Ickworth's Gardens
7 сентября 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
The gardens are beautiful. Parts are designed to look Italian. Then there are views of the grounds beyond the house, and a wooded area with a stumpery (old stumps upended and allowed to become coveredЧитать далее
White Cliffs of Dover
11 сентября 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 66 °F
We are leaving the United Kingdom after almost 3 months. It was a great experience seeing all the history and the country houses, and visiting Jacob between house-sits. Today we are in Dover on aЧитать далее
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I got to see a bit of the cliffs when I was there 40 years ago but didn’t get to spend any time there ...... to me they are beautiful
Battle of Britain Memorial
11 сентября 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 64 °F
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." (Winston Churchill)
The memorial is very poignant: the pilot sits at the center of the propeller---looking out to sea andЧитать далее
Dunkerque: A Sobering Scene
12 сентября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
This morning we ferried across the English Channel from Dover to Dunkirk. There is a bunker near the beach which has been turned into a museum, 1940 Operation Dynamo, in which over 300,000 AlliedЧитать далее
If it's Thursday, this Must be Belgium!
13 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
We are in Belgium for just two nights, so we explored Bruges today. It is a very picturesque city with canals, medieval buildings, and churches with tall spires. Much of the city is a UNESCO WorldЧитать далее
ПутешественникThis picture is a panorama--I had to take it from dry land. But our boat did go by that canal junction.
Beautiful Bruges: Markt and Belfry
13 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
The Markt -- the Market Square -- has been used as such since the mid-900s. In the center of the Markt is a statue of two Flemish heroes who resisted French oppression in the 1300s, backed by all theЧитать далее
What Dean Learned About Beer
13 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Dean went to the Beer Museum and learned a lot. In Medieval times, everyone drank beer, because there was no safe water and well technology hadn't developed. Back in the 1200s, local monks perfectedЧитать далее
Bruges Architecture
13 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
This is Burg Square, which has a varied mix of buildings. The Gothic town hall was built in the 1300s. The building to the left of it is the former court house, and to the right of the town hall isЧитать далее
Church of Our Lady
13 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
This tower is even taller than the Belfry in the Markt.
We saw a flyer about a free "Harps of the World" concert that was supposed to be in the church, but we found it in a nearby museum. We wereЧитать далее
"In Flanders Field the Poppies Blow"
14 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
This cemetery commemorates the 411 American servicemen who died in Belgium during WWI. The US did not enter the war until 1917, one year before the Armistice. We watched a movie explaining how theЧитать далее
Epinal American Cemetery
15 сентября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌫 50 °F
This WWII cemetery is in the foothills of the Vosges Mountains in Eastern France. Although 61 percent were sent back to the US, there are over 5,250 graves in this cemetery. Also commemorated are 424Читать далее
Champoussin, Switzerland
16 сентября 2018 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
We are staying in at a ski resort in the Swiss Alps for a week. It is absolutely gorgeous! The first two pictures are views of our resort area.
The drive from the valley town of Monthey up to whereЧитать далее
I do not really have any inclination to go to most of Europe again, but I would like to see Switzerland! It is definitely a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing.
Sun-Kissed Sion
17 сентября 2018 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Sion is in a valley of vineyards and fruit orchards. It is recognizable from a distance by the two castles on hills overlooking the old town.
The old town is fun to walk around. The 17th Century townЧитать далее
Notre Dame du Glarier Cathedral
17 сентября 2018 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
The Romanesque bell tower was built in the early 13th century. The rest of the church has had to be rebuilt due to fire. The golden altarpiece is magnificient, as are the altars in the other chapelsЧитать далее
Champery, Switzerland
18 сентября 2018 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Champery, along with our little village, Champoussin, are two of the 13 resorts in the international ski area, Ports du Soleil. The area straddles the French-Swiss border, and is the second largestЧитать далее
ПутешественникLooks like when I was a wee lad every Sunday my Aunt Goldie would take the bus from South Minneapolis with a jig saw puzzle and after church we would work on it
Great St Bernard Pass
19 сентября 2018 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Dean drove us to the top of the Great St Bernard Pass, which is 8100 ft elevation. It was originally used as a Roman trade route between Italy and Gaul (France and much of mid-Europe). It was crossedЧитать далее
The Monastery Chapel
19 сентября 2018 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
Within the monastery and hospice is a beautiful chapel. People were so grateful to have made it up the mountain pass, and for the help received, that they gave gifts.
Driving the Great St Bernard Pass
19 сентября 2018 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We were glad to get back down in one piece!
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Wow 😮. I would have loved to drive that road in a motorcycle 🏍..... looks awesome
That must have been quite a drive! What kind of car were you driving? Certainly enjoying your pictures and narrative! Sherri
Lake Geneva Views at Montreaux
21 сентября 2018 г., Швейцария ⋅ 🌬 79 °F
Lake Geneva, (Lac Leman to the French), is the largest lake in either Switzerland or France. This side of the lake has miles of vineyards along the hillsides leading down to the lake. There areЧитать далее
Chillon Castle Views
21 сентября 2018 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Here are some closer views of the castle.
Swiss Cheese: Farm to Table
21 сентября 2018 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
In Switzerland, farms and cows are everywhere, on hills, in valleys, on steep mountainsides, even on ski slopes. If you look closely, most pictures in Switzerland have cows in them, although sometimesЧитать далее
Ponts de la Caille
22 сентября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Today we left Switzerland, driving around the north side of Lake Geneva into France, enjoying views of the lake and its vineyard-covered slopes. South of Geneva, we stopped for a picnic at an oldЧитать далее
Lake Annecy, in the French Alps
23 сентября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Lake Annecy is surrounded by mountains, fed by mountain streams, and is known for its clear water. It is 9 miles long and 2 miles wide. At the north end of the lake is the city of Annecy, which hasЧитать далее
The Medieval City of Annecy
23 сентября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
The old city (often called Venice of the Alps) has a river and three canals, making quaint and beautiful sights. The most picturesque view is of the medieval castle and prison, set on an island in theЧитать далее
Old Town Annecy Churches
23 сентября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
The small, walkable old town has lots of Catholic churches, all beautiful. During the Protestant Reformation, Catholic priests from Geneva Switzerland took refuge in Annecy.
A baptism was in processЧитать далее