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July 06, Arrive at 1145. Depart at 1400 on American Airlines flight #178. Miles = 2572.
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July 07, Arrive in JFK at 2235. Depart to London at 0105, ~ 2.5 hours late on American Airlines flight #116. Miles = 3,458.
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July 07, Arrived in London at 1300. Hopped onto the Tube to the Wimbledon station, which is on the opposite side of town; failure to follow the Londoner's directions. Re-focused the compass to the District line to Edgware Road, transfer to Paddington then onto the Bakerloo line to the Wembley Central station. Distance ~ 14 miles.
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July 07, arrived at the hotel at 1600. Walked the neighborhood. July 08, hopped on the Tube to visit the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, walked along the River Thames towards the London Eye. Crossed Westminster Bridge to Westminster Abbey and then onto St James Park. Headed to the front of Buckingham Palace. Headed over to Leicester Square, China town and onto Piccadilly Circus for dinner. Weather was very hot; 96-98 deg. F. July 09, visited the British Museum, Natural History Museum, Covent Garden and square. Finished the day at Trafalgar Square. July 10, Depart hotel at 0830 to the ST.Pancras station to board the Eurostar train at 1000. Train travel (10:25-13:50) via the Chunnel into Calais, lille and into Paris.
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July 10, arrive in Paris at 1455. Reached the hotel at 1700. Nearest Metro station is Cadet. Headed over to Trocadero Place crossed the Seine river to visit the Eiffel tower and through the Champ de Mars park. Walked to the Arc de Triompe and down the Avenue des Champs - Elysees. Arrived back to the hotel at 0230! July 11, Visit the Louvre museum, Jardin Tuileries garden, Place De La Concorde. Rhionna rode the rides at the local carnival. Visit Norte Dame cathedral, Sainte Chapelle, St. Jaques church. Walked along the river on the perimeter of Ile De La Cite isle. July 12, Visit Ille St. Louis into the Latin Quater, Luxembourg gardens, Notre Dame cathedral and to the Eiffel tower for a lift ride to the second deck - last ride of the night. Metro was closed; walked back to the hotel, arrived at 0305! July 13, depart the hotel at 1000 to pick up the rental car. Depart Paris at 1130 and headed out to Versailles.
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July 15, depart Rennes on N137 into Nantes. E3/A83 into Niort, E5/A10 into Bordeaux. N10/A63 into Bayonne and then into the beach city of Biarritz.
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July 16, arrive in Madrid at 1845. Located hotel at 2145. July 17 took the local bus into the city center. Visited the Prado Museum and saw Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas considered by many to be the World's finest painting. Visited the Cathedral of Almudena and the Royal Palace. Walked the Paseo de Prado and the Gran Via. Explored Retiro Park. Weather was ~ 98-99 deg. F. July 18, depart Madrid at 1030. Drove A2/E90 into Zaragoza.
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Drove E90/A2 to AP7/E15 into the coastal city of Tarragona.
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Detoured into the coastal town of Tarragona. Drove AP7/E15 into Barcelona.
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July 18, arrived at 1830. Located hotel at 2030! Toll roads exits are infrequent! July 19, drove into Port Vell. Visited Park Guell, museum house of Gaudi, La Sagrada Familia church, Mirador de Colom (Columbus Monument) and the Catalunya plaza. Toured the Old City section and walked the infamous Ramblas. July 20, Depart and drove the AP7/E15 to A9/E15 into France and through Perpignan, Narbonne, Montpellier and into Nimes. Drove A54/E80 into Arles.
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July 20, arrived in Arles at 1530. Located on one of the Rhone river forks. Visited the Roman ruins. Known for it's Roman aqueduct and watermills. Vincent van Gogh lived in Arles from 1888 to 1889 before he was forced out of the city after he severed his ear. Vincent produced over 300 paintings and drawings during his stay in Arles. Departed 1100, July 21. Drove A8/E80 to D25 into Ste Maxime.
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Arrived into Cannes at 2000. Traffic was heavy and slow. Tourists walking out to the beach front to participate in the festivities and fireworks display. Headed north to the town of Mougins to locate a hotel room. July 22, toured Cannes and the beach front. Departed area at 1430, drove D559 into Antibes and Villeneuve-Loubet through Nice and onto Villefranche-s-Mer.
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July 25 at 0300, finally located a hotel in Altopascio! Departed at 1150 and onto Pisa. Help, driving without a map, must have crossed the same intersections multiple times!
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Arrived in Rome at 2000. We lucked out to locate an Ibis hotel two exits off the highway! July 26, rode the hotel shuttle into Rome central. Toured; Colosseum, Capital Hill, Forum, Palatine Hill, Piazza Venezia, Piazza Colonna, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Novanno and Castel St. Angelo. The hotel missed our pick-up at 2300. Taxi ride back to the hotel! July 27, Toured on the Roma Christana open bus. Visited; Campo de Fiori, Piazza De Navona, Trevi fountain, Piazza Mignanelli, Spanish Steps, Piazza Del Popolo and the Vatican Basilica. Walked over to the open marketplace along the river. July 28, depart Rome at 1000. Drove A1/E35 into Florence.
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July 28, arrived in Florence at 1400. Hopped on a local bus into the center of town. Visited the Piazza Del Duomo, Accademia Gallery, Piazza San Marco, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Piazza San Maria Novella and Palazzo Vecchio. Walked along the river to Pointe Vecchio bridge. July 29, depart Florence at 1215. Drove A1/E35 through Bologna to A13 into Padova. Encountered heavy rain and heavy traffic, south bound traffic was at a standstill for miles!
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Cruised the Grand canal in a vaporetto. Visited Doge's Palace, Clock Tower, Campanile bell tower and St. Mark's Basilica in St Mark's Square. Left Venice at 2030 and headed back to Padova. July 31, depart Padova at 1130 to our next destination- Salzburg, Austria.
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Continued on A22/E45 through Vipiteno / Sterzing and onto Brenner.
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July 31, arrived in Salzburg at 2030. August 01, drove into town, toured the Hohensalzburg Fortress and castle. Toured Mozartplatz to see the Mozart statue and St. Micheal church. Walked the south part of Old Town. Completed most of the Monchsberg Walk and climbed to the Richterhohe look-out peak to view the southern valley. Depart Salzburg at 1730. Hotel Ibis, Nord Carl-Zuckmayer-Strabe 1.
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Drove E45-60 through Innsbruck towards Ruette, Austria.
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August 01, arrived in Lermoos at 2130. August 02, drove through town and onto 179 through Ruette and Fussen into Hohenschwangau.

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