EUROPE – DAY 2 – Arrive in Czech Republic

EUROPE – DAY 2 – Arrive in Czech Republic

DAY 2 – Monday, June 24, 2019 – Arrival in Prague, Czech Republic After about 18 hours of travel (approximately 24 hours without sleep, except for my two-hour nap from Chicago to Switzerland), we landed in Prague.  We collected our checked bags, and I exchanged...
EUROPE – DAY 1 – Chicago to Czech Republic

EUROPE – DAY 1 – Chicago to Czech Republic

DAY 1 – Sunday, June 23 – Chicago >> Prague EUROPE – 2019Drei Madchen im Europe – Three Girls in EuropeMY FAVORITE THINGS On June 23, 2019, I set off for Europe with my friends, Barbara and Marlene – and 26 other people I’d never met.  Well, that’s not...
EUROPE – 2019

EUROPE – 2019

EUROPE – 2019Drei Madchen im Europe – Three Girls in EuropeMY FAVORITE THINGS In the Spring of 2018, my friend, Marlene mentioned that she was planning to take a trip with her daughter and son-in-law, and several of her son-in-law’s family members to the Czech...
ALASKA – DAY 14

ALASKA – DAY 14

THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2012 – FAIRBANKS, AK We talked about panning for gold or taking a drive to see the Alaskan pipeline. Instead, we decided to explore the city on foot.  We strolled along the Chena Riverwalk.  We visited the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race...
ALASKA – DAY 13

ALASKA – DAY 13

  WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2012 – DENALI >> FAIRBANKS, AK We heard about a large fire in Homer on the news this morning before we left for our four-hour, side-by-side Denali ATV Adventure tour on the historic Stampede Trail.   On the shuttle ride from the Denali...
ALASKA – DAY 12

ALASKA – DAY 12

TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2012 – DENALI NATIONAL PARK We grabbed a take-n-go lunch at Subway in Healy before meeting our motor coach at the Wilderness Access Center at 9:00 am.  Denali Park Road is a treacherous, winding two-lane road with no shoulders.  Private vehicles are...