Author: Neil
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Our day started with breakfast then a German lesson. I learned enough to know to answer “Nein” if asked do you speak German! We…
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Not long after we awoke this morning our boat arrived in Kinderdijk (pronounced Kinder-dike). Susan and I enjoyed a light breakfast on an enclosed portion…
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We awoke to sunshine this morning for the first time since arriving in Amsterdam. It was also the first morning we slept a bit later…
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This morning we met up with some of the other people, who will be going on the same riverboat cruise as we are, in the…
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It seemed like a Starbucks morning. OK I would have preferred a Second Cup morning but the chances of finding a Second Cup outside of…
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It was really only our first full day in Amsterdam but who stands on technicalities! My plan was to get up early to capture some…
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It almost seems anticlimactic to report that our flights to Amsterdam went right on schedule and were uneventful. So to interject a little excitement I’ll report…
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Fortunately the weatherman’s predictions of dastardly weather in Jasper proved false. My friend David and I were headed there for a couple of days of…
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Last Fall I inherited custody of a name-tag case for a group I belong to (the Edmonton Pond of the Honorable Order of the Blue…
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Ahhh … Springtime in Alberta. Anxiously waiting for spring to arrive is kind of a national pass-time for Canadians. We watch the weather forecast for…
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Our final full day in Palm Desert was another relaxing one. Not every trip somewhere has to be about rushing here and there and seeing…
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Yesterday, Sunday, was pretty much a day off – from touring and from blogging. In the morning we attended a Marriott Vacation Club pitch. It…
Wind At Your Back 