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Real Name: Deb Barb Beth
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1976 trip with my grandmother

by DEBBBEDB - last update: May 23, 2008

When I (BB) was in 8th grade, my grandmother took me on a trip to Europe. This was our suggested itinerary.

Sat. Sep 18 - Fly from Dulles to Heathrow BA 747 leaving 9 pm
Sun. Sep 19 - Arrive at Heathrow 9 am Change to Pan Am leave 10:50 am to Berlin, Tegal Airport arrive 4:20 pm check into Hotel Bristol Kimpinski

Mon. Sep 20
Tue. Sep 21 - Berlin
Wed. Sep 22

Thu. Sep 23 - Leave Berlin on Pan Am at 9:15 - Arrive Munich Reim airport 10:25 am Munich Hilton (?) (because of Octoberfest)
Fri. Sep 24 - Morning in Munich Leave Munich on Trans European Express Train #91 - ar. Salzburg 4:56 pm
Hotel either Goldener Hirsh or Oesterreichischer Hof

Sat Sep 25
Sun Sep 26 - Salzburg
Mon Sep 27

Tue Sep 28 - Leave Hauptbahnhof Trans European Express 10:23 arrive Innsbruck 12:13. Change trains and arr Zurich 6:52 - Astor Hotel or similar
Wed Sep 29 - Morning at leisure. Leave 4:05 pm - change train in Basle, arrive Paris 11:30 pm Hotel France et Choiseul Hotel (Rue St. Honore)

Thu Sep 30
Fri Oct 1 - Paris
Sat Oct 2
Sun Oct 3 - Leave Paris Gare de Lyon 6:54 am train to Calais Dover Ferry Arrive London Victoria Station 3:09 pm. Proceed to Kings Cross station leave 6 pm arrive Edinburgh Scotland 11:30 pm North British Hotel

Mon Oct 4 - Morning at leisure Best of Britain Tour dinner in the evening

Tue Oct 5 to
Sun Oct 17 - Tour

Mon Oct 18 - London - Portman Hotel
Tue Oct 19
Wed Oct 20

Thu Oct 21 - boat train leaving London about 8 am for Southampton Embarkation on RMS Queen Elizabeth II

Fri Oct 22 to Mon Oct 25 - Crossing the Atlantic

Tue Oct 26 - arrive NYC about 8 am and return to Baltimore by train.
I recently found the letters that my grandmother and I wrote to my mom during this trip, and have typed them in.

We start in Berlin

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