Tag Archives: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
I Could Look It Up…
…but I am not going to. It is Sunday, and I thought a photo essay would be appropriate today. And given that it is Sunday it seemed appropriate to make the post photos from a church I have visited. Problem is, I don’t know what church is in these pictures. In 2009, to celebrate out […]
The Famous Tower
If you are looking for an in-depth examination of Pisa and its famous leaning tower, you’ve come to the wrong place. It was never on my list of “must see” tourist sites, so I didn’t plan my visit. We were heading to Sorrento after a couple of days in Manarolo in the Cinque Terre. The […]
Cinque Terre II
Today it’s mostly pictures. I have quite a few from our 2009 visit to Cinque Terre, and thought just a few samples were in order. And a reminder of course – if you haven’t taken my reader survey, there is no better time than the present to click here.
Cinque Terre I
If you haven’t yet taken the reader survey what are you waiting for? It’s only five questions and can be found here. I can only imagine what the hard trails are like. That’s what was going through my head after the first hour of our hike. It was only 8:30 a.m.; the day’s heat […]
Golf For The Average Person
I am not, and have never claimed to be an athlete. Couch potato is more my style, though with a book, not watching television. So it might surprise you to discover that in my teenage years I gave serious consideration to a career as a professional athlete. Mind you, it wasn’t one of those physically […]
Old Orchard Beach Pier III – Fireworks Night
Tonight, like every Thursday night during the summer, fireworks will light the sky over the Old Orchard Beach pier. I was there to watch the past two Thursdays, and today it feels as if I am going through a bit of withdrawal. I have seen more elaborate fireworks. On Parliament Hill to celebrate Canada Day, […]
Old Orchard Beach Pier II – The All American Meal
I can’t believe they have been able to hold the price if the meal steady for 36 years. It didn’t seem overpriced in 1980 and is the bargain of the summer now. They bill it as the “All American Meal” and there used to be a big banner on the side of the pier advertising […]
Old Orchard Beach Pier
It’s been around since 1898, though it has been damaged by fire and storms and is now only about half its original length. The Pier in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, is a tourist magnet. If you visit the town you just have to walk it from beach end to ocean end. Some sort of compulsion […]
Sunrise
When you vacation in the same place each year some things become ritual. Like sunrises. I try to take a picture of the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean at least once in my two weeks at Old Orchard Beach, Maine. I’m a natural early riser, which is a good thing. Vacations are supposed to […]
The General Store
Sometimes the questions go unanswered. Why was some stuff left behind when the general store closed? I can figure out why the store closed – the community died. Passed through Balaclava, Ontario, yesterday. Actually, we didn’t as much pass through as go looking for it. The community is one of several “ghost” towns in Renfrew […]
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