Kitty and I are setting out once again for Barcelona on January 10th and will be posting to this blog for friends, family and other interested readers. We found an Airbnb apartment in the San Gervasi neighborhood where we’ll stay for a leisurely 34 days. This will be a new area for us, so we… Continue reading Barcelona? Again?
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Parabolic Dunes of Greenwich
We started our day with fresh scrambled eggs followed by a farm tour. Joyce explained how their family split the chores. They have one son who loves mowing, and keeps the entire place immaculate. Another boy tends the bull (“Miss Fergie”), while the other takes care of the three (nameless) pigs. The daughter is in… Continue reading Parabolic Dunes of Greenwich
PEI Landscapes
Our bed is oh so soft and welcome. Lorena gently wakes me at 7:00. She had been up since 4:00 looking for fox (no luck). After a quick coffee we are off! Our first stop on the itinerary is the Anne of Green Gables house and grounds that they have recreated in Cavendish. We are the only ones there… Continue reading PEI Landscapes
From Dartmouth to PEI
June 11 2022 We checked out of our hotel about 8:00 and schlepped our way up the slope to the Bridge Terminal Bus Station (bus #320, Stand #5). The bus ride is about 40 minutes and I am lucky to sit across from a fun couple from Edmonton. They are on their way to Porto… Continue reading From Dartmouth to PEI
Food & Drink in Barcelona, 2020
Here’s a retrospective post from our Jan.-Feb. 2020 trip to Barcelona offering an overview of our eating experiences. The food scene in Barcelona is a big part of what got Kitty and me back to the city in 2013 and what has kept us coming back year after year. We are budget-minded travelers who appreciate… Continue reading Food & Drink in Barcelona, 2020
Caravaggio Delights
Lorena has booked us a wonderful hotel in the center of Baden by Wein. It is fun to compare hotel life to Airbnb apartment life. We traveled so many years staying in pensions two or three nights. The best was/is going down for breakfast. We had lunch so late yesterday that we skipped dinner. So, we were hungry and we… Continue reading Caravaggio Delights
From Graz to Baden
It’s Saturday and another travel day, this time 2.5 hours from Graz to Baden bei Wien. We get up at 6:00 and are ready to go by 8:30, but our train doesn’t leave until 10:26. It’s a holiday, “Austria Day,” so everything is closed up tight. It’s odd to see the typically buzzing square empty… Continue reading From Graz to Baden
Winding Down in Graz
We are winding down in Graz. On our next to last day I turn into a “Putzfrau.” I like taking time to clean up, wash clothes, vacuum. The end of a stay seems to inspire Lorena to get out and take all the pictures she has missed this past week. Lorena strikes out and I stay home. Great compromise. I… Continue reading Winding Down in Graz
Baroque Pleasures at Schloß Eggenberg
The construction starts early this morning at 8:00, but we manage to get up and dressed and showered and out by 9:00. We eat out for breakfast at the same restaurant we went to for our Saturday brunch, Die Scherbe, just down the street on the way to town. We are exploring our contrasting tendencies… Continue reading Baroque Pleasures at Schloß Eggenberg
In “The Valley of Histories”
We have an 8:55 bus to catch to make our way out to the “Freilichtmuseum” in nearby Stübing. This destination is an outdoor exhibit that demonstrates how people used to live several hundred years ago. They have the actual houses and barns that they have moved to this location. They include all the areas of Austria starting… Continue reading In “The Valley of Histories”
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