Archive | April, 2007

TGV

23. April 2007

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We’re looking forward to traveling on the TGV high speed trains.  We will be traveling in one day from Milan to Paris (about 7 hours) then from Paris to St Pierre des Corps (near Tours) (about 1 hour), and then there will be another trip from St Pierre des Corps back to Paris.  On the [...]

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Loire Valley, France

22. April 2007

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The Loire Valley is known as the Garden of France. The beautiful countryside is littered with chateaux and historic towns. There is so much to see and do around the Loire Valley. Here are some links for more information about the Loire Valley: Wikipedia entry on the Loire Valley France for visitors: Loire Touraine And here are some links [...]

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Amboise, France

21. April 2007

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During our trip to Europe we will be staying in a small town just north of Amboise, France, using that as a base for exploring the Loire Valley. Amboise is a small medieval market town on the Loire River, dominated by the remains of a Chateau. It’s about 23km from Tours. One of the reasons [...]

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Lago d’Orta, Italy

20. April 2007

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Look in the travel guidebooks on Italy, or even on the Lakes District of Italy, and Lago d’Orta will usually be covered in only a paragraph or two. Yet, the volume of words there is no indication of the beauty of the place. Orta.net says that it’s "the most romantic lake in Northern Italy, which [...]

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Europe 2007 itinerary overview

19. April 2007

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Here is the overview of our upcoming Europe trip: Week 1 – Travel to Europe May 18 – Fri Fly Sydney to Milan 19 – Sat Arrive Milan Stay in Lago d’Orta Week 2 – Lago d’Orta, Italy 20 – Sun Lago d’Orta, Italy 21 – Mon Lago d’Orta, Italy 22 – Tue Lago d’Orta, Italy 23 – Wed Lago d’Orta, Italy 24 – Thu Lago d’Orta, Italy 25 – Fri Lago d’Orta, Italy 26 [...]

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