We had had exactly 12 hours in bed when we awoke this morning. That is what can happen when there is no cell phone coverage, no internet and no television in your overnight accommodation.
It wasnt that we slept for 12 hours as we did have our kindles to read which passed away some of the time last night after our dinner in the adjacent restaurant, And Gretchen did get to check the emails at the r Read on...
The waterfalls were named after the Duke of Montmorency in his honor by Samuel de Champlain in 1613. The falls is a natural formation where the Montmorency River cascades over the rock face to join the St. Lawrence River downstream. An interesting fact about this waterfall is that it is higher than Niagara Falls.
Sam is a great story teller as we passed the remnants of the military trenches set u Read on...
Here I am at an resort, sitting by the pool writing these notes, unwillingly listening to recorded music that drowns the birdsong, and psychically assaulted by staff moving chairs for a party tonight. Bizarre! I decided not to go swimming, because sunset and the breeze is cool even when clothed. The climate has changed again now we are on the north side of the Guamuhaya Mountain Range, facing the Read on...
Do Folks Who Stand Right in Front of the Elevator Door Before It Opens So the Passengers Have No Place to Go Irritate You? How About Suitcases at the Bottom of the Luggage Ramp?
TOUR 2 – Great Iberian Tour – SUN, 12 JUN 2022 – Day 13: Tourist train in Caravaca. Today we will continue our trip and head to ALICANTE. We will have time to take a walk in this charming, coastal city and, after lu Read on...
Barcaldine closes for the weekend at 2pm on Saturdays. The tourist shops, bakery, souvenirs, art/craft galleries and general run of the mill shops all remain closed on Sundays. The pubs are open (there used to be 11 in the town) and the Laundromat is also open so it was a chance to get bed linen washed and dried. That is after I had to find some detergent – stupidly, I had left a new bottle of l Read on...
Actually, I like Times Square and the Louvre. Other overrated attractions, at least in my experience: Venice, Machu Picchu, Victoria Falls, Seattle Space Needle, Cape Cod, Miami Beach, The Alamo, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Lanai, Fishermans Wharf (San Francisco), Singapore, Graceland, Corcovado, St. Taffys, Lake Lucerne, Costa Rica Cloudforest, Florida Everglades, Boston Pops 4th of July, Mob Museum Read on...
Sunday: Miami is certainly a bit of culture shock from my last 2 months in Alabama and Georgia! So many sky scapers and its just an urban sprawl. Found a city trail which was really a fitness loop around a ritzy country club. But it was listed on all trails so its kind of a hike? Either way it was a nice morning workout. After that I stocked up on groceries from Trader Joes which I hadnt been to f Read on...
Many cities claim to have the best hotdog. New York, of course, with Nathans, Papaya King, Grays, Crif, and Shallers always claim to be the best. But my personal preference is for the Chicago dog. Why? First, the Chicago dog is all beef, with a poppy seed bun. It is topped with yellow mustard, chopped white onions, bright green sweet pickle relish, tomato slices or wedges, pickled sport peppers, a Read on...
Wow, what a difference a day makes. Much calmer today and very Spring like and great for cycling. We left Clitheroe via Chatburn, on to Bolton by Bowland, round the radio mast (with a little extra loop in) and back to B by B. Then it was back to Clitheroe with a loop of Salthill and town.
Out virtual route was leaving Barry and continuing south across more rolling hills and farmland. Large fields Read on...
Around the corner from our hotel was the magnificent Parque Jose Marti, the town square. Our guide, a local historian, Mariloli, told us the story of Cienfuegosas revealed by the buildings around the square. The city was founded in 1819 by rich French inhabitants of Haiti, who were escaping the revolution there. Having money, they built a planned city that adopted the wide straight streets of Napo Read on...