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A tall, medieval standalone tower. It has an arched passage through the middle at the bottom, and two arched windows on the two stories about that. There is a clock about 4/5s of the way up. The sky is blue and white with light clouds and the trees have very few leaves.

A tall, medieval standalone tower. It has an arched passage through the middle at the bottom, and two arched windows on the two stories about that. There is a clock about 4/5s of the way up. The sky is blue and white with light clouds and the trees have very few leaves.

Utrecht? You-Betcha!

About another splendid burgh in this lowest of Low Countries: Utrecht.

18 hours ago10 min read

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A tall, medieval standalone tower. It has an arched passage through the middle at the bottom, and two arched windows on the two stories about that. There is a clock about 4/5s of the way up. The sky is blue and white with light clouds and the trees have very few leaves.

A tall, medieval standalone tower. It has an arched passage through the middle at the bottom, and two arched windows on the two stories about that. There is a clock about 4/5s of the way up. The sky is blue and white with light clouds and the trees have very few leaves.

Utrecht? You-Betcha!

About another splendid burgh in this lowest of Low Countries: Utrecht.

18 hours ago10 min read

An Art Nouveau building with the name "Haarlem" on the front. It is a train station.

An Art Nouveau building with the name "Haarlem" on the front. It is a train station.

Haarlem Gets an "A" for Amaazing!

Haarlem Gets an "A" for Amaazing!

Mar 710 min read

Two wine glasses sit on a dining table in a restaurant. Other patrons are visible, their forms distorted, through the glass.

Two wine glasses sit on a dining table in a restaurant. Other patrons are visible, their forms distorted, through the glass.

Provence and Occitanie: Fin

La Sainte Trinite

Jan 1813 min read

Château d'eau du Peyrou, an arched and columned stone structure overlooking a pond on a plaza. People sit nearby and walk by. Mountains are on the distant horizon.

Château d'eau du Peyrou, an arched and columned stone structure overlooking a pond on a plaza. People sit nearby and walk by. Mountains are on the distant horizon.

Provence and Occitanie: Day 12

Promenade, Dancers and Prancers, Cannonball Wall, and Joy, Joy, Joyeux!

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A plaza with a lot of fenced in foliage, a tree and a statue. The plaza is lined with old French buildings, and the sun is very bright in the blue sky.

A plaza with a lot of fenced in foliage, a tree and a statue. The plaza is lined with old French buildings, and the sun is very bright in the blue sky.

Provence and Occitanie: Day 11

Montpellier: A Pouty Server, a Creepy Magician, an Expelled Nostradamus, and a Unicorn…

Oct 17, 202514 min read

A wetland with shallow water and rough vegetation covered shoreline. Large groups of pink flamingos stand in the water.

A wetland with shallow water and rough vegetation covered shoreline. Large groups of pink flamingos stand in the water.

Provence and Occitanie: Day 10

A Walled City, Salted Corpses, Two Marys in a Boat, Sainte Sara in a Basement, and a Grain Factory…

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Provence and Occitanie: Day 9

Provence and Occitanie: Day 9

Provence and Occitanie: Day 9

Pont du Gard and Nimes: Roman Ruins, Crocodiles, Naming Nimes Cheeses, and the Best Park Ever!

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This is a blog about recent travels. Traveling is my happy place and puts a smile on my face. When my vacations are over, I almost immediately want to begin planning my next trip. And yet, I have so much to digest about my previous trips: pictures, memories, souvenirs, and stories. So many stories.

In order to sustain my happy place and thus keep my happy face, I have decided to share my stories and pictures with the internet, and the world.

I take a lot of photographs while on vacation. Here I choose some to complement the stories and maybe tell a story on their own.

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