London day 2. We started off at the Tower of London. So cool imaging how it was a working castle. The Beefeaters were funny. The crown jewels were incredible. One staff had a 538 carat diamond! I snuck some pictures. The King’s armor was so big. How did they fight? We then went to St Read More »
Okay, so I know I have been to some pretty amazing places already so it might be hard to impress me, but I thought at least Brussels would have something to see. I was wrong. Val and I arrived by train, and called our hotel for their free shuttle service. While I had seen this Read More »
Today was our first and only full day on the Isle of Skye. The Isle of Skye is part of the Inner Hebrides Islands in western Scotland. We started out on the A855 north out of Portree towards Old Man of Storr. Unfortunately, we couldn’t see this see this famous rock formation because it was Read More »
August 08 So this morning we got up and it was quite cloudy still from last night’s rain. We hopped in a cab to take us to the Hertz rental car place. The driver drove extremely fast, and at one point I swear he was gunning for some old lady crossing the street. When we Read More »
With our scooter loaded up again, we rode into the wide green yonder heading for the crater area of Ganung Batur. We knew it wasn’t going to be a long ride so scheduled in a stop at Tirta Empul (Holy Spring Temple), our second temple. It is one of the six most important temples in Read More »
We flew from Aswan to Cairo. One of the fascinating sights were the streets of Aswan and Cairo and in Cairo all the activity on the street of a major world city. (See The New York Times, March 1, 2007). The Cairo Museum was incredible, and there are so many things worth seeing it’s not Read More »
Well it seems like it has been a while since I have posted anything. I have been sick for what feels like a week with a sore throat and a cold. I went to a doctor yesterday and I got some antibiotics that appear to be helping. My always troublesome tonsils are really struggling with Read More »
First of all 2 words… jet & lag! We thought we got enough sleep on the plane but we were really tired today. Whew! So we landed at Gatwick and security took about 1 1/2 hours. It wasn’t that bad. Then we struggled trying to figure out the how to use the Tube and buses. Read More »
The next day Erik, Frank and Lou picked me up at 9am. Our first stop was to one of the gates of Angkor Thom which was pretty impressive. As we headed up to the gate, we had to cross a bridge that was on top of a moat. The bridge was flanked on either side Read More »
Visit a French perfume house and then take the opportunity to visit some of the most celebrated icons of Europe. The Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Nôtre Dame, Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysées all await your arrival! Tonight, why not complete your Parisian experience with a French meal and a famous cabaret? ————————————————————— What a Read More »
