Colorado State University Athletics
Volleyball Feels Right At Home In Europe
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM | General
Colorado State assistant media relations director Heather Kennedy chronicled the travels of the Ram volleyball team durning a 16-day trek through Europe.
Below is a recap of the itinerary and the dispatch letters that Heather provided.
May 15-17: Prague, Czech Republic
- Travel Dispatch 1
- Travel Dispatch 2
- Travel Dispatch 3
Largely undamaged by WWII, the cityscape of Prague is stunning. Its compact medieval centre remains an evocative maze of cobbled lanes, ancient courtyards, dark passages and churches beyond number, all watched over by an 1100-year-old castle. <more from LonelyPlanet.com>
May 18-20: Budapest, Hungary
- Travel Dispatch 4
- Travel Dispatch 5
- Travel Dispatch 6
Straddling a gentle curve in the Danube, Budapest is home to incredible architecture and rich cultural heritage, and clearly deserves its reputation as the 'Paris of Eastern Europe'. As Hungary's capital, it has a complex identity, somewhere between Western luxury and simple traditions. <more from LonelyPlanet.com>
May 21: Vienna, Austria
- Travel Dispatch 7
In the city that nurtured the works of Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Brahms and Mahler, monumental edifices line the city centre, while world-class museums burst with treasures and angelic choirboys perform in lavish concert halls. <more from LonelyPlanet.com>
May 22-23: Maribor, Slovenia
- Travel Dispatch 8
May 23-24: Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Travel Dispatch 9
Naturally good looking and persistently peaceful, Slovenia is no longer the undiscovered gem that it was following a 1991 break from the former Yugoslavia. Still, it remains a laid-back change from much of Europe's crowded streets and high prices.<more from LonelyPlanet.com>
May 25: Venice, Italy
- Travel Dispatch 10 & 11
May 26-27: Comunanza, Italy
- Travel Dispatch 12
May 28-29: Rome, Italy
- Travel Dispatch 13
- Travel Dispatch 14
Italy provides something for everyone - Roman ruins, Renaissance art, quiet medieval hill towns, rich history and culture, and the chance to indulge in the pleasures of la dolce vita: good food, good wine and perhaps the best shopping on earth. <more from LonelyPlanet.com>
