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It’s hard to explain the magical feeling I experience while spending time living in Antigua.  It feels like home, once I enter the city bouncing on the cobbled streets seeing the bright colors worn by the Mayan people.   This is our third year here and I never tire of walking the streets, sitting inContinue reading “Life in Antigua”

we have been coming to Antigua for three years yet never spent more then a night in a hotel in Guatemala City.  It was time to spend a little time in the capital although we had heard so many warnings about the dangers and perils of being in the city.  I am a New YorkContinue reading “A Visit to Guatemala City”

    After our friends left, we had coffee with some friends we knew from last year and met a few other old acquaintances in the park.  We had pizza at San Martin for dinner and called it a night. Saturday morning we made our way over to Caoba Farms.  We bought lots of greatContinue reading “Caoba Farms,Cerro San Cristobal and More”

One of my favorite trips in Guatemala was to Tikal, a large complex of Mayan ruins located in the northern jungles of this amazing country.  Bruce and I traveled there in 2017 by shuttle.  Actually it was a 9 seater van holding 10 backpackers and us.  And it was a grueling 10 hour drive.  IContinue reading “Monkeys, Mayans and Ruins”

Over lunch one day in early October, my two friends, Barbara and Barbara, who I will call Babs, and I hatched a plan to visit New York City just in time for the holiday hullabaloo.   Barbara and I had tried to do this several years ago but it never came to fruition.  We weren’tContinue reading “A New York City Adventure”

We set off for a two day adventure to Yosemite, the first big trip for Lilly Ray to celebrate her two week birthday and Fathers Day. Bruce and I had our coffee on the deck and took a little stroll around the neighborhood while Kami and Eric packed up Lilly’s stuff.  I forgot how muchContinue reading “The Grandeur of Yosemite”

Today we woke to the cool, crisp breezes and bright sunshine which is so much a part of the climate that brings thousands to this region.  Bruce and I sat out on the deck as I savored the coffee made in a French press.  A friendly tabby came by to say hello and a blueContinue reading “A Ride Around Lake Tahoe”

Well we are back on the road again.  This time a quick trip to California to meet our newest granddaughter, Lillian.  She was born the 1st of June to Bruce’s oldest daughter, Kami and her husband Eric.   Lillian is our seventh grandchild – 4 girls and 3 boys. We left Columbia on Wednesday afternoonContinue reading “Our New Bundle of Joy”

Yesterday we clocked another 5 plus miles while exploring the Old City in Stockholm.  We had our delicious buffet breakfast than hopped the ferry for our day of exploration. As we walked over the bridge we thought we were in Disney World.  We ran into none other than the most famous mouse in the world,Continue reading “Winding Things Up in Stockholm”

Our day was planned with a trip to Uppsala to visit my niece and her family.  It was sunny and on the warmer side with a promise to get up to 65 degrees.  We took the early morning ferry to Stockholm Central Station.  We passed a castle as we rode the ferry. The boats andContinue reading “Visiting Jessica in Uppsala”