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We seem to be arriving Amsterdam on the 18th of August.
We seem to be taking the train from there to Berlin on the 21st.
We seem to be taking the train from Berlin to a convenient place in Denmark on the 25th (from whence we go to the inlaws on their island).
We seem to be leaving Copenhagen or some other convenient place in Denmark on the 28th to go back to Amsterdam and return to California on the 28th.
Since I'm still juggling things and the tickets won't be bought till tonight, there are still possibilities that things may change, though I have no intention of changing them. The uncertainties about Denmark are due to the fact that I have not been able to find an online repository of precise information about trains or buses that go and leave there. I do gather from the vague sources of information that Denmark is indeed served by international transportation, so I'm not actually worried about it. Not exactly.
We seem to have lucked into the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt's birth. Rembrandt was one of my mother's favorite artists, so I think it's only fitting that we take advantage of the festivities. We also have to show the kids the Van Goghs and the Vermeers (the old folks got to see some of these when they were in travelling exhibits to the De Young museum in SF years ago). We missed Hans Christian ANderson's 200th birthday last year, but I think we'll be okay.
We'll be adoring the Ishtar Gate in Berlin, and I also have a desire to pay homage to Bertolt Brecht.
Also, at some point we want to look at European wildlife and of course we have to wander on the streets. However, Emma will only be seven weeks out from spine surgery and will need to take it somewhat easy (she can't carry anything and her legs will only support her for brief periods, though she's not allowed to sit down or lie down for long either).
And also, of course, I want to meet whoever I can. My family is nice people and can hold up their end of a conversation.
We seem to be arriving Amsterdam on the 18th of August.
We seem to be taking the train from there to Berlin on the 21st.
We seem to be taking the train from Berlin to a convenient place in Denmark on the 25th (from whence we go to the inlaws on their island).
We seem to be leaving Copenhagen or some other convenient place in Denmark on the 28th to go back to Amsterdam and return to California on the 28th.
Since I'm still juggling things and the tickets won't be bought till tonight, there are still possibilities that things may change, though I have no intention of changing them. The uncertainties about Denmark are due to the fact that I have not been able to find an online repository of precise information about trains or buses that go and leave there. I do gather from the vague sources of information that Denmark is indeed served by international transportation, so I'm not actually worried about it. Not exactly.
We seem to have lucked into the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt's birth. Rembrandt was one of my mother's favorite artists, so I think it's only fitting that we take advantage of the festivities. We also have to show the kids the Van Goghs and the Vermeers (the old folks got to see some of these when they were in travelling exhibits to the De Young museum in SF years ago). We missed Hans Christian ANderson's 200th birthday last year, but I think we'll be okay.
We'll be adoring the Ishtar Gate in Berlin, and I also have a desire to pay homage to Bertolt Brecht.
Also, at some point we want to look at European wildlife and of course we have to wander on the streets. However, Emma will only be seven weeks out from spine surgery and will need to take it somewhat easy (she can't carry anything and her legs will only support her for brief periods, though she's not allowed to sit down or lie down for long either).
And also, of course, I want to meet whoever I can. My family is nice people and can hold up their end of a conversation.
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