Packing and Other Prep

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Our trip is coming up fast.  We leave Wednesday night for Munich.  For so long it seemed like it was far in the future, but now I'm wondering if we'll have time to get everything done. I don't get frazzled easily, but time pressures will always send me there.

Our itinerary is as follows:
October 23 we fly to Munich
October 24- 27 we will explore Munich.  One of these days we plan on taking a train for the day to Salzburg 
October 27 we board an Emerald River Cruise in Passau on the Danube.
October 28 - Passau
October 29 - Cresky Krumlov, Czech
October 30 - Melk - Weissenkirchen
October 31 - Vienna
November 1 - Bratislava
November 2 - Budapest
November 3 - we end our river cruise in Budapest
November 4 - we will take the train to Prague
November 5 and 6 - Praugue
November 7 - Boys fly home, John and I fly to Rome where we will board a transatlantic cruise with Norwegian Prima
November 8 - Florence/Pisa
November 9th - Cannes, France
November 10 - Barcelona
November 11 - Palma de Mallorca
November 12 - Alicante, Spain
November 13 - Malaga, Spain
November 14 - Cadiz, Spain
November 15 - Lisbon, Portugal
November 16 - a much needed Sea Day
November 17 - Ponta Delgada, Portugal
November 18 - 22 - Crossing the Atlantic
November 23 - Arrive in New York City and disembark
November 24 - New York City 
November 25 - fly home to Canada

Photo by Jaimie Harmsen on Unsplash

Still to do:
Most of our bookings are done.  We are still trying to decide on New York at the end of our trip.  We may just fly straight home rather than stay for a couple of days..
The suitcases are out and the packing has begun.
The cat (who is currently not well) will be going to stay with my mother for a couple of weeks until the boys return.
Haircuts for everyone, colour for me
Last minute shopping for items still needed
Medication refills are in hand.
Since we'll be returning at the end of November we had to do the yard clean up and winterizing now.  It seems weird to still have warmer temps but see everything tarped or put away.
The house has to be put back in order after the flurry of packing activity.  I hate coming home to a messy house.

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Comments

  1. Julie Jordan ScottOctober 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM

    This looks like a fantastic adventure you will be on! Salzburg is one of my dream destinations!

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  2. BarbaraOctober 21, 2024 at 11:55 AM

    I'm very excited about it.

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  3. MarthaOctober 21, 2024 at 12:53 PM

    WOW What an awesome itinerary Barbara! You are ahead of the game by doing you yard clean up and winterizing before you go instead of having it in the back of you mind to have to get it done as soon as you get home. Enjoy your adventure!

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    1. BarbaraOctober 21, 2024 at 2:45 PM

      For sure. Last year we went away for a few weeks this time of year and we had a lot of work to do as soon as we got home.

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