Letztes Wochenende habe ich wieder einmal meine Mutter im Raum Nrnberg besucht. Am Freitagabend sind mein Bruder und meine Schwgerin dazu gestoen und wir haben gegrillt und den Universittsabschluss und vielleicht baldigen Beginn der Promotion der Frau meines Bruders gefeiert. Am Samstag, den 3. Oktober, sind meine Mutter nach Weiden gefahren, durch die Stadt spaziert und haben in einer traditionel Read on...
The 3.5 hour ferry trip from Dieppe in France to Newhaven in England travelled over remarkably calm seas for the English Channel. We disembarked in England with no hassles, and train trip into Victoria arrived around 6.30pm. I left Christine at this point, but not before receiving an invite to visit her up at her student pad at I had no joy in contacting my cousin Peter, so I ended up taking a ro Read on...
I drove into Henderson on South Main Street for a short easy walk to Heritage Square for the Syrup Festival. Just before reaching the festival secured area I reached the House, built by the Howard brothers in 1855. The Howards were carpenters and brick masons. They were the major brick makers for the area, and many old homes and businesses standing today in Henderson were built with Howard bricks Read on...
Shopping can be exhausting, and nothing recharges you faster than a buttery pastry with a heavenly cup of coffee. Le Panier serves authentic French ptisserie, fresh bread, and offerings like sandwiches and feuillets, which are puff pastries with savory fillings like cheese, chicken, vegetables, or mushrooms. Dont let long lines deter you — Le Panier is busy because its one of the best bakeries i Read on...
Saturday. Looking for sea ice, we headed south but none nearby in the early morning. No sea birds in sight when we joined the ornithologist on deck 10 after breakfast. I was beginning to feel that maybe this trip was a mistake, no entertainment, nothing to see. But after we crossed the Antarctic Circle, we began to see huge icebergs in the distance between us and some islands. As we sailed along, Read on...
I made it down to Massachusetts then realized I missed two of my stops in Maine. Since the states are so small, the furthest point I wanted to reach was only a three hour drive. With much encouragement given to me by friends and family, I decided to go back into Maine and mark everything off of my list. I did that...and MORE! Since this was my second time driving to Maine, I choose Hwy. 1 on the s Read on...
Ive got a little behind with my blog but here it is at last, only 8 days later. Trying to catch up with myself now that we are home again !
Got ourselves out and about at a reasonable time and for once used the campsite showers. Well we did use them once on the last site but mine was cold so weve showered in the van every other time. The shower block here though is excellent and heated too. That Read on...
This is the longest section. There are either two or three more shorter sections behind. Will show a picture of one. By the way Winchester was the capitol of medieval England.
Departed Windsor on schedule in the am with stops in Winchester to view the cathedral (Im sure everyone recalls the snappy tune Winchester Cathedral where the of the Cathedral letting him down). A right amazing place is the Read on...
Sunday: First day in South Carolina. In the morning we walked around Falls on the Reedy park and saw the waterfall in downtown Greenville. It seemed like there were a lot of shops and restaurants around the downtown and west end that just werent open yet on a Sunday morning. But many things were decorated for christmas and it was kind of nice seeing everything so tranquil. In the afternoon Copper Read on...
Port Everglades is very noisy. Every truck in Ft. Lauderdale must be racing backwards up and down the pier. Its a mild and sunny day and I am actually enjoying the hustle from my balcony.
Yesterday I was reading by the sea view pool when crew members started testing the handicap lift. It was fun to listen to the calls and suggestions from the bartenders and waiters. When the crewman was safe on d Read on...