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Travels
While
Paul & Lori may not be the most traveled folks in America, they
have been to a few places both before they were married and after.
These pages, listed in reverse chronological order, are meant to
offer a taste of what Paul & Lori encountered abroad.
Estes
Park, Colorado - USA
Over Memorial Day weekend, 2005, Paul & Lori took Melody to Estes
Park, Colorado where they visited the historical district, the Estes
Park museum, Lake Estes and the Stanley Hotel.
Cairo,
Giza, Saqqara, Dahshur, Sharm El Shiek & The Sinai - Egypt
In October, 2000, Paul and Chris Weil embarked on a journey through
the Middle East that was supposed to culminate in a visit to the
Holy Land. They flew into Cairo and stayed there for several days.
They visited the Giza pyramids, the Sphinx, the Step Pyramid at
Saqqara and the Red Pyramid at Dahshur and toured the Cairo Egyptian
Museum before heading off into The Sinai. They stayed briefly in
Sharm El Shiek and then moved on to St. Catherine's Monastery, which
is located at the base of an imposing edifice that has traditionally
been considered to be THE Mt. Sinai that Moses brought the Ten Commandments
down from. From the Sinai, they took a ferry to Aqaba, Jordan.
Petra,
Shawbak Castle & Kerak Castle - Jordan
The highlight of the Jordan leg of the trip was Petra. After leaving
Petra, they took The King's Highway to the King Hussein Bridge and
crossed over into Israel. Along the way, they stopped at two Crusader
castles : Shawbak & Kerak.
Tel
Aviv - Israel
Due to the violence and unrest in Jerusalem during the time of their
trip (October, 2000), Chris and Paul (along with Aussie, Ben, whom
they met in Jordan) opted to go straight to Tel Aviv, which is where
they were slated to fly back home from. Of course, Chris and Paul
weren't supposed to leave for almost another week so they decided
to take an overnight ferry to Cyprus.
Limassol,
Kolossi, Kourion, Pafos & Larnaka - Cyprus
The trip to Cyprus breathed new life into thier trip. There was
so much to see including several Crusader castles, Aphrodite's birthplace,
Sanctuary of Apollo, Tombs of the Kings, and the church of St. Lazarus
(yep, the guy Jesus raised from the dead) and his final tomb. Quite
a lot to take in.
Garden
of the Gods & Cheyenne Mountain (NORAD), Colorado - USA
Paul visited Colorado several times to hang out with childhood chum,
Shawn Crockett before he moved to Colorado Springs. These pictures
date from before Paul moved to Colorado.
London
& Salisbury - England
In February of 1998, Paul traveled to England and Scotland with
Chris Weil, who had once lived in London for about six months when
he was backpacking across Europe. They utilized friends and contacts
to lower costs on the trip.
Edinburgh
& Inverness - Scotland
Paul and Chris took a train from London to Edinburgh where they
spied many beautiful structures including a huge gothic monument
to Robert Louis Stevenson. From there they went to Inverness which
was absolutely beautiful. Their hostel room looked right out onto
the River Ness. They also went to Loch Ness and visited Urquhart
Castle.
J.
Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California - USA
Although it isn't very far from where he used to live in California,
Paul was very impressed by the trip to the J. Paul Getty Museum
that he took with his sister, brother and his wife.
The
Bahamas
New
York City, New York - USA
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