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I/ON A TRIP

A paris vacation

Kathy is on a one-week vacation from her job as a journalist. It is the first vacation she has had in a

long time. She hasn’t had a vacation in a long time. She is in Paris to attend her best friend's wedding. She has come

to Paris to attend her best friend’s wedding.

This is the third time she has been in Paris. (This isn't the first time she has been in Paris. Kathy has been in Paris

before.) She first came to Paris as a student, ten years ago. (The first time she came to Paris was as a student ten

years ago.) The last time was two years ago, when she came on business. During that trip, she was so busy that she

didn't have time to see any of the sights. This time she plans to relax and enjoy herself. Kathy arrived in Paris two days

ago/ the day before yesterday, which was Saturday. Her plane landed at 3:00, two hours behind schedule. Her plane

was supposed to arrive at 1:00. After arriving, Kathy visited with her friend and met her friend's fiancé for the first time.

He is a very successful Italian businessman. The wedding was yesterday. It was a small wedding, but very nice.

After the wedding, the newlyweds left for a skiing trip in the Swiss Alps. They went by rental car. Unfortunately, they

got tied up in traffic. They didn't arrive at their hotel until late last night. Fortunately, they had confirmed reservations,

so they had no trouble checking in. They plan to stay there until Thursday. Then they will travel on to Salzburg, in

Austria. They are going to meet up with Kathy there before she returns to the U.S. The three of them are going to

stay in a castle hotel ten miles outside Salzburg.

The hotel is on a lake, and the view from the hotel is wonderful. The hotel is in a five hundred-year-old castle. It used

to belong to an Austrian prince.

Everyone is looking forward to staying here.

2/today’s activities

Today, in Paris, Kathy is enjoying herself. This morning she took a walk through the streets of Paris. After her walk, at

around 9:00, she enjoyed a delicious cup of coffee in a small cafe. At 10:00 she

went to the Notre Dame Cathedral where she listened to some beautiful organ music. Now she's at the Louvre, the

famous art museum. It's 1:30. She has been there for two hours, since 11:30. She's looking at the Mona Lisa, one of

the world's most famous paintings. In another hour she's going to leave the museum and do some shopping. She

wants to buy a nice dress for herself and some perfume for her mother. This evening, she has a date to meet someone

for dinner. Can you guess who he is? She's going to have dinner with Pierre, a famous photographer. She interviewed

him two years ago. Since then they have kept in touch. They have written to each other several times.

Kathy is interested in doing a project with him. She would do the writing, and he would take the pictures. She’s

looking forward to talk to him about the project. She doesn't know it, but Pierre has romantic intentions. He thinks

she's very attractive.

3,Florence and Beyond

Tomorrow Kathy is going to leave Paris and fly to Florence, Italy.

She's planning to stay in Florence for one day, until Wednesday evening. Pierre would like to go to

Florence with her. If they go together, it could be the beginning of something beautiful. On the other

hand, Kathy may not want that kind of relationship with Pierre. In any case, Kathy is planning to enjoy Florence. This

will be her first visit there. The last time she was in Italy she visited Rome, but she didn't have time to go to Florence.

She's looking forward to seeing some of the beautiful old buildings and great works of art.

From Florence, she's going to take a train to Salzburg, where she will join her friends. They are going to meet her at

the station. She has never been to Salzburg. It will be her first time. Like so many other cities in Europe, Salzburg has

an interesting history. She wants to visit the

place where Mozart was born. He was born there more than 200 years ago. Kathy only has time to stay in Salzburg for

a couple of days. On Friday she and her friends are going to