[Idyllchat] Cost of travel

[Rpaul592 at aol.com]

I agree with Janet about not worrying too much about the cost of a  trip.  I 
took three grand kids with me to Europe this past summer for two  months.  I 
haven't sat down and figured out the cost either as I don't  really care.  We 
included a two week Untour at the castle and six weeks of  independent travel.  
Whatever it cost, it was worth every penny.  We  did some more outrageous 
things like living on a houseboat in Amsterdam for a  week.  It was the same one 
used by Samantha Brown on her "Passport to  Europe" show.  
Whatever the extra cost, it was for being able to sit up top every evening  
and watch the sun set over the Amstel Canal as the kids waved at passing boats  
and played cards.
The Euro didn't hurt us as badly as the Kroner used in Denmark.  But  even 
there we only felt it most when we were staying in hotels and eating our  meals 
out.  We rented a holiday cottage on Aero off the southern coast of  Denmark 
for a week and found our stay very reasonable. In Germany, we were  always able 
to find inexpensive places to eat and groceries for cooking in were  not that 
outrageous.  
I have always said that the only thing I have ever spent money on that I  
didn't, at some point, have regrets about was my travel (and I admit that even  
included my children).  I just returned from a trip to visit the grand kids  
and took them a copy of photos of our trip.  Listening to them talk about  each 
place, I know there will be no regrets for this trip either.
Pat Rogers



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