What to do on a sunny day in June in Oslo
Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The weather on my trip was somewhat like it had been here before I left, but not as bad....
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Jun 20, 20111 min read
Oslo, Norway
Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. From Denmark, I took an overnight ferry to Oslo. I spent three days there, then took...
Jun 20, 20111 min read
The view from the Oslo-Fjord, Oslo, Norway
Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.
Jun 18, 20111 min read
The shells make music as you step on them
Saeby, DK, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.
Jun 18, 20111 min read
Saeby, DK
Saeby, DK, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. On a cloudy day like today, I keep remembering the beach in Saeby, Denmark. It was a short...
Jun 14, 20111 min read
Home, ever so sweet
Somehow the trip home seemed longer than the one over even though it was one plane less. Probably because I’m not as tired now as I was...
Jun 12, 20111 min read
Greetings from Amsterdam!
The trip back from Oslo to Denmark was not so nice. The sea was churning and I felt I had to hold onto the bed or I would fall off. I’m...
Jun 8, 20111 min read
A few more thoughts
I met some interesting people on the walking tour. From all over. From Australia, San Francisco, even a New Yorker living on Oslo for...
Jun 8, 20111 min read
More Oslo
The sun was bright almost all day so my boat trip around Oslo-fjord was exceptionally lovely. I went to the Viking Museum, the Norsk...
Jun 7, 20111 min read
Greetings from Oslo
The ferry ride over from Denmark was overnight. I was lucky with a single bed in a room meant for four. The gentle motion of the boat...
Mar 20, 20111 min read
The power of home
I’m pretty much back in the groove of being home now. I even knew where I was when I woke up this morning. It does still feel a little...
Mar 18, 20111 min read
Tidbits from my travels
One reason my visit to NYC was so pleasant was the easy commute into the city from where Tamar, Dan and Damian live now. They moved in...
Mar 17, 20111 min read
Home with Lila!
After a long day hanging around airports in NY and Philadelphia (because of flight cancellations and delays due to fog), I was able to...
Mar 15, 20111 min read
Wandering around
Yesterday I went to Guerra Paint to get some supplies. An amazing store. Rows and rows of beautiful colors in little bottles. I wanted...
Mar 14, 20111 min read
The loneliness of the NYC subway rider
I’d forgotten how much I love to ride the subway. When I first moved to Manhattan back in 1960, the subway was 10 cents a ride. And I’d...
Mar 13, 20112 min read
Doin’ up the City
So now I am in New York, checking it out. It’s changed a lot since I lived here. Still very noisy, busy, crowded, maybe more so. I left...
Mar 12, 20111 min read
Rolling along
One of the (many) highlights of my visit to Memphis was the tour of Graceland. Elvis and rock and roll is what I grew up on. We called...
Mar 10, 20111 min read
A few of Memphis’ many museums
Memphis has a wealth of museums and interesting places to see, things to do. On Saturday morning, I was given a tour of the town. Our...
Sep 28, 20092 min read
Puff in the pool
I went to PEI for the weekend. (That’s Prince Edward Island, for non-Canadians.) My friend Yoko has some visitors from Japan here for...
Jul 20, 20091 min read
The great divide
Today the call-in question on the Maritime Noon radio show (CBC of course) was: “Are you in favor of space exploration?” It seemed nine...
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