There are actually more canals in Amsterdam (165) than Venice (150). The canals are part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites. A number of these canals have been painted by famous artists like Claude Monet. There are over a thousand bridges in Amsterdam. Along the canals are narrow homes and buildings no more than five stories high. The 17th…
If you ever get to tour Norway, one of the stops will be Bergen. I was there in 1979 and in July of 2019 with Kathie. In 1979, it rained for three days. It is one of the rainiest cities in Norway and in Europe. On the average, it rains 239 days out of the year. Bergen is not directly…
This sojourn would be easy if we were going to St. Petersburg, Florida and possibly see the famous Dali Museum. Going to Russia, though, takes rewarding planning. The city is considered to be the “cultural capital of Russia.” There is so much to see and explore. We did our sojourn at the end of June in 2019. The Russian…
A visit to Peterhof Palace is a “must see” activity while in St. Petersburg, Russia. This famous Palace is about twenty miles west of the city along the Gulf of Finland. You have various options of how to get there. We decided to do this Palace on our own. We took the metro to Avtovo Station. Taking a metro…
On June 21st, 2019 we had the pleasure to be in Helsinki for the Summer Solstice. Yep, the sun does not set. The picture below was taken at 3:00AM: “The Land of the Midnight Sun” can also be seen in Sweden, Norway, Iceland and even in Alaska to name a few places. It is celebrated in one form or another.…
Thinking of all the places I have visited, and being blessed to do so, I began to record in alphabetical order a list of places I have been from my earliest memories. Luckily, I have many of the pictures to go along with my travels. My parents in 1953 did a three month bicycle trip through Europe which encouraged my passion to…
We received “free” tickets on-line to travel on Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin “Brightline” train from West Palm to Miami. Why we received them is a mystery? We used the tickets on a Friday. The only payment was for parking–$8—at a dedicated parking garage by the train station on Quadrille Plaza Drive. We went on-line to pay for our parking spot. Our…
These group of islands are just south of the Bahamas. It is about an hour and fifteen-minute flight from Ft. Lauderdale. We like to use either Jet Blue or Southwest airlines to cover the 600 mile sojourn. If you can snag a window seat, you will probably see the beautiful turquoise waters off several Bahamian Islands. A British Overseas Territory, there are…
Most people fly into Bradley Airport and miss seeing Hartford. The city does have its issues. The effort in seeing Mark Twain’s House in West Hartford is well worth the effort though. It was Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) home from 1874-1891. We would highly recommend taking the historical character’s tour. We had Mrs. Clemens take us through a 45-minute tour of…
Iceland was not on my bucket list until my daughter, Pam, invited me to go with her during the cold month of February 2019. Some of you may know Pam as the owner of a popular barber shop in Jensen Beach, The Family of Hair. Two years before she visited in early September. Now, Pam wanted to see Iceland in…