Category: Europe Spring 2019

Well as most of our friends know we are back home now, but we still need to finish writing a couple more times to complete this trip. In this writing we will cover our time in Strasbourg, France and Trier, Germany. Strasbourg, France Napping in the park. We were in Strasbourg for only a few… Continue reading Europe Spring 2019 We’re home! →

Basel, Switzerland Here we are near the top of the cathedral Basel Minster! We left you in our last writing in Lucerne,Switzerland, and we are still there. Though we took a train one day to Basel, and this was a very good choice. Cathedral Basel-Minster. Ever since we went up on the terrace walk in… Continue reading Europe Spring 2019 Switzerland →

We're in Italy! Our first selfie. We are a little slow. No. We are a lot slow! Wow! Italy! This is great! We can read the signs, understand when someone talks to us, and we are able to speak the language. What a difference! For almost a month we have been in countries where not… Continue reading Europe Spring 2019 Italy & Switzerland →

Onward through Croatia! Happy travelers! As you can see we are Happy Travelers! Although sometimes it can be tiring, we have learned to listen to our bodies and just take down days even if it feels like we might be missing something. Besides there is no way any of us are going to see everything… Continue reading Europe Spring 2019 Croatia II →

We're cruising Croatia! Now we are traveling in a different sort of way. In a way we have not tried before, but have discussed. A cruise. But not a big ship cruise, more of a yacht cruise along the coast of Croatia and some of it's islands. The boat Markan of the Katerina line. This… Continue reading Europe Spring 2019 Croatia →

Olive trees in the background. They are everywhere. It is time we talk a little about food, since on this part of our journey we get to take some Greek cooking classes. We did not expect this to actually happen as they were booked. But one morning around 7:30 we got a call and were… Continue reading Europe Spring 2019 Poros, Greece II →

We're on the island of Poros! Well, here we are on the Peloponnese coast with the island of Poros behind us. From Athens it is about an hour boat ride to Poros. When we booked this part of the trip we found a blog about one persons experience on this island with a man named… Continue reading Europe Spring 2019 Poros, Greece →

Still in Athens! Temple of Olympian Zeus. There are so many places in Athens where you can see the ruins of over a thousand years old, right next to modern society. It's a bit strange. And then you read a little history of what you are viewing and it becomes even stranger. So this Temple… Continue reading Europe Spring 2019 Athens, Greece →

We're in Athens! Us, the Acropolis, and a whole bunch of other tourists. We managed to only have two in our photo. Athens, the city of ancient ruins, and modern society, all bunched together. This is the first time either of us has been to Greece. We had heard that the food was great, but… Continue reading Europe Spring 2019 Athens, Greece →