AMSTERDAM: A LOVELY FIRST IMPRESSION - August 8 & 9, 2017 Amsterdam: Bikes, Bikes everywhere. When I arrived, a gentleman told me that Amsterdam had 880,000 people AND 2 million bikes! That should tell the story of a city more mobile on 2 wheels than 4. But with that information, you should also know that the bikes rule and as a … Continue reading AMSTERDAM: A LOVELY FIRST IMPRESSION
LAST IMPRESSIONS OF TURKEY - Last Impressions of Turkey June 1,2015 Well, first off, Turkey is an amazing place…simply a historians dream…there are few places in the world that can claim the history and a true chaotic and complicated one at that…I read a brief historical book to catch up on a few thousand years of their fractious past before … Continue reading LAST IMPRESSIONS OF TURKEY
Pictures Turkey-May 23-31 - key
NEW ADVENTURES IN TURKEY - New Adventures in Turkey! May 25, 2015 Landing in Istanbul was like the western world greeting me with lovely and oddly familiar sights. The convenient thing about booking a tour is that you are met at the airport and can relax about how to get to your hotel…My guy was right there but then he … Continue reading NEW ADVENTURES IN TURKEY
EPHESUS ET AL - Ephesus Et Al June 1, 2015 Well our departure from Cappadocia to Pamakkule was by a 9 pass Mini Van with the 4 Singaporean women and the other couple from Singapore…We had the same driver, who we called Poncho…seemed to be a nickname he picked up because of his way with women. (-: Well he … Continue reading EPHESUS ET AL
Final Blog from Barcelona…Onto Iran - Plans shifted yet again for my plans to visit Figureres…Seems that little jaunt will have to wait for another time. I woke up with a scratchy throat and feeling quite tired…Besides so many people smoking here, there seems to be little particles in the air that keep catching in my lungs causing coughing fits…It’s happened … Continue reading Final Blog from Barcelona…Onto Iran
A few more Adventures in Barcelona - As with all adventures there are bumps in the road…I always see them as future stories and not hardship…The great thing about traveling alone is when a bump happens, you are the only one disappointed. (-: I tried to go to Figueres, Dali’s hometown…I got a late start…that darn jet lag…but that’s ok…it’s my holiday … Continue reading A few more Adventures in Barcelona
Pictures of Barcelona Days 1 & 2 - Las Ramblas before the action Another view of Las Ramblas The Gothic Quarter before the city wakes up The Barcelona Market
VIENNA, THE CITY FOR EXPLORING - Well Vienna is fabulous…incredible..I was in my own personal heaven wandering through their wonderful art museums…We used the personal audio tour and off we went into a world of art dating from the Egyptian period…the Flemish, Danish, Italians etc…A good art museum, for me, is equal to a great meal… Vienna is a wonderful pedestrian … Continue reading VIENNA, THE CITY FOR EXPLORING
AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU IS SOBERING - Our trip to Auschwitz -Birkenau was sobering…What a staggeringly Horrific place…it was so overwhelming…but the din of tour buses helped distract my mind from the horrific scenes I kept imagining as I walked the camp…the throngs of tourists are a negative and a positive…on the negative side, it seems a bit disrespectful to the 1.5 … Continue reading AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU IS SOBERING
BUDAPEST A CITY FULL OF HISTORY AND BEAUTY - Budapest…my first impression was quite rough…CRAZY DRIVERS!!! I’m glad we’ve parked the car and won’t use it until we leave for Poland…But honestly, my 1st impression was not so positive…maybe because sooo many people talked it up before I came…or maybe I had preconceived notions of it…But mainly because we had been traveling the last … Continue reading BUDAPEST A CITY FULL OF HISTORY AND BEAUTY
SLOVENIA IS A HIT! - The subject line says it all Slovenia has been one of my favorite places. It has it all Mountains, plains, beautiful coast, wonderful villages and a great capital city…but most important are the people…they are some of the friendliest I have met…and last but definitely not least…Slovenia is CHEAP!!! We stayed at a farmhouse B&B … Continue reading SLOVENIA IS A HIT!
SALZBURG IS MORE THAN JUST “THE SOUND OF MUSIC!” - Salzburg is a typical European City that caters to tourists. It’s sweet in it’s appeal and similar to many cafe laced cities throughout Europe…there are stores and cafes lining the very narrow streets…an area where pedestrians can enjoy a stroll without benefit of being run down by speeding vehicles…although you could lose a limb to … Continue reading SALZBURG IS MORE THAN JUST “THE SOUND OF MUSIC!”
A GENEALOGY TREK IN WALES - Here we are on our lovely genealogy trek in Wales…with a short stop in London. I will say that I would not recommend flying Virgin anytime soon unless being packed in like sardines works for you. It used to be one of my favorite airlines…not so anymore..! think Mr Branson probably has been in that … Continue reading A GENEALOGY TREK IN WALES
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