Flipping through the German phrasebook, I found the line that I wanted. "Mein gespach ist veg," I announce to everyone in line at the lost baggage counter.. Jill cracks up, because a couple of German-speaking women have undoubtedly found my...
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Up at 8am to move the car and picked up luggage that had arrived by taxi the night before. Breakfast was croissants and bread with Appenzeller and soft cheese. Jill drank tea while I had Aqui (a natural mineral water)....
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Breakfast is orange juice, tea, mineral water, bread and cheese. Filled out the form in triplicate that asks you about everything from your originality to you favorite color. (This line was in my notes, but I have no idea what...
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Made a mistake last night and forget to make sure that the hotel took credit cards. What we like to do is use cards for the hotels and big dinners, and save our travellers checks for entrance fees and snacks....
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Slept in to 8:45 because I forgot to turn the Atarm Clock on. At breakfast, had a chocolate spread called Nutella (Haselnuss nougat crime in German; pate a tartiner aux noisettes in Italian). Also available was a small packet that...
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Visited the heavily touristed Stiff Melk, a Benedictine Abbey that was totally renovated in 1986 Because Of the deluge of tour buses, did not enter Drove ovor to Schallaburg, I think there may be one other tourist visiting (entrance fee...
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