tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715422688235150448.post7903945091571572246..comments2023-09-17T08:56:47.175-07:00Comments on michelle + russ + travel: have you met rick steves?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716506201192547672noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715422688235150448.post-84876795415339492632011-08-03T00:16:02.662-07:002011-08-03T00:16:02.662-07:00thanks jan!
we're pulling out of naila, germa...thanks jan!<br /><br />we're pulling out of naila, germany this morning and heading south. since this is the walking capital of germany, or nearly that, we're looking at doing some ourselves. how much that cuts into our day will determine how far we get in the car later. i'll look at hallstatt and wachau... autobahn by way of melk is already on the list. <br /><br />russAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716506201192547672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715422688235150448.post-18277029493367841852011-08-02T18:55:43.386-07:002011-08-02T18:55:43.386-07:00You can google Rick Steves and Hallstatt to see th...You can google Rick Steves and Hallstatt to see the wonderful little town we were telling you about. Also we enjoyed the Melk Abbey and views of the Danube from there. RS talks about the Danube's Wachau Valley which also includes Durnstein, a town that is traffic-free and you have to walk up the hill to reach it but also has fabulous views. They claim Richard the Lion-Hearted was imprisoned there in 1193 and if you listen carefully outside the prison walls, you can still hear him composing the music to "Blondel"Jan and Judynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715422688235150448.post-16821022742710227022011-08-01T17:08:55.465-07:002011-08-01T17:08:55.465-07:00I think RS has a bunch of interesting things to sa...I think RS has a bunch of interesting things to say about travel. However, just found out this morning that he dissed South Wales. Not cool, Rick. Not cool.Jayne_SFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970528922917350029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715422688235150448.post-74050024629611623732011-08-01T04:59:02.240-07:002011-08-01T04:59:02.240-07:00I have watched MANY a Rick Steves program with my ...I have watched MANY a Rick Steves program with my dad...I put on the PBS channel all the time when we were hanging out. I've learned a lot from the guy, and done a lot of armchair travel that way.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10399923247778962555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715422688235150448.post-66694640934144625242011-08-01T04:23:23.096-07:002011-08-01T04:23:23.096-07:00how cool is that? what's funny is that just ye...how cool is that? what's funny is that just yesterday Nan stumbled onto rick steves' "Balkan Side Trips" episode and said 'Hey we have to watch this for Russ and Michelle!'. so we did.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114055678543840619noreply@blogger.com