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		<title>Night Trip on the Seine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you visit Paris, a trip along the Seine in the evening is a must—probably the best 10 euros you will spend.  Take a look.  It&#8217;s a ten-minute video, but I think it truly captures the beauty of Paris, France at night.

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		<title>Our Apartment in Paris</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[  It&#8217;s small, but it&#8217;s home for the month of April!
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		<title>Eiffel Tower at Night</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 2000, the Eiffel Tower has a light show every evening for 15 minutes on the hour.  This is an up-close video of it, but it actually looks more attractive at a distance. Take a look.

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		<title>Paris Sights</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Place de la Concorde and Les Tuileries are two famous locations in Paris.  Here they are on a bright spring afternoon in April.

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		<title>An April Evening in Paris</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>It Seemed Like a Normal Stop</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Florence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We left Rome on an overnight train to Paris at about 9 PM and had expected to be traveling on a sleek, Eurostar high speed train.  After all, we were going all the way to Paris, and the trip was to take only 12 hours.

Much to our dismay, a Trenitalia train came lumbering down the tracks and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Tidbits on Italy Travel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re in Paris now and I wanted to wrap up my thoughts on Rome and Florence with a few odds and ends that may help a future traveler to Italy.
Bread and Water: Americans are use to not paying for bread or water in a restaurant.  In Italy, if bread is not on your table and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Start - Happy Ending</title>
		<link>http://ourbigtrip.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/bad-start-happy-ending/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It was the night before Easter and all through the town, not a room was available, not a single one around. 
Here we were, just off the train from Rome and all prepared to crash in our Florence apartment for a nine-day stay.  It was Easter weekend, and the city was packed with tourists and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Almost Prettier at Night</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[fairytale]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out a little bit of Florence at night.  Even in the rain, it&#8217;s a fairytale city.

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		<title>Trouble in River City (Florence)</title>
		<link>http://ourbigtrip.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/trouble-in-river-city-florence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Spring Break]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Much to our dismay, the Internet connection in our Florence apartment does not work.  We have been relegated to Internet cafes, which means we will not be able to send/receive e-mail responses as frequently while we are here this week.  And we will not be able to update our blog as often as we would like.  There&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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