“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.” – Dr. Seuss

Earlier this fall, two daughters and I visited the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, commonly known as the National Zoo. One of my daughters lives in the Washington, DC, area. Another daughter and I visited her for a weekend in September. We decided to spend part of one day at the zoo. This […]

“Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure.” – Irving Wallace

The section of the Rhine River that flows from Bingen, Germany north to Bonn, Germany is known as the Middle Rhine. In popular culture, it is also known as the Romantic Rhine. Remagen The northern half of the Middle Rhine area includes the cities of Bonn and Remagen. I have not visited Bonn but spent […]

“Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” – Ray Bradbury

I’ve visited Reims, France, a couple of times – although each visit was short. I spent an afternoon and evening there in 2015 as part of the WWII tour I took with my husband. In 2018, my daughter and son-in-law and I spent just over 24 hours in the city. Last month, I visited with […]

“Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” – Stephen Covey

On our recent trip to Paris, my daughter and I filled Sunday with a variety of activities. It was our first full day in the city on this trip, but since we had both been there before, we had some favorite places we wanted to visit. We also had a couple of new places on […]

“The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine