Hotel Atlanta Nijmegen

... said anything really bad. In fact, I can always find someone or something that both amuses and gives me some good memories of my visit there. You know how moms say if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it? I think I may have found that place where I need to keep my mouth shut. OK, my mom never said anything about fingers typing, just the mouth. So my mouth is shut and here goes around that electronic age loophole.... I'll bet moms never saw this one coming ...

... a door opening onto an upstairs terrace overlooking the shops), an attic room, A beautiful dining room with electric fireplace, a covered outdoor (alfresco) area, a double story shed and a cafe style kitchen.<br>We are very happy and can't wait to move in on the 1st of November.<br>Papers are signed and we a madly buying beds, TV units etc.<br>Hopefully we will see some of you there on your travels.<br>Shannon and Petra.<br><br>

... conductor came on the speaker system and said that our journey was delayed because of an incident on the train ahead of us. That would be the train that we had just missed. She came on the PA a few more times, saying that there was an "incident" on the train ahead of us. We'll have to investigate that tomorrow. Was it a mechanical problem? A drunk and unruly Spaniard? British electronics? A bearing supplied by Fiat? I have no idea.<br> After about ...

... meal. Daryl, the comic spoke up and asked how much food the trooper got. Always a comedian. <br><br>After leaving the bridge we stopped at a memorial to a temporary grave site of over 600 allied troops that had been buried in that spot but have since been removed. <br><br>By this time it was after 6pm and we needed to head to the hotel for dinner. Another long day but very worthwhile. <br><br>Tomorrow...............Belgium and Bastogne.

... in the room while we ate lunch. It was very good, consisting of a vegetable soup and some meats and cheeses. Seemed typical of a lunch similar to that in Guatemala (where I was last month). <br><br>After lunch we headed to a local elementary school. The name of the school is Osterbeek which means "The Crossing". The reason is that it is located within a mile or so of the Waal River Crossing Battlefield. It ...

... brought a case of Sekt which is a German sparkling wine. She said the tradition in Germany is to greet each guest with a glass of Sekt which was a task I happily undertook. There was plenty of beer and other beverages as well as an abundance of yummy food. <br><br>I don't know how many people came in and out of the ...

... along the river "Waal" to Millingen, a route well known to us as we did this several times while living here. We crossed the river by ferry at Millingen, and went right to the German border were the Rijn enters the Netherlands. (TOLKAMER,LOBITH) did a bit of Germany, Hoch Elten which was tough as the hills there were quite steep. Went through s'Heerenberg , where there was a beautiful castle.We had lunch and further again. At about 7 o'clock we got to Aalten ...

... was having a ball playing its zany repertoire and flailing away at the motley collection of acoustical instruments. Ilene featured her own singing and playing on a couple of numbers and brought me up for a couple of my own. Among the guitarists was Etienne Boucher, the fine acoustic bluesman I'd met at Eat at Jo's in the Melkweg and then featured on my Radio Show #128, so between him and Ilene I knew I'd be all right. The rest of the gang was sort of ...

... here and by now we also started to have saddle pain) back to our house. Michael and I were pretty exhausted after all this but we thought it a fantstic start of the month here and really enjoyed it and ofcourse slept very well after all this which probably means no jetleg for us. The next day sunny again! Our first rommelmarkt. This is a fundraising where lots of people bring their junk which gets sold for a good ...

... Chenonceau I stopped in Amboise on my way to Blois. All the lockers in French railway stations are out of order so there's no where to store your luggage...meaning I got to carry my bag all around. I crossed the river and went out by their chateau. Not really anything else to see in town, but the chateau on the river is pretty. I got to Blois and went to the tourist station to find out I just missed the last bus to ...