Actually, from the time I first set foot on the UC Berkeley campus as a sophomore in high school, I fell in love with the UC Berkeley campus. It became both my dream and a goal through my high school years to matriculate to Berkeley. The day I received the letter in the mail, during my senior year of high school was one of the happiest days of my young life. Most people here in the Valley consider Read on...
Weve got some time to kill so we visit Broomes Japanese and Chinese cemeteries. These were originally deliberately located outside the town boundary, probably for some obscure reason related to our racist past. Thankfully the town boundary was subsequently moved, so theyre now well inside. The Chinese section is a bit underwhelming and not particularly well maintained. I wonder if Premier Xi knows Read on...
Today we enjoyed breakfast outside on the patio at our Holiday Inn Express in Chadron, Nebraska. I had fun showing Ed the pancake machine. Its one that you just push a button and it makes your pancake and shoots them out on your plate! It doesnt take much to entertain me!! I am starting to get my taste back but just certain things. Today I ate a piece of bacon that tasted like bacon. I still cant Read on...
As one of the perfect examples of a modern city, Toronto has some incredible buildings and structures that appeal to not only Canadians but also people all over the world.
We started our virtual tour at St.Lawrence Market, located in Torontos historic Old Town, the St. Lawrence Market has seen many faces since its construction in the 17th century. Along with being a marketplace, the St. Lawrence Read on...
Absolutely perhissed it down all night.. We were prepared though and had tucked the outside table and chairs away as the bad weather had been forecast. In fact it forecast much worse than we had.
We caught the bus into Valencia again to pick up the hired car we had ordered. Went slightly later than planned as needed the rain to stop first, didnt want to stand waiting for the bus in the pouring ra Read on...
Here wo go again. Ray Charles sang it in 1979 already. Now it is our turn to sing it. And Linda and I have reasons to sing. After three years of self imposed quarantine we hit the road again. With our little Volkswagen Polo well leave The Netherlands, cross Germany, cross Czech Republic, cross Slovakia, slowly traveling from spot to spot. Near the border with the Ukraine we will turn and travel ba Read on...
Set off early to get to our next destination as it was a 3 hour drive. We said out goodbyes to the hosts and German guests and hit the road. The drive started out the same as it had been on all our other trips, on the wide open super nice toll roads, hearing the beep of a fare every so often. $0.60 here, $0.50 there... Beep. It then turned into a drive through the Portuguese country side on smalle Read on...
La nuit de sommeil t rparatrice, ce matin plus de traces de fatigue de ma bonne journe de marche. Finalement ce petit htel, que javais jug douteux trs bien. Le petit asiat, je nai vu que lui trs gentil. Mon problme de parking, sest rgl tout seul, je suis rest gar, les 2 jours, la mme place, en infraction, devant lhtel. A priori pas de prune, du moins visible.
Hier au soir jai pass beaucoup de t Read on...
Wright Brothers National Memorial atop Kill Devil Hill. National Register of Historic Places 66000071. DSC_0283p1
The Wright Brothers National the places where Wilbur and Orville Wright conducted their gliding and flying experiments from 1900 to 1903, culminating on the first powered flight on December 17, 1903. Its located in Kill Devil Hills, not far from Nags Head.
There was a long line of ca Read on...
For those who have been following my travel blogs, you will be aware of my trips in search of ancestors (see Solving a Mystery In My Devon Ancestry and My Old Way Pilgrimage to Canterbury). This theme gives me a personal perspective on the towns I visit and gets me off the tourist trail with its crowds and check off lists. In preparing for our trip to visit locations of our Scottish ancestors, and Read on...