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		<title>Final Destination Home</title>
		<link>http://traveldiary.stracke.us/archives/2010/02/28/final-destination-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lothar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another GAPP exchange is coming to an end. On Friday, Gabi and I buy another round of train tickets for our group. Gabi and Joe take the students by train from Porz for a final visit to Cologne. I drive our Smart rental car and meet them in front of the Cathedral.
Today there is no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast Tour of Berlin Sights</title>
		<link>http://traveldiary.stracke.us/archives/2010/02/26/fast-tour-of-berlin-sights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, February 25, Berlin is under a sunny, blue sky, and it is finally a little warmer. We take the S-Bahn to Berlin Hauptbahnhof, which was finished just in time for the Soccer World Cup in 2006. The ultra-modern train station has a multi-level open hall and we can see the trains running on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With Half Power through Berlin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lothar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we are traveling on ICE 845 from Koeln Deutz to Berlin Ostbahnhof. Gabi is still coughing and can barely use her hoarse voice. She should have stayed in bed, but her sense of duty will not let her leave her students without their leader.
We leave Cologne at 7:30, and Gabi is sleeping, while our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Aqualand to Cologne Emergency Room</title>
		<link>http://traveldiary.stracke.us/archives/2010/02/23/from-aqualand-to-cologne-emergency-room/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lothar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The visit to Aqualand is a lot of fun. The kids enjoy the different pools, whirlpools and water slides. Gabi and I relax in the whirlpool and steam bath, followed by a nap on a hot stone platform. After 4 hours, we all get dressed and assemble in the pool&#8217;s lobby. All of a sudden, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Lights in Amsterdam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lothar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is raining most of the time during our stay in Cologne. Monday, February 22nd is no exception. Today we take a chartered bus to Amsterdam, Holland. We leave with our 30 Shen students from Koeln-Porz Gymnasium at 8 AM, and at 9 AM, we are still stuck in the Cologne morning rush hour traffic. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gabi&#8217;s Fury on the ICE</title>
		<link>http://traveldiary.stracke.us/archives/2010/02/16/gabis-fury-on-the-ice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lothar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday (Veilchendienstag), we walk around Wuerzburg and do not notice any Karneval (mardi gras) activities. The kids are all provided with a city map and are free to explore on their own.
I change 3 100 Euro bills into 10 Euro bills and the students get their lunch money. Our bus picks us up at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bavarian Winter Wonderland</title>
		<link>http://traveldiary.stracke.us/archives/2010/02/16/bavarian-winter-wonderland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lothar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We arrive in Munich on Sunday afternoon and are greeted with a Live Music performance on the Marienplatz. The rhythms are waking us up and we climb the tower of the &#8220;Alter Peter&#8221;, having a great view of the Marienplatz, Rathaus, Frauenkirche and central Muenchen. Frauenkirche is closed and we take our bus to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Torture In The Air</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lothar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our group collapses on the cots in the Charlotte airport departure hall at
3 AM. Some of us had planned ahead and took the pillows and blankets from our canceled flight.
It is freezing cold in the Terminal and I am happy to have my fleece vest, leather jacket and blanket. Starting at 4 AM, the Terminal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our US Airways Flight to Nowhere</title>
		<link>http://traveldiary.stracke.us/archives/2010/02/14/our-us-airways-flight-to-nowhere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lothar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gabi is doing it again. This time she is taking 30 High School students and 4 adults on another GAPP Exchange Trip to Germany.
In the beginning, things are running smoothly. After take-off from Albany International, the pilot flies North and gives us a nice aerial view of Clifton Park, Round Lake and Saratoga Lake, before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking The Slow (Air)Bus Home</title>
		<link>http://traveldiary.stracke.us/archives/2010/01/03/taking-the-slow-airbus-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lothar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, January 2nd, we are up at 5:30 AM. The Alamo shuttle bus is right there and drops us off in front of the United curbside check-in desk at the Denver airport. Great service! My back is happy for not having to carry our skis through the terminal. We wish Carsten a good flight. [...]]]></description>
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