Off to Hoboken....

First up, a visit with Dan and Kris and the grandkids
Hoboken with the grandkids

Just hanging out...and Kristin showing how Virtual Reality works. Plus an early celebration of Dan's, gulp, 45th birthday!! No idea when THAT happened.
West Orange

Spending the day with Dan, Sarah, June and Rosie. Including a trip to Dingers batting cage. Have included video from Dan on yesterdays footprint. Today was June and Rosie's video. Dinner tonight withRead more
Bayonne CC for an early dinner

Volcano acting up prior to our departure for Iceland!!All that is planned today is packing up , having dinner with Kristin, Ryan and Ryker. Just got word, NO APRIL FOOLS JOKE, that our morningRead more
Arrived safely in Iceland!

Very smooth, uneventful flight to Reykjavik. Got in 1/2 hour early....which means 530am....or 130am on our biological clock. Let's see how we do today...on about 2.5 hours of sleep. We managed to getRead more
Iceland golden circle tour with Hawk

What a great day! Our guide, Hawk, was an extremely knowledgeable and friendly driver. We took in craters, geysers (which we found out are named for a place here in Iceland that is actually calledRead more
Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Today was mostly a travel day! Very early start in Reykjavik, 5:00 a.m. pickup. Our flight and connection through Amsterdam was very uneventful, the best way to travel we got to the hotel around 5:00Read more
Lucerne Day 1

Absolutely gorgeous city... And the weather cooperated. Wooden (Chapel) Bridge and Lake Lucerne. Did a long walk for lunch and shopping, including the Laderach Chocolatier Swisse, the giant sandstoneRead more
Lucerne Day 2: Pilatus Kulm

Fun and exhilarating trip to the peak of Mt Pilatus. Candyce then walked up and additional 200 steps. Lunch at the summit inside the Pilatus Hotel. Can only post 1/3 of the photos we each took. LovelyRead more
Off to Interlaken

Staying at the Jungfrau Grand B+B. Another beautiful hotel. Immediately went to Harder Kulm, took the funicular up and got out to the edge. The highest point in Interlaken. Interlaken basically meansRead more
Interlaken Day 2: My inner Spelunker

St. Beatus-Hohlen Cave in Interlaken is a very different "exploration" for us. The trip to the St. Beatus Cave was very hard work for this old man Extremely steep climb up, took about 1/2 hour.Read more
Off to Montreux, Switzerland

Day begins with a ride on the Golden Pass Express, a 3.5 hour ride to Montreux from Interlaken. The ride took us through the Alps and NONE of the pictures do this train experience justice. JustRead more
Next stop: Zermatt + The Matterhorn

We travel first to Visp, and change trains to Zermatt. We only have 14 minutes but everyone says it is plenty of time....but they aren't dragging 150 pounds of luggage! Supposed to be quite chilly atRead more
Matterhorn Glacier Paradise+ Gornergrat

Busy day on tap with a Tram up to the top for Matterhorn and a train to the opposite side in an excursion they call Peak2Peak. The gondola ride up was quite amazing, and intense. I never gave muchRead more
Glacier Express...all day train

The service is amazing and it is an 8-hour course of food....and we're not doing the wine pairings! It is a gourmet restaurant on RR tracks. And you never know what is outside the windows. The FurkaRead more
Bernina Express to Tirano

Final sightseeing trip today to Tirano in Italy . I asked and they said we do not need our passports!! Looking like it may be BY FAR our worst weather day. Calling for rain and 34 degrees. At the topRead more
Return to Zurich for flight home

Wrapped up another amazing trip ....this one to Iceland and Switzerland. Weather was great, people were great, companion was the best. I added just a random video that shows what we were looking atRead more
auf Wiedersehen und danke für die tolle

Truly experienced Planes, lots of Trains, and Automobiles. Visited Iceland, Switzerland and even crossed into Italy for a meal. Delightful trip through the North Atlantic and the Alps. Thanks forRead more