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• Aruba Skies 2018-19 [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Today’s posting is a far cry from the series of 15 I finished posting last week of our riverboat cruise up the Rhein, Main and Donau rivers. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 15: Vienna [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  A short ride from the hotel began our last day of the tour, to be spent in Vienna [Wien]. While Rosemarie and I were there last year on our own [prior to a... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 14: Melk Abbey [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  As I noted in last week’s posting, our ship was not able to risk sailing further on the Danube [Donau] due to the low water level. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 13: München [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  In Regensburg we experienced another glitch in our itinerary. We were supposed to sail from there southward towards München [Munich] and catch the last day of... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 12: Regensburg [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  As we proceeded towards Regensburg through the Rhein-Main-Donau Canal, we encountered some of the highest locks along the route. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 11: Nürnberg [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  I am back from winter vacation and ready to continue our itinerary. Our next port of call was Nürnberg, (in)famous for the Nazi rallies in the 1930s and 40s,... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 10: Bamberg [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Dubbed by some as the ‘Venice of Germany’, Bamberg is one of my favorite towns. Its old city center contains the largest existing group of historic structures... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2018 TRAVEL

• Grand Circle River Tour 9: Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  The ship stopped the next morning in Gerlachshausen. Here a group of buses was waiting to transport those who wanted to visit Rothenburg ob der Tauber, one of... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 8: Würzburg [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  After departing Wertheim, we spent the morning sailing along the Main to the Bavarian city of Würzburg. The ride was a smooth one; here is a shot I took... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 7: Wertheim Am Main [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  The next port of call on our Grand Circle Great Rivers of Europe trip was Wertheim am Main, where the Tauber and Main Rivers meet. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 6: Heidelberg [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  After an overnight sail to Frankfurt am Main [pronounced Mine], we disembarked and boarded buses that would take us to Heidelberg [on the Neckar River]. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 5: Am Rhein [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  According to the original itinerary, we were supposed to sail to Rudesheim along a stretch of the Rhein that passed through a valley dotted with vineyards and... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 4: Koblenz [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  As we slept comfortably that night, our ship sailed to Koblenz. Then, following breakfast on board, we made our way on foot into the city. As one might expect,... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 3: Köln [Cologne] [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  We took leave of Amsterdam by bus to Köln [Cologne], where our ship awaited us. I was especially excited because, although I was well traveled in Germany, I... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour 2: Amsterdam 2 [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  During the first days on our own, we were notified by our Program Director that the low water level in the Rhein had prevented our ship from reaching Amsterdam. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Grand Circle River Tour: Amsterdam 1 [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  After a hiatus of several months, I am ready to start posting images again. Today’s shots were made during a river cruise with Grand Circle. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2018 ART & DESIGN

• Image City Assignments: Cemetery Shots

  

  It has been quite some time since I last posted pics from my Image City Assignments series. To refresh your memory, I meet once a month with a group of other... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Sicily 14: The Aeolian Islands [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  The Taormina sea shore also offered other activities, although not much was going on when we were there. On one of the days we opted to take a boat trip to two... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Sicily 13: Taormina (ii) [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  From sea level, one has a steep climb up a winding street until one reaches the heart of Taormina; viz. the Piazza del Duomo. The most striking structure in... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Sicily 12: Taormina (i) [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Taormina became the center of our activity for the next several days. Originally founded in the 3rd century BC by the Greeks, it was built at the foot of Mt.... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE