Good Morning Shufflers. I do hope that the Blog was helpful in introducing all Inaugurallites to each other. While I still may add some photos, the majority of the story and associated photos will now appear on THE SHUFFLER: http://www.theshuffler.org/index.html If you have not already done so, suggest you make it a "favorite". Stan [View Full Entry]

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Just before leaving Germany I asked Sebastian if he would select his top 8 photos and send them along to me. Please rate the top 5, numbering them from 1 for the most appealing to 5 for the least appealing. Let's go one step further; we encourage you to leave a comment. I think they are all great and I thank Sebastian!! [View Full Entry]

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HOLLAND - GERMANY - INAUGURAL 2008-04-27 Many of you will be wondering why THE SHUFFLER did not report on a regular basis from Holland and from Germany. The reason is that internet access was more difficult than we anticipated. Without going technical on you, access by wireless although often possible was very expensive. Accordingly we chose to enjoy the planned events, limiting our SHUFFLER activities to the preparation of documents for posting on our return. For the record I did have my Laptop with me. We will now begin the reporting giving you one day at a time. We do hope [View Full Entry]

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HI INAUGURALITES!! Just thought you may appreciate a summary of our INAUGURAL, all in one page. Some have told me that they have been printing off the entries >> just in case some of you had not thought of that, I share that with you. I am sure that each of us is looking forward to a great trip; to an enjoyable trip; to a wonderful journey!! We will all get together in Dusseldorf!! CU there!! Stan Friday, April 18th - Leave for Dusseldorf, Germany -- arriving in the morning of April 19th. Saturday, April 19th - Arrive in Dusseldorf- our [View Full Entry]

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WEDNESDAY, COLOGN TO LANGENSELBOLD, HOME OF THE HUSSMANNS! Breakfast in our hotel in Cologne and then on the bus to Boppard, about a 90 minute ride on our Bus. At Boppard we switch our mode of transportation from land to water and experience a short “cruise” on the River Rhine and while on board we will have our lunch. As Jim told us in one of our Newsletters, the Rhine River begins in the Swiss Alps and actually flows north, ending at The North Sea. After the cruise we will take a short bus ride to Rudesheim, including a cable car [View Full Entry]

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THE “OTHER HALF” OF THE ALLEN FAMILY CHECKS IN! Beth Writes: “Well, this time next week we will be in the Netherlands. We are really getting excited. I have enclosed a picture of my mom and step-dad, Martha and Jack Karsten, for the blog. Jack and Martha are really looking forward to this trip. It will be the first time for both of them to travel to Europe. Holland is extra special for Jack as he is Dutch and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He has worked the tulip fields and when he and Martha first moved to Blowing Rock, NC [View Full Entry]

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THE WALKIING TOUR IN COLOGN: After the tour of the Cathedral, we check into our Hotel, Am Augustinerplatz. The hotel is located at the beginning of a pedestrian area named "Hohe Straße", the main shopping zone at Cologne. The Strasse (street) was Germany’s first shopping street for pedestrians only, that is, completely free of traffic. The Hohe Strasse is actually a historical path, because if has been in existence since Roman Times. “Shoppers” among us will enjoy the open concept for shopping with fine shoes, fine jewellery and stylish clothing along the one kilometre ro [View Full Entry]

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SOME REMARKS FROM BLOGGER STAN: This entry into our Blog, SHUFFLEBOARD ON THE MOVE, is the 27th. In order to access all 27, it may be that you will have to look near the bottom or top of your page and look for a method to go to the NEXT 10 entries. You have an option to go BACK 10, or forward 10. I would like you to locate the entry of February 24th, and read the first paragraph. Reference is made to Sjoelbak (Dutch Shuffleboard). The demonstration of Sjoelbak will take place Monday, April 21st at our Hotel, the Tulip [View Full Entry]

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Tuesday, April 22nd, Deutschland Here We Come!! The Cathedral of Cologne is our first stop. And to meet us and guide us for this part of the Inaugural will be: (Sebastian speaks) “Sebastian Runge, accompanied by nearly all the other German players you know from Midland, that is my wife Kerstin, my son Marius, Birgitt & Dieter Hußmann, Regina & Oliver Schwarten, Irene & Dieter Hoffmanns.” Sebastian tells me that he will also have a translator, Birgitta ("Ditta") Brandriff who will assist as required. Birgitta is from Fairfax California. Just so each of us will be able to addres [View Full Entry]

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COME SHUFFLE IN GERMANY!! (April 25th!!) Dieter Hussmann, President of the GSA, sends along this information with regard to our Inaugural. “Only two weeks left until an international group of 50 Shufflers visit Germany. What makes this travel group special is the fact that it consists of world class Shufflers from Brazil, England, Canada and the USA. They travel to promote Shuffleboard in Germany, where it is viewed as the youngest sport since its start two years ago. For this purpose the German Shuffleboard Association, Germany’s official representative for Shuffleboard, [View Full Entry]

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