…a beautiful city, the second busiest port on the east coast, well worth a visit. Savannah is a success story. Thirty years ago it was run down, dirty and plagued by crime. Things slowly began to change. No one I spoke to seemed to know the exact reason but probably control of crime played aContinue reading “Savannah…”
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Montreal Day 3
Thursday 8/7/2025 Today’s schedule was a Steve and Peggy day. We picked Montreal’s botanical garden and insectarium. Both are fabulous, the latter is more out of the ordinary, after all lots of cities have botanical gardens. They are located on the same property literally in the shadow of the olympic stadium built for the 1976Continue reading “Montreal Day 3”
Montreal day 2
Tuesday 8/5/2025 was a travel day, after dropping K & J off at Holiday Inn Centerville we had a devil of a time getting parked and into our vrbo. I finally decided to take the car top carrier off and carry it into the room. That way we could use the building’s underground parking. KContinue reading “Montreal day 2”
Whales !!!
Monday 8/4 was our day to see whales. It was a 2hr 40min drive to Baie-Saint-Catherine, where the Sagueney river flows into the St Lawrence. With Tim Horton’s coffee and a few pastries from Cruquembouche (Peggy’s new favorite place in the whole wide world) we made the drive with plenty of time to find anContinue reading “Whales !!!”
Quebec !!!
We started this trip in Quebec city. Kevin and Jackie were to meet us Saturday 8/2/2025 at the airport then to Chez Victor, a small restaurant chain specializing in Quebec style foods, burgers and poutine. But that wasn’t to be as there were intense thunderstorms in the area. They were forced to land in Montreal,Continue reading “Quebec !!!”
Last of Greece
Monday AM July 6 we slept in (’til 8:30), had breakfast at the coffee house next door and then made our way to the ferry that goes to the island of Poros. Left the rental car in a parking lot. The ferry was a short ride, easy on and off, the only glitch was gettingContinue reading “Last of Greece”
July 4, 2025
This was to be an open day, free to explore. After the excellent hotel breakfast we walked to a small church, The Holy Church of St Nicholas Rangavas. There was a tour group inside, we had to wait until they left. The art work and ornate decorations were worth seeing. The tour guide said duringContinue reading “July 4, 2025”
Athens
The flight here was uneventful, I think of it as “that which must be endured”. Sleeping in a sitting position is a skill I haven’t mastered. We got between two and four hours of sleep. Took a cab to hotel, The InnAthens, pronounced the inn in Athens but spelled as one word, our room wasContinue reading “Athens”
Venice
BYOB* We had no trouble getting the train from Florence to Venice. Most europeans know at least some English but we didn’t need any help, the arrivals/departure boards were easy to understand. Getting to the hotel from the train station was another matter. There are no taxi cabs, in fact there are no cars, thereContinue reading “Venice”
Florence Y’all*
Florence is nothing like I expected. And it’s hard to describe. Imagine the French Quarter of New Orleans but more than 50 times bigger, with buildings 6 stories instead of 2, and without the debauchery and your close. The city is ancient, many of the buildings date to the middle ages, most of the streetsContinue reading “Florence Y’all*”
Roses 1.0 Van Life 