If European cities were a necklace, Prague would be a diamond among the pearls. Unknown Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿
Travel Challenges and a Day in Helsinki
We plan, God laughs. Yiddish proverb We have been looking forward to our European vacation for a long time, but have been concerned about all the flight cancellations we’ve heard and read about in the news recently. We purchased our tickets in February, and there was one change to our itinerary since then. The morning... Continue Reading →
Travel Quote
Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life. Jack Kerouac Granville, France 🇫🇷
Parc André Malraux, Nanterre, France
While looking back through my photos, I realized I never shared photos from the beautiful Parc André Malraux in Nanterre. We visited in May, 2024 when the park was bursting with color, and new life. View of La Défense from the park’s lake. This 61 acre (25 hectare) park was established in the 1970s in... Continue Reading →
Travel Quote
Life is about travel, and beauty in life, the love we find, the joy we have, the laughs we have together. That’s what I’m dedicating the rest of my life to. Phil Rosenthal Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷
Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, OR
Portland has some beautiful gardens, several of which theTravelsketcher and I have enjoyed visiting this spring. Here are the links to the ones we’ve seen so far: Portland Japanese Garden Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden Lan Su Chinese Garden Elk Rock Garden My personal favorite is Leach Botanical Garden. This beautiful, sixteen acre property was originally... Continue Reading →