Diving Day in Dalyan, Turkey
Saturday, May 15th, 2004: Dalyan, Turkey A free day. Most of the group head for the beach, followed by the mud baths. They collectively decide to take a pass on the ruins – we have all been feeling a bit ruined out, and there are...
Gone fishin’ for two weeks in Canada
Tuesday, June 1st, 2004: Home in Canada: Stratford, Toronto, Ontario We are spending some R & R time with family and friends at home in Stratford and Toronto before hitting the next part of our trip. Please check the site...
Arriving Home After Six Months of Followsummer.com
Sunday, June 6th, 2004: Toronto, Stratford, Ontario N 43° W 080° Southwestern Ontario is lush and green from a cool and wet spring. Our rush hour drive home from the airport takes us through the gentle rolling hills of both...
Picking Up Our Followsummer Transportation in Frankfurt
Wednesday, June 16th, 2004: Köln, Germany N 50° E 006° Frankfurt to Köln: 205 kilometres Renault provides a seamless service as we pick up our brand new car – we are met at Frankfurt airport by a happy German who vigorously...
Europe Greetings: Which Cheek is Offered First?
N 55 E 012 Hamburg to Køpenhavn: 485 Kilometers Today we will cross a major bridge, 24 kilometres long, connecting 2 regions of Denmark, Fyn and Sjælland, over the Storebælt. This bridge opened 4 or 5 years ago, at about the same...
Land Sighting: East Germany
Sunday, July 18th, 2004: Berlin, Germany N 52 E 013 Sassnitz to Berlin: 333 kilometres The alarm rings and wakes us both at 6:45 – we quickly shower and pack the car. Despite the promises of the night before that breakfast would...
Berlin: An Emotionally Complex City
Monday, July 19th, 2004: Berlin, Germany Our apartment is comfy and cosy; small enough for us to be in each others’ way and big enough for it not to matter. I sleep in, as usual, and John makes his way to the corner to buy some...
No Need to Rush Berlin
Tuesday, July 20th, 2004: Berlin, Germany Berlin is a huge city with so much to see that we have decided to stay a few days longer and not rush our visit. It is sunny and gloriously warm again today. We enjoy our morning and...
Shoe Shopping on the Ku’damm in Berlin
Wednesday, July 21st, 2004: Berlin, Germany Today is a shopping day. John has pretty much worn out his shoes, wearing them practically every day for six months. We both had expected to be sporting more summer oriented foot wear...
Pouring Rain in Potsdam
Thursday, July 22nd, 2004: Berlin, Germany The weather today starts a bit overcast, but with sun peeping out from behind the clouds occasionally. We decide to head out to Potsdam, where the Hohenzollerns made their summer homes,...