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June 12, 2006 10:04 AM UTC --
As my time spent in Europe seems to have centered an awful lot on sporting events..... why not volunteer for the World Cup, I thought! While I'm not in the stadium like Gather's favorite . . .
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June 07, 2006 05:13 PM UTC --
I've been to a lot of archives.... but the Quai d'Orsay is something totally different It's not just one of those much-cooler-nicknamed European government offices (Downing Street, . . .
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June 06, 2006 06:12 PM UTC --
I'm spending a few days in Paris for research (honest!) this week. As much fun as the parade of researchers is, the Quai d'Orsay doesn't let you do anything except request materials your . . .
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May 30, 2006 10:58 AM UTC --
Yup. Oslo, Norway. My British friend and I went there for the weekend because we got really cheap flights there. It was nice that we found such a great deal on the airfare.... since . . .
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May 16, 2006 03:36 AM UTC --
During my previous trip to England I did some research at the Football Association (FA -- basically the English equivalent of US Soccer) and the Historian there was so impressed with me (I mean, who wouldn't . . .
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May 08, 2006 03:25 AM UTC --
Parents came to visit, and we went to Antwerp. random choice you might say, but since I love Belgium, and it's close by, I decided we should go to Antwerp for a short trip since I hadn't . . .
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April 28, 2006 11:54 AM UTC --
Koblenz sucks. I had heard that the hostel there wasn't the most convenient, but seriously..... This is from last summer, and I vowed never to go back to Koblenz, or at least not to stay there . . .
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April 16, 2006 09:17 AM UTC --
I know I've said that before. While I had generally accepted the devil's highway directions between cities if I double-checked them with Yahoo's directions, I knew . . .
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April 05, 2006 05:14 PM UTC --
Working in sports is great, particularly with the contacts you make. Free tickets to sporting events -- and often in some pretty good seats -- is always a good thing. One of my good friends . . .
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April 04, 2006 11:51 AM UTC --
Before I left to spend six months in Europe doing research for my dissertation, I stopped at my synagogue at home. I asked if the rabbi, who has never met me since he was hired . . .
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March 16, 2006 06:23 PM UTC --
After spending nearly two weeks in Colmar, I must say that it is a nicer town than my comments upon arrival seem. (If you missed that story, go here.) When I left Colmar to head to Lausanne, . . .
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March 06, 2006 12:55 PM UTC --
Ventured off to Alsace... home of the Route du Vin. I've heard fabulous things about Colmar, how it's such a lovely town.
Am I here for any of that? of course not. It's . . .
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February 27, 2006 05:34 PM UTC --
Being at the Olympic Games is a great experience, regardless of what events to which you have tickets. But I have to admit, being at the gold medal hockey game is truly amazing. I was a bit . . .
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February 26, 2006 04:50 AM UTC --
Didn't have to get up nearly as early to make it to Turin for the 4:30 start of the women's 5000 m speed skating. We met up with a Canadian working in Genoa on a project who was headed to . . .
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February 25, 2006 04:09 AM UTC --
Our first day at the Olympic Games was a total adventure. We woke up ridiculously early to catch the 6:04 train to Turin. About half-way through the journey we decided to pull out the Olympic . . .
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February 23, 2006 01:47 PM UTC --
When I booked Megan's and my train tickets to Italy for the Games, we lucked out that day, as there was a special deal on the overnight train from Cologne to Milan -- 39 euros/person. and for . . .
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February 10, 2006 05:23 PM UTC --
I think I just found the coolest thing about England -- Olympic coverage on the BBC. The opening ceremony was live -- and without commercials! It was truly awesome. The coverage started . . .
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January 31, 2006 04:41 AM UTC --
I hadn't planned on writing so soon into my trip to Europe, but I had to share my experience at the German Elite League (ice hockey, of course).
So my Buckeye friend who has been in Bonn . . .
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