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Fri Sept 17th 1993

This morning was another free time before we leave at lunch for Venice.

Then it happened: I was going back to the villa after picking up some food for lunch on the bus ride. A guy on a vespa stole my bag of food and while driving a way he looks back and laughs. A car pulls out of a side street and the vespa runs into it. The guy isn't wearing a helmet and splits open his head. His vespa is destroyed and car is damaged. Luckily a police officer was just down the street. He called in for another officer that spoke better english then himself. He couldn't understand me and need help with the injuried guy. When the English speaking officer came it was all cleared up quickly and I was able to leave.(The bag of food was destroyed) By the time help came I was late for the Contiki Bus.

I got directions from the Contiki villa of how to get to Venice and the villa. This is my first time alone in Europe and wasn't lead around by a tour leader. I just made it to train station and had to stand the whole ride to Venice. Once in Venice I took a boat to Lido and then a bus to the end of the line and walked about 1/2 mile to Palazzo Alberoni. I could hear the villa before I saw it. The dance music pounding and people yelling.

I walk into the bar and I'm the only one fully dressed. I forgot we were having a boxer shorts and t-shirt party.

I hung out for a while and went to bed early. That was a day I will never forget.


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1.The Big Trip 1993 - Toronto, Canada Sep 07, 1993
2.Good Morning London!!! - London, United Kingdom Sep 08, 1993
3.Painting London Red - London, United Kingdom Sep 09, 1993
4.Whirlwind in London - London, United Kingdom Sep 10, 1993
5.Contiki Tour Begins - Dover, United Kingdom Sep 11, 1993
6.Waking up in Paris (Can it get any better) - Paris, France Sep 12, 1993
7.Off to Switzerland - Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland Sep 13, 1993
8.Climbing the Jungfrau - Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland Sep 14, 1993
9.Heading south to Italy - Florence, Italy Sep 15, 1993
10.Fall day in Florence - Florence, Italy Sep 16, 1993
11.The Event!! - Venice, Italy Sep 17, 1993
12.Venice what a view!!! - Venice, Italy Sep 18, 1993
13.The hills are alive... - Vienna, Austria Sep 19, 1993
14.munich = Oktoberfest - Munich, Germany Sep 20, 1993
15.Good bye Oktoberfest (For now) - Heidelburg, Germany Sep 21, 1993
16.Travelling allong the Rhine - St. Goar, Germany Sep 22, 1993
17.Traveling along the Rhine - St. Goar, Germany Sep 22, 1993
18.Amsterdam (Tour end in sight) - Amsterdam, Netherlands Sep 23, 1993
19.See ya Germany - Amsterdam, Netherlands Sep 23, 1993
20.Back to the UK - London, United Kingdom Sep 24, 1993

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