TravBuddy.com: larbo's Europe 2006 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/2859 I will be travelling around Western Europe, first with my college buddy Collen around the UK, then with my girlfriend, Jennifer, around France, Switzerland and Italy. en-us Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:55:59 PST Atlanta http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Atlanta-Atlanta-27 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:55:59 PST Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia, Oct 24, 2006

]]> Geneva http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Geneva-Geneva-26 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:55:26 PST Geneva Geneva, Switzerland, Oct 23, 2006

]]> Paris http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Paris-Paris-25 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:08:10 PST Paris Paris, France, Oct 16, 2006

Village Hostel+33 1 42 64 22 0220 Rue d'Orsel75018 Paris, FranceNear Anvers metro stop

]]> Rome http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Rome-Rome-24 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:07:13 PST Rome Rome, Italy, Oct 11, 2006

Yellow Hostel+39 06 49382682Via Palestro 44Roma, Italy

]]> Marseille http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Marseille-Marseille-23 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 23:04:05 PST Marseille Marseille, France, Oct 07, 2006

Saturday, October 7: Although we really enjoyed our time in the Cinque Terre, I was excited to leave because we were going to visit my friends, Ke...

]]> Riomaggiore http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Riomaggiore-Riomaggiore-22 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:41:52 PST Riomaggiore Riomaggiore, Italy, Oct 04, 2006

Today was a nice, relaxing day. We left the hostel and found a nice breakfast of fruit and yogurt at a local grocery store. Unfortunately, while ...

]]> Cinque Terre http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Cinque-Terre-Manarola-21 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:08:29 PST Cinque Terre Manarola, Italy, Oct 04, 2006

Ostello 5 TerreVia Riccobaldi, 21-19010 ManarolaRiomaggiore - La Spezia+39 0187 920215

]]> Milan http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Milan-Milan-20 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:31:46 PST Milan Milan, Italy, Oct 03, 2006

We left Venice this morning to go to the Cinque Terre. On the way we stopped in Milan for a couple of hours, and decided to wander around town. T...

]]> Gondola http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Gondola-Venice-19 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:32:49 PST Gondola Venice, Italy, Oct 02, 2006

In leaving the hostel this morning, we planned to buy some food to eat during the day. Fortunately, there were some fruit vendors in the square ou...

]]> Wandering http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Wandering-Venice-18 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:28:56 PST Wandering Venice, Italy, Oct 01, 2006

Today was our day to explore Venice. We started by attending a Catholic worship service at San Tolentino, but as it was all in Italian and we aren...

]]> Train to Venice http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Train-to-Venice-Venice-17 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:22:20 PST Train to Venice Venice, Italy, Sep 30, 2006

Today is the day! Jenn has completed her final hours of work at the bakery, and we are now able to travel around Europe and have all sorts of fun....

]]> Venice http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Train-to-Venice-Venice-17 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:04:36 PST Venice Venice, Italy, Sep 30, 2006

Bax Pax VeniceCampo Santa Margherita 2931+39 0410994554+39 3498533703

]]> Geneva http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Geneva-Geneva-16 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:19:25 PST Geneva Geneva, Switzerland, Sep 29, 2006

Thursday and Friday, I saw Geneva by myself, as Jenn had to work at the bakery. So I mostly walked around and did people watching. On Friday I fi...

]]> Chillon http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Chillon-Montreux-15 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:12:17 PST Chillon Montreux, Switzerland, Sep 27, 2006

So am I really here with Jenn after so many months of being apart? It seems to be so. I like that. Today, Jenn and I headed off for Chateau C...

]]> Geneva http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Geneva-Geneva-14 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:45:21 PST Geneva Geneva, Switzerland, Sep 26, 2006

Today I finally flew down to Geneva to see Jenn.  It's been three months since I've seen her, and even though I've been able to talk to her on...

]]> Nottingham http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Nottingham-Nottingham-13 Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:13:44 PST Nottingham Nottingham, England, Sep 23, 2006

After Maryport, Colleen and I made our way down to Nottingham for a couple of nights. I'm not sure if Robin Hood and his Merry Men are still roami...

]]> Maryport http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Maryport-Maryport-12 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:09:11 PST Maryport Maryport, England, Sep 21, 2006

We've had enough of the rain in Glasgow, so it's time to take our chances in some other town to see if we can find some sunshine. So we took off e...

]]> Rain, rain and more rain http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Rain-rain-and-more-rain-Glasgow-11 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:20:43 PST Rain, rain and more rain Glasgow, Scotland, Sep 18, 2006

Yup, we got more rain today.  So far I haven't really seen too much sunshine in Scotland - it seems to be raining most every day.  But ap...

]]> A Day of Rest http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/A-Day-of-Rest-Glasgow-10 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 02:05:15 PST A Day of Rest Glasgow, Scotland, Sep 17, 2006

We made it to Glasgow last night, and we'll be staying at Moose and Emma's place for a few nights (yes, 'Moose' is his actual name).  Today we...

]]> Scone Palace http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Scone-Palace-Perth-9 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:56:03 PST Scone Palace Perth, Scotland, Sep 16, 2006

I really didn't want to wake up today.  I was sleeping in such a comfortable bed, and it was nasty, cold and cloudy outside, and I was underne...

]]> William Wallace http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/William-Wallace-Stirling-8 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:10:59 PST William Wallace Stirling, Scotland, Sep 15, 2006

Stirling is a great city to visit.  Colleen and I decided to take a day trip to Stirling.  It was only about half an hour by train to S...

]]> Blackwatch http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Blackwatch-Perth-7 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:51:27 PST Blackwatch Perth, Scotland, Sep 14, 2006

Today was our first full day in Perth, and we woke up to a sky full of rain.  So throughout the day we made sure we were inside whenever it wa...

]]> Indigo http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Indigo-Perth-6 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:40:51 PST Indigo Perth, Scotland, Sep 13, 2006

It was time to get out of London, so Colleen and I packed our bags and started to head out of town.  Yesterday we called up a friend of Collee...

]]> Guys and Dolls http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Guys-and-Dolls-London-5 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:09:53 PST Guys and Dolls London, England, Sep 12, 2006

Colleen, being from New York and a big Broadway fan, was quite interested in seeing a show, since we were in London. So after our breakfast of cer...

]]> Colleen Arrives http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Colleen-Arrives-London-4 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:51:10 PST Colleen Arrives London, England, Sep 11, 2006

As I wasn't terribly happy with the Ashlee House, the hostel where I had been staying (it was rather noisy and the rooms were very crowded), so I m...

]]> Remembering Oxford http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Remembering-Oxford-Oxford-3 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:19:55 PST Remembering Oxford Oxford, England, Sep 10, 2006

Off to Oxford I went to see old friends, hoping that they would remember me and that I would recognize them. Back in the spring of 1998, I did a s...

]]> London http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/London-London-2 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:54:38 PST London London, England, Sep 08, 2006

Despite the best attempts of the TSA and the British security forces to terrorize me into being too afraid to travel, I was not intimidated and mad...

]]> Ready for takeoff... http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/2859/Ready-for-takeoff-Atlanta-1 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:43:57 PST Ready for takeoff... Atlanta, Georgia, Sep 06, 2006

It's been a while since I've had the opportunity to wander around Europe, so I figured I'd hop on over there and see if anything's changed since ...

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