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Jeepers
Man, those venetians really love a naked David. He must have gone to Venice high school or something. Is it weird that my favorite picture is the big road?

U start out with a few pics of Hundertwasser house...Who were the Hundertwassers and why did they have such a big house? this site is much history lessons. thanks!

Happy birthday!
Jenny, what a way to spend your birthday---IN ROME!! I guess you will always remember this one. Enjoy!

A new subscriber
I was looking at blogs about Rome...my son is going to university there for two years starting one month from now. I read your previous entries and your plans for your trip around the world all from earnings from Walmart. Good for you! I can't think of a better way to spend your money...better than a new car! I like the way you write, with occasional philosophizing about te travel experience. I lived 18 years in Asia and 18 years in Europe and am a travelholic, so will enjoy traveling vicariously until my next trip.

I think that's Franz Kafka

Dachau survivors
Dachua was liberated 29Apr45 by rifle and weapons companies of the 45th and 42 Divisions, both Seventh Army. The following list of those liberated that day is from the WW II history of the 157th Infantry Regiment (45th Division) : Poles (including 96 women) 9,082; Russians (9 women) 4,258; French 3,918; Slovenes 2,907; Jews (225 women) 2,539; Italians 2,184; Czechs 1,632; German nationals (6 women) 1,173; Belgians 848; Hungarians (34 women) 670; Dutch 558; Austrians 253; Greeks 195; Spaniards 194; Luxembourgers 133; Croats 103; Norwegians 79; Serbs 79; Rumanians 50; Slovaks 44; Lithuanians 39; Alsace Loraines 36; Americans 6; Miscellaneous 127. Total 31, 462.

maydays
the maypole looks elaborate. Could u get one for the neighbors? We can go swipe it and get a free party for ourselves! why is the title WW11 and Beer? Where's the beer part?

Holocaust denial falls under German Criminal Code Section 130 "Agitation of the People". Subsection 1 reads: Whoever, in a manner that is capable of disturbing the public peace: 1. incites hatred against segments of the population or calls for violent or arbitrary measures against them; or 2. assaults the human dignity of others by insulting, maliciously maligning, or defaming segments of the population, shall be punished with imprisonment from three months to five years.

Ironic that beer money was used to re-build churches. So Catholic!! Dee

AWESOME!
Hi Jennifer, I am a freind of your fathers and I work here at Spartan Tool. Just wanted to say how great of an experience this must be for you and wanted to thank you for sharing it with all of us. I sure am glad your dad forwared your blog to a few of us here. I will be looking forward to see what you will experience next. Have fun and be careful. Becky

Wonderful
Jenny, Your photos and commentary are so wonderful, I feel like I am on vacation with you! Looks like you are having fantastic weather as well... so many sunny days. Thanks for sharing your adventure. Dee (your dad's cousin)

what force made people leave
My visit to Ghent in the 90s made me wonder what conditions were at that time that induce people to leave for north america, and did they have any notion of what they were leaving behind and giving up to live in the wilderness.