Today was going to be a big travel day and Tory and Jenn took Rosie and Vivian in the Tahoe while Steve and Mike took Grayson, Ellie, and Nathan in the Ford truck pulling the camper. We packed up the remainder of the camper and headed out for the drive to Townsend and Cades Cove. It took about 5 hours to get to Jenns parents house, Kirby and Donna (Paw and Maw.) With 5 kids there were many bathroo Read on...
We left Epupa Falls at a decent hour, first riding four to our vehicles before we picked up the new rental (an SUV). That meant that we had to switch some of our usual riding groups around, and I wound up driving with Shapa again, as well as V and N. There is not too much to report on this adventure except for the scenery. Almost all of the driving was on gravel roads, except when we arrived in Op Read on...
Dit is wat er nog over is van het kasteel van La Buissiere. De rest, althans wat er nog van overeind stond, is in 1964 door de overheid gesloopt. Deze toren is van de 15e eeuw. This is what is left of the castle of La Buissiere. The rest, or at least what was still standing, was demolished by the government in 1964. This ‘donjon is from the 15th century.
Elly voelde zich gisteren niet zo lekker Read on...
ber die Ausgrabungssttte in Olympia wei jeder Reisefhrer mehr als ich. Aber ich habe doch zwei interessante Sachen gelesen, die ich erwhnen will.
Von 1000 v. Chr an war das Heiligtum weithin bekannt, es war ein wichtiges religises, kulturelles und sportliches Zentrum. Schon in prhistorischen Zeit wurden sportliches Wettkmpfe ausgetragen; 700 vor Chr wurden die Sportwettkmpfe dann neu organisiert. Read on...
After a sheltered night in the barn, we woke feeling grateful of the protection it was still providing, as, not only was the wind still going for it, the rain had returned. Wed also got the two chairs and table from the filed last night, so enjoyed some breakfast watching the weather safely from inside, before smugly packing away our dry tent.
We didnt stay dry for long though, stepping out strai Read on...
We arrived at Odessa Station early in the morning. We headed over to the Left Luggage Office and dropped our bags off there. I cant remember how much it was, but I presume it was pretty inexpensive. We had a couple of hours to kill before our tour started, so most of us headed over to the McDonalds just across the square. We had to navigate through what felt like an underground maze to get there. Read on...
Avant de vous parler de ma journe, je voudrais vous faire part dun constat entre la Roumanie, surtout de lest, avec ces 3 jours circuler en Bulgarie. Ici jai retrouv la civilisation, que ce soit, surtout, au volant et dans les rues. Fini ce climat, agressifs de la Roumanie. Fini la mendicit belliqueuse, qui est chia. la longue. Jy ai rflchi, et fait le constat, qui nest quune hypothse, et a na p Read on...
We started our tour opposite City Hall, our guides became quite excited when the Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, was walking by.
New Yorks City Hall is one of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the USA that still houses its original governmental in 1812, it is one of the finest architectural achievements of its period.
Next we passed The Woolworth Building designed by architect Cass G Read on...
Amongst other things, 2020 will be the year where international travel ceased to exist. After getting over the pandemics initial shock, I needed to regroup and figure out what to do for my holidays. I quickly determined that I have some of the prettiest scenery in the world with the Icefields Parkway, which is only cycling days from my home. I then figured out a circle route from and to my home i Read on...
We love this little island! We were tempted to explore Gili T and Gili Meno, but once we landed, we finally found the sweet pace of nothing. The hardest decision is what to eat and should we watch the sunset? There are no vehicles, just horse and carriage or bike. The people here are friendly and lovely and really do have that island feel. Lots of smiles and easy going attitude. To point where one Read on...