Sunday: St Patricks day parade in downtown hollywood with a friend I met at board game night. Perfect weather- not humid and about 75*. Went up to the top of her high rise building and got a pretty good view- can even see the guitar hotel in the distance. Also witnessed some glass blowing and just overall good downtown festivities.
Thursday: An evening walk on the boardwalk? yes please. However t Read on...
On Wednesday, we drove north along the Outer Banks to reach Corolla. Nearby Carova Beach is famous for the wild horses that roam the seaside dunes at will.
The only way to see the horses is to drive over the beach. Vehicles that are not four wheel drive or vehicles need to let air out of their tires in order to navigate the sand. Rather than do that, we booked a tour to see the horses. We booked Read on...
We buy fresh milk for our chocolatadas because its more nutritious and also because there is no waste in packaging. Each of these milk cans holds 30 liters.
Yesterday was amazing, but I am so exhausted by all of the travel. The farther out the villages are, the more they need help, so Im bracing myself for a December full of twisty mountain roads that make me carsick. Its certainly worth a little Read on...
It was founded in 1808 by John, prince regent of the United Kingdom of Brazil and Portugal (later King John VI, for introducing and acclimatizing economically beneficial plants brought from other tropical regions of the world. Originally intended for the acclimatization of spices like nutmeg,pepper and cinnamon imported from the West Indies. The garden was opened to the public in 1822.
The park i Read on...
Two weeks post- op and Cory went to see his doctor. Well, kind of.he passed him at the work station.enough to share greetings. Dont you think he should be called Dr. Hunky? Cory was actually seen by his Physician Assistant, Christa. She plays an important role in this whole process.after the doctor performed the surgery, it was Christa who put Patient Cory back together again with her handiwork. Read on...
Dan gingen we ons omkleden, ontbijten aan de auto, de laatste dingen inpakken, stapschoenen aan en off we go!
Na enkele honderd meter waren we al helemaal bezweet, maar de moeite werd continu beloond met prachtige uitzichten!
Nore sliep en zong vredig in de draagzak en liet ons op tijd weten als ze dorst had, moe was, of als we langer dan 5 seconden bleven stilstaan.
Ze kreeg onderweg ook veel Read on...
As we had hoped when we headed for bed last night, this morning has dawned with clear skies overhead making the chances of getting reflections of the mountains in Lake Mathieson a reality.
We needed to make a quick getaway for the lake about 6km away so that we made sure we were around the lake before any breeze on the water happened to spoil the hopeful reflections.
There was thought of the use Read on...
Cyperus Papyrus was originally from Syria, Palestine and Africa, but it also grew along the banks of the rivers Anapo and Ciane. It is an elegant swamp plant that grows close to abundant water and in hot climates.
The ancient Egyptians used the internal part of the stems to make the famous Papyrus that they used as paper.
The techniques the Egyptians used to make sheets of Papyrus was the only c Read on...
After having packed our little VW Golf to the max, we drove from Wil through parts of Austria and Slovenia to Hrvatska (Croatia). We were planning to stay at least 4 to 5 weeks in Croatia, establishing our Mediterranean base camp in Vodice, a town near Sibenik, in Central Dalmatia, courtesy of Ana and Tomislav and her families. More of that later......
But first we wanted to see some places in Au Read on...
Of course, I am biased towards Berkeley. After all, I went there as both an undergrad, and for graduate school. Berkeley itself, has changed about 180 degrees since then. In 1964, the area around campus was almost Ivy League in appearance, with preppy mens stores, book stores, Frasers (an upscale home and designer store), and the usual assortment of college related businesses. Today, it is a mess. Read on...