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St. Elmo Chautauqua

One Pratt Avenue Chautauqua, New York, 14722, United States

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Epilogue

A travel blog entry by meckley

I never thought we would have had trouble getting Kim's name changed. One place told her we should get married again in America to get a real marriage certificate! We eventually got all of the bills and id’s changed, but it was not easy.

The new camera was taking ...

Epilogue

A travel blog entry by meckley

... bites. We had one accident. One student, who was mountain biking in Interlaken, fell and scrapped up her knee. It was OK after a few days.

Overall, it was a good trip. The students behaved, except for a few episodes. It was nice to be back in Europe again. I wish we could have stayed in Interlaken a little longer. I was not a big fan of the crowds in Italy. It took a lot of pushing to get through the ...

Day One - Off to Rome!

A travel blog entry by meckley

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... phrase for "Do you speak English?" One student said “Speaken sie Englisch?” He was close!

We had an uneventful flight to Philadelphia. The long layover was not going to be fun. Brad, Jason, and I went into a restaurant and went into a back corner so the students couldn’t see us. We had a lunch and a few beers while we worked on our computers. Free internet at ...

Prelogue

A travel blog entry by meckley

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This could be a little risky for Jon (I sometimes like to write in the third person). I am finally blogging as we are on the trip. Some people might not like to hear what happens on the trip. I kind of feel that way, but I wanted to have a record of our travels. I have started writing blogs for the last few trips I have been on, but never posted them. Some day they will be ...

Looking back on Chautauqua

A travel blog entry by walnutrij

... got to see the farewell performance of the Audubon string quartet.
How perfect was it to get beautiful surroundings, delightful people, intellectual stimulation and lots of exercise in one place. We have always loved "learning vacations", and this one was the best! I'm dying to go back. I want to be one of those ladies I met who said they'd been coming to Chautauqua for 30 years.
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