BUDAPEST We were sad to leave beautiful Lake Bled, but also excited to keep moving on! Once more we boarded a beautiful, big, extremely clean and comfy European tour bus for our 7-hour trip to another stop on our tour of Eastern Europe - this time Hungary. Our ride to Budapest Joyce will now step …
THE FACES OF IRELAND
What made my visit to Ireland so memorable was the wonderful people I met along the way. From a long-time internet sewing friend who met me in Belfast to her parents who took me to tea in Bushmills; relatives, neighbors and friends of friends in Virginia; a creative quiller at a craft fair in Belfast …
Fàilte Edinburgh!
This gentleman was playing his bagpipe on the corner as I hopped off the bus downtown Edinburgh for the very first time - what a wonderful welcome! I had been booked for a 2 1/2 week housesit in a beautiful home in the area of Morningside, a short bus ride to the center of this ancient …
12 Days on the Canal du Midi
I just had the very great privilege of spending the past 12 days as a guest on a 110 year old river barge that is docked on the Canal due Midi outside the village of Capestang in southern France. It was one of the most relaxing times I have had - ever! To fall asleep …
Time out for reflection….
A time to sit and reflect on what I've seen and learned after an extremely hectic couple of days seems like a good thing. First, I'm spending my first night in Venice, Italy. It's 9 pm on Sunday evening here. Really I'm in Spinea, a little suburb 20 minutes from Venice proper in …