Opened promptly at 10am so we had plenty of time to explore inside. The museum is located in the middle of an active French naval…
Last city on Corsica, Ajaccio. Birthplace of the legend, Napoleon Bonaparte. Born 1769 right here in Ajaccio, Corsica’s capitol city. There are several monuments to…
Our next destination on the tour of Corsica is Piana, a small, very small town on the north eastern side of the island. This stop…
Off early this morning for a hefty walk to Old Town. Not sure of the elevation change or the number of steps, but it’s a…
Back in French territory for a few days. After a short 1hr ferry ride across the Strait of Bonifacio, we headed off to our hotel….
Our next vacation spot is the little community of Santa Teresa di Gallura. This town is located at the far norther end of Sardinia and…
Our time here is short so we needed to at least see Cagliari and a few of the ancient sites. We passed through here rather…
Finally arrived at our destination home for the next 3 days, Costa Rei. This small resort town is perfect for our down time, no tours,…
Once off the ferry we decided to do a bit of exploring and drive to the coastal town of Pula, about 25 minutes from Cagliari….
After a 4-hour drive to Naples from Bari, it was time to find our ferry building and check in for tonight’s ferry. This is a…
After wondering Old Town for a few hours and having our traditional fika of coffee & a pastry, we decided to find the castle we…
Packed up our things and headed down to the ole ferry terminal to get a spot for the ferry to Bari. We had checked in…
For our last day, we decided to do the Wall Walk, pay our 35EUR per person to walk the entire length of the city walls….
Not sure what happened but my Home Page photo of the Cliffs of Moher disappeared. I’m working on getting it back.
Carrying on our journey through the Old City, yep, more churches. For some reason, Europe is, or was, fascinated with religion. Hence, tons of churches…
Perfect day for walking the streets of Dubrovnik. Weather is absolutely beautiful, little on the warm side with temp around 77F but no rain! Only…
We arrived early afternoon, around 3pm, after a 3.5hr drive. Not bad, we used the toll road and it was much better than weaving our…
For a city with only ~75,000 inhabitants, Zadar has more than it’s share of churches. During our Free Walking Tour that only cost 40EUR, our…
Started our exploring early this morning. Out of the apartment by 9am to check out some of the morning activities. Lots of people already on…
Today we drove to Zadar (pronounced, “Zaa daa” the “R” is silent like the “P” in Jacuzzi), using the much improved toll road system. All…
Good night’s rest, great breakfast now off to explore. Going to get our steps in today, Lower Old Town is a good 20-minute shuffle, throw…
A fairly frustrating drive from Ljubljana to Zagreb with our Google assistant having no clue how to count exits in a round-about or know when…
Up and out this morning. We have an all day trip to see the only castle-in-a-cave in Europe, Predjama (pronounced, “pred yama”) Castle, and then…
Every Friday from March to November, the little town of Ljubljana plays host to an international food festival. The “Open Kitchen” dining experience is THE…
Beautiful morning today, sunny, temperature around 75F for a high, no rain. (Just a note: Evening temps get comfortably cool at around 40-45F.) Again, we’re…
Now that we all know a little more about Slovenia, it’s time to explore Ljubljana. It’s another great day for walking, 75F for a high…
Another long day of driving but made it to Ljubljana, Slovenia (yes, Slovenia not Sylvania – that’s a light bulb) around 4:30pm. Our host wasn’t…
Let’s get this Romeo and Juliet thing out in the open right now. The original novel was written by an Italian monk named, “Matteo Bandello”…
After a very long drive, 8hrs 30min through the French and Swiss alps, we reached our next destination, Sirmione, Italy. A nice little community on…
Time to load up the bags and head off to our next destination, Sirmione, Italy, a beautiful little town located on Lago de Garda with…
What a difference from yesterday. Still a little cloudy at the top of the mountain but it’s supposed to clear up early morning and be…
We arrived at this little ski town early evening. Matt, our host, was waiting for us by the garage door to show us our parking…
Checked out of our AirBnB around 1015am and hit the road for Chamonix, just a short 5.5hrs from Dijon. Could get there quicker by using…
One last look at Dijon as we get ready for our next stop, Chamonix, France. The drive will be about 5.5hrs and takes us through…
Managed to squeeze in one more tasting. This time at Bouchard – Aine & Fils (& Sons), one of the premier wineries in Burgundy. We…
Took a break from wine tasting today and toured a couple of very nice chateaus. The first was Chateau de Savigny, built around 1340 by…
We decided to take a day off from wine tasting (still doin the wine drinking thing) and check out the mustard store in Dijon. Why…
Today we’re exploring further south in the Corte De Nuits (pronounced: Coat Day Newie) region of Burgundy famous for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Around 1098AD,…
Sweet Mother Mary, I thought this day would never get here! Yes, we are going wine tasting, and in one of the premier regions in…
Started our day around 8am but could have slept a lot longer! Trying to get on the France sleeping schedule isn’t as easy as it…
After a great night’s sleep, we’re off to Dijon, France, home to…yep, mustard. Apparently, they have a mustard museum there that we may have to…
Once again we find our heroes in Europe. Well, nothing to report on for the flight from Denver to Brussels. We did have a small…
It’s been a while since we were in Europe, like 8.5 months, so time to head back. This time we’re doing a drive trip starting…
Finished our last day cruising and arrived in Vancouver early morning. The disembarking process on Princess is as easy as the embarking process. We simply…
As our cruise comes to an end, they saved the best for the last. No, I’m not talking about beautiful scenery. No, not amazing totem…