The first botanical garden was set up by Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore and a keen naturalist, in 1822 on Government Hill at Fort Canning, mainly to introduce into cultivation economic crops. It closed in 1829 and, in 1859, at the present Tanglin site a new garden was developed by an Society, and later handed over to the government in 1874.
The gardens cover an area of 82 hectare Read on...
The neighborhood of La Boca, in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, is famous for two things —the football stadium La Bombonera, and El Caminito, a short pedestrian street paved with cobblestone where artists sell their wares and tango dancers prance along the sidewalk providing photo opportunities for tourists. The rainbow colored ramshackle buildings lining either side of the famous strip i Read on...
Meanwhile, in this part of the world the McClung family and we enjoyed breakfast on the veranda of the B&B: pancakes, cereals, or the Pinto Gallo (leftover rice and black beans) with scrambled eggs and either bacon or sausage.
We were picked up for the zip line adventure by the Original van. I wore my long thin pants and a bum bag with small camera & binoculars, tissues, etc., but probably should Read on...
Vor vier Jahren war ich zuletzt in Berlin und da es nun einige neue Attraktionen gibt, nutzte ich dieses verlngerte Wochenende zu einem Kurztrip in unsere Hauptstadt. Dabei bekam ich gute Qualitt zu einem ordentlichen Preis: mein 5 liegt in der Nhe des Bahnhofs Friedrichstrae und kostet nicht allzu viel. An allen drei Abenden gehe ich in ein bekanntes Restaurant in der Nhe und auch das ist nicht Read on...
This was my favorite song as a young pre school boy growing up here in the Valley. My first dog was a Cocker Spaniel, named Betsy. I was about 3 or 4 at the time. I even have a photo of the two of us, somewhere in the archives. It was Patty Paige, with these great lyrics for the little boy (me): How much is that doggie in the window?The one with the waggly tailHow much is that doggie in the window Read on...
Leh Palace. A lot of renovation has been carried out to make it possible for tourists to visit. There are 9 levels (stories). Tourists are allowed up to 5. Palace conveys the simplicity (or lack of wealth) of erstwhile rulers.
Moving on the road we went up to Hemis monastery first (last point of our itinerary for the day). From Hemis, the road bifurcates to go to Pangong. Those who go to Pangong Read on...
From the hotel, we were dropped off by Mike, a driver (when hes not working for the County cutting grass). He chatted with me all the way, since I rode in the front of the van. Peter is our guide.
We walked along paths and roads. Houses and beautiful gardens were seen with some frequency. These groups of houses are nominally villages, although none have any services beyond a mail box and a (red Read on...
TUE, 02 AUG 2022 – Day 3: History of Londonderry and the mighty scenery of Donegal - After the Full Irish, (cooked breakfast) well take on a walking tour of the city, its murals and its 6th century, monastic past. The Hills of Donegal are calling and after a jaw opening drive over the Glengesh Pass, well visit the Assaranca Waterfall. Last stop for the day is Ardara in the Gaeltacht, (Irish spe Read on...
Yesterday we spent the entire day visiting with Nates family in Ohio. I truly had a great time, if we lived in Ohio, I think I would have some new family/friends to pal around with. We also started having troubles with the truck the last 2 days, Nates check engine light on. Luckily Nates uncle had a code scanner to check the code, they cleared the codes but unfortunately the next day the engine li Read on...
We seem to have a knack for booking places with nearby construction, or maybe that is just normal for busy European centers. Woke up at 5:30am and had to close the window as the city started alive and was really up when the construction started at 7:30am, literally right outside our window. Im not so upset as the matress in the hostel was and Anne and I had sore hips and back. The kids seemed to l Read on...