The green traveler By Tracy Himes, Special to the Independent Tribune Jul 18, 2010 Jul 18, 2010 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I’ve always wanted to go to Europe, and got the chance this summer… visiting small German villages, as well as large cities like Munich and Vienna. kAm(9:=6 6G6CJ@?6 5H6==65 @? E96 2>2K:?8 9:DE@CJ[ x 7@4FD65 :?DE625 @? E96 9@A67F= 7FEFC6] x E@@< A:4EFC6D @7 @3D4FC6 E9:?8D =:<6 C@@7E@AD 2?5 EC2D9 42?D[ D62C49:?8 7@C 6G:56?46 @7 E96 “64@\4@?D4:@FD” tFC@A6 x 925 962C5 23@FE 2?5 H2D 6286C E@ D92C6 324< 9@>6… Qx? w@?@C ~7 !=2?6E t2CE9]”k^Am kAmw6C6 2C6 >J E@A `_ ‘A9@E@ @AAD]’ %96J C6AC6D6?E @FC 7FEFC6[ 2?5 =6DD@?D H6 42? =62C? 7C@> @FC tFC@A62? ?6:893@CD[ 7@C 2 >@C6 8=@32==J C6DA@?D:3=6 6I:DE6?46ik^Am kAm`] %C2D9 – #64J4=6 3:?D @? >2?J 4@C?6CD[ :? 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