Who has not seen and enjoyed the movie The Sound Of Music? In the early 1940s, the von Trapp family toured the United States as the Trapp Family Singers before eventually settling in Stowe, Vermont on an enchanted farm with sweeping mountain vistas reminiscent of their beloved Austria. In the summer of 1950, they began…
A Walk In Wiessner Woods
What can be more peaceful than a nice walk in Wiessner Woods in Vermont on a beautiful day. Wiessner Woods is a 2 mile loop trail located in Stowe, Vermont and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking and snowshoeing and is accessible year-round. It was so nice to…
Happy Birthday Jean
Today is our dear friend Jean’s birthday. What can be said about Jean is that she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. She is always warm and so kind and considerate of others. We always enjoy our time together, whether biking, skiing or hiking. You always seem to have…
Staying Active In Stowe
There are so many activities available to stay active in Stowe. Our friends call Stowe “The Fountain of Youth” and it shows. We bike, hike, walk, play tennis and pickleball with friends of all ages and many close to 90 years old. Yesterday, we did a hike at the Cross Country center with some friends…
Happy Birthday to Barbara
Today is our ageless friend Barbara’s birthday (pictured on left). What can be said about her is that she is kind to everyone. She never loses her cool and she fits great in a tight pair of yoga pants with an elegant Anne Fontaine top. She can almost pass a speeding train when she is…
More England
Today we took a long train ride over to Windsor Castle. The Royal Family was not there because they were at the Ascot horse races. Perhaps if we had given them more notice that we were coming they might have waited to see us? The Royal Ascot is Britain’s most valuable race with some of…
Welcome To London England
Welcome to London. The following are pictures from the last 2 days. As to be expected, rain every day so far. Headed out to spend a birthday dinner with our friends at Gordon Ramseys restaurant. More to come………
Unscheduled visit to Copenhagen
No pictures here because we spent a whole day at the Stockholm airport. Its tiring just to think about it. Our direct 2 hour flight from Stockholm to London was scheduled to leave at around 6pm in the evening. Since there were about 3 other flights heading to London earlier than our planned departure we…
Stockholm today
Another beautiful day in Stockholm today. 85 degrees and sunny and of course daylight until around 11pm in the evening. Today is Fathers Day and we were lucky to be able to spend time with the son of some friends of ours from Canada and his wife and baby. His Father is so far away…
Welcome to Stockholm
Stockholm the capital of Sweden is a beautiful city surrounded by a lot of water. Stockholm encompasses 14 islands and more than 50 bridges. The sightseeing boats shuttle people between the islands. Stockholm is the 9th most densely populated European city. We enjoyed walking in Gamla Stan (Old Town) past the Royal Palace and Gary…