Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Berlin Germany
Check Point Charlie a must see when in Berlin...so much history of such a scary time...but good photo op
Maui Time
What a beautiful day at the Four Seasons spa in Maui..a morning seaweed wrap and message and an afternoon chilling on the beach...white sand, blue water...waking up to this view...with the umbrellas lined along the beach so perfectly...the smell of salt water in the air and the warm breeze against your skin...the quiet sound of the surf hitting the shore in rhythm with my breath...no wonder I never want to go home...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Florence Italy
Today saw Michael Angelos - David in all it's glory larger than life spectacular and awe inspired truly brought art history class to life. Amazing a single piece of art can be so outstanding it stops you in your tracks and causes tears of pure joy to swell in your eyes. This is true art at it raw core...an experience that will forever change me...
The gypsy in me
I've spent my entire life...always leaving. Waiting to go, getting back, making plans to leave. Is it the gypsy in me or am I running away? or do I just desire the adventure and intrigue of seeing the world? Whatever the reason; the outcome is the same. I'm always leaving.
I attended twelve schools in as many years despite attending the same school from kindergarten through fourth grade. Do the math. Nine schools in the remaining eight years and on more than one occasion, two schools in the same school year. Sometimes I looking for a place to fit in; other times I was following the instability of my parents. Again the result was the same. I was always leaving.
I've managed to maintain friendships that have lasted a lifetime and a marriage that has lasted almost as long, so although I move, travel, run to the nearest "next" I have kept with me the people I love and a piece of where I have been has always stays with me.
When my husband and I were young and newly married almost twenty years ago now, we decided that we should always be on vacation. So we planned a trip and left every three months be it for a long weekend or a week; be it near or far... We were always leaving.
We figured out early on that in a three months period we could be planning our next trip, getting ready to leave, or be just returning. In a never ending cycle of going on vacation. We did this by choice to ensure when we worked hard; we always played harder.
We have traveled throughout Mexico, and most of the Hawaiian island, and much of the Caribbean.
We've seen most major cities in the US and even seen parts of Canada and South America.
We have traveled in Europe and traveling through as many countries and cities as we can see. We will share our adventures with you but also share this.
Life is short and although it seems vast, our planet is just a speck of sand on someone else's beach. Grad the hand of the one you love and don't let go. Work hard but only so you can play hard, otherwise you work hard for no reason at all and time passes and one day you look wake up and see nothing but the cars on front of you sitting in traffic. What you spend your days doing is what you spend your life doing. Choose to live, travel, love and laugh...
We want to hear your stories so...
If you are From:
Have travel to:
Or lived in:
any of these places or any others....share
I attended twelve schools in as many years despite attending the same school from kindergarten through fourth grade. Do the math. Nine schools in the remaining eight years and on more than one occasion, two schools in the same school year. Sometimes I looking for a place to fit in; other times I was following the instability of my parents. Again the result was the same. I was always leaving.
I've managed to maintain friendships that have lasted a lifetime and a marriage that has lasted almost as long, so although I move, travel, run to the nearest "next" I have kept with me the people I love and a piece of where I have been has always stays with me.
When my husband and I were young and newly married almost twenty years ago now, we decided that we should always be on vacation. So we planned a trip and left every three months be it for a long weekend or a week; be it near or far... We were always leaving.
We figured out early on that in a three months period we could be planning our next trip, getting ready to leave, or be just returning. In a never ending cycle of going on vacation. We did this by choice to ensure when we worked hard; we always played harder.
We have traveled throughout Mexico, and most of the Hawaiian island, and much of the Caribbean.
We've seen most major cities in the US and even seen parts of Canada and South America.
We have traveled in Europe and traveling through as many countries and cities as we can see. We will share our adventures with you but also share this.
Life is short and although it seems vast, our planet is just a speck of sand on someone else's beach. Grad the hand of the one you love and don't let go. Work hard but only so you can play hard, otherwise you work hard for no reason at all and time passes and one day you look wake up and see nothing but the cars on front of you sitting in traffic. What you spend your days doing is what you spend your life doing. Choose to live, travel, love and laugh...
We want to hear your stories so...
If you are From:
Have travel to:
Or lived in:
any of these places or any others....share
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Venice Italy
More Venice
We decided to contribute to the over all splendor of the moment being a birthday we decided to create our own paradise within theirs.
Four slices of incredible pizza and a lovely bottle of champagne eaten and drank while sitting on the canal bank next to the Rialto Bridge brought laughter and smiles to passerby's allowing us to participate in our micro patsies in Venice, Italy.
Vienna Austria
Vienna a city I grew up hearing stories about... Today we saw the palace and viewed the city from the trolley which we took in the wrong direction... Twice, but all good took tons of pics and found the cocktails:)
The city is a landscape of palaces, opera houses and museums all in classic architecture that show influences of Victorian, Greek, Roman and the Viennese Hungarian empire. Every corner you turn you find yourself taken back in time with ornamental carvings and statues framing the window arches, doors and even columns. Built as early as the 14th century these buildings are maintained in their original glory. Additionally there are multiple classic gothic churches with spears that are scattered across the city giving the landscape a unique flare as all the influences meld together along side the newer buildings creating a spectacular and elegant flare.
The food is exceptional with a variety of potato and pasta dishes with schnitzel (breaded cutlets) along with fresh salads, fruit and vegetables giving you a hardy varied menu to tempt your senses, Pastries including hot fritters, strudel and Danish with cheese, strawberry, and marzipan make for a desert or accompany a coffee Vienna style with whipped cream. Also the only country fried eggs were on the menu.
Handsome cabs with old style carriages line the streets along the museum district where prince Albert's palace and the parliament buildings are all close by. Inside is an old school horse stables with the court yard of what could be a palace in itself has horse stables to house the many horses that pull carriages through the streets.
It's an artistic city with public sculptures and fountains in the parks and squares. Some from the 14th to 16th centuries others modern art. And just as the buildings old and new meld to provide a dramatic and elegant landscape the art work so prevalent throughout the city gives you a unique sense of this historical city.
Connected with and underground subway and above ground trolleys make the city very accessible. The University of Vienna is in the center of the city yet somehow on and near campus you feel very much like you are in a college town with large open areas, parks, and green trees.
The city is a landscape of palaces, opera houses and museums all in classic architecture that show influences of Victorian, Greek, Roman and the Viennese Hungarian empire. Every corner you turn you find yourself taken back in time with ornamental carvings and statues framing the window arches, doors and even columns. Built as early as the 14th century these buildings are maintained in their original glory. Additionally there are multiple classic gothic churches with spears that are scattered across the city giving the landscape a unique flare as all the influences meld together along side the newer buildings creating a spectacular and elegant flare.
The food is exceptional with a variety of potato and pasta dishes with schnitzel (breaded cutlets) along with fresh salads, fruit and vegetables giving you a hardy varied menu to tempt your senses, Pastries including hot fritters, strudel and Danish with cheese, strawberry, and marzipan make for a desert or accompany a coffee Vienna style with whipped cream. Also the only country fried eggs were on the menu.
Handsome cabs with old style carriages line the streets along the museum district where prince Albert's palace and the parliament buildings are all close by. Inside is an old school horse stables with the court yard of what could be a palace in itself has horse stables to house the many horses that pull carriages through the streets.
It's an artistic city with public sculptures and fountains in the parks and squares. Some from the 14th to 16th centuries others modern art. And just as the buildings old and new meld to provide a dramatic and elegant landscape the art work so prevalent throughout the city gives you a unique sense of this historical city.
Connected with and underground subway and above ground trolleys make the city very accessible. The University of Vienna is in the center of the city yet somehow on and near campus you feel very much like you are in a college town with large open areas, parks, and green trees.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Wise words
Live well... And really live... Good friends, good food, good wine...and a good job... This doesn't mean make more money but rather find passion in what you do... What we do everyday is our life and most of us spend hours each day working... So don't dread it ... No matter what they pay you. Dreading every day is never worth it..
Love much... Love yourself, love your spouse, love your family... Love your life.. Make a point of going out and doing things you love... Run, skate, sail, dance... Whatever it is... Do it!
Laugh hard... Really hard.. Rolling on the floor hard.. Til you have a cramp in you side and need to stop and then laugh some more...
And travel often... Always be leaving, coming or going.... The adventure awaits...
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Choose Happiness
Happiness is everywhere. Sometimes you just have to look around to see it....A happy or successful person is not someone who is living in a certain set of circumstances, but rather someone who is living with a… certain set of attitudes. The happiness of the next moment in life is determined by the decisions and thoughts of this moment in life. . . happiness is a state of mind depending on what you include and exclude in your thoughts... Think love, laughter, and happiness!
Live well... And really live... Good friends, good food, good wine...and a good job... This doesn't mean make more money but rather find passion in what you do... What we do everyday is our life and most of us spend hours each day working... So don't dread it ... No matter what they pay you. Dreading every day is never worth it!
Love much... Love yourself, love your spouse, love your family... Live your life...
Laugh hard... Really hard.. Rolling on the floor hard
And travel often... Always be leaving, coming or going...
And therein find you joy
Live well... And really live... Good friends, good food, good wine...and a good job... This doesn't mean make more money but rather find passion in what you do... What we do everyday is our life and most of us spend hours each day working... So don't dread it ... No matter what they pay you. Dreading every day is never worth it!
Love much... Love yourself, love your spouse, love your family... Live your life...
Laugh hard... Really hard.. Rolling on the floor hard
And travel often... Always be leaving, coming or going...
And therein find you joy
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Dreams
If you have dreams, then you have a purpose. You have something to believe in and work towards obtaining. Dedicate yourself to yourself. Promise yourself a life filled with love, and then whatever roads you travel will be the roads you want them to be...follow you dreams..follow your true north
Inspiration
Success and greatness in anything worth doing in life takes hard work. This goes without saying for the most part, yet so many of us fail and do not reach our full potential... we spend much of our lives lost.... Follow your true north and you won't be lost even if you're not sure where you are going... The journey will lead you to where you are meant to be
Adriatic Sea
In the middle of the deep blue sea no land in sight on all four sides. You only see the vastness of the ocean and the horizon in the distance the sun shines and brightens the blue blue sky Laying here watching the clouds float by At night the sky is dark and filled with stars...
The rain is the stars crying
The rain is the stars crying
Berlin Germany - my thoughts
Germany,.,, I thought Berlin would be harsh and even scary.., like somehow the dark history would carry over to the very essence of the city. In some ways I was right.... The language is harsh and while we were there the weather was cloudy and gray and raining on and off....adding to that sense sorrow and a haunting of the past. The streets were wide and modern as were much of the buildings. An occasional old brick building with gingerbread would stand dwarfed by the taller newer architecture. These seemed
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