Newfoundland 2014
On July 6th 2014, we left Boise to drive to Newfoundland. We arrived on July 20 with a several day stop in Ontario with friends Dawne and Ray. We stayed in Newfoundland for 6 weeks …
Author: Gary Payne
Costa Rica 2014
In Mid February, we flew to San Jose Costa Rica for a couple of weeks. We have a nice link to the pictures we took as we enjoyed the warmth and exotic climate of this friendly country. Here is a …
The three brothers
A nice photo of myself, Randy from Oak Harbor and David here in Boise. We went out for a breakfast buffet before Randy returned home to Washington state.
My brother and I visit our California cousins
My brother, Randy, came down to Boise for a visit and we then traveled to visit our two cousins in Loomis, California. With them, we spent time hanging out and visiting San Francisco and Sacramento. We had not seen each …
Orleans, France and vicinity
Orleans is the birthplace of Joan of Arc and the city is celebrating the 600th anniversary of her birth. Orleans has excellent public transportation and is an exciting mix of an old town with narrow streets and a modern central …
Headed for Paris via Munich
After getting off the boat, we traveled by train to Munich Germany. Here we had a six hour wait for our train to Paris. in order to pass the time, we hopped aboard a tour bus and saw the major …
Bicycling into the town of Melk, Austria
Our bicycle trip today was through the rolling hills of the wine country in Austria. On both sides of the path vineyard’s stretch high up onto the rocky hillsides. We past several old castles and thru villages that have existed …
Back to Vienna, Austria
Wow! what an amazing place. This city has so many giant public buildings and monuments that it will take a week to see what is here. This was a favorite city of people with only one name. Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, …
Cycling in Hungary
Our bicycle trip today is from Visigard to Estergom; both are small cities in Hungary. Hungary is not a member of the European union so we convert our money into florens at the rate of 1 to 250. We have …
Budapest, Hungary
We had a day of rest in Budapest. A city with many incredible public buildings but it has portions that need renovation. Everything seems cheaper here but one gets the feeling that the economy is marginal. It is amazing that …