Day 1 Saturday September 6, 2003 – Flight from Denver to Frankfurt, Germany At 6 AM we got up and were out of the house by 6:45 on our way to pick up Craig and Cindie at Highlands Ranch. We got there at 7:25, packed their luggage in the CR-V and were on our way to DIA by way of E-470. Clear sailing all the way. We checked in with American, asking to have our seats reassigned ...
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Day 2 Sunday September 7, 2003 – Frankfurt, Germany We arrived about 45 minutes early (6:45 AM), a fairly easy 8 hour flight from Dallas to Germany. As Germany is 8 hours ahead of Colorado time, we never felt fatigue setting in. We went through Passport Control very easily; he looked at our passport and waved us through - not even stamping it. Then we waited a bit for our ...
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Day 3 Monday September 8, 2003 – Baden Baden Day began early when the severe thunderstorms with lightning woke us up about 2:30 AM. The chickens across from us did not wake up until late and were no bother. But the thunder and lightning were spectacular. By the time we woke up at 6 AM most of the storm had passed and as we dressed and got our luggage out at 6:30 AM the clouds ...
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Day 4 Tuesday September 9, 2003 – Engelberg Up at 6:30 and we had all the luggage out by 7 AM. Nice day - some blue sky even though the temperatures were in the low 60's. Pleasant. We went down for breakfast and it was a real problem. Some people did not have a seat, some of the food was not cooked enough - eggs and the coffee kept running out. Some people complained and ...
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Day 5 Wednesday September 10, 2003 - Engelberg With the wake up phone call coming in at 6:30, we were up and at it. The clothes were drying so we chose not to go and dry with the hotel dryer. We were surprised as it had rained most of the night and the temperature was certainly on the cool side. As soon as I had showered and dressed, I went down to resend the emails. I was ...
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Day 6 Thursday September 11, 2003 - Geneva 5:45 - early, but I wanted to be out early to send emails. The wake-up call came in at 6 AM and our luggage was out by 6:30. We had breakfast (usual of bread, jam, cheese, yogurt, cereal and coffee) at the other hotel, Schweizerhof, and by the time we were finished, there was a steady drizzle. The bus driver and the tour ...
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Day 7 Friday September 12, 2003 - Zermatt The alarm went off at 6:15, pretty early after our late night in Lausanne. I was ready to send yesterday’s email while Gennie got the suitcases out at 7. We went down to breakfast only to find a bottleneck with our whole group trying to get into a little corner for a self-service buffet breakfast. We both had suggestions on how it ...
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Day 8 Saturday September 13, 2003 – Zermatt The alarm went off at 7:15 and as we thought of the upcoming day we looked out the window and saw the Matterhorn outside our window. About 7:45 the first of the sun’s rays hit the top section. The full moon was just off to the side - it was a beautiful morning in Zermatt. I took a series of pictures and then took a shower to ...
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Day 9 Sunday September 14, 2003 – St. Moritz Alarm at 5:45 and the wake-up call at 6 AM. Suitcase outside the room at 6:20 and breakfast at 6:30. We wanted to use the internet before breakfast but it was on a timer and it would not come on until 9 AM :-( So we are still in suspense on Ted’s first football game yesterday against Utica. What a beautiful morning! Totally ...
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Day 10 Monday September 15, 2003 - Innsbruck We had a later start this morning. At 7:15 the alarm went off and we took our time getting ready and packing the suitcases. I think we made the right decision as people said that at 7:45 there were three groups of people trying to go through the breakfast buffet at one time. We did go down at 8:30 and it was very nice. We ate our ...
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Day 11 Tuesday September 16, 2003 - Vienna Alarm at 6 AM, luggage out by 6:30 and early breakfast of our usual but with fresh fruit!!! Bus left at 7:30 AM. It seems that Jurgen is having more difficulty packing the luggage these days. We then found out that one of the porters did not show up for work and Jurgen had to organize and pack. Everyone was again on time for ...
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Day 12 Wednesday September 17, 2003 - Vienna At 6:15 the alarm went off and we both were in deep sleep - late nights and early mornings! Breakfast was the best we have had in all of this trip - fresh fruit, great sausage and eggs, and super bread. I had to be careful. We were on an optional trip early this morning and we left at 7:45. We drove to the Palace of Schonbrunn, ...
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Day 13 Thursday September 18, 2003 - Salzburg The alarm went off at 5:45 and we were sleeping soundly. We knew we had a tight time schedule so we showered, packed the suitcases and had them out the door at 6:20. We went down for breakfast but they were not yet open. When the doors were opened there was a mad rush as three groups of 40+ (120) tried to enter together. It ...
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Day 14 Friday September 19, 2003 - Munich It is a good thing we had our alarm set, as the hotel computers were not functioning and no one got a wake up call this morning. We did get up at 5:45 and had our luggage out at 6:20. I went down to the front desk and told the clerk that we did not get calls. He began calling the Trafalgar guests by hand, how did we ever live ...
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Day 15 Saturday September 20, 2003 - Frankfurt Today we were on our regular schedule, up at 5:45, luggage out at 6:30 and then supposedly breakfast. There was a huge mix-up and over-booking at the hotel and the breakfast areas were overcrowded with long lines. We went into one room, were served coffee and were supposed to go into another banquet room where the food had been ...
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Day 16 Sunday September 21, 2003 – Flight Home We had a warm night, our room with the west facing windows cooled down very little during the night. By 3:30 AM I finally put the sheets over my body. We got up at the usual time, 5:45, showered and then got the luggage out by 6:20. We went down for breakfast at 6:30. I checked the internet one more time and went to the room to ...
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