Staying in Horst, Limburg & Eifel Mountains of Germany Ten days into our trip we moved from Han’s younger brother Jos to older brother Eef and his wife Marlies who live in the quaint village of Horst about 50 miles to the north. Just driving through the country sides you quickly realize that there is …
Feb 09
Woke up around 7:00, and was not in the mood for breakfast as it was too early. So I snacked on a piece of bread. Loaded up the car and we were on our way for the 2.5 hour each way daytrip to Pinar del Rio Province and the Viñales Valley area. The four lane highway …
Feb 08
This morning we had a substantial leisurely breakfast, then sat and blogged some. Needed to catch up on some writing because there are so many impressions that it’s easy to forget when you don’t stay on top of things. For today the agenda calls for sightseeing Havana’s waterfront and suburbs. We plan to do this …
Feb 07
Today is scheduled to take the cow by the horns and do the central and old Havana walking tour. Three hours of sightseeing with our guide Jorge, an IT tech for a Havana hospital with as second job, guiding tours through the city and countryside. We slept like babies last night. Room was quiet, dark …
Feb 06
Today I’m looking forward to getting the first impressions of Havana, Cuba, something that has been on my bucket list for a long long time. In the morning, the last one in Matanzas, we were able to relax with our host over coffee and then had the drudgery of packing. I was a bit sad because they …
Feb 05
We had a very leisurely morning and were in no hurry to rush about. Cannot think of anything better than sitting on the porch with coffee and donuts (these donuts are dense and perfect for coffee dipping), while enjoying the breeze off the water. Around noon we called for our new taxi friend “Josnel” to go into …
Feb 04
Today our taxi driver “Jonel” picked us up at 10:00 sharp and off we went for a day in Varadero. The 30-minute drive over is quite stunning and the roads are amazing. He said they are the only really good roads in Cuba. I guess it is due to the fact that the Varadero Peninsula …
Aug 20
The first leg of the bus trip went as scheduled. We were dropped off at Frankfort Airport to await our transfer. We had about a 25 minute wait. My tummy had been upset and was visiting the toilet more than usual. When the time grew nearer to bus arrival we went outside to the stop. …
Aug 19
Slept in and it was fabulous. We even missed breakfast. We finally got our lazy butts out the door, had a quick lunch at next door restaurant and jumped on the bus into town square. I immediately wished we had spent more time here and not elsewhere in less unsavory places. Simply charming, historical, interesting, …
Aug 15
Today we ate a simple breakfast at the hotel, but the coffee was outstanding. I could not wait to get out to “feel and breath” Venice. I think we reached our record high in photos for one day. It is just like you see in movies and TV shows. It was perfection to me. Now …
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