This entry will be brief... mainly because it is now the 21st April and I have half forgotten what we did on the 14th March but need to add my blog here so I can remember when I refer back to this when I am old ??
We had forgotten just how much we enjoy driving through France. Not on the motorways where I find it hard to stay awake and where there is little chance of pointing my camera at an inte Read on...
The Moscow McDonalds initiative was a joint venture between McDonalds of Canada and the Moscow city council, a plan first envisioned when George Cohon, founder, and CEO of McDonalds Canada, met Soviet Union officials at the 76 Summer Olympics in Montreal. And almost a quarter of a century later, on January 31st, 1990 it became a reality.
At the time of its construction, it was the largest McDonal Read on...
This blog entry has not been intended as a theme blog. But you may be excused if you think that it is because it looks like that we deliberately filled it with pictures of sculptures and art. But we promise that there are some other things in it as well. You just have to look closely to find it.
When we were in the city Ume we visited Umedalen sculpture park, which supposedly is the largest sculp Read on...
From Fodors: For the past two years, disruptive passengers have been a nightmare to deal with. In May, when we conducted Fodors Summer Travel Survey, 60%!p(MISSING)eople said they were worried about an encounter with an unruly passenger. The number of incidents down since, but drunk and disruptive passengers continue to annoy American fliers. And that does not count delayed and cancelled flights, Read on...
While some of us slept in, I was up at 6am doing laundry. We didnt have cell service or WiFi so I couldnt work on my blog. By the time my laundry was finished everyone else was up, had breakfast, and was ready to check outYosemite. Bug problem.no maps. Our host had a few small copied maps that were difficult to read but they werent very helpful. We had no clue where to go. AND the vacation rental Read on...
Stiftung Rosengart - Rosengart Collection. works by Modigliani, Czanne, Matisse, Renoir, Dufy, and Soutine, this gallery is sure to delight. An emphasized display of works by Picasso and Paul Klee. Pilatusstrasse 10. DSC_0568
Wednesday morning was free before out afternoon bus transfer to Basel and the Viking Rhine cruise boat. Susan and I made the most of it and, once again, Susan was the guide. Read on...
The C Hikers met at Elliston Park under gathering dark clouds. As Wendy remarked, a few chinks of blue sky shone through. Our mood was cheery when Sylvia led us part way around Elliston Lake, up to 17 Avenue, and onto the Calgary Greenway. Spreading out along the groomed path, we found our pace. Because this part of the Greenway is along Stoney Trail, we had the weird sensation of looking one way Read on...
Et puisque le voyage vers le Grand Nord ne nous a pas t permis ...nous nallons pas annuler le tout ... mais certainement penser dautres lieux .... Nous allons donc retourner la maison pour quelques temps ... On profitera tout de mme encore dune bonne route sur laquelle nous ferons encore quelques petits arrts...
Premier arrt prvu encore en France, Coquelles o nous allons la recherche dune libr Read on...
Since we have left our lake life, we have resumed our wandering from one familys house to another. We are certainly making up for all the winter months when we dont see our children for extended periods. We are loving being with all of them....just hope the feeling is mutual.
Before we had to leave the lake cottage, we were thrilled to meet up with our Tropical Palms friends, Jill & Bob. They wer Read on...
We passed through Liettres, a small village claiming to be the birthplace of cricket. There is a document from 1478 that describes events around a match played here. We kwamen door Liettres, een klein dorp dat claimt de geboorteplaats te zijn van cricket. Er is een document van 1478 dat een wedstrijd beschrijft die gespeeld werd.
Een kortere dag vandaag. Weer door de glooiende velden, maar redeli Read on...