Day 15 – Off to the Land of Beer Today we left Vienna and headed to Munich. I love traveling by train in Europe. It's so easy. If you miss one train, another is coming quickly. We didn't get to take a Rail-Jet (bummer, that), but we caught an early train back to Salzburg, then … Continue reading 2015 Alps Trip – 5) Munich, Germany
Day 12 – Salzburg to Vienna Today was a travel day. We took the Rail-jet again (we really like that train) from Salzburg to Vienna (or Wein, in German), arriving about 11:30. We took the U-Bahn (Metro) to Praterstrabe and our hotel. They let us check in early, and we headed out to explore. We … Continue reading 2015 Alps Trip – 4) Vienna, Austria
Day 8 – Austria at 220 kph We left Switzerland in the morning, headed for Salzburg, Austria. At Zurich we changed trains for a 4.5 hour ride to Salzburg. The train we were on was finishing in Budapest and was called 'Rail-Jet'. They weren't kidding. The train car looked more like airplane seating, and the … Continue reading 2015 Alps Trip – 3) Salzburg, Austria
Luzern, Switzerland Day 5 – We Started the Morning Handcuffed to a Fence I've attached two pictures. Apparent my email doesn't like to attach a lot with these blogs. (Good thing WordPress doesn't mind!!!) The picture above is the view from our hotel room balcony of the Chapel Bridge. Today it was raining in sheets. It … Continue reading 2016 Alps Trip – 2) Luzern, Switzerland
My favorite picture of Zermat, Switzerland. Greetings! This is the second European adventure that I went on. I’m finally getting these old blogs up onto WordPress. Originally, these were emails to my friends and family who asked to be on the receiving list. This morphed into an email list of over 60 people. Hence, the … Continue reading 2015 Alps Trip – 1) Zermatt, Switzerland
https://daag.shoreline.edu/2025/10/14/alumni-spotlight-from-shoreline-to-japan-and-back-again-a-life-shaped-by-teaching-travel-and-community/comment-page-1/#respond?page_id=35275 This is my travel blog, but this post isn't about travel per se. This is about the woman who changed the course of my life. Professor Amy Mates of Shoreline College. Today an Alumni Spotlight was posted in the Shoreline College Daily Updates about Susan Henderson, Class of 1975, and her experience with Shoreline … Continue reading A Professor Who Changed Lives
Cannon Beach, October 17, 2024 Today Lee was greeted with visitors when she got up. Our elk herd had decided that our street and the dunes were a great place for a meal. We even saw a place where the grasses showed where at least one had bedded down for the night. I’m still just … Continue reading Cannon Beach, Oregon October 15-18, 2024
Arch Cape - Day 2 Today we visited Arch Cape. This is a very small town just south of Cannon Beach, and it holds a huge place in my mom’s life. In the late 1940s into the 1950s, my grandfather, an Electrical Engineer with Bonneville in Portland, built a family beach house in southern Arch … Continue reading Cannon Beach, Oregon October 15-18, 2024
Travel Day, October 15, 2024 It’s been a really long time since I’ve been on vacation. Aside from the Scotland trip last year, any travels have been for purposes other than vacation. So when a friend invited me to go with her to the Oregon Coast, I jumped at the chance. Living in Washington State, … Continue reading Cannon Beach, Oregon October 15-18, 2024
A Palace, Fashion, A Park and a Museum (Above - our hotel , the Grand Royale) Today was our last full day on our trip. It's been amazing, and hard to fit into words. We've seen incredible things, met wonderful people, and broadened our minds. Travel is a wonderful thing. Our hotel is great except … Continue reading 2023 Scotland – 11
