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The idea here is to TRAVEL THE WORLD regardless of time or budget. It dawned on me one day that even if I had unlimited time and money (which I definitley do not), I still couldn't see everything in the world that I'd like to see--I'm simply not going to live long enough to do it.

But I had a bit of brain wave and soon after the travel envelope was born. This is an actual physical envelope. I typed the name of every country in the world, plus every state in the US on little slips of paper which I then put into the envelope. In the beginning we (myself, my husband, Dave and daugher Catherine) would draw out a slip at random at the beginning of the month and that's where we would go---at least in our minds. We grab some books about the country from the library and put them in our bathroom to look at. We also check out some videos about the country if any. We check it out on googleearth, listen to the music, try the food, maybe even attempt to learn a dance or celebrate a festival.

After the first two years we discovered that even virtual traveling can be tiring, so we travel now whenever I happen to be in the mood.

It's great fun. I especially love it when people I meet have been to the place I'm "visiting" in real life, or get excited and have some virtual adventures of their own. I hope that anyone who comes across this blog will feel welcome to come with us on the trip!



You have a standing reservation to see it all!

Mar 6, 2010

Take me to the Ball

Okay, anyone who loved fairy tales as a child, here's what let's do.  Let's go to Vienna in the winter when they have balls all month long during the carnival season, and we can stay at the Hotel Imperial and attend the Opera Ball. The hotel has priceless furnishings and Queen Elizabeth said, "it is the most beautiful hotel we have ever stayed in."  The Opera Ball is the biggest and grandest ball of them all.  Workers take all the seats out of the Vienna State Opera House and turn it into a magnificent ballroom.  Real debutants still make a grand entrance, the men wear white ties, and I can't even imagine the fabulous gowns the women wear.  This is the land of fairy tales so it shouldn't be too hard to find a fairy godmother to help me.  I can even provide my own prince, all I need are tickets and a gown. 

The book 1000 Places to See Before You Die doesn't reveal which month is ball month, but it doesn't matter because the fairy godmother can take care of that too. 
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  1. StephonieMarch 6, 2010 at 11:47 PM

    Here's a little more info and some more links at the bottom of the page.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Opera_Ball

    Sign me up for the Fairy Godmother makeover cause I'm right there with ya! :)

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