Flight Changes

I checked the online status itinerary and it seems to differ from our original ones we purchased.

Rui,
Please check your latest flight online itinerary to make sure they didn't just move us and not you! (Use the confirmation code you received from US Airways) and compare it to ours (pull up ours and yours and compare)

**Update Feb 5th they moved Rui's seating away from Ed and I. Rui changed it to match us... He will continue to monitor the online reservation for changes.***

**Update Feb 14th we received an email from US Airways they changed flight reservation again...I moved my seat for the flight from Madrid to Philadelphia back to its place next to Ed. Rui will change his to match ours***

http://www.usairways.com/awa/manageReservation/findReservation.aspx?redir=Email&c=eml_sys_travelConf_00000000_manageRes

Use Confirmation Code: in email I sent to you for Ed and myself.
Departure Date: March 28th

No major impact I can see but flight numbers have changed and flight times by an hour or so!
Particularly the return interconnecting flight is now an hour earlier and different flight number, luckily we have a large enough gap in between flights.

So this is a reminder for us to continually check our online itinerary !

-Poon

Hotels/Hostels for the Rest of Europe

Hotel Reservations for rest of Europe
( In addition to our Lodging in Italy )

****This resulted from January 28th Emergency Meeting. (Decisions made without Ed) ****
April 2nd (Paris to Rome) and April 8th (Venice to Barcelona) Nights are spent on the Train.

Amsterdam, Netherlands (Hostel)
March 30th
St. Christopher's at The Winston
Warmoesstraat 129
Amsterdam

p. +31 (0)20 623 1380
f. +31 (0)20 639 2308
e. winston@st-christophers.co.uk

3 Bed, Private Room (Private Bathroom) 93 Euro per night




Paris, France (Hostel)
March 31st and April 1st 08
Hotel De La Comete

196 boulevard de la
villette
Paris

p. +33 6 24 88 88 78
or +33 6 50 99 95 91
e. doxa248@yahoo.com

3 Bed, Private Room (Private Bathroom) 75 Euro Per night

Supposedly the people who run this hotel speak very little English.




Barcelona, Spain (Hotel/Pension)
April 9th and 10th

Miami Pensión (Hotel/Pension)

Passatge Sant Bernat 2-4
Barcelona 08001
Phone: 34933017393

Standard Triple Room 84 Euros per night



April 11th
Madrid, Spain (Hostel)

Hostal Luis XV
Montera 47 - 8º
Madrid

p. +34 91 5221350
f. +34 91 5221021
reservas@hrluisxv.net

3 Bed, Private Room (Private Bathroom) 84 Euro per night






-Poon

Asking if Someone Speaks English

Considering none of us bothered to learn our assigned foreign language, (See December 1st meeting minutes and I never distributed Rosetta Stone as planned). It is probably too late to start learning for it to be of use on the trip.

So... I've been reading from my guidebooks that people in Europe prefer to be asked if they speak English in there native tongue before speaking to them in English.

I guess its considered rude to just walk up to them and start automatically speaking English.

So below is the phrase "Do you speak English?" translated in our itinerary relevant languages:

German: Sprechen Sie Englisch?

Dutch: Spreekt u Engels?

French: Parlez-vous anglais?

Italian: Parla inglese?

Spanish: ¿Habla usted inglés?

(Source: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/english.htm)

-Poon