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Welcome To Venice! Arriving By Boat To The World’s Most Magical Floating City!
Welcome To Venice Italy! It’s the world most magical floating city – Venice is an incredibly beautiful place to visit – Venice is the capital of the Veneto region of Italy, and is a collection of 118...
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See The “Talking” Mona Lisa! This Iconic Portrait Comes Alive! An Interactive...
A Talking Mona Lisa! Everyone knows this image, right? The iconic, ever-so-slightly smiling portrait of Mona Lisa – and now it talks…. Wait, WHAT!?!?!? Let me set this hilarious story up… Paris is a...
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The Orient Express Train “Steams” Into Budapest! Unique Engine Powers Us To...
The Orient Express “Steams” Into Budapest! I’ve been sharing stories of our anniversary trip through Europe on The Orient Express train, and here we are outside Budapest, as a new “steam engine” is...
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Venice Italy’s Legendary Hidden Bookstore! Climb The Books At Libreria Acqua...
Exploring Hidden Venice! If you know Venice, you also know that San Marco Square is “NOT” hidden – so after seeing all of the tourist spots we wanted to go where the tourists WEREN’T. When Alex and I...
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Budapest At Night! The Golden Glow Of Hungary’s History From The Danube River!
Welcome To Budapest! Yes, this is the Danube River and we are standing on the Chain bridge that crosses over from west to east – the west side on the left is Buda, and the right side is Pest – and...
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Restorante Al Covo! Venice Gem With Fresh Seafood And A Magical Atmosphere!
Welcome To Venice! It’s not a cliche: you simply cannot take a picture in Venice without seeing a Gondola – they are everywhere and iconic! As night falls over the famed Rialto Bridge, Alex and I...
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Glass Blowing Magic In Murano Italy! See A Stallion Created In Front Of Your...
Welcome To The Glass Blowing Capital Of The World! Of the many things that Venice Italy is known for, Murano blown glass is one of the most beautiful…here, glass is definitely “ART”: As you can see,...
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Changing Of The Guard At Hungary’s Parliament In Budapest!
Welcome To The Hungarian Parliament! When Alex and I arrived in Budapest, we were told first and foremost to head to the Parliament Building…and what a building it is! In fact, unless you are across...
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Happy Birthday In-N-Out Burger! 70 Years Of Iconic Burgers! “Animal Style”...
Bite Down On A Big Birthday Celebration! One of California’s most famous burger chains is celebrating a big milestone on October 22. Yes, the burger that the rest of the US can only dream about got...
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Welcome To “Mr. Bones” Pumpkin Patch! $15 Entrance Fee! Valet Parking! Only...
Welcome To LA’s Most Iconic Pumpkin Patch – Mr. Bones! Yes, Mr. Bones is one of the best things about Halloween in Los Angeles – because this is more than a pumpkin patch – it’s an entertainment...
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Dining On The Orient Express Train! Our Anniversary Meal – And Bar Car Party!
Dinner Is A Black Tie Affair! Because it was our anniversary, we adhered to the train’s request to keep dining a black tie affair, so we made our way down the coach hallway to dinner….well, with a...
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Budapest’s Great Market Hall! Hungarian Goulash! Schnitzel And Spaetzle!...
Welcome To Budapest’s Great Market Hall! It’s another of Hungary’s most majestic buildings! The Great Market Food Hall was built in 1897 – making it the largest, oldest and most beautiful of all...
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Venice Italy’s “Lace Island”! Burano’s Legendary Lace Shops! Keith Richards’...
Time For Another Venice Adventure! Yes, that’s San Marcos Square across the grand canal from us – and then there’s this guy, who decided to photo bomb my panorama shot! We are looking back at the city...
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My “Road Trip” From Venice To Paris – By Train! Watching History Pass By On...
Time For A “Road Trip” On The Orient Express! My Blogging friend Lorna has a great weekly writing prompt, which you can see here: https://ginlemonade.com/2018/10/28/an-extra-hour-a-writing-prompt/...
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“Taking The Waters” In Budapest! Peek Inside The Baths At Gellert Spa!...
Ready To Enter The Legendary Gellert Spa and Baths? Ready to “take the waters?” Well, when you are in Budapest Hungary – it’s mandatory! Walking Past History! Every day is Budapest is a visual treat:...
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The Magical Beauty Of Venice Italy At Night! From Watery San Marco Square’s...
The Beauty Of Nightfall In Venice! I have posted about how beautiful Venice is, but now I want to focus on a city that becomes even more magical as night falls, like it is doing here on the “bridge of...
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The Eagles! Album By Album! My Favorite Deep Cut Album Tracks!
The Eagles Over The Years! These three shots show the various stages of the band’s career – of course we know about some members leaving, new members joining, but what we always have is the music, and...
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Veterans Day. First Responders. Deadly Fires And Heroism. A Day To Honor...
Today is Veterans Day in the US, and it’s great to see people posting comments honoring those who serve to protect our country. They are men, women, transgender, and all races, colors and creeds. They...
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Exploring Hungary’s Buda Castle! Matthias Church! Budapest’s Funicular Ride...
Welcome To Buda Castle! Yes, the view at sunset is spectacular – the majestic Buda Castle overlooking the Danube River in Budapest…imagine what the views from up there are like! Well, imagine no more!...
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RIP William Goldman. Legendary Screenwriter. Author Of “The Princess Bride”–...
“Nobody Knows Anything…” RIP William Goldman…the Author of those insightful words about Hollywood. He was one of Hollywood’s greatest Writers – the legendary Author and Screenwriter William Goldman...
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