While our motel last night left a bit to be desired, we slept fairly well, but were eager to get out of there and were in the car by 8:00 am. We got coffee and yogurt with blueberries and granola at a shop in town, and headed out on Highway 6 towards our first stop in the town of Price.
We followed the Book Cliffs Escarpment as it bends north. It is the longest continuous escarpment in the world Read on...
One of the most recognized artists of the 20th century, Frida Kahlos body of work continues to resonate with audiences today. Kahlos unique painting style reflects both the culture of her native Mexico and contemporary artistic trends of her time. Her work directly drew from all aspects of her turbulent and yet exceptional life, from marriage to the famed muralist, Diego Rivera, surrounding childb Read on...
The Rhine River and Basel from the Schwarzwaldbrcke. The twin towers are the Basler Mnster (Basel Cathedral). DSC_0616p1
The coach driver on the Lucerne to Basel transfer was another American expat. He drives tour buses and his wife works for a in Basel. He told of life in Switzerland. The greatest downside is the expense of Swiss goods, he said. Prices are lower across in Germany and he tries to Read on...
This is the second blog of a two blog series about searching for our colonial ancestors during a visit to New England and the States. I that you start by reading the first blog at In Search of Colonial Ancestors in New England.
Before recounting our visits to ancestral sites a little background is necessary. I thought that I would try to follow the various branches of our family tree from the be Read on...
Introduction - Travel to Iceland and delve into the ancient tales of Vikings and volcanoes on this adventure to its heartlands. Marvel at geothermal hot springs, witness the steamy eruptions of a giant geyser, touch the tongue of Europes biggest glacier at Vatnajokull and cruise the Jokulsarlong Glacial Lagoon, see lava thats still warm after decades and witness the giant Skogafoss and Detifoss w Read on...
Well, as we stated in the interim blog for today, we arrived at a plan B, and hoped it would work out in our favor. We left Sisters at 8:10 am. The smoke seemed a little less than the night before and we wondered how far East we would have to go to lose it entirely. We spoke with others that had altered their plans, and many of the RV parks were getting cancellations. As bad as we felt about not s Read on...
Were camping on the this blog today actually begins in the year 1579, in Outlines, Marne, France. Jean Roy dit Desjardins (Joigny) (Lauzier) was my 11th on my mothers maternal side of the family.
All we know about Jean Roy is that he seduced Boucquenier (Brouchu) in January 1604, and did not marry her, although she gave him a son, Olivier Roy, who was born and baptised on October 2 1604 in R Read on...
Gestern habe ich zum ersten Mal whrend meiner ber 7 Jahre in Mnchen im Hofbruhaus gegessen, nachdem ich schon einmal vor ein paar Jahren dort durchgegangen bin und mehrmals davor gestanden habe. Da ich im Moment ja weitegehend Home Office habe, war ich an diesem Wochenende wie an so vielen anderen zur Zeit in der Stadt. Am Nachmittag habe ich noch Tour de France gekuckt und ein paar Dinge in World Read on...
Last night we had a lovely dinner in the dining room of the castle we were staying in. Don finally got to try some some lamb. I had the cod because it was the lightest thing on the menu.
We ordered an old fashioned as our cocktail which stumped both the waitress and the bartender. The bartender did do her research and looked up what would be the best whiskey - and landed on a peaty scotch. It wa Read on...
Mt Isa is a big mining town and has been at the cutting edge (pardon the pun) of mining technology for many decades. The area is extremely rich in silver, lead, zinc and especially copper deposits. In 1923 it was found to be the richest seam of lead zinc in the world when an itinerant prospector chanced upon some weighty rocks. He took them to nearby Cloncurry for analysis to be told they were up Read on...