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Cathy L wrote:
Thank you for the kind words. France and the French people were wonderful! Now those Italians, that's a different story. The worst paper was near the Tower of London. It was like wax paper. Hmm. I think we are getting the trip report -- in bits, all over the place, assemble it yourself. I presume that you mean toilet paper. What was wrong with the Italians? Glad the trip went well. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED My travel writing: http://www.iol.ie/~draoi/ |
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In article .com,
says... Survival sounds like the correct adjective to describe the chaos of 30 days on a buse covering twelve countries. I think those tours should be banned. What a nonsense. Some people like being in a different place every day. And since the tour was organised, everything must have been prearranged, so no chaos at all. -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe |
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"Cathy L" wrote in message ... On Sat, 27 May 2006 15:39:58 GMT, "PTravel" wrote: Jacqueline wrote in message . .. On Sat, 27 May 2006 14:31:12 GMT, Cathy L wrote: We survived our big trip to Europe! Thirty days blasting around twelve countries in a bus. We left on April 21 and returned on May 22. It was the "European Masterpiece" tour by Cosmos. Everything went fine, with no problems what so ever. We stayed at three star hotels. We figured we could have taken other tours with more expensive hotels, but we didn't think we would spend that much time in them. We were right! A couple of the hotels were pushing the three star rating, while a number of others were actually four stars. Breakfasts were always included and were quite adequate. We signed up for over $2,000 worth of optional events. It kept us busy day and night. We have never been on a cruise, so it was nice sleeping on a boat for two nights. On the trip to Greece we were on the boat for 17 hours. On the return to Italy it was almost 24 hours. People ask what country we liked best. We honestly can't say. Each one was unique, with different attractions. It would be great to return and spend a month in each one. Cathy To spend a month in one country is a much better way of travelling than most Americans do when visiting Europe! They 'hurry' from one place to the next! That's not enjoying the beauties of Europe! Please don't assume that most Americans travel this way. My wife and I don't take organized tours and rarely spend less than a week in a city That's how all of our friends travel, as well. There is a stereotype of American tourists, but I believe that is simply because there were a lot more Americans with discretionary income travelling for the first time (up until the last few years) and, as inexperienced travelers they may be more visible. There's nothing inherently American about, "if it's Tuesday, this must be Belgium." Rather, it's inherently "I've never been to Europe and want to see as much as possible." Jacqueline Oh, please, please don't assume that most Americans travel this way. Give me a break! No, give me a break. It's incorrect to assume that most Americans travel this way. I'm going to get real tired, real fast of people telling us how we should have spent OUR time and money. I didn't tell you what you should do with either. Mine was only a response to Jacqueline who thought that your experience is typical of how Americans travel. It's not. If you had fun, that's fine. It certainly doesn't make any difference to me how you travel. If you're not interested in "how we spent our spring vacation", by all means block out anything I wright. What have you wrought? I didn't respond to anything that you've written. I did respond to a post by Jacqueline. Are you Jacqueline? No? Then what's your problem? It's amasing, the last days were spent in Amsterdam, we visited Anne Frank's house. We bought two books there. The most important message they are trying to get across is Tolerance. Being respectfull of other people's choices. Please respect mine. I respect your choice to this extent: if that's how you want to travel, fine. Some people are comfortable travelling unescorted, some are not. I would not, however, want people to assume that this is the predominant mode of travel for Americans. You seem very defensive. Cathy |
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Curiosity, Cathy you don't have to answer them, they are just trying to
laugh at you "Padraig Breathnach" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Cathy L wrote: Thank you for the kind words. France and the French people were wonderful! Now those Italians, that's a different story. The worst paper was near the Tower of London. It was like wax paper. Hmm. I think we are getting the trip report -- in bits, all over the place, assemble it yourself. I presume that you mean toilet paper. What was wrong with the Italians? Glad the trip went well. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED My travel writing: http://www.iol.ie/~draoi/ |
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"Cathy L" wrote in message ... Cathy OK, hubby has finished typing on the lap top. Cathy Europe Trip April 21 - May 22 We survived our big trip to Europe! Thirty days blasting around twelve countries in a bus. It was the "European Masterpiece" tour by Cosmos. Everything went fine, with no problems what so ever. And it was a good trip report which I enjoyed reading. I don't think that I would want to do as many miles in so many days but, having said that, I once did a 15 day tour in California in which we covered 2,000 miles. It seems as if you enjoyed the trip and the experience and that is good. and please do stay in touch with the group. Yes, some of us poked gentle fun at you, but you soon found out how to retaliate. It was, I hope, all (or most) in good humour. But one thing Bill didn't cover in his report - did the bus have a bathroom? JohnT |
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In article ,
says... Then you can go home knowing you've done Europe. Just what is the point anyway? Looks like you feel they "desecrated" the continent, by quickly moving from one place to the next. But it's in fact a perfectly legitimate way of travelling. Some people like spending one month in one place, others like to rush around. I guess Cathy wanted to see as much as possible in a limited time. It's just a pity that she spent just one day in Paris (two or three are the minimum to at least see the major things) and I wonder why they made that stop in Innsbruck (not Insbrook), instead of visiting nearby Munich. And actually they should have moved from A to B by plane, instead of spending hours on a bus. When you visit so many (far away) places in a short time you need to fly. -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe |
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gRunge wrote: Curiosity, Cathy you don't have to answer them, they are just trying to laugh at you Like we do with you...??? -- Best Greg "Padraig Breathnach" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Cathy L wrote: Thank you for the kind words. France and the French people were wonderful! Now those Italians, that's a different story. The worst paper was near the Tower of London. It was like wax paper. Hmm. I think we are getting the trip report -- in bits, all over the place, assemble it yourself. I presume that you mean toilet paper. What was wrong with the Italians? Glad the trip went well. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED My travel writing: http://www.iol.ie/~draoi/ |
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"Runge" wrote:
Curiosity, Cathy you don't have to answer them, Of course she doesn't. She is a free individual. But she has exercised her freedom to participate here, and she is free to answer my question. they are just trying to laugh at you ********. For a start, I am one person, not a "they". If you want to make your allegation about my motives credible, adduce evidence that I mock people other than those, who like you, set out to cause trouble. And I am interested in what Cathy says about Italians. They don't usually get a bad press here. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED My travel writing: http://www.iol.ie/~draoi/ "Padraig Breathnach" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Cathy L wrote: Thank you for the kind words. France and the French people were wonderful! Now those Italians, that's a different story. The worst paper was near the Tower of London. It was like wax paper. Hmm. I think we are getting the trip report -- in bits, all over the place, assemble it yourself. I presume that you mean toilet paper. What was wrong with the Italians? Glad the trip went well. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED My travel writing: http://www.iol.ie/~draoi/ |
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On Sat, 27 May 2006 18:48:55 +0200, Alfred Molon
wrote: In article , Jacqueline says... To spend a month in one country is a much better way of travelling than most Americans do when visiting Europe! They 'hurry' from one place to the next! That's not enjoying the beauties of Europe! Well, 12 countries in 30 days is better than those 7 countries in 9 days tours of Asian toursits. I'd like to see someone travel to every country in 1 year. That would be interesting. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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