tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225681342009-12-17T10:51:50.679-05:00Tripping our way through Europe, America and lots of places in betweenRebecca and Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541108940139782833noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22568134.post-61022331512174540362009-12-06T19:42:00.002-05:002009-12-06T19:56:41.713-05:00

Happy to report we can once again live up to the name of this blog--we're heading to Europe!I hope you'll bookmark our travel blog and visit often between Dec. 27 and Jan. 8. We're going to Paris and this time, we've conned... er... asked a few friends to join us. So, you'll have our (mis)adventures to experience in cringe-worthy style (remember when Tim got pooped on by a French bird? See the

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Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I was dog tired. Walking around the world will do that to you.Yesterday we spent the day at Epcot. We saw the best 3-D movie--Honey, I Shrunk the Audience. The floor shook, things came flying at us and to top it all off, a dog sneezed on us and we all got sprayed. Could've done without that, but overall it was very cool.Our favorite ride of all was Soarin'. It

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After Tim's presentation yesterday (he was much in demand), our travels (and a shuttle bus, then a monorail) took us to the Magic Kingdom. First, we took the train all the way around the park, just to get the lay of the land. Then, we started to wander. Our first stop was Mike Wizowski's comedy room. If you saw the movie Monsters, Inc., you'll recognize Mike as the little green eyeball guy voiced

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After checking in to our first hotel (we're moving somewhere way cheaper this morning), we headed to Downtown Disney for a quick sandwich.After we ate, we caught the shuttle to The Swan hotel, then we got the water ferry to Disney Studios. If we could have taken a bedouin caravan, our day would have been complete.My top priority at Disney Studios was seeing the Muppets. The Muppets are from my

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I was a little worried about the flight to Florida. I thought it would be crammed with crabby kids who where yoinked out of bed earlier than normal, then strapped into a airplane seat for two hours.I was wrong.There were only two squirts on the flight. And they sat right behind me.They didn't have volume control. Don't get me wrong, they had their cute moments--exclaiming, "I see the North Pole!"

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We're fast approaching the day of jubliee--the day we take a vacation for the first time in a while and head to the unknown world of Disney.We're both really looking forward to this. Tim has to present at a conference about rocks or dirt or something, but that's only for 90 minutes on Thursday. The rest of the time, we'll just have fun.So, stay tuned. We'll travel blog March 18-22. You'll get all

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We're planning our next trip to Europe with a group of friends and family. Paris is the destination for Dec. 26 through Jan. 9.To officially kick-off the trip planning process, Tim and I hosted a brunch this morning. We had sweet and savory crepes as well as a few other delicious treats that really got us all in the mood for France:Hope you'll follow our adventures. We'll have more people with us

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Tim is still working on his Ph.D. in civil engineering. Because of his studious nature, we were fortunate enough to go to Hawaii last year.Well, the hits just keep comin.'He's presenting at a conference in Orlando next month. Neither of us was too excited about the travel possibilities here until he called to make reservations at the resort and was asked if he wanted a view of the castle. That's

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Yesterday, (Thursday) I spent the day relaxing. Tim and I started the day by the Super Pool, hanging out before he went to his conference.While we were there, we saw this lizard, who evolved to blend in better with the electrical boxes around the resort.Then, we saw two ducks. We assumed they came down to the pool to catch the early-morning rays and have a swim before a busy day of eating bugs.

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We went to Pearl Harbor today. And it only took 90 minutes on The Bus.Getting off the bus at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial was a bit of a surprise. The area is sacred. I understand that. I believe that is should be. But it seems...neglected. I just wish the government would allocate a couple hundred million to the memorial and give it a face lift, add some size and give it the proper attention it

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I took a shopping excursion today to the famous Hawaiin store Hilo Hattie. I was going to go to the International Market, but it was raining pretty hard for a while. Side note--as soon as we pulled in to Hilo Hattie, it stopped raining.On the trolley ride there, I sat next to a lovely woman from Louisana. She was taking a vacation to celebrate her 45th anniversary and brought most, if not all,

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I just got back from a lei making lesson. It was a nice, relaxing way to start the day. Step one:Break all the stems off the orchids.Step two:Put the stems in a pile for someone else to clean up.Step three:Take the gigantor needle and thread and poke the string through the orchid.Step four:Repeat all the above steps until you get this:Now, I think I'm going to try to figure out the public bus

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One of the most difficult things for me this trip is getting used to the time zone changes. Hawaii is six hours behind Michigan. With that in mind, Tim and I were wide awake, lights on, reading after going to bed and waking up at 3 a.m. Luckily we fell back asleep, but we were still up in time to go out to breakfast together and get Tim to the conference before 7:30. We both noticed the fantastic

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Good Morning! We made it to Hawaii and have begun to explore. We didn't make it to the hotel last night until about 9 p.m. and it was dark bythe time we got here, so not too much to report.I will say on our flight to Seattle, we were stuck in the Bermuda Triangle of bad airline passengers. The guy next to me (not Tim) whistled softly to himself for nearly the entire five-hour flight. The guy in

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Typically in this blog, I've shared details of our travels throughout Europe. And I know the link refers to Europe. But we need to break from this for a while. See, we're going on another trip soon and I'd like to blog about it. So, the rules are going to change. Nothing in the lower 48 states unless it's really cool like wine tasting in Napa, which after a few samples could get interesting.May

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Sorry for not posting yesterday. We were a whirlwind of tourism all over London and by the time we got to the nice Internet cafe (the one I have been using is pretty questionable--this one isn't much better), the machine to buy computer minutes was broken.So, you need to know about the Ceremony of the Keys. It's the oldest military ceremony in the world; it dates back 700 years. At exactly 9:55:

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We had a blast yesterday.We started out very early (and very cold) on Portobello Road the famous open-air market. Only someone forgot to tell the merchants to show up. It was a pretty seedy part of town, but as luck would have it, I found a pretty sweet pair of shoes--on sale!But believe it or not, that wasn't the pinnicle of our day.Our next stop was Imperial College of London. Tim was accepted

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We just read Yahoo! news that Detroit got pounded with snow. How bad is it? Maybe we don't want to come home at all. That would mean we'd have to shovel...

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It's pretty nippy here today. The air temperature isn't so bad, but the wind is whipping out of the North Sea and freezing our ears off.We didn't start off the day on a very good foot. Well, I didn't anyway. About 15 minutes before our alarm went off, something got blown off the bathroom window sill. It was a great calamity. But, not enough to get either of us out of bed.Fifteen minutes later, I

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Whew! What a ride! London is non-stop (except on holidays--then it's a grinding halt), mad rush, swarmed historic blob of amazement. We just realized we only have three days left and we have no idea how to fit it all in. So much for a day trip to Bath. I suppose we'll have to come back.It took us quite some time to find our little apartment. The roads here greatly resemble Rome--on minute you're

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No one story in particular, so here's a bunch of little ones...On flying here--Tim was sitting next to a young couple and their small boy on the way to Edinburgh. They carried on a sippy cup for the wee Scot while in flight. Once we were in the air, the kid opened his drink and it went PSHHHHT! spraying apple juice on everyone in the vicinity.On eating here--I could get used to the salt and

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We're leaving Scotland tomorrow, but I wanted to give you my impression of the Scots as a people before I go (so don't look for a post tomorrow, I'll be back the next day).Scotland has a brutal history. The native Highlanders were literally cleared out by the British, similar to how Native Americans were treated. And yet, when you're there, you can feel the pull. Scots are attached to their land.

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You take the high road and I'll take the low road and I'll be in Scotland before you...If you ever make it to Scotland, you MUST see the Highlands. Tim and I aren't ones for organized tours, but this, by far, was the best thing we've done so far. A Scotsman, Tim--believe it or not--toured us about 350 miles up to Loch Ness, stopping along the way to view the mountains and other historical spots.

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What a fun day today. Not just because of all we saw and did, but because the weather was so unpredictable. One minute--sun (I actually wore my shades for about 17 minutes!), the next minute it was pouring.It rained so much, that on our way to Cadenhead's, a car drove by and completely soaked me with gutter water. I looked like I was wearing a leopard print coat. But we made it to Cadenhead's

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