Your first reaction is that both are quite bad, or perhaps even tolerable, given the circumstances. I can probably count on one hand my decent airline meals, and most of those were on Singapore Airlines. My best hospital meals were at UC Berkeley. I contracted pneumonia as a sophomore there and was also hospitalized with a mysterious and unknown virus while I was in grad school. And I must tell yo Read on...
We got to Salisbury on Monday afternoon and went back to the Chapter House where we had reservations. We were tired and knew that the following 2 days would be busy, like super busy, so we just had soup brought up to our room and blobbed.
Tuesday, the 21st was actually solstice, but it occurred late morning so the morning sunrise would not be celebrated until Wed a.m. This was a change as, origin Read on...
We started our tour today with Andrea outside the church that was is local church and the one he has attended since a child.
The Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari was built between 1236 and 1338 by the Franciscan Conventual Friars, the structure was thoroughly in the XIV century and given its present most magnificent form of central nave, two side aisles and seven apsidal chapels after Read on...
Today was an iffy day weatherwise. We awoke early to the sound of rain on the tin roof, but got out the door by 7 am or so, packed with sandwiches and snorkeling equipment, but mainly to go birding in the Salinas (salty shallow waters) up near La Cabana. The rush hour at 7 was nothing like the other day at 8 am either.
We got a few photos of the usual water birds, adding a ruddy turnstone and kil Read on...
Am letzten Samstag bin ich wieder von Mnchen zu einer Prsenzwoche bei meinem Einsatz in Stuttgart gefahren und habe dabei einen Zwischenstopp in Freising eingelegt. Meine letzten beiden Besuche waren ja 1995 zu meiner Bundeswehrzeit im Berchtesgadener Land. Diesmal habe ich gut einen kostenlosen Parkplatz in der Nhe der Altstadt bekommen und bin zuerst am Rathaus gelandet, wo gerade Sanierungsarbe Read on...
Our time in Sicily to an end..and frankly, we were ready. Our last stop in Palermo rekindled our warmth for the province, but still, we found ourselves eager to move on. With many years of international travel, we had faced many hurdles, but between being eager to depart Sicily and the challenges we faced, it made for some frustration. When you travel, things will occasionally go awry, but this tr Read on...
TUE, 23 AUG 2022 – Day 11: Rome: Optional Free Day - Rome boasts ancient ruins, historical landmarks, religious buildings and a buzz like no other, and youve got a full free day to explore! Visit the Colosseum or the Roman Forum and drift backwards in time to when gladiators, chariots and lions dominated the arena. Join an excursion to the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo in the morning or spend Read on...
The incredible and magical Giants Causeway has awed and astounded millions of tourists over the years with its mystique and uniqueness, but long before it became easy for world travelers to journey to the County Antrim UNESCO World Heritage site, wonder has always surrounded the story of its creation. We know now the true yet still amazing reason for its existence and how the 40,000 interlocking b Read on...
This time last year we had little idea what was ahead of us. No thoughts of what was happening next . We had no idea we would be in lockdown the next week . As I walked along the riverbank I mused . What did I think this time last year? I was blissfully ignorant of what round the corner . Something that would change our lives possibly for ever . I had gone onto Google Earth this morning to work ou Read on...
Have you heard of Spanish Priorat wine? During the Middle Ages, as the story goes, a villager had a vision of angels ascending and descending a stairway to heaven in the region. The next year, King Alfonso II of Aragn founded a small town and Carthusian monastery on the spot. The monastery became known as La Cartoixa, (Catalan for charterhouse, another name for a Carthusian monastery) and the town Read on...