| ;Europe
1997 - France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium |
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This was a trip to
reward Daina for graduating from college in only FOUR
YEARS! (It took Dick15 years and Norma's still working on
it!). Daina wanted a black dress from Paris, so the plans
were made. Walt (who was now retired from the Navy) and
Becky would fly MAC Standby to Europe a week ahead of
Dick, Norma and Daina. That would give them plenty of
time to hitch a ride and get a rental car and meet the
Dawdy's when they arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport in
Paris. The flight on US Air was uneventful and marginally
pleasant (it certainly did NOT compare to the service we
experienced on TWA). |
| So we all met and headed off to
Strasbourg France for our first night in Europe. It was
the Christmas season and the Christmas Markets were in
full swing. After a shower and a change of clothes we
walked the two blocks to the market. |
| We had a wonderful breakfast in a small
cafe in Strasbourg that was highlighted by Walt asking
for some butter for his roll. His French obviously was
not opening any doors so Daina finally had enough and
used sign language to show them what we wanted. It was a
hoot! |
| From there it was
on to Oberammergau for a stay with Frau Rudhardt,
Christmas Services and a wonderful Christmas meal at the
Larchenhugel. |
| We stopped in
Rothenburg, o.d.t., to stay at our favorite inn and
explore the famed walled city again. Norma, Daina and
Becky hit the famous Christmas store and Walt and Dick
had a beer. Everyone stopped for a warm drink at a
wonderful little cafe we had visited in 1994. We couldn't
sit in our favorite little corner table because a couple
were occupying it. We chatted and talked about
Rothernburg and then the woman at the corner table, who
had overheard some of our conversations, asked Daina what
her name was. She replied, Daina and spelled it and the
other girl shrieked....her name was also Daina, spelled
exactly the same way. They hugged and laughed and talked
about what an unusual name it was and then Daina Dawdy
and Daina Dawkins what her middle name was, and when she
replied "Marie" they both shrieked again. Two
DMD's meeting in Germany, with the same exact first name
and middle name - small world huh? |
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