Jeff and I started consuming our takeout meals in local parks. We discovered quite a few new parks this way. Nowadays, we are frequently on the lookout for picnic tables as we drive around. In this photo, which was taken in Kahala, I am eating a mushroom pizza from Angelo Pietro, while Jeff holds up a slice of cheesecake from Otto Cake.
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I told you you were going to like it! We are loving it. A Another item fulfilled on our bucket list. Where are we, you ask? We are at a cottage on Keuka Lake.....for two whole weeks. We arrived here on August 1st (hooray) and have to leave on August 15th ....Rats! We are relishing every moment of every day we are here. Keuka Lake is one of the Finger Lakes in New York State. At the lower end of th Read on...
Aujourdhui jai travers le fameux pont Brooklyn. Sur le pont, il y a des vendeurs de souvenirs, les calottes sont les moins chres que jai vues date: 4$!
Premier muse de mon voyage. Celui du rseau de transport de la ville. Cest vraiment un muse dhistoire trs riche. Il y a beaucoup de photos darchives depuis les dbuts de la construction des rails (des annes 1800, mais surtout
Le muse fait 2 tages Read on...
Hom nay la ngay cuoi toi phai tro lai phi truong ve lai California luc 9:22pm nen toi lai ve Atlanta. Tren duong ve toi ghe qua tham Gone With Wind Museum nhu du dinh o Marietta cach Atlanta khoang 30 lai xe.
Museum nay vang ve nam gan khach san Hilton. Museum trung bai nhung hinh anh ve phim Gone With the Wind va tieu su cua 3 nhan vat chinh la Vivien Leigh nu tai tu nguoi Anh dong vai Scarlett Read on...
After a pleasant night spent at the Cordoba Center Hotel we had time to organize and repack for the next leg, before leaving for a walking tour of the historic center of Cordoba. This unique city was once capital of Islamic Spain. Referred to as Spains historic cultural capital, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We found that Cordoba, like Toledo, is often a study in contrasts: a histo Read on...
Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia was the location for todays virtual trip with Mateja (The female version of Matthew).
David & I had visits Ljubljana a couple of years ago so I was looking forward to revisiting the area around the three bridges and the old town.
We started at the Dragon Bridge a unique creation considered to be an extraordinary piece of technical heritage and example of Art No Read on...
Well it was certainly a rollercoaster to get here!! First of all we booked a trip to IceIand 22nd – 29th June , but then the hospital phoned up and I was going to have a replacement knee on 23rd June, so the trip was cancelled. After being in the hospital on the 16th June as a standby patient, having various tests etc I was eventually declined because of a graze on my knee! The surgeon wasnt kee Read on...
Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East, situated between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Ninety five percent of this country is considered a desert or We began to feel the enormity of the country as we left Jeddah via the Haramain high speed train heading to the Holy City of Medina.
Once we were out of the Jeddah city limits there were miles and miles of barren land. Saudi Arab Read on...
Yes, only a few times, fortunately. The first, was of course, in my hometown of Kingsburg, twenty miles south of Fresno. Nobody in town would cut our hair, until we reached junior high. My Dad became friends with a great Slavic fellow through the Lions Club. He offered to cut my hair, my brothers, and my Dads. There were always a few punks and bullies in junior high and high school, most of whom a Read on...
We started bright and early and drove to the National Park. This park is a UNESCO world heritage site, and is the place of the first parliament in Iceland more than 800 years ago. For several hundred years the delegates, their families, and would meet for about two weeks in the summer. They camped and fished in the lake. The lake happens to be in the rift valley where the American plate and the Eu Read on...