Category: History

2023 Texas Adventure – The Alamo

Part four of my Texas Adventure blog post will be all about The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. I started out the trip with three key goals: spend time with my cousin, visit a city on the Gulf Coast, and see The Alamo. The… Continue Reading “2023 Texas Adventure – The Alamo”

2023 Texas Adventure – Galveston

To continue on with part two of my first major adventure of 2023 — Texas! I woke up in Conroe, Texas on Day Three and had a leisurely breakfast before heading out to the next stop on my Texas Adventure – Galveston. Galveston is… Continue Reading “2023 Texas Adventure – Galveston”

Daily Photo Challenge – March 25-30

Goodbye March! Hello April! WOW – this year already promises to fly by before we know it! Here is the last group of Daily Photos for March – except for the 31st – I got so busy that day, I didn’t even take the… Continue Reading “Daily Photo Challenge – March 25-30”

2022 Christmas Show: Come From Away

On Saturday, December 17th, I was lucky enough to get a last minute ticket on a full bus going to the Historic Shea’s Buffalo Theater to see “Come From Away” with the Busy Buddies group. WOW — I was speechless when the show ended.… Continue Reading “2022 Christmas Show: Come From Away”

2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Barcelona and Corsica

This is my 7th and final post of my Mediterranean Adventure Series – Barcelona and Corsica! The fifth and sixth ports on the seven day Norwegian Epic cruise were Barcelona and Corsica. I’m combining these two because I have the least photos and info… Continue Reading “2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Barcelona and Corsica”

2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Mallorca, Spain

Post # 6 of my Mediterranean Adventure Series – Mallorca Spain! The fourth port on our Norwegian Cruise Line Mediterranean Cruise was Mallorca (pronounced “My-orca”). We pulled into port at 1:15 in the afternoon and had to be back on board no later than… Continue Reading “2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Mallorca, Spain”

2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Monaco

Post # 5 in my Mediterranean Adventure Series – Cannes, The French Riviera, Monte Carlo, and Monaco. The next port – third stop on the Norwegian Mediterranean Cruise – was Cannes, France – our first French port. I was looking forward to this port… Continue Reading “2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Monaco”

2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Pisa and Florence

Post # 4 in my Mediterranean Adventure Series – Pisa and Florence I have wanted to see the Tuscan region of Italy for as long as I could remember! Then, along came the movie “Under The Tuscan Sun” and it became an obsession…..a major… Continue Reading “2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Pisa and Florence”

2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Naples and Pompeii

Post # 3 in my Mediterranean Adventure series…..Pompeii! I’ve been so busy catching up and I had house guests, so I’ve been bad about getting the posts written for this series. This is the next post in my Mediterranean Adventure series and will focus… Continue Reading “2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Naples and Pompeii”

2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Rome, Italy

This is the first of a series of posts where I’ll share all my stories and photos about my wonderful adventure cruising about the Mediterranean Sea. It was a trip I always wanted to do and when I saw a friend posting photos on… Continue Reading “2022 Mediterranean Adventure – Rome, Italy”