DAY 133 I am so excited today because the first thing that I get to do is go horseback riding. I have seen the icelandic horses in the fields and they have to be the happiest horses in the world. I see them chasing each other rearing up on one another and they just look like they are a bunch of kids in the school yard. When I arrive at the horse farm, we are given equipment to use for the ride, helmets and warm clothing if needed. I take a pair of gloves as I have none. The saddles are [View Full Entry]

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DAY 131 I left Charles De Gaulle airport really early in the morning. My flight was only 3 hours and what an airline (Icelandic Air). I had a tiny screen right in front of me and I could choose the movies I wanted to watch. I did have to buy my sandwich for 3 euros but the Pepsi was free. A really smooth flight. I landed in the Keflavik airport to find that I had gained 2 hours. Fabulous!! The drive to Reykjavik took about 35 minutes and then only to the bus station where I took a taxi to my [View Full Entry]

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DAY 129 Leaving Belgium this morning and taking the train for a 3 hour trip to Paris. Well at least I enter the Paris East Train Station and quickly walk to the Paris North Station and take a train that will take me close to the Charles DeGaulle Airport. I will be staying here for the 2 night that I will be in France. It is a small little village called Roissy-en-France, it's so small (2600 pop.) that there restaurant are not always open as was the case my first night. So I went to the grocery store and bought a [View Full Entry]

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DAY 127 I take the 8:30 train from Brussels. My travel is only 3 hours this morning and I reach my destination at 11:30. Luxembourg is officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and has a population of under half a million people. Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democracy with a constitutional monarch; it is ruled by a Grand Duke. It is the world's only remaining sovereign Grand Duchy. The country has a highly developed economy, with the highest Gross Domestic Product per capita in the world. Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Union, NATO, OECD, the United Na [View Full Entry]

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DAY 125 So up this morning in plenty of time to enjoy the wonder breakfast buffet and I leave for the train station. Today is one of those all travel days. I get to the Copenhagen station about 45minutes (845AM) prior to boarding just to make sure that I know where I am going. But the station is pretty good and easy to figure out. My first train will take me to Hamburg, Germany. I have done another first on this trip. In the crossing from Denmark to Germany there happens to be a large body of water and I wasn't [View Full Entry]

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DAY 124 I find it hard to get out of bed this morning. I just love the Scandinavian beds. It might be just in my mind or that just shows how weary a person can get from traveling for this long, but these beds are so wonderful. The breakfast is included and what a great selection of foods. Pastry, yogurt, fruit, breads, eggs, and assorted meats and cheeses. I waddle from the restaurant. I decide to take the sightseeing bus to day. Many of the sights are spread out so this way I will not have to walk all day just [View Full Entry]

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DAY 123 I was up last night until 3:30 AM working on the computer trying to get information that I need for today. The problem is that many web sites will not take an American credit card. So when I try to buy flight tickets I am denied. But I was able to confirm hotel accommodations using my credit card. So now I have a room but how do I get there. I fall asleep only to wake with a headache at 6:30 AM. I call the airlines and make the reservations over the phone. Here I am, making a flight [View Full Entry]

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DAY121 I have arrived in Oslo, Norway, it is 6 AM and have been on the bus all night with very little sleep. I was awake at every stop that were just in the middle of nowhere, I was waiting for a bathroom break, when on one of the stops I asked the driver and he said use the toilet on the bus. Oh for heaven's sakes! First of all I am in seat #4 up front and never has there been a toilet on a bus in all of my travels overseas. In the UK when I traveled there you [View Full Entry]

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DAY 119 The ferry was as large as some cruise ships, with restaurant, cafeteria, snack bar, a casino and shops. The ride is smooth and I didn't notice are moving for about half an hour after the sail time. I have a streak of good fortune as my 4 bunk cabin is all mine. I am on deck 7 the 2 decks above are the sun decks with bars. The food is located right down the hall from my cabin. It was an easy journey and I have no trouble sleeping on boats as I found out in Greece. I spend [View Full Entry]

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DAY112 Today we are traveling by train to Bratislava, Slovakia. The ride was about 3 hours. Not a long ride and we arrive by midday. In the train station we talk with the information women but not any real help with accommodations and then there are some young women at a hostel information booth and we talk with them about the several hostel here in town. The one that we preferred did not have a twin share, so we hop the tram and travel into the old town to the information office there. Here we are lucky because the gentleman is [View Full Entry]

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