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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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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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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…