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Exchange Family Reunion-Traipsing through London
May 12 After leaving Armenia and Georgia, we flew into Paris, grabbed our luggage and hopped the Eurostar to London. A 2 hour ride through the outskirts of Paris, beautiful farmland and with only 15 minutes under the English Channel. … Continue reading
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An October family Thanksgiving in Portland, Oregon
Major holiday traveling is a headache. We tried to beat the system by flying in and out of Portland during off-season and choosing a centrally located hotel to limit driving and crowds. I found Hotel Rose, along the Willamette River, facing … Continue reading
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The Bastides: the birth of French Democracy
Domme is an almost perfect bastide: a walled village sitting on a hillside. (credits: by Luc Viatour, August 30, 2012) The Bastides: the birth of French Democracy Between 1220 and 1372 about 700 bastides, also referred to as new towns, … Continue reading
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The Final Chapter of Cyprus…#3
The final chapter, number three. First I had to encourage Mike not to stop at every damn winery. (But later, more forcefully threatening death or dismemberment…) We stopped to see the Kolassi castle, the 14th century headquarters of Saint John … Continue reading
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Georgia, the collapse of the Soviet Union and Noah’s Ark
The history of both Armenia and Georgia begins with Noah’s Ark, pictured here, which to all accounts landed on Mount Ararat. Both countries metaphorically share this mountain and it can be said that their histories go back to the beginning … Continue reading
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The Oslo Norway Holiday Special
May 16 The beginning of our drive to the Oslo Festival was not auspicious. The weather was drizzly and cold. We needed to pass through 3 tunnels, catch a 20 minute ferry ride and drive up a snowy mountain. Little … Continue reading
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Bits of Wales
We took the Hovercraft from the Dublin ports to Wales. Boarding was crowded with noisy congeniality. “Learn as you go by observation” and we did. The people in the lead headed for the curved, split staircase, and ran up for the … Continue reading
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Turkey: the Final Tour
Friday 6-21-12 Essentially wending our way back to Istanbul, we headed to Assos and the Caravansy Hotel by the sea. Our concierge graciously booked 2 days at this wonderful rustic resort that looked over the bay and up a hill … Continue reading
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Our Spanish Parador Extravaganza continued: Parador de Cuenca, Spain
This is one of several overviews because the area is so large! The most noticeable sight is the Hanging Houses on the right that lead up to the old town. Looking at the walk way below, there are a few … Continue reading
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Our Spanish Parador Extravaganza with the Parador de Siguenza
This 12th century medieval castle was begun in 1133 and built on a Roman settlement. Until this last century it was the enclave of bishops and cardinals who maintained this castle and the Cathedral in the adjacent village. Although an … Continue reading
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