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Germany, Germany, Germany!

Our Danube River cruise began in Hungary, took us to Slovakia and Austria, and ended with visits to three remarkable … More

Germany, Medieval Old Towns, Nuremberg, Passau, Photo essay, Photography, Regensburg, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Viking River Cruise, World History

Sailing Through Austria

The very best part of river cruising is the scenery along the way and the thrill of drawing near a … More

Austria, Bratislava Slovakia, COVID Protocol, Danube River, Gottweig Abbey, Photo essay, Photography, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vienna, Viking River Cruise

Our Time in Budapest

It was shortly after our first Viking River Cruise that we decided to book another. The first one was on … More

Best Views, Buda Castle, Budapest, Danube River, Famous Cities, Fisherman's Bastion, Hero's Square, Matthias Church, Photo essay, Photography, Travel, Viking River Cruise

Sunflowers

Who doesn’t love sunflowers? With their distinctive shape and color, they represent happiness as they cheerfully tilt their faces to … More

Cheerful Faces, Clytie and Apollo, Hardy flowers, Inca's, myths and fables, Photography, State of Kansas, Sun God, Sunflowers, Travel, Writing

The Florida Aquarium

While we were in Tampa last month we spent several hours at The Florida Aquarium. We saw aquatic and terrestrial … More

Aquarium, Coral Reef, Jellyfish, Lemurs, Lookdowns, Photography, Roseate Spoonbill, Seahorses, Tampa Florida, Travel

Tallgrass Prairie

Last weekend my husband and I visited Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City, Kansas. It sits in the heart … More

Bison Herd, Cattle Ranching, Flint Hills, Historic Buildings, Kansas, Limestone Barn, National Park, One-Room Schoolhouse, Photography, Preservation, Tallgrass Prairie, Travel

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

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