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  • A Day Out in Avallon
    posted May 25, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Yesterday we drove 30 minutes west to Avallon, primarily to check out the carved portal of its church. The drive was beautiful and there were...
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  • Finally, France!
    posted May 25, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    After a few brief stays in France in the last couple weeks, interspersed with visits to Switzerland and Germany, our big tour of France has...
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  • A Bit More Freiburg
    posted May 25, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    In my last post I promised photos of Freiburg - in case you're interested you can see them here on Flickr. They aren't too exciting...
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  • Border Criss-Crossing (and a DUI Test!) in France, Germany and Switzerland
    posted May 21, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Greetings from Freiburg, Germany! We have been doing a whole lot of criss-crossing of countries the last few days, which has really put our humble...
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  • Chamonix Adventures
    posted May 18, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Hello, David here blogging about Chamonix as this destination was one of my requests. My mother had visited here while I was in college and...
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  • Where We Go From Here
    posted May 13, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    You can click to enlarge. Above is a homemade map of our plans for France. (Sorry I never got around to making one for Italy!)...
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  • Bergamo and Milan
    posted May 13, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    The beautiful Galleria in Milan Yesterday we took the train from Bergamo into Milan. This is the reason we're in Bergamo - hotels here are...
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  • Ravishing Ravenna
    posted May 10, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Byzantine Empress Theodora in the Basilica di San Vitale Ravenna is wonderful. We are here for two nights to see its ancient churches and Byzantine...
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  • A Walk on the Cinque Terre
    posted May 8, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Yesterday we walked the Cinque Terre, which is something we'd been excited about doing since before we left the States, especially David. The Cinque Terre...
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  • Carrara: Where Marble is Born
    posted May 8, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Tuesday afternoon we left Lucca for Levanto, our base for the Cinque Terre. Along the way we made a detour to Carrara, home of the...
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  • Solo Day Trip to Florence
    posted May 8, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    The Ponte Vecchio, bridge over the River Arno in Florence. On Monday, our last day based in Lucca, I took the train into Florence. David...
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  • Delightful Day Trips: Tuscan Abbeys and Siena
    posted May 3, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    From our base in San Gimignano we made two fantastic day trips south. The first (on Tuesday) was to the Abbey of San Galgano, about...
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