The first metro system built in Russia, the Moscow metro glorified the technological progress of the Soviet Union and is today one of the worlds busiest subway systems. It is most famous for its extravagant and unique interior design, exalted as the Palace of the People.
Opened in 1935 with just 13 stations that Moscow Metro just keeps growing and growing - now there are over 180 stops and over n Read on...
The MV World Odyssey arrived at the Croatia port of Dubrovnik yesterday and Maggie will disembark today to begin exploring Croatia. They spent the last 7 days at sea, so we thought it might be fun to share what a day is like on the ship. Heres Maggies description:
I wake up around 9:30 and then I go to Global Studies every day at 10:00am and that goes until 11:00am. Then back to my room for about Read on...
When we awoke today in Williamstown Massachusetts, it was 3 degrees C outside. A nice crisp clear autumn morning. We had a motel breakfast and got started about 8.30. By this time, it had warmed to around 5 degrees. As we rode through town and joined the BDR route which climbed Mt Graylock, it went to around 7 degrees. As you can imagine we had many layers on and looked and felt like the Michelin Read on...
The man credited with the idea for creating a Walk of Fame, was E. M. Stuart, who served in 1953 as the volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, he proposed the Walk as a means to maintain the glory of whose name means glamour and excitement in the four corners of the world.
On February 9, 1960, The first star to be dedicated on the historic walkway belonged to the actress Joanne Read on...
Shopping can be exhausting, and nothing recharges you faster than a buttery pastry with a heavenly cup of coffee. Le Panier serves authentic French ptisserie, fresh bread, and offerings like sandwiches and feuillets, which are puff pastries with savory fillings like cheese, chicken, vegetables, or mushrooms. Dont let long lines deter you — Le Panier is busy because its one of the best bakeries i Read on...
The British seaside is a national institution: home of fish and chips, & buckets and spades & Amusement arcades.
The towns name is thought to derive from a mixture of Saxon and Latin words. Weston probably started out as west tun, meaning the west settlement. The words super and from the Latin for on the sea.
Ian is a great story teller and so full of information which he delivered brilliantly a Read on...
Cruising and ‘cruisin. With 8 days on board unpacking is a given. As such the suitcase is stowed under the bed and will not be seen for a week which just makes things so much easier and so much more civilised. Even clothing that may be a bit past its used by date look and smell better if its hanging in a wardrobe. Although the discovery of a washing machine at our last Airbnb did marvels for us Read on...
Today the gang is heading out to Napa Valley. We had an early breakfast at 7:00 am at the Blue Mermaid restaurant. After my delish French toast, the group headed of the nearby Avis to pick up the car to travel to Napa Valley.
Andrea our driver, did not want to take the rental car up and down the scary hilly roads to our appointment and I do not blame her. I would never want to drive in San Franc Read on...
On the 5thday of our trip, Dennis took us to Bremerhaven. Our first stop was the Emigration and Immigration Museum. It turns out Bremerhaven is where many Europeans emigrated out of Europe and many arrived in the US via Ellis Island. There are records there from the 1600s through the late 1900s. When we bought our tickets, you were assigned a person to follow. My person was a lady named Margret an Read on...
The best way to start the day is with a foot massage. I cant it more! Right across the alley from our hotel is a small massage parlor, run by a very sweet woman.
I have to note here that so far we find the Thai people to be very friendly, open and helpful. Especially with the aid of Google Translate!
Anyway, back to our foot massage. It started with a foot scrub with fresh limes, included workou Read on...