Subject: RE: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded)

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yep im out here. not sure if i can take friday off. going to try, if not i only work till 11 am on friday so i could just meet you guys down there fri afternoon sometime. i'll let you know

sam

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Glad to hear it. Sams restaruant - Ferndale. It's just past Eight Mile on
the northbound side of Woodward.
Meeting at 8:30 pulling out of the parking lot at 10am. I'm letting everyone
know that I want to be rolling out of the lot at 10am. The group is getting
to be too large to be waiting around for "that guy" (which in all fairness,
I was guilty of a few weeks ago...)
Some folks showing up earlier for breakfast, some later just for coffee.

I'll let you know if anything changes.

Sam-you out there too?

Kev

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Buick [mailto:rusty-@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:00 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded)

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Yep, it was me. I tried sending you an email offlist yesterday but I am
not sure if it went through. I still plan on trying to join up with you
guys, just got to make sure that I can take Friday off of work (should
know on Monday). Where are you guys meeting on Friday morning?
Later-
Buick

Kevin Graf wrote:

Jeff, was it you that mentioned riding down to midohio with us? let me
know.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Buick [mailto:rusty-@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 6:35 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded)

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I knew that I loved my wife but this is ridiculous... Two weeks ago my
wife had me convinced that we were going on vacation up in Canada for a
week as a birthday present to me for my 30th (yeah, I'm trying to catch
you guys). So we show up at our departure gate at Detroit Metro Airport

and the destination said Amsterdam, my wife (Dana) turned to me and said

"Do you want to guess where we're really going?".
Dialogue was as follows:
Jeff- "Are we going to Europe?"
Dana- "Yes"
Jeff- "Are we going to Italy?"
Dana- "Yes"
Jeff- "Are we going to Mandello?"
Dana- "Yes"

She made reservations to rent a BMW touring bike for a week and roughly
mapped out an itinerary with hotel reservations for some of the nights.

Here's a brief day by day look at our trip, it was awesome!

Day 1: Fly into Milan and head straight to the motorcycle rental company

to pick up a BMW 1150 touring bike. Ride north to Como and check into
our hotel and then continue around Lake Como up to Mandello del Lario to

go to the Guzzi Factory/Museum. We arrived right at 3:00pm which was
good because the museum is only open from 3:00pm~4:00pm on weekdays.
The museam was great, I had an idea of what it would be like because I
had seen pictures of it before, but it was cooler than imagined. The
tour guide let me cross the ropes and get a close look at some of the
racing machines even though I don't speak a lick of Italian (I think
that drooling in universally understood). From there we continued up
the east coast of Lake Como and then took a ferry across with the bike
and rode back down along the west coast to Como for the night. The lake

is beautiful!

Day 2: Left Como went back through Milan down to Maranello and visited
the Ferrari museum. Again, a lot of very beautiful machines. They had
a ton of engines out on display and cutaways showing their technology in

brakes / clutches / suspension / etc... Very cool! From there we
continued on to Bologna for the night.

Day 3: Went to the Ducati Factory / Museum only to find out that we
were 15 minutes late for the tour and they would not allow us to enter.

They said that we could wait for the next tour, but that started in 5
hours so we opted to leave. I was bummed but it turned out okay because

we went down to Florence for the day and that is an incredible city.
The architecture is breathtaking and there is a lot of people and action

there. We continued on down to a small town in Tuscany where we stayed
at a 1600's hunting manor. Our room had 20-foot ceilings and the whole
place was great.

Day 4: Stayed at the hunting manor for another night but did a day trip
up to Cortona (the movie Under the Tuscan Sun was filmed there). It was

really cool because it is up on a hillside so you can see for miles and
appreciate how beautiful the country is.

Day 5: Rode to Pontedera to the Piaggio Museum (Vespa / Gilera) and
spent an hour there. They put a lot of effort into that museum and it
was almost as cool as the Guzzi museum. Beutiful displays of some
really unique machines. Continued on to Pisa and checked out the
Leaning Tower, not much else there. Hopped back on the Beemer and rode
to Genove for the night. It is the port town that Columbus was from but

it was kind of a dirty city and didn't seem like it had that much to
offer for tourists.

Day 6: Rode the bike back up to Milan and turned it in (it was a bit of

a relief because people drive like mad in the city and it was nice to be

able to relax a bit. The tollways are a bit expensive but the road
surface and the views are great). Spent the day walking around and
shopping in Milan.

Day 7: Back to Detroit (about 1.5 hours to Amsterdam and 8 more to
Detroit).

I still can't believe that Dana planned the whole trip and that I had no

idea where we were going. I am going to be hard-pressed to match this
when she turns 30 next year!

Later,
Jeff Buick
Detroit, MI

1972 Eldo LAPD
1974 Eldo LAPD
1974 Eldo Civilian
1972 V7-Sport

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<DIV>yep im out here. not sure if i can take friday off. going to try, if not i only work till 11 am on friday so i could just meet you guys down there fri afternoon sometime. i'll let you know</DIV>
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for coffee. I'll let you know if anything changes. Sam-you out there too? Kev -----Original Message----- From: Jeffrey Buick [mailto:rusty-@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:00 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded) Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Save up to 67% on Omaha Steaks + Get 6 FREE Burgers and a FREE Cutlery Set + Cutting Board! http://click.topica.com/caacpgjb1dfltb63b4qa/OmahaSteaks ------------------------------------------------------------------- Yep, it was me. I tried sending you an email offlist yesterday but I am not sure if it went through. I still plan on trying to join up with you guys, just got to make sure that I can take Friday off of work (should know on Monday). Where are you guys meeting on Friday
morning? Later- Buick Kevin Graf wrote: > > Jeff, was it you that mentioned riding down to midohio with us? let me > know. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffrey Buick [mailto:rusty-@comcast.net] > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 6:35 PM > To: Loopfram-@topica.com > Subject: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded) > > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Amazing Diet Patch > The fastest - Easiest way to lose weight! Try it now FREE! >http://click.topica.com/caacoW6b1dfltb63b4qa/MyDietPatches > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I knew that I loved my wife but this is ridiculous... Two weeks ago my > wife had me convinced that we were going on vacation up in Canada for a > week as a birthday present to me
for my 30th (yeah, I'm trying to catch > you guys). So we show up at our departure gate at Detroit Metro Airport > > and the destination said Amsterdam, my wife (Dana) turned to me and said > > "Do you want to guess where we're really going?". > Dialogue was as follows: > Jeff- "Are we going to Europe?" > Dana- "Yes" > Jeff- "Are we going to Italy?" > Dana- "Yes" > Jeff- "Are we going to Mandello?" > Dana- "Yes" > > She made reservations to rent a BMW touring bike for a week and roughly > mapped out an itinerary with hotel reservations for some of the nights. > > Here's a brief day by day look at our trip, it was awesome! > > Day 1: Fly into Milan and head straight to the motorcycle rental company > > to pick up a BMW 1150 touring bike. Ride north to Como and check into > our hotel and then continue around Lake Como up to Mandello del Lario
to > > go to the Guzzi Factory/Museum. We arrived right at 3:00pm which was > good because the museum is only open from 3:00pm~4:00pm on weekdays. > The museam was great, I had an idea of what it would be like because I > had seen pictures of it before, but it was cooler than imagined. The > tour guide let me cross the ropes and get a close look at some of the > racing machines even though I don't speak a lick of Italian (I think > that drooling in universally understood). From there we continued up > the east coast of Lake Como and then took a ferry across with the bike > and rode back down along the west coast to Como for the night. The lake > > is beautiful! > > Day 2: Left Como went back through Milan down to Maranello and visited > the Ferrari museum. Again, a lot of very beautiful machines. They had > a ton of engines out on display and cutaways showing their technology
in > > brakes / clutches / suspension / etc... Very cool! From there we > continued on to Bologna for the night. > > Day 3: Went to the Ducati Factory / Museum only to find out that we > were 15 minutes late for the tour and they would not allow us to enter. > > They said that we could wait for the next tour, but that started in 5 > hours so we opted to leave. I was bummed but it turned out okay because > > we went down to Florence for the day and that is an incredible city. > The architecture is breathtaking and there is a lot of people and action > > there. We continued on down to a small town in Tuscany where we stayed > at a 1600's hunting manor. Our room had 20-foot ceilings and the whole > place was great. > > Day 4: Stayed at the hunting manor for another night but did a day trip > up to Cortona (the movie Under the Tuscan Sun was filmed there). It
was > > really cool because it is up on a hillside so you can see for miles and > appreciate how beautiful the country is. > > Day 5: Rode to Pontedera to the Piaggio Museum (Vespa / Gilera) and > spent an hour there. They put a lot of effort into that museum and it > was almost as cool as the Guzzi museum. Beutiful displays of some > really unique machines. Continued on to Pisa and checked out the > Leaning Tower, not much else there. Hopped back on the Beemer and rode > to Genove for the night. It is the port town that Columbus was from but > > it was kind of a dirty city and didn't seem like it had that much to > offer for tourists. > > Day 6: Rode the bike back up to Milan and turned it in (it was a bit of > > a relief because people drive like mad in the city and it was nice to be > > able to relax a bit. The tollways are a bit expensive but the road > surface
and the views are great). Spent the day walking around and > shopping in Milan. > > Day 7: Back to Detroit (about 1.5 hours to Amsterdam and 8 more to > Detroit). > > I still can't believe that Dana planned the whole trip and that I had no > > idea where we were going. I am going to be hard-pressed to match this > when she turns 30 next year! > > Later, > Jeff Buick > Detroit, MI > > 1972 Eldo LAPD > 1974 Eldo LAPD > 1974 Eldo Civilian > 1972 V7-Sport > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Get a Great Credit Card for You Today > You can find a credit card to fit your credit needs. > All types of credit cards -- 0% APRs, Rewards, & Bad Credit. >http://click.topica.com/caacpgdb1dfltb63b4qf/411Web >
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Subject: RE: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded)

Author: sam heath

Date: Jul 9, 2004, 8:46 AM

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