Author Archives: lydia
2016 Travel – Nearing Reality
Tickets purchased; trains, planes, automobiles and a ferry booked; hotels, inns, and generous friends and family reserved; looks like we’re going. And now we have two grandchildren to visit, Katherine in Madrid and Garrett in Valparaiso near Chicago. New destinations … Continue reading
2016 Travel on my Mind
Looks like we will be going to visit Katherine in Madrid in October. Of course there will be many plans made and changed before then. Until we buy the ticket, I will have a hard time believing we are going … Continue reading
June 9, 2013 Kerry, Here We Come!
June 9, 2013 Kerry, Here We Come We checked out about 11 and would have gotten to Kenmare, Co. Kerry early except that we had to go back to the Wineport to retrieve Joe’s forgotten sweater. Then just as we’re … Continue reading
June 8, 2013 Mass and Dinner with Fr. Declan
June 8, 2013 Mass and Dinner with Declan The day dawned brilliantly and we had a delicious breakfast. I love Irish porridge and the way they scramble eggs and serve them with broiled tomatoes. Then we had to check out, … Continue reading
June 7, 2013 Irish History Visited
June 7 Ancient Irish History Visited We arrived at Newgrange Lodge last night after a series of wrong turns. Fortunately it stays light in Ireland until about 11 o’clock so we were not driving in darkness. The Newgrange Lodge reminded … Continue reading
June 5 and 6, 2013 Zagreb to London to Dublin – Lydia is a Jackrabbit
June 5 and 6, 2013 Zagreb to London to Dublin – Lydia is a Jackrabbit We made it to our train in plenty of time. There were only two passenger cars. We went to our reserved seats and found them … Continue reading
June 4, 2013 Tour Day to Medjugorge, Mostar and More
June 4, 2013 Tour Day to Medjugorge, Mostar, and More We had pre-arranged an all-day tour and arrived at the appointed meeting spot with a little anxiety because we didn’t know if or how many people would show up. There … Continue reading
May 31, June 1, 2, and 3 Vienna to Slovenia and Croatia
June 7, 2013 If I’m in Ireland, What Happened to the Past Week? OK, I confess, I’m on my veranda at Wineport Lodge braving the blazing Irish sun, yes sun, to try to catch up on my writing. But I … Continue reading
May 27-30 Goodbye, Barcelona; Hello, Vienna
May 27, 28, 29 and 30 Goodbye, Barcelona; Hello, Vienna Thought of Andrew a lot today. We slept in and took our sweet time getting outside to re-explore Barcelona. We picked 3 places to see: Gruell Park, Gaudi’s idea of … Continue reading
May 25 and 26 – Banales Time
May 25 and 26th, 2013 – Banales Time I was very concerned that Aricelli would go to a lot of trouble to satisfy our American breakfast way of life due to her past experience with us. Several times we had … Continue reading