Category: Travel

It was about 20:30 hr, or 8:30 pm, as we say. The long line of vehicles, the “Blue Whale” among them, crept slowly onto the enormous ferry and were directed to their tight parking spots. 18-wheelers, or lories as they are called in Europe, were packed in so close by these expert drivers that one…

“I think that for my birthday, I would like to visit the home of Henri Matisse!” Donna said, “Nice is nice!” We had read all about Nice on the train as we neared the end of the line in France and decided to stop for the day to recover. We also decided to book tickets for the train to Rome that evening. Gotta keep moving to make it to the gathering in Israel! 

Flying to Luxembourg, landing in Reykjavík for a quick stopover with a brief pillaging of the salmon samples was becoming a regular event. We were becoming seasoned travelers on this trans-Atlantic fight. We recognized all the flight attendants, as I’m sure they recognized us, which led to even better drinks and snacks service.

October arrived, and we received our visas for India. Excitedly, we piled into Shannon’s car, and she drove us to Dulles Airport in Washington, DC. She dropped us off at the terminal and waited in the parking to ensure we could get a standby flight.

When we arrived in Munich, the sun was soon to set. We made it to the tipi village with enough time to set up our tent in a good spot.

The borders had opened for all to pass freely between the European countries. With this in mind, we had to search for someone to stamp our passports. We knocked on the windows of the offices. “That’s not necessary anymore. You may pass,” the guard told us. We explained that as this was our only chance…