You gotta love the Spaniards. To be able to order a Filet de Lenguado with sautéed vegetables and a generous portion of mussels served in a fragrant broth at 11:30 at night was fantastic. Especially after our late flight to…
You gotta love the Spaniards. To be able to order a Filet de Lenguado with sautéed vegetables and a generous portion of mussels served in a fragrant broth at 11:30 at night was fantastic. Especially after our late flight to…
An early morning moon lit the Sandia Mountains with a bluish haze as we made our way up the path to glimpse the rising sun. A chilly breeze rustled the golden leaves of the aspen trees and there were traces…
A calmness settles over Vienna in autumn. The swarms of tourists have returned home and the locals receive a reprieve before the onslaught of winter winds blow in from the Puszta steppe. Franz and I had travelled to the former…
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…
The pronoun and verb “I do” were the best two words that I have ever spoken in my life. This simple phrase has brought me happiness for over 25 years and were spoken to the love of my life, Franz.…
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…