Brest, France When I woke up we were in Portland. The morning was grey and rainy. The misty Albion, true to its name, greeted us shrouded in thick fog. My excursion to Salisbury and Stonehenge was scheduled for 8 am. The bad weather affected my mood and I thought about not going. On the other […]
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The Azores After two days at sea, we were in Brest. The “Norwegian Jade” and a small German boat were the only vessels in the port. As many other French cities, Brest suffered from bombing during the World War II. What was left from the medieval times should not take much time to see and
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Departure The weather was overcast with some breaks in the clouds, too cold for swimming, I found a spot protected from the wind on the aft deck with tables and chairs. Breathing in fresh ocean air was revitalizing. A passenger sang accompanying himself with his guitar and others gathered around him to listen. The “Norwegian
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Time to break the crust again! It had grown all over me, thick and hard, in the last 6 months when I did not travel. The past winter was a difficult time. I was plagued by all sorts of health issues from minor things like skin disorders to a virus infection that kept me in
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September – October This trip to Europe was different from all my previous trips. Whether it was with my husband or by myself there always was a fixed route to follow. This time I had a return ticket Denver ‒ Munich and 7 weeks between my arrival and departure dates. It was up to me
Lake Balaton The train from Hungary arrived in Graz at noon. The night before leaving the Lake Balaton, I made a reservation at Comfort Appartementhaus Blümel which is between the railway station and the old town. At the station, I picked up a city map and a booklet with Graz attractions. I had no specific
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Budapest The train from Budapest to Lake Balaton was slow. In fact, I had to take 2 trains to get to my destination, a town of Keszthely. The lake is shaped like a long sausage and Keszthely is located at the farthest end from Budapest. The railroads go alongside both, north and south shores of
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Smederevo After the second night in Smederevo, I parted with my kind hosts who treated me like family. The day was Friday, the 13th and I was a little worried that things could go wrong. I needed to get by bus from Smederevo to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, and from there to take the
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Niš– Smederevo My first impression of Smederevo on the previous night was not favorable. Grey concrete buildings and air filled with smoke made me hastily cancel my reservation for the second night in this city. The owners of Maslina Rooms looked disappointed and then perplexed when I asked if I could have breakfast at their
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Niš My last night’s premonition turned out to be true. Good luck does not last forever. In the morning my gold earring went down the drain in the shower, literally. It was inexpensive, just a long earring shaped like an icicle, but I liked those earrings. Trying not to dwell on the loss, I had
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