We arrive in the northernmost islands of Great Britain and explore the area south of the main town Lerwick, where we encounter an endearing “Agricultural Show” with lots of ponies, sheep, dogs, etc. We then proceed to explore the prehistoric…
We arrive in the northernmost islands of Great Britain and explore the area south of the main town Lerwick, where we encounter an endearing “Agricultural Show” with lots of ponies, sheep, dogs, etc. We then proceed to explore the prehistoric…
Our first day and a city tour of beautiful Tbilisi. We drive to the Kakheti region and learn how to bake bread and taste some wonderful Georgian wines. We drive to the semi-desert at the Azerbaijani border and visit an…
Tip toe from the garden By the garden of the willow tree And tiptoe through the tulips with me That’s what Franz and I did this past weekend in Mainau Germany. Although we walked rather than tiptoed, nevertheless we welcomed…
The marble walkways gleamed in the near empty streets of the old Arabic city of Marsala, Sicily. The main square Piazza della Repubblica was quiet and the silhouette of the Baroque facade of the Church of Purgatory was bathed in…
It was a blustery and clear January day on the Bodensee and Franz and I wanted to get out and enjoy the crisp air on our beautiful lake. We embarked upon a small excursion to nearby Meersburg, Germany about thirty…
Bratwurst roasting on an open fire Krampus nipping at your nose Weihnachtslieder being sung by a Chor And Volk dressed up like Nürnberger Ho ho ho! It’s Christmas time in Nürnberg Germany. Franz and I were feeling in a Christmas…
The arid landscape as viewed from the train from Madrid to Toledo, Spain is flat and uninteresting. But as one approaches the UNESCO Heritage City the brown turns to green as the Tagus River nourishes the dry valley into a…
The Spanish foot is on the small side. I found this out recently as I strolled the streets of Madrid admiring the plethora of beautifully hand crafted shoes in every style, color, and quality. Zapaterias seem to line every city block…
Excitement was in the air as the judges and crowds gathered in the main auditorium in the Bregenzerwald alpine town of Schwarzenberg for the 2014 cheese awards ceremony. Who will be the “Big Cheeses” of the year? This much anticipated…
Where have all the cowboys gone? Well in September they’ve gone to round up some ole’ cattle in the Austrian alps and that’s where Franz and this western gal headed out to witness this unique tradition. Every year in late…