We made it back to the ol' US of A!
All Around, Multi-Country - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-05-18
Well, we tried to get bumped from our flight so we could stay in France for a while longer but it didn't work. That's OK we had to get home to pay those bills that were surely going to be arriving in the mailbox soon.
If you couldn't already tell . . . more
Visiting the Anckaerts
Charleroi/Brussels/Waterloo, Belgium - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-05-13
Ahhh... first off, the keyboard is very different here from our American keyboard. But here we go...
We stopped in Koln for a few hours to walk through the huge cathedral; it is very black on the outside but massive on the inside. We had a . . . more
Salzburg to Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-05-10
Salzburg was awesome. Kim convinced me to take a "sound of music" tour of the city and surrounding areas. No big deal I thought to myself....uhhh yeah....well, it turns out the entire tour was "and this is where Maria and the children hung from the trees, . . . more
A warm day in Austria
Salzburg, Austria - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-05-09
We enjoyed the chat with the Mantzs the other day in Venice. It was great to talk for so long for so little. We had hoped to have another chat now but the system is cooperating so the update will have to do for now. Hope more of you can join us later fo . . . more
Venice
Venezia, Italy - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-05-07
Here is my debut on the story side of this trip! Well, after a great time in Florence, we took a nice morning train to Venice. A nice in-flight service served us Coke and cookies. Nice for a change to be on a clean train here in Italy. Normally they throw . . . more
Whoa!...the Italian Coast!
Pisa, Cinque Terre, Italy - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-05-06
After a quick trip to Pisa to see the Leaning Tower (it certainly is leaning!) we hit the train for Cinque Terre ( a place that Jim, a friend of ours, told us about--he served his mission in Milan). It is incredible. We laid on the beach, which was kind . . . more
Firenze
Rome and Florence, Italy - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-05-05
We spent the day doing not much of anything, which was great considering that we did Rome in a day the day before. We had a delightful day wondering the streets near the Vatican and then the evening in Piazza Navona, a central hangout with fountains and l . . . more
ROME!
Roma, Italia, Italy - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-05-04
After writing from a harbor-side cafe we went up to Monte Carlo, where the casino is on the hill over Monaco city. After many days of walking and walking with or without our packs we got tired and finally it hit us. We were both tired and grumpy but luck . . . more
We've come along way!
Amboise, Carcassonne, Nice, Monaco, Monaco - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-05-02
We got to Amboise and Ben fell in love with the sleepy little town. Once again we were the first to arrive at the Chateau, which is so great because the town isn't all hustle-bustle yet. The Chateau d' Amboise is perched on the hill overlooking the Loire . . . more
8 hours to go!...
Provo, Utah, USA - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-04-27
We leave in 8 hours. Jay is nice enough to take us to the airport! Mom and Dad Mantz are dogsitting for the next month or so. We miss Sadie already though. We did get a buyer for the house so it is easier to leave knowing that it is all set.
We hav . . . more
Pre-trip planning
All Around, Multi-Country - KimnBensEuropetrip2000: 2000-04-18
4/18/00--Ben and I are newly married, I'm finishing law school--Graduate this Friday!--and then we are hitting the road for a three week trip to Western Europe. Ben's grandparents, aunts and uncles all live in Belgium, where his mom is from, so we are hea . . . more
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