Germany '09---everything from Hitler's Eagle's Nest to Oktoberfest...(p.s...actual blogs to come soon, for now, just getting the pics up...)

Twenty years ago today the Berllin wall fell. What a great day for the world. What a great visit it has been. Other than Saturday, the rain went away and I got to take some great photos. My favorite highlights of the trip would be the Space Needle and Cape Flattery and Hobuck Beach at Olympic National Park. I'm getting started early again this morning. I have one more thing I want to see before I go. I know I have done so much already. I will head South on I-5 towards SEATAC but I…

Pour faire les 900 kms qui séparent Salta de Corrientes, il nous faudra tendre le pouce seulement 1 heure et demie !C'est un gaucho - un cow-boy à l'argentine - vétérinaire qui nous prend dans sa jeep, mâche la coca et fume comme un... gaucho. Il nous faudra 6 heures pour faire 900kms... Finalement ce type très sympa nous a filé les clefs de sa maison à Salta ou a logé !! Génial !

A departure early from our home in Tucson took us to Paris, then on to Budapest, Hungary. Our self guided tour through Paris and a guided tour through Hungary gave us a taste of these two historic cities.

I happen to agree with the two British gentlemen (Dr. Samuel Johnson & Mr. Boswell) but with todays travel made so easy, going to London for the day is a bagatelle.Besides, it is nice to have the best of both worlds- such as living in the country, by the seaside and have London within an arms reach. Having to play host to a good friend visiting from abroad, I had of course to take him around London. And what a better day than Sunday, the 8th of November, the Remembrance Sunday- or Poppy Day.…