Moody Epr052707 Part 4

Saturday, June 2nd

Ludwig’s castle…look familiar?

6/02/07 Marion Bridge

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In the Courtyard!

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Mom’s house – not a bad place to grow up huh?

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Walt Disney’s inspiration

Taken from Marion Bridge

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Wies Kirche

“Church in the Meadow”

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Our goal…will we make it?

6/02/07 We met some new friends along the way

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Don’t forget the calves

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Our hotel…

6/02/07 Hey Carolynn, I found a road!

Boy this grass is tall…

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Our goal is closer now…

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This is as close as we got. The surrounding terrain is steeper than 1:1

Can you see the ruins?

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Our hotel…

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Enter here

Exit here

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Finally, we found the road again…

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On the valley floor again…whew, we made it!

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Turkey salad – for Carolynn

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Braised beef, red cabbage and potato cakes – for Michael

Sunday, June 3rd

Say goodbye to Room #4 in Austria…

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Ehrenburg Ruins – from the bus

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Italian vineyards just outside the Dolomites

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Pizza time baby!!

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Carolynn under the umbrella tree

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Do you know the way to Venice?

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More walking…this time in Venice

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Our room

Cute hotel #5

Venice, Italy

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Is that two beds or one?

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Ahh, Venice!

This water is only 7’ deep

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The love column – part of the Doge’s Palace

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St. Mark’s Basilica

6/03/07 Doge’s Palace

(Duke’s House)

The love column

6/03/07 The Moors ringing the bell…

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Gelato in Venice!

Leaning tower…of Venice?

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Duelling bands in St. Mark’s square at night

Monday, June 4th

Short doors are everywhere – Venice is sinking

VERY confusing addresses!

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Marco Polo is thought to have lived in this square

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Women dyed their hair on these balconies…with horse urine

6/04/07 Inverted cones to prevent fires…

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A typical Venician square. Can you see the cat?

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Here it is!

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A great view of the “streets” of Venice

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St. Mark’s Basilica

This mosaic is original!

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Rialto Bridge

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Rialto street market

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This is the part of the market where the locals go – the grand canal is right behind these fruit/vegetable stands

6/04/07 The best Gelato in Venice – and cheap!

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St. Mark’s Square

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Oops, this is not the right way to dinner

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Finally, we found the restaurant!

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“The kids” Gondola!

6/04/07 “Something about love in Italian…la la la”

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Venician “streets” at night

6/04/07Recognize this man?

6/04/07Yup, you guessed it! We saw Elton John in Venice.

Lorna and Robin tried to go in and get an autograph but got quickly removed after just two steps inside.

Look at that ring!