DENMARK | Monday, 13 Aug 2012 | Views [1205]
Shakespeare probably never visited Kronborg Castle and Hamlet was never a king! But Kronborg has become famous as Hamlet's Elsinore Castle in the town of Helsingor. We took the free tour that came with the price of admission, a rarity for us, but ... Read more >
DENMARK | Sunday, 12 Aug 2012 | Views [1820]
The Louisiana Museum is Denmark’s foremost modern
art museum. It gets its name, not from the bayou country, but from the benefactor's wives, all three who were named Louise! The museum brings together art, nature, and architecture in perfect
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DENMARK | Saturday, 11 Aug 2012 | Views [1883]
Nearly everyone in Roskilde was taking advantage of the wonderful sunshine. The Saturday market was in full swing and the harbor was filled with weekend sailors - and thousands of jellyfish! Setting Sail in Roskilde It was more peaceful ... Read more >
DENMARK | Friday, 10 Aug 2012 | Views [2965]
One is the stuff of nightmares. The other wrote beautiful fairy tales. One lived in total obscurity. The other was famous the world over. The leathery remains of one rest in a museum. The other lives on in the hearts of children. The peat bogs near ... Read more >
DENMARK | Wednesday, 8 Aug 2012 | Views [1523]
Skagen is as far north as you can go on the part of Denmark known as "the Nose." It's a resort town, sometimes referred to as the Cape Cod of Denmark, but I can't see the resemblance. The currents make the water too rough for swimming, even ... Read more >
DENMARK | Tuesday, 7 Aug 2012 | Views [661]
We decided to abandon Copenhagen until the end of our visit, rented a car and drove to the area known as Jutland. Driving in Denmark is a dream after nearly 5 months on the left-hand side of the road. The highways are modern and traffic is nearly ... Read more >
DENMARK | Monday, 6 Aug 2012 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 4 Aug 2012 | Views [727]
Friends are surprised when we tell them the only place we have feared for our lives was in Alaska where big, hairy men with room temperature IQs carry large calibre pistols. They will be equally surprised to learn that the place in which we felt the ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | Views [904]
As jingoistic as American television treats the Olympics with scenes of flag-wearing spectators chanting "USA, USA," watching the coverage on any of the BBC TV channels makes the Americans commentators seem positively neutral. Sure, the ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 31 Jul 2012 | Views [978]
An easy day trip from London, the southeast is what Americans come to see, the quintessential English countryside. It's an area of wonderful green landscapes, formal gardens, Leeds Castle, the White Cliffs of Dover and Hastings where, William started ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 30 Jul 2012 | Views [900]
Winchester, despite its famous cathedral, (Oh-bo-de-o-do) is a truly horrendous place to get around in. We drove through it yesterday without even seeing a sign for Winchester Cathedral, or even a hotel and ended up staying about 20 miles outside ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 29 Jul 2012 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 27 Jul 2012 | Views [969]
Making hay while the sun shines has a special significance in this rainy part of the UK and we took advantage of another wonderful day to visit some more local sites. Tenby is a beach town of sorts, more like Riomaggiore on Italy's Cinque Terre ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 26 Jul 2012 | Views [2114]
We often begin the day without a particular destination in mind but today was even more extreme. We didn't know where we were at the end of the day! With the nice weather for walkers, the Royal Welsh Show and Olympic football beginning in Cardiff, ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 24 Jul 2012 | Views [948]
We were probably the only couple in Wales that didn't know about the Royal Welsh Show but ike the proverbial "blind pig" we stumbled upon it. I have never been to such an event but for Connie, veteran of many St. Joe County Fairs, it was ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 23 Jul 2012 | Views [923]
The best way to deal with the Olympic hoopla seemed to be to get out of Dodge. Or London, as it were. So after a stop at Mildenhall AFB for a quick visit to the doctor, we drove into Wales where, surprisingly, it is sunny. And very, very green. ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 21 Jul 2012 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 17 Jul 2012 | Views [1876]
Which objects would best represent your life? Maybe a teddy bear, a bike, a wedding dress, and bronzed baby shoes perhaps? The British Museum has selected a mere one hundred objects to tell the entire story of the human race. And today ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 16 Jul 2012 | Views [899]
It never seems to stop raining, only a minor annoyance to intrepid travelers like yours truly. We splashed our way to Jersey Boys in Soho, visited the Tate Gallery and even viewed London from the "Eye," that giant ferris wheel on the Thames.... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 13 Jul 2012 | Views [1234]
Four hours into the Etihad flight from Brisbane to London and we were only over Darwin! Watching our progress on the in-flight GPS really drove home how big Australia is. And how much of it we covered; about 20,000 km (12,500 miles) in four months.... Read more >
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