Some of you know that more than five years ago, my daughter-in-law challenged me to learn Spanish. At the time, my grandson was learning to talk, and his first language was definitely Spanish. I went whole hog into learning Spanish, and using Duolingo, a popular learning app, was only a part of the process, which… Read More Adventures in French Land
In researching the types of experiences one might have in Iceland, I noticed that eating an Icelandic hot dog was on the “must do” list. Here’s what I found: Icelandic hot dogs are mainly made of hormone-free, grass-fed Icelandic lamb, mixed with beef and pork. There are more sheep on the island nation than humans, and… Read More Icelandic hot dogs, Rainbow Street and more
BONK! That was the sound of my head hitting the front of the bus as I caught myself slipping in the slushy ice. The wind was so fierce that it knocked me into the bus just as I stepped out and rounded the corner to take a picture of the spectacular view. Did you lose… Read More The Icelandic wind
Today’s all-day outing to Iceland’s Golden Circle included three major stops: The Gullfoss, one of Iceland’s most famous waterfalls. I have photos of it when I was here in 2016 and the big difference is that today the perimeter was covered with snow. The Geysir, which is a geyser has been active for 10,000 years.… Read More Iceland’s Golden Circle
It’s our third day in Iceland and our city tour began with the sights of downtown Reykjavik, a visit to a stunning concert hall, return to the Hallsgrimkirkja church, and a walk along the lake. The Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center is home to a national opera and symphony. It is stunning honeycomb building… Read More From a city tour to a lava tunnel
I left my apartment in Honolulu on Thursday night to take the 8:45 pm flight to Denver where I met up with my friend from Cada Día Spanish, Marsha Walker. We then took the 10:25 am flight to Washington, D. C. and to our dismay, picked up our luggage in baggage claim only to find… Read More Two redeyes to Reykjavík
Yesterday was a travel day, always an ordeal no matter the distance. Our objective was to fly from Copenhagen to London Heathrow, then use the Elizabeth train line to reach Kings Cross, from where we could take a National Rail train to Cambridge. Once we reached the Cambridge rail station we could take a taxi… Read More A day in Cambridge
It was just about 5 years ago that I visited Norway on a trip with Brekke Tours, and about 25 years before that I came to Norway with my husband Carl. So this trip with GoAhead Tours is my third visit to this beautiful country, and certainly, my third trip to Bergen. We started the… Read More Bergen, revisited
I had set my alarm for 4:45 am in order to put my bag outside my room for pickup at 5:30, and found myself wide awake at 12:04 am! Luckily I fell back to sleep again, and woke up at 4:00, with plenty of time to spare. We left the hotel at 6:00 am for… Read More Reindeer hot dogs in Bergen
Even though we had a more leisurely call time of 9:30 am today, I still woke up at 4:00 am, as I have done for the last three mornings we’ve been here in Stockholm. We took a ferry ride across Lake Mälaren to Drottningholm Palace, built in the 16th century and called Sweden’s Versaille. It… Read More If it hadn’t been for the bridge …