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Post by dumbdiety on Mar 4, 2005 22:27:44 GMT -5
Ok boys and girls, I'm starting my plans for another road trip. This one will be more planned than my last one (lord knows what I was thinking then...).
So one of the plans I'm throwing around is a "Europe in the USA" trip. That is, visit those little towns that share the names of European cities. I know of a few, but I don't know of them all. Anyone have any ideas (about "Europe in the USA" or another type of trip? Thanks for any help!
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Post by MuvverRussia on Mar 5, 2005 6:11:46 GMT -5
Easiest way to find them is to go on weather.com, then enter the name of a European city. For example, London brings London Kentucky, London West Virginia, London Texas, London Ohio.
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Post by dumbdiety on Mar 5, 2005 9:12:56 GMT -5
Oh, I've got that sorted out. I've got Microsoft Streets & Trips. There's a Paris in 7 different states! ;D I'm just fishing for ideas, for this or aother trips.
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Post by jennifer on Mar 5, 2005 9:20:21 GMT -5
Cool idea for a trip Doug! Lucky you! I have no ideas, but I share your passion!  |
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Post by me on Mar 5, 2005 23:19:28 GMT -5
hey, Doug!
Texas has lots of those places. Paris, (heard of Wim Wenders' movie, "Paris, Texas?") Rhome, Muenster, Buda, etc.
sounds like fun!
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Post by dumbdiety on Mar 6, 2005 8:41:38 GMT -5
I knew about Paris and London, Texas, but not the rest...hmmm....
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Post by Patrick on Mar 8, 2005 13:47:19 GMT -5
This is a neat idea and "sounds" fun. But you may want to be sure there are some things to do in these places and that the main attraction isn't the local steel refinery.
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Post by me on Mar 9, 2005 0:23:08 GMT -5
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Post by dumbdiety on Mar 9, 2005 7:01:00 GMT -5
This is a neat idea and "sounds" fun. But you may want to be sure there are some things to do in these places and that the main attraction isn't the local steel refinery. Already thought of that. I'm hitting local Geocaches wherever I may be. Thank god for Microsoft Streets & Trips (Hells freezing over! I'm praising Micro$oft!)! So it doesn't eally matter where I go, I'll have something to do! ;D |
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Post by dumbdiety on Mar 10, 2005 10:16:50 GMT -5
Ok, these are the city's I'm looking for in the USA.
Milan
Rome
London
Edinburgh
Dublin
Paris
Florence
Barcelona
Venice
Berlin
Lyon
Zurich
Madrid
Glasgow
Munich
Hamburg
Amsterdam
Nice
Vienna
Athens
Brussels
Krakow
Lisbon
Prague
I know I'm missing some, so help me out here! I'm plotting them all out in my mapping software, so who knows where I'll be yet!
Edit: Added some more.
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Post by me on Mar 10, 2005 16:50:15 GMT -5
a quick scan shows only 9 of those in Texas  Milano Rhome London Dublin (known for it's Dr Pepper plant that uses real sugar, not corn syrup) Paris Florence Berlin Lyons Vienna |
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Post by dumbdiety on Mar 10, 2005 19:09:30 GMT -5
a quick scan shows only 9 of those in Texas Milano Rhome London Dublin (known for it's Dr Pepper plant that uses real sugar, not corn syrup) Paris Florence Berlin Lyons Vienna You forgot Athens, Texas. Right outside of Dallas. |
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Post by paint on Mar 11, 2005 23:50:09 GMT -5
Hi Doug - I'm originally from Wisconsin and actually really liked the state so my imput involves the towns there. Wisconsin actually has 12 of the places on your list: Milan, Rome, Paris, Florence, Berlin, Lyon, Hamburg, Nice, Vienna, Athens, Brussels, and Krakow. Brussels, WI is located in Door County, on Lake Michigan, and it is very popular with tourists. Krakow is a couple hours drive from there. A couple more hours away you can find Hamburg, Athens, and Milan, WI, which are all within a few dozen miles of each other in the central part of the state, near where I grew up. Berlin is a couple of hours away from that. Nice and Florence are in the far northern part of the state. Rome, Paris, Lyon, and Vienna are all in the southern part of the state near Madison and Milwaukee. Speaking of Milwaukee... in the summertime it is the home of an ethnic festival every weekend of the summer (June through September). The ones I can think of offhand that are Europe-related are German Fest, Irish Fest, Festa Italiana and Polish Fest. The festivals are held at the festival grounds near the lakefront, and are a really big deal. Thousands and thousands of people attend each one. www.milwaukee.org/Of the cities from your list that have namesakes in Wisconsin, Brussels is actually decent as a tourist destination. The others are small but are near other places of interest. Sorry for the long post! |
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Post by dumbdiety on Mar 12, 2005 8:01:49 GMT -5
Sweet, thanks paint! Found a few more!
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Post by dumbdiety on Mar 12, 2005 13:23:27 GMT -5
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