On Sunday, after brunch, Ghislan dropped us off at the train station where we would take the train to London. We had to go thru some security but as we were traveling light, we had no problems. Well, we did have 2 bags with mostly food, over the limit but no one said anything.
In London the new rule was that we would need to get a Covid test between the time we arrived and the end of day 2. The t Read on...
The Cascades Of Time Gardens are a little oasis just minutes walking distance from downtown Banff and this morning Pam took us to these beautiful gardens but not before showing stunning views from both sides of the bridge overlooking the Bow River.
Parks Canada took over the Brett Sanatorium and Hotel built in the 1880s, when it burned down in 1930 and converted it into the present day gardens. O Read on...
The real Oktoberfest in Munich starts Saturday (Sep. 17)!!! I really do not have the time to my travel steps, at this point in my life. But this is one event that would be fun. From 2010:
I see there are some places in the United States that celebrate the Oktoberfest, much like they do in Munich each year. Of special note is the 200th anniversary of the Oktoberfest this year (2010). It began on Read on...
We are back to the grain fields today, with this difference that almost all the grain has now been harvested. We only see rye fields left to be harvested. We zijn vandaag weer terug in de graanvelden. Alleen zijn deze nu bijna allemaal geoogst. We zien alleen nog velden met rogge staan.
Niet een dag vol met speciale dingen vandaag. We hebben de druiven weer even achter ons gelaten. En de laatste Read on...
The only way is up - apart from the song of the same title it is fair to say that we are heading in the right direction . Covid seems to be for the time being under control and Spring apart from last night when the wind howled and the rain fell heavily is on its way. We had another football match to watch and after the excitement of Tuesday night we were up for it . The game should be interesting Read on...
Last night, I spent the better part of 10 minutes trying to scrub some crud off a glass baking dish, only to realise the crud was on the other side. We need to buy a dishwasher! Such are the banalities of Melbourne ISO_2.0. We are now two weeks down. Theoretically, 4 weeks left of this six week lockdown. But.....well, who knows? It could be more, given recent COVID case numbers.
I never thought I Read on...
Our tour started overlooking the Former City Hall, I joined a little late so not sure if I missed any info about it, we then moved to Montague Street
The name is from a form of sandstone mined in the American northeast, which turns brown once its been weathered due to iron ore. Brownstone was plentiful and inexpensive during the 19th century, when New York City grew rapidly. By the 1840s, it was Read on...
There is another European Riviera in Croatia starting about an hour south of Split and centered around Makarska. I stopped there not to schmooze but to tackle the second highest peak in Croatia, Sveti Jure, at 1752m located in Biokovo National Park. And the vertical gain was almost the entire height of the massif since I would be starting only a bit above sea level so it was going to be a bit toug Read on...
We could not go past Flynns grave site beneath the beautiful range Alice Springs. The large boulder above his resting site was ‘donated by the Aboriginal people of Karlu Karlu recognising the great work Flynn had done for them.
The West MacDonnells quickly enveloped us as we drove alongside them on the Larapinta Road. Turning into Simpsons Gap, their rugged beauty was seen Deep redness with f Read on...
Its been 9 months since our last blog and although we have travelled a few places in the UK I didnt write up any new blogs but hopefully we will be able to travel a little bit more now having had to cancel a number of trips for various reasons.
Its was good to be on the road again and have a change of scene and we have been blessed with beautiful blue skies and some warm sunshine on our first thr Read on...