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Thursday 4/17  NO OFFICE 8:30 - 8:35 Depart LAX AMTRAK SW Chief Tr #4 Car #431 DlxBR #A

Friday 4/18  ON TRAIN 3:00 RUN Albuquerque

Saturday 4/19  ON TRAIN 7:30 - 8:45 RUN Kansas City 10:00 Marci LAX United 3:15 Arrive Chicago AMTRAK 6:00 Depart CHI Lake Shore Ltd Train #48 Car #4810 BR A 6:15 Marcia Arrive JFK Gramercy Park Hotel 21st & Lexington Ave 212-475-4320

Sunday 4/20  ON TRAIN Gramercy Park Hotel 10:00 RUN Albany 1:25 Arrive NYC Taxi to: Gramercy Park Hotel 21st & Lexington Ave 8:00 Dinner

Monday 4/21  Visit Kristin Gramercy Park Hotel 8:00 Dinner Paolucci's, Little Italy

Tuesday 4/22  Lecture Trip Pittsburg 1988 18 years ago Gramercy Park Hotel 8:00 Dinner

Wednesday 4/23  TRAIN 12:50 - 12:5... Depart NYC AMTRAK Train # Car Coach $178 Penn Stat 7th Ave & 32nd St. 4:10 - 4:10 Arrive Boston 4:30 Ck in Sheraton Boston 39 Dalton St 8:00 Dinner at Skipjack No Good

Thursday 4/24  ASCRS FILM JUDGING 8:00 Judge ASCRS Videos all day 5:00 Open 7:00 Judge ASCRS Videos Eve Session 9:00 Dinner at Legal Seafood alone

Friday 4/25  ASCRS FILM JUDGING 8:00 Judge ASCRS Videos all day 1:00 Vince/Lisa arrive Boston 6:00 Open 11:00 Met Rozakis in Htl Diner Went to his room see slides on PRL til 1 AM

Saturday 4/26  Met Dima 1st Time 1997 ASCRS MTG BOSTON 2:00 Session 1-H 2:50 - 2:55 2:52 KJH Lecture [7 m] "Welch Profile Injectom" 5:00 MASS 6:00 IVI ICL Park Plaza Hotel Alcott Rm Met Dimitrii 1st Time 7:00 Exhibit Hall Opening Reception 8:30 RUN 9:30 Dinner: Legal Seafood 11:00 Slides for SUN

Sunday 4/27  ASCRS MTG BOSTON 8:00 COURSE: Kev Miller 2 hr ASCRS Course #2108 10:30 COURSE - KJH 2 hrs ASCRS Course #2206 2:00 Clinical/ Surgical Prog IOL Power Lecture 30 min 6:00 Harvard Faculty Club Pty 20 Quincy St. Cambridge Note Memorial Dr.(3) or Soldiers Field R Harvard / JFK 6 blks R Peabody 1 blk R Cambridge ? blks R Broadway 1 blk R Quincy {one-way) On L side: 20 Quincy 495-5653 See Map 7:00 Staar Dinner Dance Wang Centr 270 Tremont Limo @Sheraton @6:45

Monday 4/28  ASCRS MTG BOSTON 7:30 SESSION 3-B ICL LECTURES 2:00 SESSION 3-F Moderator c Holladay 2:50 - 2:55 2:52 KJH Lecture [7 m] "Holladay/Hoffer Databases" 3:30 Edit Diario 6:00 FILM FESTIVAL [Tux] Sheraton Grand Ballroom 10:30 Dinner c Charlie, Vince. Lisa at Cafe Budapest

Tuesday 4/29  ASCRS MTG BOSTON 9:00 Meeting 7:30 ASCRS "Bravo Broadway" Westin Copley Pl: Am Bllrm Met Michael McGuire will sing at Lisa's wedding 9:30 Dinner c Holladays, Lisa & Vince at Legal Seafood

Wednesday 4/30  ASCRS MTG BOSTON 7:30 SESSIONS 10:30 Film Festival Winners - Bechert 9:00 Dinner at Nicole's in North End c Lisa & Vince

Thursday 5/1  BOSTON->NEW YORK CITY 9:00 - 9:05 Depart Boston Amtrak BackBay 1:25 Arrive NYC Amtrak 2:00 Chk in Gramercy Park Htl 9:15 Dinner c Kristin at Chat & Chew

Friday 5/2  NEW YORK CITY 6:00 Bought TDK DVTaps at Altik 18th 8:30 Dinner at Joey's Paesano Mulberry St. c Kristin 11:30 Called Lisa/Vince; Kevin/Gary, Jim

Saturday 5/3  1 NYC-> PARIS 6:00 Take Cab to JFK 7:00 Arrive at Airport 8:00 Depart JFK Air France #1 Seats 9C-D 5:45 Arrive Paris at DeGaul 6:00 Chk in Le Parc Hotel Paris 55 Av Raymond-Poincare 3 nites @$289/1670 Fr 6:00 Call Aron-Rosa +33-1- 4525-2459 W 7:30 Dinner at Aron-Rosa's at Golf Club n Versailles 9:30 Run by Eiffel Tower & Ben Franklin statue & de Passy Cemetary 10:30 Cap at Trocodero

Sunday 5/4  2 PARIS 9:00 Run 11:00 Mass at Paris Notre Dame 1:00 Lunch at Omellet/Chepe 2:00 Took Metro 3:00 Musee d'Orsay: Monet, Cezanne, Van Gough Walked to Invalades 4:00 Walked-Trocadero/Room 9:00 Dinner at Jules Verne in Eiffel Tower

Monday 5/5  3 PARIS 11:00 Run to Arche de Triomph & Champs Élysèes 1:00 Walk & Climb Arche de Triomph 2:00 Cab to Sacre Coeur and Salon de The 7:30 The Louvre (Mona Lisa) 9:30 Dinner at La Relais du Parc in hotel (spilled pea in M's wine)

Tuesday 5/6  4 PARIS-MUNICH 7:50 Train #65 EC to München HBF St #31&32 4:15 Arrive München 4:30 Chk in München Park Hilton Tucherpark 7 893-8450 1 night at $151 5:00 Run & see Breoheuls Museum- Daniello 7:30 Dinner at Spätenhaus an Oper

Wednesday 5/7  5 MÜNICH- IGLS/INNSBRUCK 9:00 Pick up BMW in München Note BMW AG Nuderlassering Frankfurter Ring 35 Tel: 089-356-110 11:00 Buy Austria tag at DAA 12:00 Drive to Igls 4:00 Hotel Batzenhausl 4:30 Run in rain & snow 6:30 Drive to Innsbruk & tour 9:00 Dinner Goldenes Dachl, Innsbruck 9:55 Drive back to Igles 10:50 Zipfer beer at Bar on way

Thursday 5/8  6 IGLS-MILANO 1 12:00 Call Yves Crassas, M.D. Lyon 33-04-7894-9919 12:00 Call Dimitrii Dementiev MD 02-295-31205 W 12:00 Lucerne, Hotel des Balances 041-928-1410 per Urs Thomann 7:00 Run 8:00 Hotel Ambasciatori Not very nice 10:00 Dinner at Al Conte Ugolino across from hotel, no good

Friday 5/9  7 MILANO 2 Invited Lecturer at Wills Philadelphia '90 15 yr ago 1st c Dima & Tania '97 8:00 Dinner c Dimitrii & Tania at Monte Cristo Corso Sempione (branzino/oglio/Limonita) 11:50 Night Club "Venus" to 2am

Saturday 5/10  8 MILANO 3 12:00 Call Piovella0335-604-0383 1:00 Woke c bad hangover 2:00 Tour Duomo 7:45 Meet Matteo for Dinner in Lobby 8:00 Dinner c Matteo Piovella & Fab/Delia Camesascal at Olivia onVia d'Anunziata

[MILANO Ristorate-Best Note 1) Bice 76002572 12 Via Borgospesso 2) Boeucc 76020224 2 P Beigioios 3) Don Lisander 76020130 12 Via Manzoni 4) Genovese 8373180 9/14 Via Pavia 5) Quattro Mori 86460749 2 Via S Giovanni sul Muro 6)Peppino 781729 7 Via Durini 7) Raffaelo 4814227 4 Via Monte Amiata 8) Rigolo 8059768 Largo Treves 9) R. Bolognese 58100824 3 Via Torti 10) Tre Pini 6898464 19 Via Tullio Morgagni]

Sunday 5/11  9 MILANO 4 1:00 11:00 Mass at Milano Duomo 2:00 Run to Piazza San Babilla 3:00 Meet Dimitrii to go to Lake Como 4:00 Lunch at Villa d'Este, Como 5:00 Boat ride on Lago di Como 8:00 Dinner at Dimitri's: Spaghetti Carbonara Red Wine: Nobile di Montepulciano

Monday 5/12  10 MILANO 5 3:00 Boggi: bought clothes 9:00 Dinner c Dimitrii at Porcaio Brazilian

Tuesday 5/13  11 MILANO-ORVIETO 6 10:00 See ICL patients with Dr. Dementiev 4:00 Leave Milano 9:00 Arrive Orvieto 9:30 Dinner at Il Giglio D'Oro next to the Duomo 11:00 Hotel: Villa Ciconia Via dei Tigli 69 0763-92982

Wednesday 5/14  12 ORVIETO 12 7 10:00 Run flat farmroad 12:00 Tour Orvieto 7:00 Dinner at R. dell'Ancora

Thursday 5/15  13 ORVIETO-CETRARO 8 12:00 Drive Orvieto to Cetraro 4:00 Grand Hotel San Michele 0982-91-012 6:00 Pizza at R. il Cuba 10:00 Dinner at Hotel

Friday 5/16  14 CETRARO-PALERMO 9 9:00 - 9:45 Run on golf course at Cetraro 12:00 Drive Cetraro to Palermo, cross Strait of Messina on Ferry 3:00 Tour Cefalu 9:00 Politeama Hotel, Piazza Ruggero Settimo, 15 091-322-777 10:00 Dinner at Charleston (NG)

Saturday 5/17  15 PALERMO 10 10:00 Run 12:00 Tour Palermo 7:30 Mass at Il Domenica Palermo 10:10 Dinner at Santa Monica Pub Sunday 5/18  16 ERICE 11 Pentocost

Sunday 12:00 Tour Monreal Cathedral 1:00 Tour Mondello 2:00 Lunch at Belveue Hotel 3:00 Tour Segesta 4:00 Tour Erice 7:00 Ck in Elimo Hotel 10:00 Dinner at Monte San Giovanni Ristorante

Monday 5/19  17MAZZARA DEL VALLO12 12:00 Met Andy Lyle in Erice 1:00 Drive to Trapani 2:30 Visit Mangiapane, D.D.S. 5:00 Drive to MARSALA (Florio Winery) 8:00 Drive to Mazara 9:00 Ck in Hotel Hopps 10:00 Dinner at R. La Perla Ristorante

Tuesday 5/20  18 ENNA 13 11:00 Drive to Selinunte, Eroscio Minor, Agrigento & Enna 9:30 Ck in Hotel Sicilia (Grand Albergo) 10:00 Dinner at Rist. Centrale

Wednesday 5/21  19 TAORMINA 14 12:00 Leave Enna [Lago Pergusa]; Drive to Siracusa [Ruins] Isole Orygeta 4:00 Drive to Catania, tour & (See Duomo) 8:30 Drive to Taormina 10:30 Hotel Villa Sant' Andrea 11:00 Dinner at Oilvier at Hotel Met Andy Lyle (2nd time)

Thursday 5/22  20 CROTONE 15 10:00 HoHo leaves Rome 12:00 Tour Taormina Roman Teatro 1:30 Drive to Messina See Duoma 3:00 Ferry to V San Giavanni 3:15 Drive to Crotone 9:30 Hotel Tirenza 10:00 Dinner at Gambero Rosso Lousy "Special Pizza" c that fish on it.

Friday 5/23  21 BARI 16 8:00 Run road in Crotone 8:15 Breakfast & Cap at hotel 9:00 Drive to Taranto 12:00 Tour city 1:00 Drive to Lecce 2:00 Tour city 3:00 Lunch at Guido & Figli (Osvaldo/ video cellar) 4:00 Drive to Brindisi 4:30 Tour Brindisi 5:00 Drive to Bari 6:00 Chk in Sheraton Nichlaus 7:00 Dinner at Grotto Pallazzia in Pulignano c Dimitri & Gianfranco

Saturday 5/24  22 BARI 17 10:00 ICL Surgery in Bari: Watch 2 cases at Dr. Gianfranco Sborgia ASC MY FIRST ICL SURGERY (Salvatora Zizzi) 1:00 Tour Old Bari Lunch at (orrechieti) 6:00 Dinner Party c Gianfranco

Sunday 5/25  23 BARI 18 9:00 See PO pts c Dr. Sborgia 12:00 Mass at S. Giovanni Battista, Bari off JFK Str 2:00 Drive to Monopoli, Castellana Grotte, Pulignano, Noci, Alberobello [Trulli], Polignano (Foccacio-good) 3:00 Lunch at Pasteca La Madr 8:00 Dinner at La Betulla Pizza + orrechietti (funghi/ches)

Monday 5/26  24 PESCARA 19 1:00 Drive to Foggi Go to San Giovanni Rotunda Visit Tomb of Padre Pio Ask for miracle for Kevin Called Kevin, says "I know, Dad" 10:00 Dinner at Guerino on beach

Tuesday 5/27  25 TRIESTE 20 10:00 Drive to Trieste 10:00 Dinner at Trattoria Ai Fiori

Wednesday 5/28  26 SOPRON 4:30 Drive to Udine: Tour 4:30 Drive to Sopron 9:45 Call Alpar 36-9914047 10:00 Ck in Pannonia Med Hotel 10:30 Dinner at John Bull Pub

Thursday 5/29  27 SOPRON 1:00 LACMA ELECTION DAY 11:00 Meet c Alpar 12:00 Lunch at Gangl Etterem 8:00 Dinner c Alpar at Sopron Hotel

Friday 5/30  28 BUDAPEST 1:00 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 27 YEARS 1:00 Drive to Gyor c Alpar Visit my relatives 4:00 Drive to Budapest c Alpar 9:00 Ck in Budapest Marriott 7 nites at $131 (Pres Suite) 36-12-66-7000 9:30 Anniversary Dinner with John Alpar at Csardas in Hotel

Saturday 5/31  29 BUDAPEST 9:00 Dinner at Claudia Vendeglo

Sunday 6/1  30 BUDAPEST 12:00 S.O.E. BUDAPEST 1:00 1ST PALM PILOT 1996 12:00 Mass at St. Mattias, Budapest 4:00 Meet Gedeon Borsa 6:30 Opening Ceremony + Dinner

Monday 6/2  31 BUDAPEST Mom's Party for my MD graduation 1968 (24 yo) 1:00 S.O.E. BUDAPEST 11:00 Run Bridge 2:00 To SOE Meeting Met c Dr. Follmann 7:00 Oper Wagner Das Rheingold 10:30 Dinner at Arany Barany

Tuesday 6/3  32 BUDAPEST 1:00 S.O.E. BUDAPEST 8:30 - 10:30 Course #1 Room 206 C009 IOL Power Calculation 2hrs 50 seats NTSC 6:00 Dinner at Agnes Vagyoczky House 160-6413

Wednesday 6/4  33 BUDAPEST 1:00 S.O.E. BUDAPEST 11:00 Session F004: Cataract Surg III Last 2 Talks 1] Oblique PKE 2] IOL Power 7:00 Pharmacia Dinner Party at Gundel Restaurant

Thursday 6/5  34 WIEN 1:00 S.O.E. BUDAPEST 9:00 Marcia woke up sick 10:00 Course #2 Room 203 C014 Obligue 2.5 Corneal Incision 2hrs 80 seats NTSC 1:00 S.O.E. Closing Ceremony 4:00 Drive Budapest to Viena 6:00 Ck in Vienna Marriott 9:00 Dinner at Cafe Europa (casual) (MH sick)

Friday 6/6  35 WIEN 1:00 LAST HOTSYNC of Pilot 8:00 Dinner at Le Ciel in ANA Grand Hotel Wien V Good

Saturday 6/7  36 PADOVA 21 5:00 Hotel Leon Bianco 9:00 Dinner at Pe Pen Rist.

Sunday 6/8  37 RIMINI/VISERBA 22 11:00 Mass at St. Anthony's Padua 5:00 Hotel Eden [Viserba] 9:00 Run along beach strip 10:00 Tour Ferrara 10:00 Dinner at Pizzeria Bar B&B

Monday 6/9  38 CHIETI 23 8:00 Run along beach 9:00 Swim in Adriatic at Viserba 11:00 Tour San Marino (DVD tapes) 5:00 Hotel Dangio 9:00 Dinner at c Lucio Lobefalo 11:50 Run in Chieti (£8000)

Tuesday 6/10  39 CHIETI 24 12:00 Lunch at c Prof. Gallenga 2:00 Lectures at Univ of Chieti 7:00 Dinner at Rist. Franco in Pescara c Ferruccio Stecher (he paid)

Wednesday 6/11  40 NAPOLI 25 1:00 Drive to Napoli 2:00 Lunch at in 9:00 Dinner at R. La Cantinella 9:00 Ck inGrand Hotel Vesuvius

Thursday 6/12  41 NAPOLI 26 Inv Lecture Cleveland '93 1:00 COMPUTER BROKE 10:00 Run in Napoli 1:00 Tour City (Lunch at Pizza) 4:00 Purse snatching 6:00 Dinner at R. Caruso in Hotel Vesuvius on top fl

Friday 6/13  42 NAPOLI-CAPRI 27 9:00 Boat to Capri (Hydrofoil) 11:00 Long Walk around Island 1:00 Drinks at Hotel Quisana 2:00 Grotto Azzura 3:00 Drive to Paestum 6:00 Boat back 7:00 Run in Napoli 8:00 Dinner c Carlo & Angelo at I Quatro Caini Via Cintia = ? "cousins"

Saturday 6/14  43 POMPEI 28 11:00 Tour Hercolaneum 6:00 Pizza at Gatto Nero 7:00 Hotel Bristol (also see->) Note Hotel Forum on Via Roma Ask for Mario or Nando recc by Franco "Beffi" Balzano from Joia's R in Miami 2/9/02 8:00 Run in Pompei 9:00 Dinner at R. Al Gamberone

Sunday 6/15  44 SORRENTO 29 11:00 Mass at Basilica MADONNA, Pompei 2:00 Hotel Imperiatore Tremontana 9:00 Dinner at R. Aurora

Monday 6/16  45 POSITANO 30 11:00 Lunch at Red Lion 5:00 Hotel Casa Albertina 9:00 Dinner at Hotel dining Rm

Tuesday 6/17  46 POSITANO 31 7:00 Hotel Maramalfi 9:00 Dinner at Chez Black e da Peppino

Wednesday 6/18  47 AMALFI 32 9:00 Dinner at Aolo ($ Place near Pub)

Thursday 6/19  48 AMALFI 33 11:00 Tour Ravello 12:00 Lunch at Cumpa Cosimo [Rosa Maria] in Ravello 1:00 Tour Scala 5:00 Tour Paestum 9:00 Dinner at Pizzeria San Andrea 10:00 Highlander English Pub

Friday 6/20  49 SALERNO 34 9:00 Drive to Vietri sul Mare 9:00 Buy Ceramics 11:00 Hotel Plaza 12:00 Drive to Salerno 8:00 Dinner @G (why bruschetta?)

Saturday 6/21  50 SALERNO-ROMA 35 10:00 Tour Caserta 12:00 Tour S.M. Capua Vechio 3:00 Ck in at Hotel Columbus 9:00 Dinner at Alfredo's

Sunday 6/22  51 ROMA 36 11:00 Mass at St. Peter's Vatican, Rome 12:00 Trevi Fountain 12:30 Parthenon 1:00 Lunch at Babington's 1:30 Spanish Steps 8:00 Drunken Ship 9:00 Dinner at R. Giovanni on via Marche near Via Venato (very good)

Monday 6/23  52 ROMA 37 11:30 Sistine Chapel 12:30 Castel San Angelo 9:00 Drunken Ship 10:00 Dinner at

Tuesday 6/24  53 ROMA 38 9:00 Forum 10:00 Collosseum 11:00 S. Pietro Vincolo 12:00 S. Maria Maggiore 6:00 Drunken Ship 9:00 Dinner at Cook's Brasserie in Campo de Fiori

Wednesday 6/25  54 ROMA 39 10:00 Papal Audience & photos 11:00 Toured Argentine 6:00 John Bull Pub 9:00 Dinner at Sabatini in Trastavere

Thursday 6/26  55 ROMA 40 9:00 Baths of Diocletion 10:00 Barberini Palace 12:00 Pz.Quirnale 9:00 Dinner at Osteria Sant'Anna c Dima & Enrico near Pz. Del Popolo

Friday 6/27  56 ROMA 41 9:00 Ara Pace 11:00 Catacombs 12:00 San Giovanni Laterin 1:00 Piramide 2:00 Lunch at Alfredo's 9:00 Dinner at La Cisterna in Trastevere c Dima

Saturday 6/28  57 ASSISI 42 10:00 Tour Todi 10:30 Gran Caffe Todi 11:00 Tour Perugia 12:00 Shamrock Pub in Perugia 1:00 Drive to Assisi 8:00 Ck in Hotel Umbra 8:30 Marcia had terrible time parking the car 8:30 Run hills of Assisi 10:30 Dinner at Cafe in Piaza

Sunday 6/29  58 SIENA 43 11:00 Mass at San Francesco, Assisi 3:00 Tour Arezzo 5:00 Hotel San Caterina 9:00 Dinner at Fòri Porta

Monday 6/30  59 ELBA 44 10:00 Moby Ferry to Elba 3:00 Hotel Fabrica 9:00 Dinner at Hotel Dining Rm

Tuesday 7/1  60 FIRENZE 45 12:00 Take Office as Treasurer of LACMA 10:00 Tour Portoferraria 11:00 Lunch at Trat. Zucchetta 12:00 Moby Ferry to mainland 1:00 Tour Livorno 5:00 Hotel Il Guelfo Bianco 9:00 Dinner at Sabatini's

Wednesday 7/2  61 FIRENZE 46  10:00 Tour Pitti Palace 11:00 Tour Boboli Gardens 12:00 Kaffeehaus 9:00 Dinner at Buca S. Giovanni

Thursday 7/3  62 FIRENZE 47 9:00 Academe de Arte: David 11:00 Uffici Gallery 1:00 Sante Croce 9:00 Dinner at Leo in S. Croce 10:00 Vivoli Gelateria

Friday 7/4  63 FIRENZE 48 10:00 Medici Chapel behind San Lorenzo 8:30 Caffe' Cibrèo 9:00 Dinner at Cibrèo

Saturday 7/5  64 FIRENZE 49 PILOT DIED 9:00 Changing batteries Pilot 11:00 Tour Casa di Dante 5:30 Mass at Miserecordia Chapel 8:00 Dinner at R. Buca Mario

Sunday 7/6  65 FIRENZE 50 11:00 Drive to San Giminagno 12:00 Tour San Giminagno 2:00 Drive to Pisa 6:00 Tour Lucca 8:00 Drive back to Firenze 10:00 Dinner at R. Alle Murate 11:45 Vivoli gelato 11:55 Run in P. Republica

Monday 7/7  66 BOLOGNA 51 10:00 Tour S. Marco & Museo 11:00 Tour S. Maria Novella Museo 12:00 Tour Mercato Centrale 1:00 Tour Duomo & Crypt 2:00 Tour Fiesole & Roman Teatro, Museo 3:00 Drive to Bologna 4:00 Hotel Corona d'Ora 7:00 Corona d'Oro 1890 12 236-456 Free Parking in front 9:00 Run in Bologna 10:0 Dinner at R. Nuovi Notai

Tuesday 7/8  67 VENEZIA 52 10:30 Visit St. Domenic, St. Petronio, Neptune Fountain 2:30 Spaghetti Bolognese at R. Rinascimento 4:10 Visit S. Pietro 5:00 - 6:20 Drive Bologna to Lido Ferry £12,500 6:40 Ferry to Lido £26,500 7:30 Belvedere Hotel 041-526-0115 8:30 Run to Excelsior Hotel 10:00 Dinner at R. Isola d'Oro £55K

Wednesday 7/9  68 VENEZIA 53 7:00 Walk thru Venezia 8:00 Harry's Bar Bellinis 9:00 Dinner at Bar Omnibus Luigi & Gianni

Thursday 7/10  69 VENEZIA 54 9:00 Ducal Palace Secret Tour 10:00 Academe Arte 11:00 Riva del Carbon, Rialto 12:00 Frari 1:00 S. Giovanni e Paola 2:00 Campenille & S. Marco Basilica 3:00 Meet Luigi at Omnibus: Boat ride 6:00 Harry's Bar Bellinis 8:00 Dinner at Osteria Mascaron

Friday 7/11  70 VENEZIA 55 10:00 Doge Palace (£28,000) 11:00 Museo Correr [free] 2:30 Boat trip to Murano, Burano and after storm to Torcello (£50K) 9:00 Dinner at McDonalds & Pizza R. Tre G.

Saturday 7/12  71 VERONA 56 1:00 Ferry from Lido £26,500 2:00 Drive to Treviso [Eye glasses at S. Nicolo] 3:00 Drive to Vincenza [Palladio] 4:00 Drive to Verona 7:00 Hotel Columba d'Ora 9:00 Dinner at Nastro Azzurro

Sunday 7/13  72 SIRMIONE 57   11:00 Mass at S. Apostali, Verona 12:00 Run in Verona 1:00 Tour Roman Coliseum 3:00 Tour Castelvecchio & Museo 4:00 Tour Duomo, S. Anastasia 5:00 Tour San Zemo 6:00 Tour Roman Teatro Fort views of Adige 7:00 Drive to Sirmione 8:00 Hotel Sirmione 030-916-331 10:00 Dinner at R. Valentino Very Good/Best

Monday 7/14  73 TRENTO 58 9:00 Run in Sirmione, Swim 10:00 Tour Scaglieri Fort 12:00 Drive West coast Lago di Garda 3:00 Tour Riva di Garda 9:00 Hotel America 0461-983010 10:00 Dinner at Bouganville

Tuesday 7/15  74MARINA DI CARRARA 59 8:00 Run in Trento 11:00 MODEN Duomo & Piazza 12:00 PARM Duomo & Baptistry 4:00 Hotel Mediterraneo 0585785222 5:00 Dinner @SuperSport Pizzeria

Wednesday 7/16  75 CAMOGLI 60 Portofino-St. Margherita 11:00 Tour Carrara Cave Marmo 12:00 Drive thru La Spezia to Cinque Terra city of Riomaggiore 1:00 Lunch at Zonza 2:00 Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi (Rm 14) 3:00 Drive thru S. Marguerita 4:00 Dinner at R. Delfino in Portofino Sgr.

Thursday 7/17  76 FINALE LIGURE 61 9:00 Run in Camogli 1:00 Tour Genova Columbus House, Duomo [S. Lorenzo], S. Matteo [Andrea Doria] S. Gesu (Rubens) 2:00 Lunch at Maglierie Poppy 3:00 Tour Savona, Duomo, J. Caboto 4:00 Drive Ligurian Coast 5:00 Hotel Punta Est 9:30 Dinner at Hotel Dining Rm

Friday 7/18  77 ALBA 62 10:00 Run on beach 3:00 Osteria del Vicario (mayVerona) 4:00 Drive to San Remo & back 6:00 Pio Boffo ALBA 0173-440-386 7:00 Hotel I Castelli 8:00 Dinner at R. La Libera

Saturday 7/19  78 COURMAYEUR 63 10:00 Run in Alba 2:00 Lunch c Gianni in LaMorra at Belvedere 4:00 Drive to Courmayeur 6:00 Hotel Vittoria 0165-842278 7:00 Dinner at R. La Piazzetta

Sunday 7/20  79 STRESA- 64 LAGO MAGGIORE 11:00 Mass at San Pantaleone, Courmyeur 12:00 Run in Parking lot & town of Dolonna 1:00 Tour Aosta 4:00 Hotel Royal, Stresa 5:00 Dinner at Lago Maggiore

Monday 7/21  80 STRESA- 65 LAGO MAGGIORE 10:00 Run in Stresa 9:00 Dinner at il Sole di Ranco rec by Paoletti

Tuesday 7/22  81 LUGANO 66 10:00 Run to Baveno 10:00 Locarno 11:00 Boat to Borromeo Islands back to Stresa 1:00 Drive to Lugano 4:00 Hotel du Lac 5:00 Dinner at Cantinine

Wednesday 7/23  82 MILANO 67 9:00 Drive Lugano-›Cadenabbia 11:00 Ferry Cadenabbia-›Belagio 12:00 Drive Bellagio-Milano 12:00 Bellagio 8:30 Dinner at La Rosacca 6 c Dimitri & Tania

Thursday 7/24  83 LUCERNE 68 9:25 TRAIN Depart Milano 1:45 TRAIN Arrive Lucerne 2:00 Drive to Sursee 2:30 Lectures IOL Power 3:30 Coffee Break 4:30 Lecture PKE Surgery 6:00 Dr. Urs Thomann +41-41-928-1410 W -41-970-0229 7:00 Dinner In Sursee 9:00 Drive to Lucerne 10:00 Ck in Hotel Gütch

Friday 7/25  84 MILANO 69 12:20 TRAIN Depart Lucerne 4:30 Arrive Milano Centrale 5:00 Hotel Buenos Aires 02-2940-0169 8:00 Dinner at Fuji [Japanese] c Dima & Tania 10:00 The Red LionTel:58107444 33 Via de Amicis N.

Saturday 7/26  85 CLUSANE- 70 LAGO D' ISEO 11:00 Milan Garage L68,000 1:00 Lunch at Dimitri's house 2:00 Drive to Ckusane 4:00 Hotel Punta dell'Esta in Clusane 2 rms 5:00 Dinner at Osteria il Volto (Iseo) rec by Paoletti

Sunday 7/27  86 TORINO 71 10:00 Run in Clusane 10:30 Mass at S. (Clusane) 2:00 Boat to Monte Isole 4:00 Drive to Brescia 5:00 Drive to Cremona 6:00 Visit Stradavari Museo 7:00 Drive to Torino 9:00 Ck in Jolly Hotel Principe Piemonte 10:30 Dinner at Tre Colonne

Monday 7/28  87 LYON 9:15 Run in Torino 11:00 Drive Torino to Lyon Autostrada 37F = $6.17 Autostrada 55F = $9.17 Note 37F Autostrada = $6.17 7.28 Gave L20,000 = $11.11 11:00 Drive Torino to Lyon Autostrada 37F = $6.17 Autostrada 55F = $9.17 Note 37F Autostrada = $6.17 7.28 Gave L20,000 = $11.11 Got back 23F = $3.83 Lost 1.11 (5.6-6.4 FF=$1) 55F Autostrada = $9.17 10.28 Gave £20,000 = $11.11 Got back 5F = $0.83 Lost 1.11 3:00 Find hotel: very difficult 8:00 Ck in Hotel Plaza Republica 11:00 Dinner at Le Merciere 56 rue Merciere +33-(0)4-78-37-6735

Tuesday 7/29  88 PARIS 1:00 Drive Lyon to Paris 6:00 Ck in Le Parc Hotel 10:00 Dinner at Au Pied de Cochon (Les Halle)

Wednesday 7/30  89 PARIS 6:45 Mass at St. Honoré d'Eylau, Paris 8:30 Dinner at R. Paul Chène 10:30 Went to French people's apartment

Thursday 7/31  Le Parc Hotel in PARIS 90 PARIS-NEW YORK 8:00 - 8:45 Taxi to DeGaul 250 FF 8:40 Arrive JFK 9:00 Arrive New York 10:00 Baggage 50 FF + $10 10:00 Airport Hilton JFK 11:00 Ck in Airport Hilton $150/n 138-10 135th Ave 718-322-8700 11:00 Depart Paris at DeGaul AirFrance Flt #2 9C-D 12:00 $130 Customs 1:00 Sleep 7:00 Run in Lot 8:00 Dinner at Hotel Restaurnt

Friday 8/1  NEW YORK CITY 3:00 Bell $6, $4 4:00 Taxi to Penn St. $52 5:00 Redcap $6 6:30 Depart NYC AMTRAK LakeSh Lmt Train #49 Car #4910 DlxBR #A 8:00 Run in Lot 9:00 Marcia Fly United #15 11:50 Marcia Arrives LAX

Saturday 8/2  TRAIN 12:00 Porter $7 12:00 Arrive CHI Amtrak 12:00 Redcap $6 1:00 Lunch $12 5:10 - 5:10 Redcap $6 5:10 - 5:10 Depart CHI Train #3 Car #330 DlxBR #A

Sunday 8/3  TRAIN 12:00 Missed Mass Monday 8/4  SANTA MONICA TRAIN 8:10 Arrive LAX Amtrak 9:00 Redcap $5

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