By Ruth, on November 12th, 2009
SWERJK Trip – Days 13, 14, and 15
(Shary, Wendy, in Europe with Ruth, Judy, Kate)
Day 13 – Into the Alps by Rail
On Saturday October 3, we followed some of my favorite train routes including a significant part of the Glacier Express.
After a good breakfast at our Tirano hotel, we crossed the street to board the little red train to take [...]
By Ruth, on October 29th, 2009
SWERJK Trip – Days 10, 11, and 12
(Shary, Wendy, in Europe with Ruth, Judy, Kate)
Day 10 – Across Italy to Venice
After an early breakfast, we hurried to the train station to catch the first connection on our way to Venice – glorious Venice!! This is what it was like:
DEP Monterosso 9:03 …. ARR Viareggio 10:00
DEP Viareggio 10:11 …. ARR Prato [...]
By Ruth, on October 28th, 2009
SWERJK Trip – Days 7, 8, and 9
(Shary, Wendy, in Europe with Ruth, Judy, Kate)
Day 7 – Highlights of Some Paris Museums
After spending two nights at our perfectly located Paris hotel, we dressed and stored our bags at the hotel; we’d get them at the end of the day for our second overnight train trip. Then [...]
By Richard, on September 29th, 2009
Here are some more details from the European travelers, as reported by Kate. Of course this is the trip described in earlier posts – where Ruth is leading Kate and three nieces on a hectic 15 day tour of some favorite spots in Europe.
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