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The Quiet Battle

We left home several years ago in the wee hours of a January morning to attend a 10:00 funeral that … More

Battle, Cell Phone Camera, Farm, Field, Fog, Kansas, Photo essay, Photography, Prose, road trip, Summer, Sun, Winter

Beauty on the Rhine – Conclusion

I knew it would come – the final day of exploring and cruising the Rhine! At 8:00 AM we arrived … More

Auguste Bartholdi, Breisach Germany, Colmar France, Little Venice, Medieval Village, Photography, Rhine River, St. Martin's Church, Storks, The Black Forest, travel, Viking River Cruise

Beauty on the Rhine Day Five – Strasbourg

I’d never been to France before our Rhine River cruise, and if Strasbourg is any indication, I believe I’ll need … More

Gothic Architecture, Grand Canal d'Alsace Locks, Middle Ages, Petite France, Photography, Rhine River, Storks, Strasbourg Cathedral of Notre Dame, Strasbourg France, Sunset, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Viking River Cruise

Beauty on the Rhine Day Four – Heidelberg & Speyer

A ruined castle intrigues me. History can tell us when it was built, how it was used, and by what … More

Castle Ruins, Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg Germany, Heidelberg University, Photography, Rhine River, Speyer Cathedral, Speyer Germany, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Viking River Cruise

Beauty on the Rhine Day Three – Marksburg Castle, Scenic Sailing and Rudesheim

Our third day of sailing the Rhine was one of my favorites! What’s not to love about Marksburg Castle, an … More

Castles, Drosselgasse, Marksburg Castle, Middle Ages, Middle Rhine, Photography, Prost, Rhine River, Rudesheim Germany, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Viking River Cruise

Beauty on the Rhine Day Two – Cologne

We were busy, busy, busy in Cologne – the largest city on the Rhine! The second day of our river … More

Brauhaus Culture, Bruhl Palaces, Cologne Cathedral, Cologne City Hall, Cologne Germany, Hohenzollern Bridge, Kolsch Beer, Love-Locks, Photography, Rhine River, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Viking River Cruise

Beauty on the Rhine – Day One

The Viking Lofn cast-off at 11:30 PM, leaving Amsterdam for our first port in Kinderdijk, home to 19 remarkable windmills … More

Bridges, Dutch Windwills, Kinderdijk, Photography, Rhine River, Scenery, Sunset, The Cat and the Cradle, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Viking River Cruise

Woes and Joy in Amsterdam

Grey skies, intermittent drizzle, blustery winds, temperatures in the 40’s and a hotel in the suburbs! Not exactly the welcome … More

Amsterdam Netherlands, Bicycles, Canals and Bridges, Central Station, Frans Hals, Haarlem Netherlands, Museums, Photography, Red Light District, Rhine River, travel, Viking River Cruises

Slow and Steady

We’ve had DAYS of rain!  Some of it has been harsh, but mostly it’s been slow and steady – the … More

Determined, Grateful, nature, Photo essay, Photography, Progress, Protect, rain, RDP, Slow Pace, Snail, Spring, Word Prompt

Impressions of Italy – Part Six

Finally – here’s part six and the final installment of my impressions of Italy. Part five had us leaving Positano … More

Agri-tourism, Amalfi Coast, Bay of Naples, Gardens of Augustus, Globus Tours, Isle of Capri, Italy, Mt. Vesuvius, Photo essay, Photography, Pompeii, Sorrento, travel

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