1. Switzerland, Luzern Day 2
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September 11, 2001 The next day we did a little driving around the city and generally fared better with the signs. Did a little window shopping on the Bahnhofstrasse. Then it was off to Luzern. About ...

2. Italy, June 2003, Day 7
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Drove to Sorrento and took a ferry across the Bay of Naples to Capri. Once we got to the island, it became clear that we were going to have to hire a car to take us around. The main cities, Capri Town ...

3. Italy, June 2003, Day 8 Part 2
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Now that we have all the necessary souvenirs, Brendan, Geoff and I head off to Rome in the BMW. Keith and his mom, Gail are staying an extra week and are traveling to Rome by train since there's not enough ...

4. Montreal: Olympic Park and Botanical Gardens
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Olympic Park and the Botanical Gardens were really great. We took a ride up the tower where we have a great view of the entire island. I liked the Chinese and the Japanese gardens more than I ...

5. Sonoma
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We stopped at the park before we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. We've been lucky with the weather in San Francisco; it's been sunny every day. Whenever we've looked towards the bridge however, the clouds ...

6. First Full Day
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No problems or issues today. Everything went smooth checking out of the first hotel, getting to San Francisco, and checking into the hotel here. Lots of walking today. Chinatown, shopping, and doing 300 ...