Bill, JB, Uncie Bob, Lois & Kristi Skinners Trip to New York, France, Germany & Switzerland - October 2013
Below are pictures from Bill, JB, Uncie Bob, Lois & Kristi Skinners Trip to New York, France, Germany & Switzerland - October 2013
(more being added as they come in)
It's SOOOO COOL how this trip was inspired - by an email I received from Martine Grost who tracked us down via my blog after she came across an article in her mom's newspaper about the 50th Anniversary of our daddy's plane crash near the French • Swiss • German Border. Uncie's visited the site 2 times in the '80's & I (Vicki) visited it in '85 (pics of our trips will be added with theirs).
ITINERARY:
Friday - September 27:
Bob flies from San Francisco to meet up with JB in Los Angeles. Overnight at Marriott Airport Hotel
Saturday - September 28:
JB and Uncie Bob fly American Airlines from LAX to JFK-New York (1st Class thanx to brother Bill who's a pilot for American Airlines getting them upgraded)
Stay at Marriott Marquisa Hotel Time Square for 3 nights.
Sunday - September 29:
Lois arrives in NYC.
Touring NYC - Chrysler Bldg., Brooklyn Bridge, etc.
Monday - September 30:
11am - Statue of Liberty tour.
3:30pm - 9/11 Memorial tour.
Tuesday - October 1:
Bill meets up with the gang at JFK.
6:30pm - Bill, Lois, JB & Uncie Bob fly from JFK to Zurich
Wednesday - October 2:
Arrive in Zurich early morning. Rent car at Zurich airport, drive 100 miles to Belfort, France. Overnight at Hotel Novotel.
Thursday - October 3:
Ballon d’Alsace with Hervé Goepfert (back in the early 80’s, journalist Herve helped Uncie Bob find our dad’s/his brother Bill’s plane crash site that took place August 18, 1963). Dinner with Hervé & his family. Hotel Novotel.
Friday - October 4:
Leave Belfort, France & drive to Stuttgart, Germany & tour Sinsheim Technical Museum. Stay 2 nights with Karlu Werner & family.
Saturday - October 5:
Stuttgart, Germany - Mercedes Museum, Oktoberfest beer tent.
Sunday - October 6:
Drive to Munich, Germany. Check into Louis Hotel. Oktoberfesting. Billy’s daughter who’s touring around Europe with friends Kristi joins them.
Monday - October 7:
11am - Tour Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria.
Drive to Zurich for overnight at the Welcome Inn Zurich Airport Hotel.
Evening dinner with Daniél Steinmann.
Tuesday - October 8:
Fly from Zurich to New York-JFK & hopefully back to California (& maybe 1st class again!!).
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It's SOOOO COOL how this trip was inspired - by an email I received from Martine Grost who tracked us down via my blog after she came across an article in her mom's newspaper about the 50th Anniversary of our daddy's plane crash near the French • Swiss • German Border. Uncie's visited the site 2 times in the '80's & I (Vicki) visited it in '85 (pics of our trips will be added with theirs).
ITINERARY:
Friday - September 27:
Bob flies from San Francisco to meet up with JB in Los Angeles. Overnight at Marriott Airport Hotel
Saturday - September 28:
JB and Uncie Bob fly American Airlines from LAX to JFK-New York (1st Class thanx to brother Bill who's a pilot for American Airlines getting them upgraded)
Stay at Marriott Marquisa Hotel Time Square for 3 nights.
Sunday - September 29:
Lois arrives in NYC.
Touring NYC - Chrysler Bldg., Brooklyn Bridge, etc.
Monday - September 30:
11am - Statue of Liberty tour.
3:30pm - 9/11 Memorial tour.
Tuesday - October 1:
Bill meets up with the gang at JFK.
6:30pm - Bill, Lois, JB & Uncie Bob fly from JFK to Zurich
Wednesday - October 2:
Arrive in Zurich early morning. Rent car at Zurich airport, drive 100 miles to Belfort, France. Overnight at Hotel Novotel.
Thursday - October 3:
Ballon d’Alsace with Hervé Goepfert (back in the early 80’s, journalist Herve helped Uncie Bob find our dad’s/his brother Bill’s plane crash site that took place August 18, 1963). Dinner with Hervé & his family. Hotel Novotel.
Friday - October 4:
Leave Belfort, France & drive to Stuttgart, Germany & tour Sinsheim Technical Museum. Stay 2 nights with Karlu Werner & family.
Saturday - October 5:
Stuttgart, Germany - Mercedes Museum, Oktoberfest beer tent.
Sunday - October 6:
Drive to Munich, Germany. Check into Louis Hotel. Oktoberfesting. Billy’s daughter who’s touring around Europe with friends Kristi joins them.
Monday - October 7:
11am - Tour Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria.
Drive to Zurich for overnight at the Welcome Inn Zurich Airport Hotel.
Evening dinner with Daniél Steinmann.
Tuesday - October 8:
Fly from Zurich to New York-JFK & hopefully back to California (& maybe 1st class again!!).
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