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Europe Backpacking Trip 2008

A trip from May 22, 2008 to August 30, 2008, travelling to Dublin, Coblenz, Amsterdam, Bruges, Brussels …
This was my graduation gift to myself - my very own Grand … More  
This was my graduation gift to myself - my very own Grand Tour of Europe. I left just a few days after I graduated from college and spent 100 days traipsing around, seeing all that Europe has to offer. God, I wish I were still there.
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05/22/2008 to 08/30/2008
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Fri 05/23/08 (day 2) - Dublin

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City
Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Fri May 23 12:00am
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Sat 05/24/08 (day 3) - Coblenz

City
Koblenz
Coblenz, RP, Germany
Sat May 24 12:00am - Mon May 26 12:00am
Notes
Check out the fortress, then hop on one of the cruises along the Rhine and Mosel rivers
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Tue 05/27/08 (day 6) - Amsterdam

City
Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tue May 27 12:00am - Fri May 30 12:00am
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Anne Frank and her family went into hiding here on July 6, 1942, and lived in isolation for over two years. The Germ …
Thing to Do
Anne Frank House
Prinsengracht 267
Amsterdam, 1016
The Netherlands
+31 20 556 7105
Tue May 27 12:00am - Fri May 30 12:00am
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This large, green oasis was created in the second half of the 19th Century and named after the poet Joost van den Vo …
Thing to Do
Vondelpark
Vondelpark 1
Amsterdam, NH 1054 ET
Netherlands
+31 20 523 7790
Tue May 27 12:00am - Fri May 30 12:00am
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Enjoy the world's largest collection of Van Goghs, including paintings, drawings, and letters. The museum also has a …
Thing to Do
Van Gogh Museum
Paulus Potterstraat 7
Amsterdam, NH 1071 CX
Netherlands
+31 20 570 5200
Tue May 27 12:00am - Fri May 30 12:00am
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Rijksmuseum, or the State Museum, is considered a true national treasure. Its exhibits include paintings from The Ne …
Thing to Do
Rijksmuseum
Jan Luijkenstraat 1
Amsterdam, 1071
The Netherlands
+31 20 674 7000
Tue May 27 12:00am - Fri May 30 12:00am
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Sat 05/31/08 (day 10) - Bruges

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City
Brugge
Bruges, VWV, Belgium
Sat May 31 12:00am - Sun Jun 1 12:00am
Notes
Eat lots of chocolate and chips and then hop on to a canal cruise while you're digesting.
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Brugge is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this …
Thing to Do
Diamondmuseum Brugge
Katelijnestraat 43
Bruges, VWV 8000
Belgium
50342056
Sat May 31 12:00am
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Mon 06/02/08 (day 12) - Brussels

City
Brussels
Brussels, BRU, Belgium
Mon Jun 2 12:00am
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This has been called the most splendid market square in Europe. Its esplanade is completely enclosed by tall, gabled …
Thing to Do
Grote Markt / Grand Place
Grand-Place
Brussels, BRU 1000
Belgium
+32 2 513 8940
Mon Jun 2 12:00am
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Manneken Pis, the statue of a little boy, was created in the 17th century as a public fountain. It represents the re …
Thing to Do
Manneken Pis
Rue de l'Étuve
Brussels, BRU 1000
Belgium
NONE
Mon Jun 2 12:00am
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Tue 06/03/08 (day 13) - Paris

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City
Paris
Paris, France
Tue Jun 3 12:00am - Sun Jun 8 12:00am
Notes
Versailles is a must-see; also check out if any special exhibits are going on at the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais. Then take a cruise down the Siene.
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Paris just wouldn't be Paris without the Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel). Designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World F …
Thing to Do
The Eiffel Tower
5, quai Anatole France
Paris, 75007
France
+33 8 9270 1239
Tue Jun 3 12:00am
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Nearly 2.5 million visitors each year come to see the largest collection in the world of impressionist artwork, foun …
Thing to Do
Orsay Museum
rue de la Légion d'Honneur
Paris, 75007
France
+33 1 4049 4814
Tue Jun 3 12:00am
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Climbing the 387 steps to the top of this masterpiece is well worth the effort for the spectacular view. Constructio …
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Notre Dame Cathedral
6, Place du Parvis Notre--Dame -- Place Jean--Paul II
Paris, 75004
France
+33 1 4234 5610
Tue Jun 3 12:00am
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Distinguished architect I. M. Pei has constructed this 450-seat, oak paneled auditorium. It fuses state-of-the-art a …
Thing to Do
Louvre Auditorium
99 Rue de Rivoli
Paris, 75001
France
+33 1 40 20 51 51
Tue Jun 3 12:00am
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In 1810, the Montrouge stone quarries became catacombs. Because of a lack of space in the graveyards of Paris, it is …
Thing to Do
avenue Henri-Rol-Tanguy
Paris, 75014
France
+33 1 4322 4763
Tue Jun 3 12:00am
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Mon 06/09/08 (day 19) - Barcelona

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City
Barcelona
Barcelona, CT, Spain
Mon Jun 9 12:00am - Wed Jun 11 12:00am
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Gaudí began this utterly surreal temple in 1882 and it is still under construction. Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada F …
Thing to Do
Sagrada Família (Basilica de la Sagrada Família)
carrer de Mallorca, 403
Barcelona, CT 08013
Spain
+34 932 073 031
Mon Jun 9 12:00am
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A series of streets joined together one after the other that lead from Plaça Catalunya to the sea. The word rambla …
Thing to Do
Promenade
La Rambla
Barcelona, CT 08002
Spain
Mon Jun 9 12:00am
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Barcelona's tribute to one of its adopted sons, this fabulous collection is displayed in three adjoining medieval pa …
Thing to Do
Museu Picasso
carrer de Montcada, 15
Barcelona, CT 08003
Spain
+34 932 563 000
Mon Jun 9 12:00am
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Thu 06/12/08 (day 22) - Nice

City
Nice
Nice, France
Thu Jun 12 12:00am - Sun Jun 15 12:00am
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What an amazing adventure you had, I enjoyed reading your entries.
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I did this same trip in the summer of 1991 . Went to many of the same places which bring back great memories.
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Devinne, my entry and exit points for my European backpacking trip this year are the same as yours was on this 2008 trip. I hear a lot about people using a cobination of transportation around Europe and have a question for you. The eurorail passes are per country or a few border countries, since you went all over like I plan to, what option did you decide? What was the best way to get around? :)
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a great trip to wish for.....
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i have a 3 bedrooms flat in madrid. It is a nice flat in a very safe neighbothood only 10 minutes from the very center ifmadrid. I live in san diego, so the place is empty mostly because i am afraid of renting it though an agency to spanuers. The spanish law protrect renters with kids and even if they don't pay the rent, i need to takr them to court.
any way,,, i prefer torent it to americans that i can meet here and ideally they would rent it for like a year. We can discuss the price.
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my name is bent viv is my wife. I was born in copenhagen Denmark and emmigrated to usa in 1967. my wife and her doughter and me took a trip to denmark in 1985 , we rented a car for the last week we were there
,that is not expensive at all
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we were there for 2 weeks and rented a farmhouse out in the country. the people that live there move out to the barn so they can make the extra mony on the rent we got 2 br kitchen and bath with shower for 200 dollars the most expensive part was the air fare . Denmark is a verry small country but it is wel worth visiting
and also take a boat ride to sweeden an get the large smoregardsbord for lunch there ae lots of museums and parks to visit
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I am NADEEM KHAN pls give me travel europe
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Are there any sleeper trains on the eurorail?
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I am going with my daughter and her husband on a 10 or 15 day trip to Rome, Venice?, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona?. Fly from Houston-one city and take rail and stay in small hotels as we go or better plan???
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Hello everyone. I wanted to know if anyone can help me with this problem I have. I went to Florence, Italy and found a restaruant called "i tre pini" I had a glass of wine there and it was sweet and tasted kinda like jolly rancher candy. The lable on the bottle was red but I can't seem to recall the name of the wine. Was wondering if anyone out there has been and tried that same wine and if they can share with me the name. Thank so much and have many beautiful travels.
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