Category: Travel

And we are back. After our day in Zurich-we stayed in a hotel and then got up the next morning and drove to Interlaken. Which was a great drive-albeit taxing as it went over the mountains. But then down to the lakes and we got to see some great scenery.

Got up this morning and the S.O. and I drove to Zurich. It's interesting what happens along the way. Driving down the autobahn to Singen-Porsches and Mercedes will run you down at 180KM per hour. As soon as you cross the Swiss border-everyone moves along at a much more timid

Have been under the weather since returning. Clearly I no longer have the staying power I used to have. Slept and slept today.   Here's the Palma pix: Trams in Soller.   Western Coast on the road to Valdermoss.   Interesting building that looks a lot like those of my

And we are back. It was a great trip and I had forgotten how much I really like Palma and why its a great liberty port on so many levels. Now this particular trip was a different one for me in that I ventured out from the area between the

On Sunday the S. O. and I drove the circle-heading south to Freiburg-and then over to Colmar, France. The journey almost ended before it began. While leaving Stuttgart-we came upon the ever present construction that is on going between the city and the town of Herrenberg. German traffic laws require

You greasy bastards. In the middle of a long business trip, on a mission and a professional sojurn in the Holy Land. I've been from north to south-and since I would rather spend what little time I have watching girls and drinking beer, something has to give. Sorry. Israel is

Of Istanbul. These were taken during our cruise on the Bosphorus on Sunday. In this one-someone has money: This is the old fort that guarded the entrance from the Mamara Sea: The view of a fort near the second bridge North of Istanbul: Literally Hundreds of ships transit the straits

Istanbul was an intriguing city. On the one hand – you can see just about all the “touristy” stuff in about five days. On the other hand – it had all the marks of a city you could hunker down in and ” prowl” for a couple of weeks or

Friday night-over a US holiday week-which is the first one I have gotten since Christmas. So this morning the S.O. and I boarded a plane-and arrived where? 1) This is city is the largest city in the country-but it is not the capital of the country. 2) In the 1800's there