We have been back in La Thebaudiere, our tiny village in Normandie, for just a week – so what have we been up to? Well of course we have spent time remembering our long trip, which for me includes some sketching. One of the best hotels we stayed in was the Central Heritage Hotel in…
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Stuck in Dubrovnik
We left Slano on Monday, our next stop was Dubrovnik. As we were preparing to leave I sat on the bow of the ship and sketched. The plan was to spend one afternoon and evening in Dubrovnik, leaving at noon on Tuesday. The weather had a different plan for us – rain accompanied by strong…
Split – our Croatian time continues
After a long, but beautiful, bus ride along the Adriatic Coast on Monday we are back in Split. It is quite different from Dubrovnik, not as many iconic tourist sights other than the Diocletian Palace, which is well worth the trip. Yet there is a lot I like about it here, specifically the Riva Promenade….
Dubrovnik, should be on your bucket list
We are in Dubrovnik. OK, so let me confess to some things before we go on. In general, when Tricia asks me about places I want to travel to I usually don’t have much input. So it seems that I am lukewarm to her suggestions. The reality is that I don’t have a bucket list…
This week in Umbria and Tuscany
We finish up the Italy portion of our journey this week. We are in Siena today, tomorrow we drive to the airport in Milan, spend the night then have an early flight on Saturday for Amsterdam. What a crazy ride. We loved Umbria. I remember when we were planning this I thought only of Tuscany,…
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