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10th September 2008

Rachel
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Tour?
Joshua! Was the tour as amazing as expected?!?!
From Blog: Where can we find a night train?
10th September 2008

Rachel
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Touring
Hey Josh, I like the part in your story where you talked about the brother and sister traveling, but my question for you is, why didn't you take your sister?!
From Blog: Where did all this grease come from?
8th September 2008

Katie
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We're loving these these blogs, Josh! Thanks so much for letting us in on it all. We're enjoying every one. Can't wait to see the pictures...cathedrals, castles AND greasy bicycles! It all sounds amazing! Extreeeeemly amazing! Keep it up...
From Blog: Where did all this grease come from?
5th September 2008

Auntie R
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Italy
Josh, I am soooo jealous. Every place sounds wonderful. But...Milan is "My Kind Of Town". Suits, great clothes, Vittton. Everyone looking gorgeous. I'm sorry, I'm very shallow!!! Not that I would 't want to be riding through the air in the Alps and enjoying every place you have been. Enjoy--school starts soon!!! Love, Auntie R
From Blog: A taste of Italy
28th August 2008

Nana
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London & Germany
Dear Josh - I will start at the end of your earlier blog - we love them and hope they continue! In fact, one came today and I will save comments until later! I am sorry we have not written sooner but we have had company from MD, old neighbors who now live in Florida. They always wanted to see Story Ctiy and we toured (what there is!) completely, had dinner at the Cottage, etc. They were impressed with Ames and Iowa State and then saw Riverside camp also. We had a very good visit. We went out to the country and Carl took many pictures there. Your mom and Jeff joined us at the Cottage for dinner. Now - on to the first part of your trip. We hope to be better about responding in the future! It is all so interesting, and we are learning a lot from you. We have been to many of the same places - one place you enjoyed so much we never have seen and that is Prague. Hope to visit there some time - everyone seems impressed with it. London is also fascinating! Aunt Thel and i enjoyed it and then at at earlier time, Grandpa and I had been there. I loved going to Shakespeare's birthplace and his area. There is so much to see in london and we were amazed at how friendly the British were - and helpful as Aunt Thel and I looked lost. We did see a play in the Globe Theater! The atmosphere in London was great - and we enjoyed the theater in London also. When we were in Germany, we stayed with IBM friends and they took us to great places to eat, a tour of the Rhine River, and much more. This is all for now - and I will comment on your lates Blog next time I write. Sorry to wait so long - we think of you and Rachel often - and I wrote her a letter yesterday! We will look forward to your blogs wheneever you have time to write. You have been great about keeping us informed so far! Miss you and Love you, Nana and Grandpa P.S. - Aunt Thel and I had fun shopping (looking) at the department store, Harolds! We had tea there also, which many visitors do!
From Blog: Chateau Hopping in the Loire
28th August 2008

Rachel
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Stamps?!
Wait!! You bought stamps?!?! Are you sending me something?! :) have fun in France Joshua!! :)
From Blog: Chateau Hopping in the Loire
26th August 2008

Claire
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Hi Josh I hope you will be able to give more details next time ! especially about your impressions about France. Yes it was a French holiday last Friday so French had a 3-day weekend. Enjoy !
From Blog: Mind the gap on the way to Piccadilly
25th August 2008

Liz
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AHH! School started today...I miss Europe SOO much...and maybe you :D Sadly they worked out the whole ticket mess so I kind of had to get on the plane after all. Keep the good times rolling though - I cannot wait to hear all about glorious France!!!
From Blog: Mind the gap on the way to Piccadilly
23rd August 2008

Tracie
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Eastern Europe
Sounds like much more fun than Iowa right now. Never been to Germany or Czech Rep. but all I can say is "wait until Mont. St. Michele"
From Blog: Eastern Europe could be it's own continent
23rd August 2008

Batista Simpson
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What a writer!
Thanks for the great updates. The description of the glass case of empty bookshelves worked. I'd like to be there!
From Blog: Eastern Europe could be it's own continent
19th August 2008

Travis
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WOW!
I hope you got tons of pictures of that Dom! I really want to see this thing! hope your having a great time!
From Blog: Deutschland has Surprised and Stolen Me
19th August 2008

Arthur
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You were writing about how old the town of Rothenburg was - 12th Century. It is interesting to remember that 1200 years before that, that area was the frontier of the Roman Empire. The Rhine River town of Trier, I think, has a particularly well-preserved Roman building, but where the antiquity of Europe really hit me was in London. I came out of the Tower of London Underground station and could see the White Tower - built in c. 1080 - over 900 years old. In the foreground, near the entrance to the Underground, was the Roman wall that had run around the original City of London. It was almost 1,000 years old when the Tower was built, and is still there!
From Blog: Deutschland has Surprised and Stolen Me
18th August 2008

Arthur
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Bratwurst and Strudel?!?
It sounds as if you're in downtown Milwaukee!
From Blog: Arrived!
18th August 2008

Toni
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I can taste the streudel now... :o)
Congratulations, Josh, on your arrival in the New World... if you just got a partially completed email from me, please delete it as my computer went crazy and sent it before I was done typing. :o{ Christopher Columbus would be jealous of the wonderful cuisine you're enjoying in your "parts unknown"... streudel and bratwurst... it brings back sweet memories of fantastic German meals I savored in Munich when I was small. Be sure to try all the wursts... they're all very different, but delicious! Also, if you get the chance, sample their potatoe pancakes and home-made kraut or pickled red cabbage... mmmmm....soooo gooood... and the most fantastic dessert I remember was something called Black Forest Cake with dark chocolate, tons of whipping cream, and brandied cherries (to die for--- literally--- ha!) :o} Keep eating your way through Europe, and we'll all close our eyes and imagine dining at your table with you. Love, Toni xoxoxo P.S. Hope you can get some "shut eye" tonight...
From Blog: Arrived!
18th August 2008

jason
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hope youre havin fun man
From Blog: Arrived!
17th August 2008

Katie
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Yeah!
Hi Josh - SO glad to hear you've arrived safely and we're so excited for you and love getting these blogs! Don't give up on that German keyboard, enjoy every bite of streudel and get some sleep!
From Blog: Arrived!
15th August 2008

Tracie
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Bon Voyage!!
I'm stuck at the bench watching buffer drip through a column so I don't have much time other than to say I'm extreeeeeeeeemely jealous!! I know you will have so much fun. Eat lots of bread, cheese and chocolate for me when in France.
From Blog: Let's Fly Away
14th August 2008

jrive
Josh Rivenbark

Thanks for the advice!
Thanks for the advice everyone! I will definitely look into visiting all those places, and give reports on which get the best reviews! (Also - I'm a huge da Vinci fan, so I am excited to get to see where he spent his last days in Amboise)
From Blog: Adventure Overview
12th August 2008

Travis
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Thankyou
Hey Josh thanks for adding me to your travel blog. It will be good to hear what your doing, in all those places! Good luck!
From Blog: Why? A Little Explanation...
11th August 2008

Arthur
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Itinerary
When you get to London - find out when the places you wish to see open. Get there by opening time, and you'll avoid the lines and be able to spend much more time on the sites. This is especially true in the Tower (Very Old Castle - crown jewels - and recreated Medieval Palace c. Edward I). I think Leonardo da Vinci was buried in the abbey at Amboise (now a ruin - the French Revolution was tough on those places). You can take the train from London out to Windsor - awesome castle - and Hampton Court - another awesome castle although only a few of the main areas are still Tudor.
From Blog: Adventure Overview
4th August 2008

Rachel
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Travel
You are not excited enough about this Josh, I'm excited just reading the blog!! I want to go.....
From Blog: Adventure Overview

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