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I have been in Venice, Italy for 2 days now. While in Venice, I took visited some famous sights, including St. Marks Basilica and the Rialto bridge. The weather is very warm at 89° and humid. Tomorrow, I am traveling to Bologna about 2 hours away from Venice.

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On July 25, I went canyoning with Alpin Raft. I originally signed up for the hardest course, but do to rain the night before, we could only do the intermediate level called Grimsel. Our group did jumps into natural pools, went down some waterslides, and it started with a 50-metre rappel off the side of [...]

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Since July 17, I have visited several more cities, Munich, Innsbruck, Interlaken, and now Gimmelwald. Munich was great, with lots of beer halls. I visited several beer halls, including the Hofbrauhaus, Augustiner am Platzl, and Schneider-Weisse. Lots of great food in Munich, but not cheap. I wanted to purchase a beer stein, but didn’t want [...]

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I am currently in Gimmelwald, Switzerland at the Mountain Hostel. What a wonderful town! I will be posting pictures later, including what I have been up to for the past week. Since my last update, I have been to Munich, Innsbruck, Interlaken, and now Gimmelwald.

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I saw many of the sights of Salzburg yesterday, so I did not have too many plans for today. I woke up early and was out of the hostel by 8. I climbed some of the mountains and got a great view of the city. Today, the city unveiled the refurbished fountain in Residenzplat. As [...]

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