RobMar 241 minAppreciation of Our Medical WorkersEach evening at 8 PM we hear people all over our Paris neighborhood take to their windows and balconies to show their respect for the country's health worker...
RobMar 241 minFrance's Warning SirensNo, 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 d’Information des P...
RobMar 62 minThe Oldest Footage Of Paris KnownHistorical film production company Yestervid have released their latest video, 'The Oldest Footage of Paris'. It features a stunning collection of the oldest...
RobFeb 181 minSafari at Maasai Mara, KenyaOn our last three days in Kenya we traveled to Maasai Mara and spent many hours bouncing through the boonies gazing at majestic vistas filled with amazing Af...
RobFeb 151 minMaasai Lodge in Nairobi KenyaWe took our first trip to Africa (and perhaps the only). The weather was warmer since it is in the southern hemisphere. They were having unseasonably rainy w...
RobFeb 71 min2019 Mediterranean Cruse Part 4Santas on Bicycles and Heavy Weather Because the weather caused high seas, we returned to the port in Rome a day early. We mostly stayed on the ship but did w...
RobJan 311 minPompeii: City Under the AshIn 79 AD the city of Pompeii was distorted when Mt. Vesuvius when it erupted. After archaeological excavations revealed much about the lives of the inhabitan...
RobJan 201 minMessina Sicily ItalyWe spent the day wandering around Messina, At Sicily’s northeast tip, Messina is the first city being kicked by mainland Italy’s boot, just three miles acros...
RobJan 101 minMediterranean Cruse Part 1Just before Christmas we took a 8-day cruse from Rome, visiting Dubrovnik, Kotor, Messina and Pisa. This video covers the first 3 days of the trip. Next week...
RobDec 7, 20191 minOur Visit to Nice, FranceWe took the train from Paris to Nice for the warm weather by the Mediterranean Sea ... and we did see a lot.
RobNov 25, 20191 minOur Visit to the Chartres Cathedral in FranceWhile 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 chilly, blustery an...
RobOct 19, 20192 minMétro de Paris or How We Get Around TownWe 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. Now that we've been he...
RobSep 25, 20191 minSTORM IN PARISIt 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 blog entry posted. Bes...
RobSep 23, 20191 minSAINT MERRY of PARISWe went to visit The Centre Pompidou, which contains a large public library and the largest collection of modern art in Europe, the Musée National d'Art Mode...
RobSep 2, 20191 minCanal Saint-Martin in ParisWe found the Canal Saint-Martin which is a 4.6 km (2.86 mi) long canal in Paris.
RobAug 22, 20191 minNext: Geneva, SwitzerlandToday, August 22, we are going to Geneva, Switzerland to attend the International Center For Spiritual Living 2019 Summer Retreat. We'll be there for a week ...
RobAug 20, 20192 minWedding Anniversary Number 35On the 18th of August Merry and I celebrated the 35th anniversary of our nuptials. Only three short years ago while visiting my mother we celebrated our thir...
RobAug 1, 20191 minThree Sunsets in ParisWe are unlikely to post in this blog for about the next two weeks because we are leaving tomorrow morning for ten days in the south of England near Waymouth....
RobJul 31, 20191 minThe American Church in ParisOn Sunday we took the metro to the Eiffel Tower district of Paris. We attended the 13H30 (we would say 1:30 PM) commentary service at The American Church in ...
RobJul 26, 20191 minA Break from the Hot WeatherWe've been in Paris for the past five days with the temperature often 100 degrees Fahrenheit (about 38 C). Today we got a little rain and some lower temperat...
