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This summer -- from July 19 until August 26 -- six of us will travel to Europe to visit a group of eight au pairs and their families, each of whom lived with our family for one year from 2001 until 2009. Our travelers include Pam, her three children -- Hannah (12), Daniel (9), and Adam (8), Pam's mother, Peg, and mother-in-law, Terry.

We begin our trip in Lucerne, Switzerland and end in Paris, France. In between, we'll be visiting Venice, northern Germany, and Sweden. I hope that by the end, you will have read posts by many of us -- giving you a view of our trip from a variety of perspectives. Please follow us as we travel and discover....

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Friday, April 16, 2010

New and Improved Itinerary!

Our itinerary has changed slightly, and (I believe!) this is the final schedule.  We had planned on staying three nights on our own in Stockholm, but Johanna's family was so kind to invite us to spend a few nights with them at their home in Koping.  So, we'll be doing a day trip to Stockholm and -- as an added bonus -- may visit Uppsala to see the city and meet with Johanna's sister, Camilla.

So, here it is.  All flights are booked, cars are rented, train tickets will be reserved in the coming weeks, passports are secured (the kids were VERY excited to receive their own passport -- and, I might add, it's no easy task to get passports for children - both parents need to be present, office is only open until 4pm -  before they arrive home from school, etc.)....  I think we're good to go.

July 19  Depart Wilkes-Barre for Zurich (via Philadelphia)
July 20 - 27 Lucerne, Switzerland
July 27 - 30 Venice, Italy
July 30 - August 1 Luedinghausen, Germany (Eva)
August 1 - 2 Schloss Holte, Germany (Monika)
August 2 - 4 Wasbettel, Germany (Johanna)
August 4 - 9 Eckernforde, Germany (Frauke)
August 9 - 13 Koping, Sweden (Johanna)
August 13 - 15 Gemla, Sweden (Asa)
August 15 - 18  Kalmar, Sweden (Asa)
August 18 - 20 Goteborg, Sweden (Johanna)
August 20 - 26 Paris, France
August 26 Depart Paris for Wilkes-Barre (via Philadelphia)