A walk around town
When we landed in Budapest we thought it a good idea to purchase what is called a Budapest Card. Because it gives you discounts at participating venues. Like free to use all public transport, free entry...
Buda & Pest
Buda & Pest, once two separate cities but now joined and known to us as Budapest. First impressions -- there are no trees, no greenery of any type except in parks and a few early spring flower beds. Okay...
Yeh’aim, Tel Hazor & Nimrod – Fortresses all!
So we have been out exploring and have some very interesting sites to tell you about. First up will be Yeh'aim National Park ... built out of limestone and pretty much a ruin. The fortress has not yet...
Flavors and sounds, shopping in Israel
Wadi Nisnas, what a lyrical name. Go ahead, say it again, Wa di Nis nas. It is the Arabic shopping bazaar in Haifa. All week long, except Sunday, you can find little shops full of spices, open air...
You think Scotland has castles?
So we've been out and about the countryside visiting tidbits of the past. First up is Caesarea. Caesarea is an Israeli national park and is situated right on the Mediterranean coast...
We’ve Moved to Haifa!
Well, we are back. It has been a long time since our last post, so it's time to catch up. Since March 23, 2014 we have called Haifa home. We will be calling Haifa home for the next five years as we...
Chicago
We have had a pretty interesting time here. And as I sit here on the train back to Detroit, pondering what to say, the memories of the days gone by flit through my mind. Not coming here with more than a...
Train to Toronto
So this has been an interesting start to our journey ... unexpectedly we were five hours late leaving Saskatoon on VIA Rail. What didn't seem to be too big a deal sort of grew in porportion as time went...
Glory Bowl
I was introduced to this recipe by Kathryn, my friend and also former supervisor in Whitehorse. We love this and eat it often. This means my recipe is stained and often lost in the shuffle of my life. So...
The Sounds of Istanbul and sights of our last day here!
This is the first place I've visited and wished for a recording device! The sounds keep being part of the picture and the memory of the sounds is quite vivid now, but I worry they will morph or disappear...
7 Towers and Topkapi Palace
This morning we are on the path less travelled. Well really that is a tough thing to do in a place with about 13 million people and who knows how many tourists, on a yearly basis, are added to that...