Blogs from Marietta, Georgia, United States, North America - page 2

(For anyone north of the Mason-Dixon line, please note that the aforementioned phrase loosely translates to "May I offer you (singular) a cool refreshment?") Hi everyone! After hours of travelling, and waiting in the La Guardia airport for far too long (especially Connie), we made it back to our homes in one piece! Yay! And not a moment too soon, apparently. It turns out that AirTran Airlines (the airline that we were both flying on to go home to Atlanta and Cleveland) switched to a different computer system only today, and that system crashed! So in 50 airports or so around the US, lines are incredibly backed up (with a four hour wait or so). In Atlanta, the line was outside of the airport- that's how bad it is. Thankfully, Connie and I are back now, ... read more

Here's the itinerary of where Connie and I will be: May 17-May 22 NYC -Just Kira Plans: New York Architecture, too many museums, seeing friends. May 23-May 26 - Munich and Salzburg Plans: Munich on May 23rd, take a train to Salzburg that evening. Mostly Mozart, a good fortress or two, and definitely some Austrian pastries and coffee. We might also stop by Linz to see Bruckner's Organ and grave. May 26th- May 31st - Vienna!!! Plans: See people, thank families for letting us stay with them, try and take in too many music and cultural sites, eat a really big Schnitzel mit pommes frites! May 31st- June 2nd -Venice Plans: Stroll along the canal, visit San Marco, eat a panini and some gelatto. June 2nd-June 4th - Florence Plans: Connie will watch Kira go nuts ... read more