Image of the Week: Ferry Time in Seattle!
Since four of my last five posts related to two European canal cities (Venice and Amsterdam), it’s time to cover something closer to home. For those who live in the…
Travel: Amsterdam Canals, Part 2
This is another post relating to Amsterdam, which was the second half of a recent canal-themed trip that also included Venice. As observed in an earlier post, while Venice and…
Image of the Week: Lull before the (next) snowfall
This post was supposed to pick up where I left off by again highlighting my recent trip to Amsterdam. Instead, we are going to take a quick diversion on account…
Travel: Amsterdam Canals
My last two posts pertained to Venice, which was the first half of a canal-themed trip that partner Carol and I recently took to celebrate the New Year. It’s now…
Travel: Venice – An Aging City
Some cities have no counterpart because they are so unique – and Venice easily falls into this “one-of-a-kind” category. As I mentioned in my last post, cars don’t exist in…
Travel: Venice Canals
I described in my last post how partner Carol and I were about to embark on a canal-themed vacation: Five nights in Venice followed by another five nights in Amsterdam. …
Travel: Prague Canal
This post will be short-and-sweet because partner Carol and I catch a flight in 12 hours for our first vacation in 14 months. The trip has a definite canal theme,…
Rue de Paris
Marie Antoinette would have been flabbergasted by the news. For the non-history buffs, Antoinette – the daughter of Holy Roman Empress Maria Teresa and the wife of King Louis XVI…
Wintry Capitol: U.S. Capitol Building
I am pleased to report that notwithstanding last week’s tumultuous midterm elections, the U.S. Capitol Building is alive and well. Whether Congress will actually accomplish anything in its hallowed halls…
1st Ave and Pergola Seattle Washington
Any longtime Seattleite knows Pioneer Square is Seattle’s original downtown. (This needs an asterisk, however, because as those who have ever taken the Underground Tour know, the present-day Pioneer Square…