This year’s vacation was in Europe – Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg, England, and France – then a trans-Atlantic crossing to New York on the Queen Mary 2. That was in September and October; it’s taken me awhile to get the photos all sorted out. It was way over-the-top, so if it turns out to by my…
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Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit!
I had an absolutely off-the-hook time at an Oktoberfest yesterday! Die Speisekarte was: Märzenbier and Brezel Wine: Trimbach Riesling Cuvee Emile, 2009 (the best white I have ever had) Rotkohl (the best red cabbage I have ever had, either in or out of Germany) Kartoffelknödel (potato dumplings) Spätzle (homemade) Münchner Bratwurst Lots of laughing, singing,…
(Belated) Greetings from Machu Picchu, Perú!
Doesn’t feel like I’ve caught a break since I got back from Perú in October, but here are some photos from Machu Picchu.
Greetings from Pike County, Illinois!
This weekend, I went to visit my sister and her family. They live in O’Fallon, Illinois. While I was there, I decided to take a day trip to Pike County, Illinois, where my Cadwell ancestors lived from about 1830 – 1846, when they came to Navarro County, Texas. Pike County is only about 100 miles…
Greetings from Charleston, South Carolina!
So this is a way late post… I went to a Department of Labor Conference in Charleston, South Carolina in early March. I’ve just been swamped with legislative session and haven’t gotten around to posting. It was a very quick trip in-and-out of Charleston and only had about three hours to walk around, but the…
Greetings from Scotland! (Part the Last -Glasgow and the South)
So the first stop on the last day of the Scotland sojourn was a boat trip on Loch Katrine, beginning and ending at Stronachlachar. It was supposed to be aboard a famous steamship, ‘Sir Walter Scott,’ but the propeller fell off and we had to go on another boat. It was two hours roundtrip on the Loch;…
Greetings from Scotland (Part 3 – Isle of Skye and Glencoe)
So after Inverness, the next destination was the über-tourist mecca in Scotland, Loch Ness. We started the day at Urquhart Castle, which is about as picturesque as it gets. The entrance/visitors center is extremely well situated into the landscape; when you get to the castle, the buildings and the parking lot are completely camouflaged. …
Greetings from Scotland! (Part 2 -Aberdeen and Inverness)
To backtrack a bit, I didn’t get any pictures of the Queen Mary 2 from the crossing, but Brian did. Here’s a photo of the boat from our New England and Canadian trip in 2013. Back to Scotland. After leaving Edinburgh, our first stop was Stirling Castle and the site of the Battle…
Greetings from Scotland! (Part 1 – Edinburgh)
So the big adventure in 2016 was a trans-Atlantic sailing from New York to Southampton, England, and then eight days driving around Scotland. We spent a half-day in New York and saw ‘The Humans’ on Broadway. It won the Tony for Best Play and I can certainly see why; it was extremely compelling. The sail-out…
Greetings from San Francisco, California!
Two weeks ago, I was in San Francisco for a Department of Labor conference. It was interesting to go from 100 degrees and 1,000 percent humidity to 55 and sweater weather. I had a free day and Brian did up a walking tour for me. I added on, so it ended up being about a…
The Runcible Existentialist 