: I only want pancakes. They are $6… the buffet is $11, you should
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dan: Absolutely not. You did not pick the buffet, so you can’t have
anything from the buffet. I don’t want to get kicked out of Zion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dan: Do you want my bacon?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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delicious; I got the buffet the next morning just so I could have an unlimited
amount of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After breakfast we loaded up our
Camelbaks (which technically, are hydration packs we don’t have the brand
Camelbak) and prepared for the hike up Angel’s landing. I was delighted to find
that carrying the water this way was much lighter than carrying a few big
bottles in the side of my camera gear bag. Like 20 pounds lighter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had read about Angel’s Landing
in a bunch of different places while I was working on the itinerary. It sounded
like a great time and a fun challenge. “Sure, I can hike that” I thought to
myself, “I’m not scared of heights.” But fear started creeping in when Tom Egan
told me that 4 boy scouts had died hiking it a few years ago. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“One lost his footing and took the
other 3 down with him. It’s very dangerous, you have to be careful!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If there is one thing I don’t
trust, its other people. My mother-in-law did not really like the sound of
Tommy’s tale, and issued similar caution warnings. I refused to let her know
which day we would be hiking for fear that she </span>wouldn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> be able to eat or sleep
until we got back down safely (which was 3 days after the conversation took
place). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So as we rode the bus towards the
start of the </span>trail-head<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I told Dan “make sure I finish.” When he asked what I
meant by that I said, “If I get scared and don’t want to go all the way to the
top, make me.” He sighed and groaned and asked (once again) why I always make us do these
terrible things on our vacations. My responsible was pretty simple. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we began our ascent we decided
to let a pack of boy scouts run up ahead of us and tucker themselves out early
on… we definitely did not want to be anywhere near them as we approached the
tricky part of the trails between Scout’s landing and the Summit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For about 2 miles the trail is
like any other steep mountain trail; plenty of switchbacks keep you breathing
hard, but the comfort of a wider trail will keep you moving forward.
Additionally, the higher you get, the better the view gets, so the incentive to
continue is there. We pressed onward and upward resting every now and then in
the shade, eventually passing the boy scouts. I was somewhat concerned when we
passed parents hiking with toddlers on their backs, but I am pretty certain
they did not intend to climb to the summit (at least I don’t think they ever
did, because I </span>didn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> pass them again coming down). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my photo of the wiggles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">someone named "Tanya"'s wiggle photo</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we got to Walter’s Wiggles, I
explained to Dan (in between labored breaths) that the CCC created the infamous
switchbacks in the 1930’s. Dan said he hated Walter, he hated the CCC and he
hated switchbacks. I took this opportunity to make fun of him for being so out
of shape. The truth was, when we stopped for his lungs, I was grateful to rest
my legs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once we completed the wiggles, we
stopped at Scout’s Landing to gain our thoughts before the truly perilous part
of the trail would demand our undivided attention. My watch was telling us that we had only been
about 1.75 miles, which I figured was wrong because we had lost the satellite
so many times – Scout’s Landing was at 2 miles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">see the people climbing? The pine above the green shirts is Scout's Landing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like the top ahead, but it's only Scout's Landing</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At this point the trail turned
into a rock-climbing adventure more than a hike, with chains serving the dual
purpose of trail marker and life saver. Step by step, gripping the chain we
continued our trek to a point that we were pretty sure was “the top”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Only, once you got to “the top”
you realized it </span>wasn't<span style="font-family: inherit;">, and that </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">this</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">
was the real Scout’s landing precisely as described at the 2 mile mark. And
this is where I panicked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan = calm... Me = PANIC!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what you see at Scout's Landing... this is why I panicked.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Under the shade of a single pine,
I began to hyperventilate at the thought of continuing up the sheer spine with
nothing to separate me and the valley 1,200 feet below but a narrow trail no
bigger than a foot wide in some places, surrounded by other people trying to
get up and down – my fate resting in their hands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No, I’m not scared of heights; I
have no problem being up high on steady footing. What I am scared of is falling
to my death off the side of a mountain because my foot slipped, or the person
in front of me slipped. Even scarier at this point, was the thought of seeing
someone else fall off the trail to <i>their</i>
death. I felt my eyes begin to water as
Dan asked “are you alright?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let’s face it, Dan and I can be tough
on each other. The term “hard-ass” comes to mind, but I got the vibe that if he
knew that I was flipping out, he </span>wouldn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> have pushed me to finish. So I took a
deep breath (literally) and forced myself to calm down so we could keep going. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my scary pictures</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I moved really slowly, placing
every foot carefully down and confirming its steady grip before I lifted my
other foot off the mountain. People behind me were probably pissed. In fact,
one kid tried to pass me, but Dan wouldn’t stand for it, he told him that no
one passes anyone else from this point on. At some points on the trail, the rocks were so
much higher than your footing, you had to pull yourself up the chains to get to
the next step. In many spots, we had to stop and wait for other people to come
down before we could go up. It was busy for such a treacherous hike, but
nothing compared to some of the other places in Zion. For the most part, people
were courteous and cautious – letting people come down before trying to go up,
allowing enough space between each other, and waiting patiently as some of us
moved slower than others. The only person pushing my pace was Dan, who wanted
to get to the top before anyone else tried to pass me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The view was unparalleled, and the
air was thick with the sense of accomplishment. People ate lunch 1,500 feet
above the river and valley below, and willingly snapped photos for others. The wind helped cool us after nerves and hard
work attributed to a good deal of perspiration. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dan did not want to stay at the
top for lunch, he was very adamant about resting only in the shade. So just as
soon as we got up, we started back down. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At first, I was very nervous about
going down because I could see the depths below. At least on the hike up, you
kept looking onward and upward. Surprisingly though, the hike down was
relatively easy. We rested a few times, but I found that my legs </span>weren't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> shaking from fear (and exhaustion) so we continued down quickly. Back down at
Walter’s Wiggles I tried to stop and rest, but Dan encouraged me to get down
quickly so that we might still have time to at least see the Narrows (since it </span>hadn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> rained). But </span>wouldn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> you know it? As soon as we got back on the bus,
the clouds rolled in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we rode back to the cabins, Dan
asked how much water I had left. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“A ton! This stupid thing is
broken or something, it’s impossible to drink out of!” I answered. At which
point he showed me that I was using it completely wrong. I got a few laughs out
of the couple behind us when I said, “wish I had known that 5 miles ago!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Back at the room, Dan suggested we
pursue other hikes, perhaps the one I wanted to do tomorrow. Oh Dan, what a
desperate cry for a more relaxing vacation. So I indulged him and we hiked the
3 Emerald Pools, which were pretty dried up and hardly worth the hike.
Especially because we ended up behind a bunch of really slow-moving hikers, one
in particular was so awful that I had to take his picture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">slowest hiker ever.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lower Emerald "pool"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">feet in the Virgin River (it was COLD)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cairns in Zion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Emerald Pool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me on a giant rock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan on an even bigger rock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan getting some perspective</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Middle Emerald Trickle... excuse me, "pool"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Zion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more of gorgeous Zion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simply amazing</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By the time we returned to our
cabin, we were starving. Fortunately I had arranged for a 6:00 dinner at the
Red Rock, wondering if maybe that was too early… not even close. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I ordered twin petite filets (3 oz
each) with mashed potatoes and a salad. When the salad came, I asked Dan if he
thought I would eat my entire dinner. He said he would be “absolutely shocked”
if I ate half of it. Our entrees were delivered when he had run to the
bathroom, as he returned I was eating my last bite of filet. Call him
“absolutely shocked” as I announced the impressive Sanborn declaration that I
was in the “clean-plate club”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dinner was delicious – another far
cry from the meals we had on our Grand Tetons and Yellowstone trip. But again,
we paid top dollar in Zion, where alternatives </span>didn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> exist</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. The three meals we
had at the Red Rock (2 days of breakfast, 1 dinner) cost us nearly $115.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The night ended with us both on
our laptops, Dan doing homework and me uploading the photos from our hike to
Facebook.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-3844744821897396112013-06-18T13:57:00.000-04:002013-06-18T13:57:13.674-04:00Grand Canyon and Zion: Day 2<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Day 2<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I've learned on these vacations
that it doesn't do a whole lot of good to set an alarm and try to wake up early
and get Dan moving in the morning. Similarly, he has learned that if its 10:00
p.m. – I’m probably already asleep. Anyway, we woke up around 8:30 or so and
just sat in bed for a while. Separate beds.<o:p></o:p></div>
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No seriously, when you get 2 full
size beds, it’s much better to have your own. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After a while we decided to get
moving and went to the Arizona room at the Bright Angel Lodge for breakfast. I don’t
know if this is just because it was a sit-down breakfast or because it was
Grand Canyon, but the options were far better than those at Yellowstone. We both ordered the bright angel breakfast,
the only difference being mine was healthy:
I had fruit, egg whites and turkey sausage. Dan didn't bother with
fruit, had his eggs over medium and had a side of bacon to wash it down. To be
fair, he did share a piece of the bacon with me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Following breakfast we decided
that I would go get the car (which involved a shuttle ride) while Dan packed up
our bags. I don’t think anyone would be surprised to hear that the bags were
not packed when I got back with the car.
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“I didn't really make any progress
with the packing” he announced, as if I couldn't tell. “I didn't know we were
going to go on a hike today, so I had to empty out my backpack and find the
bladder to go in it and then re-pack everything that was in my backpack into
another bag."<o:p></o:p></div>
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We did manage to squeeze a lot of
stuff into 3 bags. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After our luggage was loaded back
into the car and we checked out, we headed towards the Bright Angel Trail to do
a “moderate” hike. I might have even said it was going to be “fairly easy”. If
you've ever hiked down into a canyon and then hiked back out, you know that
there is no such thing as “easy”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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On the way down we passed a bunch
of people who had obviously hiked from the bottom that morning. Some had
probably hiked rim to rim (a 24 mile journey that is usually done in 3 or 4
days). They looked pretty beat. Silently, I was grateful that we were not able
to get lodging at Phantom ranch to do this rim to rim hike… it probably would
have been terrible. I did not admit this to Dan. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We didn't stop on the way down,
though it was a little demanding to be hiking down so fast. At the mile and a
half rest house (one of the few stops with water) we had been gone 45 minutes.
I was absolutely shocked at the number of people hiking down who were
completely unprepared. Many did not have a single water bottle, wore flip flops and displayed
other pieces of evidence stacking up in favor of their being dubbed “morons” in
my opinion. I don’t know how the parks and rangers could go to any more trouble
to state how important it is to be prepared when hiking down.</div>
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And year after year, people get
down into the canyon by foot, and then ride a helicopter out. Dan asked me why
we couldn't just get “cop-tered out”, and suggested how much faster it would
be. He decided that it was probably way more expensive than just turning
around and hiking back out, so that’s what we did.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Admittedly, it was tougher than I
expected it to be for such a short hike. What took us 45 minutes to hike down
demanded an hour and fifteen to hike back out.
At each of the stops we took to rest on the way back, Dan asked why I always
plan these exhausting vacations. Surprisingly, “because it’s fun” did not
satisfy him. He continued to badger me about drinking enough water until we
made it back out and got in the car to drive to Zion in our sweaty clothes. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We stopped at several look-outs all along the east bound road that would take us out – the last stop inside the park was at the Desert Watch Tower. This provided a gorgeous view of the canyon laid out before us. If we had more time, I would have insisted upon another hike down inside it for better views. We also picked up a map at the gift shop here, since we had only been gone for 20 minutes before losing any connection to our phone-powered GPS.</div>
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Fortunately (or rather,
unfortunately) we learned that the easiest and most direct route to Zion was no
longer an option, due to a landslide that had badly damaged portions of route
89 towards Page, AZ. This resulted in an additional hour or so of driving…
quite the fun time. As we drove, Dan gave me the history of the Grand Canyon,
which, if you didn't know, goes like this; the Indians dug it out and put all
the sand and rocks in the surrounding areas to create mountains. I have photos
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The driving continued for hours as
we began to notice a trend for this trip… that of sitting in the car. We only got pulled over once – in Utah – and the officer was kind enough to let
us go with a verbal warning. Dan claims it was because he wasn't really
speeding, but I am less certain.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Some other things we learned
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><!--[endif]-->I
don’t know left from right – in fact, I frequently give the opposite direction.
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“Turn left.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Do you mean
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“Cows on the left.”
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“Do you mean
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left, look!” <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Those are rocks
Mandy”<o:p></o:p></div>
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What seemed like days later, we
finally arrived at the entrance to Zion National Park and noticed that Utah was
in another time zone, even though we were technically further west than we had
been before. <o:p></o:p></div>
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From the very first glimpse, Zion
is the absolute most impressive display of nature I have ever seen. We drove in
through the rarely used east entrance, and stopped often to take pictures. I
kept reminding Dan to drive and look at the road, since there were many
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Right before
entering the main canyon, you must drive through a long dark tunnel that has a
few “windows” out. Through these windows, you can see almost nothing but sheer
rock cliffs in the most beautiful shades of orange, red and white. There is one
look-out area where you can get a very quick glimpse of the magnitude of these
mountains, but you can’t stop inside the tunnel. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This is all very dramatic, by the
way. It’s like being blindfolded before you lay your eyes on the most
impressive and beautiful things that time has been at work on. And when we
finally got out of the tunnel, I’m pretty sure I gasped. Around every turn, the
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Until we saw the sign that said
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We had received our pass in the
mail during our frantic house-packing phase in late April. I remember taking
the pass up into the attic and putting it into the front pocket of Dan’s suit bag.
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importance of keeping track of things and blah, blah, blah, while I hoped that
it wouldn't be a problem. “How can it be a problem? There is no way all of
these people remember to bring the pass that they get mailed like a month in
advance” I thought – while I also decided to make up a story about my luggage
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During check-in, I sheepishly told
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Dan and I couldn't figure out why
they would bother to mail anyone a parking pass ahead of time. Who the hell
would remember to pack that sort of thing? As we discussed this, we found our
cabin and unloaded all of our things. Dan pointed out that there was no
television in this room. There was a gas fireplace, however – and perhaps more
importantly, an AC. Utah is hot people, even at 5,000 feet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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room and were more than ready to call it a day after the long hike and even
longer drive. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>*Update: Upon returning home, we found the red pass on my dresser. Dan
concluded that since it was on my dresser, I must have put it there. My response
was to ask him which situation was more likely: that I took the time and care
to bring the pass from the old house to the new house and then plopped it on my
dresser; or that he took it out of the front pocket of his suit bag the night
we were packing. Since he did not argue with me over this point, we can only
assume that the latter of the two situations is correct. <o:p></o:p></i><i></i></div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-25090468984603587512013-06-12T14:04:00.000-04:002013-06-12T14:04:01.173-04:00Grand Canyon and Zion: Day 1<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 1: Sunday, May 26, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After 3 days of poolside lounging and late night boozing, we
packed up on Sunday and left Phoenix bound for higher elevation and much cooler
temperatures (thank God). Stephen and Nicole’s wedding was a beautiful and
highly entertaining event – check youtube for the best father-daughter dance
ever… if theirs doesn't come up, someone is doing something horribly wrong. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most of the day was spent driving up to the Grand Canyon, an
adventure that was largely uneventful. Hungry Mandy made an appearance, but
Angry Dan didn't bother to show up much. In his place was a new character –
highly intent on rushing us around for no apparent reason. This side of Dan is
certainly one that I have not seen before. Usually traveling slow is high on
his priority list, and I don’t think he has rushed for anything in the past 10
years, except during a flag football game or two. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Point is: nothing really happened;
the drive was long and boring. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Arriving at the visitor’s center,
I discovered that nearly everyone in the entire world had the same inkling to
visit the Grand Canyon that I had. Oh yeah, and the visitor’s center closed at
5:00 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We found our way to the Kachina
Lodge and brought our piles of luggage and food into the room and then spent
the next 30 minutes trying to find a place to park. The rooms at the lodge must
have been recently renovated – they look nothing like what Xanterra has posted
online, which was a nice surprise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After finding a parking spot 3
lodges away, we ate a quick dinner of questionable pizza and hurried back to
get my camera and get out to Hopi Point by sunset. It is one of the best spots
on the South Rim to watch the sun set over the Canyon because it juts out from
the rest of the rim, providing a nice look westward. Apparently, this is not a secret
– so we had plenty of friends to share the experience with. Actually, we almost
missed it because the buses that take you out there get completely and totally
packed with other last-minute people like us trying to be in the right place at
the right time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately, I’m not that great
of a photographer so my photos just can’t do the view any justice at all. And
the whole thing happens so fast that you can’t figure out the necessary
adjustments in time. Before you know it, you’re standing on the rim of the
biggest wind tunnel in the world wondering how the hell it got so cold so fast
in the middle of the desert. Luckily our bus driver on the way out gave us a
little tip about the pick-up spot being in a different place for the return
trip, so we were able to get on the second bus back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been to some of the
biggest, most popular cities in the world. Places like NYC, Paris, London,
Rome, Barcelona. But it took a bus ride in the Grand Canyon to really get a
glimpse of diversity. I have never seen so many different nationalities
represented in such a tiny space. In fact, I’m fairly certain that Dan and I
were the only Americans on the bus – no kidding! I didn't realize what a mecca
that Canyon was for international tourists. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There were so many people everywhere
that I’m pretty sure the NPS could double its budget if they raised the Park
entrance fee by $10 per vehicle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A rather uneventful first day to
be sure. The hiking begins tomorrow, followed by another long drive up to Zion
National Park in Utah. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-46169410543908819332013-05-17T10:01:00.001-04:002013-05-17T10:01:01.084-04:00Yellowstone Day 9<br />
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<b><u>Day 9: Friday July 16<sup>th</sup>,
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<b> <a href=""></a><a href="http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/239DHCanyon08.pdf">Mt. Washburn Hike</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>(this day is purposely left
purposefully plan-less for re-visiting things we missed, or were so awesome we
need to see again, or for general relaxation)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Drive to Jackson Hole late in the
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<b> Hotel:
<a href="http://www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.aspx?num=0328&NOA=&aYr=&aMo=&aDa=&dYr=&dMo=&dDa=&CP=&TA=">Motel
6</a>, 600 South Highway 89, Jackson WY 83001</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>This, the last day in our trip, we planned to hike Mt. Washburn - one of the taller peaks in the Park. Nancy, Diana and Debbie Smith decided to forgo the hike and go on an animal hunt around Lamar Valley. Fortunately, the rest of us didn't have to miss the animals - we saw a Mama Grizzly and her 2 cubs on our way to Mt. Washburn. </i></div>
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<i>The hike to the top provides a great
sense of accomplishment, without really killing you. It is not super strenuous because of the switchbacks. The older guys among us kept the pace slow and steady and made sure we all stopped every now and again to rest our legs and drink some water. I paid special
attention to how the landscape changes as we continues to climb higher and higher. Meadows
of flowers turn to snowy hills (yes, even in July!) which changed to red rock
and then pure mountain rock at the apex. A great view awaited up at the top. </i></div>
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<i>The total hike is about 6 miles round-trip (from the Dunraven pass) and gains 1,400 ft in elevation. Compared with the hike JD and I took the day before, this was child's play. I would guess we spent between 3 and 4 hours completing this trek, after which, we had a long drive back down to Jackson. </i></div>
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<i>When we got back "down" to Jackson, we checked into the Motel 6 one last time, and went out to dinner at this cute little place that had the best fried pickles ever. I can't remember the name of it. We all talked about the trip and how fantastic it had been. The next day, we returned back to sea level in Connecticut.</i></div>
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<i>I fell totally and completely in love with the National Parks on this vacation - and decided that I should visit all of the Parks in my lifetime. </i></div>
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<i>2 down, 57 to go!</i></div>
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<b>11:00 a.m. Elephant Back Trek (</b><a href="http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/10sumact_fb.pdf"><b>Ranger
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<b>5:15 p.m. Lake Yellowstone Hotel Dinner: </b><a href="http://www.yellowstonenationalparklodges.com/UserFiles/File/yellowstone-pdf/2010-menus/2010-lake-dinner.pdf"><b>Menu</b></a><b>
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<b>7:15 p.m. Historic </b><a href="http://www.yellowstonenationalparklodges.com/Old-Yellow-Bus-Tours-2131_1353.html"><b>Yellow
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<i>Our group split into a few factions on Day 7 - Dan, Diana, Andy, Nancy and I followed the plans above to a T. Mark and Debbie went out to to the East entrance of the park to visit family, dropping Joey, JD and Andrew off for a strenuous hike up Avalanche Peak (elevation 10,440 ft). Our ranger-led hike was slow for my pace, but it was great to learn so much from the ranger. </i></div>
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<i>After the hike we had a lot of time left to explore the Grand Canyon scenic drives, which are truly beautiful. Dinner at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel was wonderful, and the bus tour was great, although some of the group (who weren’t into history much) didn’t really enjoy it. The bus is open on the top, so it’s worthwhile to bring warm clothing on this adventure! If we had done this tour earlier in our trip, it might have been a bit more enjoyable for the others, since we had already seen many of the sights that were on the tour. </i></div>
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<i>I do wish that we had been able to stay at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel or in the cabins there, it would make a great substitution for the Canyon Cabins, and these two areas are fairly close to one another, maybe 20-30 min drive…. Which is nothing in park time. Plus, while at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel for dinner, I found out about the "coffee with a ranger" morning program (which I never read about anywhere else). You basically got to sit around the fire, drinking coffee and asking a ranger questions. I would have loved that. Maybe next time.</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joey, JD and Andrew atop Avalanche Peak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from Artist's Point</td></tr>
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<b><a href="">Day 8: Thursday July 15<sup>th</sup>, 2010</a><a href="" name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="OLE_LINK1"> :
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<i>After the pace of the ranger-led hike on Day 7, we decided to go it alone around the Canyon on Day 8. Andy, Joey, JD, Andrew, Dan and I hiked all around the Canyon area, including the Uncle Tom’s hike. This is a very strenuous and nerve wracking hike because such a large portion of it is on metal grated stairs, which is distracting to the eye and tough to climb, but it provided a great view of the falls. Mark, Debbie, Diana and Nancy had done enough hiking, so they took a ride out to a river to do some animal spotting. On our way to meet them in the Roosevelt/Tower area, we spotted some wildlife too - black bears, a fox and a wolf!</i></div>
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<i>Later in the day we all drove out to the Roosevelt/Tower area and saw one of the petrified trees. This was a let-down - though there was no hiking involved, so it was a pretty small time commitment. The Petrified tree stands inside a fence to preserve it. There is only one in that particular location, and you can't touch it to really absorb how amazing it is that a tree has turned to stone. Luckily, there was a bit more time before the horseback ride to dinner - so we split up again. Joey, Andrew and Andy went out to Lamar Valley driving around in search of the buffalo herds. JD and I decided to hike into the Petrified Forrest in order to see and touch some of the petrified stumps. This was easily the most strenuous hike I did on the entire trip - we gained an elevation of about 1,500 feet in 1.5 miles. We only had about an hour in which to do this, so we kept hiking onward and upward until we found a singular stump. I rested at said stump while JD pressed on (to be fair, he was 18 and a lot tougher than me). By the time we finally got to see the petrified remains, we only had 15 minutes to get back to the bottom - so we ran. On the way, we passed a fox! It was a bit of a stressful situation because at this point in the trip, tempers were flaring, and we didn't want to be late in meeting the van. But running down a steep precipice with 15 pounds of camera gear strapped to your back is no easy feat. We made it though, and no one yelled at me or JD - VICTORY.</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You cannot believe the sheer volume of water tumbling over these falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our fox sighting - driving to Tower/Roosevelt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black bear sighting - also in Tower/Roosevelt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the petrified tree behind a fence</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the start of my hike with JD into the Petrified Forrest</td></tr>
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12<sup>th</sup>, 2010</u></b> : Old Faithful Area<o:p></o:p></div>
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Old Faithful Village: Geyser Boardwalk and Hike <a href="http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/10sumact_of.pdf">Map</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>5:30 p.m. Dinner at Old Faithful Inn $30, </b><a href="http://www.yellowstonenationalparklodges.com/UserFiles/File/yellowstone-pdf/2010-menus/ofi-dinner.pdf"><b>Menu</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<o:p><i>This day was wonderful! We started out with a hike up to lookout point, or something like that to see Old Faithful go off. This was well worth the effort, the hike was short although somewhat steep, but it gave a great perspective of Old Faithful, and all of her adoring fans. After this, we all saw the Geyser basin in the Old Faithful area. Some of our group rented bikes instead of geyser-gazing, but they ended up returning them early, citing a lack "places to go without people in the way."</i></o:p></div>
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<o:p><i>We also did the tour of the Lodge this day - I think it was at 3:00 or so, and still had time to visit the Hamilton store which was very cool. The older contingent of our group was very pleased to have a day fairly hiking-free, and we all enjoyed a nice dinner at the Old Faithful Lodge dining room. After dinner, we sat on the porch of the lodge and looked at some of our pictures from the day. Once the bar near the porch closed down, we went back to the cabins to play cards. A very nice, relaxing day in Yellowstone!</i></o:p></div>
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<b><u>Day 6: Tuesday July 13<sup>th</sup>,
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<i>On Day 6, we started out going back to Grand Prismatic Spring. Unfortunately, with all of the steam coming off of the vernal pool, we could barely see anything! The temperatures in these pools and springs are exceptionally hot - the bacteria that thrive in these temperatures are what cause the gorgeous coloring. But, if it's real cold and windy, the steam just blows all over the place. After the spring, we drove towards the lake, and took in Fishing Bridge (that you can't actually fish off of) as well as some of Hayden Valley. We did a short hike to Natural Bridge and saw the most sulfurous geysers in the park... it smelled horrendous! </i></div>
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<i>At night we checked into the Canyon Cabins, which were pretty outdated and in need of repair. The food options were very limited! I don't recommend that people stay in this region if they go to the park - the Lake Yellowstone Hotel and Cabins are only 30 minutes away, and they offer much better accommodations. </i><i>We did not end up taking the boat tour, because it was such a windy night and the water was incredibly choppy, but I imagine that it would be a nice adventure on a better day.</i></div>
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trip</b></a><b> (Mandy, Dan, Joey, JD, Andrew, Lauren) and
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<b>West Thumb Geyser Basin; stop on
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Falls</a> (for <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3674570917_266958cd1c_b.jpg">Swimming</a>)
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<b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2390085839706431744">Hotel: </a><a href="http://www.yellowstonenationalparklodges.com/old-faithful-snow-lodge-cabins-131.html">Old Faithful Snow Lodge 1</a><span style="color: blue;">.866.GEYSERLAND
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<i>We did get up around 5:00 a.m. to try and see the sunrise over the valley. It was COLD and windy atop Signal Mountain and unfortunately, it was so cloudy that we didn't really get the full effect until the sun was already up and we were driving back down the mountain. Half-way back in the car, I was able to get some nice pictures of the Tetons looking especially pink in the morning glow. If you plan to do the sunrise, try and do it on a clear morning!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>We had a great time on our whitewater trip, but the “scenic” riders didn't get back to JWW Inc. until like 2:00, so we ate lunch at a local pizza place instead. We did have time for Mormon Row, and a brief stop at the Chapel of transfiguration. We also stopped in at a "general store" where I tried some huckleberry soda (way too sweet). We did not have the time to swim at Moose Falls, but we did take in the West Thumb geysers, they are unique because they are basically built into the side of Yellowstone lake.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>We ended up having appetizers for dinner at the bar. I can't remember why, but we couldn't have dinner in the restaurant so we ate in the bar area at the Snow Lodge. Stayed in the Snow Cabins at Old Faithful, which are much newer than the Lodge itself, and have wi-fi. It was late and somewhat dark, but we caught our first glimpse of Old Faithful right around dusk. </i><br />
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<b>Day 4: <u>Sunday July 11<sup>th</sup>,
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<i>After breakfast, and our first daylight sighting of Old Faithful, the day started out with Joey getting "iced" - because if you recall, that was a pretty big thing in 2010. Thankfully, he was able to burn those calories on our 5 mile hike to Fairy Falls. </i><i>We were also able to see Grand Prismatic Springs on this hike - which was good because the second time we went to see it, there was nothing but fog everywhere. After the hike we checked out either Artist Paint Pots or Fountain Paint Pots - I can't remember which. We had lunch in the parking lot while waiting to meet up with the other part of our group.</i></div>
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<i>People were pretty irritated with me when I pushed to go up to the Northern part of the park later on in the day, especially after 3 jam-packed days of hiking. Luckily my pseudo fit-throwing worked, and we saw Mammoth Hot Springs, which were pretty cool, did the Historic Ft. Yellowstone tour, and ended in time to see a double rainbow over the area. I would have liked to do a guided tour of Mammoth Hot springs, and I def. would have liked to see the Moran Gallery - but there really wasn't time. We didn't get up to the Northern Gate either. This is why I advocate for spending 2 nights in each area of the park; the less time you spend driving, the more time you have to enjoy everything. Trying to get everyone to take the 1.5 hour drive up to Mammoth Hot Springs was rough. In the end it worked out; Joey, JD and Andrew got to climb Bunsen Peak, which was rated the most "strenuous" hike in my "Easy Day Hikes" book. And we saw our first Buffalo up-close on the drive back. Joey nicknamed him "Daisy".</i><br />
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-5493554412259213762013-04-09T14:44:00.003-04:002013-04-09T14:44:38.281-04:00Yellowstone Trip Days 1 - 2In 2010, Dan and I went to Yellowstone with a big group. It was a wonderful time! Unfortunately, I only documented the first 3 days, and have since long forgotten the many details and hilarious stories that I usually like to write about.<br />
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My parents, and family friends are planning their Yellowstone trips and have asked me to share my experiences and insights with them recently. Since I started digging up some of those old resources, I thought I might as well post some photos and the itinerary, in case anyone else was curious. But I don't want to overwhelm, so I will break it down into a couple of posts.<br />
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I'm going to share each day's <b>planned activities in bold font</b>, and then let you know <i>what we actually did in italic font</i>, and then share some pictures. Hope that works out for you visually.<br />
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<b><u>Day 1: Thursday July 8<sup>th</sup>, 2010 </u>:Leave Bradley:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>12:55 p.m. American Airlines Flight 357 to Dallas (lands 3:45 p.m.)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>4:55 p.m. A.A. Flight 2307 to Fly Into Jackson Hole (lands 6:40 p.m.)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Hotel: <a href="http://www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.aspx?num=0328&NOA=&aYr=&aMo=&aDa=&dYr=&dMo=&dDa=&CP=&TA=">Motel 6</a>, 600 South Highway 89, Jackson WY 83001 (307) 733-1620</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>This is pretty much what we did. It was uneventful, except for landing in Jackson and taking in the beautiful views. We also couldn't get dinner at a real restaurant in Jackson, because everything was closed at like 7:00 p.m. So we ate Wendy's... yum.</i><br />
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<b><u>Day 2: Friday July 9<sup>th</sup>, 2010 </u>: Grand Tetons all Day<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Drive from Jackson into Scenic Grand Tetons NP: <i>(41 minutes from Motel 6 in Jackson to Jenny Lake Visitor’s Center)</i><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">South Jenny Lake; boat trip and hike around lake (one-way ferry $7 and hike back) Hidden Falls & Inspiration Point Trail </a><a href="http://mappery.com/map-of/Grand-Teton-National-Park-Lakeshore-Hiking-Map">Map</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i><b>Dinner: Leek’s Marina & Pizzeria: <a href="http://foreverlodging.com/downloads/leeks.pdf">Menu</a>, followed by Nachos and blackberry <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">margaritas in </a><a href="http://foreverlodging.com/foreverinfo.cfm?PropertyKey=69&ContentKey=2200">Deadman’s Bar</a> (at lodge)</b></i></div>
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<b>Hotel: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><a href="http://foreverlodging.com/lodging.cfm?PropertyKey=69">Signal Mountain Lod</a>ge</b></div>
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<o:p><em>On Day 2, we stopped at the Ranger Center where a nice bearded ranger told us that our Jenny Lake hike would be a short one, so we should also check out Ampitheatre Lake, where we might still have to trudge through a little snow to get there.</em></o:p></div>
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<em>We took the boat trip across Jenny Lake, which was fantastic and beautiful - and started hiking to Hidden Falls. Here's a fun fact for you: it's really hidden. You reach a point where you think you are there, but you're not! Keep going! Then we continued to Inspiration Point - which was the most beautiful vista with plenty of gorgeous scenes along the way. Some in our group complained that I was trying to kill them with all of the hiking... but I think the photos speak for themselves. As we started hiking back down, we realized that it was far more than the "short hike" that the sketchy bearded ranger had described. We missed lunch at Jackson Lake Lodge because the hike took soo long. After we had a lunch in the cafeteria at the Lodge, we did a little driving around to check out some of the local viewpoints.</em></div>
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<em>When we finally found our way to Signal Mountain Lodge and our cabins, I was very happy to find such nice accomodations in such a beautiful setting. Some in our group took a (very cold) swim in the lake while Dan and I did some additional hiking. It was a very beautiful hike around the lake where I took some of the best photos of the trip (stormy weather adds to the drama of the photos). Instead of going to Leek's for dinner, we ate at Deadman's Bar. The margaritas were epic, but the nachos were just ok. It was a pretty late dinner, so we missed the campfire talk, but as I mentioned, the margaritas were well worth it.</em></div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-86922827347802861752011-11-02T10:20:00.000-04:002011-11-02T10:20:02.822-04:00Honeymoon Days 17 - 19<div class="MsoNormal"><b>Day 17<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Dan left the hotel bright and early to get to Westinghouse while I took my time heading into Paris. Our hotel had a little breakfast bar, but not with anything that seemed worth eating in my opinion. It was about a mile walk for me to get to the train station, but it wasn’t too hot at the point in the day so the walk seemed nice. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">From the station in Orsay to Notre Dame was a 25 minute ride. I wasn’t able to get a seat, but from all of our experiences on trains at this point in the trip, I knew to stand close to the doors where I would at least get a breeze every now and then. Once I got off the train and stood on the street in front of the world’s most famous Cathedral, I was instantly brought back to our 2009 trip and suddenly very sad that Dan wasn’t with me. Yes, we were cranky at this point in the trip and yes; he eats pizza constantly, but at least he would have laughed when I made fun of French people.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After taking a few minutes to talk to a tourist wrangler at an information booth, I bought a ticket to board one of those hop on, hop off tour buses where I plugged my headphones in and listened to the same 10 songs play intermittently with facts about stops we were making or sites we were passing. The tour cost 30 euros, and I think that it was kind of a waste. I would recommend it to people who are traveling alone and don’t like to walk or take local transportation. The facts were very sparse and weren’t anything that I didn’t already know. I did get to see many parts of the city that I hadn’t seen before, but overall it was not a good value. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The most interesting stop I made on the tour bus was in the Sex district… yes, the sex district. I decided to call it that because every other building is a cabaret or strip club. The other half of the buildings are sex toy shops. One was even called the “sexodrome”. I am sorry to report to you that I did not go in any – being American apparently makes you a bit prude, somewhat puritan and awfully embarrassed when confronted with a shop full of pornography. At least that was how I felt when Dan and I walked into “The Love Shop” in Barcelona – also a porn store. But anyway, just up the hill a few blocks was the Sacre Coeur, which seemed ironic to me; a church overlooking the Montmartre porn district, but I guess that’s how they do things in France.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Sacre Coeur is 404 steps from the street – I know this because I counted. It was hard to count because every 30 steps or so, some beggar or knock-off purse salesman or bracelet maker or girl with a clipboard (I still don’t know who these people are, but they always run from the police so I assume it’s not good) would be grabbing my arm. I mean literally grabbing my arm! I didn’t tell Dan this because I was afraid that he would say I couldn’t go out by myself the next day. Anyway, I got to the top and the church was very nice – but you couldn’t take pictures. Go Figure. The real reason why tourists climb the 404 steps is to see the views of the city, which were fantastic. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Back down at street level, I wandered through the garment district where I was thrilled to find all kinds of fabric and buttons and trims. They also did not want you taking pictures in their stores. Luckily after the letdown of not being able to shoot photos anywhere, I found the cheap shoe area and bought another pair. They are exceptionally cute and a size too small, but I couldn’t help myself. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After walking into many shoe shops only to learn that they didn’t have anything cute in a size 40, I decided to give up and go back to the hotel. The train back was a much longer and hotter ride, but I had managed to grab a seat this time around and amused myself by looking at the pictures from Maine that were on my small digital camera.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Dan finally waltzed in at around 7 and told me to hurry up and get ready so we could go out to dinner with his co-workers. We met up with them at their hotel and had a few drinks before heading out to a quaint little French restaurant. It was in this place that we had our most tasty and expensive meal of our entire honeymoon, so thanks Westinghouse for paying for that one. Though I must admit what a trying and nerve wracking experience this was for me – I really hate to look like I don’t know what I am doing, especially in front of French people. But I didn’t know what I was doing since the menu was in French, and the waiter was speaking in French to the other French people. So then, I didn’t realize that we had to order courses, and that a bottle of wine was already purchased for the entire table. Also – it’s worth noting that I am a very picky eater, and some of the options were really out of my comfort zone. When I picked the goat cheese, chorizo and arugula starter, I was very nervous about how it might taste. Luckily, it was excellent and so was my entrée and dessert. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After our delicious dinner, we headed back to the hotel and packed up all of our stuff. Dan was taking the rental car to work and would meet me in Paris at the airport hotel we had booked for the last night of our trip. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Day 18<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">Dan insisted that we leave the window open on night 17, and so we both woke up fairly early due to the noise of the birds and excess sunlight. We packed up the car with our luggage and I decided to travel light – just my little bitty purse and tiny digital camera. Dan had everything else, including my phone so that he could guide himself back into Pairs at the end of the day. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We ate breakfast in our hotel that morning, which was not that good, but I was glad we did when our bill showed that they charged us for it both days whether we ate it or not. Dan dropped me at the train station and then headed to Westinghouse. It was about 8 a.m. I’d say, and I couldn’t help but wonder if this is what our life would be like if we lived in France. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In Paris outside Notre Dame I realized that I had left all of my maps in my big purse in the car, and so I waited for the tourist booth that I had visited the day before to open. At 9 they were closed. At 9:30 they were still closed. When 10 a.m. rolled around and they hadn’t opened yet, I decided to just get walking to the Louvre and see if maybe they had a tourist booth that would be open at 10 am on a Friday morning.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">They didn’t… so I kept walking.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I’d say it was about 11 a.m. when I stumbled into a shop called “Bathroom Graffiti” that had an American flag in the window with a bust of President Obama. I laughed out loud to myself about that one – Obama as bathroom graffiti. Anyway the shop was pretty cool and had some unique items. One of which was a coffee table sized ping pong game. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“This is perfect!” I thought to myself, and so I purchased Joey his very belated Birthday present. What I did not consider however, was how much of a pain in the ass it would be to lug that around with me all day. But I also still thought that if I walked to the Hotel des Invalides, I would find an info booth that would provide me with a map so that I could find a street market to buy some wines and cheeses to bring home. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">But the Hotel des Invalids did not have an info booth. Also, it wasn’t anywhere near where I thought it was, so I had done some excess walking to find it. On the way, I found a wine shop where the merchant spoke English, so I bought a bottle of a local red and added it to the extra weight I was trekking all over Paris. When I finally arrived at the Hotel des Invalides, I was starving so I ventured into the little cafeteria and got “toast”. Don’t be fooled, this was not anything like toast. In fact, it was a mushroom, ham and cheese sandwich that was engulfed by another piece of cheese that had melted onto everything. Then it was baked and somehow in the process, became exceedingly soggy. Don’t give me a soggy sandwich and call it “toast”. That’s just not right. I ate the corners (which were a little bit crispy) and couldn’t stomach the rest. What an excellent waste of 10 euros? And, not like I have to say this (because at this point, you should already know) but the water I got to drink was terrible and not cold. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">By 1:00, I still had no map and no way of finding the street market. So I decided that there would definitely be an info booth at the Eiffel Tower, right?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Wrong.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Now it was 2:30 and I was really sick of walking. Supposedly in Paris, a metro stop is never more than 500 meters away. I must have been walking a path that was exactly 500 meters away from every damn metro stop in Paris because the harder I looked; the more impossible it was to spot any kind of public transportation. During this search I was able to find a cheese shop however, so I went in and asked for anything that could be left out of the fridge for more than 24 hours. I was a bit disappointed that I wasn’t buying it outside at a “market” but that’s when I walked out of the shop and turned the corner to find the Rue Cler – the Street Market I had been looking for all damn day! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So I didn’t get my cheese or wine outside, but I did buy some baguettes and sit down to revel in the scene. That is what I think of when I think of Paris, the stalls of flowers and breads and fruits and wine, not the Eiffel Tower. It was 3:15 when I headed toward the metro (amazing how when you find the one thing you have been looking for all day, the other important things are right there). I had to buy a series of tickets to get to the airport and I’m fairly certain I was overcharged, but I didn’t care: I could finally stop walking, and I wanted to spend all of my euros anyway.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Following a series of metro and train rides, I arrived at the hotel anxious to get into our room and wash my feet, then prop them up and watch TV until Dan arrived - it was right around 4:30 and I had walked all over Paris in zigzags. Go ahead and look at a map of Paris and search for those landmarks I mentioned, they are nowhere near each other! But guess what… they wouldn’t let me check into “Mr. Sadlon’s room” even though I had specifically heard him say, “my wife will be check in before me, is that all right?” <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So it was 4:30, and I had no phone, no computer - and the hotel’s computer was on a “pay per minute” basis - and no way to get into our room. At the Hotel bar, sodas and water and beer were all the same price. What would you buy?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When Dan arrived at 7:45, I was pretty happy to see him. I was also starving and sick of carrying around all of the stuff that I bought. After they let him into our room, we decided to return the rental car quickly and then come back to the hotel and have dinner. Obviously, since we were in France, there was nothing “quick” about it. Once we found out how to get to the rental return area, I waited for a solid 20 minutes for them to process the paperwork. Then we had to take the airport train back to our hotel – sounds way more simple than it actually was. Again, you have to remember that everything is in French so you can’t just read a sign and know what is going on. Then, to make things interesting, this atrociously smelly man kept asking Dan how to get to the train, and he kinda followed us onto an elevator, then onto the crowded train. It’s France though so keep in mind there is no air conditioning to keep the stanky air away from my nostrils. It wasn’t the worst train ride of the trip, but it was absolutely the least sanitary.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Once we were back at the hotel, we shared a club sandwich and some fries and finally were able to get into bed. It was 12:00.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Day 19<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">I don’t think that words were able to express my excitement when we woke up at 7:00 a.m. (1:00 a.m. EST) on Day 19 – we were finally going home! Note to self: 10 days is the longest trip you should ever take.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">So then we boarded the train to the airport and started what seemed like a never-ending day of standing in line. It started at baggage claim as we waited for a solid 10 minutes to drop our bags… and then we got some real interesting news: Our journey home was broken up into 3 legs: France to Dublin, Dublin to Chicago and Chicago to “Hartford”. The first 2 legs were with Aer Lingus, the last leg with United. Since those are separate airlines, Aer Lingus kept informing us that our journey ended in Chicago. You can probably imagine that this was not comforting news… so we pulled up the info on my phone to prove that we indeed were going to Connecticut. Aer Lingus (France) didn’t really care, they said to bring it up with the Irish when we got to Dublin.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We went through customs as we left France, and then went through the world’s most ridiculous security – they examined all of my camera gear for a solid 15 minutes. I’m not kidding, they made me take each and every piece out of the bag and explain what it was. Imagine you’re a French security guard at the airport and you start slowly examining an American’s camera gear. She pulls out a polarized filter and then says, “It’s a polarized filter.” Your English isn’t that great, and even if it was, do you know what a polarized filter is? So why bother asking? Anyway we sit at the gate and keep our eyes peeled because the airline changes our gate 3 separate times without making an announcement. Then, at 10:30 we flew to Dublin, Ireland.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Down in Dublin we went through security to get from one part of the airport to another. Then we tried talking to the official Aer Lingus folks – they also said there was no way for our bags to get from Chicago to Connecticut because as far as they could tell, our final destination was Chitown. So Dan and I had to strategize: once we landed in the states we would need to go down to baggage claim, grab all of the bags and then get through customs, go back in to the airport and check the bags (this time we assumed, having to pay for them) go through security, get to the gate for our United flight and check in… all within the course of 1 hour and 50 minutes. It seemed we were screwed. Dan thought that if worse came to worse, he would stay with the bags (thus surely missing our flight home) and have his work pay for another ticket, while I ran to catch the flight. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">But we were still in Dublin, so we had to get through another security check, and then go to pre-customs. It’s a new thing apparently, where you go through American customs before you touch American soil. Makes sense if you ask me. At least this way if you end up being unable to enter for whatever reason, you don’t have to endure a 9 hour flight there and a 9 hour flight back.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Speaking of 9 hour flights, ours was not terrible. We had the OnDemand screens in each of our seats, so Dan and I were able to each watch 3.5 movies… separately. The very unfortunate thing was that the couple in front of us had 2 small children who cried hysterically (not sobs, more like screams) for about 80% of the flight. Ask Dan, I am not exaggerating. We can go back and forth on how annoying this was, and how those parents should have drugged their children (hello friendly little pink pill) but the point is: the parents did nothing to stop the crying… they didn’t walk the kids around, they didn’t force feed them, they just didn’t give a shit that their kids were ruining this exceptionally long flight. If we didn’t have the headphones and movies, I may have gotten irate and been rude and caused a scene. Like I mentioned, luckily we had the videos to drown out the screams. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When we finally did get back onto U.S. soil, Dan spoke to an Aer Lingus rep while I used the bathroom. “They will transfer our bags” he said. But I didn’t know if I could believe him or not, and he must have told the rep this because when we walked back over there together, she looked at me and said, “don’t worry about it, we will check them on United to Bradley for you.”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I was too tired to argue, and I didn’t really want to carry my bags. We made sure that we kept the little sticker tags that give your baggage number, just in case. But I have to admit that I did feel pretty good about it, because when they scanned our passports in Dublin, pictures of all of our bags came up on the screen. So at the very worst, we would have to wait a few days to get our stuff. I was too happy to be back in the states to care. For the first time that day, we were at our gate early enough to sit down, eat something and wait for our plane. I drank Poland Springs. It was the best.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Our flight landed in “Hartford” at 8:05, right on time… back in France it was 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. My parents were waiting in a nearby lot to pick us up, and I told them to wait til I called them with our bags to drive up. Dan took a bathroom break as I sat at the baggage claim thinking I might be there all night. But, much to my surprise (I think that I actually laughed out loud and then said “I can’t believe it!” to another passenger) our bags came out on the belt before Dan even got back! I could tell by the smile on his face that he was just as shocked as I was.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So we piled all 6 bags into the back of my Dad’s truck and headed back home, talking incessantly about how surprised we were to see our bags, and how nice it was to be home. The trip was completed when we unloaded our luggage and finally got to say hi to Aero and Bruno. I promised them that I would never leave them for that long again, but I think we all know that was more of a reassurance to me than to them… they don’t care. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We stayed up sharing our French cheese, bread and wine with my parents and talked about all of the things we did, and all of the reasons why European people are terrible. I think we finally went to bed at 11:00 p.m. - meanwhile in France it was 5:00 a.m., and we had been awake for nearly 24 hours. We would only be home for a week before we had to go away again (back to Maine of course), but it was a wonderful feeling.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-73347905529997214782011-09-28T16:07:00.000-04:002011-09-28T16:07:15.604-04:00Honeymoon Days 12 - 16Day 12<br />
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Our last Port, and last full day of the cruise were spent in Marseilles. I had read on the cruise critic forums that a free shuttle brought guests to the Old Port area where there was a fish market, flower stands and other local shops. So as we walked off the boat and found out the shuttle was 12 euros each, I was beside myself. Apparently some cruise lines must charge people for the shuttles upfront as part of the overall cruise price, so that all the shuttles are free. It’s smart for them because not everyone takes the shuttle into the Port. I was really outraged about this nickel and dime stuff. Not just because we were spending $36 to go into a town that I didn’t really have an action plan for, but because it made us go through euros quicker than we had planned. Every time you take out money, you get charged for it, so if I had known that we were going to spend nearly 100 euro just to get in and out of the ports, I would have taken more out at once.<br />
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Anyway, the Old Port area was a 20 minute ride from the new port where our ship was docked, so at least they weren’t charging us for a shuttle when we easily could have walked. We arrived in the Old Port just in time for the fishing boat to start unloading their spoils. It was interesting to walk around and see all of the locals buying fresh fish for dinner that night, alongside some of the prettiest bouquets I have seen in a while. We walked through the streets and stalls and then turned up toward Fort St. Nicolas. It was closed to the public, but you could hike up pretty high to the lowest fortifications and get a great view of the old port just absolutely packed with sail boats. <br />
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As we walked back down through the streets, I did some shopping - lavender soap from the nearby region of Provence, and shoes. We walked all over the streets of Marseilles shopping for shoes. They were really cheap too, I mean literally like $12 for an adorable pair of shoes. It was very confusing because Dan was telling me I could buy as many as I wanted. Does that sound like Dan to you? I only got 1 pair though, apparently everyone in France has the same size foot as me, so they didn’t have very much in my size. One shop that we waltzed into was quite expensive. Louis Vitton - we probably could have gotten a keychain for like 75 euros, but it hardly seemed worth it when the crazy street vendors in Livorno were selling knockoff purses for about 15 euros. Also, everyone knows I would never own something like that. 2000 euros to carry a bag with someone else’s initials all over it? No thanks. <br />
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We got back to the boat around 5 or so and enjoyed a fairly calm night. We had to pack all our stuff and tag it so that someone else could carry it off the boat for us the next day. The most fun part of the evening was probably the 45 minutes I spent in line to get the paperwork to secure our VAT refund. The boat charges you upfront for the Euro zone tax, and then you have to get the paperwork on the boat to get your refund in the airport. The line was quite long - apparently, no-one wanted to leave their money in Europe.<br />
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Day 13<br />
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The Cruise director said that everyone had to be off the boat by 9 a.m.. Carnival turns these boats around in a matter of hours. Isn’t that nuts? They get 4000 people off the boat, they clean it and set it up for the next 4000 people within a matter of 3 hours, that’s insanity! Anyway, we woke up at 6 so that we would have plenty of time to eat and be ready for our debarkation time of 7:30. I was pretty bummed to be getting off the ship. It was the end of sunny lounging, the end of outrageous amounts of food, and the end of English… which is something that I really enjoy. <br />
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It was all so seamless, I mean we didn’t stand in line, we didn’t wait for our bags, we just walked right off, “ding”-ed our cards for the last time, picked up our luggage with ease and got into a cab. I know it seems like a silly thing to be so impressed by, but if you have ever undertaken some kind of corporate event, or wedding or anything like that, you get very impressed by things that are well-coordinated. <br />
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Our cab driver had a bit of a struggle finding our next hotel - he said he had never been to that street before and it was on the outskirts of Barcelona, near the University. But they let us check it early - 9 am early, and our room was in fact a suite. We walked into what looked like a conference room and got very confused. But around the corner were a separate bedroom and living room complete with a free minibar. <br />
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Dan decided to take a quick nap while I tried to figure out how it was possible for me to have gone over my 300 MB data plan in a matter of 4 days, so that was a fun way to start things off. In case you were wondering, I still haven’t figured it out. <br />
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When I went back into the room to find Dan still sleeping, I complained about how bored I was and said we should get busy in Barcelona for the day. So we walked to the metro and headed downtown to find one of the shops I wanted to visit - Art Escudellors. They only sell products made in Spain, specifically, Spanish tiles. I bought some decorative letter tiles to spell out Sadlon, since Dan says I have to change my name the moment we get home. Dan really liked that store, he said it was quite a good time to look at tiles for 30 minutes. I was able to make it up to him by going to his favorite new place in Barcelona, a hole-in-the-wall pizza shop where we had 2 beers each, an empanada, and 2 slices of pizza for 7 euros. <br />
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There were 2 other shops that I wanted to go to, but since it was Sunday, they were closed. In better news, Sunday is free museum day in Spain - after 3:00. So we headed to the Picasso museum where we learned about the artist, and his life in Barcelona. At the end of the exhibit, Dan and I both concluded that he “just kinda gave up.” I figured that maybe he got sick of painting, so he started getting wild with it and charging outrageous prices thinking “there is no way people will buy this garbage for this price, and if they do, then I will be filthy rich.” My favorite Picasso, Mujer con Mantilla, was a good example - I thought - of when he first started to get experimental, but way before he got out of control. <br />
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I guess some people like that stuff, but personally, I figure I could do it, then it’s not art.<br />
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It was pretty late in the day when we finally got around to having dinner - pizza, in case you couldn’t guess. We sat outside drinking casually while everyone around us tried their best to kill themselves and give me emphysema. Stupid Europe, letting people smoke all over. <br />
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Back at the hotel, we found 3 English channels on the tv - BBC, CNN and RT, which is a Russian channel. Google “Estonia” and “Bronze Night” if you want a disturbing history lesson sometime. Speaking of lessons, the last ever bull-fight in Catalonia took place in Barcelona on day 13. There were riots in the streets after it was over. Apparently there is still some attachment to the notion of bullfighting as a cultural tradition. But the animal rights activists don’t feel the same way. <br />
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Who didn’t see that one coming? <br />
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Day 14<br />
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We did not get up early enough to have breakfast at the hotel. Instead, we had to walk across the street to Starbucks where a Café Mocha is not at all what you think it is going to be. We ate light and got moving towards Montejuic - or at least towards the general area. Turns out, you can’t really “hike up” the mountain. At least not in the way Dan and I thought you could - on a trail. There are, however, 4 different types of public transportation you can use to get there. We walked all over the area trying to figure out how to get to the fort at the top, only to find a metro stop about 80% of the way up. Dan was not pleased with me for making him hike, and he didn’t find the “challenge” to have been worth it. <br />
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But once we made it to the top, we got a great view of the port, the beaches and the rest of the city. I thought the hike just made it more interesting. Though, when the color from my tank top stained my t-shirt because of the excess sweat - I did get a little irritated. <br />
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After a shower back at the hotel, I had to drag Dan back into the city center. He wanted to lounge, but I was starving, and anxious to buy more shoes. We took the metro downtown again, where I thought I might die because I was so hungry. <br />
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With luck, as we climbed out of the metro up to street level, there were some familiar golden arches just begging for me to come inside. And so we did, and it was great. I really love McDonalds - I might have a problem. But I knew it would be inexpensive, and it would fill me up. <br />
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Then I was able to secure another book, in English mind you, at the FNAC bookstore. And finally, to really make the day worthwhile, I bought 2 more pair of shoes. The first pair, which are brown boots, are rather uninteresting. But the second pair - so exciting - are authentic, made in the shop I bought them from espadrilles. If you don’t know what an espadrille is, they are the rope-soled shoes that sometimes have ribbons that tie up your ankles. The pair I bought do not have the ribbons, but they are still very cute… but you already knew that, because you know that I wouldn’t buy ugly shoes unless they served some great function. <br />
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Anyway enough about my shoes. We finished the night with gelto and beers in the Plaza Catalunya, just people watching. Here are some of the comments we made (to amuse yourself, guess who said what):<br />
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“These people are just not proportioned. Look how long her torso is compared to her legs?”<br />
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“Seriously, everyone here is going to die from lung cancer. I just can’t understand it.”<br />
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“Can you imagine how crazy it must have been here in the 80’s?”<br />
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“Did you see that? That homeless guy just drank out of the ½ empty cup!”<br />
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“There are no really fat people here. I mean seriously look - not one.”<br />
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“Where do you suppose all of these dogs pee?”<br />
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Day 15<br />
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We had to check out of the hotel by 12, but our train to Paris didn’t leave until 8 p.m. Unfortunately, there was not a whole lot we could really do. So Dan sat in the lounge working while I melted out at the hotel pool. It was a good thing I found that English book, or the day would have been really boring. Instead, I read about the history of Britain, which is something that I’m sure everyone finds as riveting as I do.<br />
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We had a great lunch at a place that reminded me of panera. It was cured ham with cheese on a slim baguette smooshed with tomato pulp and garlic. Seriously, so delicious. I feel bad for these Spanish people who come to America and order a ham sandwich - because it simply cannot compete. Another thing that they probably find terrible in the US: orange juice. Everywhere you go in Barcelona, they made fresh squeezed orange juice. <br />
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I had wanted a sandwich and chips for lunch - can you tell I’m ready to come home? So I was pleased with the sandwich, but I was really excited later on when we had salt and vinegar chips for dinner. Oh yes, we treated ourselves to a top-notch meal on the train. <br />
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We left the hotel with all of our luggage stuffed into this little taxi around 6 p.m. The “concierge” had suggested we leave at 6:30, but I figured it was easier to be early than to miss the only overnight train to Paris. So we arrived at the station around 6:30, put our bags through a metal detector and walked through the door right onto the Platforms. From the time we got out of the taxi to the time we sat down near our train platform, we had walked 50 yards and passed about 2 minutes. So I guess that’s a lesson on traveling out of Barcelona via train from the Estacio de Franca. No need to arrive early!<br />
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With our excess time, Dan walked down to a little grocery store and purchased the chips, and some questionable pre-packed items that I will never eat. We sat around for a while and finally boarded the train around 7:45. We had our own private “car” with 2 bunk beds. We barely squeezed all of our luggage in there, but it worked well. We had been saving the one netflix dvd we brought over with us to watch on the laptop during the train ride. That was a good call by Dan, we would have been exceptionally bored if we didn’t have that. I would highly recommend bringing dvds if you plan on taking an overnight train. <br />
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We were a bit worried about sleeping through the night, what with the really loud train, and the weak air conditioning, but after some Tylenol pm and bendryl, we managed to sleep. Granted, both of us woke up a number of times, but it wasn’t that bad, I would say it was a fairly inexpensive way to get from one place to another and get a night’s sleep while traveling. Our two tickets for a private car cost $350 and included breakfast. Flights would have been faster, but we were able to keep our luggage with us and only spent about $75 more to take the train than to fly. Keep in mind, if we had flown, we would have had to get a hotel for the night. Finally, we were on the last leg of our trip.<br />
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Day 16<br />
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We woke up on board about an hour before we arrived in Paris, with just enough time to have breakfast and for me to get really grossed out in the bathroom. Not to get graphic, but there is only 1 toilet per car.. Men stand to pee, and a train doesn’t stay still. Yah, it was nasty.<br />
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In Paris, we got off with all of our luggage and walked to Avis which was right outside the station. Then things got rather interesting. We were able to get a car that would fit all of the bags, unfortunately, it wasn’t exactly what we had hoped for.<br />
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My phone was dead and we were over the data allotment anyway, so no google navigation.<br />
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Avis was simply out of GPS devices.<br />
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There were no automatic cars.<br />
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No maps.<br />
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The car had a manual transmission. <br />
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We were able to secure directions from the man behind the counter. He printed us out a mapquest or something. However, he printed them out in French.<br />
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Can you see where all of this is going? Does anyone remember why I spent so much money buying Dan a GPS 6 years ago? Because I didn’t think our relationship could handle any more stressful rides in the car with me giving directions and Dan shouting at me the whole time. So this was shaping up to be really interesting. <br />
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I think all of my warning about how terrible it was going to be made Dan feel sympathetic, because he managed to not yell at me until after we got to our hotel. Yes, we made it, no getting lost, no Angry Dan appearances, just a relatively painless set of guesses and boom, we made it!<br />
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When we arrived at the Hotel, our room wasn’t ready o we decided to go for a little walk in the park nearby, and then sat down to lunch at the restaurant that is in the hotel - which is more like an Inn. Lunch was good, we didn’t really know what we were ordering, since the menu was in French, but Dan ended up with a cheese, potato and salmon casserole, while I had smoked ham and gooey cheese (not my favorite thing) on top of thick French bread. The portions were out of control huge and I don’t understand how Dan was “starving” only 4 hours later. I guess the nap we both had after lunch really worked up his appetite. <br />
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At this point in the trip, it is worth while to note that we are both a bit cranky, so naps are generally a good idea. <br />
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Anyway, post nap we decided to go out and find the French Westinghouse and see where I could catch a train to Paris. After a few mishaps, we did figure out where he had to be on Day 17. We also had dinner: pizza with “buffalo wings” if you want to call them that, and French fries. <br />
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I am really sick of pizza. Especially the “pizza” that is served in some of these places we go to eat. But it’s easy to order and Dan likes it, so whatever.<br />
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We returned to the hotel where Dan had to kill a GIANT spider that crawled in our window. Also, I’m fairly certain that he is not happy with my decision to sleep with the windows shut tonight. <br />
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On day 16, I’d rather be hot than get eaten alive by a French spider.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-43718726285246548512011-09-24T11:15:00.002-04:002011-09-24T11:15:49.980-04:00Honeymoon Days 9 - 11Day 9<br />
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The ninth day was spent in Messina, Sicily. Once again I had no big plans for the day, except to get off the boat, walk around and shop a bit. Those plans didn’t really go over well. When we got off the boat it was about 11 or so, and we had been forewarned that siesta was alive and well in Sicily, so we had better get to the action before 1. It didn’t matter… nothing was open at 11 either. <br />
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Messina was one of the few ports that was right downtown in the action, we didn’t have to take a shuttle anywhere. So we just started walking in the same direction as all the other people until we came upon a Cathedral. Much to my enjoyment, there was no entrance fee, so we walked in. It was absolutely amazing, I mean the kind of cathedral that makes you want to actually go to church. The ceilings were one massive work of art, as were the mosaics, the silver alter, the wooden carvings. Everything was stunning and meticulously maintained. <br />
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As we stepped outside into the plaza, the bell tower began tolling and we got quite the show. I videotaped a part of it, little figures were coming in and out of the tower on a circle and the music - Ave Maria - really added to the whole scene. People just stood and stared, it was the prime example of how music adds emotion. <br />
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After the “show” was over, we decided to just keep walking around waiting for anything to open. Instead, we happened to see the dome of something and decided to try and make it up to the dome. After quite a hike - we had to climb up and over a tree that had fallen down - we made it up to the top of the hill to Cristo Rey (?) not having any idea what it was, we went inside. We still don’t know exactly what it is, but it did offer the best views of the port and of “the boot” portion of Italy. <br />
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The way we got up there was clearly not the way we could go down, so instead we took a nice stroll through the sketchy side of town, passing all kinds of shacks pieced together with corrugated plastic. It was quite a site to see. Before too long we were back on the main streets, wishing something would open. Luckily, it wasn’t long before we passed an open “bar” if you will, that served gelato alongside any alcohol you’d like. What a dynamic duo? Those Italians… they know what they are doing. I had some gelato - chocolate chip I think, and could finally say ciao to Italy. That was on my list to do, since you can’t seem to walk 10 feet in Italy without passing a gelato shop. <br />
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We got back on the boat (since everything was still closed) and found ourselves with a spare 4 hours. So naturally, I walked over to the spa. Luckily I was able to sneak in a massage and mini facial. We hung around on the back of the boat watching the sun sink into the water until dinner time. <br />
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And then Dan gave me a volcano. <br />
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Here’s how that happened… The Captain of the ship agreed to take a small detour past the island of Stromboli where an active volcano had been erupting recently. The Cruise Director told people around 9:00 or so to go up on the open decks as we would be driving past the volcano. We were in the middle of dinner, so I didn’t want to go. Dan went up to check it out and said he couldn’t see anything, but that I should go look. I didn’t really want to because I figured in the middle of the night, there was no way I could see anything, but Dan forced me to go. <br />
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Up on deck, you could see the lights in the village and not much else. I wasn’t sure where to look so my eyes just trailed off. But then, way, way up high, a little spark flew and people “ooohed” like crazy. Before too long, I could make out the outline of the volcano - it was gigantic. I had been looking at least 100 yards too low. About 2 minutes later, a sizeable spray came out of the volcano, lasting about 30 seconds. Then some of the lava flowed down the side, all the way to the water. It was at that point I noticed how close the boat was - within 150 yards I would say. That was intense! And of course, I didn’t have my camera because I had come from dinner and had to go right back to dinner. <br />
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When I got back down to dinner, Dan was waiting. I could hardly contain myself, as I smiled from ear to ear telling him about what I had said. <br />
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And when I was done, he said “you’re welcome.”<br />
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Day 10<br />
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Day ten was our “fun day at sea”. We slept in late, and then spent a majority of the day sitting out under the sun reading. A very relaxing day, indeed. The only note of interest is that Dan made a friend. <br />
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I had just asked Dan from a few lounge chairs away if my pictures had finished uploading. The older man next to me started asking me if I was using the onboard internet, and wasn’t it terribly slow? I began telling him about using the data on my phone to make a hot spot and he started asking some questions about where I was from, etc. With all those questions come the inevitable “what do you do” and “who are you here with” type questions. Once I mentioned that Dan was an engineer, that was it - the guy (whose name is Joe) just kept talking to Dan and drinking with him. When the waiter bought another round, he had accidentally charged it to our account instead of splitting it up. So Joe said he would find Dan and buy him a drink because he had to go to dinner. <br />
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Dan and I both got a little sunburned, as neither of us thought to bring sunscreen. But that was pretty much it for Day 10, and it was nice.<br />
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Day 11<br />
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Day 11 got off to a rough start - we had no interest in getting up and then, I lost my card, which is the only way on and off he boat. So after I got a replacement and we finally got down to the port, we found out that we had to pay to get out… so we went back into the ship to gather everything we might need for the very short day we had in Palma de Mallorca. <br />
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With my cameras and our bathing suits, we paid our way out and arrived via shuttle at the Cathedral. Again - you had to pay a fee to see inside, and we decided that it wasn’t worth it to spend the beautifully sunny day inside when there were sandy beaches and the Mediterranean so close by. So we stopped in a few shops to pick up some souvenirs and then walked down to the beach. The funny thing about Palma de Mallorca is that its one of the very few places on earth I have been to, that is exactly as I imagined it would be. Big worn wooden doors and beams against a smooth plaster wall, accented with beautiful ironwork and colored with bright pink hibiscus. Palm trees, the hot sun and the teal blue color of the water - it is a beautiful place. <br />
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It was 12:30 or so, and Dan didn’t want to be in the sun long, since his sunburn did not go away like mine had. So around 2, after a nice swim, we headed back to the ship. We had just sat down to lunch on board when Dan’s new friend Joe found us and sat down with his friend.. Dan. They bought a few buckets of beer and chatted us up about their lives back in Cincinnati. They were quite amusing, these two old retired guys. They were telling us about their grand “regatta” race they had organized in their condo association. Apparently they had talked it up to the other residents for weeks before showing up with their remote control boats. Within minutes of the start, however, all of the boats were either crashed into something or ruined. One man’s boat (which had required some advance reengineering) had started to go down, so he put on his full waders and chased after it. <br />
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We ended up having to part with Joe and Dan to go to the Past-Guest reception to secure our free drinks, but they made for an interesting afternoon. After the reception, not much happened. It was a very calm night, we made our way through the Balearic Islands, which are really amazing by the way, and as we moved I couldn’t get over how calm the water was. I mean seriously, it looked like glass… like Columbia lake first thing in the morning before anyone gets on. I must have taken 10 pictures of the water to show how smooth it was. <br />
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We went to dinner where I finally was happy with one of our meal options: filet! I don’t know why they waited so long, but it was worth it. <br />
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After dinner we had one more to-do before heading back to the cabin. Can you guess what it was?<br />
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We made a deposit on our next cruise.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-57012398693397131672011-09-21T11:57:00.000-04:002011-09-21T11:57:15.576-04:00Honeymoon Days 4-8Day 4<br />
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Day four was actually rather uneventful, except for two things: 1. We got on the ship and headed to sea. 2. Angry Dan met Hungry Mandy. It got ugly.<br />
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Our wakeup call was at 10:30, which seems a little ridiculous, but its much harder to adjust to the time difference than one would think. Dan says he was up before the wakeup call everyday, but I could barely open my eyes. We packed up our 5 pieces of luggage, our two backpacks and my purse and checked out of the Hotel. We got a cab to take us to the Port, which was about a 12 euro ride. But apparently, they charge quite a bit for luggage, because the total came to 20 euro. <br />
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Dan moved our luggage into a corner and then, all of a sudden, angry Dan came to Barcelona. It seems that he had expected me to go find out what was going on, but he never bothered to open his mouth. So Mandy was expected to be a mind reader… And at that point in time, Mandy was quickly transforming into Hungry Mandy, which is never good. Then Angry Dan asked where were the boarding passes- but hungry Mandy didn’t have them, and all sorts of fireworks exploded from there. Eventually though, both Angry Dan and Hungry Mandy made an exit after lunch on the lido deck. I think it was about 2:00.<br />
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The ship is quite large, and has a lot of really cool features: a water park as well as slides, a piano bar, 2 dining rooms as well as 2 restaurants and the red frog pub, which serves a special beer that you can only get on board. There is an cute adult only area with big lounges and hammocks. Not to mention all the other lounge areas on board. There is a sushi bar and a burrito bar, a deli, a Mongolian wok place, an Indian food place, a burger bar (which includes stuff for nachos) and Dan’s favorite: the pizza bar. <br />
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We set sail at 5 p.m. and waved goodbye to Barcelona. The night was calm, we read on deck; all the while Dan constantly bragged about his kindle, trying to convince me I needed one too. Maybe an hour later he witnessed me drop my phone and I think it reminded him of why I read regular books. <br />
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After dinner we sat in our room waiting for a movie to come on the movie channels. Supposedly they start a movie every 3 hours, but I swear we watched the same 10 previews like 100 times before finally falling asleep.<br />
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Day 5<br />
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The wakeup call scared me again on day 5. I was in a dead sleep when it rang at 8:30. Dan said he had been up since 7. So we sat around waiting for room service, cause Lord knows we need to eat before we leave the room to eat. That’s what a cruise is all about: gluttony. <br />
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After our second breakfast, we set foot into Monaco, one of the smallest countries on the face of the planet, in fact, only the Vatican is smaller. But, what they lack in size, they make up for in docks for the world’s most expensive private yachts, and most registered Bentleys and Ferraris per square mile. <br />
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We spent the morning checking out oversized yachts, walking through a Japanese garden and laying on a pebble beach. I took my first swim in the Mediterranean, and it was nice. Super salty, but cool clear water (not Atlantic cool, just a nice refreshing temperature) - and a reflection that is the prettiest shade of blue ever. Dan took the liberty of throwing pebbles at me one by one, then he smooshed them into my skin and asked for $100 for the “hot stone massage” he had given so thoughtfully. <br />
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After it got too hot to stand being on the beach, we headed back to the ship for lunch and a quick change before getting back on land to see the exotic garden and the cave/grotto in Monaco. We took the local bus, which was quite nice for a bus, but it still had its fair share of ripe smelling Europeans. What is it about deodorant that is so repulsive to some of these people? Anyway, we arrived at the garden and paid our 7 euro to enter. <br />
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Best value in Monaco, without a doubt! (aside from the beer, for which Dan happily paid 2.2 euros per can) The views were stunning, the plants were beautiful, but really, the most impressive thing to me, was the amount of planning that had to go into that kind of undertaking. After my very feeble attempt at planting, I can only imagine the kind of work that had to go into that garden. It was spectacular.<br />
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The cave on the other hand, I was not so fond of. I found it to be gooey and slimey and a little gross. Does it impress me that a drip turns into a stalactite at the rate of 1 cm per 100 year? Well no, not really, but the stalactites that were long and icicle like? Yah, those were impressive. Gooey, but impressive. But I think I will probably harbor some cave anger for a while since I nearly split my head open after slipping on the stalactite goo. My charming husband had forgotten to take my hand and lead me to safety. Fortunately after giving him a lesson or two, he “spotted” me the rest of the way to the boat, and practically all the way back to the room, in case I should slip again.<br />
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After the gardens and the cave, we hopped on the bus to come back. But our awesome bus driver decided we didn’t need to stop where we told him we wanted to… you know, as the stop pre determined by the dept. of transportation for the country of Monaco. So that was fun. We made it back to the boat with about 20 minutes to spare before they took up the gangplank and headed out to sea. <br />
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We showered for dinner and then were quite embarrassed when the waiters brought over a lit cake singing “Happy honeymoon”. Know what might make it happier? If the workers from trenitalia decided to strike next month instead. Tomorrow the strike will keep us from seeing Florence, but if it keeps us from Rome on Monday… oh boy. Hungry Mandy will turn into Mrs. Angry Dan Sadlon, and God only knows what will happen then.<br />
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Day 6<br />
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In light of the strike and our inability to get to Florence without spending a small fortune on taxis, I told Dan we could get a late wakeup call. It didn’t end up working out too well though, because the Captain started making all kind of announcements when the ship docked at 8. Then all the people wandering through the halls were noisy, and finally (about 10 min. before our wakeup call came) housekeeping knocked on our door to see if we were still in the room. <br />
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So after we waiting for the wakeup call, we headed up to breakfast and decided that we could at least pay the 5 euro to get out of the Port and into the downtown area of Livorno. As we walked off the gangplank though, we were pleasantly surprised to find bus seats available for a 2:00 trip to Pisa for 15 euros each. So we decided to get back on the boat, eat a little bit more and wait for 2 o’clock to roll around. <br />
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When the bus left the Port, I was expecting to see something resembling a cute little port town with very few shops. All the cruise workers told us there was nothing in Livorno, but when you come from Columbia, CT, you think “well there has to be something more than Columbia”. And yet… there really was nothing. <br />
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The journey to Pisa must be EXACTLY the kind of thing that the tourism dept. for Italy goes crazy over. It was ugly, it smelled really gross (thanks to the oil refinery we passed) and anything that could be covered with graffiti, was. About 2 minutes before we got off the bus, things got real interesting when it started to rain. So everyone stepped off the bus and was immediately bombarded by umbrella salesmen. For 5 euros, you could get a really awesome umbrella, you know, like the kind you could find in the dollar store back home? But, we really had no choice, so Dan bought a nice purple “umbrella”. In my opinion, he should have at least bought one that had the famous Italian monuments all over it, but oh well. <br />
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Together we huddled under the umbrella and walked the ½ mile up to the Pisa area. I’m not quite sure why they have to drop you off so far away, but they do. The buses go in one certain spot, and the tourists and instructed to follow one another up to the main attractions. This is good enough advice on the way in, when there is a mass of people leading all the way to the tower and cathedral. On the way out, however, it is much, much less helpful. I’ll get back to that. <br />
As we walked on, we could tell that we were getting close by the amount of cheap slovenlier stands that began to cluster on every corner, the most exciting of which had leather handbags. When we finally arrived in the correct area, the rain was really coming down and I was scared to take out my camera. Un fortunately, there really isn’t anywhere to hide from the rain, because the only enclosed buildings were one of two varieties; jam packed shops rife with smelly, wet tourists or cathedrals, etc that charged an entrance fee. <br />
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So we snuggled up under our umbrella as it began to fall apart quickly. The nylon came loose from the metal prongs, which you would then have to avoid so as to not get poked in the eye. This was especially entertaining when the wind picked up and flipped the umbrella inside out. All in all, it was very amusing to try and keep our things dry. For this reason, I didn’t take a whole lot of pictures there. <br />
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This all sounds like it would make for a terrible trip, but actually it was quite fun. An additional obstacle that added humor was my inability to walk unassisted on the marble tiles that surrounded the tower and the cathedral. The shoes I wore have literally zero tread on the bottom, they have been so lovingly worn for the past 2 years that I’m afraid I might just wakeup to find a hole in them one of these mornings. Anyway, Dan would have to hold me up as I literally skated across the wet tile. Whenever possible, he would bring me over the edge so that I could walk in the stone gutter-area while he held my hand from the nice tile (which was raised). It looked like a picture that could have been labeled “how to let your woman know her place in society, 1943.” But it gave us a good laugh anyway as Dan joked about having to carry around and support his helpless wife. This is probably the main reason we decided not to climb up in the tower: it could have been a real hassle if I went over the edge because of the wet marble. And in Europe, they don’t bother with safety rails or any of that nonsense. <br />
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So when we had enough of standing out in the rain, we started to try and walk back to the bus. As we passed the 3rd or 4th tourist stand carrying purses, I couldn’t help myself any longer and talked an Indian man into giving me the leather bag I wanted for 20 Euros. As you might imagine, Dan was very excited about the purchase as well. The first thing he wanted to know was when I would use it, and how long it would be before it joined the rest of my purses in the big barrel upstairs. In my defense, the barrel is holding purses that have been collected since I was like 10. Most of them sit there looking sad and worn and are never used again. But, there are a few that I rotate in and out from time to time (which is the reason I save them all). Most notably is one leather satchel my Uncle Rob brought me from Italy nearly a million years ago. Its big enough to hold a phone and some cash, but not much else, and it has a long strap that can be slung across me and not just over the shoulder, so it’s very useful for traveling. Anyway, point is: I got a new bag and it’s very cute.<br />
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We kept walking in the direction we thought was right, but since there was no hoard of tourists in front, we weren’t really sure were to go. Next thing we knew, a big group was following us. Dan decided that this was confirmation we were going the right way, but what if they were just following us because they thought we knew where we were going? Anyway, we made it back to the bus just in time for another episode of “buy that knockoff purse”. There was a man standing outside our bus window trying to sell knockoffs. I was sure to not make eye contact, but the lady in front of me was not so lucky. After a lot of hand motioning and some hysterical antics on behalf of the salesman, she did end up buying one. For the 15 euros she paid, all the people in the seats around her got a great show…<br />
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Back on board we warmed up in the hot tub and had another calm night with dinner and a movie and prepared for our big day in Rome.<br />
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Day 7<br />
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We woke up very early on day 7 so we could have the whole day in Rome. It was exceptionally hot for the morning, so we decided to bring a backpack with our extra clothes for the Vatican. We were an hour late into port, so we didn’t get off the ship until 9:30. I know it’s the second time I’ve used this phrase, but we got the best deal in Europe on day 7 when we paid 9 euros for an all-day metro, bus and train pass. So we took the bus from the ship downtown, then we walked to the train station where we literally had to run to make it in time. The ride was about an hour and a half into Rome (not including the 30 min trip from the boat) after which we caught the metro to the Roman Forum and the Colosseum. Amy told me that one of the best tips she got about Rome was to buy tickets for the Colosseum and the Forum at the forum, thus avoiding the hour-long line. Amy had read this in a tour book when she went to Rome a few years back, and I’m fairly certain that’s what the other 75 people in front of us at the forum were thinking as well. We only waited about 20 minutes, so it worked out. <br />
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It’s pretty wild to be walking around in the forum and stroll through a domus knowing that 2000 years ago, someone was in there making breakfast. That the senators and Emperor Augustus strolled the very same streets discussing their plans to rule the world. We didn’t have an audio tour, and none of the descriptions were in English so it was hard to really understand the layout. I was probably too excited anyway… to see the Colosseum.<br />
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Its quite an overwhelming structure, and with the excavation and revealing of the dungeons, it was really impressive to me. How could people have built something so precise without the technology we have today? Of course everyone knows what happened there: the Gladiators would fight the animals or other Gladiators. Most of them were slaves or prisoners of war, criminals, etc. But there were a few who did it just for the glory and fame. The Romans would enter the colosseum with their wine and some small meals and just watch the violence unfold. <br />
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We did get the audio tour, but with the current exhibition on Nero, I don’t think it was really worth it. There were only a few pieces of information on the tour that I didn’t already learn from the exhibit. I did get a laugh when the English tour guide on the other end of my phone-looking device commented on the way people were seated: senators, the emperor and the wealthy citizens sat closer to the action, while the plebs sat in the nosebleed seats. Some ancient practices just don’t change much, do they? <br />
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We learned all about how the gladiator fights fell out of vogue in the late 400’s, and were replaced with hunts for animals using skilled weaponry. Eventually, the colosseum just stopped being used and started to crumble. One thing I learned from the audio tour was that the place was ransacked for marble and travertine to help build St. Peter’s Basilica and the rest of the Vatican. This was just absurd to me - how could they just steal history like that I wondered. But at the time, it was probably just the “green” thing to do. Why go to the trouble of getting new marble all cut and shined when there was a big pile available over by the Forum? Makes you consider what future generations will think of some of the moves we are making today. The colosseum continued to be taken apart piece by piece until the 1750’s when the Pope decided to make the place holy to recognize all of the Christian martyrs that had given their lives inside. Although no evidence has surfaced to prove that Christians were persecuted inside the Colosseum, it was something that happened publicly in Rome during the Colosseum’s history. Since the mid 18th century, the thieving of marble stopped, and eventually, the Colosseum was turned over to the city to be excavated and preserved. <br />
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As we finally walked back out onto the streets of Rome, it was nearly 4:00, and we knew that by 5:15, we had to be on the train back to the Port. Luckily though, we were just in time to see a real live gladiator fight. Apparently, about 4-5 men dress up in gladiator suits and offer to take pictures with tourists (for a fee of course). Well, what I assume happened was one gladiator started posing for pictures on another gladiator’s turf. A scuffle ensued and then the Polizia showed up. No plastic swords were drawn or anything, but still, how many modern day people get to see gladiators fight outside the colosseum? And for free!<br />
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By 4:15 we had approached the Trivoli fountain and felt the pangs of hunger, so we took a brief stop to eat…. You guessed it, pizza. When that was done and we finally got down to the fountain, it was mobbed. Absolutely packed with people and for the first time, I felt exactly the way my mom did on our Disney vacation back in 1996, like I was on MY vacation and who the hell were all these other people ruining it for me? Like the other women were doing, I tossed a nickel over my shoulder into the fountain and made a wish. I haven’t figured out the significance yet, but hopefully it’s not another fertility statue incident (see tales from the first Euro trip). I was bummed that I couldn’t sit there and take it all in without a million people all over, but maybe on the next trip to Rome?<br />
The scene was exactly the same at the Spanish Steps - too many people, too little time. It was just about 4:40, and it seemed like there was absolutely no way we could do anything besides stand in line just to get a look at the Vatican walls without having to miss the train, never mind the boat. Next time.<br />
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So we got the train back to port and were waiting for the bus to bring us to the ship and he told us it would be at least 15 minutes so we took a stroll out onto the break wall. The waves were really big and I couldn’t believe how they crashed onto the stones. The scene was made all the more picturesque by the fact that the sun was setting behind the water (don’t get that in CT). So Dan suggested I walk out a bit and he would take my picture. I walked out just enough to not get wet, but when it was Dan’s turn, he felt a bit more daring. As he ventured all the way out the end all I could think was, “he is going to get soaked or swept out to sea.” so I shouted “you’re going to get wet!” but he didn’t seem to care. It wasn’t more than 30 seconds after that a giant wave came and crashed hard on the rocks, spraying all over him. Be sure to check the pictures, it’s hilarious! <br />
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We were back on the boat and went directly to dinner as a storm moved in. The captain ordered everyone off the top decks and told people to stay off of the balconies. I don’t know how windy it was, but the boat moved a lot more that night than it ever did before. They were supposed to air a movie on the big screen that night. Instead they put it on the movie channel…. Guess what it was?<br />
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Gladiator.<br />
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Day 8<br />
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We landed in Naples around 7:30 and had a very limited agenda for the day: 1. Eat pizza somewhere in the city, as Naples is supposedly the birthplace of the world’s favorite dish. 2. See the ruins at Pompeii. <br />
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Getting from the Port to the ruins was an adventure. First we had to walk by about a million taxi cab drivers, who were all trying to get us to use their service. “It’s a great deal, for you, special today, 90 euros.” Are they insane? The best part is, they were standing right next to me at the information booth when I asked how to get to Pompeii and the person told me to take a tram then a train to the tune of 8 euros each. <br />
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But what makes it funny to note all of this, is the fact that people do get off the boat and pay these cab drivers 90 euros to take them out there. Maybe those people don’t care about spending money. Maybe they are afraid they will get robbed on the train, or maybe, just maybe, they know how blazingly hot and uncomfortable the train is. If so, they could have given me a heads up.<br />
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For a difference of 74 euros though, I still would have taken the train (Paul, that’s 90 euros for the cab minus 16 euros for both of our train tickets). The trains are not the least bit air conditioned. Nor do the windows really open. And, it’s really hot there. Like, mid 80’s. Plus, when you carry a backpack full of camera gear everywhere, that adds to the heat. Then, you get stuffed into a little corner of the train with about 90 billion other people packed in. If you get freaked out by small spaces (like some of us do) then it would bother you. When you add the heat and the lack of circulating air, it’s really quite terrible. Don’t forget stinky people (cause there’s always at least one). And suddenly it feels like they are all stealing your air. Also, this was weird… there was a couple near us, and the woman had some weird thing going on with the hair on her arm - it was literally inches long, INCHES I SAY! And it was touching even though she was half a foot away. Then her husband kept saying, “only 16 more stops honey!” (they were going to Pompeii too) and I almost had a breakdown. <br />
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Apparently, I belong in the woods. The cold woods with no other people around to make it hot or to breathe my air.<br />
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Finally, we arrived in Pompeii to find the audio tours sold out and the 2 euro map completely unreadable. But still, it was impressive. I can’t imagine how these people must have panicked when the top blew off of Mount Vesuvius. I know that this isn’t ironic, but it’s something - the good thing about death by volcano, is that it preserves everything under layers of ash. Things from Pompeii were excavated in exactly the spot they were when it hit the fan. Nothing was worn down around the edges, or cracked from years and years of use or abandonment. It was all left exactly the same so that the excavators and the archeologists saw a picture of life in Pompeii the day that Vesuvius erupted. <br />
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There are still frescoes and words written in Latin on the sides of shops. Countertops and pots are intact, it’s really very impressive to think that all those things have survived nearly 2000 years, and that by the hands of meticulous archeologists, they have been unveiled. I’m such a history nerd. <br />
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Towards the end of the day, we started to go blind on ruins, so we took an earlier train back to the port area. By 3:00, Dan was drinking Italian beers and we were sharing a real Napoli Margarita pizza. It was good. Probably one of the top 5 ever, but I prefer something a bit closer to home. It may not be the birthplace of pizza, but New Haven is definitely the birthplace of DELICIOUS pizza. Additionally, I would like to add that I think my Mom’s pizza is excellent and she can make it for whenever she wants. <br />
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Once we had accomplished all we set out to do in Naples, we got back on the ship just as the clouds rolled in. I’m fairly certain they are following us…. So to warm up, we jumped in the hot tub again before dinner. Once we left port, the shops opened so after dinner Dan decided it was time to go buy yet another watch. Apparently he doesn’t own one with a brown leather band… well, he didn’t before tonight anyway. I also made a purchase, but mine was out of necessity. I had dropped my deodorant on the bathroom floor on day 7 and it smashed into a zillion pieces. In Rome, I tried to buy some, but it seems that they either don’t make any kind of stick deodorant, or they just didn’t carry it anywhere I looked. I did see spray bottles that looked like body spray. This could explain a lot of smells in Europe. <br />
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My deodorant cost me 9$ on the ship…not the best deal in Europe.<br />
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<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/106695602340850312066"> For the photos...</a>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-17881733913035682632011-09-15T16:12:00.000-04:002011-09-15T16:12:00.294-04:00Honeymoon Day 2 & 3After we went to bed yesterday around 4 p.m. I thought we would sleep through until this morning. Turns out Dan had very different plans. So around 9:00 p.m. he woke me up to announce that we had to get up and eat something. It was a violent wake up too, he was thrashing around trying to make enough motion and noise so that I would open my eyes. Anyway, we headed out to get some food. We stopped in at this little corner place, half underground where I was excited to order tapas. Dan on the other hand, got a pepperoni pizza. I order the patatas bravas, and was talked into the jamon (ham plate) by the waitress. She also asked me (in spanish, of course) if I wanted "croquettes" and I said no. I even did the universal sign for no (which is to wave your hands sternly at waist level.<br />
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Guess what I ended up with?<br />
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So, sitting there with my fried potatoes (Mom and Dad, think Maine breakfast potatoes) covered in a creamy, spicy, orange colored sauce, my smoked and cured plate of ham, and a plate of "croquettes" (which is apparently tomato smashed into a slice of french bread toasted with butter on top). Basically, enough food to feed a small country. I am gonna say I ate half of everything, but Dan will argue that point. Everything was delicious, but I definitely didn't order all of it. Dan finished his pizza and we strolled around a bit before heading back to the hotel. We watched some soccer for a while and then I read my book, took a bendryl and went to bed. I'd say it was about midnight.<br />
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We got a pretty late start on day 3. Latest start ever you might say, I'm embarrassed to say what time it was, so let's just move on. On the itinerary was the Las Ramblas area, and I wanted to catch a little art market in front of the Cathedral. Yes, that's actually what they call it, "la cathedral" like there is only one in town.<br />
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We stopped to have breakfast at a cute little place named Buenas Migas. We both ordered "flapjacks" which were actually part granola bar, part cookie bar and 100% amazing. They came with a cup of yogurt, and I bought a glass of the best lemonade I have ever tasted. The label on the juice explained that it was local, and you could taste the difference. Dan didn't like it all, said it was too tart, but come on, I used to eat lemons as a kid, so it was a dream come true. I will definitely get more before we leave. Anyway, breakfast was great and I find that I can make out most of what the waiters/cashiers keep telling us in Spanish. Which is nice, you know, to think that those 4 years of classroom Spanish weren't a complete waste. I speak to them in English and they just talk back at me in Spanish.<br />
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Before long we had walked down to the Cathedral and seen that the art market was actually an "antiques" market... or better yet, a very very expensive flea market with a ton of old junk. After my experience at Brimfield last Sunday, I had no interest at all. Besides, it was time to learn about the history of Barcelona inside the Museum of the City.<br />
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This was actually really cool, and took up a pretty good chunk of time. The exhibits started with he first settlers of the area around Bareclona, Montejuic. These were Iberian people who nestled in the hills around the current port/city area. Slowly the city grew for about 500 years until it was invaded by Rome during the course of the Roman war against Carthage around 218 BC. With the Roman soliders came the Roman way of life, communication with the outside world and Latin. "Barcelona" as it is known today was really born when Emperor Augustus settled Barcino between 15 and 10 BC.<br />
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About 90% of the Museum was dedicated to explaining the Roman civilization of Barcino, since the excavated city was on display a few levels beneath the museum. It was pretty cool walking around the old Roman city, being able to touch some of the stone works that have been in place for over 2000 years. Dan even admitted that it was interesting. The only thing that I thought was strange about the whole excavated part, was that the museum admitted that it had used some materials to reconstruct the area that were parts of different areas during slightly different time periods. In some of my pictures you can see "plaques" or carved stones, just randomly stacked into a pile of rocks to make a wall. That seems very strange to me, like they are cheating or something. I guess I am just a purist.<br />
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The strangest part, however, was when the middle ages hit Barcelona and the English part of the tour just abruptly ended. No audio tour, no translations. Just the middle ages in Barcelona... in Spanish and Catalan. So we strolled through the remaining artifacts, and ended in a church (not the Cathedral) but a whole different church that is obviously no longer in use. Anyway then we walked out onto the streets to see a mass of children paying soccer in a plaza. Backpacks were laid down to mark the goal. They are seriously obsessed with soccer over here!<br />
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After a very long time in the museum, we walked over to Las Ramblas, which is the real center of the city, but also the center of tourism I would guess, because there were tacky little touristy shops everywhere carrying FC Barcelona scarfs and shot glasses and post cards, etc. We just strolled along and took it all in, ended up down at Port Vell. I had in my itinerary that we wouldn't go to Port Vell until tomorrow before the cruise left, but we walked around anyway, looking at boats and people, etc. There were a ton of people sitting around feeding fish and seagulls. It was such a feeding frenzy among the fish that it sounded like someone has installed a hot tub and turned on the jets to full blast. Water was splashing all over the place. Same thing with the seagulls, all squawking like crazy.<br />
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As we walked along the water, we someone managed to get ourselves in a VIP area of the Audi sailing cup of Barcelona. The competitors all had their boats lined up, people were getting interviewed for tv. And there we were, stuck in the middle while guards were standing at gates not letting other people in. Luckily, we managed to escape because I was hungry. We sat down at a little cafe along the water and split a chicken sandwich. Dan had a beer, I had a coke made with real sugar, not corn syrup. Tasted exactly the same though.<br />
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Right before we got back to the hotel, we stopped at a corner store for Dan to buy some Budweiser. I said I would drink one, but when we got back to the hotel, the sun was setting and I wanted to check out the rooftop area. So we went up (beers in the backpack, just like Brussels) only to find a bar when we got there. So Dan ordered us two beers, but I decided I wanted sangria instead. Again the language barrier ended up costing me a few euro. Within 5 minutes the bartender had delivered a small pitcher of sangria with two glasses. Knowing I was in over my head, I had to recruit some help. So Dan ended up drinking half, and I drank had (though he claims he had more). Turned out to be 5 glasses worth of sangria, costing 16 euro. As you might imagine, Dan was not pleased with me. We talked about the dogs and his softball league and what he would have done if he was in charge of planning the honeymoon instead of me; which really turns out to be nothing - he claims he would have either a. not had time or b. forgotten to plan something. Though I am pretty sure that after we paid for my pitcher of sangria, he silently vowed to never leave me in charge of vacations ever again. <br />
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As we returned to the room, he took out the Budweiser to punish me. He told me that I said I would drink one, so I had to. That bring us to now. Tomorrow we get on the boat, and we have to check out by 11 a.m., which means we have to get up a substantial amount earlier than today. So it's about 10 p.m local time, but its time to shower and go to bed.<br />
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<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/106695602340850312066/HoneymoonDay3?authkey=Gv1sRgCNbLu6PulID87QE">pictures, day 3</a>. The route <a href="http://maps.google.es/maps?saddr=Carrer+del+Bruc,+33,+08010+Barcelona+%28hotel+constanza%29&daddr=Pla%C3%A7a+de+Sant+Jaume,+Barcelona+to:Pla%C3%A7a+del+Rei,+Barcelona+to:MARINA+PORT+VELL,+Barcelona+to:Palau+de+mar,+Barcelona+to:Carrer+del+Bruc,+33,+08010+Barcelona&hl=es&ie=UTF8&ll=41.384859,2.178297&spn=0.022088,0.035963&sll=41.385116,2.178812&sspn=0.022088,0.035963&geocode=FTKWdwIdHCghACktegjE76KkEjEMsmVDLvKPYQ%3BFUBzdwId7jchACHNK5Hwe14NwA%3BFdR4dwIdHjohACmDv9IN-aKkEjFA7wl8drsW9w%3BFQhhdwIdglEhACFdb5VwWcxGRw%3BFYBzdwIdEVAhACmp4CLK_6KkEjE7hk99OPtWJw%3BFTKWdwIdHCghACktegjE76KkEjEMsmVDLvKPYQ&vpsrc=0&dirflg=w&mra=ltm&t=m&z=14">we walked....</a>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-13733144029033597992011-09-14T10:20:00.000-04:002011-09-14T10:20:28.320-04:00Honeymoon Day 1 & 2When I wrote the check for the dog sitter on Monday night, I had to count up how many days we would be gone. Answer: 19! So even though Tuesday and Wednesday blended into one day for us, they are technically, two separate days. Here we go.<br />
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As you may have guesses, Monday was a nightmare. I know Monday doesn't count, but I just want to let it be known that the day before we were leaving it was 8 p.m. before I even got home, and 9:45 before I started packing. VERY humble beginnings.<br />
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On Tuesday morning my Mom showed up 10 minutes early. I was still in pajamas, Dan was in the shower. It must not be a vacation for us if we aren't somehow running behind schedule. Luckily, as I may have mentioned to both my Mom and Dan a few days prior: it's Bradley, we do not need to get there a full two hours early! So about ten minutes after my Mom bid us a bon voyage, we were sitting at Gate 20 counting down the minutes til our flight left. 120 of them, to be exact. Luckily, the surprises started immediately as I was usher onto the flight with the 10 other passengers to experience my first propeller plane flight. Luckily, it was pretty awesome. When there are only 11 people on the plane, you board and go. And then you land and go... none of this sitting around business that I dislike so much. As we walked onto the tarmac in Toronto, Dan suggested I bundle up, because Canada is cold. He didn't however, warn me about the wind, so my travel pillow went flying. I should have just let it go... stupid useless pillow - but I'll get to that later. Dan rushed me inside because he said the abominable snowman would get us if we didn't hurry. I guess Canada is just like that - I'll ask Ben some time. <br />
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So three days later we had walked into the main part of the airport and settled in for our 5 hour layover. Usually, this is the kind of thing that drives me out of my mind, but since I had no time to plan our honeymoon when I was busy with the Plan C wedding (thanks Irene) I was grateful to have a moment to do some searching and put ideas down on paper. The <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z2fpa9ZdXl3GgCYCwXe3evf7Vslch4h-KBbqcruP4DE/edit?hl=en_US">itinerary</a> I came up with is pretty bare, but it's a start. My plan (once I got on the flight) was to go to sleep. Unfortunately, the flight left at 6 p.m. EST and landed at 1:30 a.m. EST... not exactly prime sleeping hours. The plane was freezing cold, the seats are way too small, the travel pillow didn't work out because the seats had those tiltable headrests (which also stink), and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Help">book I am reading</a> was just way too interesting. I think I did fall asleep for about 45 minutes right at the end.<br />
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Why do I put myself through this? I was thinking. I'd rather be home with my dogs in my comfortable bed watching a movie with Dan. And then I thought of all the other honeymoons we should have taken: honeymoons that would include the dogs, and not require overnight transatlantic journeys.<br />
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But then, just as we began to dip down under the clouds on our decent into Barcelona, the sun started to peak out from behind the horizon. And it was a beautiful assortment of pinks and oranges and purples.. then I caught my first glimpse of the Mediterranean - a perfect turquoise shimmering under the rising sun. And I found a little wave of energy as day 1 officially closed when we landed.<br />
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So then, day 2 started in customs, which actually went quickly and before I knew it, we were on a bus bound for the city center. At 5.3 euros each, I don't know if I'd call it a "deal", but I'm sure it was way less than a cab. From the Pl. de Catalunya, we walked to our hotel as Dan swiftly grabbed the maps and navigated. After the last trip to Europe, we certainly didn't want me in charge!<br />
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As we walked, I thought, "We could be in NYC right now." Everyone looked so American, and aside from the street signs being on the buildings instead of at the corner of the street, it felt like NY, only cleaner. My initial plan was to go all out and do the things on the itinerary on day 2, but without any sleep in me, I just wanted to get into our room and close the blinds and snooze. Unfortunately, our room wasn't quite ready at 9:0 a.m. (barcelona time) so we left our luggage and started off to Casa Mila and the other famous works of Gaudi, including La Segrada Familia. When we arrived at Manzana de la Discordia, I balked at the 19 Euro entrance fee. Was it really worth it for us to spend nearly 60$ to go into this house? The answer was no, especially since I was afraid that La Segrada Familia would be more... and that was what I really wanted to see. So we stopped for Dan to have a croissant and some juice while I sipped the "coffee" that came with it. WTF Europe? Why do they always give you juice AND coffee? Why not offer more substantial choices than just a simple croissant and let people pick between coffee and juice? we could have gone elsewhere, but Dan was too hungry and I was too tired to bother.<br />
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When we finally got to La Segrada Familia, Dan had already lectured me about my shoes (which have a slight heel), the way I was carrying my camera, and the fact that I was walking too slow. Should be a fun honeymoon, I thought. Anyway, the line to get in was wrapped around like 3 sides of the block, so we just stood there and continued to sweat... because Barcelona is hot. Not hot like humid and gross, but hot like the sun is baking you and there is noooo breeze to be had. To my surprise, we didn't wait more than 20 minutes before we were in trying to find the English Tour. We missed the first part of it, but it was fine because there was also a museum under the church that provided us with the same information. Why get the information twice, you ask? Basically, we jumped on the 11:00 tour, and got a 1:00 "lift" ride to the top, so we had an hour to kill in the middle, and if we left the church, we couldn't get back in.<br />
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The Basilica (which it is officially as of Nov. 7, 2010) has been under construction for almost 150 years now. Originally, the plans were for a Gothic church, but when Gaudi came on the scene in the 1880's, everything changed. Things got all gaudi-fied and crazy. The bell towers are simply insane... well, the 9 that are currently up, 10 more still need to be built. Since his tragic death by tram in the late 20's, the basilica has remained under construction... even despite the outbreak of the Spanish civil war in 1936 - when most of the plans and models for the church were destroyed. It's actually really impressive to see, even with all the cranes around, and men sliding down ropes into the nave. The tour guide said that builders claim it will be finished in 20 years. That will certainly be a sight to see! Hopefully someone figures out a way we can travel like the Jetsons by then, because I'm not so in love with flying to Europe as it turns out. By the time our tour was finished, Dan and I sat down in the church waiting for our "lift". We both started to do that thing, where you are almost asleep but then your head falls down and wakes you up. It was kinda embarrassing... for me at least - I don't think Dan has ever been embarrassed. <br />
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As it turns out, the lift wasn't really worth the extra time or euros. There aren't any really good views from the top, and where there were decent views, there was always some other selfish tourist just standing there, not letting anyone else see anything. So we came back down the lift after about 4 minutes up in the bell towers, and started the long walk back to the hotel.<br />
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We agreed that sleeping would be beneficial for our next day. Then we also kinda decided (over pizza) that there was no reason for me to cram in a whole bunch of stuff "just because it's there." I may have had a travel revelation at that little table... but it's still too early in the trip to see if I will take the laid back approach or not. I just don't have the excitement I did on the first euro trip. Then again, my feet were absolutely killing me at this point, and I'm really tired for staying awake for the past 27 hours or so. I was surprised the whole way back that Dan didn't yell at me for walking so slow. At the end, I saw him shake his feet a little bit and it made me feel a little bit like saying, "oh sure, lecture me about heels, but you wear your boat shoes all over the country..."<br />
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Maybe I will save it for tomorrow.<br />
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<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/106695602340850312066/HoneymoonDay1And2?authkey=Gv1sRgCJyuwr3Qpbv0qwE">Pictures from Day 1 and 2 are up!</a> or, <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?saddr=Plaza+de+Catalu%C3%B1a,+Barcelona,+Espa%C3%B1a&daddr=C%2F+Bruc,+33,+08010+Barcelona,+Spain+%28Hotel+Constanza%29+to:Manzana+de+la+discordia,+Barcelona+to:C%2F+MALLORCA,+401,+08013+Barcelona,+Spain+%28Bas%C3%ADlica+de+la+Sagrada+Fam%C3%ADlia%29+to:c%2F+bruc,+33+barcelona&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.39484,2.170658&spn=0.029168,0.053129&sll=41.394865,2.17011&sspn=0.029168,0.053129&geocode=FVOCdwIdUhohACnD20lc8aKkEjHbV9Iv7M69Og%3BFTKWdwIdHCghACHuGvKHVY06wCktegjE76KkEjEMsmVDLvKPYQ%3BFSiWdwIdQQkhACFAzwbBqvN-KQ%3BFcXDdwIdKywhACFQycMbwqrYmw%3BFTKWdwIdHCghACktegjE76KkEjEMsmVDLvKPYQ&vpsrc=0&dirflg=w&mra=ls&t=m&z=14">see where we walked</a>.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-978937182662031792011-09-12T10:33:00.000-04:002011-09-12T10:33:36.172-04:00CoordinationTomorrow, we leave for Barcelona. Here is the problem with that:<br />
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1. I have no clue what to do once we land. I have zero planned activities.<br />
2. I can't figure out the TMB website, so I don't know how to get from the Airport to our Hotel.<br />
3. I still don't know what day we are coming home, or from what country. I also don't know what state we are flying into.<br />
4. Haven't checked in to our flights or our cruise.<br />
5. Still need to pack and do about 10,000 other things.<br />
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This is without a doubt, the most stressful honeymoon on record.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-56985696633056760482011-04-06T09:33:00.000-04:002011-04-06T09:33:54.159-04:00EuroTrip Day 10: Paris to CTDay Ten (Sun. July 19, 2009)<br />
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I woke up about 5 minutes before the wakeup call in a panic that they simply “forgot”, and that it was 9 a.m. When the phone rang I calmed down and started to get dressed for our long trip home. It was almost too easy, at this point in the trip to assume that those silly French people didn't rank being "on time" or "rushing" as highly as we Americans do... thank God I was wrong. It was 7 a.m. in France, 1 a.m. at home in the US. <br />
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We took our bags to the Cobblestone streets to drag them the ½ mile back to the train station, it was hot, I was hungry and the damn wheels on my bag felt like they were sticky. Dan harassed me continuously for not moving faster, and warned that if I didn’t hurry we would be stuck in France until the end of time. I felt a drip of sweat run down my forehead as we finally arrived at the train station. We managed to get onto the right train headed in the right direction and arrived at the airport where we had to get on another train to get to the terminal. <br />
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In the line for airport security and passport control, Dan had finally grown tired of my sluggish pace and decided that he would wheel my big suitcase so that we could maintain our frenetic pace. The first step he took he groaned, “Jesus Christ what the hell is wrong with your bag, I can barely move it!” A very satisfied smile crept across my face as he turned the bag over to reveal that the cobblestone streets had completely ruined the wheels on my bag, and distorted their shape so drastically that it was virtually impossible to tell that they had ever actually been wheels.<br />
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Feeling very high and mighty about my “told-you-so” moment with the suitcase, I led us through baggage checks as we ate our last croissant breakfast with pepsi. We arrived in our terminal an hour early, and much to my delight, never had to take off our shoes to go through security.<br />
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The Plane left the gate 30 minutes late and took off another 30 minutes later. At least I think that’s when it took off, Dan and I both slept through take off and woke up when the “ding” signal to use electronics came on. A nice little half hour nap.<br />
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When food finally came around I was starving. I choose a creamy pasta dish. MISTAKE. It was overly salty, and really, consider this: where is the cream coming from? How do I know it’s fresh? Answer: I don’t, and it’s not. But I ate it anyway because I was hungry and afraid of passing out. By the time the next snack came around I had already thrown up in the disgusting plane bathroom. I didn’t eat or drink anything else for the 8 and a half hour flight to Philadelphia. It was definitely the low point of the entire trip. Lower than the nasty bathroom I had to pay to use in Brussels. But I suppose I did see 3 movies I had been waiting to view. <br />
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When we landed, I was so happy to be on the ground in Phili.<br />
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The trip dragged on as our flight back to CT was delayed an hour. Once again Dan and I were in a rush because he wanted to make it to his 7 p.m. soccer game. When I sat down in the driver’s seat of my car I was very happy to be home.<br />
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We went to bed around 11 after being awake for 22 hours. The trip was over, and I was really excited to be back where bathrooms are free and clean, where you can get a cold drink. Where people shower on a daily basis and wear deodorant, where water tastes like water, where the dollar has value and most importantly: where I would be going on another vacation in less than 7 days.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-68471542811411869982011-04-06T09:31:00.002-04:002011-04-06T09:31:34.133-04:00EuroTrip Day 9: ParisDay Nine (Sat. July 18, 2009)<br />
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Day Nine started around 9 oddly enough, when I woke and got ready to head out to the Louvre. I don’t really care about art, but I feel like it’s a Travel Law; while in Paris you must see the Mona Lisa. The nice thing about Europe is that you can always just grab something to eat on the side of the street, and usually it’s not too bad for you. On this particular morning I had fresh pastry bread covered with cheese and stuffed with pieces of peppers. Dan had another pastry roll filled with chocolate chips and pistachio flavors. Half way through, he wanted to switch. <br />
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When we finally entered this ancient museum, we were really surprised to find it so humid inside… wouldn’t they have to use air to protect the works of art from being destroyed? Nah, not so much. In fact, most of the ancient and highly detailed paintings we saw weren’t even behind glass. Dan was shocked about this. We wound our way through sculptures and paintings towards the Mona Lisa to find her in a huge sea of people, behind velvet ropes and what I’m sure is very very sturdy glass. The size is somewhere around 24 x 36 and from 15 feet away, it’s difficult to really see what everyone proclaims to be so amazing about this painting. Though I must admit her eyes did seem to follow me. As I took some close-ups with my zoom lens, a man approached Dan to discuss the Red Sox (Dan’s hat gave him away as a fan). Even Dan couldn’t believe that standing in front of one of the world’s masterpieces all this man wanted to talk about was the Red Sox. Clearly, he did not want to be in the museum. From here, we wove our way through other exhibits including the History of the Louvre and the Ancient Egyptians Exhibit (Dan’s choice) he really liked seeing all the 5,000 year old artifacts. I, on the other hand, was disappointed to find that the History of the 900 year old museum was written in French. <br />
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As seemed to be the common theme of our trip, we were hustling to Notre Dame to try and make the free 2:30 English Tour. The entirety of the trip we were never late, but we were always in a hurry.<br />
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Lunch on this day was what I figured to be a day-old sandwich from a street café. They did take the liberty of warming it up for you though, if you asked. Notre Dame is crazy. The history of this living church is insane, and it starts in 1160. From that point on the church has been constantly undergoing renovations, so it’s difficult to say when the cathedral was really “finished”. One interesting tidbit (out of thousands that we learned): Notre Dame was really ruined during the French Revolution, I mean completely desecrated. And then it was abandoned and left for ruins.<br />
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When the book “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” was published in the early 1800’s, its fictitious tale generated interested in reconstructing of the church. A silly book is what finally caused the church to be restored. Crazy! I could go on and on for days about all of the interesting things we learned on the tour, but you probably wouldn’t find it as interesting as I did.<br />
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Ok, one more fun fact.<br />
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The church itself is the only one like it constructed during the period. It started the Gothic period of architecture. All other churches built during this time were small, domed and dark. 2 simple things changed this: the arch that isn’t rounded (windows with a peak at the top/middle), and a small little thing called Flying Buttresses that allowed the ceilings to be built high with thin stone walls that were structurally supported by the buttresses. <br />
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As the tour wound down, we plotted our next adventure in Paris: the Arc de Triomphe. This colossal monument was erected to commemorate the victories of France during the Napoleonic wars. It also houses the tomb of the unknown solider and is located smack in the middle of one of the craziest traffic circles I have ever seen. We decided to walk to the Arc, not really knowing how long it would take or how far away it was. <br />
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Approaching stuff like this is strange for me. I mean, you see the Eiffel Tower and the Arc and Big Ben in photos all the time, but it just doesn’t prepare you for how mammoth these structures actually are. Since we had just missed Bastille Day in France (July 14 to celebrate the French Revolution), there were French flags on every lamp post and, one really giant flag hung from the center of the Arc. It really was an impressive site.<br />
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Traffic swirled around the Arc making it an Island of sorts: and we were on the opposite shore desperate to reach it. But how?! After walking around about 75% of the outer streets circling the Arc, we decided that the only possible way was the dart through the 8 lanes of traffic. Did I think this was a good idea? No, of course not! But when 3 middle aged women make a break for it, so did we.<br />
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Once under the tall monument, we were able to find the underground passageway that led from one side of the street to the other: duh. We decided not to climb the stairs to the top since we were a bit sick of stairs at that point. So the walk back to the hotel began.<br />
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We were also on a quest to find Joey a brown belt that day. We must have gone into 10 different men’s apparel stores before we found a belt that was less than 150 euro… But with store names like “Louis Vitton” and “Cartier” on that street, it’s impossible to find a pair of socks for less than 30 euro. When we finally found a decent brown belt for 35 euro, it wasn’t available in Joey’s size. Cranky, tired and starving, I made Dan give up this quest in order to pursue something more important: dinner. We picked a place that had pizza. For 15 euro, we got a small cheese pizza to split. For another 4 euro, we could have shared an 8 oz pepsi, but 50 ml of Stella for 7 Euro sounded like a better deal. Yadda yadda yadda the service was slow and then we started walking again. I was begging Dan to let us take the metro back, but he was not interested. As we walked through a park, we stopped to indulge in a French delicacy: crepes. It was pretty tasty, but the waffles in Brussels were better. Energized by the nutella spread all over our crepe, I decided I could make it back to the hotel in one piece.<br />
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It was 9:20-ish and for once, we were early. Our last item to check off was a night time Seine River Cruise. The cruise left port at 10:30, so with an extra hour, we decided to sit down at a café and down a bottle of wine with some French cheese. This was a good experience, made me feel a little bit French… of course, I didn’t really like any of the cheese at all, but the wine was good enough. We ended up chatting with some Canadian tourists… one of them offered to take a picture of the two of us, but first took a photo of himself with my camera – and broke it. I’m being very serious right now. The two women he was with made fun of him shamelessly for the rest of the night, and ended up taking a picture of us with her camera and then mailing it to Dan months later. We never thought we would receive that picture, but we did and it sits in my cubicle to this day. Back to that night though, I was really upset about my camera being broken, we were about to see Paris lit up at night, and I had no way to take any pictures!<br />
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While waiting for the check, we were creeping closer and closer to our 10:30 departure time… Next thing you know we were speed walking/running down the streets of Paris in hopes to not miss the last possible chance at seeing Paris by night. Don’t worry, we made it. Even had time to purchase a beer before leaving. <br />
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The cruise was very romantic, Paris is beautiful all lit up at night reflecting on the Seine. True to his word from our first day of the trip in the Airport, Dan did NOT give me a ring. I managed to somehow get some life out of my camera once we were on the boat, and then tried to take photos of the important landmarks all aglow, but it’s hard to not use a flash when you’re on a boat. Nearly all of them are very blurry, and they wouldn’t really do justice to the Parisian atmosphere. All up and down the banks of the river people were dancing and having a good time. After the hour long cruise, we were both pretty wiped out so we walked back to the hotel and set our wake up call for 7 a.m.<br />
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As we got into bed, Dan took off the pedometer… we had walked 19 miles.<br />
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NINETEEN MILES!Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-54146871503422282172011-04-06T09:30:00.002-04:002011-04-06T09:30:50.160-04:00EuroTrip Day 8: Brussels to ParisDay Eight (Fri. July 17, 2009)<br />
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Day Eight started out a bit rough. I woke up and started to pack up my bags to move from Brussels to Paris while Dan continued to sleep. Earlier in the week I had gone to H&M (there's one on every corner) to pick up some jeans. I ended up also buying a shirt that didn't fit, so on the 8th day I was going to return it. I walked out of the hotel by myself around 9:45 a.m. At this point in time, I was also prepared to devour my last Belgian Waffle and pick up Dan his beloved McDonald's. So I'm strolling down the street and started to notice that nothing was really open. It was Friday morning around 10 and nothing was open... strange... The first waffle place I passed was all shut down. How the hell can a waffle place be closed at 10 a.m.? Waffles are for breakfast! So I continued on my journey and happened upon said American fast food chain. I politely asked the woman for a "bacon, egg and cheese... please" Puzzled, she looked at me and said "Bacon? Egg? Cheese?" So I paused trying to figure out what sign language would indicate a McMuffin. Finally I said, "fromage" (French for cheese) and she replied, "yes, cheese. You can't get just cheese." <br />
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SHE WAS SNEAKILY PRETENDING LIKE SHE DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH, BUT SHE DID!<br />
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Anyway as it turned out, there is no such thing as a bacon egg and cheese McMuffin in Brussels. So the struggle continued for a few more moments before I gave up and walked out. <br />
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The next stop was H&M where I found that I couldn't get a refund for my shirt, only store credit. So I asked the man if it would be possible to have the credit in Dollars instead of Euros. He had to call his manager. After 10 minutes of waiting, the manager did not come down the stairs. So I said "it's OK, Ill just go get a different size" Well naturally, this H&M didn't have the same clothing as the place I went to, so I had to find something different for the same price (so as to not confuse anyone involved). I picked out a different shirt and handed it to the cashier. He said "for an exchange I need my manager". It appeared that either way, all they really wanted to do was drain my most precious European Resource: TIME. Like 10 minutes later the manager comes down and we make the switch.<br />
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I'm angry at this point, hungry, and sick of stupid Brussels.<br />
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Determined to succeed, I headed back for the McDonald's. The sign on the outside of the door showed a Bacon, Egg and Cheese McMuffin, apparently, I should have asked for an "English breakfast" instead of a McMuffin. Stupid McDonald's: STICK TO YOUR PRODUCT LABELS! So I gave my order indicating that I wanted a croissant instead of an English Muffin for the Sandwich. Naturally, that didn't go over. Then I wanted juice, not coffee. Well - as would seem to make perfect logical sense in European McDonald's - the meal comes with juice and coffee, no hash brown. 2 drinks, one sandwich: 6.5 Euros.<br />
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When I finally left and trudged back to the hotel I passed the waffle place: still not ready to serve waffles: it was 11:05 a.m. With Dan finally packed, fed and ready to move on, we called for a cab to the train station – we would not be repeating our sketchy metro experience. This was an exceptionally good choice to make… the taxi ended up costing like 10 Euros and was obviously quicker and less dangerous than the 6 Euro metro option. <br />
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By the time our train left for Paris at 12:43, I don't think I could have been more pleased to be moving on to the next phase of the trip.<br />
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We arrived at Nord Station in Paris at 2:05, which was later than I had originally planned (Remember the fiasco at the train station trying to book tickets to Paris on Day 6). But we were able to navigate our way to the correct local train and ended up 1/2 a mile from our hotel with no map, and no indication of where we should be going. Or, that's what we thought: I had apparently written foot directions on the itinerary and forgot all about them until we checked in to our flight home 2 days later. <br />
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Our room was small but adorable and had a big open window onto the Parisian streets which we soon started to explore. First stop was the Rue Cler Street Market where the locals go to buy their breads, cheeses, flowers and wine. It was a cute thing to see, but because it was so late in the day (almost 4) nearly everyone had started to shut down. Here we scarfed down a French version of pizza which Dan detested, and I enjoyed. Off in the distance we could see our next stop: the Eiffel Tower.<br />
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Due to the long lines (and Dan's competitive notion that if Reed could do it, so could he) we paid 7 Euros to climb the 700 steps to the second level of the Tower. It was a bit of work, but at least the stairs weren't spiral and narrow! We felt physically superior as the Europeans who were about our size and stature huffed and puffed their way up, taking breaks every 50 steps or so. We passed them all! From the 2nd floor, you pay another 7 Euros to take the "lift" (elevator) to the very top. Another fiasco: you had to buy tickets from a machine not a person, and it wouldn't take our American Credit Cards. So you had to pay with Euro coins. We had just enough coins to buy our two tickets: only one came out of the machine. About 20 minutes later, we were able to have an Eiffel Tower Employee fish the other ticket out of the machine.<br />
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The wind was blowing like crazy, it had started to rain and we were way up in the air, waiting in line to go even higher. I was pretty cold! Finally we were in the glass elevator, slowing making our way to the top. It began to get a bit spooky, but when we stepped out at the very top it was all worth it. The view of the city was really amazing, and I pointed out all the places Dan and I had to visit in the next 36 hours. From the top of the city, it didn’t look like we would spend the entire next day walking.<br />
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Our descent was less troublesome and with a total of 1400 stairs behind us, we were back on the ground where I made Dan pause for Eiffel Tower Photo Ops. He was his usual non-cooperative self. In retrospect, I should have just been really bossy and said, “take a damn picture kissing me in front of the Eiffel tower, we may never come back!” But it was getting late in the day, I was getting hungry and cranky, and we had dinner reservations at 7:30. We basically sprinted back to the metro, and after chatting with our hotel concierge, the restaurant changed our reservations to 8:00. I was so relieved that the hotel staff was friendly and completely helpful. You read these things about how all of France hates America and would do anything they could to ruin an American’s vacation, but it’s just not true. Mom was right about getting more flies with honey.<br />
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After the fastest wardrobe change in the history of man, we made our way over to the restaurant my Uncle recommended: Le Coupe Chou.<br />
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I have to talk about this food for a little because this was the kind of place that you needed to make a reservation for weeks in advance, that served minimally 3 courses and where you pretty much had to buy a bottle of wine. It was delicious I thought.<br />
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For our entrée I ordered some sort of beef that was cold and looked like cat food and Dan ordered smoked salmon with lemon crème fresh. The flavor of mine was really good, but I couldn’t get past the temperature. Dan’s salmon was flavorful and cooked perfectly.<br />
Our next 2 courses were the same: roasted duck with potatoes and mushrooms followed up by crème Brule. Duck is an interested kind of poultry because it’s a little bit greasy. Flavor was really amazing, but the potatoes and mushrooms were out of this world delicious! They were cooked in a cast iron kettle with pig fat and had absorbed all of the bacon-ish flavor. Crème Brule was also wonderful, but I had expected it to be warm.<br />
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On our 1.2 hour walk home, it poured. And just to clear this up for those hopeless romantics out there: strolling the streets of Paris in the rain on a summer night really sucks. Your heels get stuck in the cobblestones, and you can’t really run because you’ll slip, but you have to run because your boyfriend’s suit is getting ruined in the stupid rain.<br />
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We fell asleep watching French TV.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-36291219403435404712011-04-06T09:29:00.003-04:002011-04-06T09:29:55.205-04:00EuroTrip Day 7: BruggeDay Seven (Thurs. July 16, 2009)<br />
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Today was the best day in Brussels. I think that's because we weren't in Brussels.<br />
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Angry Dan reared his ugly head this morning while we were trying to get ready to depart for Brugge (Bruges). He hadn't eaten breakfast yet and he had his little heart set on McDonalds (how exotic?). We had agreed to meet Reed (the other engineer) his wife Deanna, and Jeremy (Ashley <engineer>'s) engineer boyfriend. Deanna and I were outnumbered. Anyway, we decided to meet at 11 in the Lobby to leave for Brugge. Reed had rented a car for the week and agreed to drive us all. Dan and I ran out of time to go to McDonalds and get back before 11 so Angry Dan started complaining and making various angry statements. He calmed down after we got a cinnamon raisin bun in the hotel cafe. The car ride to Brugge could not have been any more flawless. Not a single wrong turn, not one traffic jam, just pure 180 km/hour driving... and yes, we were getting passed. <br />
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We arrived in Brugge at the train station lot where the rate was 2.5 euro for a 24 hour period. The one cheap thing in Europe! Our day began as we walked around the streets of this ancient city. The cool thing about Brugge is that there are a series of canals that encircle the town, like a mini Venice. Brugge was once a capital trading port of Europe in the 1100's or so. The canals around the city connected to the English Channel and Mediterranean Sea, not to mention several local rivers that weaved through Belgium and other parts of Europe. In fact, Brugge was the main trading port for wool and textiles between England and the contiguous European nations. Around the late 1300's, the main canal connecting the city to the Channel filled up with silt. As my "Belgium and Luxembourg" book describes it: Brugges lay dormant for 500 years, practically a dead city. In the 19th century, it became a tourist destination, and today it is one of the most touristy cities in Europe. There are about 20,000 Brugge citizens, yet in the summer on any given day, 100,000 people or more will be invade the tiny little town. <br />
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When we found our way through the tiny cobblestone streets to the "Markt" or main square, we were not disappointed, more amazing baroque and Gothic style buildings that were guilds and churches dominated the skyline. It was in the Markt that we enjoyed lunch: more fries! This time, I told Dan as we were standing ready to order to ask for ketchup, not to say tomato. He said tomato. I chirped in "Toe-mAe-toe!" The guy at the booth answered back in perfect English with a slight German accent "I'm not stupid, I'm just with stupid" he said, pointing to his colleague on the frialator. He added a comment that he was only half-Belgian so only half stupid. Anyway, we ended up eating fries with BBQ sauce on them. Not stupid, just didn't know that Americans expected their ketchup to taste like ketchup, not BBQ sauce.<br />
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Yes, fries, 3 days in a row. I may be walking 8 miles a day, but I’m eating pure fat for lunch and drinking most of my dinner.<br />
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The next part of the day was under my general ownership, so I suggested that we all take a canal tour. It was a 30 minute ride through some of the prettiest settings I have seen, complete with commentary by the boat captain in French, English, Dutch and whatever the hell they speak in the Netherlands (Flemish, I think?). It was really quite beautiful and allowed us to see many different features of the city that we wouldn't have sought out on foot: like the English Convent or a hospital that has been operating for 800 years straight.<br />
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Dan (at this point returned to regular Dan levels of hostility) took over the next portion of the day by choosing to climb the bell tower and get a view of the city. For 4 Euros and a bucket of sweat, you could climb to the top of the bell tower: 366 steps. Some of the steepest and craziest stairs I've ever climbed, but absolutely worth every second. The view of the entire city was amazing! Being up with the gigantic bells I began to wonder how loud it would be to hear them go off while we were in the tower. Well I found out about 30 seconds later: EXTREMELY LOUD! Dan and I were the only people in our group who chose to climb the tower because we were the only people who qualified for the youth rate of 4 euros (another thing to love about Europe, technically you are a youth until you are 26!) Descending took longer as about 50 Asians were trying to climb up while we were going down. If they were any other race, it would not have worked out, too many feet on stairs that weren't wide enough at their widest point (Sorry Erv, but it's true).<br />
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Part 3 of the Brugge tale belonged to Reed as he wanted to visit the brewery in town. You would think I would want to pass on this, since two breweries two days in a row seems like a lot. However, this is not true. And the De Halve Mann (or Half-moon) Brewery was very, very different from Cantillion. Way more commercialized and created for the tourist. The beer is not actually brewed in the area that they took us through. However there was another Flemish, English, French speaking tour guide to show us through and she was pretty funny. The beer is made very differently as the place is modernized and produces hundreds of thousands of liters per month. Half moon Beers ferment in about 3 weeks as compared with Cantillion’s 3 years, but are not true "lambics" because the yeast is added in from a packet, it does not create itself. Naturally, the tour ended with a tasting. This time we were given one beer in a full glass. Cool thing about Belgian beers is that each has its own glass specifically designed to give the right aroma and pour for that specific beer. And in every pub, restaurant or cafe you will get your beer poured in the correct glass. The tour guide also commented that we should never complain about the head on a beer in Belgium, it's poured that way on purpose so that the person who drinks it has to wait until the beer settles perfectly in the glass. <br />
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Wine is pretty much ignored here.<br />
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After the waitress came over to ask us if we were staying for dinner, we knew we had been sitting a long time, so we started to leave. Jeremy joked that they weren't trying to get rid of us, they were just finally coming over to take our order. We walked back to the parking garage and found the car located in the apple section, K5. Each section is a fruit rather than a letter, and each floor has a different symbol. One was fruit, one was veggies and one was animals. If you think about it for a minute, it makes perfect sense in an area where people speak many different languages where the characters might not all be the same. <br />
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Trip back was flawless. Love the European roads, but I don't think I'm bold enough to drive on them... street lights on the side of the road, not in the middle, weird street signs that were impossible to figure out. Transformers allowed here, and not there? Or is that the symbol for highways? Anyway, Reed got us all back in one piece so we could enjoy the piece de resistance: dinner at Pizza Hut.<br />
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Pizza Hut in Europe is way more sophisticated than in the US for some reason, and Dan had wanted to go all week. Today, I was finally hungry enough to give in and agree. We had pizza with cheesy crust. The crust was disgusting and the rest of the pizza was pretty much as I expected it to be: like pizza hut pizza. But of course, there was beer involved, so I was able to tolerate the pizza. I also got a salad, but there is only one kind of dressing in Brussels, and I am fairly certain it’s just watered down mayonnaise. <br />
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We capped the evening with Reed and Deanna in the hotel bar drinking Stella and discussing home improvements (Reed and Deanna signed the sale agreement for their first house on the hood of their car in Connecticut as they hustled to the airport bound for Europe).<br />
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At 11 pm, Dan's Dad called from California. He is 9 hours behind, that’s pretty damn close to being literally half way around the world.<br />
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And now, everyone is caught up, Days 8 and 9 might not show up for a while as we will be leaving for Paris in the morning. The itinerary is packed, but I'm pretty much just glad to be leaving Brussels, hopefully the smells will stay here. Unfortunately, I found out that Paris has the lowest consumption of soap per capita in the entire world, so I kind of doubt it.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-55296844822194072492011-04-06T09:29:00.000-04:002011-04-06T09:29:02.624-04:00EuroTrip Day 6: BrusselsDay Six (July 15, 2009)<br />
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Day 6 was only yesterday, but already I am starting to forget what happened. Brussels is one huge blur of dirty streets; French speakers and bewildering beauty in one very concentrated area.<br />
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The day started at 10:50 (an improvement) when I rushed out of bed realizing that I told Deanna to be in the lobby at 11. So the shower was quick, but I’m getting pretty good at keeping the water in the tub. Day 6 was Waffle Day, so I didn't have to worry about eating coco pops and questionable milk. The nice thing about waffles in Belgium is that they're amazing. The better thing is that you can get them any time of day. So we strolled down to the waffle place (literally one on every corner) and got a plain Belgium waffle. You can get them dipped in chocolate with ice cream or banana coatings, caramel drizzled, almost anyway you like. But for a real control group to measure against US Belgium Waffles, I went for the plain one. OH my Lord!! It was so heavenly. Like it had been cooked in maple syrup, but not too much. And it was crispy on the outside, I was perplexed. I am going to try my best to repeat this amazing taste at home, but my doubt level is pretty high. Great start to what was an endless day.<br />
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With waffle in hand, Deanna and I made our way to the Train station that Dan and I had gotten such a horrible impression of on the night we arrived in Brussels. The group had made tentative plans to go to Brugges the next day, and I needed to buy the tickets for Dan and me to get the hell out of Brussels and into Paris. <br />
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What a nightmare?! It was so unpleasant an experience in fact, that I completely forget to write about it the first time I told the tale of day 6. We walked for probably an hour before we got to the station. The neighborhoods we passed were sketchy in our American opinions: it was about noon or so on a Wednesday in July, and a bunch of middle-aged men were standing on stoops, sitting on bench and doing… well, nothing. Deanna first picked up on this strange vibe and wondered aloud where the women could be. My suggestion was that they were hiding from all of the sketchy men, and we should do our best to avoid getting lost this time around. By the time we arrived at the Station, it had actually turned a bit chilly and windy, but you never would have guessed when you walked through the doors of the station. <br />
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Hot, impatient and surrounded by a sea of exceptionally foul smelling people, Deanna and I waited to buy my ticket to Paris. The way to buy a train ticket in Brussels is to first and foremost figure out the right room to go into. The room for buying tickets to Paris was different than the room to buy tickets to Brugges, or to London… everything was completely segregated out by location… and, of course, the explanation of that crazy policy was in French, or Dutch, or some mangled combination of the two that I would equate to Puerto Rican Spanglish. When we finally found the right room, we took a number and waited. Yes, a number… like the deli. <br />
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When our number was next, I stood very close to the counter that I thought I would be directed to. After all, having been to the DMV many times in Connecticut has taught me that when your number is next, you will go to the next available customer service person. However, in Brussels you don’t do a damn thing until your number is literally called out. I had to learn this the hard way. As I proceeded to the open desk I was told to get back in line until my number was called. I related to the service person that my number was next, so I wasn’t cutting. She didn’t care. So back to the line I went and waited for another 2 minutes to finally be called to another person. Are you kidding me!? She just didn’t want to wait on me, and that’s ridiculous. No wonder why these people hate Americans so much, we’re crazy enough to expect them to do their job – and in a timely fashion! It was madness I tell you, absolute madness.<br />
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When we finally got my tickets, we got out of that stanky station as quickly as possible and made our way over to the only brewery left in Brussels: Cantillion Brewery. I don't know too much about beer, but Deanna's husband Reed brews his own, so she was there to explain why this particular place was so different. Naturally, we got lost a bit on the way there. We thought for sure my Brussels Book had led us astray again, but as it turned out, we just passed the brewery without noticing. The place was so low-key we had walked right by the heavy wooden doors! When we finally entered, we were beyond pleased to find someone who was able to speak English, and handed us the English tour guide book. The brewery was really old, and definitely unique. <br />
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As we guided ourselves around with our books, we learned about the one really unique thing this brewery did: the beer goes under a "spontaneous fermentation" Meaning that literally, the yeast creates itself out of thin air. This particular process can only be done in this one spot in the world where the air contains the exact amounts of the right types of bacteria to create yeast in a barrel. Amazing. It's also the reason why the beer ferments in the barrels for three years before it can be used as a base for other types of beers: Krieks mostly. But they also use 1 year, 2 year and 3 year "lambics" to create a beer called "gueze". Because the beer ferments for so long, the sugars that you would taste in a regular beer that make it sweet don't exist in lambics. "But beer isn't sweet" I can hear you saying to yourself. And that's only because you don't know what a lambic beer tastes like. Another interesting thing about this brewery is that they make their beer the same way they did when the brewery opened in the late 1800's. They pour the mixture in a huge shallow copper bin to cool. When the cooling process begins, it must stay at a cold temperature, so they only brew when they know it can be kept cold: October through April. Within the brewery there must have been thousands of wooden barrels full of beer as well as tens of thousands of glass bottles (75 mL size) full of Cantillion's Beers. The tour ended with a tasting of the most sour beer I have ever tasted! The Gueze I had first was actually kind of good... more like a sparkling wine than a beer, it was so sour! The 2nd and 3rd beers we sampled were much harder to get down, definitely an acquired taste. But we enjoyed the old fashioned brewery and were glad to have found it.<br />
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The walk back was less successful.<br />
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We were trying to get to the Palais de Justice, yet another amazing work of architecture. However, we never made it. My Brussels book stopped labeling every street in one particular corner and it just so happened, that was the corner we were in. As we zig zagged our way around the city, we finally stumbled back to the mannequin pis area, and gave up on finding the palais. Since we were in the area, we decided to have fries again for lunch. Well worth it. This time I wanted ketchup, but there were like 5 different types of ketchup, so I said "American Ketchup" but that looked more like a combo of mayonnaise and ketchup. So I said "tomato ketchup" Next thing I know the dude is pouring mayo all over my fries. Then I shouted, "no no no! It’s red, tomato, tomato!" He said "Ohhhh! toe-mAe-toe.." Needless to say, I said fries with mayo again, just another funny little Brussels experience. <br />
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Back at the hotel I wrote about days 4 and 5 while I waited for Dan to be ready for dinner. I also found a real map of Brussels and drew out the route Deanna and I had used to walk back. It was pretty plain to see we walked across the entire city, outside of the city limits in fact. At 7:00, Deanna and I convinced the Engineers we could eat in the hotel so we wouldn't have to walk far. Dinner was pretty good, I had a bacon cheeseburger with fries (what else?) and one amazing glass of ice water. It is somehow impossible to get a cold beverage over here that isn't a beer, but this glass of water was really top notch. The thing was, I knew that if I asked for another glass it would probably take an hour or more to actually have it on the table. Service is not on par in Europe. That must be the reason why they include the tip automatically; no one in their right mind would leave a tip for a job well-done. <br />
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We wrapped up dinner with a round of strange beers on the roof of the hotel. I did not take pictures of this however, because my memory card was full and my battery had died. <br />
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DONT WORRY, I BROUGHT BACKUPS!<br />
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Day 6 ended with me taking a Benadryl to fall asleep around 1 am.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-48122956701495420322011-04-06T09:28:00.000-04:002011-04-06T09:28:19.092-04:00EuroTrip Day 5: BrusselsDay Five (July 14, 2009)<br />
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It was again 11 before I got out of bed. However at least this time around I had Dan to blame. He hung up on our wake up call. Luckily, he didn't have to work until his presentation which was at 2. A bit smarter this time around, I decided to skip the treadmill and was able to keep the shower inside the actual shower, success! Although, I have to say my experience with the drains in Europe has not been top notch... most showers I stand in a tub half full of dirty water, praying it will all drain eventually.<br />
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The goal of the day for Deanna and I was to visit the musee de chocolat. Oh yes, that's French for Chocolate Museum. Walking all over the city is starting to become second nature - well, walking the 1 street between the hotel and Grand Place is anyway. The museum however, was not where my Brussels Book said it was. Finally I asked someone who looked like they spoke English. The actual museum (diagonally located across the Grand Place from where the book said it would be) was closed for lunch. Frustrated and a bit hungry myself, I was given a recommendation for the Mannequin Frites, or, best place in town to buy fries. So we all know that fries and ketchup go together well. But in order to be like a local, I tried the fries dipped in spicy mayonnaise. Yes, I was dipping my fatty fry in more fat. But - as fat usually is - it was DELICIOUS. So our super nutritious lunch ended (fries and a Coke counts as lunch, no?) we were ready for dessert and headed back to the chocolate museum. Learned quite a bit about how chocolate is made, the difference between light, dark and white. Also, we found out why Belgian chocolate is so good: it’s the only place left on earth that continues to use 100% cocoa butter. Most other producers use up to 5% filler oils, like palm oil. After our knowledge and fair share of samples, we rolled ourselves to the highlight of the city: the Mannequin Pis.<br />
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Everywhere you go in Brussels there are small figurines of the mannequin pis. You can have it as a chocolate mold, or a wine corkscrew, whatever you want! So I have to admit that I was completely underwhelmed when I saw it - so much smaller than I imagined it to be! Nonetheless, it is an interesting little statue. Supposedly, it was built for 1 of 2 reasons: to commemorate a child of some King's who wandered off in the Grand Place and was lost forever. Or, as an honorary statue to the child who was responsible for putting out a fire by peeing on it. Either way, the statue has been a Brussels fixture since the 1600's. <br />
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On the way back to the Hotel, Deanna and I stopped at a variety of little shops on the street. I was desperate to go to the bathroom, and couldn't for the life of me find a public toilet. Eventually I was told that I had to go to "Quick". So to the burger palace I headed, and paid my .40 euro to use the most disgusting bathroom I have ever been in. It honestly smelled as if someone had the most explosive diarrhea ever, made it into a candle and lit 500 of them in that small bathroom space. Worst part of the trip so far was definitely using that bathroom that I paid about $1 for. $1 is one junior bacon cheeseburger from Wendy's... far more worthy.<br />
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By dinner time, the engineers were itching to get out into the city where after 5 hours of touring, Deanna and I just wanted to sit down. But, back to the Grand place we went for dinner. We walked through a bunch of little cafes and such out on the street, but never sat down; it was hard to find a place that could seat 7 people together. Finally, I made an executive decision and we ended up eating inside a restaurant on the Grand Place. It was hot as hell and I am pretty certain the waiters forgot that we were there. Dinner turned out to be ok. I had a chicken breast swimming in a mixture of butter and cream with small potatoes. Dan had half a chicken. Literally, a chicken cut in half! Naturally, dinner took about 3 hours.<br />
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But 3 hours for a meal really isn't enough, so we headed to a creperie for dessert. That added another hour onto our dinner process. I didn't have a crepe because I wanted gelato instead. But I did get a $4 bottle of mineral water. This mineral water tasted like Poland springs. I enjoyed it thoroughly, and look forward to getting home and having a huge bottle of water that tastes like water! One of Dan's coworkers got a crepe that was covered in caramel. But the thing was, it was basically just really hot sugar, so in the beginning it was too hot for him to eat, but when it cooled, it hardened, so it stuck to his teeth. It was quite amusing for all of us to watch him struggle with that!<br />
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The night ended with my chocolate gelato (finally) and our walk back to the hotel in broad daylight. It was 10 pm.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-49983978607112835672011-04-06T09:27:00.001-04:002011-04-06T09:56:27.789-04:00EuroTrip Day 4: BrusselsDay Four (Mon. July 13, 2009)<br />
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It’s really quite impossible to get accustomed to things in Europe. People walk very slow, speak many different languages and use funny types of money... mostly coins. Time has really been the biggest obstacle of all. Monday (day 3) I woke up at 11:15 and decided to go up to the top floor to use the gym. It is difficult to find your correct pace in kilometers per hour on a treadmill. I settled on 10 km/hr and ran 3 km before I thought I might die. Too fast, too hot, too much running and not enough getting anywhere. <br />
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After my death jog, I walked outside around the hotel to cool off. Air conditioning is about as rare as deodorant around here. I made mental notes of cheap places to eat. After another awesome hurricane shower (where because the curtain isn't big enough I cover the entire bathroom with water) I met up with Deanna for lunch and touring the city. I was able to devour a tomato ham and mozz pannini (not like our version at all) with a bottle of mineral water for just under 5 euros (mineral water is the only kind you can get, and it sucks). Finally we made our way towards the parts of town that actually use street signs. Our destination was Mary, an infamous chocolate shop. We spent a majority of the walk wondering why most of the city was all fairly modern or new construction. Had all of the older stuff been destroyed by wars? <br />
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Just when we thought we were lost, "Mary" appeared like a beacon from heaven. As I walked into the shop, I was amazed at just how luxurious and famous this place was. The smell was so amazing, the chairs inside were draped in velvet and trimmed in gold. Some photos on the wall showed the famous clientele, notably, President George Dubya Bush and wife Laura. Apparently, Mary is also listed in the book "1,000 places to see before you die"… one down, 999 to go! I had no clue it was so famous! After I spent 10 euro on what seemed like a very small amount of chocolate, I had my first taste. <br />
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It was smooth and rich (but no too rich) and it was filled with what I swear was crème Brule. When Deanna and I stepped back onto the street we wondered how the woman in the shop was able to stay so thin with so many heavenly tastes surrounding her all day every day. <br />
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On our way back to the hotel, we walked through Le Botanique which is a pretty little garden complete with bronze and copper statues littered with beer cans and cigarette butts. In Europe, everyone smokes; it's probably the reason why they are all so skinny. Back at the hotel, I used the crazy Belgian keyboard to write about days 2 and 3, then it was reception time! Here we met up with Dan's coworkers and their significant others. We had a lot of fun, so much in fact, that as the reception ended, we spilled out onto the streets to enjoy some more Belgian Beer. Walking back down to the Grand Place at night was a bit different, less people but more street vendors. Odd. Anyway, we found another outdoor cafe (and they're allllll outdoor cafes) at the Grand Place and took in the beautiful and unexpected light show on Hotel de Ville. I could not have been more bummed about not bringing my camera. I NEVER go out without a camera, what was I thinking? Travel note: never go anywhere without a camera – you can see amazing things that you will want pictures of! Although the light show was amazing, it was matched up with an exceptionally gross experience when I had to use the bathroom. It smelled awful - like urine, and I found out why when I passed the urinal. It was literally full. Based on my evaluation of the city so far (as I write this on day 6) Brussels is that way: beautiful and disgusting all at the same time.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390085839706431744.post-70653254955238083642011-04-06T09:26:00.001-04:002011-04-06T09:52:15.510-04:00EuroTrip Day 3: BrusselsDay Three (Sun. July 12, 2009)<br />
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Noon comes around quick in Brussels. In fact it was 12:15 when we finally rolled out of bed.<br />
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Dan’s co-worker Reed and his wife Deanna came down to our room for a few hours and we chatted about our experiences in Europe so far. Around 2:30 or so, Dan and I ventured out into the streets to find a place to eat Breakfast. Sadly, it was Sunday. Apparently, nothing is open on Sunday in Brussels, damn Sabbath. <br />
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“Quick” is like the very ghetto (yet somehow way more expensive) version of McDonalds. Quick… or slow as molasses was where we ate breakfast. Burgers and fries, coke with odd tasting ketchup. Luckily, the nutrition information was given in kilojules, so there was no way for me to know just how fatty my “Supreme Pepper burger” was. The girl who took our order spoke French and English. Not too shabby for someone working at a fast food joint, though we’ve come to find that most people can manage a bit of English around here. 3 hours later we were served our breakfast/lunch. Everything is slower in Europe! <br />
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Back at the hotel we caught up with Reed and Deanna again and decided to venture into the downtown area to see the Grand Place. Understatement of the Century! The gothic architecture that surrounds this open cobblestone square is absolutely breathtaking. We sat down at an outdoor restaurant in the square and had Belgian Beers, people watching the entire time. In Europe during summertime, no-one ever eats inside. <br />
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When our glasses were finally empty, the journey back to the hotel led us into some cool little shops as well as a grocery store. We bought some coco pops, what we think is whole milk and some beers/wine. Dinner was had at the Cheese Cake Café where there was no cheesecake at all, and where the waiter didn’t speak a word of English. I owe Dan $5 over the fact that I asked for a vanilla milkshake. The waiter repeated “banilla?” to which I said yes, vanilla. Dan claimed that he said banana, and I had better correct him. When the milkshake arrived, we couldn’t actually figure out whether it was vanilla or banana. Dan ordered the Mort de Subite or “Sudden Death” beer, which was a lot like Cherry soda. Couldn’t figure out what was so sudden or deathly about it. The check cleared up the milkshake dilemma, indicating that it was in fact banana. We all wondered for a bit how people in Europe were able to survive. This was the least expensive place we could find, where our bill was 54 euros for 4 people. Food was akin to Applebees or maybe even worse. <br />
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As we sauntered back to the hotel, we noticed how strange it was that at 9:45 it was still light out. The good news was that we could walk around the city and not encounter the same level of questionable behavior we witnessed on the metro the night before. Back at the room the day ended as we were once again unable to fall asleep before midnight. Maybe we will have adapted by the time we get back home.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581388265913522noreply@blogger.com0