Polly #2 was very excited to visit Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, Maine to do some hiking recently. She wasn’t aware of how strenuous the trails would be, and was very happy to reach the top. She was more than happy to ride along in Debbie’s backpack, because she wasn’t used to so much […]
The Palais des Papes is located in Avignon in the south France, and is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe. Both the Palais de Papes, and the historic center of Avignon have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995. The Palais is located on a […]
The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aquaduct bridge that was was built in 60 A.D. to cross the Gard river in southern France. The aqueduct was built by the Romans to carry water from a spring at Uzès to the Roman colony of Nîmes. At one time, the aqueduct carried about 200,000 gallons […]
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While I was visiting Barcelona recently, I decided to go on a short cruise along the coast so I could see Barcelona from another angle. It’s a beautiful city to explore on foot, and just as beautiful from the water! The Columbus Monument is located at the site where Columbus returned […]
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge, and is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco. It was named the Golden Gate Bridge because it spans the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. It was completed in 1937 and celebrated it’s 75th anniversary […]
Alcatraz Island, or “The Rock“, is located 1.5 miles off the shore of San Francisco, and was originally built as a military fortification, and a military prison. I think the thing that makes it stand out most in the minds of people today was it’s use as a federal prison from 1933 to 1963. […]
If you want to find a nice relaxing place to spend some time while in San Francisco, you may want to check out Golden Gate Park. It’s rectangular in shape, and at over 1,000 acres, it’s is even larger than Central Park in New York City, and is visited by more than 13 million people […]
Who would have ever thought that you could find a beautiful, white sand beach in the city of Chicago? I was amazed to come across this beach, and was fortunate enough to be there on a warm sunny day. There are several other beaches along the shore of the lake, and the next time […]
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If you are like me, when you hear the word beach you think of large expanses of soft white sand. If you ever visit the island of Bonaire, you won’t find many beaches that fit that description. The beaches there are fairly narrow and filled with sharp coral that has been washed up. There are […]
