Utah Beach Normandy
19 апреля 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
First stop on our visit to the D Day sites.
Ponte du Hoc
19 апреля 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
This is the headlands that was assisted by Army Rangers. They climbed the cliffs. The cliffs are just gravel, so I have no idea how they did it.
Bonnie BenedictThat's why they're Rangers! There like superheroes. They can do anything.
Omaha Beach
19 апреля 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
American Cemetery
19 апреля 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
The grounds are beautiful. I thought that it was a good use of our tax dollars, if our tax dollars are supporting the American Battle Monuments Commission.
The were several French school groups atЧитать далее
Longues sur Mer
19 апреля 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
The German casements at Longues sue Mer still have the guns in place. One of the structures suffered from a direct hit and the gun was in pieces.
Karen AndersonLove this photo. Those colors!! It reminds me of the painting you gave me that you did!
ПутешественникWe've taken about a million photos of these gorgeous mustard fields trying to catch their intensity. I have wondered what pigment the Impressionists used for that yellow. I think the modern ones that are intense enough tend to be synthetics.
First Belgium beer tasting
22 апреля 2017 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
It was being too difficult to get out to the Beer brewing Abbys today for tasting. However we happened upon a store in Dinant that sold beer by the bottle. We picked out a selection of Abby beers forЧитать далее
ПутешественникWe tried to upload the next post from the site so you would wake up to it but we had no data. They've modernized and rearranged the downstairs and it looks really nice. Staff was still friendly. The outback has been completely redone. Seems like yesterday.
For Mark Foard
23 апреля 2017 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Wish you were here ...
Mark FoardWOW!! It doesn't look like the same place. How did it feel being back there? Any sign of Jacques???
ПутешественникNo sign. I didn't ask. It does arm like the same place, just a bit spiffed up. The dining room is gone though. They have some kind of little canteen, looked like for breakfast only.
Catching our breath
23 апреля 2017 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
We've been a little remiss lately about posting. We're not afraid to admit it ... we're getting tired. We had our first less than stellar Airbnb experience in Auvers, the town from which we visitedЧитать далее
Annanaomi Sams
Kind of an amazing pic! Apparently you were to get no closer than that to the little one!
Annanaomi SamsI'll raise a bottle to you two too! But a little later in the day. It's still early here....
Dinant
24 апреля 2017 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
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Very hilly! Or did you mean chilly? It was both. But not as chilly as where we are now ... 33 degrees this morning. But sunny.
Dinant II
24 апреля 2017 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Dinant is the closest town of significance to our holiday village in Hastiere and we are so glad it is. We visited it for a second time today.
Aside from actually snapping some photos, we visitedЧитать далее
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They are very proud of the fact that the inventor of the saxophone lived in Dinant. There were colorful giant saxophones everywhere.
Neerpelt Belgium
26 апреля 2017 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
A MOST eventful trip to neighboring Neerpelt. Gordon saw the first clearly identifiable barber shop since we've been here. As you can clearly see from the photos, he was channeling his inner hippieЧитать далее
Kaasmakerij Catharinadal
26 апреля 2017 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
This famous cheese maker is tucked away in a residential area about 15 minutes from where we're staying. It is owned and operated by our host Nancy's uncle. Fabulous cheese. We got 3 kinds: two hatЧитать далее
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We didn't know what it was. I assumed it was something to do with cheese making. But it DOES look like a compost turner. We'll never know.
Trappist Monastery Achel-Hamont
26 апреля 2017 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
This is one of the six Trappist monasteries left where the monks brew the beer themselves. It's right on border with Netherlands and Gordon had earmarked it as one we should try to visit. We had noЧитать далее
Annanaomi Sams
I'm thinking Gordon's smile is even bigger now that he's had a haircut. Can that be?
Driving around
26 апреля 2017 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
We quite enjoyed just driving around the area. Flat country, clean modern little towns, and moody skies! We barely made it home before it started hailing. Frozen mix and 31 degree temps predicted forЧитать далее
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They had a lot of wild(ish) green areas set aside in this very densely populated area. We have really warmed to Belgium and the Belgians.
Rosemary EngleGee the weather sounds like here. It is still in the high 30s at night. Bah!
ПутешественникYes Belgium's weather is a lot like Western Washington's, but colder But this year I'd say you might be on about par. Bah indeed. And you don't even have all that great Belgian beer to keep you happy.
Lovely stay in Overpelt, Belgium
27 апреля 2017 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
We are staying with our hosts Jodie and Nancy.
There is a small fridge stocked with good beers so we don't have to go out to sample the beers.
Yesterday afternoon when we got back, I could not findЧитать далее
This story makes our day! We are really enjoying the posts about your amazing travels. Ed & Peggy White
ПутешественникBoy it sure made OUR day. The older gentleman and his wife were SO pleased we showed up. When we left the wife wanted at the window and waved us off as we pulled out of the driveway. I am Soooo sorry we did not take a photo of them and the clean cut smiling young policeman.
Ochsenhausen
28 апреля 2017 г., Германия ⋅ 🌧 37 °F
A great attic apartment. There was snow on the ground when we got here. Our lovely hosts Walter and Elfriede spoke almost no English so Heathers language skills are getting a real workout.
Rosemary EngleA great place to stay - as usual. but what happened to traveling in the south in warm weather?
ПутешественникIt was supposed to be warm! It IS May after all. But the call of the beer was too great.
Visit to Ulm
29 апреля 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
The Lutheran church survived the wars, hard to believe. It's the tallest gothic church in Europe. They were having a huge market while we were there which gave the whole place a positively MedievalЧитать далее
ПутешественникLike the Danube, they just flow on (is the waltz playing in your mind?)
Leaving Ochsenhausen
30 апреля 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
ПутешественникIt was actually quite warm during the day and the apartment was about the most deliciously warm place we've stayed in this energy starved part of the world.
Drive over the Alps back into Italy
30 апреля 2017 г., Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
We even drove by the Disney Castle on the way. We did get off the autobahn but there was a long line of cars on the road to the castle so we just got right back on the autobahn.
And no, I did notЧитать далее
ПутешественникHe meant KPH but it SEEMED like miles per hour. Actually believe it or not, there now appears to be speed limits on the autobahn ranging mostly between 110-130. So those speeders were probably only going 160 kph or so. Or maybe more. They are VERY impatient, especially the Mercedes.
ПутешественникNo no, on the autobahn we were feeling quite geezerly compared to all the speed demons of all ages on the road.
A rest before flying to England
30 апреля 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
We are here on a working dairy looking out at the Dolomites until next Friday.
Annanaomi SamsWorking dairy? Do you get to lend a hand? If so, hope they have boots for you. My parents had a dairy at one point in time. Always wore boots! It is lovely! Enjoy!
Stephanie EldringhoffLooks amazing and fresh cream in the coffee - very yummy. Hugs to you, Steph
Dolomites 1
2 мая 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
We took a short drive up by the Dolomites. It was a beautiful and awe inspiring visit.
Bonnie BenedictJust beautiful! But then all of the places you've visited have been.
ПутешественникThe Dolomites have been on my bucket list for a while. Ahhh ... Ruth Nicoll memorial itch scratched.
Dolomites 2
2 мая 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
Dolomites 3
2 мая 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
Bonnie BenedictWith all the snow and colder temps, I hope you got something warmer than a cardigan to wear.
ПутешественникI have my fleece jacket and Gordon's silk and merino sweater. But actually the days have not been bad. Avril said May in the U.K. is predicted to be warm. Maybe she thinks 50 is warm. I remember she thought 50's was good weather for swimming when she visited. We'll see.
A tour of the farm
3 мая 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Wieserhof
4 мая 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
That's the name of the farm we've been staying at for the last few days. It's been in the family for over 200 years and the young man tending the cows on the previous post plans to continue on.
TheЧитать далее
Annanaomi Sams
I hope that chicken is just passing through. For a chicken coop, that looks mighty cold in the winter!
ПутешественникShe's surveying. The coop is a ways away. They don't seem to spend a lot of time in it. I think the cows keep the barn pretty warm.
Rosemary EngleOh my. This is so idyllic and reminds me of Switzerland! So gorgeous....
ПутешественникI think they are the same range. It was achingly beautiful wherever you looked. Airbnb is the serendipity machine if you let it be.
Karen AndersonHard to imagine the carnage that took place here. Thanks for sharing these photos. It is so interesting to see what remains.
ПутешественникIt was very moving to be there.