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Details about preparations for travel; observations about life on the passenger ship; reflections on books and films; and descriptions of travel in Germany, Switzerland, and France after arriving in Europe

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Reflections and observations on communist Germany; descriptions of coursework and daily life in Innsbruck; and details about travel plans for Christmas break

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Detailed descriptions of all places traveled over Christmas break, including Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Italy, and Vatican City. Also lists daily expenses for lodging, food, and transportation

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Describes a trip to Munich to attend the opera; remarks on the influx of tourists in Innsbruck for ski season; a trip to Munich for Mardi Gras and comparisons with his experiences in New Orleans; plans for a spring break trip to Spain, Morocco, France, England, and the Netherlands; explorations in the Tyrol region outside of Innsbruck, Austria, and into Italy

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Details of spring break travels in Italy, France, Monaco, Spain, Gibraltar, and Morocco

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Details of spring break travels in Spain and France

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Details of spring break travels in France, England, Wales, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany; arrival back at Innsbruck

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Descriptions of everyday life during class sessions and comments on books, movies, music, and periodicals, from the New Orleans Times Picayune to The Observer, Notre Dame's student newspaper

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Describes a trip to Budapest, Hungary, during Easter vacation with stops in Vienna, Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Slovenia along the way; reflections on the impact of communism on Hungarian life and society; another trip through northern Italy (Trento, Bologna, Florence, Pisa)

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Details of daily activities during the last weeks of classes at Innsbruck, including final examinations; excursions and descriptions of the landscape in the mountains and valleys near Innsbruck via cable car; plans for a final trip before returing to the United States

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Preparations for leaving Innsbruck and shipping arrangements for possessions; visits to the Pasterze glacier (Austria), salt mines and caves near Salzburg, a drive through Bavaria, a visit to the Dachau concentration camp and museum, and an excursion to the Hohenschwangau castle; shopping for souvenirs and visiting museums in Munich

Scope and Contents Descriptions of Rotterdam, Netherlands, and details about preparations to embark on return ship to the United States; details about daily life at sea and a port call in Miami, Florida; using his radio to receive transmissions from nearby stations (Cuba, Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans); details of arrival in New Orleans, customs inspection, and reuniting with family; also an epilogue with reflections on keeping the diary and comments on economic and political events in Europe during his time...

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Contains an informational card for the Notre Dame Hospitality Center in Rome; United States Lines passenger ticket; a printed map of Innsbruck; “mountain rescue service” receipts from the City of Innsbruck Savings Bank; and a letter from the Austrian Mountain Rescue Service addressed to James Gleason and listing fees for rescue services owed