The High Line is a beautiful elevated parkway converted from an abandoned freight line above the west side of Manhattan.
The High Line was once destined for demolition but rallied together to repurpose it instead, creating this beautiful park.
Back in the 1800s Freight trains on tracks, delivered food to lower Manhattan, but created dangerous conditions for pedestrians, it became known as Deat Read on...
So what is Port wine? Port is a fortified wine. Fortified wines are made by adding a proportion of grape spirit, or brandy, to the wine at some point during the production process. Port is arguably the greatest of all fortified wines and its paramount expression, Vintage Port, ranks alongside the finest produce of Bordeaux or Burgundy as one of the great iconic wines of the world.
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Um 9.00 Uhr holt uns Pedro ab und schon geht es los in Richtung Ribeira Brava. Den Ort kannten wir schon und so nutzen wir die Zeit um uns 2 Handtcher zu kaufen - es zieht nmlich ordentlich im Nacken bei der Fahrt im Auto bei offenen Fenstern...
Pedro erklrt recht viel zur Insel, erzhlt von den Bananen, den Levadas den steilen Straen und fhrt mit dem Allradantrieb Wege, die wir ganz sicher nicht Read on...
Breakfast was available between this morning. Bernie felt recovered enough to venture down with me at about for a glass of orange juice and a slice of toast. Even though we felt we left it quite late to make our way down for breakfast we were certainly not the last to arrive in the dining room this morning.
After breakfast we headed upstairs to the sun deck. The signal is strongest on the sun Read on...
Am vergangenen Wochenende bin ich ins ztal nach Slden gefahren. Eigentlich wollte ich den Wochenendausflug mit meiner Mutter machen, aber die ist kurzfristig erkrankt. Also bin ich alleine gefahren. Kurz vor gab es einen Stau und dort wird auch bald eine sehnschtig erwartetet Ortsumgehung fertig gestellt. Von dort fuhr ich weiter zum Stift Stams, welches die erste Sehenswrdigkeit an diesem Wochen Read on...
Today was our second day in Sevilla, and I must say uts pretty great to be back where its warm! Some people about the heat, but we dont mind it at all. The hotel is really nice, but somehow the just sucks. It worked perfectly yesterday afternoon when we arrived, but nobody has been able to logon since yesterday. Looks like Ill be uploading late on the bus again tomorrow. That worked out fine this Read on...
The Douro (pronounced Douroo) Valley is such a magical area and the Quinta de la Rosa, where we stayed, overlooks the fork of the Douro and Pinhao rivers where quite a few river boat cruise ships stop at the nearby town of Pinhao. The Douro is known for Port wine and like other regions in the world, such as Champagne, Cognac, Bordeau etc, there are strict regulations on making Port and a DOC desig Read on...
So we landed in Heathrow about 20 minutes late, which wasnt bad since we left NYC about 50 minutes late. The flight was uneventful after our run to make the gate. The food was good....not delicious but good for plane food. Shealyn says she didnt sleep but II did for several hours. I watched one of my favorite movies...Life is Beautiful. Nanci Bowen, it made me think of you..............Buongiorno Read on...
We got up at the ungodly hour of 3 am to make our way in time to the Knoxville airport for the 6:15 am flight. I love the Knoxville airport, it is just small enough to be cozy, but still big enough to have all of the amenities to make your There are rocking chairs facing out the window over looking the airstrips and also in each of the bathrooms (the womens anyway!). The entry way leading up to se Read on...
On a recent trip to Brasov (2019) to visit Bran Castle in Transylvania, Romania, I learned more about Count Dracula. You decide if it is myth or legend. I vote for legend, after visiting his castle and hearing the stories firsthand.
Most historians agree that the vampire as we know it today got its start in Europe sometime during the 17th and 18th centuries. According to scholars, the legendary D Read on...