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From Amsterdam to Aswan
Annette Zientek

Travel allows you to view life out of the bounds of routine. I expected that I would gain from our trip. Little did I know how life changing this trip would be for me -- from it, Christine Columbus was born.

Amsterdam, I was fascinated that our hotel room had a pants pressing valet machine and the shower had no walls or curtain, the whole bathroom got soaked (including the toilet paper). Our sightseeing was a pleasant canal ride. Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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More delightful than all these fresh treats, my camera aids me in spying the highlight of the market - Chocolate Bonbons! German Market
German Street Market
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Train down to Melk from Vienna and cruise back up the Danube, making our way past each picturesque towns, each more inviting than the last. Ah, if we only had more time to explore. Spitz, Austria
Spitz, Austria
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A cool Venetian breeze welcomes us from the stifling June heat of Italy. We water taxi to San Macro Square where for centuries others too, have stood in awe, and probably just as confused and lost as we are. But lost in Venice is like being home in paradise. Venice -- Grand Canal
Venice - The Grand Canal
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At midnight we strain to view Cheops in the darkness. At daybreak from our oasis hotel balcony this is what we see. Nothing has prepared me for this moment -- with my jaw open and my eyes filled with tears, my mind races to ancient times; I am in awe and spirituality moved. Mena Oberoi House Hotel
The Mena Oberoi House Hotel
- Cheops pyramid
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Egypt is a gift to me. Each temple and ancient sight more precious than the last. I feel I have had a chance to look back in time. Man in Temple
Man in Temple
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Six years of ballet lessons (not belly) and here's how I put them to use. Happily cruising the Nile and forever grateful for our good fortune, our last night on this wondrous, life-giving river is spent merrymaking! Nile Cruise
Nile Cruise
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