Sue and Jinny
Sue and her cousin, Jinny with flowering artichokes
Author: GIP
Dragonfly
Gary on the mountain bike encounters a large species of dragonfly
A few photos from the Midlands of England in August 2013
In August 2013, Sue and I traveled to Great Britain to attend the wedding of Sue’s cousin’s daughter, Carolyn. In addition to the wedding, we traveled to several significant historical sites and villages near the town of Henlow, the home …
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Mountains near Zermat
Our next stay is in Tasch, a small town that is the jumping off point for Zermat. Here at a small and traditional style hotel, we have stinging nettle soup. It is delicious and not at all fiery like the …
St Moritz and Lake Lugano
As we travel to the scenic sites, we will leave Switzerland And enter Liechtenstein and Italy. We will cross the Swiss and Italian border three different times. Our first night is spent in St Moritz. This trendy ski resort is quiet this …
Zurich, Switzerland
We traveled from Paris to Zürich, Switzerland on a high-speed train at 305 km/h. That converts to 190 mph. It took us four hours to make the trip across France and into Switzerland. In all likelihood, we traveled faster by …
Pick-pockets and Hustlers
We had some excitement here with street hustlers and pickpockets. While riding on a crowded metro car, Sue noticed a young woman moved her hand while it was hidden behind the purse covering the front of her body. Sue shifted …
Paris photos
We have just spent five pleasant days in Paris. Three were in the company of Sue’s cousin, Jinny and her husband, Ian who came across the channel from Great Britain. While we went to a museum on impressionism, our time …
Paris at last
We started our day with a visit to the Louvre. The building is unequaled with its world famous examples of art and sculpture. We took photos of many of the paintings and statues that we see in art books. The …