Travel tips?
Lara and I are going to Europe in early June, and I'm looking for any advice/recommendations you might have.
We're flying into Amsterdam, where we'll spend about five nights before going to Tallinn, Estonia, for my cousin's wedding. While in Estonia, we're planning a day trip to Helsinki.
From there, we're going to Paris, staying there for three nights.
LBJ is gonna love this ...
Posted by Bob Benz at April 5, 2005 8:22 PM
Comments. . .
TALLININN, Estonia -- A freak car crash and an LBJ bobblehead doll have thrust an injured American into the middle of a fierce debate over when life ends.
"Get this freakin' medical crap off me and let me out of here," shouted Bob Benz of Knoxville, Tenn., who was slightly injured after the doll, a miniature of the 37th president, grabbed the steering wheel during an auto tour.
Estonian medial authorities have refused to release the American, saying the doll produced a living will requesting that "the plug be pulled" on Benz in the event he was incapacitated.
"He signed; he dies," the doll said in a characteristic Texas drawl. Authorities confirmed they are "waiting for Benz to die," although they conceded it "might take a long time because he's not that badly hurt."
The crash occurred during a quarrel over where the American, his wife and the doll would visit next on an auto tour of the Baltic states.
"It's eerie," a doctor said. "This doll has an incredible power over this couple."
The doll requested Secret Service protection for itself during the Benz death vigil, a doctor said.
Benz was heading to Helsinki, but the doll insisted on going to Moscow, where he told police, he wanted to "pick up some of those sexy lady Russian figurines that fit inside one another" and to see "some sights from the good old days of the Cold War."
As the hours dragged on in the debate and diplomatic faxes and e-mails flashed back and forth across the Atlantic, the doll patiently waited outside the hospital, nodding genially to passersby.
This is a freakin' scream, Vuke. I just hope it's not prescient ...
Posted by: Benz at April 7, 2005 1:17 PMrotflmao :-)
Posted by: jo at April 10, 2005 8:13 PMAvoid the vegetarian haggis at all costs.
Posted by: Chris S at April 14, 2005 4:22 PMBob,
If you have not finalized your European vacation itinerary yet I would highly recommend a visit to the Aegean islands in Greece. Santorini in particular - www.santorini.com - has one of the most spectacular sunsets on the planet. My itinerary was a flight into Athens with a tour of the Acropolis while winding down from the trip. Then catching a high speed ferry to do a 3 island tour. It was phenomenal.
Take care,
George
My advice? Get a dog sitter who isn't easily fooled. Ozzy is mine!
Oh yeah, and in the event that you are going to try learning some foreign phrases to make the trip more authentic be sure you get them right. And try them out on younger people first. A neighbor of mine thought all Italians were jerks until some kid told her she'd been saying, "Excuse me. I speak English."
Posted by: The Snark at May 18, 2005 5:16 PMBob,
The Eiffel Tower is really worth a visit. I thought it was just a really big tv tower until I stood under it and went up to the first and second decks. It was too crowded to go higher but the view from the Tower is excellent. There's a HUGE amount of places to go and see in Paris, three or four days isn't nearly enough. Also, French food sucks, I was slowly starving in ten days in France, pack some Big Macs. Barge cruises on the river at night are also pretty cool. Oh, and not all French people speak English, the Bastards!
Posted by: Tom at June 1, 2005 3:38 PM
wow! sounds great! i can't wait to see lbj in the old country. :-)
Posted by: jo at April 6, 2005 10:45 AM