qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq===== Europe 2012 ===== Dave promised Alex Trebek that he'd take Leslie to Europe this summer, which is legally binding in most jurisdictions. We'll be visiting [[europe 2012#Munich|Munich]], [[europe 2012#Berlin|Berlin]], and [[europe 2012#Bautzen|Bautzen]] in Germany as well as taking advantage of an extended stopover in [[europe 2012#Iceland|Iceland]] on our trip. ==== To-do list ==== * Plan itinerary for Wednesday and Thursday, June 20 and 21, in Iceland * Remove unwanted pictures from phone; load with wanted pictures and music * Copy television shows from HTPC to laptop * Burn Jeopardy! DVD for family * Look into [[http://www.tepwireless.com|mobile wireless]] device rental * Order prize table games for Oasis before leaving * Investigate credit card auto rental insurance * Submit car rental receipt for reimbursement ==== Atlanta to Munich ==== ^ From ^ To ^ Date ^ Depart ^ Arrive ^ Flight ^ | ATL | JFK | Thu 6/7 | 6:30 PM | 9:15 PM | KLM 7268 | | JFK | KEF | Thu 6/7 | 11:10 PM | 8:55 AM | KLM 6152 | | KEF | CPH | Fri 6/8 | 1:15 PM | 6:15 PM | IcelandAir 212 | | CPH | MUC | Fri 6/8 | 7:35 PM | 9:10 PM | IcelandAir 7565 | ==== Munich ==== === When? === We'll arrive in Munich on the evening of **Friday, June 8**, and will leave on the evening of **Wednesday, June 13**. === Where? === When we arrive on the night of Friday, June 8, we'll be staying at the [[http://hotel-atlanta.de/english/index.php|Hotel Atlanta]] ([[http://g.co/maps/8z9nv|Google map]]). For the remainder of our stay we'll be at a charming little [[http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p771275|vacation rental]] near Theresienwiese ([[http://g.co/maps/sfe8w|Google map]]). === What? === Here's a list of things we're interested in doing and seeing in and around Munich: * A bike tour of the city and its parks ([[http://discovermunich.net/bikeTours/index.html|Lenny's Bike Tour]], 11:30 AM and 4:00 PM daily, leaves from Marienplatz [C1]) * A walking tour, particularly the Bavarian Beer and Food walk offered by Radius (6:00 PM daily, except Sunday and Monday, leaves from Hbf [C1]) * The glockenspiel at New Town Hall (11:00 AM, 12 noon and 5:00 PM [C1]) * Street food from the Viktualienmarkt ([C1]) * The Munich City Museum (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, closed Mondays [C1]) * The pedestrian mall * An organ concert at Frauenkirche (Wednesdays at 7:00 PM [C1]) * Browsing the Alois Dallmayr delicatessen (9:30 AM to 7:00 PM, closed Sundays [C1]) * Oompah music and the historical displays at Hofbräuhaus (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with music at lunch and dinner [C1]) * Tour the Residenz treasury and court garden (9:00 AM to 6:00 PM [C1]) * Playing boules at Hofgarten ([C1]) * See the surfers at the English Garden (and go skinnydippin'!) ([C1-3]) * Check out the history of measurement and the sundial garden at the Deutches Museum (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM [C1]) * Visit the Museum of Transportation (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM [C1]) * Book a tour of the BMW factory ([C2]) * See the Alps on a clear day from the rooftop bar at Bayerischer Hof ([C1]) * Drink beer from the Andechs Monastery (church 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, biergarten until 8:00 PM [C12]) * Find a [[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/9052031#9052031|friendly]] local spiel shop * Admire the architecture and do a little window shopping at Kursthalle (other side of Neue Rathaus from Glockenspiel [C1]) * Shop for exotic groceries south of the Hauptbahnhof ([C1]) * Take on the luge at Tegelberg == Monday, June 11 == * **3:30 PM**: Arrive at [[http://www.bmw-welt.com/web_rb/bmw-welt/en/index.html|BMW Welt]] and pick up tickets for the [[http://www.bmw-werk-muenchen.de/lowband/com/en/index.html|plant tour]] at the info counter. ==== Munich to Berlin (Booked) ==== ^ From ^ To ^ Date ^ Depart ^ Arrive ^ Train ^ | MUC Hbf | BER Hbf | Wed 6/13 | 10:09 PM | 8:47 AM | CNL 1246 | ==== Berlin ==== === When? === We'll spend **Thursday, June 14** in Berlin, arriving and leaving the same day. === What? === == Thursday, June 14== * Coin-operated luggage lockers available at Bahnhof Zoo * Walking tour * Lunch with Claudia ==== Berlin to Bautzen ==== ^ From ^ To ^ Date ^ Depart ^ Arrive ^ Train ^ | BER Hbf | DRS Hbf | Thu 6/14 | 2:46 PM | 4:52 PM | EC 379 | | DRS Hbf | Bautzen | Thu 6/14 | 5:31 PM | 6:12 PM | RE 5795 | ==== Bautzen ==== === When? === We'll arrive in Bautzen on **Thursday, June 14**, and will make our way to Iceland on **Tuesday, June 19**. === What? === == Thursday, June 14== * Arrival in Bautzen == Friday, June 15 == * Hiking at Saxon Switzerland * Weicha, Siegfried's farm and Weissenberg == Saturday, June 16 == * Dresden day trip == Sunday, June 17 == * Gorlitz day trip == Monday, June 18 == * Bautzen with Claudia? == Tuesday, June 19 == * Market morning in Bautzen * Leave for Iceland ==== Bautzen to Iceland ==== ==== Iceland ==== === When? === We'll arrive in Reykjavik just before midnight on the evening of **Tuesday, June 19**, and will make our way home on **Monday, June 25**. === Where? === We'll stay our first night in Reykjavik at the [[http://www.butterfly.is|Butterfly Guesthouse]] ([[http://g.co/maps/a4kw4|Google map]]). We'll then pick up our rental car the next morning and sightsee our way to the Westman Islands to stay two nights: Wednesday, June 20, and Thursday, June 21. Then on Friday, June 22, it's back to Reykjavik where we'll spend the weekend, staying again at the Butterfly. === What? === == Tuesday, June 19 == * **11:45 PM**: Arrive in Keflavik * Flybus from Keflavik to Reykjavik == Wednesday, June 20 == * **1:00 AM**: Arrive at [[http://www.butterfly.is/en/pages/home/|Butterfly Guesthouse]] * **Noon**: Pick up our rental car at [[http://www.sixt.com/car-rental/iceland/reykjavik/reykjavik|Sixt]] ([[http://g.co/maps/dvykn|Google map]]) * Sightseeing on the Keflavik peninsula and the lower part of the Golden Circle * **6:00 PM**: Arrive at [[http://hotelvestmannaeyjar.is|Hotel Vestmannaeyjar]] == Thursday, June 21 == * Sightseeing in the Westman Islands == Friday, June 22 == * Sightseeing on the upper part of the Golden Circle * Arrive at [[http://www.butterfly.is/en/pages/home/|Butterfly Guesthouse]] * **4:00 PM**: Return our rental car to [[http://www.sixt.com/car-rental/iceland/reykjavik/reykjavik|Sixt]] ([[http://g.co/maps/dvykn|Google map]]) == Saturday, June 23 == * Sightseeing in Reykjavik == Sunday, June 24 == * Sightseeing in Reykjavik == Monday, June 25 == * Depart for home ==== Iceland to Atlanta ==== * Transfer from JFK to Laguardia using [[http://www.nycairporter.com/Rates.aspx|NYC Airporter]]