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London and Ireland 2009

Posted onJuly 3, 2009July 11, 2019Leave a comment

Touring London Day 1: In Christopher Wren’s City (June 17) Day 2: Exploring London’s history (June 18) Breakfast at Apostrophe Apostrophe is the neighborhood bakery and coffee shop where we eat a scrumptious breakfast of Read More …

Racing around at Buckingham Palace, London

Posted onJune 19, 2009July 11, 20192 Comments

We are actually in Mayfair not to shop, but to begin a walking tour of Royal London and Westminster Abbey. We are doing this not so much because we are interested in British royalty, but Read More …

The Tower(s) in London

Posted onJune 18, 2009July 11, 2019Leave a comment

We played tourist today and visited the Tower, a place I have never gotten to before. London and Ireland itinerary

Ellsworth Rock Gardens in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

With its location in the watery world of northern Minnesota’s border lakes, visitors to Voyageurs National Park likely expect to find a wilderness of sparkling lakes and wooded islands. They

Discover Minnesota's Black Beach

There’s a new stop that visitors should make as they wander up Lake Superior’s North Shore: Minnesota's Black Beach. I provide links as a convenience to you. However, some may

Grand Portage Rendezvous on the shores of Lake Superior

Imagine for a moment that the year is 1797. The USA is a young adult, a country still developing both politically and geographically, still deciding who she is and how

Lodging in Essaouira, Morocco

Visitors to Essaouira have two basic lodging choices: in the medina or on the beach? We stayed in the medina, which gave us an ideal base for exploring the city.

Marrakech’s Magical Majorelle in Morocco

I’m a gardener, so the number one site on my to-do list for Marrakech was not the Djemâa el Fna or the souks or the Saadian Tombs or any of

Vor Frelsers Kirke (Our Savior’s Church)

Copenhagen's Vor Frelsers Kirke (Our Savior's Church) is famous for its spiraling external staircase. Climbing the tower at Vor Frelsers Kirke I have this thing for towers (well, any high