Merry & Rob Shaver

On the Road to Adventure

May 28, 2020
1 min

The Royal Pavilion in Brighton, UK

The Royal Pavilion has a colorful history stretching back 200 years. Built as the seaside pleasure palace for King George IV, it has also...

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Apr 27, 2020
2 min

Worthing Pier in Worthing, UK

In February, we spent about a week in Worthing at the FUSE Conference (Festival of Unitarians in the South East, 21-23 February 2020). We...

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Apr 14, 2020
2 min

Brighton Palace Pier in Stormy Weather

We visited the city of Brighton, UK in mid-February 2020. After arriving on the bus from Worthing, we took a long stroll on the famous...

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Mar 24, 2020
1 min

Appreciation of Our Medical Workers

Each evening at 8 PM we hear people all over our Paris neighborhood take to their windows and balconies to show their respect for the...

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Mar 24, 2020
1 min

France's Warning Sirens

No, it isn't to announce the Corona virus pandemic. The alert system which is tested every month is part of the SAIP (Système d’Alerte et...

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Mar 6, 2020
2 min

The Oldest Footage Of Paris Known

Historical film production company Yestervid have released their latest video, 'The Oldest Footage of Paris'. It features a stunning...

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Feb 18, 2020
1 min

Safari at Maasai Mara, Kenya

On our last three days in Kenya we traveled to Maasai Mara and spent many hours bouncing through the boonies gazing at majestic vistas...

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Feb 15, 2020
1 min

Maasai Lodge in Nairobi Kenya

We took our first trip to Africa (and perhaps the only). The weather was warmer since it is in the southern hemisphere. They were having...

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Feb 7, 2020
1 min

2019 Mediterranean Cruise Part 4

Santas on Bicycles and Heavy Weather Because the weather caused high seas, we returned to the port in Rome a day early. We mostly stayed...

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Jan 31, 2020
1 min

Pompeii: City Under the Ash

In 79 AD the city of Pompeii was destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius erupted. After archaeological excavations revealed much about the lives of...

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Jan 20, 2020
1 min

Messina Sicily Italy

We spent the day wandering around Messina, At Sicily’s northeast tip, Messina is the first city being kicked by mainland Italy’s boot,...

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Jan 10, 2020
1 min

Mediterranean Cruise Part 1

Just before Christmas we took a 8-day cruse from Rome, visiting Dubrovnik, Kotor, Messina and Pisa. This video covers the first 3 days of...

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Dec 7, 2019
1 min

Our Visit to Nice, France

We took the train from Paris to Nice for the warm weather by the Mediterranean Sea ... and we did see a lot.

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Our Visit to the Chartres Cathedral in France

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Nov 25, 2019
1 min

Our Visit to the Chartres Cathedral in France

While Donna and Jon were visiting us in Paris, we took the train to the the Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France. The weather was a bit...

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Métro de Paris or How We Get Around Town

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Oct 19, 2019
2 min

Métro de Paris or How We Get Around Town

We use the Paris metro often, whenever we need to go somewhere that's too far to walk. The system works well and isn't very expensive....

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Sep 25, 2019
1 min

STORM IN PARIS

It is raining this week in Paris so we are not going out as much as we have in the last few weeks. It's giving me time to get some new...

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Sep 23, 2019
1 min

SAINT MERRY of PARIS

We went to visit The Centre Pompidou, which contains a large public library and the largest collection of modern art in Europe, the Musée...

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Sep 2, 2019
1 min

Canal Saint-Martin in Paris

We found the Canal Saint-Martin which is a 4.6 km (2.86 mi) long canal in Paris.

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Aug 22, 2019
1 min

Next: Geneva, Switzerland

Today, August 22, we are going to Geneva, Switzerland to attend the International Center For Spiritual Living 2019 Summer Retreat. We'll...

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Aug 20, 2019
2 min

Wedding Anniversary Number 35

On the 18th of August Merry and I celebrated the 35th anniversary of our nuptials. Only three short years ago while visiting my mother we...

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