May, 1985 – on the Rhine Hi Isn’t this a magnificent church? We were in it again this am, admiring and enjoying it – so delicate and truly lovely. Parts date from the 1200’s. We had champagne last nite at the Captain’s party, then danced. We sailed all night from Nijmegen (Netherlands) to Cologne. We’llContinue reading “Cologne, Germany”
Category Archives: Europe
Zurich, Switzerland
December, 1983 Hi So far so good – we took a city tour this am & a tour up to Rigi Kaltbad and Lucerne this aft. !! They both were good tours and we all enjoyed them. It was snowy and cold but sunny up on Rigi – skiing and beautiful sights of the alps.Continue reading “Zurich, Switzerland”
Paris, France
Basilique du Sacre Coeur de Montmartre et la funiculaire I love this photo, one of my most favorite places in Paris. June 1973 Dear Mom Can’t remember when I last wrote!! We saw this last Monday and it was great. Tues. we went to Versailles – the garden there was beautiful!! Yesterday we saw NotreContinue reading “Paris, France”
Ravenna, Italy
Vitalis (VI century) – Empress Theodora with her Court I went to Ravenna to see the mosaics in 1973 and I bought a lot of postcards because when I returned to school I had to write a paper on them. I thought it would be easier with visuals to remind me. This Mosaic is inContinue reading “Ravenna, Italy”
Montedor, Portugal
April 2000 Well I took a vacation to Portugal. Turns out should have come in March. It’s rained most of my 10 days. But it’s beautiful. Definitely not the US of A. We are so young aren’t we. Hope you are well. I thought you would have an email address – not? Sorry it’s takenContinue reading “Montedor, Portugal”
London, England
September 1975 Dear We got here ok – everyone seems to be visiting London – plane was full, London airport jammed mostly with Americans. We are in a very nice hotel, are pretty much caught up on sleep. Going to the British museum today, just will take it easy, off to Rome at noon tomorrow.Continue reading “London, England”
Vaasa, Finland
April, 1996 Hi We have been having a great time here with Liz. They still have lots of snow but it has been beautiful weather. Went to see Braveheart tonight – it was great! Love Here is a photo I took of the neighborhood where we stayed. And a few others around town.
Lugano, Switzerland
May 1973 Dear This is the view from our balcony! Very resort-like! Warm.. flowers everywhere. We went to the top of San Salvatore this morn. on a cog railroad…the view was lovely. Have just finished eating lunch and are waiting to take a boat trip on the lake. Bill has dental app. so he isContinue reading “Lugano, Switzerland”
Notre Dame, Paris
Den Haag, January, 1983 Isn’t this a good photo? So much nice detail. Our guests left yesterday and we have been sleeping mostly since. I think they had a good time and got a bit “educated”. We hope you had a good trip to California and that you are back with a new lease onContinue reading “Notre Dame, Paris”
La Bresse, France
La Bresse is in northeastern France and is known for its ski resorts and outdoor activities. Below is a photo I took of the town when I was there in 1999.
