April 17, 2025 It’s a cold and rainy day!!! The city is enveloped in grey clouds with not a bit of blue anywhere. I am headed out on a walking tour of Liège! Fortunately I have rain gear including waterproof shoes! Liège, a city along the Meuse River in Belgium’s French-speaking Wallonia region, has long …
April 16, 2025 Last night began navigating a series of 6 locks over 18 miles of rivers that will raise us up 185 feet to our next port of Namur. It is a slow start to the day as we don’t dock until noon but the beautiful landscape along the river makes up for the …
April 15, 2025 As we docked in Antwerp, Belgium the rain begin bringing with it moody skies which made for incredible pictures! Just before my walking tour was to begin the rain stopped and the sun tried to peak out of the clouds. Because I am in Belgium I began the day with a Belgium …
April 14, 2025 I am on a riverboat cruising to waterways of the Netherlands and Belgium. It’s another beautiful day perfect for exploring. Today we are in Nijmegen. It is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River just …
April 13, 2025 Today is all about the Tulips!! Holland is famous for it’s tulips and I plan to celebrate them today along with a few hundred thousand of other tourist. The day started with the annual Tulip parade. Think of the rose parade but done with Tulips!! The level of detail and creativity was …
April 12, 2025 It is a spectacular day in Amsterdam. The sky is blue with few clouds and it is going to be in the high 70’s I am doing a walkabout of the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam. This neighborhood was severely impacted by the Nazi occupation from 1940-1945. My guide’s grandfather was one of …
April 11,2025 In the quiet of the morning I headed to central station to adventure out of Amsterdam! About a hour outside of Amsterdam the landscape changes farmland with fields that will soon be filled with tulips. Our first stop was Madurodam. A unique representation of the Netherlands created in a 1:25 scale. The models …
April 10, 2025 We landed in Amsterdam mid morning and the city was enveloped by clouds and wind that made the city shades of grey. Fortunately the sun came out in the afternoon and the city came to life. Since my room was not ready yet I did a walkabout in the city center where …
NationalDecember 26, 2026 My early morning walk around the Old Faithful property was so quiet and peaceful. It was gently snowing covering up all the people tracks from the day before creating a gentle blanket of snow covering the fields where I had snowshoed the day before. A small red fox who begs at the …
December 25, 2024 The Inn is decorated for the holiday and looks so festive with the snow clouds. No sunrise this morning because of the clouds but we did get a Christmas ornament on our door knob, a fun way to start the day. The lobby is filled with families gathered around the fireplace in …
