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. We stopped and had lunch… Continue reading Swiss Miss

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 120 and 100. Probably has… Continue reading Friday Night in Zurich.

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 Alma Mater.   A view… Continue reading More Palma pix

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 city of Palma and the… Continue reading Palma

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 to slow down sharply… Continue reading Colmar

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 a fascinating nation. It reminds… Continue reading I’m still here.

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 each day. Making for a… Continue reading More Pix

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 more. In particular-I go this… Continue reading More observations on Turkey

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 were over 1,400 public toilets… Continue reading Where’s Waldo?