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Greece
Give us a a Spring Break, and we break for the land of feta, olives and other ancient wonders of civilization. Nauplion was our home base, and a good choice it was. Often called the most beautiful city in Greece, on the coast, sitting beneath the beautiful medieval fortress.
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Paris
Our ride from the airport was late, and then broke down on the freeway! Mais qu’est-ce que j’en ai a faire? Nous sommes en Paris! Within a couple hours, Jake was chomping through his baguette from the corner boulangerie, and we were walking to the Eiffel. Three nights, and a fast-paced movable feast later,…
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Medieval Stones
If these stones could talk, what would they tell us? This hilltop has been surround by farming families for over 6000 years.
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Aberdeenshire
What a rich weekend of great people and places! We visited Methlick, at the invitation of Pastor Matt to have Bruce preach at Methlick Parish Church, in the beautiful valley of the Ythan River. Friends toured Dunnottar Castle with us, and then we visited our first ancient “Stone Circle” and two more castles on…
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New Years 2008
From a White Christmas, to White New Years Day skiing & snowboarding for Jake & RJ, to whitecaps on the North Sea at St Andrews… then the sun burst out in glory and Jake & Dad climbed the stairs to the top of St Rules Tower to admire the view.
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Happy Birthday, Nana! (Mom!)
We surrounded her with lights – first the Bellevue Botanical Gardens; then friends & candles at Scott & Pattei’s. Love from all of us!
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Around the World on Christmas Day
6:45 a.m. train platform, Kusnacht, Zurich 8:30 a.m. pastry & coffee, Zurich airport 1:00 p.m. milkshake & salad, Schiphol, Amsterdam 5:00 p.m. dinner, Clyde Hill, WA 9:00 p.m. cookies & milk. Bedtime at the end of 22-hour (& 9 timezones) day.
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Zurich Christmas Eve
Straight from the Hauptbahnhof in Zurich, we walked directly to the singing Christmas Tree in the heart of the shopping district, just as the children began to sing carols in English, German and French. Jake visited the biggest toy store in Europe; we got a quick dinner in the train station and then caught…
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Remembering Sir Edmund Hillary (1920-2008)
I met Sir Edmund once about ten years ago, at a dinner with the American Himalayan Foundation, a charitable organization that supports humanitarian projects among the Sherpa people whom Sir Edmund loved. It was a memorable moment for me, but certainly not for Sir Edmund. I remember how gracious Sir Edmund was to me, a…
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Rothenburg Christmas Market
Next stop–Rothenburg ob der Tauber, five trains northwest of Munich. This midieval walled fortress town on the bluffs above the river valleys has been practicing Christmas for about 750 years, and they’ve just about got it down. What a beautiful place. Was saved from destruction during WWII. We worshiped the fourth Sunday of Advent in the…