Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Europe Itinerary

Tomorrow morning I leave for Europe. Here's my itinerary:

5.31 --> Vancouver-Montreal (AC150), then Montreal-Frankfurt (AC874)
6.1 --> Arrive in Frankfurt at 6:30am; stay with cousin Rudolf
6.2-7 --> Frankfurt
6.8 --> Frankfurt-Wörnitz; stay with friend Uwe
6.9 --> Wörnitz
6.10 --> Wörnitz-Frankfurt; Paraguay vs England in Frankfurt, 3pm
6.11 --> Frankfurt-Berlin; stay with cousin Jelena
6.12-14 --> Berlin
6.15 --> Paraguay vs Sweden in Berlin, 9pm
6.16-17 --> Berlin
6.18 --> Berlin-Calbe; stay with relatives
6.19 --> Calbe
6.20 --> Calbe-Kaiserslautern; Paraguay vs Trinidad & Tobago in Kaiserlautern, 9pm
6.21 --> Kaiserslautern-Hamburg
6.22 --> Italy vs Czech Republic in Hamburg, 4pm
6.23 --> Hamburg-Leipzig
6.24 --> Leipzig
6.25 --> Leipzig-Köln
6.26 --> 2nd Round Game (probably Switzerland or France vs Ukraine) in Köln, 9pm
6.27 --> Köln
6.28 --> Köln-Florence (Italy)
6.29-7.1 --> Florence
7.2 --> Florence-Rome
7.3-7.5 --> Rome
7.6 --> Rome-Assisi
7.7-8 --> Assisi
7.9 --> Assisi-Milan
7.10 --> Milan-Frankfurt
7.11 --> Frankfurt
7.12 --> Frankfurt-Toronto (AC 9105), then Toronto-Vancouver (AC115); arrive in Vancouver at 7pm

During my stay in Deutschland I plan to visit and get to know relatives (Rudolf, Jelena, the Urbachs), and watch much much futbol with friends (Uwe, Christian, and Paul). I plan to view many historical sites, especially churches. I also plan to eat much schnitzel, cheese, chocolate, and drink good German white wine.

My friend Grace will accompany me to Italia, where we will conquer Florence and Rome for a week. We plan to see Renaissance art in Florence, and in Rome we will visit il Vaticano, the Colloseum, and perhaps the Catachombs. My last few days in Europe will be spent in silence and contemplation, in the peaceful town of Assisi. I plan to travel there alone, and stay at a monastery.

After I'm done with Europe, the continent will never be the same again. And neither will I.

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