Dave and Nila’s european adventure 2014, v1.25, med compression
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Highlights ofDave and Nila’s
Excellent European Adventure 2014
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• The first 10 days are with our 50-voice choir from Lake Grove Presbyterian Church
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• June 13 (Friday, no less) we ooze out of bed at 3:45am for our 7:00 flight• First leg to Minneapolis airport is
uneventful
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• From MSP to Paris, however, Nila has an low blood pressure episode with labored breathing, but gets over it shortly after being tended to by a physician in our choir.
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Unexpected light show over the polar region
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Coming in to Paris
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Saturday, June 14
We land, bleary-eyed and sleep-deprived at Paris, 8:30 am local time
Dutifully, we pile onto the bus for a quick and dirty tour of old-town Paris
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Our tour bus – a familiar view for 10 days
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We go through the Louvre – literally –The tour bus drives through the center courtyard
(I wonder what’s inside??)
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And yes, that IS real gold up there
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Lots of wrought iron everywhere in the old city
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… and of course, the Eiffel Tower
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The choir shared a sumptuous meal at a Parisian restaurant festooned with wall paintings
and wood carvings
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Sunday, June 15
We slept 17 hours straight, nearly missing the tour bus to the concert
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The choir was wowed by the resonance of the “White Church”, site of our first concert.
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An early evening walk took us to one of the world’s famous
churches: the Cathedral of Notre Dame, followed by a boat tour on
the River Seine
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Next day, a stop at the huge Cathedral at Chartres
(notice the difference between the two spires, built in two different centuries)
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Tuesday – Thursday, June 17 - 19
Bayeux and Normandy, France
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The world famous 13th century Bayeux tapestry,
depicting the Battle of Hastings
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Our second concert, at the Bayeux Cathedral, ended in a very holy moment, with our gospel singer, Pam Baker, closing
the program with an extemporaneous a capella rendition of “Amazing Grace”
before a packed sanctuary.
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Afterwards, the cathedral exterior lit up and a
venerable old tree trunk served as a unique video
screen.
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Wednesday, June 18
A sobering experience:The American Cemetery, Utah Beach,
Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc
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Imagine scaling these cliffs under enemy fire
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Remains of a German bunker
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Omaha Beach
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Every LST like this carried 32 soldiers – each one carrying packs of 60-70 pounds
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The monument reads:
“The Allied forces landing on this shore which they call Omaha Beach liberate Europe – June 6th 1944”
People in this area have not forgotten.
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Thursday, June 19
Travel day
Midday stop at Honfleur, an old seaport town
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Friday, June 20
Bruges, Belgium
Our third concert, at St. Giles Church, promoted a local
mission dedicated to helping street people in practical ways
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Notice the intense colors. They used to be black, from centuries of candle smoke, etc. St. Giles had
recently restored these ancient wood carvings representing the stations of the cross.
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Bruges is also known for its chocolate, lace-making,
carriages and canals.
Especially the chocolate.
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(reads: “YES!!! – THIS IS CHOCOLATE”)
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Sunday June 22
Amsterdam
A very full day:
Singing
Touring
Final choir dinner together
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We sang at Singelkerk, a Mennonite church
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A very staid and reserved worship service ended with Pam’s rhythmic gospel music – and this gentleman started dancing (…in the Spirit??)
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No rest on Sunday
afternoon, but rather a
whirlwind tour of the world-
famous Rijksmuseum
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Their most famous painting, Rembrandt’s [misnamed] Night Watch always draws large crowds.
It was also much bigger than I had imagined.
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Some more Dutch sights:A typical Dutch-style drawbridge
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Some Dutch windmills – OK, only half kidding
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Maybe this one in Haarlem was
more of what you were thinking
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Nila is fine to get up close and friendly with these iguanas (i.e., metal ones)
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An upscale old house on the canal – and it’s for sale, even (for a very modest price I’m sure)
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The canal houseboats are actually more expensive than the houses behind them.
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Monday, June 23
• Choir goes home, we’re on our own!• We start to learn the bus and train
system• Walk around Amsterdam• Go through the Amsterdam Museum
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David and Goliath, in case you were wondering
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So many bikes . . .
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. . .and so many styles -- Saw one man carrying 3 kids and
groceries on a bike like this
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Not many SUVs, and some unusual small cars
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Orange fever as The Netherlands advances in the World Cup
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Tuesday, June 24
Haarlem, The Netherlands
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Corrie ten Boom House(Christian Holocaust survivor
who hid Jews in her home)
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Imagine 5-6 Jews hidden in the space behind our guide.
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When the alarm sounded everybody had to crawl through this secret entrance in less than 40 seconds .
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A late-night concert on the huge pipe organ in the Haarlem cathedral
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Wednesday, June 25
Zwolle, The Netherlands
A family ancestry site for Dave
We met Ineke, Dave’s aunt’s niece, and her husband Jan, who gave us an all-day grand tour of Zwolle.
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Dave’s grandparents, father and uncle once lived in this residence (Vechtkamp)
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Note the cannonball still embedded in the wall from some old battle
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Zwolle’s city gate
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We tracked down the regional historical archive containing records for the de Vidal de St.
Germain family, including these folders, which we were able to copy with their scanner.
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Thursday-Friday, June 26-27
Next morning, on to the beautiful Rhine River
Many castles, both ruined and restored, seemed to float by
our seats on the sun deck of a river cruiser.
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Our 100 year old paddlewheel river boat
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We walked up to these massiveRheinfelds castle ruins the next morning.
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Some views from the tower
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About 300 boats a day pass by here.
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Note the near-vertical vineyards
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Friday-Saturday, June 27-28
Bacharach, Germany
Home to some of Nila’s Pilger ancestors
We searched in vain for the Pilger winery which had been there
previously
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Our gracious host at the hotel, who helped us search forsome Pilger connections in the area
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No winery, but we did find a Pilger home repair service
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A typical winery near Bacharach
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This fortress perched atop Bacharach has been converted into a youth hostel.
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After a long climb . . .
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Sunday, June 29
On the way to Rothenburg a brief stopover in Frankfurt results in a serendipitous visit to a folk mass
at the crowded Frankfurt Cathedral
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The ornate Frankfurt rail station (Hauptbonhof)
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Something old and something new…
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Evidences of the “new Germany”
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Monday, June 30
Rotherburg, Germany
Old Rothenburg is a medieval town (many 15th cent. buildings) well-preserved because it
narrowly escaped bombing in WW II
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We learned some history amidst the fun of the “Night Watchman” tour of the town
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Famous for Christmas shopping
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Tuesday-Wednesday, July 1-2
Hallstatt, Austria
This almost-last-minute addition to our itinerary proved to be a scenic highlight.
Hallstatt hangs on the edge of steep mountain cliffs on the shore of a
sparkling lake.
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Then there are the 1500-year-old Roman ruins found by accident underneath a sporting goods store.
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Thursday – Sunday, July 3-6
Salzburg, Austria
Music, Mozart, Masses, Museums, [Sound of Music]
Memorials and More
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Street musicians abounded
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A replica of Mozart’s pianoforte, in his birth and early childhood home
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A huge Italian-inspired fountain in Residenzplatz
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Elegant furnishings from the residence of Austria’s one-time Prince/Archbishop, who ruled as a virtual dictator
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Hovering over the old city is the huge Hohensalzburg Fortress,
never successfully attacked
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Inside the perimeter walls lived a small city
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View from the fortress tower – old city wall in foreground, beginning of Austrian Alps behind
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July 4
We spent the evening, not watching fireworks, but listening to a Mozart
concert done by musicians in period costumes and eating a feast
[allegedly] prepared from 17th century recipes
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We passed on the “Sound of Music” bus tours, but did see a few
filming sights in the area
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“You are 16, going on 17. . .”
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Mirabell Palace and Gardens
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Remember these steps?
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Remember the cemetery scene where the family is betrayed – it was based on this actual site
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On a different note, the Hellbrun “trick fountains” where a bored monarch amused himself by drench-ing his unsuspect-ing (and often inebriated) guests with sprays of water coming from unexpected places
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This “living statue” twitched his finger as Nila passed by and startled her half out of her wits!
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Sunday we attended Sunday Mass in the ornate Salzburg Cathedral and heard Mozart’s Missa
Solemnis followed by another Mass by Bruckner
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One of the four smaller organs in the cathedral (not counting the main one which Mozart played on for two years)
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Monday, July 7
Fussen, Germany
King’s Castles
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The misnamed “Mad King of Bavaria” was many things – a visionary, an incompetent administrator, a profligate spender of public moneys, but not insane, even though his political enemies had him confined on that charge.
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He grew up in this castle, probably more than adequate for most folks – but . . .
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. . . he had much bigger things in mind, such as building his own castle across the valley:
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like this, for example
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Neuschwanstein castle, inspiration for the Disneyland Sleeping Beauty castle
Fourteen years in the building (and only partially finished), he lived in it less than half a year before dying under very mysterious circumstances.
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View from the Castle
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Tuesday – Thursday, July 8 – 10
Interlaken, Switzerland
Tuesday – RainWednesday – RainThursday a.m. – More Rain
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Backyard pond in our B and B (ironically named Sunny Days)
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The river Aare and medieval locks which regulate the water levels between the two
lakes surrounding the aptly named Interlaken
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Thursday – Saturday, July 10 – 12
Gimmelwald (plus Lauterbrunnen and Murren)
Thursday p.m. – Still More RainFriday a.m. – Etc., etc.
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In the Alps above Interlaken, Gimmelwald is a tiny isolated village relatively untouched by the modern
world (except maybe for tourism)
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Our beyond-rustic Hotel (but a place where we met some wonderful people at the communal dinner)
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Most houses have a little garden
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The main form of transportation in and out of Gimmelwald
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One of the watering troughs for the animals
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In spite of the rain, bits of beauty poked out from everywhere
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Staubbach Falls, plunging 900’ into the village of Lauterbrunnen
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Lauterbrunnen Valley is said to contain 72 waterfalls. We could
see over 20 from our hotel room, some plunging more
than a mile from rim to valley floor
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Friday afternoon – a little rain, but some clearing
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Friday evening – Rain Again
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A Folklore Festival is announced by men parading down the main street
clanging very loud cowbells
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A men’s chorus with yodeling (held in the church
Because of the rain)
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And of course, alpenhorns
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And then . . .
Just before we had to leave
Saturday morning . . .
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. . . breakfast stopped while everybody ran for their cameras
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Wow!Thank you, God!
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Saturday - Sunday, July 12 - 13
Lucerne, Switzerland
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We walk across the world-famous 13th century Chapel Bridge, but failed to notice the foreboding
clouds in the background
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Sprinkles turned to rain, which turned to heavy rain
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which turned into a complete gully-washer and lightning/thunder a few yards away (those shadowy spires are about 3 blocks away)
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We drag our soaked bodies over to see Lucerne’s other iconic feature: the Lion monument, carved in memory of betrayed and massacred Swiss soldiers
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I am in total awe of how such grief can be portrayed in stone
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With time running short the next morning, we take a quick hike on the medieval protective wall around the old city.
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View from the city wall
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Sunday, July 13
Zurich
After studying the Marc Chagall stained glass windows in the Fraumunster
church, and a long flight home facing us the next day, we top off our trip with a
delightful meal and dessert to Café Felix
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POSTSCRIPT
Our planned 19-hour trip from Zurich to New York to Portland turned into a
26-hour endurance contest – but that’s a whole different story . . .