The storminess of the day held off long enough to give us a picturesque walk along the Bow River and into the Inglewood district.
We met at Pearce Estate Park and immediately headed down to the Bow River. The delightful smell and sound of crunched leaves us through the wooded part of the path. The clear blue river was calm enough to act as a mirror for the trees and high rises in the distance. Br Read on...
We awoke early and had the lovely breakfast again that our host made. We got ready to go and sat around until it was time to go to the airport. The host drove us to the airport and dropped us off. The check in and security were quick and easy. The Atlanta flight didnt look good for stand by, we decided to take the Miami flight. The 30 minute flight to Miami was on Delta 650, an aircraft. We clear Read on...
Jasna Gra Monastery and Lubomirski Gate. On the Jasna Gra 1 1/2 M. to the W. of the railway station, stand the famous Pauline Monastery, surrounded by a pentagonal wall with 1914. DSC_0292p1
Częstochowa (pronounced is the location of the Jasna Gra monastery that houses the Black Madonna icon. The image of the Black Madonna (Czarna Madonna) or Our Lady of Częstochowa is an icon of Mary. Our La Read on...
Our next stop was Naxos. We wanted to spend a week in one destination and we didnt know if we should spend it in Naxos or Paros. After reading a lot of blogs and guides, I decided that Naxos was the right choice for us. And it was!
We left Santorini in the rain. Sailing past Ios, we could hardly see it. Actually, it was sort of like the last time we were there. You could say we spent our honeymoo Read on...
Dublin is full of history and on the heygo virtual tour today we learnt so much in such a short space of time. We were able to briefly go inside two cathedrals St. Patricks & the oldest Cathedral Christchurch originally 1028 & rebuilt in stone in 1170 with his magnificent floor tiles. We crossed over the River Liffey & walked down one of the oldest streets in Dublin, Fishamble Street and viewed a Read on...
Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 and developed as a metropolitan city under the British Mandate in Palestine. The White City was constructed from the early 1930s until the 1950s, based on the urban plan by Sir Patrick Geddes, reflecting modern organic planning principles. The buildings were designed by architects who were trained in Europe where they practised their profession before immigrating. They Read on...
Were up at 5.30 am for todays little exercise, a tour to Windjana Gorge out in the remote Kimberley about 350 kilometres inland from Broome.
Our guide introduces herself as Michelle. She looks about 30, but she tells us that she first came to Broome on her honeymoon in 1993. ... and Id always thought that we didnt allow child marriages here in Oz. Wed thought that Broome might be suffering from a Read on...
Here is the last entry of our 5 weeks spent in Russia in these trouble times of 2022. Initially we were going to leave St Petersburg on the 12th of March, but we ended up our flight five days ahead of the schedule time. Result of this was our stay in Moscow would be shortened by few days too.
The think I miss about the last 3 blogs is not to have been able to share great pictures of the great fr Read on...
The place we are staying is called Alexanders Lodge and it is just a few miles from the entrance to the National Park. The lodge was originally built in 1899 and has had several owners who have remodeled and added bathrooms. It is a nice place with a pond and several hiking trails through some interesting rainforest. After a short hike through the rainforest, Kevin and I set out for a day in Mt. R Read on...
Next day, we went to visit the Everglades national park. This was the place I was most eager to see in this trip.
The Southern part of Florida is almost tropical. There are 2 distinct seasons: dry and wet. In the winter, we were in the dry season. This is the best time to visit as animals are concentrated around waterholes. We saw countless birds, alligators, turtles, snakes, fish, etc....
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