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'Ola', from our ‘Final Destination’..... Barcelona! We arrived safely after our ‘cruise’ across the Mediterranean from Italy to Barcelona. We docked at about 6:30 p.m. and found out we could actually walk from the port to our hotel, which was a BONUS! For those of you that are familiar with Barcelona, we stayed at the Euro Rambla, which is situated right ‘smack’ in the middle of La Rambla. La Rambla is the party/shopping/restaurant, happening place in Barcelona. The hotel was a great choice. The weather was a bit damp and cloudy. First real threat of rain we had in 13 days (other than a few sprinkles our 2nd day in Berlin), so I guess we were pretty lucky with the weather on this journey. Overview: Since it was early evening, once we got settled into our ... read more

Bonjourno from Rome! We are currently in Day 11 of our European journey. We never realized that the ferry/cruise boat, doesn't make any trips on Sunday, so we got stuck in Rome for another night....awww shucks! Overview: We arrived Friday afternoon, to a beautiful day and saw a lot in the afternoon. So much so, that we didn't have to take any tours on Saturday. There were only a couple places left that we wanted to see. Just being in Rome is a sight in itself. It is so beautiful! On Saturday Terri wanted to take the train to see Pompei, a small city/region in Italy to see the ruins. Me on the other hand, was not interested so I remained in Rome to do my own thing. My 'own thing' consisted of renting a bike ... read more

Okay....we have moved on to Prague! Overview: On day three of our Europe vacation, we left Vienna and moved on to Prague. Traveling by the train for the first time for me, other than subway and GO Train. I was particularly impressed by the 'dining car'. Pretty fancy I thought and loved the apple strudel they offered on the menu. It was superb! We stayed at a very historical and charming hotel (which I LOVE to do) right smack iin the middle of the Jewish Quarter and the City Center. We arrived in time for dinner and we were blown away by the number of tourists AND the beauty and history we found ourselves immersed in. The next morning we were out by 7:30 a.m. embarking upon a self-guided walking tour of many of the very ... read more

Happy Weekend! Hope you have some fun stuff planned for yourself! I had a great day (weekend here). I attended the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and had the opportunity to watch both Rory McIlroy AND Tiger Woods in the same threesome. What are the odds of that? How lucky was I? We started off at 7:40 a.m. thinking we were gonna see Tiger, Rory and Luke tee off (so read the schedule online), but we get to the course only to find that they didn't tee-off until noon. Funny thing is Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, and Lee Westwood were set to tee off at 7:50 a.m. so we decided to follow them for the first nine instead. Terri and I followed Sergio last year in Dubai, so that was a weird coincidence. Okay, I'll admit ... read more

Hello, Yes, it has been awhile since I have added another entry. Since my adventures are fewer and farther between, I thought I would add a few photos from the past couple of months here in Abu Dhabi. We have been allotted a three-week break here for the holidays, which is even longer than the teachers back home. One of the wonderful perks of teaching! I will be flying back to Canada from Dec. 17th-Jan.5th, and I am looking forward to adding another BLOG entry when I return from my holiday. I have rented a condo at a ski resort near Barrie, to spend Christmas and New Years with my family. So there should be some great pictures to share with you once I have returned. Also in March, we have been allotted yet another two-week ... read more