dizneeat
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Life is short. You have to cram in as much as possibleWowza! That's quite the travel resume!
Life is short. You have to cram in as much as possibleWowza! That's quite the travel resume!
I need to do more cramming... but life is... challenging... at the moment.Life is short. You have to cram in as much as possible
Your signature line of trips takes up half the screen! I'm totally jealous!Life is short. You have to cram in as much as possible
Yeah, but at least I write mine while I'm on the trip (at least the notes), so all I have to do is insert the photos and tweak the text.
I have enough trouble when I do one!
Well there's a lot to go before I get to Austria!Looking forward to hearing all about it and seeing the photos.
Well it's either that or don't see the doctor! He doesn't make house calls.The fact that he's navigating stairs...
I suppose.....though I'm not actually that selfish.That's all that matters, right?
Yeah, that's what I told myself. Even the captain made an announcement for us not to worry.That's.... weird!!
But... they do that on trains, so... why not? I mean... you won't get there any differently no matter which way you face.
My head didn't even come up to the top of the wall. Looking back to the picture, my head came up maybe to the line in the seat where the top cushion started. There's about 4 inches of blanket and pillow on the seat in that picture. My eye-level was about even with that console on the wall.Was the wall between your seat and your neighbor's high enough so you weren't staring right at them? Your heads seem very close.
You could still see it easily, but I wasn't really watching, I was trying to sleep.I thought you meant while you were laying flat, but... apparently not. BUT! Were you able to watch it lying flat? Did it rotate?
But of course I forgot what they were.Never have seen it.
I should do the same as you so I can get the references.
I thought about that, but the mashes potatoes sounded better to me than Lobster Mac n cheese.I'll take the short ribs I think.
I try to avoid ice cream, it makes me sleepy. However, you will see that gelato (which the europeans just call ice cream) does not have that effect.I missed that. I guess since there was no description. I was gonna throw caution to the wind and go for the sundae.
When your tolerance is as high as mine, and you have been drinking wine for the past 10-12 hours, all it does is make you tired. A glass an hour for the last 12 hours won't get me drunk, just tired....."drowsy"
There is a bit to the beginning, but perhaps a third of the way in.....Pretty early on, I think. Been a while.
Nope, just soft music and dialogue that's all I need, and a glass of wine every hour for the past 12 hours!Frogs put you to sleep. Check.
Or is it any amphibian? Would a salamander do?
Someone taking their reserved seat on a German train.Funny thing... I just clicked on a link of people's pet peeves and that was one of them.
Well you will find out (as the trip report unfolds) that Michael is not a fan of German food, and he thwarts my attempts to eat it.Of course. When in Germany... eat French food.
(It looks good and I'd do the same.)
It was about half a meter long.Whoa! How long was that?!?!?
Ew. Really?
Gross. Gross habit.
They sold cocktails in their lobby, so they had an ice maker there for the cocktails.Really! I'm surprised they could accommodate.
Evidently while it is becoming common in the Americas, it is definitely a European thing.That's good, but...
I see there's no tub. I do not approve of this trend of hotels moving away from tubs.
Don't be jealous, dear. It's hard work.Your signature line of trips takes up half the screen! I'm totally jealous!
That's good, but...
I see there's no tub. I do not approve of this trend of hotels moving away from tubs.
As someone who travels a lot let me tell you: There are plenty of cheap hotels in the US which don't offer a tub and that's the same for Europe. Stay in a nicer kind of hotel and you'll have a tub. Even our airport hotel in Vienna had one. The one in Athens too.Evidently while it is becoming common in the Americas, it is definitely a European thing.
That would definitely make a difference.Yeah, but at least I write mine while I'm on the trip (at least the notes), so all I have to do is insert the photos and tweak the text.
And I'm very much okay with that.Well there's a lot to go before I get to Austria!
Good point.Well it's either that or don't see the doctor! He doesn't make house calls.
"For those of you facing backwards, you'll arrive at the same time as the others, just from a different direction."Yeah, that's what I told myself. Even the captain made an announcement for us not to worry.
Okay, that's good. Otherwise... yuck.My head didn't even come up to the top of the wall. Looking back to the picture, my head came up maybe to the line in the seat where the top cushion started. There's about 4 inches of blanket and pillow on the seat in that picture. My eye-level was about even with that console on the wall.
Um.... so you should have had the ice cream!I try to avoid ice cream, it makes me sleepy.
Huh! Interesting.However, you will see that gelato (which the europeans just call ice cream) does not have that effect.
Nope, just soft music and dialogue that's all I need, and a glass of wine every hour for the past 12 hours!
I think the comment was based in Britain, but same concept.Someone taking their reserved seat on a German train.
nooooooo!!!Well you will find out (as the trip report unfolds) that Michael is not a fan of German food, and he thwarts my attempts to eat it.
It was about half a meter long.
Ohhhh... of course.They sold cocktails in their lobby, so they had an ice maker there for the cocktails.
A lot less water there.Evidently while it is becoming common in the Americas, it is definitely a European thing.
I'm finding that as hotels renovate, they are removing the tubs and installing shower-only units. I'm sure it's an attempt to save on water $$$.As someone who travels a lot let me tell you: There are plenty of cheap hotels in the US which don't offer a tub and that's the same for Europe. Stay in a nicer kind of hotel and you'll have a tub.
Welcome to the comments of the tour guides of the Austrian part of this trip!
That would be fabulous!and maybe post my own TRs again
I wish I wasn't on such a tight budget too, but hopefully as I sell off more stuff, and reduce the cost of storage units, I'll have more income to play with. But for now, it's time to list things on eBay to pay for my next trip!I just wish it would not have been such a tight budget trip. We could have explored so many more places that were just not an option on your budget.
Is that why they canceled all the flights out of Linz?when your flights to Linz fell through courtesy of Boeing because of the safety issues with their planes.
You two are certainly well traveled. You've prompted me to take a look at my signature and see if it needs updating.....I might be tempted to share some of our adventures on the DIS again as last year we spent 5 weeks in California, took 9 Disney cruises, 4 visits to Disneyland Paris and spent 6 weeks at WDW.
This year we have already been to Disneyland Paris twice, have been on a rivercruise on the Danube and are currently in Athens where we'll board Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady for a b2b cruise.
A few things are still in the works but in the fall we'll spend another 8 weeks at WDW with 3 DCL cruises squeezed in.
Yeah, but it seems like a whole heck of a lot of people (who weren't even in Business Class) were in Boarding Group 1 on that first flight.That's how it should work when you travel Business Class. That's why they have boarding groups.
I figured that out.They can be moved.
Which were a lot tastier than any US pre-made sandwiches. Although I have not had a Wa-Wa sandwich.....For the non Europeans - it is a chain that has pre-made sandwiches.
Welcome to Europe!!
I'm finally here!
It would have been great to have you along! But I understand the need to work, which is why I am listing pins on ebay in-between replies and posting updates here!I am sad that I missed the European tour this time as I know how good the Austrian tour guides are but sadly I'm not retired or independently wealthy yet so I still have to work to pay for the other adventures and to keep the dogs in the lifestyle they expect.
The food was not nearly as good, but the seats were really comfortable with that ability to flex them every which way!AA Biz doesn't look nearly as good as Turkish Airlines Biz but it's definitely better than being in cattle class in the back!
I'm so proud of you navigating the train and all the changes after an international red eye!
Yeah, that was.....ick.Glad you got the room sorted as I also hate the smell of cigarette smoke...especially in my room!
Wowza! That's quite the travel resume!
Life is short. You have to cram in as much as possible
I need to do more cramming... but life is... challenging... at the moment.
Your signature line of trips takes up half the screen! I'm totally jealous!
Don't be jealous, dear. It's hard work.
As someone who travels a lot let me tell you: There are plenty of cheap hotels in the US which don't offer a tub and that's the same for Europe. Stay in a nicer kind of hotel and you'll have a tub. Even our airport hotel in Vienna had one. The one in Athens too.
And I also have a lot more details that I can add since I'm writing the stuff down as it happens. My memory has become much worse than it was just 10 years ago.That would definitely make a difference.
OK, well it's going to be coming fast and furious because I have a WBTA in four months and I need to be finished with this TR by then!And I'm very much okay with that.
I think he really said something pretty similar to that."For those of you facing backwards, you'll arrive at the same time as the others, just from a different direction."
Yeah, the wall was pretty tall and I was basically cocooned in there.Okay, that's good. Otherwise... yuck.
No because I'm still dull when I wake up. Ice cream is not my friend anymore.Um.... so you should have had the ice cream!
I'm finding that as hotels renovate, they are removing the tubs and installing shower-only units. I'm sure it's an attempt to save on water $$$.
We just got home from our EBTA cruise with a Disneyland Paris chaser so I sure understand the ice situation and no English TV channels. Lol
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