Travels through Europe with President Bush

Updated: 7:42 a.m. ET June 13, 2007

Andrew Ward, the FT's White House correspondent, follows President George W. Bush during his European tour, which included stops in Prague, the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Rome, the Vatican, Tirana and Sofia.

Tuesday June 12, Washington

President George W. Bush arrived home late on Monday from his eight-day tour of Europe. The trip had touched on weighty issues ranging from missile defence and the future of Kosovo to climate change and Africa. But at the White House press briefing on Tuesday morning, the most pressing question was about something different: did the president have his watch stolen in Albania?