noe847

Thanks, Pam, for the trip report. Lots of great information. Sounds like you guys had fun.

heelfan

Boy, I get appalled when I see all the typing mistakes I made in this report! The worst was Louis XIV, which I typed as Louis IV. Let me apologize for those typos! And I write for a living, so that makes it even worse!

Two other things I wanted to mention: Firt, people are always asking about cell phones. This time, I had a Motorola Razr, and I signed up for the $5.99 world service (I have Cingular) for one month. The phone worked great, even in remote Bavaria. I used it more than I should have, and I might regret it when I get the phone bill, but since our daughter was celebrating high school gradation at the beach that week with her friends, and our 16-year-old son was at home with various older relatives, including a few days with his 80-year-old grandmother who had been visiting us for the graduation, I really felt better being able to be in easy phone contact.

Second, this time, I bought those beautifully-photographed guide books that you can get at any tourist destination. These have made good reading and memory-jogging for us. The booklets are usually reasonably priced (the Oberammagau one was only 2.50 Euros) and a nice memento.

Pam

noe847

Pam, I'm a sucker for those books also. They make great reminders of a site, and the photography is just a *bit* better than mine! Very valuable for those churches and other destinations that do not permit photography.

gabrieltraian

Guide books?! So cheap? Oh no! They usually make the most weight of our return luggage. We buy them at almost every place we go. Good mementos indeed.

FauxSteMarie

I have the same problem with souvenir books. One of these days I suppose I will unload them on ebay--or my kids will throw them out when I kick the bucket.

Unless I write something for the print media, I hardly ever look at them afterwards, but I can't bear to throw them away.